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Press & Features
From bestselling books to boundary-breaking stories, Layne Fargo’s work has captured the attention of readers and media outlets worldwide. Explore her latest interviews, features, and appearances below.
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October 14, 2025
Five Wuthering Heights-Inspired Novels to Add to Your TBR
The Nerd Daily
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October 9, 2025
Bites: What Author Layne Fargo Eats in a Day
Third Coast Review
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October 3, 2025
This Rogers Park Author Combined Wuthering Heights and Ice Dancing Into a Bestseller
Block Club Chicago
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October 1, 2025
Announcing the 2025 Chicago Review of Books Awards Shortlist
Chicago Review of Books
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September 28, 2025
Interview Special: Layne Fargo is Here!
The Nice Capades Substack
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September 25, 2025
The Favorites with Layne Fargo
The Cutting Edge Podcast
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September 10, 2025
Read a Bonus Chapter from Layne Fargo’s Bestseller THE FAVORITES (Exclusive)
People Magazine
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September 9, 2025
13 New Paperbacks for Fall Reading
The Seattle Times
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September 5, 2025
Layne Fargo’s Autumn Reading Recommendations
Penguin Books UK
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August 23, 2025
Kail Lowry Recommends Her Top 10 End-of-Summer Reads
People Magazine
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August 14, 2025
Books Paired with Each LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Track to Read While We Anxiously Await Taylor Swift's 12th Album
People Magazine
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August 12, 2025
These Are The 11 Best Books of 2025 So Far and Why I Think You Should Read Them
IGN
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July 10, 2025
Buzziest Books of 2025 (So Far)
Bookshop.org
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July 8, 2025
Must-Read Retellings of the Classics to Add to Your Summer Reading List
Observer
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July 3, 2025
10 Sizzling Beach Reads for Summer 2025
USA Today
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June 17, 2025
Apple Books Best Audiobooks of the Year (So Far)
Apple Books
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June 11, 2025
10 Must-Read Thrillers to Inspire You to “Be Gay, Do Crime” This Pride
Marie Claire
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June 8, 2025
Author Interview with Layne Fargo
Hasty Book List
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May 31, 2025
10 Books to Add to Your TBR If You Love Taylor Jenkins Reid — Or Need a New Read After ATMOSPHERE
People Magazine
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April 25, 2025
3 New Novels Offer Thrills with a Campy Sense of Style
The Washington Post
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April 23, 2025
Get a Blast From the Recent Past with 2000s “Historical” Fiction
Book Riot
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April 22, 2025
The Favorites by Layne Fargo Audiobook Review
AudioFile Magazine
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April 18, 2025
Layne Fargo Reveals the Ultimate Easter Egg in Her book THE FAVORITES
Book Pong
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March 30, 2025
The Best Books for Book Clubs in 2025
Glamour Magazine
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March 25, 2025
Layne Fargo: WUTHERING HEIGHTS Meets Ice Dance
LiteraryHype Podcast
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March 12, 2025
Authors Layne Fargo & Sarah MacLean on Writing, Romance, & The Favorites
Penguin Random House YouTube
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March 11, 2025
The Favourites by Layne Fargo Radio 2 Book Club Interview with Sara Cox
BBC Radio 2
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March 3, 2025
Words With (Author) Friends: Layne Fargo
Get It Write Substack -

March 3, 2025
Layne Fargo on Creative Intuition, Ambition without Misery and Anticipating Doubt
SheWrites -

February 25, 2025
Layne Fargo’s 6 Favorite Wuthering Heights Adaptations
National Book Tokens
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February 20, 2025
Layne Fargo spills the tea on her hit novel The Favorites
Bring Your Own Podcast
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February 18, 2025
Layne Fargo & Sarah MacLean Tier Rank Famous Book Couples
Penguin Random House YouTube
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February 17, 2025
Chapter 74. An interview with Layne Fargo - author of The Favorites
Readswithjul: a bookish podcast
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February 14, 2025
People Picks Our Favorite Book Couples — Did Your Top Ship Make the List?
People Magazine
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February 13, 2025
Layne Fargo & Sarah MacLean Rate Video Game Kissing Scenes
Lits Play YouTube
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February 11, 2025
Layne Fargo & The Favorites: Complicated Conversations Series
Pop Fiction Women Podcast
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February 10, 2025
5 New Thrillers and Mysteries to Check Out
The Seattle Times
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February 10, 2025
Fans of Daisy Jones & The Six Will Love This Addictive New Novel
Her.ie
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February 9, 2025
11 Book Influencers Reveal Their Favorite Romance Reads for Valentine’s Day
People Magazine
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February 3, 2025
A High-Stakes, Romantic Page Turner
Chicago Reader
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February 1, 2025
Need a New Read? 15 Books from January Run the Gamut from Romance to Horror
USA Today -

January 30, 2025
The 14 Best Books We Read in January 2025, Ranked and Reviewed
New York Post -

January 29, 2025
The Year’s Best Guilty Pleasure Read May Have Already Arrived
Paste Magazine
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January 28, 2025
Layne Fargo on Why Ice Dance and Wuthering Heights are the Perfect Pair
FictionMatters Substack
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January 27, 2025
Ready for More Figure Skating Drama? The Favorites Offers an Epic Love Story on Ice
KMUW
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January 24, 2025
Virtual Book Tour: Layne Fargo on Ice
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January 21, 2025
The Favorites Author Layne Fargo on Which Olympians Inspired Her Characters, Whether She’d Write a Sequel, and Being Optioned for TV
Variety
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January 20, 2025
Grit and Glamour: Novels About Women and Fame
Penguin Random House -

January 17, 2025
The Favorites by Layne Fargo: Our Review of the Internet’s New Favorite Book
The Everygirl
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January 17, 2025
The Favorites Author Layne Fargo Breaks Down Kat & Heath’s Love Story and Gives Adaptation Update
Swooon
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January 16, 2025
9 Books Combining The Gothic & The Glamorous
CrimeReads
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January 16, 2025
Women in Control: 5 Thrilling Novels of Power Reversals
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January 15, 2025
Six Riveting Sports Fiction Books That Score Big
BookTrib -

January 15, 2025
My Cherished Friend, My Cursed Rival: On the Perils of Literary Envy
Literary Hub -

January 14, 2025
Layne Fargo’s The Favorites: Wuthering Heights Meets Figure Skating
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January 2, 2025
12 Must-Read Books of January 2025
Chicago Review of Books -

January 1, 2025
10 Noteworthy Books for January
Washington Post -

December 4, 2024
Twists, Turns, and Ice: Layne Fargo on Writing The Favourites
Goldsboro Books
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November 1, 2024
Layne Fargo Discusses Her New Novel, Which Stages Wuthering Heights in the World of Elite Ice Dance
The Bookseller
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