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Reading Recommendations
8 reading guides and book lists curated by the Editors Reads team.
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Best Books About Fathers and Fatherhood
The best books about fathers and fatherhood — from The Road and To Kill a Mockingbird to East of Eden and Stoner. Essential fiction about what it means to be a father.
Best Books Set in Africa: Essential Reading Across the Continent
The best books set in Africa — from Things Fall Apart and Half of a Yellow Sun to Disgrace and Americanah. Essential African fiction and literature from across the continent.
Best Books Set in Italy: Essential Fiction and Nonfiction
The best books set in Italy — from A Room with a View and The Talented Mr. Ripley to My Brilliant Friend and The English Patient. Essential reading for Italy lovers.
Best Books to Get Into Reading: Perfect Starting Points for New Readers
The best books to get into reading — from The Alchemist and Life of Pi to A Man Called Ove and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Perfect starting points.
Best Page-Turner Books: Novels You Can't Put Down
The best page-turner books — from Gone Girl and The Silent Patient to The Kite Runner and The Girl on the Train. Novels you absolutely cannot put down.
Best Books to Read When You Feel Lost in Life
The best books to read when you feel lost, stuck, or uncertain about direction — from Man's Search for Meaning to The Alchemist to Four Thousand Weeks.
Best Books About Grief: What to Read When You're Grieving
The best books about grief — what to read when you've lost someone. From The Year of Magical Thinking to A Grief Observed, the most honest and helpful books about loss.
Best Books to Read When in a Reading Slump
The best books to read when in a reading slump — short, absorbing, impossible to put down. Books that reliably restart the pleasure of reading for even the most blocked reader.
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