Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.

2019
The Dutch House - Ann Patchett

Boston.com The 18 Best Books of 2019

In the Dream House - Carmen Maria Machado

BookPage Best Nonfiction Books of 2019

The Nickel Boys - Colson Whitehead

BookPage Best Fiction Books of 2019

Trust Exercise - Susan Choi

Barack Obama Favorite Books of 2019

The Topeka School - Ben Lerner

Atlantic The 15 Best Books of 2019

Trust Exercise - Susan Choi

Publishers Weekly 10 Best Books of 2019

Trust Exercise - Susan Choi

Electric Lit 15 Best Novels of 2019

How We Fight for Our Lives - Saeed Jones

Electric Lit 15 Best Nonfiction Books of 2019

Disappearing Earth - Julia Phillips

New York Public Library 10 Best Books of 2019

The Dutch House - Ann Patchett

BuzzFeed Best Fiction and Nonfiction of 2019

Cleanness - Garth Greenwell

Commonweal: Anthony Domestico 2019 Books in Review

Juliet the Maniac - Juliet Escoria

Dennis Cooper Favorite Fiction and Nonfiction of 2019

Hyperallergic Top 25 Books of 2019

Janis - Holly George-Warren

No Depression Top Music Books of 2019

Death Is Hard Work - Khaled Khalifa

Wall Street Journal The Best Books of 2019

The Nickel Boys - Colson Whitehead

Vox: Constance Grady The Best Books I Read in 2019

Girl, Woman, Other - Bernardine Evaristo

Powell's Books Best Fiction of 2019

Normal People - Sally Rooney

Entertainment Weekly The 10 Best Books of 2019

Eve's Hollywood - Eve Babitz

KCRW: Michael Silverblatt Best Books of 2019

The Topeka School - Ben Lerner

Vulture: Molly Young The Best Books of 2019

Trick Mirror - Jia Tolentino

Powell's Books Best Nonfiction of 2019

The Nickel Boys - Colson Whitehead

Fresh Air: Maureen Corrigan Favorite Books of 2019

Normal People - Sally Rooney

Slate: Laura Miller The 10 Best Books of 2019

Fleishman Is in Trouble - Taffy Brodesser-Akner

Shelf Awareness Best Books of 2019