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Books about living longer

Popular books on aging, from the science to everyday habits, plus memoirs and novels. For each one: what it covers, and how far the research on its topics has got. We don't rate books.

Big-picture science

Cover of LifespanBig-picture scienceLifespanDavid Sinclair and Matthew D. LaPlante · 20194ExerciseCover of Why We DieBig-picture scienceWhy We DieVenki Ramakrishnan · 2024Cover of AgelessBig-picture scienceAgelessAndrew Steele · 2020Cover of Jellyfish Age BackwardsBig-picture scienceJellyfish Age BackwardsNicklas Brendborg and Elizabeth de Noma · 2022Cover of Ending AgingBig-picture scienceEnding AgingAubrey de Grey · 2007Cover of The Telomere EffectBig-picture scienceThe Telomere EffectDr. Elizabeth Blackburn and Dr. Elissa Epel · 20174ExerciseCover of Spring ChickenBig-picture scienceSpring ChickenBill Gifford · 2015Super AgersEric J. TopolBig-picture scienceSuper AgersEric J. Topol · 2025Cover of Being MortalBig-picture scienceBeing MortalAtul Gawande · 2014ElderhoodLouise AronsonBig-picture scienceElderhoodLouise Aronson · 2019

Practical habits

Cover of OutlivePractical habitsOutlivePeter Attia and Bill Gifford · 20234ExerciseCover of Young ForeverPractical habitsYoung ForeverMark Hyman · 20234ExerciseCover of Younger Next YearPractical habitsYounger Next YearChris Crowley · 20054ExerciseCover of Keep SharpPractical habitsKeep SharpSanjay Gupta · 2020Cover of Successful AgingPractical habitsSuccessful AgingDaniel J. Levitin · 2020Cover of Built to MovePractical habitsBuilt to MoveJuliet Starrett and Kelly Starrett · 20234ExerciseCover of The Good LifePractical habitsThe Good LifeDr. Robert Waldinger, MD · 2023Cover of Growing YoungPractical habitsGrowing YoungMarta Zaraska · 20204ExerciseCover of IkigaiPractical habitsIkigaiHéctor García and Francesc Miralles · 2016Cover of Life ForcePractical habitsLife ForceTony Robbins and Peter H. Diamandis · 2022

Food and diet

Cover of The Blue ZonesFood and dietThe Blue ZonesDan Buettner · 2008Cover of The Blue Zones KitchenFood and dietThe Blue Zones KitchenDan Buettner · 2019Cover of The Longevity DietFood and dietThe Longevity DietValter Longo · 2018Cover of How Not to AgeFood and dietHow Not to AgeMichael Greger · 20222Quercetin2Spermidine2Vitamin C serumCover of How Not to DieFood and dietHow Not to DieMichael Greger and Gene Stone · 2015Cover of The Longevity ParadoxFood and dietThe Longevity ParadoxDr. Steven R Gundry MD · 2019

Memoir

Cover of Somewhere Towards the EndMemoirSomewhere Towards the EndDiana Athill · 2008Cover of Old AgeMemoirOld AgeMichael E. Kinsley · 2016Cover of Nothing to Be Frightened OfMemoirNothing to Be Frightened OfJulian Barnes · 2008Cover of The View from 80MemoirThe View from 80Malcolm Cowley · 1980

Fiction

Cover of The Picture of Dorian GrayFictionThe Picture of Dorian GrayOscar Wilde · 1890Cover of Tuck EverlastingFictionTuck EverlastingNatalie Babbitt · 1975Cover of The ImmortalistsFictionThe ImmortalistsChloe Benjamin · 2014Cover of The PostmortalFictionThe PostmortalDrew Magary · 2011Cover of Methuselah's ChildrenFictionMethuselah's ChildrenRobert A. Heinlein · 1958Cover of Still AliceFictionStill AliceLisa Genova · 2007Cover of ARIA: After the SingularityFictionARIA: After the SingularityYale Marc · 2026Written by the founder of Longevity Verdict.

Book details come from Open Library and publishers' pages. The research stage next to a topic describes the research on that topic, not the book.