Year-End Lists

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

« 2023
The Vaster Wilds - Lauren Groff

Dan Kois: Slate The 10 Best Books of 2023

Bellies - Nicola Dinan

Them Our 23 Favorite LGBTQ+ Books of 2023

Wednesday's Child - Yiyun Li

Bethanne Patrick: Los Angeles Times Five Best Fiction Works of 2023

The Vaster Wilds - Lauren Groff

Hillary Kelly: Los Angeles Times Five Best Novels of 2023

Loot - Tania James

Mark Athitakis: Los Angeles Times Five Best Novels of 2023

Doppelganger - Naomi Klein

Maris Kreizman: New York The Best Books of 2023

The Iliad - Homer, translated by Emily Wilson

Atlantic The Best Books of 2023

Birnam Wood - Eleanor Catton

Laura Miller: Slate The 10 Best Books of 2023

Let Us Descend - Jesmyn Ward

Library Journal Best Literary Fiction of 2023

Chain-Gang All-Stars - Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Esquire The 20 Best Books of 2023

The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory - Tim Alberta

Economist The Best Books of 2023

Master Slave Husband Wife - Ilyon Woo

New Yorker The Best Books of 2023

Eastbound - Maylis de Kerangal

New York Times The 10 Best Books of 2023

Prophet Song - Paul Lynch

The Booker Prize 2023 Award

Tom Lake - Ann Patchett

New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2023

The Bee Sting - Paul Murray

New York Public Library Best Books of 2023

The Guest - Emma Cline

Financial Times Best Fiction of 2023

Yellowface - R.F. Kuang

Chicago Public Library Top 10 Books of 2023

King - Jonathan Eig

BookPage The Best Nonfiction of 2023

Happiness Falls - Angie Kim

BookPage The Best Fiction of 2023

Monsters - Claire Dederer

Powell's Books Best Nonfiction of 2023

The Guest - Emma Cline

Powell's Books Best Fiction of 2023

Bellies - Nicola Dinan

Book Riot Best Books of 2023

Blackouts - Justin Torres

National Book Award Fiction 2023