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
17164 Seraphina Rachel Hartman 2012 American English
17164 Another Day In The Death Of America Gary Younge 2016 British English
17164 The Method Isaac Butler 2022 American English
17164 All Star Superman, Vol. 2 Grant Morrison 2009 British English
17164 Absolute Dc Darwyn Cooke 2006 Canadian English
17164 The First Signs Genevieve von Petzinger 2016 Canadian English
17164 To Shake The Sleeping Self Jedidiah Jenkins 2018 American English
17164 Why You Love Music John Powell 2016 British English
17164 A Bird In Winter Louise Doughty 2023 British English
17164 Braking Day Oyebanji, Adam 2022 British English
17164 Edge Of Honor Brad Thor 2025 American English
17164 I Kissed Shara Wheeler Casey McQuiston 2022 American English
17164 The Ode Less Travelled Stephen Fry 2005 British English
17164 Frank Skinner By Frank Skinner Quentin Skinner 2001 British English
17164 The Blade Artist Irvine Welsh 2016 British English
17164 The Go Giver Bob Burg 2007 American English
17164 Austen Years Cohen, Rachel 2020 American English
17164 A Chance Meeting Cohen, Rachel 2004 American English
17164 The Ladies Road Guide To Utter Ruin Alison Goodman 2025 Australian English
17164 So Sad Today Melissa Broder 2016 American English
17164 Concerning My Daughter Hye-Jin Kim 2017 South Korean Korean
17164 Another Bullshit Night In Suck City Nick Flynn 2004 American English
17164 Ordinary Light Tracy K. Smith 2015 American English
17164 A Prayer For The Crown Shy Becky Chambers 2022 American English
17164 The Happiest Refugee Anh Do 2010 Australian English
17164 Elder Race Adrian Tchaikovsky 2024 British English
17164 Hhh H Laurent binet 2010 French French
17164 De Schopenhauer Kuur Irvin D. Yalom 2005 American English
17164 Benedict Arnold Randall, Willard Sterne 2012 American English
17164 Райский сад первой любви Линь Ихань 2017 Chinese Chinese (traditional)
17164 The Dark Enlightenment Nick Land 2012 British English
17164 Sing Backwards And Weep Mark Lanegan 2020 American English
17164 Men In Love Irvine Welsh 2025 Scottish English
17164 Porno Irvine Welsh 2002 Scottish English
17164 Dead Men's Trousers Irvine Welsh 2018 Scottish English
17164 Tomorrow Never Knows Jeff Apter 2006 Australian English
17164 Dream Brother John Browne 2001 Unknown Unknown
17164 The Sirens' Call Chris Hayes 2025 American English
17164 Beautiful Days Zach Williams 2024 American English
17164 What Napoleon Could Not Do DK Nnuro 2023 British English
17164 Blue Hour Tiffany Clarke Harrison 2023 American English
17164 The Great Experiment Yascha Mounk 2022 American English
17164 Land Of Big Numbers Te-Ping Chen 2021 American English
17164 Maid Stephanie Land 2019 American English
17164 Futureface Alex Wagner 2018 American English
17164 In The Shadow Of Statues Mitch Landrieu 2018 American English
17164 The New Geography Of Jobs Enrico Moretti 2012 American English
17164 The World As It Is Ben Rhodes 2018 American English
17164 Dying Cory Taylor 2016 Australian English
17164 Coach Wooden And Me Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2017 American English
17164 Basketball Shea Serrano 2017 American English
17164 The Whites Richard Price 2015 American English
17164 The Laughing Monsters Denis Johnson 2014 American English
17164 Rodin's Debutante Ward Just 2011 American English
17164 A Few Corrections Brad Leithauser 2001 American English
17164 Lessons In Disaster Gordon M. Goldstein 2008 American English
17164 The Way Home George P. Pelecanos 2009 American English
17164 Common Wealth Jeffrey D. Sachs 2008 American English
17164 The Defining Moment Jonathan Alter 2006 American English
17164 Fdr Jean Edward Smith 2007 American English
17164 Unequal Democracy Larry Bartels 2008 American English
17164 When Will There Be Good News? Kate Atkinson 2008 British English
17164 A Voyage For Madmen Peter Nichols 2001 British English
17164 Dream City Conrad Christiaan Kickert 2019 Unknown Unknown
17164 America, The Farewell Tour Chris Hedges 2018 American English
17164 Inner Excellence Jim Murphy 2009 Unknown Unknown
17164 Harry Potter And The Prince Of Slytherin John Man 2015 British English
17164 The Lost Flowers Of Alice Hart Holly Ringland 2018 Australian English
17164 The Bookbinder Of Jericho Pip Williams 2023 Australian English
17164 Humans Brandon Stanton 2020 American English
17164 Humans Of New York Brandon Stanton 2015 American English
17164 Census Jesse Ball 2018 American English
17164 The Wander Society Keri Smith 2016 Canadian English
17164 Die Insel Der Tausend Leuchttürme Walter Moers 2023 German German
17164 This Savage Song Victoria Schwab 2016 American English
17164 Sherwood Meagan Spooner 2019 American English
17164 Nobody Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2013 American English
17164 Of Consolation To Helvia Seneca 2042 Roman English
17164 The Art Of Saying No Damon Zahariades 2017 American English
17164 The Circle Of Fire Don Miguel Ruiz 2013 Unknown English
17164 The Fires Of Vengeance Evan Winter 2020 Canadian English
17164 The Girl With The Dragon Tatoo Stieg Larsson 2005 Swedish Swedish
17164 Christ The Conqueror Of Hell Hilarion Alfeyev 2009 Russian Russian
17164 Rytual Chloe Wilson 2025 Unknown Unknown
17164 Januaries Olivie Blake 2024 Unknown English
17164 Hiddensee Gregory Maguire 2008 American English
17164 A House In The Sky Jim Corbett, Lindhout, Amanda 2013 Canadian English
17164 Red Rising Saga Pierce Brown 2014 American English
17164 Building The Orange Wave Lavigne, Brad 2013 Canadian English
17164 Kira Kira Cynthia Kadohata 2004 American English
17164 The Shortest Day Cooper, Susan 2019 British English
17164 The Call Peadar Ó Guilín 2013 Irish English
17164 The Mahabharata Ramesh Menon 2004 British English
17164 Rascal Does Not Dream Of Bunny Girl Senpai Hajime Kamoshida 2014 Japanese Japanese
17164 Chef's Special Susan X. Meagher 2016 Unknown Unknown
17164 Tryst Six Venom Penelope Douglas 2021 American English
17164 We Are Green And Trembling Gabriela Cabezón Cámara 2023 Argentinian Spanish
17164 Diego Garcia Natasha Soobramanien, Luke Williams 2022 British English
17164 Sterling Karat Gold Isabel Waidner 2021 British English
17164 The Other Wes Moore Wes Moore 2010 American English
17164 The Sarah Book Scott McClanahan 2015 American English
17164 薫る花は凛と咲く 1 Saka Mikami 2022 Japanese Japanese
17164 薫る花は凛と咲く 6 Saka Mikami 2023 Japanese Japanese
17164 A Book Of Silence Maitland, Sara 2008 British English
17164 ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン 1 Kana Akatsuki 2015 Japanese Japanese
17164 The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity Kaoru & Rin Vol. 1 Saka Mikami 2022 Japanese Japanese
17164 薫る花は凛と咲く 5 Saka Mikami 2022 Japanese Japanese
17164 薫る花は凛と咲く 7 Saka Mikami 2023 Japanese Japanese
17164 A Good Marriage Stephen King 2010 American English
17164 Thinking In Systems Donella H. Meadows 2008 American English
17164 Sita Amish Tripathi 2017 Indian English
17164 The Secret Of The Nagas Amish Tripathi 2011 Indian English
17164 The Oath Of The Vayuputras Amish Tripathi 2013 Indian English
17164 Station Eternity Mur Lafferty 2022 American English
17164 The Murders In Great Diddling Katarina Bivald 2024 Swedish Unknown
17164 You Sexy Thing Cat Rambo 2021 American English
17164 The Antique Hunter's Guide To Murder C.L. Miller 2024 Unknown English
17164 The Kaiju Preservation Society John Scalzi 2022 American English
17164 The Treasure Hunters Club Tom Ryan 2024 Unknown English
17164 The Square Of Sevens Laura Shepherd-Robinson 2023 British English