The Greatest Books Since 2000

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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
9910 Aru Shah And The End Of Time Roshani Chokshi 2018 American English
9914 The Past Alan Pauls 2003 Argentinian Spanish
9915 Thera Zeruya Shalev 2005 Israeli Hebrew
9916 Miracle Creek Angie Kim 2019 American English
9916 Your House Will Pay Steph Cha 2019 American English
9919 Crooked Plow Itamar Vieira Junior 2019 Brazilian Portuguese
9923 The God Delusion Richard Dawkins 2006 British English
9927 Children Of Time Adrian Tchaikovsky 2015 British English
9931 The Eagle's Throne Carlos Fuentes 2002 Mexican Spanish
9940 The Sisters Jonas Hassen Khemiri 2023 Swedish English
9941 My Sister's Keeper Jodi Picoult 2004 American English
9942 One Child Mei Fong 2016 Unknown English
9947 Medicine Walk Richard Wagamese 2014 Canadian English
9947 Joseph Marie-Hélène Lafon 2014 French French
9949 El Testigo Juan Villoro 2004 Mexican Spanish
9950 An Apartment On Uranus Paul B. Preciado 2019 Spanish French
9950 Retaguardia Roja Fernando del Rey 2019 Spanish Spanish
9954 The Book Of Fathers Miklós Vámos 2000 Hungarian Hungarian
9956 The Souls Of China Ian Johnson 2017 American English
9958 Actress Anne Enright 2020 Irish English
9961 The Book Of Delights Ross Gay 2019 American English
9960 Songspirals Gay'wu Group of Women 2019 Unknown English
9959 Big Girl, Small Town Michelle Gallen 2020 Irish English
9963 On The Calculation Of Volume Solvej Balle 2025 Danish Danish
9966 Winner Of The National Book Award Jincy Willett 2003 American English
9966 Varieties Of Exile Mavis Gallant 2003 Canadian English
9966 The Wife Meg Wolitzer 2003 American English
9966 Mailman J. Robert Lennon 2003 American English
9966 Prairie Gothic J. M. Hayes 2003 American English
9966 San Remo Drive Leslie Epstein 2003 American English
9972 Politics Hendrik Hertzberg 2004 American English
9972 The Silence Of The Sea Yrsa Sigurdardottir 2012 Icelandic Icelandic
9974 Chai Time At Cinnamon Gardens Shankari Chandran 2022 Unknown English
9978 Daughter Of Smoke & Bone Laini Taylor 2011 American English
9978 Legend Marie Lu 2011 American English
9978 Where’d You Go, Bernadette Maria Semple 2012 American English
9976 Gebrek Is Een Groot Woord Nina Polak 2018 Dutch Dutch
9982 The Most Wanted Man In China Fang Lizhi 2016 Unknown English
9981 Mirror, Shoulder, Signal Dorthe Nors 2016 Danish English
9983 A Guardian And A Thief Megha Majumdar 2025 Indian English
9985 The Atrocity Archives Charles Stross 2004 British English
9984 This Inevitable Ruin Matt Dinniman 2024 Unknown English
9988 Pictures At A Revolution Mark Harris 2008 American English
9991 Ravel Jean Echenoz 2006 French French
9992 The Lost Highway David Adams Richards 2007 Canadian English
9995 Minshu To Aikoku Eiji Oguma 2014 Japanese Japanese
9993 Unsheltered Clare Moleta 2018 Unknown English
9994 On The Calculation Of Volume 3 Solvej Balle 2021 Unknown Danish
10001 Mistakes Were Made Meryl Wilsner 2023 Unknown English
10002 Baldwin Nicholas Boggs 2025 Unknown English
10004 Narcopolis Jeet Thayil 2012 Indian English
10004 Em And The Big Hoom Jerry Pinto 2012 Indian English
10004 Seeing Like A Feminist Nivedita Menon 2012 Indian English
10008 The Dawn Of Everything David Graeber, David Wengrow 2021 British English
10009 Lone Women Victor LaValle 2023 American English
10007 Where Tigers Are At Home Jean-Marie Blas de Roblès 2008 French French
10015 Multiple Choice Alejandro Zambra 2014 Chilean Spanish
10015 Three Stories J. M. Coetzee 2014 South African English
10020 The Architects Are Here Michael Winter 2007 Canadian English
10019 Qu’elle Aille Au Diable Meryl Streep Rachid El-Daïf 2007 Unknown French
10023 Nine Continents Xiaolu Guo 2017 Chinese English
10024 The End Of The World Is A Cul De Sac Louise Kennedy 2021 Irish English
10022 Mending Bodies Hon Lai-Chu 2010 Chinese Chinese
10026 The Nine Lives Of Charlotte Taylor Sally Armstrong 2007 Canadian English
10027 Ragged Islands Don Hannah 2007 Canadian English
10029 The Iambics Of Newfoundland Robert Finch 2007 Canadian English
10031 An Absolutely Remarkable Thing Hank Green 2018 American English
10032 The Boy Who Stole Attila's Horse Ivan Repila 2013 Spanish Spanish
10032 Obsidio Amie Kaufman 2018 Australian English
10032 How To Date Your Dragon Molly Harper 2018 Unknown English
10032 Wishes And Wellingtons Julie Berry 2018 American English
10032 Let Me Love You Alexandria House 2018 Unknown English
10038 Death Takes Me Cristina Rivera Garza 2007 Mexican English
10039 Maoism Julia Lovell 2019 British English
10041 Goat Days Benyamin 2008 Indian Malayalam
10039 10 Minutes, 38 Seconds In This Strange World Elif Shafak 2019 Turkish English
10051 Would I Lie To The Duke Eva Leigh 2020 Unknown English
10058 Diablo Guardián Xavier Velasco 2003 Mexican Spanish
10059 A Truce That Is Not Peace Miriam Toews 2025 Canadian English
10062 In the Heart of the Sea Nathaniel Philbrick 2000 American English
10063 Wellness Nathan Hill 2024 American English
10065 Campo De Retamas Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio 2013 Spanish Spanish
10066 Persepolis 1 & 2 — The Complete Persepolis Marjane Satrapi 2000 French French
10068 In The Café Of Lost Youth Patrick Modiano 2007 French French
10076 Beautiful Ruins Jess Walter 2012 American English
10072 Verdes Valles, Colinas Rojas Ramiro Pinilla 2004 Spanish Spanish
10073 The Mirror & The Light Hilary Mantel 2020 British English
10071 The Silences Of Hammerstein Hans Magnus Enzensberger 2008 German German
10081 Habibi Craig Thompson 2011 American English
10080 Creation Lake Rachel Kushner 2024 American English
10085 The Girl With All The Gifts M. R. Carey 2014 British English
10082 One Person, No Vote Carol Anderson 2018 American English
10082 Give People Money Annie Lowrey 2018 American English
10082 To Shape A New World Tommie Shelby, Brandon M. Terry 2018 American English
10087 Disciplined Minds Jeff Schmidt 2000 American English
10088 Angelfall Susan Ee 2011 American English
10092 The Ends Of The World Peter Brannen 2017 American English
10092 We Have No Idea Daniel Whiteson, Jorge Cham 2017 Unknown English
10089 The Wilderness Angela Flournoy 2025 American English
10094 Confessions Of A Shopaholic Sophie Kinsella 2000 British English
10095 Manifesta Jennifer Baumgardner, Amy Richards 2000 American English
10097 Twenty Years And A Day Jorge Semprún 2003 Spanish Spanish
10099 Deep Down Dark Héctor Tobar 2014 American English
10098 The Secret History Of Costaguana Juan Gabriel Vásquez 2007 Colombian Spanish
10099 écrits 2003 2014 Angélica Liddell 2015 Spanish Spanish
10101 Every Day David Levithan 2012 American English
10101 The People In The Trees Hanya Yanagihara 2013 American English
10103 Colored Television Danzy Senna 2024 Unknown English
10103 A Flower Traveled In My Blood Haley Cohen Gilliland 2025 Unknown English
10106 My Life As A Russian Novel Emmanuel Carrère 2007 French French
10107 Unlikely Partners Julian Gewirtz 2017 Unknown English
10109 Orwell And Politics George Orwell 2001 British English
10109 Don Quixote's Delusions Miranda France 2001 British English
10111 Lose Your Mother Saidiya Hartman 2007 American English
10112 Carte Muette Philippe Vasset 2007 French French
10113 The Man Who Spoke Snakish Andrus Kivirähk 2007 Estonian Estonian
10114 Tokyo Year Zero David Peace 2007 British English
10119 Flashlight Susan Choi 2025 American English
10121 Through The Woods Emily Carroll 2014 Canadian English
10122 Angosta Héctor Abad Faciolince 2003 Colombian Spanish