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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,835 books — 21,940 voters
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirThe House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneThe Midnight Library by Matt HaigI’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
2,926 books — 5,427 voters

Rhythm of War by Brandon SandersonFourth Wing by Rebecca YarrosThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabThe House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KlunePiranesi by Susanna Clarke
Best Fantasy of the 2020s
454 books — 484 voters
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroOne Day by David NichollsOn Chesil Beach by Ian McEwanWolf Hall by Hilary MantelA Long Way Down by Nick Hornby
Contemporary British Novels
507 books — 431 voters

Book Lovers by Emily HenryThe Love Hypothesis by Ali HazelwoodBeach Read by Emily HenryFourth Wing by Rebecca YarrosFunny Story by Emily Henry
Best Romances of the 2020s
274 books — 213 voters
City of Bones by Cassandra ClareJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeHis Majesty's Dragon by Naomi NovikThrone of Jade by Naomi NovikBlack Powder War by Naomi Novik
Best Fantasy Novels of the 21st century
186 books — 42 voters

The Sunken Mall by K.D. EdwardsCabbie with a Dangerous Mind by Karl WigginsWhite Boy in Watts by Karl WigginsTWAS The Year 2020 by Karl WigginsThe Pendulum has Swung too far by Karl Wiggins
The Books Y'all Have Read (Thus Far) During the Coronavirus Pandemic
554 books — 33 voters
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzGoose by Dawn O'PorterClass of '98 by A.L. PlayerThe Future of Us by Jay Asher
2010s & 2020s YA Fiction Set in the 1980s or 1990s
86 books — 30 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieThe Uglies Trilogy by Scott Westerfeld
21st Century Child-to-Adult Crossover Books
36 books — 22 voters
The Puzzle Ring by Kate ForsythEmma and the Ruby Ring by Yvonne MacGroryOnce Upon a Curse by E.D. BakerOld Magic by Marianne CurleyGirl About Time by Kerstin Gier
Children's Timeslip Fiction of the 21st Century
97 books — 22 voters

The Heart in Winter by Kevin BarryLong Island by Colm TóibínThe Coast Road by Alan MurrinIntermezzo by Sally RooneyIs He Ever Going to Leave His Wife? by Martess Dowling
Irish Interest 2024
143 books — 22 voters
Winning His Trust by Toni ShilohCarved in Ebony by Jasmine L. HolmesHolier Than Thou by Jackie Hill PerryGrowing a Seminary in Ethiopia by Carl E. HansenMother to Son by Jasmine L. Holmes
Christian Religion by African-Americans Published in Decade: 2020s
36 books — 15 voters

Stage Fright by Wendy ParrisField of Screams by Wendy ParrisRoot Magic by Eden RoyceHide and Seeker by Daka HermonThirteens by Kate Alice Marshall
Spooky Middle Grade Reads of the 2020s
32 books — 12 voters
Max in the House of Spies by Adam GidwitzSame Page by Elly SwartzA Sky Full of Song by Susan Lynn MeyerLet It Glow by Marissa MeyerThe Jake Show by Joshua S. Levy
Jewish Middle Grade Fiction Books 2022 - 2025
34 books — 12 voters

What Happened In Vienna, Jack? by Daniel KempBlack Cloud Rising by David Wright FaladéSparkles And Karim by Dave MooresStill Kickin' by Billie Hanson-DupreeHome Front Lines by Brenda Sparks Prescott
Military, War, and Espionage Fiction Published by African-Americans in Decade: 2020s
7 books — 9 voters
Love, Activism, and the Respectable Life of Alice Dunbar-Nelson by Tara T. GreenWho Hears Here? by Guthrie P. Ramsey Jr.See Me Naked by Tara T. GreenHow to Make a Slave and Other Essays by Jerald WalkerShe Memes Well by Quinta Brunson
Writings and Essays Published by African-Americans in Decade: 2020s
32 books — 8 voters

White Fragility by Robin DiAngeloFemales by Andrea Long ChuA Spindle Splintered by Alix E. HarrowWoke Baby by Mahogany L. BrowneThe 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones
More Woke than Good
37 books — 7 voters
Buses Are a Comin' by Charles PersonChasing Me to My Grave by Winfred RembertSomebody's Daughter by Ashley C. FordThe South by Adolph L. Reed Jr.The Nation Must Awake by Mary E. Jones Parrish
Memoirs by African-Americans Published in Decade: 2020s
42 books — 7 voters

Orion Lost by Alastair ChisholmTo Kill a Shadow by Katherine QuinnDraconim Lacrima Mortis by Lawrence NaultHope of the Wasteland by Matt WattsD-39 by Irene Latham
Children's Science Fiction of the 2020s
78 books — 4 voters
Good Material by Dolly AldertonGhosts by Dolly AldertonTomb Sweeping by Alexandra ChangThe Z Word by Lindsay King-MillerFunny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman
Colour Blocked Covers
86 books — 4 voters

Sacrifice by Helyn DunnHello Beautiful by Ann NapolitanoFinding Grace by Loretta RothschildTom Lake by Ann Patchett
Accessible Contemporary Fiction with Literary Merit
4 books — 4 voters
Pickleballers by Ilana LongAll's Fair in Love and Pickleball by Kate SpencerPick Me by Victoria SchadePickle Perfect by Ilana LongLove and Pickleball by Kira Brady
Pickleball Romance
6 books — 4 voters

Perish by LaToya WatkinsThe Kindest Lie by Nancy JohnsonBlack Cake by Charmaine WilkersonThe Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne JeffersWhen Stars Rain Down by Angela Jackson-Brown
Generational and Family Novels by African-Americans Published in Decade: 2020s
7 books — 3 voters
The Three Mothers by Anna Malaika TubbsWildflower by Aurora JamesI Came As a Shadow by John ThompsonShelter by Lawrence JacksonBending the Arc by Keeda Haynes
Biographies and Autobiographies by African-Americans Published in Decade: 2020s
11 books — 2 voters

On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-ReedAn Examination of African American Genius by Calvin BakerSoul Culture by Remica Bingham-RisherRice by Michael W. TwittyThe Black Church by Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Black American Culture Published by African-Americans in Decade: 2020s
13 books — 2 voters
Autocracy, Inc. by Anne ApplebaumParallel Lines by Edward St AubynDream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichiePrecipice by Robert HarrisThere Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak
The Orwell Prizes 2025 - The Finalists
16 books — 2 voters

Early Departures by Justin A. ReynoldsRaybearer by Jordan Ifueko
2020+ YA Novels with BIPOC Main Characters
2 books — 1 voter
群島 by 胡晴舫雲山 by 陳淑瑤人魚紀 by Wei-Jing Lee劍如時光 by 沈默苦雨之地 by Wu Ming-Yi
台北國際書展大獎 小說類入圍作品 (2020－)
59 books — 1 voter

Buckley by Sam TanenhausCareless People by Sarah Wynn-WilliamsDark Renaissance by Stephen GreenblattElectric Spark by Frances WilsonHow to End a Story by Helen Garner
The Economist - Books of the Year, 2025
71 books — 1 voter
Banshee by Ailbhe MaloneThe Fallen by Louise BranganThe Visit by Neil TullyThe Truth About Ruby Cooper by Liz NugentEsther Is Now Following You by Tanya Sweeney
Irish Interest 2026
16 books — 1 voter

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