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Reading Guide
19 reading guides and book lists curated by the Editors Reads team.
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Small Things Like These: A Reading Guide to Claire Keegan's Novella
A reading guide to Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan — the historical context of the Magdalene Laundries, Keegan's craft, the Cillian Murphy film, and discussion questions for book clubs.
Where to Start with Alex Garland: The Best First Novel
New to Alex Garland's novels? The Beach is the obvious starting point — here's what to expect and how his three novels connect to his later film work.
Where to Start with Esther Freud: The Best First Book
New to Esther Freud? Hideous Kinky is the right starting point — but this guide matches different readers to the right Freud novel, from Morocco to Suffolk to Tuscany.
Where to Start with Fatema Mernissi: The Best First Book
New to Fatema Mernissi? Dreams of Trespass is the right starting point — here's what to expect from the Moroccan feminist scholar and which book suits different readers.
Where to Start with Fernando Pessoa: The Best First Book
New to Fernando Pessoa? The Book of Disquiet is the right starting point for most readers — but this guide explains the heteronyms and which work suits different readers.
Where to Start with Gerald Durrell: The Best First Book
New to Gerald Durrell? My Family and Other Animals is the perfect entry point — but this guide explains what to expect and which book suits different types of reader.
Where to Start with Gregory David Roberts
There's only one place to start with Gregory David Roberts — Shantaram. Here's what to expect from the Bombay epic and whether The Mountain Shadow is worth reading after.
Where to Start with Ildefonso Falcones: The Best First Novel
New to Ildefonso Falcones? The Cathedral of the Sea is the obvious starting point — here's what to expect and how to read his complete works.
Where to Start with John Burdett: The Best First Sonchai Novel
New to John Burdett's Bangkok series? Start with Bangkok 8 — but this guide explains what to expect and which entry works best for different types of reader.
Where to Start with Louis de Bernières: The Best First Book
New to Louis de Bernières? Captain Corelli's Mandolin is the right starting point for most readers — but this guide matches different reader types to the right entry point.
Where to Start with Mark Adams: The Best First Book
New to Mark Adams? Turn Right at Machu Picchu is the right starting point — here's what to expect from his adventure non-fiction and which book suits you.
Where to Start with Murakami: The Best First Book for Every Reader
Not sure which Murakami to read first? This guide matches every type of reader to the right starting point — from Norwegian Wood to Kafka on the Shore to The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle.
Where to Start with Nikos Kazantzakis: The Best First Book
New to Kazantzakis? Zorba the Greek is the right starting point for almost all readers — but this guide explains what to expect and which novel suits different types of reader.
Where to Start with Pascal Mercier: The Best First Book
New to Pascal Mercier? Night Train to Lisbon is the right starting point for almost all readers — but this guide explains what to expect and which novel suits different types of reader.
Where to Start with Patricia Highsmith: The Best First Book for Every Reader
Not sure which Highsmith to read first? This guide matches every type of reader to the right starting point — Ripley, Strangers on a Train, Carol, or her European thrillers.
Where to Start with Paul Bowles: The Best First Book
New to Paul Bowles? The Sheltering Sky is the right starting point — but this guide explains what to expect from his cold, dark fiction and which book suits different types of reader.
Where to Start with Robert Wilson: The Best First Book
Not sure which Robert Wilson to read first? This guide matches every reader to the right starting point — A Small Death in Lisbon, The Blind Man of Seville, or the Medway thrillers.
Where to Start with Thornton Wilder: The Best First Novel
New to Thornton Wilder? The Bridge of San Luis Rey is the perfect first novel — but this guide explains what to expect and which book suits different types of reader.
Where to Start with Victoria Hislop: The Best First Book
Not sure which Victoria Hislop to read first? This guide matches every reader to the right starting point — The Island, The Thread, Those Who Are Loved, or her Spain novel.
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