Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.

Books

Time: Annabel Gutterman: The 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2023

07 December 2023

Some People Need Killing - Patricia Evangelista

Annabel Gutterman: The 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2023, as published by Time Magazine

[see also The 10 Best Fiction Books of 2023The 10 Best Fiction Books of 2022The 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2022The 10 Best Fiction Books of 2021The 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2021]

Fresh Air: Maureen Corrigan: Top 10 Books of 2023

06 December 2023

How to Say Babylon - Safiya Sinclair

Maureen Corrigan: Top 10 Books of 2023, as aired on NPR’s Fresh Air

[see also 202220212020201920182017201620152011]

Nonfiction

Fiction

Slate: Dan Kois: The 10 Best Books of 2023

05 December 2023

Mobility - Lydia Kiesling

Dan Kois: The 10 Best Books of 2023, as published by Slate

[see also 202220202019]

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

05 December 2023

Absolution - Alice McDermott

Bethanne Patrick: Five Best Fiction Works of 2023, as published by The Los Angeles Times

[see also 20222021]

Los Angeles Times: Hillary Kelly: Five Best Novels of 2023

05 December 2023

Mild Vertigo - Mieko Kanai

Hillary Kelly: Five Best Novels of 2023, as published by The Los Angeles Times

[see also 2021]

Los Angeles Times: Mark Athitakis: Five Best Novels of 2023

05 December 2023

Same Bed Different Dreams - Ed Park

Mark Athitakis: Five Best Novels of 2023, as published by The Los Angeles Times

[see also 20222021]

Vulture: Maris Kreizman: The Best Books of 2023

05 December 2023

Doppelganger - Naomi Klein

Maris Kreizman: The Best Books of 2023, as published by New York Magazine’s Vulture

Atlantic: The Best Books of 2023

05 December 2023

The Best Minds - Jonathan Rosen

The Atlantic: The Best Books of 2023, which they're calling "The Atlantic 10" and "the books that made us think the most this year"

[see also 202220212019]

Slate: Laura Miller: The 10 Best Books of 2023

05 December 2023

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store - James McBride

Laura Miller: The 10 Best Books of 2023, as published by Slate

[see also 202220212020201920182017]

Library Journal: Best Literary Fiction of 2023

04 December 2023

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store - James McBride

Library Journal: Best Literary Fiction of 2023, posted along with a number of other genre-focused lists

[see also 20222021202020192017201620122011]