British colonialism, murder mystery, teen magazines, and rural Wyoming all converge in this inventive debut. During the summer of 1986, an aunt, an uncle, and a young cousin leave India to move in with sisters Georgie Ayyar and Agatha Krishna in Wyoming. Here’s the thing, though: at some point, the sisters decide it’s time for their uncle to die. What’s more, Georgie says the British are to blame. —Erica Ezeifedi

C. Riley Snorton and Darius Bost highlight key Black LGBTQ+ figures from history, emphasizing that queer Black people have always been part of the liberation movement throughout American history. This new entry in the Revisioning History series sheds light on how the Black queer community is often overlooked in history books. —Kendra Winchester

The incredible popularity of the Heated Rivalry TV show adaptation is hard to overstate, and we’re all on tenterhooks waiting for season two. What better way to pass the time than picking up the book that inspired it? This was read by 20,000 Goodreads users this week and has a 4.3 average rating.

This turned out to be the sleeper hit of 2025: it has kept growing in popularity, seemingly just from word-of-mouth recommendations. Recently, Katie Couric named it the first pick for her new book club. It’s about a woman who has written letters daily her whole life. When someone from her past writes back, she has to reevaluate a painful period in her life and find a way to forgive. This was read by 20,000 users this week and has a 4.6 average rating.

The recent release of The Housemaid adaptation has given renewed attention to the series. This is book two, which came out in 2023. It was read by almost 23,000 users this week and has a 4.2 average rating.

Like Heated Rivalry and The Housemaid, this book has seen a boost from its recent adaptation to the screen. People We Meet on Vacation first came out in 2021, but expect to see Emily Henry’s books back on the bestseller and most read lists as more of them are adapted—four more are in the works. 24,000 users read it this week, and it has a 3.9 average rating.

This is the first book in Freida McFadden’s Housemaid series, followed by The Housemaid’s Secret and The Housemaid Is Watching. It’s about a housemaid who cleans for a wealthy family, takes care of their child, and lives in their attic bedroom. She’s soon pulled into the family’s dangerous secrets, but her employers may have underestimated what she’s capable of. The movie adaptation is out now. This was read by 42,000 Goodreads users, with a 4.3 average rating.