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A Reading List to Celebrate Asian Authors, From Members of TIME’s Asian Community
See a curated reading list from members of TIME's Asian community that celebrates Asian authors
9 Authors on the Books That Got Them Through a Year of the Pandemic
A year into the pandemic, readers know more than ever: the act of picking up a book can be transformative. When lockdown orders swept the U.S. beginning in March 2020, many turned to books to help escape—or confront—the unknown. Some readers favored light distraction, while others flocked to narratives that tackled pandemics head-on. Virtual book…
Here Are the 14 New Books You Should Read in March
The best new books arriving this month are written by authors both established and emerging. March brings with it much-anticipated new fiction from Viet Thanh Nguyen and Kazuo Ishiguro, as well as buzzy debuts from Alexandra Andrews and Gabriela Garcia. Many of these books push us to consider the places we frequent and how they’ve…
How We Chose the 2021 TIME100 Next
As we assembled our second annual TIME100 Next list—an expansion of our flagship TIME100 franchise that highlights 100 emerging leaders who are shaping the future—what struck me most was how its members are coping with crisis. Amid a global pandemic, deepening inequality, systemic injustice and existential questions about truth, democracy and the planet itself, the…
The Best Teen Rom-Coms to Watch After You Finish the To All the Boys Trilogy
When it debuted on Netflix in 2018, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, the film adaptation of Jenny Han’s best-selling young adult novel, in many ways revived the teen rom-com. The sensitive and endearing love story between the introverted, baking-obsessed Lara Jean Covey (Lana Candor) and the popular lacrosse player Peter Kavinsky (Noah Centineo)…
The New Class of Comfort TV: 16 Shows to Watch When You Run Out of Friends and The Office
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Here Are the 14 New Books You Should Read in February
The best new books arriving in February offer something for everyone. Memoirs from Rebecca Carroll and Randa Jarrar explore questions of identity and belonging. New fiction from Brandon Hobson and Chang-rae Lee follow characters as they navigate how the past has impacted their present. And Henry Louis Gates, Jr. weaves together over 400 years of…
11 Funny Audiobooks to Lighten the Mood This Dreary Winter
Just weeks into 2021, the new year already feels uncomfortably similar to the one that came before it. With renewed COVID-19 lockdowns and headlines dominated by news both distressing and sad, let’s face it: in this bleak season, we need a laugh. Enter the upbeat audiobook. As regular audiobook listeners know, and newcomers will be…
Here Are the 10 New Books You Should Read in January
There’s no better time than a new year to investigate identity. It’s apt then that many of the best new books arriving in January—following an unprecedented year of introspection and pain—ask us to consider how we became who we are. In their memoirs, Nadia Owusu and Ta Nehisi-Coates reflect on their upbringings to make sense…
The 20 Best Anime Series to Watch on Netflix Right Now
From psychological thrillers to coming-of-age dramas, learn more about these binge-worthy anime series
The 50 Best Family Movies You May Have Missed
From new releases to hidden gems you may have overlooked, here's where to start once you've run through all the usual suspects
The 58 Most Anticipated TV Shows of 2021
From Marvel on Disney+ to The Underground Railroad on Amazon, here are the most notable shows debuting next year