The Ultimate Best Books of 2023 List

The Ultimate Best Books of 2023 List

Reading All the Lists So You Don’t Have To Since 2017

By Emily Temple | December 23, 2023

The Most Scathing Book Reviews of 2023

The Most Scathing Book Reviews of 2023

“Yes, it’s her world and after reading her book I just wish I could move off-planet.”

By Book Marks | December 23, 2023

The 38 Best Books We Read in 2023

The 38 Best Books We Read in 2023

Lit Hub Staffers on the Year’s Best Reading Experiences

By Literary Hub | December 23, 2023

Colm Tóibín! Geraldine Brooks! A guide to killing time! 19 books out in paperback this January.

Colm Tóibín! Geraldine Brooks! A guide to killing time! 19 books out in paperback this January.

By Gabrielle Bellot | December 22, 2023

The Annotated Nightstand: What Sabrina Orah Mark Is Reading Now and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Sabrina Orah Mark Is Reading Now and Next

Featuring Daisy Hildyard, Maxine Hong Kingston, Nina McLaughlin and More

By Diana Arterian | December 21, 2023

Louise Kennedy on Discovering Fiction’s Complex Emotional Truths

Louise Kennedy on Discovering Fiction’s Complex Emotional Truths

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of The End of the World is a Cul de Sac

By Jane Ciabattari | December 19, 2023

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man: A Memoir
  • Nonesuch
  • Whidbey
  • A Scandal in Königsberg
  • The Quantity Theory of Morality
  • Partially Devoured: How Night of the Living Dead Saved My Life and Changed the World

5 new books out today!

By Gabrielle Bellot | December 19, 2023

The 10 Most Popular Lit Hub Stories of the Year

By Literary Hub | December 18, 2023

The Memories of Streets: A Reading List of NYC Books That Capture the City’s Many Sides

By Jonathan Wells | December 14, 2023

The Annotated Nightstand: What Rachel Zucker is Reading Now and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Rachel Zucker is Reading Now and Next

Featuring Mary Ruefle, Nicole Sealey, Joy Harjo, and More

By Diana Arterian | December 14, 2023

The 139 Best Book Covers of 2023

The 139 Best Book Covers of 2023

We Asked 47 Designers for Their Favorites

By Emily Temple | December 12, 2023

The Cure! A history of anonymous letters! 11 new books out this week.

The Cure! A history of anonymous letters! 11 new books out this week.

By Gabrielle Bellot | December 12, 2023

Read these great books published by Lit Hub staff members in 2023.

Read these great books published by Lit Hub staff members in 2023.

By Literary Hub | December 11, 2023

The 10 Best Book Reviews </br>of 2023

The 10 Best Book Reviews
of 2023

Parul Sehgal on James Ellroy, Merve Emre on Italo Calvino, Namwali Serpell on "hit me" Novels, and More

By Adam Morgan | December 11, 2023

The Best Reviewed Fiction of 2023

The Best Reviewed Fiction of 2023

Featuring Anne Enright, Lorrie Moore, Zadie Smith, Anne Patchett, Colson Whitehead, and More

By Book Marks | December 10, 2023

Our Favorite Lit Hub Stories from 2023

Our Favorite Lit Hub Stories from 2023

The Best Writing at the Site This Year, According to the Editors

By Literary Hub | December 7, 2023

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