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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
31 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
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Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx
Adrian Nicole LeBlanc
Liked it? Try “Invisible Child” by Andrea Elliott or “When Crack Was King” by Donovan X Ramsey
26
Atonement
Ian McEwan
Liked it? Try “The Sense of an Ending” by Julian Barnes or “Brooklyn” by Colm Toíbín or “Life Class” by Pat Banker
27
Americanah
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Liked it? Try “We Need New Names” by NoViolet Bulawayo or “Netherland” by Joseph O’Neill or “Behold the Dreamers” by Imbolo Mbue
28
Cloud Atlas
David Mitchell
Liked it? Try “Same Bed Different Dreams” by Ed Park or “Specimen Days” by Michael Cunningham
29
The Last Samurai
Helen DeWitt
Liked it? Try “The Instructions” by Adam Levin
30
Sing, Unburied, Sing
Jesmyn Ward
Liked it? Try “The Turner House” by Angela Flournoy or “Lincoln in the Bardo” by George Saunders
31
White Teeth
Zadie Smith
Liked it? Try “Lionel Asbo: State of England” by Martin Amis or “Americanah” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
32
The Line of Beauty
Alan Hollinghurst
Liked it? Try “Necessary Errors” by Caleb Crain
33
Salvage the Bones
Jesmyn Ward
Liked it? Try “Southern Cross the Dog” by Bill Cheng or “The Yellow House: A Memoir” by Sarah Broom
34
Citizen: An American Lyric
Claudia Rankine
Liked it? Try “Voyage of the Sable Venus” by Robin Coste Lewis or “How to be Drawn” by Terrance Hayes or “Ordinary Notes” by Christina Sharpe
35
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
Alison Bechdel
Liked it? Try “Blankets” by Craig Thompson, “My Dirty Dumb Eyes” by Lisa Hanawalt or “Small Fry” by Lisa Brennan-Jobs
36
Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Liked it? Try “America Sonnets For My Past and Future Assassin” by Terrance Hayes or “Don’t Call Us Dead” by Danez Smith or “Black Folk Could Fly” by Randall Kenan