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
17173 We Loved It All Lydia Millet 2024 American English
17173 You Glow In The Dark Liliana Colanzi 2022 Unknown Spanish
17173 The Museum Of Failures Thrity Umrigar 2023 American English
17173 The Endless Vessel Charles Soule 2023 Unknown English
17173 No Two Persons Erica Bauermeister 2023 Unknown English
17173 West With Giraffes Lynda Rutledge 2021 Unknown English
17173 Oona Out Of Order Margarita Montimore 2020 Unknown English
17173 Reincarnation Blues Michael Poore 2017 American English
17173 A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor Hank Green 2020 American English
17173 Everyone Brave Is Forgiven Chris Cleave 2016 British English
17173 The Book Of Illusions Paul Auster 2002 American English
17173 The Hopefuls Jennifer Close 2016 American English
17173 The First Fifteen Lives Of Harry August Claire North 2014 British English
17173 The Antagonist Lynn Coady 2011 Canadian English
17173 Neither Here Nor There Bill Bryson 1992 American English
17173 Mad Ship Robin Hobb 1999 American English
17173 Girls In White Dresses Jennifer Close 2011 American English
17173 The Expats Chris Pavone 2012 American English
17173 Trans Atlantic Colum McCann 2013 Irish English
17173 When You Are Engulfed In Flames David Sedaris 2008 American English
17173 Sputnik Sweetheart Haruki Murakami 2001 Japanese Japanese
17173 Run Ann Patchett 2007 American English
17173 Skinny Dip Carl Hiaasen 2004 American English
17173 Helen Of Troy Margaret George 2006 American English
17173 My Year Of Meat Ruth Ozeki 1998 American English
17173 The Stupidest Angel Christopher Moore 2004 American English
17173 The Penultimate Peril Lemony Snicket 2005 American English
17173 Royal Assassin Robin Hobb 1997 American English
17173 Assassin's Quest Robin Hobb 1997 American English
17173 The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists Gideon Defoe 2004 British English
17173 Mary Queen Of Scotland And The Isles Margaret George 1992 American English
17173 Politics On The Edge Rory Stewart 2023 British English
17173 The Secret Public Jon Savage 2024 Unknown English
17173 I Was There Alan Edwards 2024 Unknown English
17173 On Leadership Tony Blair 2024 British English
17173 There And Back: Diaries 1999 2009 Michael Palin 2024 British English
17173 Island Book Of Records Volume 2: 1969 1970 Neil Storey 2024 Unknown Unknown
17173 The Library Mouse Frances Tosdevin 2024 Unknown English
17173 A Riddle For A King Mark Forsyth 2024 Unknown Unknown
17173 Goethe, His Faustian Life AN Wilson 2024 British English
17173 Café Cecilia Cookbook Max Rocha, Diana Henry 2024 Unknown English
17173 Aphex Twin — A Disco Pogo Tribute Jim Butler 2024 Unknown Unknown
17173 Revolutionary Acts Jason Okundaye 2024 Unknown English
17173 Becoming Bulletproof Evy Poumpouras 2020 Unknown English
17173 1177 B.C. Eric H. Cline 2014 American English
17173 The Myth Of Normal Gabor Maté 2023 Canadian English
17173 Mukiwa Peter Godwin 1996 British English
17173 Lessons Ian McEwan 2022 British English
17173 Down From The Mountain Bryce Andrews 2019 American English
17173 The Joy Of Movement Kelly McGonigal 2019 American English
17173 Empire Of The Summer Moon S.C. Gwynne 2010 American English
17173 The Last White Man Mohsin Hamid 2022 Pakistani English
17173 Circling The Sun Paula McLain 2015 American English
17173 The Pearl That Broke Its Shell Nadia Hashimi 2014 American English
17173 A Primate's Memoir Robert Sapolsky 2001 American English
17173 The Cruelest Miles Gay Salisbury 2003 Unknown English
17173 Teacher Man Frank McCourt 2005 American English
17173 Mornings In Jenin Susan Abulhawa 2010 American English
17173 The Comfort Crisis Michael Easter 2021 American English
17173 Alone With You In The Ether Olivie Blake 2022 Unknown English
17173 The Shell Collector Anthony Doerr 2002 American English
17173 Bittersweet Susan Cain 2022 American English
17173 Emotional Intelligence Daniel Goleman 1995 American English
17173 Inner Engineering Sadhguru 2016 Indian English
17173 Memory Wall Anthony Doerr 2010 American English
17173 The Yacoubian Building علاء الأسواني 2002 Egyptian Arabic
17173 The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter Hazel Gaynor 2018 British English
17173 The Last Days Of The Incas Kim MacQuarrie 2007 Unknown English
17173 The Oregon Trail Rinker Buck 2015 American English
17173 The Unthinkable Amanda Ripley 2008 American English
17173 Mastery George Leonard 1991 American English
17173 Astoria Peter Stark 2014 American English
17173 The Last Lecture Randy Pausch 2008 American English
17173 Sea Of Glory Nathaniel Philbrick 2003 American English
17173 Always Looking Up Michael J. Fox 2009 American English
17173 First Things First Stephen R. Covey 1994 American English
17173 Into Africa Martin Dugard 2003 American English
17173 The Lost Boy Dave Pelzer 1997 American English
17173 The Other Olympians Michael Waters 2024 Unknown English
17173 How To Live Free In A Dangerous World Shayla Lawson 2024 Unknown English
17173 Blue Light Hours Bruna Dantas Lobato 2024 Unknown English
17173 The Eighth Moon Jennifer Kabat 2024 Unknown English
17173 The West Passage Jared Pechaček 2024 Unknown English
17173 We Refuse Kellie Carter Jackson 2024 Unknown English
17173 Flowers From The Void Gianni Washington 2024 Unknown English
17173 Village Weavers Myriam J.A. Chancy 2024 Unknown English
17173 My Heavenly Favorite Lucas Rijneveld 2020 Unknown English
17173 What's Not Mine Nora Decter 2024 Unknown English
17173 Thanks For This Riot Janelle Bassett 2024 Unknown English
17173 The Fetishist Katherine Min 2024 Unknown English
17173 This Great Hemisphere Mateo Askaripour 2024 Unknown English
17173 Housemates Emma Copley Eisenberg 2024 Unknown English
17173 My Parents’ Marriage Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond 2024 Unknown Unknown
17173 Obligations To The Wounded Mubanga Kalimamukwento 2024 Unknown English
17173 The Road To The Country Chigozie Obioma 2024 Unknown English
17173 A Thousand Times Before Asha Thanki 2024 Unknown English
17173 Untethered Angela Jackson-Brown 2024 Unknown English
17173 Us Fools Nora Lange 2024 Argentinian English
17173 Who Will Bury You? Chido Muchemwa 2024 Unknown English
17173 American Scary Jeremy Dauber 2024 Unknown English
17173 Briefly Perfectly Human Alua Arthur 2024 Unknown English
17173 God And The Devil Peter Cowie 2024 Unknown English
17173 Imagination Ruja Benjamin 2024 Unknown Unknown
17173 I’m Laughing Because I’m Crying Youngmi Mayer 2024 Unknown Unknown
17173 Missing Persons Clair Wills 2024 Unknown English
17173 Shakespeare’s Sisters Ramie Targoff 2024 Unknown English
17173 Stranger Than Fiction Edwin Frank 2024 Unknown English
17173 A Termination Honor Moore 2024 Unknown English
17173 The World She Edited Amy Reading 2024 Unknown English
17173 Private Rites Julia Armfield 2024 Unknown English
17173 The House Of Broken Bricks Fiona Williams 2024 Unknown English
17173 This Is How You Remember It Catherine Prasifka 2024 Unknown English
17173 Green Dot Madeleine Gray 2024 Unknown Unknown
17173 Think Again Jacqueline Wilson 2024 Unknown English
17173 My Favourite Mistake Marian Keyes 2024 Irish Unknown
17173 I’m F*Cking Amazing Anoushka Warden 2024 Unknown Unknown
17173 Not Quite A Husband Sherry Thomas 2009 American English
17173 The Magpie Lord K.J. Charles 2013 British English
17173 Whiteout Adriana Anders 2020 Unknown English
17173 Act Your Age, Eve Brown Talia Hibbert 2021 British English