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Hand-ranked recommendations across 31 categories and 2000 books — no fake reviews, no star ratings, just clear verdicts on what's worth your time and who each book is for.
Editor's Choice
The single best place to start in a range of categories.
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Fiction
Reading lists
Curated routes into the catalogue — by mood, subject and era.
Buying guides
E-readers, audiobooks and the kit that makes reading better.
Play with the catalogue
Interactive tools for finding and planning your next read.
Set texts & curriculum study guides
Reading guides, discussion questions and context for every major set text — GCSE, A-level, AP and IB English Literature.
UK · Ages 14–16
GCSE English Literature Set Texts
UK · Ages 16–18
A-Level English Literature Set Texts
United States · College prep
AP English Literature Texts
International · Ages 16–19
IB English Literature Texts
Recommended reading
Essential Nonfiction for Book Clubs
Global reading
Essential World Literature
For devoted readers
Essential Short Story Collections
Stage and page
Essential Drama for Book Clubs and Study
Book club reading guides
Original discussion questions and key themes for 629 essential reads — free for book clubs and classrooms.
Award-winning books
18 titles in the catalogue that have won a major literary prize.
- The Booker Prize27 winners
- The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction27 winners
- The Hugo Award for Best Novel25 winners
- The Nebula Award for Best Novel12 winners
- The Women's Prize for Fiction26 winners
- The National Book Award for Fiction26 winners
- The Nobel Prize in Literature26 winners
- The International Booker Prize10 winners
- The Costa Book of the Year22 winners
- The Edgar Award for Best Novel19 winners
- The Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Novel20 winners
- The Carnegie Medal for Writing24 winners
- The Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel16 winners
- The CWA Gold Dagger26 winners
- The Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel15 winners
- The Newbery Medal27 winners
- The World Fantasy Award for Best Novel20 winners
- The PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction19 winners
- The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction8 winners
- The Whitbread Book of the Year35 winners
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