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Overview
As voted on by 503 novelists, nonfiction writers, poets, critics and other book lovers
In collaboration with the Upshot, The NY Times sent a survey to hundreds of literary luminaries, asking them to name the 10 best books published since Jan. 1, 2000 (translations included). The result is a 100 books long list with the titles understood to be the most memorable and influential books of the century so far.
° This list was published in 2024
° You can find at least one recommendation of similar readings per title by clicking the info button (the little circle with and "i" in the middle) for any book below; all were taken from the original article
In collaboration with the Upshot, The NY Times sent a survey to hundreds of literary luminaries, asking them to name the 10 best books published since Jan. 1, 2000 (translations included). The result is a 100 books long list with the titles understood to be the most memorable and influential books of the century so far.
° This list was published in 2024
° You can find at least one recommendation of similar readings per title by clicking the info button (the little circle with and "i" in the middle) for any book below; all were taken from the original article
The New York Times (2024) 100 Best Books of the 21st century
29 participants (100 books)
Overview
As voted on by 503 novelists, nonfiction writers, poets, critics and other book lovers
In collaboration with the Upshot, The NY Times sent a survey to hundreds of literary luminaries, asking them to name the 10 best books published since Jan. 1, 2000 (translations included). The result is a 100 books long list with the titles understood to be the most memorable and influential books of the century so far.
° This list was published in 2024
° You can find at least one recommendation of similar readings per title by clicking the info button (the little circle with and "i" in the middle) for any book below; all were taken from the original article
In collaboration with the Upshot, The NY Times sent a survey to hundreds of literary luminaries, asking them to name the 10 best books published since Jan. 1, 2000 (translations included). The result is a 100 books long list with the titles understood to be the most memorable and influential books of the century so far.
° This list was published in 2024
° You can find at least one recommendation of similar readings per title by clicking the info button (the little circle with and "i" in the middle) for any book below; all were taken from the original article
Challenge Books
1
My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante
Liked it? Try “The Book of Goose” by Yiyun Li or “Cold Enough for Snow” by Jessica Au or “Lies and Sorcery” by Elsa Morante; translated by Jenny McPhee
2
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
Isabel Wilkerson
Liked it? Try “The Twelve Tribes of Hattie” by Ayana Mathis or “All Aunt Hagar’s Children” by Edward P Jones or “Traveling Black” by Mia Bay
3
Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel
Liked it? Try “The Lion House” by Christopher de Bellaigue or “The Books of Jacob” by Olga Tokarczuk; translated by Jennifer Croft
4
The Known World
Edward P. Jones
Liked it? Try “The Water Dancer” by Ta-Nehisi Coates or “A Mercy” by Toni Morrison
5
The Corrections
Jonathan Franzen
Liked it? Try “Middlesex” by Jeffrey Eugenides or “Commonwealth” by Ann Patchett or “The Bee Sting” by Paul Murray
6
2666
Roberto Bolaño
Liked it? Try “Compass” by Mathias Énard; translated by Charlotte Mandell
7
The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead
Liked it? Try “The Prophets” by Robert Jones Jr. or “Washington Black” by Esi Edugyan or “The American Daughters” by Maurice Carlos Ruffin
8
Austerlitz
W.G. Sebald
Liked it? Try “Transit” by Rachel Cusk or “Flights” by Olga Tokarczuk; translated by Jennifer Croft
9
Never Let Me Go
Kazuo Ishiguro
Liked it? Try “Station Eleven” by Emily St. John Mandel or “Oryx and Crake” by Margaret Atwood or “Scattered All Over the Earth” by Yoko Tawada; translated by Margaret Mitsutani
10
Gilead
Marilynne Robinson
Liked it? Try “Tinkers” by Paul Harding or “Zorrie” by Laird Hunt
11
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Junot Díaz
Liked it? Try “Deacon King Kong” by James McBride or “The Russian Debutante’s Handbook” Gary Shteyngart
12
The Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion
Liked it? Try “When Breath Becomes Air” by Paul Kalanithi or “Crying in H Mart” by Michelle Zauner or “Notes on Grief” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie