The Best Books Of Right Now

If your New Year’s resolution was to read more, then you’ve come to the right place. We’ve rounded up our favorite books of Winter 2023, which range from debut works by emerging voices to new outings for canonical writers. Our favorite books of the season delve into everything from prisons to utopias, slashers to ghost stories, and American dreaming to American failures. Whether you’re into novels, short stories, memoirs, or nonfiction, there’s something here for every type of reader. Not all of these books have hit shelves yet, but if you see something you like, pre-order it now and thank yourself later. When it arrives in your mailbox weeks from now, after you’ve long forgotten about it, it’ll be like a gift from Past You.   [View in Browser]( [Esquire]( [SHOP]( EXCLUSIVE [SUBSCRIBE]( [The Best Books of Winter 2023]( [The Best Books of Winter 2023]( If your New Year’s resolution was to read more, then you’ve come to the right place. We’ve rounded up our favorite books of Winter 2023, which range from debut works by emerging voices to new outings for canonical writers. Our favorite books of the season delve into everything from prisons to utopias, slashers to ghost stories, and American dreaming to American failures. Whether you’re into novels, short stories, memoirs, or nonfiction, there’s something here for every type of reader. Not all of these books have hit shelves yet, but if you see something you like, pre-order it now and thank yourself later. When it arrives in your mailbox weeks from now, after you’ve long forgotten about it, it’ll be like a gift from Past You. [Read More](   [29 Days in February That Created Black History Month]( [29 Days in February That Created Black History Month]( A month's worth of important reminders of how America got here. [Read More]( [It's Time to Break Up With Your Phone at Night—For Good]( [It's Time to Break Up With Your Phone at Night—For Good]( Loftie's cool alarm clock is packed with sleep-focused features for a better night's rest. [Read More](     [Ashton Kutcher Has Been Through It]( [Ashton Kutcher Has Been Through It]( Ashton Kutcher is in pain. He’s been running for ten miles through the streets of Brooklyn, surrounded by thousands of people, and suddenly his body is sending him an emergency distress signal. Kutcher is battling his way through the New York City Marathon on an uncharacteristically humid late-fall morning. But Kutcher isn’t focused on the weather. No, all Kutcher can think about right now is the stabbing pain in his side. He’s telling me the story over lunch at the Soho House in West Hollywood, not far from his Beverly Hills home. Over lunch, and in a follow-up conversation, Kutcher is reflective. The passage of time has given him new perspective on fame and fortune, including his past tabloid travails. [Read More](   [You Need a Good Winter Coat. Here Are 30 of the Best.]( [You Need a Good Winter Coat. Here Are 30 of the Best.]( As the cold creeps in, the perfect winter coat is an essential. [Read More]( [Top Shelf: 9 Grooming Products We’re Excited About Right Now]( [Top Shelf: 9 Grooming Products We’re Excited About Right Now]( Start the new year right with these top picks from Esquire’s Testing Desk. [Read More](     [Stranded in Space]( [Stranded in Space]( Each Saturday, at about two o'clock in the afternoon, Greenwich mean time—sailor's time, the official time zone of the station—there's a ground conference with Houston to plan the upcoming week. Usually, the voice coming out of the radio tells the crew what they already know, and they float around, puttering, keeping their ears half open for news or drama. This time is different. This time, the voice tells Expedition Six to stand by. Inside Mission Control, where the space station's orbit is tracked on a giant screen at the front of the room and technicians sit behind consoles labeled ODIN, OSO, ECLSS, ROBO, and a dozen other things, a debate is unfolding. No one is sure how to tell the crew that Columbia, a shuttle that Bowersox has twice piloted, just came apart in the thin blue-green envelope beneath them. No one is sure how to tell them that seven friends—including Ilan Ramon, who only a few days earlier told Bowersox that he'd give his three children a hug for him, and Willie McCool, with whom Donald Pettit had been playing e-mail chess—are probably gone, too. [Read More](   [90-Day Transformation Challenge: Abs]( Follow Us [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Notice/Notice at Collection]( esquire.com ©2023 Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Magazines, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019