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
12727 The Bird King G. Willow Wilson 2019 American English
12741 Frankly In Love David Yoon 2019 American English
12741 Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me Mariko Tamaki, illustrated Rosemary Valero-O’Connell 2019 Canadian English
12741 Like A Love Story Abdi Nazemian 2019 American English
12741 With The Fire On High Elizabeth Acevedo 2019 American English
12740 Small Country Gaël Faye 2016 French French
12746 Last Chance Live! Helena Haywoode Henry 2025 Unknown English
12749 A Rare Find Joanna Lowell 2025 Unknown English
12753 Border Districts Gerald Murnane 2017 Australian English
12756 Maidenhair Mikhail Shishkin 2005 Russian Russian
12751 The Naming Of The Birds Paraic O'Donnell 2025 Irish English
12757 On Guard! Cassidy Wasserman 2025 Unknown English
12758 Crumble Meredith McClaren, Andrea Bell 2025 Unknown English
12759 All The Other Mothers Hate Me Sarah Harman 2025 Unknown English
12765 Father's On The Phone With The Flies Herta Müller 2012 German German
12764 How To Share An Egg Bonny Reichert 2025 Unknown English
12767 The Appalachian Sea Steve Scafidi 2025 American English
12768 The Art Spy Michelle Young 2025 Unknown English
12770 Black Arms To Hold You Up Ben Passmore 2025 American English
12779 Tender Is The Flesh Agustina Bazterrica 2017 Argentine Spanish
12773 Island On The Edge Of The World Charles Maclean 2006 Unknown English
12771 Blood On Her Tongue Johanna van Veen 2025 Unknown English
12772 The Burial Tide Neil Sharpson 2025 Unknown English
12775 Children Of Radium Joe Dunthorne 2025 Welsh English
12776 The Confessional Paige Hender 2025 Unknown English
12777 The Country Under Heaven Frederic S. Durbin 2025 American English
12778 Dead Girl Cameo M. Mick Powell 2025 Unknown English
12773 The Consequences Of Love Sulaiman Addonia 2008 British English
12780 Drome Jesse Lonergan 2025 Unknown English
12781 The End Is The Beginning Jill Bialosky 2025 American English
12782 The Forgotten Sense Jonas Olofsson 2025 Unknown English
12783 Good Things Samin Nosrat 2025 American English
12784 Groceries Nora Claire Miller 2025 Unknown English
12785 I Imagine I Been Science Fiction Always Douglas Kearney 2025 American English
12786 Integrated Noliwe Rooks 2025 American English
12788 The Jailhouse Lawyer Calvin Duncan, Sophie Cull 2025 Unknown English
12789 The Jamaica Kollection Of The Shante Dream Arkive Marcia Douglas 2025 Jamaican English
12790 The Last Guy On Earth Sarina Bowen 2025 American English
12791 The Trouble With Anna Rachel Griffiths 2025 Unknown English
12792 The True Happiness Company Veena Dinavahi 2025 Unknown English
12793 Turning To Birds Lili Taylor 2025 American English
12798 The Island Victoria Hislop 2005 British English
12796 Exit Zero Marie-Helene Bertino 2025 Unknown Unknown
12797 At Last Marisa Silver 2025 American English
12799 Mona’s Eyes Thomas Schlesser 2025 Unknown Unknown
12802 Bright Circle Randall Fuller 2025 Unknown English
12807 Ich Bin In Der Anstalt Friederike Mayröcker 2000 Austrian German
12810 Disappoint Me Nicola Dinan 2025 Unknown English
12808 False Dawn George Selgin 2025 American English
12809 The Undiscovered Country Paul Andrew Hutton 2025 American English
12811 Positive Obsession Susana M. Morris 2025 Unknown English
12803 Captain's Dinner Adam Cohen 2025 Unknown English
12804 Gilded Rage Jacob Silverman 2025 American English
12805 Magic In The Air Mike Sielski 2025 American English
12806 Only God Can Judge Me Jeff Pearlman 2025 American English
12815 Theft Abdulrazak Gurnah 2025 British English
12817 Bad Bad Girl Gish Jen 2025 American English
12812 The Gales Of November John U. Bacon 2025 American English
12813 Tigers Between Empires Jonathan C. Slaght 2025 American English
12814 Intemperance Sonora Jha 2025 British English
12821 Rage Steve Gerlach 2006 Australian English
12823 Being Jewish After The Destruction Of Gaza Peter Beinart 2025 American English
12822 The Boys In The Light Nina Willner 2025 American English
12818 The Fort Bragg Cartel Seth Harp 2025 American English
12819 Joy Is My Middle Name Sasha Debevec-McKenney 2025 Unknown English
12820 Ocean Of Clouds Garrett Hongo 2025 American English
12824 The Starving Saints Caitlin Starling 2025 Unknown English
12825 Witchcraft For Wayward Girls Grady Hendrix 2025 Unknown English
12827 The Last Manager John Miller 2025 Unknown English
12828 King Sorrow Joe Hill 2025 Unknown English
12829 Silver Elite Dani Francis 2025 Unknown English
12830 Bat Eater And Other Names For Cora Zeng Kylie Lee Baker 2025 Unknown English
12831 Harriet Tubman Bob the Drag Queen 2025 Unknown English
12832 Of Monsters And Mainframes Barbara Truelove 2025 Unknown English
12833 Every Step She Takes Alison Cochrun 2025 American English
12860 Trans History Alex L Combs 2025 American English
12861 Detective Beans: Adventures In Cat Town Li Chen 2025 Unknown Unknown
12870 Factfulness Hans Rosling 2018 Swedish English
12866 The Extreme Self Douglas Coupland, Shumon Basar, Hans Ulrich Obrist 2021 Multiple English
12862 The Doorman Chris Pavone 2025 American English
12864 The Feeling Of Iron Giaime Alonge 2025 Unknown English
12865 A Gentleman's Gentleman T.J. Alexander 2025 Unknown English
12867 Hollow Spaces Victor Suthammanont 2025 Unknown English
12868 The Rarest Fruit Gaëlle Bélem 2025 Unknown English
12869 Startlement Ada Limón 2025 American English
12871 The Age Of Choice Sophia Rosenfeld 2025 American English
12873 The Arrogant Ape Christine E. Webb 2025 Unknown English
12863 The Bleeding Season Greg F. Gifune 2003 American English
12874 The Call Of The Honeyguide Rob Dunn 2025 American English
12875 The Containment Michelle Adams 2025 Unknown English
12876 Every Day Is Sunday Ken Belson 2025 American English
12877 I Seek A Kind Person Julian Borger 2025 Unknown English
12878 Shattered Dreams, Infinite Hope Brandon M. Terry 2025 American English
12879 The Spinach King John Seabrook 2025 American English
12881 What Is Queer Food? John Birdsall 2025 Unknown English
12882 Collected Poems Wendy Cope 2025 British English
12883 The First And Last King Of Haiti Marlene L. Daut 2025 American English
12889 The Intruder Freida McFadden 2025 Unknown English
12890 Forest Euphoria Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian 2025 Unknown English
12891 Pan Michael Clune 2025 American English
12892 Zbig Edward Luce 2025 British English
12884 The Uncollected Stories Mavis Gallant 2025 Canadian English
12885 Miracles And Wonder Elaine Pagels 2025 American English
12886 Our Beautiful Boys Sameer Pandya 2025 Unknown English
12888 Long Distance Ayşegül Savas 2025 British English
12893 Articulate Rachel Kolb 2025 American English
12894 Blank Space W. David Marx 2025 American English
12903 Broken Country Clare Leslie Hall 2025 Unknown English
12905 Next Of Kin Gabrielle Hamilton 2025 American English
12906 Sister, Sinner Claire Hoffman 2025 American English
12895 The Golden Hour Matthew Specktor 2025 American English
12897 The Mission Tim Weiner 2025 American English
12898 We Should All Be Birds Brian Buckbee, Carol Ann Fitzgerald 2025 Unknown English
12899 Are You Happy? Lori Ostlund 2025 American English
12900 Make Your Way Home Carrie R. Moore 2025 Unknown English
12901 Nova Scotia House Charlie Porter 2025 Unknown English
12902 The Sunflower Boys Sam Wachman 2025 Unknown English
12909 The Nimbus Robert P. Baird 2025 Unknown English
12910 Sleep Honor Jones 2025 Unknown English
12912 Jane Austen's Bookshelf Rebecca Romney 2025 Unknown English