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The Best Books of 2024

26 December 2024
From an incredible spate of new novels to nonfiction from some of our finest intellectuals, our favourites took us to dazzling new frontiers

I Am Falling Apart

18 December 2024
At 48, I realised my professional dream of publishing a novel. Around that time, I also got a staph infection, became diabetic, and started losing…

The Cult of Haruki Murakami

27 November 2024
How did a demure jazz-club owner become a global literary sensation and a perennial Nobel Prize contender? We’re taking you inside the unlikely rise of…

Unsponsored Book Review: Rental Person Who Does Nothing

24 November 2024
Shoji Morimoto's memoir on his unconventional service is thin but thought-provoking

Chigozie Obioma: My Influences

9 November 2024
The celebrated author's new novel, The Road to the Country, is out now

The Best Horror Books of 2024 (So Far)

31 October 2024
Our favourites are digging grim tunnels into territory old and new, from haunted houses to whimsical horror comedies

Play for Today? An Attritional Interview With Richard Ayoade

14 October 2024
Good at writing books, bad at talking about them

A Crime Fiction Master Flips the Script

22 August 2024
After writing six novels about police detectives in Dublin, Tana French is tackling the characters across the interrogation table. Here, she tells Esquire about The…

How To Take Back Your Life From AI

20 June 2024
Code Dependent author Madhumita Murgia says that algorithms have become a human rights issue—but there’s still time to change course.

Why It’s a Vital Time for Short Stories

15 June 2024
In a publishing climate built to sell novels, short fiction is an endangered species. Zach Williams, author of Beautiful Days, explains why you might be…

What I’ve Learnt: Stephen King

28 May 2024
“I’ve been in recovery a day at a time for a long time now”

How “Mean Boys” Control Our Culture

4 May 2024
Geoffrey Mak, author of Mean Boys, explains our new age of cruelty—led by personalities as wide-ranging as Donald Trump and Elliot Rodger—and how we can…
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