From the northern edge of Europe, our picks of some brilliant literature from Sweden, Norway and Denmark.

Picks for books that showcase the wonder and connection the elements can offer.

A few book recommendations about protest, dissent and democracy.

With the season ending and a World Cup around the corner, we rounded up some of the finest football books out there.

"Maybe the best way is to disconnect, turn off the analysis and just consume from an altitude, to become the pigeon without worrying about the big picture."

"You see a woman a few rows ahead clutching some sort of idol and reciting a prayer. Further forward, the bony hand of an old lady is being held tightly by her husband from across the aisle."

"When the authorities arrive, he is alerted, he packs up his large bag and disappears, only to materialize nearby a few hours later."

"You play mindgames that you deny even to yourself, keeping your phone away for an hour in the vain hope that the number has miraculously grown or savouring pointless interactions as though they signify something larger."

"There are supplements for everything, pills that make you happier or calmer or more energetic, infinite ways to alter your mind or body."

"There was an intimate connection between the two women, a familiarity and closeness that seemed to encapsulate centuries of behaviour and expectations."

"In the audience, he recognized his mother, the long dead teacher whose apprentice he had been, and other vaguely familiar faces."

"Or perhaps you’re on the highway, driving forward, changing lanes, occasionally aligning but never really on the same journey, never entirely sure of anyone’s destination."

"It often feels as though you are on the edge of some clarity, some discovery about finding the balance, the right place for it to stop, when you realise that axis has changed again, that it is not just the string in motion but the entire apparatus around it."

"Maybe they reflect some core aspiration that lies at the heart of the nation, the aspiration to be somewhere else, the delusion that you can be separate from the traffic or pollution or slums or potholes."

A selection of some of the most influential books from Iran from the past century.

Our favourite nonfiction from this part of the world published in the last twelve months.

Our favourite global fiction from the past year.

Our favourite South Asian novels from the year gone by.

A range of the finest nonfiction books from this past year.

A few books about spectacular and ridiculous weddings that have stayed with us.

A selection of books by Nobel Prize winners that have faded into history but deserve more attention.

Books from almost a century ago that feel startlingly relevant in our age.

Some of our most anticipated from the first half of 2025, including Ocean Vuong, Katie Kitamura and more.

Using Father’s Day as an opportunity for a new reading list, featuring Steinbeck, Matar and many more.

Explore the bond of mother and child through these striking novels from around the world.

Comic genius and stark observations abound in our latest list.

A selection of forgotten essentials you can discover on our literary map.

Our most recommended novels from the year gone by, featuring legends and new faces.

Handpicked favourites for the end of the year, from essays to memoirs to histories.

Our favourite South Asian titles from the year just passed.

Our favourite new discoveries from the year gone by.

Books that dissect the modern American experience with precision and empathy.

Travel to a new world with recent picks from South America.

A reading list on family ties and knots, featuring Dostoevsky, Atwood and more.

Stellar South Asian books to add to your pile, from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Some translated European favourites from the past decade.

A selection of Mediterranean brilliance, from Moravia to Ferrante and beyond.

Set in the world of academia and beyond, we chose some of the most influential campus novels.

A selection of story collections worth your time, featuring Jhumpa Lahiri, Ted Chiang and more.

Selections from the world of the stage that you need to explore.

A list of recommendations for Valentine’s week and beyond.

On survival in traumatic times, a pick of powerful books from Nobel winners to modern classics.

Our selection of the year’s finest global releases that you may have missed.

Our South Asian picks for 2023, from debuts to established heavyweights.

Literature for a globe in motion, across cultures and continents.

In solidarity with the occupied and the oppressed, a selection of Palestinian must-reads.

Looking back at the journey of a South African legend.

A selection of recommendations from the city of love, Louvre and literature.

Un petit selection of classics from one of the world’s most literary cities.

A selection of recently translated novels that are worth exploring.

We chose some of the most compelling and harrowing reads about Partition for Independence Day this year.

Selections that explore the crossover between art and the literary with aplomb.

A selection of some of the best novels about South Korea's capital.

A selection of queer classics for Pride Month.

We rounded up some international classics that have been pivotal in LGBTQ+ history.

We rounded up some of the most compelling queer nonfiction and memoirs for our latest Pride Month list.

The first list for our Pride Month series, featuring the finest queer South Asian fiction.

A selection of Mumbai books that illuminate the country’s largest metropolis.

Our recommendations to fill the void left by Succession, from Shakespeare to the modern.

On Labour Day, we picked a few office and modern workplace satires for your reading pleasure.

We round up some essential reading for Dalit history month.

We round up some landmark works that are worth exploring, from a region that has deservedly grown in popularity and influence.

Our guide to some of the finest books about Delhi, a city with a rich literary heritage.

A selection of seminal literary horror novels, that combine craft and the spooky in unexpected ways.

A range of powerful contemporary war novels that are worth exploring.

A few brilliant novels about social media, to stop you doomscrolling and examine contemporary reality.

A selection of novels that explore natural disasters, climate change and the unknown tomorrow.

A list examining regional classics that may have been overlooked but deserve more attention.

A list of our favourite stories behind the screen - novels about Hollywood, the worlds around it and further afield that captured our attention.