Over the years, Alain de Botton has published 11 nonfiction books that dispense accessible philosophies and insights that can be easily applied to modern life. From “How Proust Can Change Your Life” ...

Philosopher Alain de Botton wrote his Essays on Love in his early 20s. Now he's returned to the subject, with a novel that challenges many assumptions about falling in love and what comes next. Alain ...

One of the most shared articles on the New York Times Web site in 2016 was "Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person", by Alain de Botton. The message of the article, and de Botton’s book "The Course of ...

This sophisticated gazebo of a book is the latest dispatch from the Swiss-born, London-based author of the influential handbook How Proust Can Change Your Life: Not a Novel (1997). Promising to teach ...

One of the most shared articles on the New York Times Web site in 2016 was "Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person", by Alain de Botton. The message of the article, and de Botton’s book "The Course of ...

ALAIN De Botton strides, long-legged, across the lawn at Edinburgh’s Royal Botanic Garden. He is looking for the specific tree under which the central characters of his latest ...

IS THE VERY IDEA of an intelligent self-help book a paradox? It is certainly trying to serve two demanding masters: philosophical speculation and practical action. After all, readers don’t pick up ...

Philosopher Alain de Botton, the author of On Love, now moves into fiction to continue his reflections upon the nature of love. De Botton's second novel traces the arc of a romantic relationship, from ...