The Ipcress File
Deighton’s classic first novel broke the mold of the thriller genre. More
The Hobbit
In October 1936, Stanley Unwin, chairman of British publishers George Allen & Unwin (later acquired by HarperCollins), received a children’s book submission. More
Master and Commander
First book in O’Brian’s Aubrey/Maturin series, widely regarded as the greatest series of historical novels ever written. More
Longitude
Story of an epic scientific quest, which won British Book of the Year in 1997. More
Jesus Calling
The number one selling devotional, Jesus Calling is one of Thomas Nelson’s bestselling books of all time. More
Wild Swans
Popular bestseller that has sold more than 13 million copies. More
Bleak House
Dickens’s tenth novel, often considered his finest; significantly influenced the development of mystery novels. More
A Woman of Substance
With her unforgettable heroine Emma Harte, Bradford popularized the rags-to-riches family saga. More
Perestroika: New Thinking for Our Country and the World
Seminal work that launched Gorbachev’s reform movement. More
Michael Bond
I was brought up in a house where books were an essential part of the furnishings. More
Moby-Dick
Often called the greatest American novel of all time. More
Katherine Paterson
I read because I want more than one life, and books give me a limitless number of lives—lives that are different from the one I was born into. More
Yates’ Garden Guide
Now in its seventy-eighth edition, this book was initially written to answer gardeners’ questions. More
The New Kid on the Block
Prelutsky was named America’s first Children’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. More
Judith Kerr
Why I write: Usually, so that I can do the illustrations. More
Gorky Park
First book in the Arkady Renko series, which became an instant bestseller and changed the crime fiction genre. More
Danny and the Dinosaur
I Can Read! classic that was named a 1958 New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year. More
Richard Fidler
Books have always excited me, and helped me place my tiny life in the great stream of events and ideas. More
Monster
Winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award and the Coretta Scott King Award. More
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
This 1972 Booker Prize–nominated novel was also made into a 1978 Australian film. More
The God of Small Things
Winner of the 1997 Man Booker Prize, making Roy the first Indian woman to receive the award. More
Red Scarf Girl
Searing memoir set during the height of the Cultural Revolution in China. More
Heaven Is for Real
The life-changing story of a boy who experiences Heaven, with 11 million copies sold. More
Blonde
A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. More
Fermat’s Last Theorem
International number one bestseller about solving a puzzle that had confounded mathematicians since the seventeenth century. More
No Logo
International bestseller and one of the world’s most influential books on the alter-globalization movement. More
The Inklings
Clive Staples Lewis (better known as C. S. Lewis) loved nothing more than sitting in the back room of his favorite pub, The Eagle and Child, surrounded by his closest literary friends, including J. R. R. Tolkien. More