Year-End Lists

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

Books
The Rediscovery of America - Ned Blackhawk

National Book Award Nonfiction 2023

The Bee Sting - Paul Murray

Washington Post The 10 Best Books of 2023

When Crack Was King - Donovan X. Ramsey

Washington Post 50 Notable Works of Nonfiction in 2023

Tom Lake - Ann Patchett

Washington Post 50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2023

Happiness Falls - Angie Kim

Oprah Daily Best Novels of 2023

Cuddy - Benjamin Myers

Goldsmiths Prize Best Fiction of 2023

Same Bed Different Dreams - Ed Park

Publishers Weekly 10 Best Books of 2023

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store - James McBride

Kirkus Reviews Fiction 2023

Our Migrant Souls - Héctor Tobar

Kirkus Reviews Nonfiction 2023

Demon Copperhead - Barbara Kingsolver

Women's Prize Fiction 2023

Marzahn, mon amour - Katja Oskamp

Dublin Literary Award 2023

God's Children Are Little Broken Things - Arinze Ifeakandu

Dylan Thomas Prize 2023 Award

The Book of Goose - Yiyun Li

PEN/Faulkner Award Fiction 2023

On the Rooftop - Margaret Wilkerson Sexton

San Francisco Chronicle Favorite Books of 2022

South to America - Imani Perry

Traci Thomas: The Stacks Podcast Best Books of 2022

Ducks - Kate Beaton

Andrew Limbong: The Stacks Podcast Best Books of 2022

The School for Good Mothers - Jessamine Chan

Wired The 12 Best Books of 2022

I'm Glad My Mom Died - Jennette McCurdy

Electric Lit Favorite Nonfiction Books of 2022

Either/Or - Elif Batuman

Electric Lit Favorite Novels of 2022

South to America - Imani Perry

Barack Obama Favorite Books of 2022

The Rabbit Hutch - Tess Gunty

New Yorker The Best Fiction and Poetry of 2022

The Invisible Kingdom - Meghan O’Rourke

New Yorker The Best Nonfiction of 2022

Didn't Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta - James Hannaham

Esquire The Best Books of 2022

Stay True - Hua Hsu

Atlantic The Best Books of 2022