Best Books of 2016 for Lovers of the Literary Arts

by Sarah Bakewell

A fresh, invigorating look into complex minds and a unique time and place. Full review >

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by Teju Cole

A bold, honest, and controversially necessary read. Full review >

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by Ruth Franklin

A consistently interesting biography that deftly captures the many selves and multiple struggles of a true American original. Full review >

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by Claire Harman

A delightfully engaging biography of a highly talented but deeply troubled prodigy of English literature. Full review >

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by Siri Hustvedt

A wide-ranging, irreverent, and absorbing meditation on thinking, knowing, and being. Full review >

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by Ross King

King elegantly reveals the soul of a great artist, the last impressionist standing at the end of one of history’s most... Full review >

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by Jhumpa Lahiri translated by Ann Goldstein

An honest, self-deprecating, and very moving account of a writer searching for herself in words. Full review >

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by Sonja Livingston

Wise, fresh, captivating essays. Full review >

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by Claudia Roth Pierpont

As vital and entertaining as the creators and work it celebrates, American Rhapsody is an uncommonly satisfying celebration... Full review >

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by Katie Roiphe

Never overly sentimental, this is a poignant and elegant inquiry into mortality. Full review >

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by Ruth Scurr

A creative, engaging, and profoundly moving account of a man’s fierce desire to discover, understand, and preserve. Full review >

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by Andrew Solomon

Agile, informative, even revelatory pieces that, together, show us both the great variety of humanity and the interior of a... Full review >

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by Rob Spillman

A richly detailed and always engaging memoir on artistic discovery. Full review >

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