The earliest years of adulthood—ages 18 to 22, give or take—are deeply formative. Some people spend that period in higher education, where they’re encouraged to read broadly and think deeply about their path forward. But I think anyone in that phase of life can take inspiration from the list of books Anna Holmes named this week as great for graduates. “‘Figuring things out’ is a lifelong endeavor with no guarantee of success,” she writes. But “the best way to locate inspiration is by looking to