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Under the Spotlight: Novels That Tackle Celebrity Culture

“Famous people are just more interesting.” When Almost Famous was released 25 years ago, Penny Lane’s iconic words stuck with me so much that I turned them into a little sign using Microsoft Paint. I hung it on the bulletin board above my desk, fully believing, like the 16-year-old character…

Stephanie BurnsDecember 23, 2025

Miscellany

Workouts for People Who’d Rather Be Reading

Reading is my favorite hobby — and if it were an Olympic sport, I’m pretty sure I’d be a gold medalist. Sadly, reading is a sedentary sport. While books nourish the mind, our bodies often pay the price for all that sitting and page-turning. Movement, at its core, is about…

Eliza KnightDecember 30, 2025

Fiction Listicles

Five Gilded Age Novels to Binge After HBO’s “The Gilded Age”

If you haven’t seen The Gilded Age on HBO, I highly suggest you remedy that immediately. The period drama is pure immersive escapist television, transporting readers back to a time of decadent balls, slow-burn courtships, high-stakes gossip and staggering social strategy. If you are a fan, I’m thrilled to share…

Jenni L. WalshJanuary 1, 2026

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Overcome Adversity in 8 Irresistibly Triumphant Tales

There’s something irresistible about a fish-out-of-water story — where characters find themselves wildly out of their element. After all, we instantly know it will all come down to a high-stakes choice: Cling to their old ways, gasping and flapping on the shore, or learn to adapt and walk tall. We…

Jessica StrawserSeptember 29, 2022

Listicles

5 Gift-Worthy Books for the Mothers in Your Life — Yourself Included!

Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and let’s be honest: books make the best gifts! While this is true for every holiday, it seems especially accurate for Mother’s Day. What mom wouldn’t love a handpicked page-turner that will sweep her away from her endless to-do list? Let’s be honest…

Nicole BaartMay 1, 2024

Fiction Listicles

Tall Poppy Bloggers Recommend: Heartwarming Holiday Reads

It’s the most wonderful time of the year — and it just might be the most wonderful time for books as well! In addition to sharing a few of my can’t-miss sweet reads for the holiday season, I asked favorite book influencers to share what stories are making them feel…

Kristy Woodson HarveyDecember 16, 2021

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A Locked Room Is Not Always a Locked Room

Do you remember when you first read The Speckled Band? The Sherlock short story by Arthur Conan Doyle where a soon-to-be-wed daughter is mysteriously killed in a creepy mansion where no one could possibly have entered her locked room? And then, guess what, ANOTHER soon-to-be-wed daughter has to sleep in…

Hank Phillippi RyanAugust 4, 2022

Cozy Reads of Christmas Past Present and Future - Tall Poppy

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7 Cozy Reads of Christmas Past, Present and Future

There is something undeniably appealing about curling up beneath a blanket on a crisp December day and immersing yourself in the warm glow of a festive read. As we wrote Christmas with the Queen, we were feeling particularly nostalgic for the late Queen Elizabeth II and found ourselves digging into her…

Hazel Gaynor and Heather WebbDecember 16, 2024

Listicles Thrillers

Loved “All Her Fault”? These 5 Twisty Thrillers Will Keep You Up All Night

I have a confession to make. I watched All Her Fault before I read it. I was clearly the target demographic for Peacock’s newest thriller starring Sarah Snook and Dakota Fanning, and after watching countless teasers and even seeing a bus in New York City wrapped corner to corner in…

Amy ImpellizeriDecember 1, 2025

Listicles

The Show Girl Life Isn’t Just For Listeners, It’s For Readers

After the wild success of “The Life of a Showgirl,” Taylor Swift's 12th album (and after playing it relentlessly these past couple of weeks!), I started thinking about books that feature showgirls of all kinds. As it turns out, there are some fantastic books featuring a few of my favorite…

Heather WebbNovember 10, 2025

Fiction

Love, Lavender and Lights: Holidays in Paris and Provence

Christmas is coming! Joyeux Noël! I’m certain we all have our favorite place to spend this special holiday. It may not come as a surprise that France happens to be mine. In my new novel, The French Effect, I loved setting the story in December and January so I could…

Patricia SandsNovember 14, 2025

Listicles Romance

Six Sweet Holiday Romances to Warm Your Winter (Plus Fun Holiday Treats and Adventures to Pair Them With)

Whether you’re dreaming of snowy small towns, festive meet-cutes or a Paris getaway, ’tis the season for holiday romance! I’ve paired six of this year’s most-anticipated holiday reads with a special treat and adventure. So pour yourself a peppermint mocha, queue your favorite holiday playlist and let these light-hearted romcoms…

Julie CantrellNovember 3, 2025

Listicles

K-Classics: Literary Favorites Remixed and Reimagined by Korean American Authors

On December 16, Jane Austen fans around the world will celebrate the 250th anniversary of her birth. Her six published novels – Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion – continue to enchant readers and inspire writers with unforgettable characters and evocative settings. I…

A.H. KimOctober 25, 2025

Listicles

7 Heist Books to Steal Your Attention

Ocean’s 11. Mission Impossible. How to Steal a Million. Quick! What comes to mind? If you thought suave men and deliciously exciting adventure, or pictured Audrey Hepburn’s fabulous black lace mask, then you’re my kind of people and have come to the right place. I adore a good old-fashioned heist…

J'nell CiesielskiJune 3, 2024

Is There a Secret To becoming a Bestseller

Miscellany

A Satirical Exploration of the “Easy” Path to Becoming a Bestseller

Hitting the bestseller list will make you more attractive, rich as an oil baron, and impervious to the common cold. So what are you waiting for? As an author, there’s one question I get asked above all others: “Where do you get your ideas?” I’ve heard other writers answer this…

T.M. BlanchetOctober 1, 2024

Listicles Thrillers

Twisty Tales for Chilly Nights: Suspense with a Mythic Edge

Cooler nights call for twisty tales — the kind that blur the edges of reality and myth to make suspense feel haunted by something older than fear. These suspense novels aren’t full-blown fantasy, but they’re laced with folklore, haunted by history and steeped in mythic echoes that make you glad…

Janyre TrompOctober 9, 2025

Under the Spotlight: Novels That Tackle Celebrity Culture

Workouts for People Who’d Rather Be Reading

Five Gilded Age Novels to Binge After HBO’s “The Gilded Age”

Overcome Adversity in 8 Irresistibly Triumphant Tales

5 Gift-Worthy Books for the Mothers in Your Life — Yourself Included!

Tall Poppy Bloggers Recommend: Heartwarming Holiday Reads

A Locked Room Is Not Always a Locked Room

7 Cozy Reads of Christmas Past, Present and Future

Loved “All Her Fault”? These 5 Twisty Thrillers Will Keep You Up All Night

The Show Girl Life Isn’t Just For Listeners, It’s For Readers

Love, Lavender and Lights: Holidays in Paris and Provence

Six Sweet Holiday Romances to Warm Your Winter (Plus Fun Holiday Treats and Adventures to Pair Them With)

K-Classics: Literary Favorites Remixed and Reimagined by Korean American Authors

7 Heist Books to Steal Your Attention

A Satirical Exploration of the “Easy” Path to Becoming a Bestseller

Twisty Tales for Chilly Nights: Suspense with a Mythic Edge

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