The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
Garner’s celebrated children’s fantasy novel has become a cult classic of children’s literature. More
Michele A’Court
I read because I want to live more than one life. Books take us out of ourselves into a whole other world. More
The Sheltering Sky
Bowles’s landmark literary novel, a classic work of psychological terror. More
Angela’s Ashes
The phenomenal worldwide bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner. More
The Diary of a Wombat
Genesis of a picture book franchise that has sold more than half a million copies globally. More
What Do People Do All Day?
Over 100 million Scarry books have sold worldwide; a favorite in his classic Busytown series. More
Tracy Chevalier
I read because I want to know what it’s like to look at the world through someone else’s eyes, and reading is a remarkably efficient and vigorous way of doing that. More
Anthony Doerr
We are all mapmakers: We embed our memories everywhere, inscribing a private and intensely complicated latticework across the landscape. More
The Hobbit
J. R. R. Tolkien’s enchanting tale became an instant success when it was first published. More
King James Version Bible (KJV)
Since granted the license to print the Bible in 1839, Collins has sold tens of millions of copies. More
Jane Eyre
Brontë’s masterpiece of Gothic romance; a milestone title in the history of British feminist literature. More
Wuthering Heights
A Gothic classic and one of the world’s greatest tales of unrequited love. More
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
A child’s perspective as a refugee during the rise of Nazism; now a modern classic. More
New International Version Bible (NIV)
The bestselling and most widely read modern translation of the Bible in the English language. More
The Devil Wears Prada
Sensational behind-the-scenes debut novel about the fashion world and the boss from hell. More
Seven Years in Tibet
A landmark in travel writing, it has been translated into fifty-three languages. More
The Shipping News
Highly acclaimed international bestseller; winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. More
Kevin Henkes
Little Bear
The very first I Can Read! book has sold more than one million copies. More
Charlotte’s Web
Considered a classic of children’s literature; a novel of friendship, love, life, and death. More
The Corrections
Winner of the National Book Award in 2001 and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 2002. More
Life on Earth
Established Sir David as a foremost naturalist and an iconic and beloved figure in British cultural life. More
Magician
Bestselling epic fantasy masterpiece that launched Feist’s career and influenced a generation of modern fantasy authors. More
Longitude
Story of an epic scientific quest, which won British Book of the Year in 1997. More
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
This 1972 Booker Prize–nominated novel was also made into a 1978 Australian film. More
The Graveyard Book
Winner of the Newbery Medal, the Carnegie Medal, and the Hugo Award for Best Novel. More
The Golden Notebook
A feminist landmark and the best-known work by Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing. More