novels

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

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…

How Celebrity Book Clubs Actually Work

9 July 2024
Three famous readers hold immense influence over the publishing industry. Their recommendations can make or break a book—but how do they make their selections, and…

How to Read the 3 Body Problem Novel Series in Order

5 April 2024
Our guide to the 'unfilmable' sci-fi story, now that it's been adapted into a Netflix show

Five Other Sci-Fi Novels to Devour Now That Mickey 17 is Delayed

6 March 2024
Science fiction contenders to check out that would potentially make (or have already made) great movie adaptations

Finding Bliss in Cancellation

25 January 2024
"Getting cancelled could be an opportunity to get enlightened," says Lexi Freiman, the author of The Book of Ayn, a provocative new novel about a…

The Biggest Books on Your 2024 Reading List

1 January 2024
Esquire’s reading recommendations for the year ahead, from hotly tipped debuts to Kafkaesque short stories
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