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
17150 The Killer Patrícia Melo 1995 Brazilian Portuguese
17150 A Delicate Crime Sérgio Sant'Anna 1997 Brazilian Portuguese
17150 The Woman Who Wrote The Bible Moacyr Scliar 2003 Brazilian Portuguese
17150 On Call Anthony Fauci 2024 Unknown English
17150 Vanishing Treasures Katherine Rundell 2024 Unknown English
17150 The Cleopatras Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones 2024 Unknown English
17150 A Small Miracle Tessa Venell 2024 Unknown English
17150 Third Millennium Thinking John Campbell, Saul Perlmutter, Robert MacCoun 2024 Unknown English
17150 Native Nations Kathleen DuVal 2024 Unknown English
17150 House Of Flame And Shadow Sarah J. Maas 2024 American English
17150 Moonbound Robin Sloan 2024 Unknown English
17150 Plastic Scott Guild 2024 Unknown English
17150 Tabitha, Get Up Lee Upton 2024 Unknown English
17150 Miranda In Retrograde Lauren Layne 2024 American English
17150 Wild Chocolate Rowan Jacobsen 2024 Unknown English
17150 Midlife Calculus Britt Kaufmann 2024 Unknown English
17150 The Progressive Parent Kavin Senapathy 2024 Unknown English
17150 Leaving Fossil Fuels Underground Joyeeta Gupta, Barbara Hogenboom, Arthur Rempel, Malin Olofsson 2024 Unknown English
17150 The Well Connected Animal Lee Alan Dugatkin 2024 Unknown English
17150 Why Machines Learn Anil Ananthaswamy 2024 Unknown English
17150 The Hunger Habit Judson Brewer 2024 Unknown English
17150 The Elements Of Marie Curie Dava Sobel 2024 Unknown English
17150 Kids’ Field Guide To Birds Daisy Yuhas 2024 Unknown English
17150 A Quantum Love Story Mike Chen 2024 Unknown English
17150 Fowl Play Sally Coulthard 2022 Unknown English
17150 The Great River Boyce Upholt 2024 Unknown English
17150 Attention Is Discovery Anna Von Mertens 2024 Unknown English
17150 Pillars Of Creation Richard Panek 2024 Unknown English
17150 Treekeepers Lauren E. Oakes 2024 Unknown English
17150 These Are The Words Nikita Gill 2022 British English
17150 The Chaos Machine Max Fisher 2022 Unknown English
17150 To Anyone Who Ever Asks Howard Fishman 2023 Unknown English
17150 The Scandalous Confessions Of Lydia Bennet, Witch Melinda Taub 2023 Unknown English
17150 The Bangalore Detectives Club Harini Nagendra 2022 Indian English
17150 Mary Toft; Or, The Rabbit Queen Dexter Palmer 2019 American English
17150 Ruin, Blossom John Burnside 2024 British English
17150 A Book About Ray Ellen Levy 2024 Unknown English
17150 The Fair Folk Su Bristow 2024 Unknown English
17150 Finding A Likeness Nicholson Baker 2024 American English
17150 The Long Run Stacey D’Erasmo 2024 Unknown English
17150 The Material Camille Bordas 2024 Unknown English
17150 Paradise Bronx Ian Frazier 2024 Unknown English
17150 Table For Two Amor Towles 2024 American English
17150 The Storm Before The Storm Mike Duncan 2017 American English
17150 Ego Is The Enemy Ryan Holiday 2016 American English
17150 The Wages Of Destruction Adam Tooze 2006 British English
17150 Strongmen Ruth Ben-Ghiat 2020 American English
17150 Unerhörte Stimmen Elif Shafak 2021 Unknown German
17150 Family Meal Bryan Washington 2023 American English
17150 Gild Raven Kennedy 2020 Unknown English
17150 All Boys Aren’t Blue George Johnson 2020 American English
17150 The Prophets Robert F. Jones 1991 Unknown English
17150 The Book Of Koli M. R. Carey 2020 British English
17150 The Crippled God Steven Erikson 2011 Canadian English
17150 Dust Of Dreams Steven Erikson 2009 Canadian English
17150 Toll The Hounds Steven Erikson 2008 Canadian English
17150 Reaper's Gale Steven Erikson 2007 Canadian English
17150 The Bonehunters Steven Erikson 2006 Canadian English
17150 Midnight Tides Steven Erikson 2004 Canadian English
17150 House Of Chains Steven Erikson 2002 Canadian English
17150 Memories Of Ice Steven Erikson 2001 Canadian English
17150 Der Junge Mann Annie Ernaux 2022 French French
17150 The Bullet Journal Method Ryder Carroll 2018 American English
17150 Harry Potter Pottermore Publishing 1997 British English
17150 The Parrot And The Igloo David Lipsky 2023 Unknown English
17150 Post Growth Tim Jackson 2021 British English
17150 Reasonableness Of Reason Bruce W. Hauptli 2004 Unknown English
17150 Ľútostivosť Stanislav Rakús 2021 Slovak Slovak
17150 Jednorožce Barbora Hrínová 2020 Slovak Slovak
17150 Šeptuchy Alena Sabuchová 2019 Slovak Slovak
17150 Jedenie Ivan Medeši 2018 Slovak Slovak
17150 Scenár Etela Farkašová 2017 Slovak Slovak
17150 Som Paula Ondrej Štefánik 2012 Slovak Slovak
17150 Tantalópolis Peter Macsovszky 2015 Slovak Slovak
17150 Medzerový Plod Veronika Šikulová 2014 Slovak Slovak
17150 First And Last Love Pavel Vilikovský 2005 Slovak Slovak
17150 Kale Topanky Víťo Staviarsky 2012 Slovak Slovak
17150 In The Name Of The Father Balla 2011 Slovak English
17150 Boat Number Five Monika Kompaníková 2010 Slovak Slovak
17150 Telegram Stanislav Rakús 2009 Slovak Slovak
17150 Ostrovy Nepamäti Alta Vášová 2008 Slovak Slovak
17150 Teta Anula Milan Zelinka 2007 Slovak Slovak
17150 The Healer Marek Vadas 2006 Slovak Slovak
17150 Čarovný Papagáj A Iné Gýče Pavel Vilikovský 2005 Slovak Slovak
17150 Paradais Fernanda Melchor 2022 Mexican Spanish
17150 Days At The Morisaki Bookshop Satoshi Yagisawa 2010 Japanese Japanese
17150 The Whalebone Theatre Joanna Quinn 2022 Unknown English
17150 Night Watch Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir 1990 Icelandic Icelandic
17150 Byen Og Verden Peer Hultberg 1992 Danish Danish
17150 Hva Skal Vi Gjøre I Dag Og Andre Noveller Øystein Lønn 1995 Norwegian Norwegian
17150 Bang. En Roman Om Herman Bang Dorrit Willumsen 1996 Danish Danish
17150 After Having Spent A Night Among Horses Tua Forsström 1997 Finnish Swedish
17150 Queen's Gate Pia Tafdrup 1999 Danish Danish
17150 Drømmebroer Henrik Nordbrandt 2000 Danish Danish
17150 The Discoverer Jan Kjærstad 1999 Norwegian Norwegian
17150 Revbensstäderna Eva Ström 2002 Swedish Swedish
17150 Juoksuhaudantie Kari Hotakainen 2002 Finnish Finnish
17150 The Ocean Göran Sonnevi 2005 Swedish Swedish
17150 I Curse The River Of Time Per Petterson 2008 Norwegian Norwegian
17150 Between The Trees Gyrðir Elíasson 2009 Icelandic Icelandic
17150 Days In The History Of Silence Merethe Lindstrøm 2011 Norwegian Norwegian
17150 The Prophets Of Eternal Fjord Kim Leine 2012 Danish Danish
17150 Mirage 38 Kjell Westö 2013 Finnish Swedish
17150 Andvake, Olavs Draumar And Kveldsvævd Jon Fosse 2007 Norwegian Norwegian
17150 Songs And Formulae Katarina Frostenson 2015 Swedish Swedish
17150 Memories Of Love Kirsten Thorup 2016 Danish Danish
17150 Hotel Silence Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir 2016 Icelandic Icelandic
17150 After The Sun Jonas Eika 2018 Danish Danish
17150 Who Killed Bambi? Monika Fagerholm 2019 Finnish Swedish
17150 The Ruthless Elimination Of Hurry John Mark Comer 2019 American English
17150 The Rise And Triumph Of The Modern Self Carl R. Trueman 2020 American English
17150 Check & Mate Ali Hazelwood 2023 Unknown English
17150 The Naturals Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2013 American English
17150 Better Than The Movies Lynn Painter 2021 American English
17150 Bad Blood Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2016 Unknown English
17150 All In Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2015 American English
17150 The Doll People Ann M. Martin 2000 American English
17150 Lyra's Oxford Philip Pullman 2003 British English
17150 A Game Of Thrones / A Clash Of Kings George R. R. Martin 1996 American English
17150 A Song Of Ice And Fire George R. R. Martin 2011 American English