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Memoirs

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

Spanning Renaissance Florence, Jackie Onassis's Manhattan and 1990s Morocco, these titles trace what happens when wealth and legacy become inseparable.
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

The former New York Times reporter's eclectic list spans everything from David Foster Wallace's tennis essays and Miranda July's viral midlife romp to murder mysteries set in luxurious locales.
By Amy Chozick
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In the Pages of These Books, Privacy Is the Ultimate Luxury

A century of fiction and reportage postulates that invisibility has always been wealth's most precious currency.
By Mercedes Ezquiaga
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 collage of book covers set in a grid tilted to the left

Tennis Memoirs That Go Beyond the Game

By Christa Terry
A grid of eight memoir covers tilted to the left

Great American Memoirs Worth Returning To

By Nathan Smith
A collage of books covers set in a grid tilted to the left

Essential Queer Reading for Pride Month and Beyond

By Nathan Smith
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
A left-leaning grid collage of eight book covers

10 Lesser-Known Anti-Totalitarian Novels

By Noah Berlatsky

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

By Alexa Yasemin Brahme
A collage of book covers set in a grid pattern tilted to the left

Observer’s Must-Read Memoirs and Best Biographies of 2026

By Nathan Smith
A collage of book covers in a grid pattern tilted to the left

11 Books That Will Transform Your Understanding of Art

By Nick Hilden
New York Observer: A woman in a black t-shirt smiling and looking off to the side while laying on a pile of books

Cassidy Gard’s 10 Best Books to Read at Life’s Crossroads

By Cassidy Gard
A collage of book covers

To Understand the Present, Read These 10 Political Novels from the Past

By Nick Hilden
A collage of book covers oriented in a diagonal grid

Observer’s Guide to 2025’s Best Memoirs and Biographies, From ABBA to Ono

By Nathan Smith
An image of a collage of book covers featuring various 2025 nonfiction titles, including Y2K, Everything Must Go, On Air, Fail Better, Lorne, and Warhol’s Muses, arranged at different angles for a dynamic layout.

12 New Non-Fiction Books You Need to Read in 2025

By Nathan Smith
A collage of book covers

The Best Celebrity Memoirs of 2024

By Nathan Smith
A collage of book covers

The Best Books to Bring On Your Summer Vacation

By Nathan Smith
Audrey Flack

Audrey Flack’s Last Words: A Tale of Success in a Sexist Art World

By Daniel Grant

10 Queer Books by Queer Authors to Pick Up During Pride Month

By Madeleine Aitken
A collage of book covers

The Best Addiction Memoirs for the Sober Curious

By Melissa Persling
A collage of book covers

The Best Biographies and Memoirs to Read Any Time

By Nathan Smith
A collage of a smiling woman in a black blazer and a book cover

Privilege Couldn’t Save Alice Carrière from Pain

By Jasmine Lobe
A collage of a women in a hoodie and a book cover

Margo Steines Thinks Violence Makes Us Human, But That Doesn’t Have to Be a Bad Thing

By Casey Epstein-Gross
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