Year-end lists
Best-of-the-year book lists
We track 43 year-end and editorial book lists, 50,093 picks in all. Each list links to every year we hold.
- Amazon Editors' Best Books of the YearAmazon · 800 books · 20 years, 2006 to 2025
- Barack Obama's Favorite BooksBarack Obama · 258 books · 11 years, 2015 to 2025
- Barnes & Noble Best Books of the YearBarnes & Noble · 178 books · 8 years, 2016 to 2025
- Barnes & Noble Book of the YearBarnes & Noble · 80 books · 7 years, 2019 to 2025
- Bill Gates' Summer and Holiday BooksGates Notes · 162 books · 14 years, 2012 to 2025
- BookPage Best Books of the YearBookPage · 1337 books · 15 years, 2011 to 2025
- Booklist Editors' ChoiceBooklist (American Library Association) · 2908 books · 20 years, 2006 to 2025
- Chicago Public Library Best of the BestChicago Public Library · 5279 books · 19 years, 2007 to 2025
- Chicago Tribune Best Books of the YearChicago Tribune · 179 books · 16 years, 2006 to 2025
- Entertainment Weekly Best BooksEntertainment Weekly · 437 books · 19 years, 2006 to 2024
- Esquire Best Books of the YearEsquire · 424 books · 13 years, 2011 to 2025
- Horn Book FanfareThe Horn Book · 680 books · 20 years, 2006 to 2025
- Kirkus Best Books of the YearKirkus Reviews · 6920 books · 20 years, 2006 to 2025
- Library Journal Best BooksLibrary Journal · 2686 books · 16 years, 2010 to 2025
- Los Angeles Times Best Books of the YearLos Angeles Times · 401 books · 18 years, 2006 to 2025
- Mint Best Books of the YearMint (HT Media) · 60 books · 3 years, 2017 to 2025
- NPR Books We LoveNPR · 4371 books · 13 years, 2013 to 2025
- New York Public Library Best BooksThe New York Public Library · 2463 books · 12 years, 2014 to 2025
- New York Times 10 Best Books of the YearThe New York Times · 200 books · 20 years, 2006 to 2025
- New York Times 100 Notable BooksThe New York Times · 2000 books · 20 years, 2006 to 2025
- Oprah's Book ClubOprah Daily · 62 books · 18 years, 2006 to 2025
- Paste Best Books of the YearPaste Magazine · 312 books · 11 years, 2011 to 2024
- Publishers Weekly Best BooksPublishers Weekly · 3016 books · 20 years, 2006 to 2025
- Read with JennaTODAY (NBC) · 85 books · 7 years, 2019 to 2025
- Reese's Book ClubHello Sunshine · 119 books · 9 years, 2017 to 2025
- School Library Journal Best Books of the YearSchool Library Journal · 1968 books · 20 years, 2006 to 2025
- Slate Best Books of the YearSlate · 140 books · 14 years, 2012 to 2025
- Smithsonian Magazine Best Books of the YearSmithsonian magazine · 520 books · 9 years, 2017 to 2025
- TIME Best Books of the YearTIME · 980 books · 20 years, 2006 to 2025
- The Atlantic Best Books of the YearThe Atlantic · 141 books · 14 years, 2006 to 2025
- The Boston Globe Best Books of the YearThe Boston Globe · 623 books · 19 years, 2006 to 2025
- The Economist Books of the YearThe Economist · 984 books · 20 years, 2006 to 2025
- The Globe and Mail Globe 100The Globe and Mail · 2001 books · 20 years, 2006 to 2025
- The Irish Times Best Books of the YearThe Irish Times · 1424 books · 17 years, 2006 to 2025
- The New Yorker Best Books of the YearThe New Yorker · 1418 books · 8 years, 2018 to 2025
- The Observer Best Books of the YearThe Observer · 450 books · 12 years, 2007 to 2025
- The Telegraph Best Books of the YearThe Telegraph · 714 books · 11 years, 2015 to 2025
- The Wall Street Journal Best Books of the YearThe Wall Street Journal · 170 books · 13 years, 2012 to 2025
- Time Out Best Books of the YearTime Out · 40 books · 3 years, 2022 to 2025
- Vogue Best Books of the YearVogue · 225 books · 9 years, 2014 to 2024
- Vulture / New York Magazine Best Books of the YearNew York Magazine / Vulture · 194 books · 19 years, 2006 to 2025
- Washington Post Best Books of the YearThe Washington Post · 2537 books · 20 years, 2006 to 2025
- Waterstones Book of the YearWaterstones · 147 books · 14 years, 2012 to 2025