Topic
Essays
9 reading guides and book lists curated by the Editors Reads team.
9 posts
Where to Start with Michel de Montaigne: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Michel de Montaigne — how to approach The Complete Essays, the collection that invented the essay form and remains the foundation of all first-person reflection in Western literature. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Rebecca Solnit: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Rebecca Solnit — whether to begin with Men Explain Things to Me or A Field Guide to Getting Lost. A complete reading guide to the essayist.
Where to Start with Roxane Gay: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Roxane Gay — whether to begin with Bad Feminist or Hunger. A complete reading guide to the cultural critic, essayist, and author.
Best Essay Collections: Essential Non-Fiction Reading
The best essay collections — from Notes of a Native Son and Slouching Towards Bethlehem to Consider the Lobster and Men Explain Things to Me. The essay at its finest.
Best Feminist Books: Essential Reading List
The best feminist books — from A Room of One's Own and The Second Sex to Bad Feminist and We Should All Be Feminists. Essential reading on gender, power, and equality.
David Foster Wallace Books in Order: Complete Guide & Best Starting Points
David Foster Wallace's complete bibliography — from Infinite Jest and Consider the Lobster to The Pale King and A Supposedly Fun Thing. Where to start and reading order.
Where to Start with Alain de Botton: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Alain de Botton — whether to begin with The Consolations of Philosophy, Status Anxiety, or The Art of Travel. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Joan Didion: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Joan Didion — whether to begin with The Year of Magical Thinking, Slouching Towards Bethlehem, or The White Album. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Ralph Ellison: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Ralph Ellison — whether to begin with Invisible Man, Shadow and Act, or Juneteenth. A complete reading guide to the great American novelist.
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