Year-End Lists

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

Books
Blackouts - Justin Torres

Boston Globe Books We Loved in 2023

Eastbound - Maylis de Kerangal

Vanity Fair Our 20 Favorite Books of 2023

Let Us Descend - Jesmyn Ward

Paste The Best Novels of 2023

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

Chicago Tribune: Christopher Borrelli 10 Best Books for 2023

Biography of X - Catherine Lacey

Time: Annabel Gutterman The 10 Best Fiction Books of 2023

Some People Need Killing - Patricia Evangelista

Time: Annabel Gutterman The 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2023

How to Say Babylon - Safiya Sinclair

Fresh Air: Maureen Corrigan Top 10 Books of 2023

Mobility - Lydia Kiesling

Slate: Dan Kois The 10 Best Books of 2023

Blackouts - Justin Torres

Them Our 23 Favorite LGBTQ+ Books of 2023

Absolution - Alice McDermott

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

Mild Vertigo - Mieko Kanai

Los Angeles Times: Hillary Kelly Five Best Novels of 2023

Commitment - Mona Simpson

Los Angeles Times: Mark Athitakis Five Best Novels of 2023

Doppelganger - Naomi Klein

Vulture: Maris Kreizman The Best Books of 2023

Birnam Wood - Eleanor Catton

Atlantic The Best Books of 2023

Fire Weather - John Vaillant

Slate: Laura Miller The 10 Best Books of 2023

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store - James McBride

Library Journal Best Literary Fiction of 2023

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

Esquire The 20 Best Books of 2023

Some People Need Killing - Patricia Evangelista

Economist The Best Books of 2023

Some People Need Killing - Patricia Evangelista

New Yorker The Best Books of 2023

The Fraud - Zadie Smith

New York Times The 10 Best Books of 2023

Prophet Song - Paul Lynch

The Booker Prize 2023 Award

The Iliad - Homer, translated by Emily Wilson

New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2023

Land of Milk and Honey - C Pam Zhang

New York Public Library Best Books of 2023

Our Strangers - Lydia Davis

Financial Times Best Fiction of 2023