Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Another year in publishing is officially in the books, and as December draws to a ...

From gripping thrillers, witty satires and poignant epics to captivating histories and juicy memoirs, 2025 was full of great books. Read on for 30 of our favorites. The latest from the Pulitzer ...

New books by Liza Minelli, David Sedaris, Maggie O’Farrell and Yann Martel are among the literary highlights of the year ahead 2026 is already promising plenty of unmissable releases: there are new ...

It was a banner year for literature, with a plethora of intriguing and memorable releases. The publishing world delivered boundary-pushing fiction alongside heavily researched and introspective ...

Here are the year’s most notable picture and middle grade books, selected by our children’s books editor. Credit...Photo illustration by Sebastian Mast Supported by By Jennifer Krauss Jennifer Krauss ...

‘Tis the season for reflecting on a well-read year. So, after all that reading, which books are we still thinking about now? The truth is, the best book of the year is deeply personal to every reader.

Another year, another stack of great books to read. Jeffrey Brown talked with Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air, and author Ann Patchett about their top picks this year. The Loneliness ...

Our favorite titles of the year resurrect overlooked histories and examine how the United States ended up where it is today Science From “experimental archaeology” to the mysterious appeal of ...

It was another incredible year in reading. Here are our favorite 20 books—including memoirs, buzzy literary fiction, and captivating histories—of 2025. Susan Choi’s engrossing new novel begins with a ...

The New Deal, George Selgin suggests, did not work the way most historians claim. This economist’s eye-opening analysis shows that the increased government centralization of the 1930s rarely resulted ...

To put it lightly, 2025 has been . . . tumultuous. This madcap year marks the halfway point of the 2020s, a period that has brought instability and chaos like we've never seen before. What started ...

Worth another look... Although published in 2012, this remains a definitive read on leadership, management and disciplined capital allocation. In an era defined by volatility, technological disruption ...