Paste Magazine's Best Books of the Decade(2000-2009)

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Paste Magazine, 26 Books

The top 20 best books of the 2000s by Paste Magazine. It includes both fiction and nonfiction.

This list was originally published in 2009 and was added to this site over 12 years ago.

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Cover of 'The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay' by Michael Chabon

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay

Cover of 'A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius' by Dave Eggers

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

Cover of 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy

The Road

Cormac McCarthy

Cover of 'Gilead' by Marilynne Robinson

Gilead

Marilynne Robinson

Cover of 'Middlesex' by Jeffrey Eugenides

Middlesex

Jeffrey Eugenides

Cover of 'The Book Thief' by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Cover of 'Blankets' by Craig Thompson

Blankets

Cover of 'The Year of Magical Thinking' by Joan Didion

The Year of Magical Thinking

Cover of 'Everything Is Illuminated' by Jonathan Safran Foer

Everything Is Illuminated

Jonathan Safran Foer

Cover of 'Consider The Lobster' by David Foster Wallace

Consider The Lobster

David Foster Wallace

Cover of 'Me Talk Pretty One Day' by David Sedaris

Me Talk Pretty One Day

Cover of 'Slavery by Another Name' by Douglas A. Blackmon

Slavery by Another Name

Douglas A. Blackmon

Cover of 'Atonement' by Ian McEwan

Atonement

Cover of 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' by J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Cover of 'Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone' by J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone

Cover of 'Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets' by J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets

Cover of 'Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban' by J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban

Cover of 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' by J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Cover of 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' by J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Cover of 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' by J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Cover of 'Fast Food Nation' by Eric Schlosser

Fast Food Nation

Cover of 'Netherland' by Joseph O'Neill

Netherland

Cover of 'Let's Talk About Love' by Carl Wilson

Let's Talk About Love

Cover of 'Blue Like Jazz' by Donald Miller

Blue Like Jazz

Cover of 'The Tipping Point' by Malcolm Gladwell

The Tipping Point

Malcolm Gladwell

Cover of 'Killing Yourself to Live' by Chuck Klosterman

Killing Yourself to Live

Chuck Klosterman