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
10384 Again, Rachel Marian Keyes 2022 Irish English
10390 The Remains Of Love Zeruya Shalev 2011 Israeli Hebrew
10391 Chasing The Sea Tom Bissell 2003 American English
10392 Spent Light Lara Pawson 2024 Unknown English
10392 Girl On Girl Sophie Gilbert 2025 Unknown English
10395 Mudwoman Joyce Carol Oates 2012 American English
10400 Essays On Music Theodor Adorno 2002 German English
10398 Scaffolding Lauren Elkin 2024 Unknown English
10398 Memorial Days Geraldine Brooks 2025 Unknown English
10406 Oh Pure And Radiant Heart Lydia Millet 2005 American English
10406 Drama City George P. Pelecanos 2005 American English
10406 Nice Big American Baby Judy Budnitz 2005 American English
10406 Dunkelblum Eva Menasse 2021 Austrian German
10405 An Oral History Of Atlantis Ed Park 2025 Unknown English
10410 The Anxious Generation Jonathan Haidt 2024 American English
10410 Dark Renaissance Stephen Greenblatt 2025 American English
10417 H Hh H Laurent Binet 2010 French French
10422 Matterhorn Karl Marlantes 2010 American English
10419 The Bright Sword Lev Grossman 2024 American English
10419 The Wayfinder Adam Johnson 2025 American English
10423 How To Build A Boat Elaine Feeney 2023 Irish English
10428 Abaddon's Gate James S. A. Corey 2013 American English
10427 The Son Philipp Meyer 2013 American English
10424 Internal Ecology Morals For Xxi Century Dario Salas Sommer 2007 Chilean Spanish
10425 Written In The Stars Alexandria Bellefleur 2020 American English
10425 Call Me Maybe Cara Bastone 2020 Unknown English
10429 Crossings Ben Goldfarb 2023 American English
10435 I'll Give You The Sun Jandy Nelson 2014 American English
10438 Gomorrah Roberto Saviano 2006 Italian Italian
10440 Bluff Danez Smith 2024 American English
10440 Daughter Of The Dragon Yunte Huang 2023 Unknown English
10443 The Words Of César Chávez César Chávez 2002 American English
10442 There Must Be A Pony In Here Somewhere Kara Swisher 2003 American English
10449 Patriot Alexei Navalny 2024 Unknown English
10449 Buckeye Patrick Ryan 2025 Unknown English
10451 The Speed Of Light Javier Cercas 2005 Spanish Spanish
10452 The Testament Of Mary Colm Toibin 2012 Irish English
10454 War Trash Ha Jin 2004 Chinese English
10454 Washington's Crossing David Hackett Fischer 2004 American English
10454 This Republic of Suffering Drew Gilpin Faust 2008 American English
10454 Lords of Finance Liaquat Ahamed 2009 American English
10454 The Cost of Living Deborah Levy 2018 British English
10454 We Don’t Know Ourselves Fintan O'Toole 2021 Irish English
10454 Intimacies Katie Kitamura 2021 American English
10454 Homeland Elegies Ayad Akhtar 2020 American English
10454 A Promised Land Barack Obama 2020 American English
10454 The Topeka School Ben Lerner 2019 American English
10454 The North Water Ian McGuire 2016 British English
10454 Empire Of Cotton Sven Beckert 2014 American English
10454 A Hologram For The King Dave Eggers 2012 American English
10454 Why Does The World Exist? An Existential Detective Story Jim Holt 2012 American English
10454 Ten Thousand Saints Eleanor Henderson 2011 American English
10454 Finishing The Hat Stephen Sondheim 2010 American English
10454 Half Broke Horses Jeannette Walls 2009 American English
10454 The World Is What It Is Patrick French 2008 Trinidadian English
10454 Will In The World Stephen Greenblatt 2004 American English
10454 What The Eyes Don't See Mona Hanna-Attisha 2018 American English
10454 Crudo Olivia Laing 2018 British English
10454 Dopesick Beth Macy 2018 American English
10489 Until The Lions Karthika Nair 2015 French English
10489 Munnu Malik Sajad 2015 Indian English
10489 Farthest Field Raghu Karnad 2015 Indian English
10454 Calypso David Sedaris 2018 American English
10492 The Book Of Love Kelly Link 2024 Unknown English
10454 Early Work Andrew Martin 2018 American English
10454 Arthur Ashe: A Life Raymond Arsenault 2018 Unknown English
10454 Boom Town Sam Anderson 2018 American English
10454 Churchill Andrew Roberts 2018 British English
10454 The Poison Squad Deborah Blum 2018 American English
10454 The Tangled Tree David Quammen 2018 American English
10492 The Fate Of The Day Rick Atkinson 2025 Unknown English
10494 Remember Us To Life Joanna Rubin Dranger 2022 Unknown English
10496 A Dictator Calls Ismail Kadare 2023 Albanian Unknown
10496 The House Of Doors Tan Twang Eng 2023 Malaysian English
10495 The Truth About The Harry Quebert Affair Joël Dicker 2012 French French
10500 Survival Is A Promise Alexis Pauline Gumbs 2024 Unknown English
10500 Heartwood Amity Gaige 2025 Unknown English
10506 Signs Preceding the End of the World Yuri Herrera 2009 Mexican Spanish
10507 Wandering Stars Tommy Orange 2024 Unknown English
10508 A Voyage To India Gonçalo M. Tavares 2010 Portuguese Portuguese
10513 Funny Story Emily Henry 2024 American English
10513 The Guest Emma Cline 2023 American English
10513 Motherland Julia Ioffe 2025 American English
10518 The Cabinet Of Curiosities Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child 2002 American English
10516 The Deficit Myth Stephanie Kelton 2020 American English
10516 Postcolonial Love Poem Natalie Diaz 2020 American English
10519 The Bird Man And The Lap Dancer Eric Hansen 2004 American English
10522 The Friday Afternoon Club Griffin Dunne 2024 Unknown English
10522 Ruth Kate Riley 2025 Unknown English
10526 Splinters Leslie Jamison 2024 Unknown English
10526 Endling Maria Reva 2025 Canadian English
10529 Beautyland Marie-Helene Bertino 2024 Unknown English
10529 Terrestrial History Joe Mungo Reed 2025 British English
10536 Ai Superpowers Kai-Fu Lee 2018 Chinese English
10538 Colonize This! Daisy Hernandez, Bushra Rehman 2002 Multiple English
10539 A Sunny Place For Shady People Mariana Enríquez 2024 Unknown Unknown
10539 The Emperor Of Gladness Ocean Vuong 2025 Unknown English
10541 The Rediscovery Of America Ned Blackhawk 2023 Unknown English
10541 Careless People Sarah Wynn-Williams 2025 Unknown English
10546 I Am Not Sidney Poitier Percival Everett 2009 American English
10543 My Struggle: Book 6 Karl Ove Knausgård 2011 Norwegian Norwegian
10547 The Yield Tara June Winch 2019 Australian English
10550 Pageboy Elliot Page 2023 Canadian English
10550 The Coin Yasmin Zaher 2024 Unknown English
10552 Lush Life David Hajdu 2007 American English
10552 The Darkness Ragnar Jonasson 2015 Icelandic Icelandic
10552 A Book Of Scars William Shaw 2015 British English
10557 The Suspicions of Mr Whicher Kate Summerscale 2008 British English
10555 18% Gray Zachary Karabashliev 2008 Bulgarian Bulgarian
10558 The Body Keeps The Score Bessel van der Kolk 2014 American English
10556 The Burning Earth Sunil Amrith 2024 Unknown English
10564 Thief Of Time Terry Pratchett 2001 British English
10565 The Rigor Of Angels William Egginton 2023 American English
10565 A Walk In The Park Kevin Fedarko 2024 Unknown English
10568 China’s Great Wall Of Debt Dinny McMahon 2018 Unknown English
10565 Helm Sarah Hall 2025 English English
10569 The Third Revolution Elizabeth C. Economy 2018 Unknown English
10570 The Mighty Red Louise Erdrich 2024 Unknown English
10570 Palaver Bryan Washington 2025 Unknown English
10572 Land Of Shadows Rachel Howzell Hall 2014 American English