Ryu Murakami is the enfant terrible of contemporary Japanese literature. Awarded the prestigious Akutagawa Prize in 1976 for his first book, he has gone on to explore with cinematic intensity the themes of violence and technology in contemporary Japanese society.
Argentina has a rich literary history with some great authors such as Jorge Luis Borges and Julio Cortázar. We’ve selected some classics and some contemporary masterpieces for our 5 Amazing Argentinian Books to Read in English. Enjoy!
Halfway through 2025, it’s been a bumper six months for new books. Of the multitude of fiction releases, here are our favorite reads of 2025 to date. Enjoy 10 Best Books of 2025 (so far)!
Chinua Achebe was Africa’s best-known novelist and the founding father of African fiction. The publication of his first novel, Things Fall Apart, in 1958 served as an inspiration for other authors throughout the African continent.
Originally published in 1910, The Woman in the Big Hat by Baroness Orczy features Molly Robertson-Kirk otherwise known as Lady Molly of Scotland Yard.
A combination of two of our favorite genres. If you love immersing yourself in the story of another time and place, but you also like a slice of mystery then this reading list for you! Enjoy 10 Dazzling Historical Mystery Books to Read.
Jeeves and the Chump Cyril by P. G. Wodehouse was published in the Saturday Evening Post in New York in June 1918, and in The Strand Magazine in London in August 1918.
Ryu Murakami is the enfant terrible of contemporary Japanese literature. Awarded the prestigious Akutagawa Prize in 1976 for his first book, he has gone on to explore with cinematic intensity the themes of violence and technology in contemporary Japanese society.
Written in 1887, The Lottery Ticket by Anton Chekhov tells the tale of Ivan Dmitritch and his wife, who mistakenly believe they have won the lottery.
Coming out in August, a story of a powerful Chinese family’s fall from grace by the fabulous Zhang Yueran and the latest surrealist horror masterpiece from Chuck Tingle. Enjoy 5 Wonderful New Books for August 2025
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald was first published in 1925. Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, New York, the novel tells the story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan.
The New Racket by Dashiell Hammett was published in Black Mask, February 15, 1924, Collected Stories. The story also appears elsewhere with the title Judge Laughed Last.
Argentina has a rich literary history with some great authors such as Jorge Luis Borges and Julio Cortázar. We’ve selected some classics and some contemporary masterpieces for our 5 Amazing Argentinian Books to Read in English. Enjoy!
First published in 1893, The Bridge Builders by Rudyard Kipling is a tale of the revenge of the earth, in this case, specifically, Mother Gunga, Goddess of the River Ganga, against the men who confine her power.
