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They broke boundaries and challenged conceptions. We asked you for your must-read classics; from iconic bestsellers to lesser-known gems, these are your essential recommends.
From rib-tickling comedies to chilling gothic novellas, this must-read list is the perfect selection for budding bookworms.
From acclaimed works of fiction and poetry to unforgettable memoirs and eye-opening non-fiction, these are our readers' favourite books to mark International Women's Day.
Beginning with an essay on the attributes that define a classic (number one - classics are those books that people always say they are 'rereading', not 'reading'), this is an absorbing collection of Italo Calvino's witty and passionate criticism.
From timeless classics to graphic novels; marvellous mysteries and trips back in time, these books are must reads for everyone.
20 books everyone should read before they’re 20 From timeless tales of teenage heartbreak to heady philosophical texts to vital non-fiction, here's a reading list we recommend for anyone in their teens.
The Rainbow Yasunari Kawabata. Botchan Natsume Soseki. Child of Fortune Yuko Tsushima. Japanese Ghost Stories Lafcadio Hearn. The Ark Sakura Kobo Abe. The Frolic of the Beasts Yukio Mishima. The Penguin Book of Elegy Stephen Regan, Andrew Motion. Collected Poems Laurie Lee. The Need for Roots Simone Weil.
What is magical realism? From Gabriel Garcia Marquez to Haruki Murakami, explore the key authors, themes, and must-read books of the genre.
The best science fiction – including dystopian fiction – fires our imagination at the same time as making us look inward. Here are some of Penguin's must-read sci-fi classic novels.
20 books everyone should read in their twenties From search-for-identity fables to struggles with sexuality, marriage, and learning more about the world, here are some great reads for people entering adult life.