As we close the book on 2023 and enter a new reading era in 2024, we want to highlight the 20 most-viewed books on the RGC website from the past twelve months.
How many of these fabulous titles did you read this year? Which ones will you add to your TBR pile? We love that this year’s RGC reading wrap-up includes a variety of genres (fiction, nonfiction, and young adult) in addition to formats (audiobooks alongside traditional print books)!
1. The Second Life of Mirielle West
by Amanda Skenandore
2. The Poet X
by Elizabeth Acevedo
3. Birnam Wood
by Eleanor Catton
4. The Island of Missing Trees
by Elif Shafak
5. The Second Mrs. Astor
by Shana Abé
6. Bad Summer People
by Emma Rosenblum
7. The Golden Couple
by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
8. Under the Whispering Door
by TJ Klune
9. The Woman in the Library
by Sulari Gentill
10. The House of Lincoln
by Nancy Horan
11. I Must Betray You
by Ruta Sepetys
12. Ghost Boys
by Jewell Parker Rhodes
13. This is Happiness
by Niall Williams
14. The Spanish Daughter
by Lorena Hughes
15. Small Things Like These
by Claire Keegan
16. Dust Child
by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
17. The Lonely Hearts Book Club
by Lucy Gilmore
18. Yellowface
by R.F. Kuang
19. Shutter
by Ramona Emerson
20. The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot
by Marianne Cronin
Looking for more great reads from 2023? Browse all of the themed reading lists on our blog!