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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
73
The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson
Robert A. Caro
Liked it? Try “G-Man” by Beverly Gage or “King: A Life” by Jonathan Eig or “American Prometheus” by Kai Bird and Martin J Sherwin
74
Olive Kitteridge
Elizabeth Strout
Liked it? Try “Tom Lake” by Ann Patchett or “Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage” by Alice Munro
75
Exit West
Mohsin Hamid
Liked it? Try “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida” by Shehan Karunatilaka or “A Burning” by Megha Majumdar
76
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin
Liked it? Try “Normal People” by Sally Rooney or “Super Sad True Love Story” by Gary Shteyngart
77
An American Marriage
Tayari Jones
Liked it? Try “Hello beautiful” by Ann Napolitano or “Stay with Me” by Ayòbámi Adébáyò
78
Septology
Jon Fosse
Liked it? Try “Armand V” by Dag Solsrad translated by Steen T Murray
79
A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories
Lucia Berlin
Liked it? Try “The Flamethrowers” by Rachel Kushner or “the Complete Stories” by Clarice Lispector; translated by Katrina Dodson
80
The Story of the Lost Child
Elena Ferrante
Liked it? Try “The Years That Followed by Catherine Dunne or “From the Land of the Moon” by Milena Agus translated by Ann Goldstein
81
Pulphead
John Jeremiah Sullivan
Liked it? Try “Sunshine State” by Sarah Gerard or “Consider the Lobster” by David Foster Wallace or “Yoga for People Who Can’t Be Bothered to Do It” by Geoff Dyer
82
Hurricane Season
Fernanda Melchor
Liked it? Try “Liliana’s Invincible Summer” by Cristina Rivera Garza or “Fever Dream” by Samanta Schweblin
83
When We Cease to Understand the World
Benjamín Labatut
Liked it? Try “The Rigor of Angels” by William Egginton or “The Noise of Time” by Julian Barnes or “The End of Days” by Jenny Erpenbeck
84
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
Siddhartha Mukherjee
Liked it? Try “Being Mortal” by Atul Gawande or “Do No Harm” by Henry Marsh” or “I Contain Multitude” by Ed Yong