About the list
The Wall Street Reading List (WSRL) is a curated library of the best books on finance, business and markets, for anyone working on Wall Street, building a company, or investing their own money.
How books are chosen
Every book on the site is added by our editors. Readers can suggest books, and the editors review every suggestion before it goes on the list.
What the awards mean
Each book gets zero to three awards, to give you a quick read on its quality and staying power:
- Three awards, Essential: required reading. If you read nothing else, read these.
- Two awards, Highly recommended: excellent books that reward the time.
- One award, Recommended: worth reading if the subject interests you.
- No award, Listed: notable books that round out a topic or a year.
The annual lists and collections
Each annual Wall Street Reading List gathers the year's notable business books, ranked by award. Collections group the canon by theme, such as frauds and scandals or the books every intern should read.
Your shelves
With a free account you can track what you have read, keep a want-to-read list, set a yearly reading goal, write reviews, and publish your own lists. Your profile shows your progress through the essential books.
How we use AI
Some book overviews, synopses and key takeaways, and some editorial reviews from the site's early years, were drafted with the help of AI language models and then edited. Language models can make mistakes. If you spot an error, let us know. Reviews written by members are their own.
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