The Best of Esquire

After years of hard work and low pay, the risks I took to work in publishing are finally paying off. But now, I wonder about the price my family paid, and whether it was too steep.

Does the president really read all those books? The answer might surprise you.

We asked our March cover star, a serious reader, to select five book recommendations. He picked fifteen.

To mark the release of Air, we count down 10 things you need to know about the iconic shoe

It all comes down to the three Gs: grunge, gorp, and graffiti.

In 2013, a fire-sprinkler engineer fell five stories from the rafters of a church, shattered 108 bones, and almost died. Then began his battle to walk and live again.

Herschel Walker is a pioneer in American politics. But here in the Walker campaign's screaming, woofing Election Night ballroom, only one soul recalls what I can’t forget.

How an ancient wisdom helped me piece together my fractured life.

«a command to live fully, intentionally, and humbly. Nothing in life is permanent.»

I never hated my chest. It’s a perfectly fine chest; a good one, and I’m fond of it, even. But it needs to go now, not because it is wrong, or something worth despising, but simply because it is…

The 'Succession' star is feeling introspective as the HBO series that reignited his career comes to a close. On a long ferry ride, and over several rounds of drinks, he talks about where Roman ends…

The directing duo, Daniels, turned down a Marvel offer to make their delightful new movie. We couldn't be happier.

A journey through the strange, semiprofessional world of volunteers and foreign fighters who, one year into Russia’s invasion, are risking everything to defeat the invaders.

I'll never be a father. But when my friends and family members had children, I learned a new way of showing up for others.

These books will change you and challenge you, but above all entertain you.

Ten years after its publication, this literary sensation still casts a long shadow over the psychological thriller market. But does the novel hold up?

In this life, if we're very lucky we get two families: There is the family we're born into. And then there is the family we find.

Christopher Storer gives the backstory of the show of the summer—and what you might expect from Season Two.