Tuesday, September 22, 2026
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We're lucky to live in a time when our greatest writers—Emily St. John Mandel, Marlon James, and Ann Patchett among them—are at the absolute peak of their powers. If your reading list is running low, we (and they!) have you covered below.—Brady Langmann, senior entertainment editor
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Household names like Emily St. John Mandel, Marlon James, and Ann Patchett have soared with blockbuster novels.
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Back in January, I had a feeling 2026 was going to be a special year for books, and here at the onset of autumn, my optimism has been rewarded. After a spring filled with highlights by Louise Erdrich, Amal El-Mohtar, Namwali Serpell, and Ben Lerner, the summer delivered another crop of new, award-worthy books.
Household names like Emily St. John Mandel, Marlon James, Ann Patchett, and Robert Jackson Bennett returned with spectacular new novels, while Mahmud El Sayed and Shannon Sanders penned praiseworthy debuts. The journalists Yeganeh Torbati and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin wrote a nonfiction mosaic that rivals Patrick Radden Keefe’s London Falling among the year’s best, and the ever-reliable novelists Grant Ginder, Téa Obreht, and Ray Nayler turned in some of their best work yet.
As the nights grow longer and colder, cuddle up with one of the science-fiction, fantasy, history, mystery, or short-story books on our list
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Here at Esquire, we’re not shy about our love of a good, stiff drink. Perhaps that’s why we’ve been so distressed by the data that has been published over the past few years claiming young people don’t imbibe like they used to. Mercifully, that myth has been busted. A recent report from the IWSR has shown that 74 percent of Gen Z adults are enjoying alcohol, up from 66 percent just a few years back. (Did anyone even consider that maybe most of them weren’t 21 yet?)
When they’re not drinking canned cocktails—and they shouldn’t be, in our opinion—they’re reaching for spirits over beer and wine. That’s something we can get behind. So let’s celebrate with a drink, shall we?
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Think of the quintessential dive watch and chances are you’re thinking of a Rolex Sub. And you’d be right; it’s a no-brainer. We thought the same. The Rolex Submariner is the dive watch against which so many others are measured. More than 70 years after its debut, its combination of rugged utility and wear-with-anything adaptability remains difficult to beat. The problem, of course, is getting a new one—and splashing down the cash for it.
Fortunately, you don’t need to dive too deep into your pocket to get your hands on a Sub-stitute. From sub-$500 mechanical workhorses to serious Swiss luxury pieces, there are alternatives that deliver much of the Sub’s appeal—and, in some cases, a character entirely their own. Whether you want something with the same clean black-bezel formula or simply a brilliant diver for your budget, these are the Rolex Submariner alternatives worth knowing about.
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