Our favourite nonfiction from this part of the world published in the last twelve months.
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December 25, 2025
Our favourite global fiction from the past year.
December 18, 2025
Our favourite South Asian novels from the year gone by.
December 11, 2025
A range of the finest nonfiction books from this past year.
December 7, 2025
A few books about spectacular and ridiculous weddings that have stayed with us.
November 24, 2025
A selection of books by Nobel Prize winners that have faded into history but deserve more attention.
November 3, 2025
Books from almost a century ago that feel startlingly relevant in our age.
September 22, 2025
Some of our most anticipated from the first half of 2025, including Ocean Vuong, Katie Kitamura and more.
August 5, 2025
Using Father’s Day as an opportunity for a new reading list, featuring Steinbeck, Matar and many more.
June 12, 2025
Explore the bond of mother and child through these striking novels from around the world.
May 12, 2025
Comic genius and stark observations abound in our latest list.
April 7, 2025
A selection of forgotten essentials you can discover on our literary map.
February 27, 2025
Our most recommended novels from the year gone by, featuring legends and new faces.
December 28, 2024
Handpicked favourites for the end of the year, from essays to memoirs to histories.
December 22, 2024
Our favourite South Asian titles from the year just passed.
December 9, 2024
Our favourite new discoveries from the year gone by.
November 25, 2024
Books that dissect the modern American experience with precision and empathy.
November 10, 2024
Travel to a new world with recent picks from South America.
October 15, 2024
A reading list on family ties and knots, featuring Dostoevsky, Atwood and more.
August 21, 2024
Stellar South Asian books to add to your pile, from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
July 18, 2024
Some translated European favourites from the past decade.
July 1, 2024
A selection of Mediterranean brilliance, from Moravia to Ferrante and beyond.
May 30, 2024
Set in the world of academia and beyond, we chose some of the most influential campus novels.
May 2, 2024
A selection of story collections worth your time, featuring Jhumpa Lahiri, Ted Chiang and more.
April 3, 2024
Selections from the world of the stage that you need to explore.
March 20, 2024
A list of recommendations for Valentine’s week and beyond.
February 16, 2024
On survival in traumatic times, a pick of powerful books from Nobel winners to modern classics.
January 26, 2024
Our selection of the year’s finest global releases that you may have missed.
December 29, 2023
Our South Asian picks for 2023, from debuts to established heavyweights.
December 27, 2023
Literature for a globe in motion, across cultures and continents.
November 21, 2023
In solidarity with the occupied and the oppressed, a selection of Palestinian must-reads.
November 2, 2023
Looking back at the journey of a South African legend.
October 9, 2023
A selection of recommendations from the city of love, Louvre and literature.
September 22, 2023
Un petit selection of classics from one of the world’s most literary cities.
September 11, 2023
A selection of recently translated novels that are worth exploring.
August 20, 2023
We chose some of the most compelling and harrowing reads about Partition for Independence Day this year.
August 13, 2023
Selections that explore the crossover between art and the literary with aplomb.
July 24, 2023
A selection of some of the best novels about South Korea's capital.
July 10, 2023
A selection of queer classics for Pride Month.
June 27, 2023
We rounded up some international classics that have been pivotal in LGBTQ+ history.
June 26, 2023
We rounded up some of the most compelling queer nonfiction and memoirs for our latest Pride Month list.
June 17, 2023
The first list for our Pride Month series, featuring the finest queer South Asian fiction.
June 12, 2023
A selection of Mumbai books that illuminate the country’s largest metropolis.
June 5, 2023
Our recommendations to fill the void left by Succession, from Shakespeare to the modern.
May 28, 2023
On Labour Day, we picked a few office and modern workplace satires for your reading pleasure.
April 30, 2023
We round up some essential reading for Dalit history month.
April 19, 2023
We round up some landmark works that are worth exploring, from a region that has deservedly grown in popularity and influence.
April 12, 2023
Our guide to some of the finest books about Delhi, a city with a rich literary heritage.
March 23, 2023
A selection of seminal literary horror novels, that combine craft and the spooky in unexpected ways.
March 16, 2023
A range of powerful contemporary war novels that are worth exploring.
March 5, 2023
A few brilliant novels about social media, to stop you doomscrolling and examine contemporary reality.
February 26, 2023
A selection of novels that explore natural disasters, climate change and the unknown tomorrow.
February 20, 2023
A list examining regional classics that may have been overlooked but deserve more attention.
May 27, 2019
A list of our favourite stories behind the screen - novels about Hollywood, the worlds around it and further afield that captured our attention.
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