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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

We round up some essential reading for Dalit history month.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A selection of queer classics for Pride Month.

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

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

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

A selection of recently translated novels that are worth exploring.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Some translated European favourites from the past decade.

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

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

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

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

Our favourite new discoveries from the year gone by.

Our favourite South Asian titles from the year just passed.

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

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

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

Comic genius and stark observations abound in our latest list.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Our favourite South Asian novels from the year gone by.

Our favourite global fiction from the past year.

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

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

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

A few book recommendations about protest, dissent and democracy.

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

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