PEOPLE Picks the Best Non-Celebrity Memoirs of 2024

There’s Always This Year, Feeding Ghosts and Becoming Little Shell. As a child, I first fell in love with books because they offered an escape from the world I was living in. I became a journalist because hearing — and sharing — people’s stories helped make sense of it. The best memoirs do a little bit of both.By letting readers into their unique, often deeply emotional journeys, memoirs and personal essays hold up a mirror to an experience that’s outside our own.

PEOPLE Staffers' Pets Pick the New 'Must Have' Products That Made Them 'Happy' This Year

When it comes to what’s best for pets, real-life cats and dogs know best. That’s why we had the furry friends of PEOPLE staffers test dozens of new pet products to find out which ones arepurrfect.For 2024, PEOPLE’s pets tested toys, treats, tech, and more, spending weeks gnawing, pawing, and napping on products to find the best for cats and dogs everywhere.After weeks of testing, the literal animal experts picked their favorite products from 17 categories and the winners of PEOPLE’s Pet Product Awards 2024.

People StyleWatch Holiday 2024: A Letter from the Editor

Here at PEOPLE StyleWatch, we’ve been busy doing both and the result is our list of the 20 most stylish gifts of the year, which you’ll find inside this issue (brought to you with our partner,one-stop holiday shop, JCPenney). You’ll also find the best new fragrances, glam beauty looks and tons of holiday party fashion inspo.And who better to show off a range of the season’s hottest trends than our multi-talented cover star,Sofia Carson.

PEOPLE's Most-Anticipated Books of 2025, from New Emily Henry and Taylor Jenkins Reid to a 'Hunger Games' Prequel

Penguin Random House; Harper; Red Tower Books As you start to compile your reading list for the new year ahead, get in line to check out books from your local library or start to fill your digital shopping cart. We’ve got recommendations for the most exciting books coming out in just about every genre.We can’t wait to get our hands on hot new releases fromRebecca Yarros,Suzanne Collins,Taylor Jenkins ReidandEmily Henry, who all have books coming out this year.

PEOPLE’s Best Books of December 2024: New Fiction from Marianne Cronin, Terri Parlato and More

A selection of PEOPLE’s best books of December 2024. A May-December friendship, a gripping marital mystery and self-improvement for the new year — plus new celebrity books — here are PEOPLE’s picks for the best books of December. 01of 16 When 90-year-old charity shop volunteer Eddie meets 24-year-old Bella, she’s grieving her boyfriend’s death, and he’s pining for a long-lost woman he never even got to kiss. As their intergenerational friendship blooms, Bella’s sorrow lessens, and Eddie’s hope begins to sparks.