Isabella Hammad's Best Books on Palestine
British-Palestinian novelist Isabella Hammad has become one of the most compelling contemporary writers on Palestine, whose work explores themes of…
Sally Rooney's Reading List
Few contemporary novelists have captured the anxieties of a generation quite like Sally Rooney. Across four novels — Conversations with…
5 Books Recommended by Harlan Coben
With over 100 million books in print worldwide and more than 20 film and television adaptations under his belt, Harlan…
Brian Greene's Best Works of Science Writing
Theoretical physicist and bestselling author Brian Greene has spent his career exploring some of science’s biggest questions, from the fundamental…
Elizabeth Acevedo's Hispanic Heritage Reading List
Before becoming a bestselling author and National Poetry Slam champion, Elizabeth Acevedo was an eighth-grade English teacher in Maryland, struggling…
Freida McFadden's 6 Favorite Books
Renowned as the queen of deliciously dark suspense, Freida McFadden is the pen name of Sara Cohen, a bestselling author…
Karl Ove Knausgård's Top 10 Novels of the 2000s
Few writers have turned the raw material of their lives into literature as relentlessly as Karl Ove Knausgård. Born in…
Meg Wolitzer's Best Books by Women Writers
Meg Wolitzer takes issue with the term “women’s fiction.” In a 2013 interview with Chatelaine, she spoke on the paradox…
6 Books That Shaped Elizabeth Strout
Few writers bring as much care and close attention to the inner lives of ordinary people as Elizabeth Strout. Born…
A.C. Grayling's Best Books on Being Good
Born in 1949 in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), A.C. Grayling fell into philosophy early: at twelve, he picked up Plato’s…