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
12726 The Bird King G. Willow Wilson 2019 American English
12740 Frankly In Love David Yoon 2019 American English
12740 Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me Mariko Tamaki, illustrated Rosemary Valero-O’Connell 2019 Canadian English
12740 Like A Love Story Abdi Nazemian 2019 American English
12740 With The Fire On High Elizabeth Acevedo 2019 American English
12739 Small Country Gaël Faye 2016 French French
12745 Last Chance Live! Helena Haywoode Henry 2025 Unknown English
12748 A Rare Find Joanna Lowell 2025 Unknown English
12752 Border Districts Gerald Murnane 2017 Australian English
12755 Maidenhair Mikhail Shishkin 2005 Russian Russian
12750 The Naming Of The Birds Paraic O'Donnell 2025 Irish English
12756 On Guard! Cassidy Wasserman 2025 Unknown English
12757 Crumble Meredith McClaren, Andrea Bell 2025 Unknown English
12758 All The Other Mothers Hate Me Sarah Harman 2025 Unknown English
12764 Father's On The Phone With The Flies Herta Müller 2012 German German
12763 How To Share An Egg Bonny Reichert 2025 Unknown English
12766 The Appalachian Sea Steve Scafidi 2025 American English
12767 The Art Spy Michelle Young 2025 Unknown English
12769 Black Arms To Hold You Up Ben Passmore 2025 American English
12778 Tender Is The Flesh Agustina Bazterrica 2017 Argentine Spanish
12772 Island On The Edge Of The World Charles Maclean 2006 Unknown English
12770 Blood On Her Tongue Johanna van Veen 2025 Unknown English
12771 The Burial Tide Neil Sharpson 2025 Unknown English
12774 Children Of Radium Joe Dunthorne 2025 Welsh English
12775 The Confessional Paige Hender 2025 Unknown English
12776 The Country Under Heaven Frederic S. Durbin 2025 American English
12777 Dead Girl Cameo M. Mick Powell 2025 Unknown English
12772 The Consequences Of Love Sulaiman Addonia 2008 British English
12779 Drome Jesse Lonergan 2025 Unknown English
12780 The End Is The Beginning Jill Bialosky 2025 American English
12781 The Forgotten Sense Jonas Olofsson 2025 Unknown English
12782 Good Things Samin Nosrat 2025 American English
12783 Groceries Nora Claire Miller 2025 Unknown English
12784 I Imagine I Been Science Fiction Always Douglas Kearney 2025 American English
12785 Integrated Noliwe Rooks 2025 American English
12787 The Jailhouse Lawyer Calvin Duncan, Sophie Cull 2025 Unknown English
12788 The Jamaica Kollection Of The Shante Dream Arkive Marcia Douglas 2025 Jamaican English
12789 The Last Guy On Earth Sarina Bowen 2025 American English
12790 The Trouble With Anna Rachel Griffiths 2025 Unknown English
12791 The True Happiness Company Veena Dinavahi 2025 Unknown English
12792 Turning To Birds Lili Taylor 2025 American English
12797 The Island Victoria Hislop 2005 British English
12795 Exit Zero Marie-Helene Bertino 2025 Unknown Unknown
12796 At Last Marisa Silver 2025 American English
12798 Mona’s Eyes Thomas Schlesser 2025 Unknown Unknown
12801 Bright Circle Randall Fuller 2025 Unknown English
12806 Ich Bin In Der Anstalt Friederike Mayröcker 2000 Austrian German
12809 Disappoint Me Nicola Dinan 2025 Unknown English
12807 False Dawn George Selgin 2025 American English
12808 The Undiscovered Country Paul Andrew Hutton 2025 American English
12810 Positive Obsession Susana M. Morris 2025 Unknown English
12802 Captain's Dinner Adam Cohen 2025 Unknown English
12803 Gilded Rage Jacob Silverman 2025 American English
12804 Magic In The Air Mike Sielski 2025 American English
12805 Only God Can Judge Me Jeff Pearlman 2025 American English
12814 Theft Abdulrazak Gurnah 2025 British English
12816 Bad Bad Girl Gish Jen 2025 American English
12811 The Gales Of November John U. Bacon 2025 American English
12812 Tigers Between Empires Jonathan C. Slaght 2025 American English
12813 Intemperance Sonora Jha 2025 British English
12820 Rage Steve Gerlach 2006 Australian English
12822 Being Jewish After The Destruction Of Gaza Peter Beinart 2025 American English
12821 The Boys In The Light Nina Willner 2025 American English
12817 The Fort Bragg Cartel Seth Harp 2025 American English
12818 Joy Is My Middle Name Sasha Debevec-McKenney 2025 Unknown English
12819 Ocean Of Clouds Garrett Hongo 2025 American English
12823 The Starving Saints Caitlin Starling 2025 Unknown English
12824 Witchcraft For Wayward Girls Grady Hendrix 2025 Unknown English
12826 The Last Manager John Miller 2025 Unknown English
12827 King Sorrow Joe Hill 2025 Unknown English
12828 Silver Elite Dani Francis 2025 Unknown English
12829 Bat Eater And Other Names For Cora Zeng Kylie Lee Baker 2025 Unknown English
12830 Harriet Tubman Bob the Drag Queen 2025 Unknown English
12831 Of Monsters And Mainframes Barbara Truelove 2025 Unknown English
12832 Every Step She Takes Alison Cochrun 2025 American English
12859 Trans History Alex L Combs 2025 American English
12860 Detective Beans: Adventures In Cat Town Li Chen 2025 Unknown Unknown
12869 Factfulness Hans Rosling 2018 Swedish English
12865 The Extreme Self Douglas Coupland, Shumon Basar, Hans Ulrich Obrist 2021 Multiple English
12861 The Doorman Chris Pavone 2025 American English
12863 The Feeling Of Iron Giaime Alonge 2025 Unknown English
12864 A Gentleman's Gentleman T.J. Alexander 2025 Unknown English
12866 Hollow Spaces Victor Suthammanont 2025 Unknown English
12867 The Rarest Fruit Gaëlle Bélem 2025 Unknown English
12868 Startlement Ada Limón 2025 American English
12870 The Age Of Choice Sophia Rosenfeld 2025 American English
12872 The Arrogant Ape Christine E. Webb 2025 Unknown English
12862 The Bleeding Season Greg F. Gifune 2003 American English
12873 The Call Of The Honeyguide Rob Dunn 2025 American English
12874 The Containment Michelle Adams 2025 Unknown English
12875 Every Day Is Sunday Ken Belson 2025 American English
12876 I Seek A Kind Person Julian Borger 2025 Unknown English
12877 Shattered Dreams, Infinite Hope Brandon M. Terry 2025 American English
12878 The Spinach King John Seabrook 2025 American English
12880 What Is Queer Food? John Birdsall 2025 Unknown English
12881 Collected Poems Wendy Cope 2025 British English
12882 The First And Last King Of Haiti Marlene L. Daut 2025 American English
12888 The Intruder Freida McFadden 2025 Unknown English
12889 Forest Euphoria Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian 2025 Unknown English
12890 Pan Michael Clune 2025 American English
12891 Zbig Edward Luce 2025 British English
12883 The Uncollected Stories Mavis Gallant 2025 Canadian English
12884 Miracles And Wonder Elaine Pagels 2025 American English
12885 Our Beautiful Boys Sameer Pandya 2025 Unknown English
12887 Long Distance Ayşegül Savas 2025 British English
12892 Articulate Rachel Kolb 2025 American English
12893 Blank Space W. David Marx 2025 American English
12902 Broken Country Clare Leslie Hall 2025 Unknown English
12904 Next Of Kin Gabrielle Hamilton 2025 American English
12905 Sister, Sinner Claire Hoffman 2025 American English
12894 The Golden Hour Matthew Specktor 2025 American English
12896 The Mission Tim Weiner 2025 American English
12897 We Should All Be Birds Brian Buckbee, Carol Ann Fitzgerald 2025 Unknown English
12898 Are You Happy? Lori Ostlund 2025 American English
12899 Make Your Way Home Carrie R. Moore 2025 Unknown English
12900 Nova Scotia House Charlie Porter 2025 Unknown English
12901 The Sunflower Boys Sam Wachman 2025 Unknown English
12908 The Nimbus Robert P. Baird 2025 Unknown English
12909 Sleep Honor Jones 2025 Unknown English
12911 Jane Austen's Bookshelf Rebecca Romney 2025 Unknown English