The Greatest Books Since 1990

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
17152 Hotel On The Corner Of Bitter And Sweet Jamie Ford 2009 American English
17152 Summa Contra Gentiles Thomas Aquinas 1992 Italian Latin
17152 Don't Let's Go To The Dogs Tonight Alexandra Fuller 2001 British English
17152 The Ninth Hour Alice McDermott 2017 American English
17152 Iq Joe Ide 2016 American English
17152 The Glass Universe Dava Sobel 2016 American English
17152 The Nest Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney 2016 American English
17152 The Language Of Flowers Vanessa Diffenbaugh 2011 American English
17152 Mary Coin Marisa Silver 2013 American English
17152 The World According To Star Wars Cass R. Sunstein 2016 American English
17152 Saga, Volume 4 Brian K. Vaughan 2014 American English
17152 Death Comes To Pemberley P. D. James 2011 British English
17152 Dreadnought Robert K. Massie 1991 American English
17152 Revolutionary Characters Gordon S. Wood 2006 American English
17152 Lincoln Fred Kaplan 2008 American English
17152 The First American H.W. Brands 2000 American English
17152 Naruto, Vol. 1 Masashi Kishimoto 1999 Japanese Japanese
17152 Death Of A Peer Ngaio Marsh 1996 New Zealand English
17152 When Christ And His Saints Slept Sharon Kay Penman 1995 American English
17152 Breakfast With Buddha Roland Merullo 2007 American English
17152 The Penderwicks Jeanne Birdsall 2005 American English
17152 Traveling Mercies Anne Lamott 1999 American English
17152 The Murder Room P. D. James 2003 British English
17152 The Silent Woman Edward Marston 1994 British English
17152 Playing For Keeps David Halberstam 1999 American English
17152 The Archer's Tale Bernard Cornwell 2000 British English
17152 Sleepers Lorenzo Carcaterra 1995 American English
17152 The Professor And The Madman Simon Winchester 1998 British English
17152 The Lexus And The Olive Tree Thomas L. Friedman 1999 American English
17152 The Orchid Thief Susan Orlean 1998 American English
17152 The Birchbark House Louise Erdrich 1999 American English
17152 The Hinge Factor Erik Durschmied 1999 Unknown English
17152 In The Wake Of The Plague Norman F. Cantor 2001 American English
17152 Bee Season Myla Goldberg 2000 American English
17152 The List Yomi Adegoke 2023 British English
17152 Good Talk, Dad Bill Geist, Willie Geist 2014 American English
17152 The Revolt Of The Public And The Crisis Of Authority In The New Millennium Martin Gurri 2014 Unknown English
17152 The Siege Ben Macintyre 2024 Unknown English
17152 The Burrow Melanie Cheng 2024 Unknown English
17152 Näku Dhäruk Clare Wright 2024 Unknown English
17152 Rapture Emily Maguire 2024 Australian English
17152 Faces Of Moderation Aurelian Craiutu 2016 Unknown English
17152 Crimes Of The Cross Anne Manne 2024 Unknown English
17152 Shakespeare Is Hard, But So Is Life Fintan O'Toole 2002 Irish English
17152 The Cracked Mirror Chris Brookmyre 2024 British English
17152 Children Of Paradise Camilla Grudova 2022 Canadian English
17152 France On Trial Julian Jackson 2023 Unknown English
17152 A Little Trickerie Rosanna Pike 2024 Unknown English
17152 Burn Book Kara Swisher 2024 Unknown English
17152 Chasing Hope Nicholas Kristof 2024 American English
17152 Host City David Owen Kelly 2024 Unknown English
17152 Excitable Boy Dominic Gordon 2024 Unknown English
17152 Justice And Hope Raimond Gaita 2024 Unknown English
17152 A Season Of Death Mark Raphael Baker 2024 Unknown Unknown
17152 Lost Wonders Tom Lathan 2024 Unknown English
17152 Our Concealed Ballast Marian Macken 2024 Unknown English
17152 Border Kassa Kappabova 2017 Unknown English
17152 Elixir Kassa Kappabova 2024 Unknown Unknown
17152 Soil Camille T. Dungy 2023 Unknown English
17152 Deep Water James D. Bradley 2024 Unknown English
17152 Wolf At The Table Adam Rapp 2024 Unknown English
17152 Faith Hope And Carnage Nick Cave, Sean O'Hagan 2022 Unknown English
17152 Frank Moorhouse, Strange Paths Matthew Lamb 2024 Unknown Unknown
17152 Peterdown David Annand 2021 British English
17152 Karla's Choice Nick Harkaway 2024 British English
17152 Australian Gospel Lech Blaine 2023 Unknown English
17152 If This Is The End Bebe Oliver 2024 Unknown English
17152 Always Will Be Mykaela Saunders 2024 Unknown English
17152 Ordinary Matter Laura Elvery 2020 Australian English
17152 Gunflower Laura Jean McKay 2023 Unknown Unknown
17152 If You Go Alice Robinson 2024 Unknown English
17152 Woven Anne-Marie Te Whiu 2024 Unknown English
17152 Nine Minds Daniel Tammet 2024 British English
17152 My Friend Fox Heidi Everett 2021 Unknown English
17152 Because I Am Not Myself, You See Ariane Beetson 2024 Unknown Unknown
17152 Breakdown Cathy Sweeney 2023 Unknown English
17152 Naked Portrait Rose Boyt 1993 Unknown English
17152 Bird Courtney Collins 2012 Australian English
17152 Firelight John Morrissey 2023 Unknown English
17152 Thanks For Having Me Emma Darragh 2024 Unknown English
17152 Rock Flight Hasib Hourani 2021 Unknown English
17152 Stellar Atmospheres Alicia Sometimes 2024 Unknown English
17152 Restless Dolly Maunder Kate Grenville 2023 Australian English
17152 A Brilliant Life Rachelle Unreich 2024 Unknown English
17152 All About Yves Yves Rees 2021 Unknown English
17152 Always Was Always Will Be Thomas Mayo 2022 Unknown English
17152 American Mother Colum McCann 2024 Unknown English
17152 Borderland Graham Akhurst 2023 Unknown English
17152 Bright Crockery Days Robert Gray 2024 Unknown Unknown
17152 Burma Sahib Paul Theroux 2024 American English
17152 Danger Baby Ender Baskan 2024 Unknown Unknown
17152 Depth Of Field Kirsty Iltners 2024 Unknown English
17152 Everyone This Christmas Has A Secret Benjamin Stevenson 2024 Australian English
17152 Flight Notes Hasib Hourani 2021 Unknown English
17152 Ghost Mountain Rónán Hession 2024 Unknown English
17152 Highway 13 Fiona McFarlane 2024 Unknown Unknown
17152 Jade And Emerald Michelle See-Tho 2024 Unknown English
17152 Juice Tim Winton 2024 Australian English
17152 Kubrick Nathan Abrams and Robert Kolker 2020 Unknown English
17152 Ladivine Marie NDiaye 2013 French French
17152 Lest Mark Dapin 2019 Unknown English
17152 Mortal Secrets Frank Tallis 2008 British English
17152 New Animal Ella Baxter 2021 Australian English
17152 New Australian Fiction Suzy Garcia 2019 Unknown English
17152 No Church In The Wild Murray Middleton 2015 Unknown English
17152 Noble Fragments Michael Visontay 2024 Unknown English
17152 Nuked Andrew Fowler 2024 Unknown English
17152 Only Sound Remains Hossein Asgari 2024 Unknown English
17152 Rombo Esther Kinsky 2022 German German
17152 Safe Haven Shankari Chandran 2024 Unknown English
17152 Sarah Evans Bernice Barry 2024 Unknown English
17152 Song In The Grass Kate Fagan 2024 Unknown Unknown
17152 Swift River Essie Chambers 2024 Unknown English
17152 A Way To Be Happy Caroline Adderson 2024 Canadian English
17152 Death By A Thousand Cuts Shashi Bhat 2024 Unknown English
17152 What I Know About You Éric Chacour 2024 Unknown French
17152 Curiosities Anne Fleming 2024 Canadian English
17152 This Summer Will Be Different Carley Fortune 2024 Unknown English
17152 The Pages Of The Sea Anne Hawk 2024 Unknown English
17152 Burn Man Mark Anthony Jarman (Biblioasis 2024 Unknown English