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Biographies & Memoirs
Children's Books
History
Literature & Fiction
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Religion & Spirituality
Romance
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Teen & Young Adult

Previous Best Books Lists

Best Books of 2023
Best Books of 2022
Best Books of 2021
Best Books of 2020
Best Books of 2019
Best Books of 2018

Books by State® Lists

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022 Children's Books
2022 Fiction
2023 Nonfiction
2013 Lookback - Nonfiction
2013 Lookback - Fiction
2023 Fiction
2023 Nonfiction

Best Sellers

Romance
Biographies & Memoirs
Children's Books
History
Literature & Fiction
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Religion & Spirituality
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Teen & Young Adult

New Releases

Biographies & Memoirs
Children's Books
History
Literature & Fiction
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Religion & Spirituality
Romance
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Teen & Young Adult

Literature & Fiction

The Women
The Women
Kristin Hannah

from $22.63

James: A Novel
James: A Novel
Percival Everett

from $21.08

Table for Two
Table for Two
Amor Towles

from $22.84

Wandering Stars: A novel
Wandering Stars: A novel
Tommy Orange

from $21.69

Long Island
Long Island
Colm Tóibín

from $15.28

Swan Song
Swan Song
Elin Hilderbrand

from $15.28

The God of the Woods
The God of the Woods
Liz Moore

from $23.31

Good Material: A novel
Good Material: A novel
Dolly Alderton

from $21.08

Mind Games
Mind Games
Nora Roberts

from $21.65

You Like It Darker: Stories
You Like It Darker: Stories
Stephen King

from $21.09

All Fours
All Fours
Miranda July

from $21.69

Martyr!
Martyr!
Kaveh Akbar

from $20.47

The London Bookshop Affair: A Novel
The London Bookshop Affair: A Novel
Louise Fein

from $5.99

The Friendship Club: a novel
The Friendship Club: a novel
Robyn Carr

from $7.49

The Wedding People
The Wedding People
Alison Espach

from $21.05

History & Biography

Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
Salman Rushdie

from $14.79

An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s
An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s
Doris Kearns Goodwin

from $24.29

Medgar and Myrlie
Medgar and Myrlie
Joy-Ann Reid

from $21.65

The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
Erik Larson

from $22.49

The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
Hampton Sides

from $23.69

The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore
The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore
Evan Friss

from $22.98

There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
Hanif Abdurraqib

from $22.84

My Beloved Monster: Masha, the Half-wild Rescue Cat Who Rescued Me
My Beloved Monster: Masha, the Half-wild Rescue Cat Who Rescued Me
Caleb Carr

from $23.53

The Backyard Bird Chronicles
The Backyard Bird Chronicles
Amy Tan

from $26.99

When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day
When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day
Garrett M. Graff

from $23.67

Challenger: An American Tragedy
Challenger: An American Tragedy
Adam Higginbotham

from $23.19

Too Small a World: The Life of Mother Frances Cabrini
Too Small a World: The Life of Mother Frances Cabrini
Theodore Maynard

from $15.97

Why We Read: On Our Lifelong Love Affair with Books
Why We Read: On Our Lifelong Love Affair with Books
Shannon Reed

from $19.59

Trailer Park Parable: A Memoir of How Three Brothers Strove to Rise Above Their Broken Past, Find Forgiveness, and Forge a Hopeful Future
Trailer Park Parable: A Memoir of How Three Brothers Strove to Rise Above Their Broken Past, Find Forgiveness, and Forge a Hopeful Future
Tyler Zed

from $15.99

We Are Experiencing a Slight Delay: (Tips, Tales, Travels)
We Are Experiencing a Slight Delay: (Tips, Tales, Travels)
Gary Janetti

from $20.82

Romance

Funny Story
Funny Story
Emily Henry

from $21.69

Bride
Bride
Ali Hazelwood

from $15.29

If Only I Had Told Her
If Only I Had Told Her
Laura Nowlin

from $11.30

Leopard's Hunt
Leopard's Hunt
Christine Feehan

from $6.99

King of Sloth
King of Sloth
Ana Huang

from $11.69

Heartbeat
Heartbeat
Sharon Sala

from $5.99

This Could Be Us
This Could Be Us
Kennedy Ryan

from $13.29

Just for the Summer
Just for the Summer
Abby Jimenez

from $12.99

The Paradise Problem
The Paradise Problem
Christina Lauren

from $15.74

The Dixon Rule
The Dixon Rule
Elle Kennedy

from $11.39

Dark Restraint (Dark Olympus, 7)
Dark Restraint (Dark Olympus, 7)
Katee Robert

from $14.05

The Au Pair Affair: A Novel (Big Shots, 2)
The Au Pair Affair: A Novel (Big Shots, 2)
Tessa Bailey

from $15.74

A Love Song for Ricki Wilde
A Love Song for Ricki Wilde
Tia Williams

from $14.67

Romantic Comedy
Romantic Comedy
Curtis Sittenfeld

from $4.89

Joy: A Novel
Joy: A Novel
Danielle Steel

from $21.70

Mystery & Thriller

Three-Inch Teeth
Three-Inch Teeth
C.J. Box

from $15.75

The Housemaid Is Watching
The Housemaid Is Watching
Freida McFadden

from $20.09

The Hunter: A Novel
The Hunter: A Novel
Tana French

from $15.09

Calamity of Souls
Calamity of Souls
David Baldacci

from $10.39

First Lie Wins
First Lie Wins
Ashley Elston

from $15.19

What Feasts at Night
What Feasts at Night
T. Kingfisher

from $16.37

The Fury
The Fury
Alex Michaelides

from $8.29

Random in Death
Random in Death
J.D. Robb

from $9.98

The Teacher
The Teacher
Freida McFadden

from $11.39

Spirit Crossing
Spirit Crossing
William Kent Krueger

from $22.34

All the Colors of the Dark: A Novel
All the Colors of the Dark: A Novel
Chris Whitaker

from $22.63

Toxic Prey
Toxic Prey
John Sandford

from $13.09

The Night Island
The Night Island
Jayne Ann Krentz

from $8.89

Still See You Everywhere
Still See You Everywhere
Lisa Gardner

from $9.79

Science Fiction & Fantasy

House of Flame and Shadow
House of Flame and Shadow
Sarah J. Maas

from $23.37

Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands
Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands
Fawcett Heather

from $20.22

The Familiar: A Novel
The Familiar: A Novel
Leigh Bardugo

from $16.62

The Ministry of Time: A Novel
The Ministry of Time: A Novel
Kaliane Bradley

from $19.59

Heavenbreaker
Heavenbreaker
Sara Wolf

from $11.99

Reckless
Reckless
Lauren Roberts

from $16.81

Apprentice to the Villain
Apprentice to the Villain
Hannah Nicole Maehrer

from $42.44

Service Model
Service Model
Adrian Tchaikovsky

from $19.59

Beautyland
Beautyland
Marie-Helene Bertino

from $20.83

The Other Valley
The Other Valley
Scott Alexander Howard

from $16.89

A Fate Inked in Blood: Book One of the Saga of the Unfated
A Fate Inked in Blood: Book One of the Saga of the Unfated
Danielle L. Jensen

from $15.69

The Mercy of Gods (The Captive's War, 1)
The Mercy of Gods (The Captive's War, 1)
James S.A. Corey

from $22.98

Exordia
Exordia
Seth Dickinson

from $18.98

The Fox Wife: A Novel
The Fox Wife: A Novel
Yangsze Choo

from $12.29

New Adventures in Space Opera
New Adventures in Space Opera

from $15.26

Children's

Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #12): From the Creator of Captain Underpants
Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #12): From the Creator of Captain Underpants
Dav Pilkey

from $9.19

Waverider: A Graphic Novel
Waverider: A Graphic Novel
Kazu Kibuishi

from $12.73

The One and Only Family
The One and Only Family
Katherine Applegate

from $15.90

Buffalo Fluffalo
Buffalo Fluffalo
Bess Kalb

from $15.99

Ferris
Ferris
Kate DiCamillo

from $8.99

From Badger to Worse
From Badger to Worse
John Patrick Green

from $11.83

Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

from $13.56

Olivetti
Olivetti
Allie Millington

from $8.99

Ahoy!
Ahoy!

from $16.14

Luigi, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten
Luigi, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten
Michelle Knudsen

from $12.59

Baker Makers
Baker Makers

from $16.37

The Yellow Bus
The Yellow Bus
Loren Long

from $16.14

Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor
Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor
Alan Gratz

from $14.86

Penelope Rex and the Problem with Pets
Penelope Rex and the Problem with Pets
Ryan T. Higgins

from $15.99

Cookbooks

5 Ingredients Mediterranean: Simple Incredible Food
5 Ingredients Mediterranean: Simple Incredible Food
Jamie Oliver

from $29.12

Rhett & Link Present: The Mythical Cookbook: 10 Simple Rules for Cooking Deliciously, Eating Happily, and Living Mythically
Rhett & Link Present: The Mythical Cookbook: 10 Simple Rules for Cooking Deliciously, Eating Happily, and Living Mythically
Josh Scherer

from $23.83

Cooking in Real Life: Delicious and Doable Recipes for Every Day
Cooking in Real Life: Delicious and Doable Recipes for Every Day
Lidey Heuck

from $18.99

Pizza Night: Deliciously Doable Recipes for Pizza and Salad
Pizza Night: Deliciously Doable Recipes for Pizza and Salad
Alexandra Stafford

from $22.85

Old Time Hawkey's Recipes from the Cedar Swamp
Old Time Hawkey's Recipes from the Cedar Swamp
Old Time Hawkey

from $23.53

Health Nut: A Feel-Good Cookbook
Health Nut: A Feel-Good Cookbook
Jess Damuck

from $25.90

Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Recipes and Stories from Five Generations of Black Mountain Cooks
Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Recipes and Stories from Five Generations of Black Mountain Cooks
Crystal Wilkinson

from $22.63

PlantYou: Scrappy Cooking: 140+ Plant-Based Zero-Waste Recipes That Are Good for You, Your Wallet, and the Planet
PlantYou: Scrappy Cooking: 140+ Plant-Based Zero-Waste Recipes That Are Good for You, Your Wallet, and the Planet
Carleigh Bodrug

from $22.59

Modern Asian Kitchen: Essential and Easy Recipes for Dim Sum, Dumplings, Stir-Fries, Ramen, Rice Bowls, Bibimbaps, Pho, and More
Modern Asian Kitchen: Essential and Easy Recipes for Dim Sum, Dumplings, Stir-Fries, Ramen, Rice Bowls, Bibimbaps, Pho, and More
Kat Lieu

from $20.77

Niçoise: Market-Inspired Cooking from France's Sunniest City
Niçoise: Market-Inspired Cooking from France's Sunniest City
Rosa Jackson

from $36.99

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