Our “best of the best” returns for 2023! We’ve reviewed the end-of-year best book lists and narrowed them down into one reference guide.
Overwhelmed by what to read from the past year? We’ve gathered the fiction, nonfiction, and young adult titles we recommended in 2023 that also appear on at least one of the favorite lists from:
BookRiot, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Bookpage, New York Times, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Washington Post, NYPL, Shelf Awareness and Powell’s
Check out these “best of the best” books below!
Best of the Best 2023… FICTION
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
Appears on the “best of” lists from BookRiot, Kirkus, New York Times, Powell’s
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
Kirkus, New York Times, Washington Post
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
Kirkus, New York Times, Washington Post
Dearborn by Ghassan Zeineddine
Kirkus, Powell’s
Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
BookRiot
Absolution by Alice McDermott
Kirkus
The Vulnerables by Sigrid Nunez
Kirkus
Devil Makes Three by Ben Fountain
Washington Post
The Liberators by E. J. Koh
Powell’s
Best of the Best 2023… NONFICTION
The Talk by Darrin Bell
Appears on the “best of” lists from New York Public Library, Publishers Weekly, Shelf Awareness
Anansi’s Gold by Yepoka Yeebo
New York Times
Rest Easy by Ximena Vengoechea
BookRiot
Best of the Best 2023… YOUNG ADULT
Remember Us by Jacqueline Woodson
Appears on the “best of” list from New York Public Library
Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley
Powell’s
Curious about the most popular books on the Reading Group Choices site in 2023? We’ve got the top two books from each month listed here!