Year-End Lists

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

« 2023
Mobility - Lydia Kiesling

Dan Kois: Slate The 10 Best Books of 2023

Open Throat - Henry Hoke

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

Same Bed Different Dreams - Ed Park

Mark Athitakis: Los Angeles Times Five Best Novels of 2023

Doppelganger - Naomi Klein

Maris Kreizman: New York The Best Books of 2023

Ordinary Notes - Christina Sharpe

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

Blackouts - Justin Torres

New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2023

The Bee Sting - Paul Murray

New York Public Library Best Books of 2023

The Fraud - Zadie Smith

Financial Times Best Fiction of 2023

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

Chicago Public Library Top 10 Books of 2023

A Fever in the Heartland - Timothy Egan

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

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

Powell's Books Best Fiction of 2023

The Vaster Wilds - Lauren Groff

Book Riot Best Books of 2023

Blackouts - Justin Torres

National Book Award Fiction 2023