Book Club

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Fierce Fictional Scary Mommies
By Emily Weaver

10 Empowering Novels That Center On Badass Single Moms

These main characters are strong, fun, thoughtful, hard-working, and determined — just like you.

A Spicy Stack

8 Queer Thrillers That’ll Get Your Heart Racing In More Ways Than One

Electrifying yet spooky at the same time!

Well, This Is Fun

What Book You Should Read Next Based On Your Favorite Romance Trope

Pick your rom-com kryptonite!

Um, Yum

8 Fiction Food Novels That Will Feed Your Imagination (& Make You Hungry)

Warning: These books may cause food cravings and rumbling tummies.

Rory Would Approve

8 Books Like Gilmore Girls Worthy Of A La-La-La String Melody

Storylines that remind us of our favorite mother-daughter-granddaughter trio.

A Truly "Bejeweled" TBR Pile

What You Should Read Next Based On Your Favorite Taylor Swift Era

Drop everything now. Meet me in the... library.

TBR Inspo
By Julie Sprankles

12 Books Our Editors Devoured This August

From a long-awaited Big Little Lies sequel to a retro Disney cookbook, these were worth every spare second.

The Final Stretch
By Kait Hanson

15 Late-Summer Book Releases You Won't Want To Put Down

That TBR pile just got a little glow-up.

Top of the TBR
By Julie Sprankles

20 Books Scary Mommy Editors Couldn’t Shut Up About This Month

From second-chance romances to atmospheric horror, here’s what we loved reading in July.

Exclusive
By Kate Auletta

Karlie Kloss Wrote An Adorable Children’s Book About Coding

The supermodel and entrepreneur wanted to show kids how to dream — and fix problems — in a different language.

TBR Inspo
By Julie Sprankles

15 Books That Scary Mommy Editors Couldn’t Put Down In June 2026

Ignore your to-do list... you’ve got reading to do.

read them all!
By Sarah Aswell

For Pride, Here Are The Gayest Novels We Are Loving In 2026

Let’s make that TBR a little more LGBTQ+...

What We're Reading
By Julie Sprankles

From Spicy To Soul-Crushing, Here Are The Books Scary Mommy Editors Loved In April

Seriously can’t stop thinking about these.

let's go to the book store!
By Sarah Aswell

The Most Anticipated Books By Black Authors Coming In 2026

Don't even think about reading a book that's already on your shelf, because these all look amazing.

we love romance
By Sarah Aswell

Romance Duo Christina Lauren Talk About Romance Versus Reality, ‘Heated Rivalry’, And... Lube!

Best friends and collaborators Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings open up about their partnership — and why romance is more important than ever.

we want them all
By Sarah Aswell

Scary Mommy's 30 Most Anticipated Books Of 2026

So sorry for what we are about to do to your TBR pile.