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
17131 Soul Boom Rainn Wilson 2023 American English
17131 Practicing The Power Of Now Eckhart Tolle 1997 Canadian English
17131 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy Steven Hayes 1999 American English
17131 The Voice Of Knowledge Don Miguel Ruiz 2004 American English
17131 Barakamon, Vol. 1 Genzaburo Yoshino 2009 Japanese Japanese
17131 Inversions Iain Banks 1998 British English
17131 Seraphina Rachel Hartman 2012 American English
17131 Another Day In The Death Of America Gary Younge 2016 British English
17131 The Method Isaac Butler 2022 American English
17131 All Star Superman, Vol. 2 Grant Morrison 2009 British English
17131 Absolute Dc Darwyn Cooke 2006 Canadian English
17131 The First Signs Genevieve von Petzinger 2016 Canadian English
17131 Trauma And Recovery Judith Lewis Herman 1992 American English
17131 To Shake The Sleeping Self Jedidiah Jenkins 2018 American English
17131 Why You Love Music John Powell 2016 British English
17131 A Bird In Winter Louise Doughty 2023 British English
17131 Braking Day Oyebanji, Adam 2022 British English
17131 Edge Of Honor Brad Thor 2025 American English
17131 I Kissed Shara Wheeler Casey McQuiston 2022 American English
17131 The Ode Less Travelled Stephen Fry 2005 British English
17131 Frank Skinner By Frank Skinner Quentin Skinner 2001 British English
17131 The Blade Artist Irvine Welsh 2016 British English
17131 The Go Giver Bob Burg 2007 American English
17131 Austen Years Cohen, Rachel 2020 American English
17131 A Chance Meeting Cohen, Rachel 2004 American English
17131 The Ladies Road Guide To Utter Ruin Alison Goodman 2025 Australian English
17131 Popular Hits Of The Showa Era Ryū Murakami 1994 Japanese Japanese
17131 Sur Le Bord De La Rivière Piedra, Je Me Suis Assise Et J'ai Pleuré Paulo Coelho 1994 Brazilian Portuguese
17131 So Sad Today Melissa Broder 2016 American English
17131 Concerning My Daughter Hye-Jin Kim 2017 South Korean Korean
17131 Another Bullshit Night In Suck City Nick Flynn 2004 American English
17131 Ordinary Light Tracy K. Smith 2015 American English
17131 A Prayer For The Crown Shy Becky Chambers 2022 American English
17131 The Happiest Refugee Anh Do 2010 Australian English
17131 Elder Race Adrian Tchaikovsky 2024 British English
17131 Hhh H Laurent binet 2010 French French
17131 Benedict Arnold Randall, Willard Sterne 2012 American English
17131 Райский сад первой любви Линь Ихань 2017 Chinese Chinese (traditional)
17131 The Dark Enlightenment Nick Land 2012 British English
17131 Sing Backwards And Weep Mark Lanegan 2020 American English
17131 Men In Love Irvine Welsh 2025 Scottish English
17131 Porno Irvine Welsh 2002 Scottish English
17131 Dead Men's Trousers Irvine Welsh 2018 Scottish English
17131 Tomorrow Never Knows Jeff Apter 2006 Australian English
17131 Dream Brother John Browne 2001 Unknown Unknown
17131 The Sirens' Call Chris Hayes 2025 American English
17131 Beautiful Days Zach Williams 2024 American English
17131 What Napoleon Could Not Do DK Nnuro 2023 British English
17131 Blue Hour Tiffany Clarke Harrison 2023 American English
17131 The Great Experiment Yascha Mounk 2022 American English
17131 Land Of Big Numbers Te-Ping Chen 2021 American English
17131 Maid Stephanie Land 2019 American English
17131 Futureface Alex Wagner 2018 American English
17131 In The Shadow Of Statues Mitch Landrieu 2018 American English
17131 The New Geography Of Jobs Enrico Moretti 2012 American English
17131 The World As It Is Ben Rhodes 2018 American English
17131 Dying Cory Taylor 2016 Australian English
17131 Coach Wooden And Me Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2017 American English
17131 Basketball Shea Serrano 2017 American English
17131 The Whites Richard Price 2015 American English
17131 The Laughing Monsters Denis Johnson 2014 American English
17131 Rodin's Debutante Ward Just 2011 American English
17131 A Few Corrections Brad Leithauser 2001 American English
17131 President Reagan Lou Cannon 1991 American English
17131 Lessons In Disaster Gordon M. Goldstein 2008 American English
17131 The Way Home George P. Pelecanos 2009 American English
17131 Common Wealth Jeffrey D. Sachs 2008 American English
17131 The Defining Moment Jonathan Alter 2006 American English
17131 Fdr Jean Edward Smith 2007 American English
17131 Unequal Democracy Larry Bartels 2008 American English
17131 When Will There Be Good News? Kate Atkinson 2008 British English
17131 The Last Voyage Of Somebody The Sailor John Barth 1991 American English
17131 A Voyage For Madmen Peter Nichols 2001 British English
17131 Dream City Conrad Christiaan Kickert 2019 Unknown Unknown
17131 America, The Farewell Tour Chris Hedges 2018 American English
17131 Inner Excellence Jim Murphy 2009 Unknown Unknown
17131 Harry Potter And The Prince Of Slytherin John Man 2015 British English
17131 The Lost Flowers Of Alice Hart Holly Ringland 2018 Australian English
17131 The Bookbinder Of Jericho Pip Williams 2023 Australian English
17131 Humans Brandon Stanton 2020 American English
17131 Humans Of New York Brandon Stanton 2015 American English
17131 Census Jesse Ball 2018 American English
17131 The Wander Society Keri Smith 2016 Canadian English
17131 Die Insel Der Tausend Leuchttürme Walter Moers 2023 German German
17131 This Savage Song Victoria Schwab 2016 American English
17131 Sherwood Meagan Spooner 2019 American English
17131 Nobody Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2013 American English
17131 The Gita Anant Pai 1999 Indian English
17131 Of Consolation To Helvia Seneca 2042 Roman English
17131 The Age Of Kali William Dalrymple 1998 British English
17131 The Art Of Saying No Damon Zahariades 2017 American English
17131 The Circle Of Fire Don Miguel Ruiz 2013 Unknown English
17131 The Girl With The Dragon Tatoo Stieg Larsson 2005 Swedish Swedish
17131 Christ The Conqueror Of Hell Hilarion Alfeyev 2009 Russian Russian
17131 Rytual Chloe Wilson 2025 Unknown Unknown
17131 Januaries Olivie Blake 2024 Unknown English
17131 Hiddensee Gregory Maguire 2008 American English
17131 A House In The Sky Jim Corbett, Lindhout, Amanda 2013 Canadian English
17131 Red Rising Saga Pierce Brown 2014 American English
17131 Building The Orange Wave Lavigne, Brad 2013 Canadian English
17131 Kira Kira Cynthia Kadohata 2004 American English
17131 The Complete Wheel Of Time Robert Jordan 1990 American English
17131 The Shortest Day Cooper, Susan 2019 British English
17131 The Call Peadar Ó Guilín 2013 Irish English
17131 The Mahabharata Ramesh Menon 2004 British English
17131 Rascal Does Not Dream Of Bunny Girl Senpai Hajime Kamoshida 2014 Japanese Japanese
17131 Chef's Special Susan X. Meagher 2016 Unknown Unknown
17131 Tryst Six Venom Penelope Douglas 2021 American English
17131 We Are Green And Trembling Gabriela Cabezón Cámara 2023 Argentinian Spanish
17131 Diego Garcia Natasha Soobramanien, Luke Williams 2022 British English
17131 Sterling Karat Gold Isabel Waidner 2021 British English
17131 Qur'an And Woman Amina Wadud 1992 American English
17131 The Other Wes Moore Wes Moore 2010 American English
17131 The Sarah Book Scott McClanahan 2015 American English
17131 薫る花は凛と咲く 1 Saka Mikami 2022 Japanese Japanese
17131 薫る花は凛と咲く 6 Saka Mikami 2023 Japanese Japanese
17131 A Book Of Silence Maitland, Sara 2008 British English
17131 ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン 1 Kana Akatsuki 2015 Japanese Japanese
17131 The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity Kaoru & Rin Vol. 1 Saka Mikami 2022 Japanese Japanese
17131 薫る花は凛と咲く 5 Saka Mikami 2022 Japanese Japanese