“I can’t quite believe that I have become the kind of person who would choose to live in a loveless relationship,” writes an anonymous mom today. While it might seem like a sad revelation, it’s also moving in its sense of comfort and, yes, a different kind of love.

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These are some of the coziest new fall books of 2025, which will sweep us away to quaint '90s villages and idyllic inns nestled among apple orchards.