58 Books You Need to Read (Recommended by People Who Know)

58 Books You Need to Read (Recommended by People Who Know)

Or: 42 Writers, Editors, and Booksellers on the Best Books They've Read in the Last 25 Years

By Emily Temple | October 14, 2025

László Krasznahorkai has won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature.

László Krasznahorkai has won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature.

By Emily Temple | October 9, 2025

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in October

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in October

Starring Keira Knightley, Tessa Thompson, Emma Thompson, and Colin Farrell

By Emily Temple | September 30, 2025

The 14 Best Book Covers of September

The 14 Best Book Covers of September

Texture, Text, and Turntables

By Emily Temple | September 30, 2025

Here are the bookies’ odds for the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Here are the bookies’ odds for the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature.

By Emily Temple | September 29, 2025

Which Big Fall Book Should You Read?

Which Big Fall Book Should You Read?

A Flowchart

By Emily Temple | September 23, 2025

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The Ultimate Fall 2025 Reading List

By Emily Temple | September 16, 2025

15 Novels You Need to Read This Fall

By Emily Temple | September 8, 2025

Watch the Very Horny, Deranged Trailer for Wuthering Heights.

By Emily Temple | September 5, 2025

49 Literary Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Fall

49 Literary Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Fall

Your Essential Book-to-Screen Fall Preview

By Emily Temple | September 4, 2025

The 14 Best Book Covers of August

The 14 Best Book Covers of August

Leading with Art

By Emily Temple | August 29, 2025

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in September

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in September

The Man in My Basement, Slow Horses, Highest 2 Lowest, and more.

By Emily Temple | August 29, 2025

The 11 Best Book Covers of July

The 11 Best Book Covers of July

High Art for High Summer

By Emily Temple | July 31, 2025

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in August

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in August

My Oxford Year, The Thursday Murder Club, and more

By Emily Temple | July 31, 2025

A new George Saunders novel is coming this winter.

A new George Saunders novel is coming this winter.

By Emily Temple | July 24, 2025

Vladimir Nabokov's entire backlist is getting a brand new redesign.

Vladimir Nabokov's entire backlist is getting a brand new redesign.

By Emily Temple | July 18, 2025

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