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Preppy Kitchen Founder John Kanell’s Favorite Books Span Galaxies and Dystopias

As his new book hits the shelves, the former math and science teacher-turned-cookbook author shares his love for a genre that feeds the same curiosity he brings to his recipes. Each one, he says, asks big questions about society, memory and what makes us human.
By John Kanell
A collage of book covers by and about Nobel Prize winners, including The Wife, works by Elie Wiesel and Richard Feynman and The Nobel Prize anthology.

Eight Books That Illuminate the Brilliance and Biases of the Nobel Prize

Works by Ishiguro, Wiesel and Feynman show the range of achievement the honor has recognized, while other selections confront the prize's politics and critique the selection committees' choices. The result is a fuller portrait of an honor that has defined excellence for more than a century.
By Nathan Smith
A collage of book covers for California-set novels, including works by John Steinbeck, Amy Tan, Bret Easton Ellis, John Fante, Jack Kerouac, Joan Didion and Tommy Orange.

In Books, the California Promise and a Century of Reinvention

These titles track how the Golden State dream has been imagined, tested and rewritten across generations.
By Henry Roberts
A collage of several book covers includes The Names, Once and Again, The Astral Library, The Husbands and Maybe Next Time, arranged diagonally as part of an article about novels that imagine alternate lives.

Author Lori Gold’s Favorite Novels to Read When Contemplating the Road Not Taken

By Lori Gold
A collage of book covers about dynasties, wealth and succession includes Marella Agnelli: The Last Swan, Empire of Pain, I’ll Take the Fire, Medici Money, The House of Gucci and Jackie as Editor.

Nine Dynastic Sagas That Consider the Architecture of Inherited Power

By Iman Sultan
A collage of book covers includes The Gods of New York, The God of the Woods, Orange World and Other Stories, The Bee Sting, The Girls, The Motherload and String Theory, arranged at overlapping angles.

Author Amy Chozick’s Favorite Character-Driven Reads

By Amy Chozick
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In the Pages of These Books, Privacy Is the Ultimate Luxury

By Mercedes Ezquiaga
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Fiction That Feels Like a Total Escape 

By Gillian Harvey
A collage combines angled covers of books set on or associated with the French Riviera, including Akin, Bonjour Tristesse, Tender Is the Night and The Garden of Eden.

How Literature’s Greats Saw the Côte d’Azur

By Henry Roberts
A diagonal collage of overlapping book covers includes Switch, Dopamine Nation, The Myth of Sisyphus, Be Useful and several other titles associated with an article about books read by influential figures in artificial intelligence.

The Books the Most Powerful People in A.I. Are Reading

By The Editors

Hannah Brown’s Favorite Summer Reads With Depth and Heart

By Hannah Brown
A collage of books covers set in a grid tilted to the left

Essential Queer Reading for Pride Month and Beyond

By Nathan Smith
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The Books That Taught Author Courtney Maum How to Be Funny Without Being Cruel

By Courtney Maum
A smiling Brooke Averick in a striped halter top is pictured in front of a collage of colorful book covers including Female Fantasy, Crescent City, and Interesting Facts About Space.

Brooke Averick’s Ultimate Escapist Reading List

By Brooke Averick
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10 Lesser-Known Anti-Totalitarian Novels

By Noah Berlatsky
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10 Books Worth Reading Even After You’ve Seen the Movie

By Gillian Harvey
A collage of contemporary books by women arranged in a tilted grid, featuring covers including Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma, Strange Heart Beating, My Year of Rest and Relaxation and The Last Sane Woman, with muted tones punctuated by bright pink typography and surreal imagery.

Violent Femmes: Must-Read Books by Women That Foreground Brutal Beauty

By Adam Steiner

Author Alexa Yasemin Brahme’s Best Books to Read When You Don’t Know What the Hell You’re Doing

By Alexa Yasemin Brahme

Author Tolani Akinola’s 10 Best Books About Dysfunctional Families

By Tolani Akinola
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10 Books That Authors Think Everyone Should Read

By Nick Hilden
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Author Adam Steiner’s Essential Reading List for Those Ready to Reinvent Themselves

By Adam Steiner
An image featuring a woman in a cream-colored dress, standing confidently with her arms crossed in front of a collage of book covers, including titles like We Were Liars, Outlander, Daisy Jones & The Six, Lies and Weddings, Love & Gelato, and The Book of Lost Names.

Bestselling Author Elle Kennedy’s Favorite Summer Romances

By Elle Kennedy
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The Best Classic Books That Feel Surprisingly Contemporary

By Nick Hilden
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The Best Books That Foreground Female Friendship

By Gillian Harvey
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