Best books to read: Discover the best books

Discover the best books in the world, ranked by experts, sales, and ratings. Browse genres, book types, and recommendations from celebrities and authors. NB that “recently,” in this case, meant the last 25 years (we’re long-term thinkers), and that rather than ask respondents to choose the best book published in the last 25 years, we asked them simply to pick the best books they read in the last 25 years, to get a more accurate sense of, well, what people are reading , be it new or old. Unearth literature's shining jewels in our meticulously curated 'Most Recommended Books ' list. Bursting with riveting plots, unforgettable characters and remarkable wisdom, these books promise a literary feast, carefully picked from different genres; ideal for the lover of the written word in search of unseen literary delights.