page-turner

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“Red Carpet” was a New York Times Editors' Choice, called a "page-turner" by Foreign Affairs, and named one of the best books ever written about Hollywood by Esquire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

The story: This epic page-turner is about a family derailing and the secrets they keep.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2023

Cassidy Hutchinson has written the first real page-turner among the Trump administration memoirs.

From Slate • Oct. 2, 2023

The sale of Simon & Schuster appears to be nearing a suspenseful conclusion, like the final chapter of a page-turner from one of the country’s largest and most prestigious publishing houses.

From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2023

Tim O’Reilly Publisher and Founder, O’Reilly and Associates Doctorow has created a rich and exciting vision of the future, and then wrote a page-turner of a story in it.

From Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Doctorow, Cory