Books Everyone Should Read at Least Once

Many people rediscovered a love for reading in lockdown (especially Bloomsbury, which reported its best profits since 2008), many people are rediscovering reading through TikTok, and many people never stopped loving picking up a fresh book (or re-reading an old one). Introducing the C&TH book club, our ultimate list of the books everyone should read at least once in their lives.

‘A book is not only a friend, it makes friends for you. When you have possessed a book with mind and spirit, you are enriched. But when you pass it on you are enriched threefold.’
― Henry Miller

Books Everyone Should Read at Least Once

From The Secret History to Middlemarch, all-consuming YA romance to serious biographies, the C&TH team has varied opinions on what everyone should read once. Here are our picks…