The Greatest Psychological Books of 2017

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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
2646 Hurricane Season Fernanda Melchor 2017 Mexican Spanish
3182 Minor Detail Adania Shibli 2017 Palestinian Arabic
3569 Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng 2017 American English
4592 Conversations With Friends Sally Rooney 2017 Irish English
6253 Midwinter Break Bernard MacLaverty 2017 Irish English
6535 Hunger Roxane Gay 2017 American English
7979 Berta Isla Javier Marias 2017 Spanish Spanish
10832 The Silent Wife Kerry Fisher 2017 British English
11161 The Destroyers Christopher Bollen 2017 American English
12187 Allegedly Tiffany D. Jackson 2017 American English
12213 Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Gail Honeyman 2017 British English
13791 When Death Takes Something From You Give It Back Naja Marie Aidt 2017 Danish Danish
13885 An Unkindness Of Ghosts Rivers Solomon 2017 American English
14122 Turtles All The Way Down John Green 2017 American English
17120 The Art Of Starving Sam J. Miller 2017 American English
17120 Sleeping Beauties Stephen King, Owen King 2017 American English
17120 A Book Of American Martyrs Joyce Carol Oates 2017 American English
17120 Right Behind You Lisa Gardner 2017 American English
17120 A Fist Or A Heart Kristín Eiríksdóttir 2017 Icelandic Icelandic
17120 The Stranger In The Woods Michael Finkel 2017 American English
17120 Ankomst Gøhril Gabrielsen 2017 Norwegian Norwegian
17120 Psychopolitics Byung-Chul Han 2017 German German
17120 Behind Her Eyes Sarah Pinborough 2017 British English
17120 The Long Drop Denise Mina 2017 Scottish English
17120 Concerning My Daughter Hye-Jin Kim 2017 South Korean Korean
17120 Райский сад первой любви Линь Ихань 2017 Chinese Chinese (traditional)
17120 The Art Of Saying No Damon Zahariades 2017 American English
17120 Made For Love Alissa Nutting 2017 American English
17120 You Will Pay Lisa Jackson 2017 American English