CULT FAVOURITES, TRAILBLAZERS, CHERISHED FRIENDS

CLASSIC BOOKS FOR MODERN READERS

 

W&N Essentials hand-picks titles from the past to create an irresistible reading list for your future.  Fiction or nonfiction, cult or classic, each Essential is a literary jewel – a book that has stood the test of time, that was adored by its first readers, that you will find yourself recommending again and again.

 

Launched in 1949, W&N has been home to some of the 20th century’s most remarkable voices including Vladimir Nabokov, Edna O’Brien, Saul Bellow, Helen Garner, LAURIE COLWIN, Vita Sackville-West and Alice Walker. The W&N Essentials list will look backwards as well as forwards, bringing new life to the imprint’s most beloved classics and introducing new titles to stand alongside them.

 

Check out our full list below.