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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
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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The Years
Annie Ernaux
Liked it? Try “Leaving the Atocha Station” by Ben Lerner or “All Fours” by Miranda July or “Swimming in Paris: A Life in Three Stories” by Colombe Schneck; translated by Lausen Elkin and Natasha Lehrer
38
The Savage Detectives
Roberto Bolaño
Liked it? Try “The Old Drift” by Namwali Serpell or “The Literary Conference” by César Aira; translated by Katherine Silver
39
A Visit from the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan
Liked it? Try “Girl, Woman, Other” by Bernardine Evaristo or “Doxology” by Nell Zink or “Telegraph Avenue” by Mmichael Chabon
40
H is for Hawk
Helen Macdonald
Liked it? Try “The Friend” by Sigrid Nunez or “Braiding Sweetgrass” by Robin Wall Kimmerer
41
Small Things Like These
Claire Keegan
Liked it? Try “The Rachel Incident” by Caroline O’Donoghue or “Mothers and Sons” by Colm Tóibín
42
A Brief History of Seven Killings
Marlon James
Liked it? Try “Telex from Cuba” by Rachel Kushner or “Brief Encounters With Che Guevara” by Ben Fountain
43
Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
Tony Judt
Liked it? Try “We Don’t Know Ourselves” by Fintan O’Toole or “Bloodlands” by Timothy D Snyder or “To End All Wars” by Adam Hochschild
44
The Fifth Season
N.K. Jemisin
Liked it? Try “American War” by Omar El Akkad or “The Year of the Flood” by Margaret Atwood
45
The Argonauts
Maggie Nelson
Liked it? Try “My 1980s and Other Essays” by Wayne Koestenbaum or “No One Is Talking About This” by Patricia Lockwood or “On Immunity” by Eula Biss
46
The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt
Liked it? Try “Freedom” by Jonathan Franzen or “Demon Copperhead” by Barbara Kingsolver
47
A Mercy
Toni Morrison
Liked it? Try “Year of Wonders” by Geraldine Brooks or “The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois” by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
48
The Complete Persepolis
Marjane Satrapi
Liked it? Try “Martyr!” by Kaveh Akbar or “Disoriental” by Négar Djavadi; translated by Tina Kover