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
17131 The Climate Crisis And The Global Green New Deal Noam Chomsky 2020 American English
17131 The Outrun Amy Liptrot 2016 British English
17131 Die, My Love Ariana Harwicz 2012 Argentinian Spanish
17131 Voyage Of Slaves Brian Jacques 2006 British English
17131 The Bitcoin Standard Saifedean Ammous 2018 Unknown English
17131 Blended Sharon M. Draper 2018 American English
17131 No Easy Day Mark Owen 2012 American English
17131 Doing Time Jodi Taylor 2019 British English
17131 How To Stay Married Harrison Scott Key 2023 American English
17131 Rocket Men Robert Kurson 2018 American English
17131 Man In The Empty Suit Sean Ferrell 2013 American English
17131 November Road Lou Berney 2018 American English
17131 Running With Sherman Chris McDougall 2019 American English
17131 The Art Of Possibility Rosamund Stone Zander 2000 American English
17131 Townie Andre Dubus 2011 American English
17131 A Simplified Life Emily Ley 2017 American English
17131 Paul Takes The Form Of A Mortal Girl Andrea Lawlor 2017 American English
17131 Montpelier Parade Karl Geary 2017 Irish English
17131 The Witches Of New York Ami McKay 2016 Canadian English
17131 Girl In Translation Jean Kwok 2010 American English
17131 The Last Runaway Tracy Chevalier 2013 American English
17131 The Price Of Peace Zachary D. Carter 2020 American English
17131 American Spy Lauren Wilkinson 2019 Unknown English
17131 Concealed Christina Diaz Gonzalez 2021 Unknown English
17131 The Djinn Waits A Hundred Years Shubnum Khan 2023 Unknown English
17131 The Blood Gospel James Rollins 2013 American English
17131 Deep Freeze Lisa Jackson 2005 American English
17131 Left To Die Lisa Jackson 2008 American English
17131 Big Sky Kate Atkinson 2019 British English
17131 The Wife, The Maid, And The Mistress Ariel Lawhon 2014 American English
17131 All That I Am Anna Funder 2011 Australian English
17131 The Undefeated Kwame Alexander 2019 American English
17131 The Expanse James S. A. Corey 2011 American English
17131 Nothing But The Rain Salman, Naomi 2023 Unknown English
17131 Emily Wilde's Compendium Of Lost Tales Heather Fawcett 2023 Unknown English
17131 The Stranger Times Caimh McDonnell 2021 British English
17131 Never Finished David Goggins 2022 American English
17131 ‎22 Bahnen Caroline Wahl 2022 German German
17131 Beware Of Chicken 3 CasualFarmer 2023 Unknown English
17131 Beware Of Chicken 2 CasualFarmer 2023 Unknown English
17131 Alive At The End Of The World Saeed Jones 2022 American English
17131 The Hero Code William H. McRaven 2021 American English
17131 Your Brain On Porn Gary Wilson 2014 American English
17131 The Starless Crown James Rollins 2022 American English
17131 Mesopotamia Serhiy Zhadan 2014 Ukrainian Ukrainian
17131 More Letters Of Note Nikki Usher 2019 Unknown English
17131 The Ocean Of Life Callum Roberts 2012 British English
17131 The Ten Loves Of Nishino Hiromi Kawakami 2003 Japanese Japanese
17131 The Long Take Robin Robertson 2018 British English
17131 House To House David Bellavia 2007 American English
17131 Walkable City Rules Jeff Speck 2018 American English
17131 The Fifth Agreement Don Miguel Ruiz 2010 Mexican English
17131 Framed Ink Marcos Mateu-Mestre 2010 Unknown English
17131 In An Instant Suzanne Redfearn 2020 American English
17131 I Will Judge You By Your Bookshelf Grant Snider 2020 American English
17131 The Sunken Land Begins To Rise Again M. John Harrison 2020 British English
17131 The Cellist Daniel Silva 2021 American English
17131 The Book Of Lies Brad Meltzer 2008 American English
17131 Berserk Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1 Kentaro Miura 2019 Japanese Japanese
17131 Soulsmith Will Wight 2016 American English
17131 Ghostwater Will Wight 2018 American English
17131 Howling Dark Christopher Ruocchio 2019 American English
17131 Hot Blooded Lisa Jackson 2001 American English
17131 Blackflame Will Wight 2017 American English
17131 The Lions Of Lucerne Brad Thor 2002 American English
17131 Knight's Shadow Sebastien de Castell 2014 Canadian English
17131 Wintersteel Will Wight 2020 American English
17131 Blood Ties Kay Hooper 2007 American English
17131 The 9th Girl Tami Hoag 2013 American English
17131 Tyrant's Throne Sebastien de Castell 2017 Canadian English
17131 The Silent Girl Tess Gerritsen 2011 American English
17131 A True Novel Minae Mizumura 2002 Japanese Japanese
17131 Eve Out Of Her Ruins Ananda Devi 2006 Mauritian French
17131 Tentacle Rita Indiana 2015 Dominican Spanish
17131 La Bastarda Trifonia Melibea Obono 2016 Equatoguinean Spanish
17131 Fish Soup Margarita García Robayo 2018 Colombian Spanish
17131 Mouthful Of Birds Samanta Schweblin 2009 Argentinian Spanish
17131 Fox Dubravka Ugrešić 2017 Croatian Croatian
17131 Swallowing Mercury Wioletta Greg 2014 Polish Polish
17131 The Little Girl On The Ice Floe Adélaïde Bon 2018 French French
17131 The Remainder Alia Trabucco Zerán 2015 Chilean Spanish
17131 Translation As Transhumance Mireille Gansel 2017 French French
17131 Subtly Worded Teffi 2014 Russian Russian
17131 The Satsuma Complex Bob Mortimer 2022 British English
17131 All Things Cease To Appear Elizabeth Brundage 2016 American English
17131 The Last Equation Of Isaac Severy Nova Jacobs 2018 American English
17131 The Long Drop Denise Mina 2017 Scottish English
17131 One Shot Harry Gary Phillips 2022 Unknown English
17131 A Talent For Murder Peter Swanson 2024 Unknown English
17131 The Twenty Year Death Ariel S. Winter 2012 American English
17131 La Bombe Alcante 2020 Unknown French
17131 The Hunting Accident David Carlson 2017 Unknown English
17131 Far From The Tree Robin Benway 2017 American English
17131 Queer City Peter Ackroyd 2017 British English
17131 When They Call You A Terrorist Patrisse Khan-Cullors 2018 American English
17131 As Long As The Lemon Trees Grow Zoulfa Katouh 2022 Unknown English
17131 When You Least Expect It Haley Cass 2020 Unknown English
17131 Homestuck Andrew Hussie 2009 American English
17131 Homeless Bird Gloria Whelan 2002 American English
17131 True Believer Virginia Euwer Wolff 2001 American English
17131 The House Of The Scorpion Nancy Farmer 2002 American English
17131 1919 Martin W. Sandler 2019 American English
17131 King And The Dragonflies Kacen Callender 2020 American English
17131 A First Time For Everything Dan Santat 2023 American English
17131 Mushoku Tensei Magonote, Rifujin Na 2014 Japanese Japanese
17131 The Wool Trilogy Hugh Howey 2011 American English
17131 Supergirl Tom King 2021 American English
17131 Verdigris Michele Mari 2007 Unknown Italian
17131 Migratory Birds Mariana Oliver 2014 Mexican Spanish
17131 A Country For Dying Abdellah Taïa 2015 French French
17131 Angel Of Oblivion Maja Haderlap 2011 Austrian German
17131 The Female Brain Louann Brizendine 2006 American English
17131 Never Let Go Dan John 2009 Unknown English
17131 Icons And Saints Of The Eastern Orthodox Church Alfredo Tradigo 2006 Unknown Italian
17131 The Stranger's Child Alan Hollinghurst 2011 British English
17131 Horváth Für Boshafte Ödön von Horváth 2010 Austrian German
17131 Angel & Hannah Ishle Park 2021 Unknown English
17131 Scion Of Ikshvaku Amish Tripathi 2015 Indian English
17131 Underlord Will Wight 2019 American English
17131 Uncrowned Will Wight 2019 American English