Year-End Lists

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

Books
Trust Exercise - Susan Choi

National Book Award Fiction 2019

The Yellow House - Sarah M. Broom

National Book Award Nonfiction 2019

A Visit from the Goon Squad - Jennifer Egan

Lit Hub The 20 Best Novels of the 2010s

The Nickel Boys - Colson Whitehead

Library Journal Best Literary Fiction of 2019

Vogue The Best Novels of 2019

Ducks, Newburyport - Lucy Ellmann

Goldsmiths Prize Best Fiction of 2019

The Sellout - Paul Beatty

Time The 10 Best Fiction Books of the 2010s

The Water Dancer - Ta-Nehisi Coates

O Magazine The Best Books of 2019

The Testaments - Margaret Atwood

She Reads The Best Books of 2019

Time The 10 Best Nonfiction Books of the 2010s

Lit Hub The 20 Best Works of Nonfiction of the 2010s

How We Fight for Our Lives - Saeed Jones

Kirkus Reviews Nonfiction 2019

The Nickel Boys - Colson Whitehead

Kirkus Reviews Fiction 2019

The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead

Paste The 40 Best Novels of the 2010s

The Testaments - Margaret Atwood

The Booker Prize 2019 Award

No Visible Bruises - Rachel Louise Snyder

Esquire The Best Nonfiction Books of 2019

An American Marriage - Tayari Jones

Women's Prize Fiction 2019

Barracoon - Zora Neale Hurston

Harper’s Bazaar The 13 Best Books of 2018

Ann Patchett: PBS Best Books of 2018

Carlos Lozada: PBS Best Books of 2018

Barack Obama Favorite Books of 2018

Maria Popova Favorite Books of 2018

O Magazine 15 Best Books of 2018

Chicago Public Library 10 Best Books of 2018