The Greatest Contemporary Books Since 2018

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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
2224 My Year of Rest and Relaxation Ottessa Moshfegh 2018 American English
2636 An American Marriage Tayari Jones 2018 American English
3053 Red, White & Royal Blue Casey McQuiston 2019 American English
3317 The Kiss Quotient Helen Hoang 2018 Vietnamese English
3430 Get A Life, Chloe Brown Talia Hibbert 2019 British English
3472 We Do Not Part Han Kang 2021 Korean Korean
3506 The Most Secret Memory Of Men Mohamed Mbougar Sarr 2021 Senegalese French
3598 The Wedding Date Jasmine Guillory 2018 American English
4096 Boyfriend Material Alexis Hall 2020 British English
4392 The Friend Sigrid Nunez 2018 American English
4415 Detransition, Baby Torrey Peters 2021 American English
4470 Intermezzo Sally Rooney 2024 Irish English
4938 Stone Yard Devotional Charlotte Wood 2023 Australian English
5003 Feel Free Zadie Smith 2018 British English
5187 Stay True Hua Hsu 2022 Chinese English
5390 Tom Lake Ann Patchett 2023 American English
5507 Seven Days In June Tia Williams 2021 American English
5636 Book Lovers Emily Henry 2021 American English
5965 A Princess In Theory Alyssa Cole 2018 American English
6525 The Mars Room Rachel Kushner 2018 American English
7063 Nightcrawling Leila Mottley 2022 American English
7099 The Dutch House Ann Patchett 2019 American English
7142 Hello Beautiful Ann Napolitano 2023 American English
7154 The Loneliness Of Sonia And Sunny Kiran Desai 2025 Unknown English
7191 Heartstopper Alice Oseman 2018 British English
7211 Boy Swallows Universe Trent Dalton 2018 Australian English
7689 Birnam Wood Eleanor Catton 2023 New Zealand English
7734 Stag Dance Torrey Peters 2025 American English
7742 Flesh David Szalay 2025 British English
7780 The Pairing Casey McQuiston 2024 Unknown English
7787 Cold Enough For Snow Jessica Au 2022 Australian English
7854 Heart, Be At Peace Donal Ryan 2024 Unknown English
7876 Baumgartner Paul Auster 2023 American English
8021 Loved And Missed Susie Boyt 2023 British English
8064 Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby Van Pelt 2022 American English
8066 Bunny Mona Awad 2019 Canadian English
8168 One Day In December Josie Silver 2018 British English
8267 Before I Let Go Kennedy Ryan 2022 American English
8267 Honey And Spice Bolu Babalola 2022 British English
8267 The Dead Romantics Ashley Poston 2022 American English
8267 You Made A Fool Of Death With Your Beauty Akwaeke Emezi 2022 Nigerian English
8267 The Bodyguard Katherine Center 2022 American English
8395 Audition Katie Kitamura 2025 Unknown English
8426 Sad Tiger Neige Sinno 2023 Unknown French
8427 She Said Jodi Kantor 2019 American English
8430 Heart The Lover Lily King 2025 Unknown English
8521 The True True Story Of Raja The Gullible Rabih Alameddine 2025 American English
8565 Witness Jamel Brinkley 2023 American English
8602 Small Rain Garth Greenwell 2024 Unknown English
8631 We All Want Impossible Things Catherine Newman 2022 American English
8692 The Discomfort Of Evening Lucas Rijneveld 2018 Dutch Dutch
8696 Too Much Lip Melissa Lucashenko 2018 Australian English
8723 King Of Ashes S. A. Cosby 2025 Unknown English
8728 It Happened One Summer Tessa Bailey 2021 American English
8852 I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home Lorrie Moore 2023 American English
8856 What You Are Looking For Is In The Library Michiko Aoyama 2020 Japanese Japanese
8871 When Katie Met Cassidy Camille Perri 2018 American English
8867 Death Of The Author Nnedi Okorafor 2025 Unknown English
8903 Blackouts Justin Torres 2023 Unknown English
8953 Family Lore Elizabeth Acevedo 2023 Unknown English
9047 The Rachel Incident Caroline O'Donoghue 2023 Irish English
9058 After The Funeral And Other Stories Tessa Hadley 2023 British English
9080 The Prince Of Broadway Joanna Shupe 2019 American English
9079 Good Material Dolly Alderton 2024 British English
9102 Tilt Emma Pattee 2025 Unknown English
9106 Wild Dark Shore Charlotte McConaghy 2025 Unknown English
9107 Happy Place Emily Henry 2023 American English
9128 The Very Secret Society Of Irregular Witches Sangu Mandanna 2022 British English
9287 It’s Been A Pleasure, Noni Blake Claire Christian 2020 Australian English
9287 The Lost And Found Bookshop Susan Wiggs 2020 American English
9287 Spoiler Alert Olivia Dade 2020 American English
9304 Part Of Your World Abby Jimenez 2022 American English
9315 My Husband Rumena Bužarovska 2020 Macedonian Macedonian
9575 The Queer Principles Of Kit Webb Cat Sebastian 2021 American English
9575 Happy Endings Thien-Kim Lam 2021 Unknown English
9580 Sweet Home Wendy Erskine 2018 Irish English
9584 The Director Daniel Kehlmann 2023 German English
9599 Perfection Vincenzo Latronico 2022 Italian Italian
9624 Three Women Lisa Taddeo 2019 American English
9642 Josh And Hazel's Guide To Not Dating Christina Lauren 2018 American English
9644 Heart Lamp Banu Mushtaq 2024 Unknown English
9781 The Romantic Agenda Claire Kann 2022 Unknown English
9781 Kiss Her Once For Me Alison Cochrun 2022 Unknown English
9781 Partners In Crime Alisha Rai 2022 Unknown English
9781 Chef’s Kiss TJ Alexander 2022 Unknown English
9781 Next To You Hannah Bonam-Young 2022 Unknown English
9781 D'vaughn And Kris Plan A Wedding Chencia C. Higgins 2022 Unknown English
9851 Exciting Times Naoise Dolan 2020 Irish English
9935 The Sisters Jonas Hassen Khemiri 2023 Swedish English
9958 On The Calculation Of Volume Solvej Balle 2025 Danish Danish
9969 Chai Time At Cinnamon Gardens Shankari Chandran 2022 Unknown English
9971 Gebrek Is Een Groot Woord Nina Polak 2018 Dutch Dutch
9978 A Guardian And A Thief Megha Majumdar 2025 Indian English
9996 Mistakes Were Made Meryl Wilsner 2023 Unknown English
10027 Let Me Love You Alexandria House 2018 Unknown English
10058 Wellness Nathan Hill 2024 American English
10084 The Wilderness Angela Flournoy 2025 American English
10114 Flashlight Susan Choi 2025 American English
10133 Snowflake Louise Nealon 2021 Irish English
10152 Land Of Milk And Honey C Pam Zhang 2023 Unknown English
10195 Satisfaction Guaranteed Lauren Blakely 2019 American English
10195 The Right Swipe Alisha Rai 2019 American English
10222 I Have Some Questions For You Rebecca Makkai 2023 American English
10227 The Museum Of Modern Love Heather Rose 2018 Australian English
10228 The New Naturals Gabriel Bump 2023 American English
10270 How To Find A Princess Alyssa Cole 2021 American English
10304 The Love Hypothesis Ali Hazelwood 2021 American English
10376 The Correspondent Virginia Evans 2025 Unknown English
10380 Again, Rachel Marian Keyes 2022 Irish English
10401 An Oral History Of Atlantis Ed Park 2025 Unknown English
10421 Written In The Stars Alexandria Bellefleur 2020 American English
10421 Call Me Maybe Cara Bastone 2020 Unknown English
10436 Bluff Danez Smith 2024 American English
10450 Early Work Andrew Martin 2018 American English
10510 Funny Story Emily Henry 2024 American English
10510 The Guest Emma Cline 2023 American English
10519 Ruth Kate Riley 2025 Unknown English
10523 Endling Maria Reva 2025 Canadian English
10536 The Emperor Of Gladness Ocean Vuong 2025 Unknown English
10544 The Yield Tara June Winch 2019 Australian English