November 15, 2023
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Our first Best Books of the Year issue kicks off with our picks for the 100 best fiction and 100 best nonfiction books of the year.
Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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ÆDNAN
By Linnea Axelsson Saskia Vogel
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GRETA & VALDIN
By Rebecca K. Reilly
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NEIGHBORS
By Diane Oliver
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NO ONE CAN KNOW
By Kate Alice Marshall
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PRIMA FACIE
By Suzie Miller
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DON'T WANT YOU LIKE A BEST FRIEND
By Emma R. Alban
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HOW WE NAMED THE STARS
By Andrés N. Ordorica
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ON THE ISLE OF ANTIOCH
By Amin Maalouf Natasha Lehrer
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THE BULLET SWALLOWER
By Elizabeth Gonzalez James
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WOLVES OF WINTER
By Dan Jones
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THE ADVERSARY
By Michael Crummey
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MRS. GULLIVER
By Valerie Martin
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ANNA O
By Matthew Blake
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ALL THE LITTLE BIRD-HEARTS
By Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow
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WHO TO BELIEVE
By Edwin Hill
NONFICTION
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CHARLIE HUSTLE
By Keith O'Brien
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HOW MIGRATION REALLY WORKS
By Hein de Haas
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FINGERS CROSSED
By Miki Berenyi
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READING GENESIS
By Marilynne Robinson
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WE ARE FREE TO CHANGE THE WORLD
By Lyndsey Stonebridge
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COLD CREMATORIUM
By József Debreczeni Paul Olchváry
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WHAT'S WRONG?
By Erin Williams
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BE A REVOLUTION
By Ijeoma Oluo
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GAYTHEIST
By Lonnie Mann Ryan Gatts
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ALIEN EARTHS
By Lisa Kaltenegger
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ZODIAC
By Ai Weiwei Elettra Stamboulis Gianluca Costantini
TEEN
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SHUT UP, THIS IS SERIOUS
By Carolina Ixta
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INTO THE SUNKEN CITY
By Dinesh Thiru
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POEMHOOD
By Amber McBride Taylor Byas Erica Martin
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A DROP OF VENOM
By Sajni Patel
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LUNAR NEW YEAR LOVE STORY
By Gene Luen Yang LeUyen Pham
CHILDREN'S
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IS THIS…EASTER?
By Helen Yoon
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MY BLOCK LOOKS LIKE
By Janelle Harper Frank Morrison
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AMIL AND THE AFTER
By Veera Hiranandani Prashant Miranda
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FIGHTING WITH LOVE
By Lesa Cline-Ransome James E. Ransome
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DO YOU KNOW THEM?
By Shana Keller Laura Freeman
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BEAKY BARNES AND THE DEVIOUS DUCK
By David Ezra Stein
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WHEN I WRAP MY HAIR
By Shauntay Grant Jenin Mohammed
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FOREVER AND ALWAYS
By Brittany J. Thurman Shamar Knight-Justice
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WHEN YOU HAVE TO WAIT
By Melanie Conklin Leah Hong
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ROSIE RUNS
By Marika Maijala Mia Spangenberg
INDIE
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CONCH PEARL
By Julie E. Justicz
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I WAS A TEENAGE MONSTER HUNTER!
By Sam Irvin Dan Gallagher
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A DARK WHITE POSTSCRIPT
By E.R. Bills
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ADVENTURES OF TAKUAN FROM KOTO
By Ryu Zhong
More In This Issue
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PROFILES
Best Fiction of 2023: Halle Hill -
PERSPECTIVES
Meeting Our Literary Idols Up Close, in the Flesh -
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Best Fiction of 2023: Daniel Clowes -
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Best Fiction of 2023: Tania James -
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Best Fiction of 2023: Robert Dugoni -
PERSPECTIVES
Best of 2023: Our Favorite Fiction -
