Lauren Puckett-Pope
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- Sep 14, 2026
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With ‘Dead Beat,’ Leigh Bardugo Marks the End of an Era (opens the original)
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Leigh Bardugo doesn’t need anyone to tell her she’s gotten lucky. The No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of the Grishaverse novels (including the Netflix-adapted Shadow and Bone and Six of Crows), the Alex Stern series (including Ninth House and Hell Bent), and The Familiar is all too aware of the rarefied air she occupies—not only in the literary landscape of fantasy and science fiction but also in the wider world. It took Bardugo, a self-described outsider for much of her youth and young
Isabel Allende Reveals the Near Disaster That Almost Ruined ‘The House of the Spirits’ (opens the original)
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After Isabel Allende finished the first draft of her 1982 debut novel, The House of the Spirits—pages that nearly became trash in a landfill, an outcome that might have changed the course of her life forever—it didn’t take long for her life to change anyway. By that point, Allende was already a journalist, enchanted with the written word for as long as she could remember. But it wasn’t until she was nearly 40 years old that she published The House of the Spirits, a work that began as a letter to
How to Make the Most of a Trip to Laguna Beach This Season (opens the original)
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When my husband and I chose Laguna Beach as the destination for our fifth wedding anniversary, we sought little more than a postcard’s idea of a California vacation: ideally a few good sunsets, palm trees a must. But the famous locale along the Pacific Coast Highway offered up a much more expansive itinerary than we’d originally envisioned. Roughly 40 miles south of Los Angeles, Laguna Beach has a storied history as an enclave for artists, free spirits, and conservationists. Those influences are
The Best Books to Read Before Summer Ends, According to ELLE Editors (opens the original)
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Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. August is well underway already, but as far as I’m concerned, summer isn’t over until the clock strikes midnight on September 22 and the autumn equinox arrives. That means we still have several good weeks left to tear through our remaining piles of summer reading. Haven’t started yet? Fret not—you’ve got time! Maybe you still have a beach trip or two planned before the season’s en
Silvia Moreno-Garcia Shares the Novel That 'Burns More Hotly Than Many a Sex-Heavy Book' (opens the original)
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Welcome to Shelf Life, ELLE’s books column. In this ongoing series, authors share an assortment of their most memorable reads: the books that have shaped their lives as writers and as human beings. Every month, ELLE will feature authors with a new and upcoming release of their own, asking them which stories have impacted their work most—and which stories they recommend you pick up next. Whether you’re on the hunt for a book to move you, calm you, or change you, consider a recommendation from the
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