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The Globe and Mail Globe 100 2023

The Globe and Mail Globe 100 2023 names 100 books across 6 categories. 39 of them also won or were shortlisted for an award.

Cookbooks

  1. A Generous Meal by Christine Flynnsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. BReD by Ed Tatton and Natasha Tattonsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Baking Wonderland by Jean Parker and Rachel Smithsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Cook It Wild by Chris Nuttall-Smithsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Farmhouse Vegetables by Michael Smithsource (opens in a new tab)
  6. In Mary’s Kitchen by Mary Bergsource (opens in a new tab)
  7. Let’s Eat by DL Acken and Aurelia Louvetsource (opens in a new tab)
  8. Salad Pizza Wine by Janice Tiefenbach, Stephanie Mercier Voyer, Ryan Gray and Marley Sniatowskysource (opens in a new tab)
  9. The Book of Sichuan Chili Crisp by Jing Gaosource (opens in a new tab)
  10. The Buddhist Chef’s Homestyle Cooking by Jean-Philippe Cyrsource (opens in a new tab)
  11. The Lost Supper by Taras Grescoesource (opens in a new tab)

Fiction

  1. A Death at the Party by Amy Stuartsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. A History of Burning by Janika Ozasource (opens in a new tab)
  3. All the Sinners Bleed by S. A. Cosbysource (opens in a new tab)
  4. And Then She Fell by Alicia Elliottsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. August Blue by Deborah Levysource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Birnam Wood by Eleanor Cattonsource (opens in a new tab)
  7. Breaking and Entering by Don Gillmorsource (opens in a new tab)
  8. Bright Young Women by Jessica Knollsource (opens in a new tab)
  9. Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyahsource (opens in a new tab)
  10. Crook Manifesto by Colson Whiteheadsource (opens in a new tab)
  11. Daughter by Claudia Deysource (opens in a new tab)
  12. Do You Remember Being Born? by Sean Michaelssource (opens in a new tab)
  13. Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcettsource (opens in a new tab)
  14. Held by Anne Michaelssource (opens in a new tab)
  15. How to Build a Boat by Elaine Feeneysource (opens in a new tab)
  16. In the Upper Country by Kai Thomassource (opens in a new tab)
  17. Instructions for the Drowning by Steven Heightonsource (opens in a new tab)
  18. Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck, translated by Michael Hofmannsource (opens in a new tab)
  19. Learned by Heart by Emma Donoghuesource (opens in a new tab)
  20. Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Ricesource (opens in a new tab)
  21. Murder at Haven’s Rock by Kelley Armstrongsource (opens in a new tab)
  22. None of This Is True by Lisa Jewellsource (opens in a new tab)
  23. Old Babes in the Wood by Margaret Atwoodsource (opens in a new tab)
  24. Prophet Song by Paul Lynchsource (opens in a new tab)
  25. Really Good, Actually by Monica Heiseysource (opens in a new tab)
  26. Red Queen by Juan Gómez-Juradosource (opens in a new tab)
  27. Restless Dolly Maunder by Kate Grenvillesource (opens in a new tab)
  28. Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernsteinsource (opens in a new tab)
  29. The Adult by Bronwyn Fischersource (opens in a new tab)
  30. The Adversary by Michael Crummeysource (opens in a new tab)
  31. The Clarion by Nina Dunicsource (opens in a new tab)
  32. The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghesesource (opens in a new tab)
  33. The Eden Test by Adam Sternberghsource (opens in a new tab)
  34. The Fraud by Zadie Smithsource (opens in a new tab)
  35. The Full-Moon Whaling Chronicles by Jason Gurielsource (opens in a new tab)
  36. The Girl by the Bridge by Arnaldur Indridasonsource (opens in a new tab)
  37. The Iliad by Homer, translated by Emily Wilsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  38. The Islands by Dionne Irvingsource (opens in a new tab)
  39. The Librarianist by Patrick deWittsource (opens in a new tab)
  40. The Maniac by Benjamin Labatutsource (opens in a new tab)
  41. The Postcard by Anne Berest, translated by Tina Koversource (opens in a new tab)
  42. The Whispers by Ashley Audrainsource (opens in a new tab)
  43. Tom Lake by Ann Patchettsource (opens in a new tab)
  44. Victory City by Salman Rushdiesource (opens in a new tab)
  45. White Cat, Black Dog by Kelly Linksource (opens in a new tab)
  46. Yara by Tamara Faith Bergersource (opens in a new tab)
  47. Yellowface by R. F. Kuangsource (opens in a new tab)
  48. Zero Days by Ruth Waresource (opens in a new tab)

Graphic Literature

  1. Are You Willing to Die for the Cause? by Chris Oliverossource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Roaming by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamakisource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Who Owns the Clouds? by Mario Brassardsource (opens in a new tab)

Kids' Books

  1. Afterward, Everything Was Different by Jairo Buitragosource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Do You Remember? by Sydney Smithsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Naaahsa Is An Artist! by Hali Heavy Shieldsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Origin of Day and Night by Paula Ikuutaq Rumboltsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Skull by Jon Klassensource (opens in a new tab)
  6. The Sniger and the Floose by Ashley Faythsource (opens in a new tab)
  7. When You Can Swim by Jack Wongsource (opens in a new tab)

Non-Fiction

  1. A Death in Malta by Paul Caruana Galiziasource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Battle of Ink and Ice by Darrell Hartmansource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Becoming a Matriarch by Helen Knottsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Blood on the Coal by Ken Cuthbertsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. By the Ghost Light by R. H. Thomsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Collision of Power by Martin Baronsource (opens in a new tab)
  7. Dominion by Stephen R. Bownsource (opens in a new tab)
  8. Doppelganger by Naomi Kleinsource (opens in a new tab)
  9. Fire Weather by John Vaillantsource (opens in a new tab)
  10. Going Infinite by Michael Lewissource (opens in a new tab)
  11. Halal Sex by Sheima Benembareksource (opens in a new tab)
  12. Just Once, No More by Charles Foransource (opens in a new tab)
  13. Kings of Their Own Ocean by Karen Pinchinsource (opens in a new tab)
  14. Landbridge by Y-Dang Troeungsource (opens in a new tab)
  15. Message in a Bottle by Holly Hogansource (opens in a new tab)
  16. My Effin’ Life by Geddy Leesource (opens in a new tab)
  17. My Name Is Barbra by Barbra Streisandsource (opens in a new tab)
  18. Number Go Up by Zeke Fauxsource (opens in a new tab)
  19. Ordinary Notes by Christina Sharpesource (opens in a new tab)
  20. Pageboy by Elliot Pagesource (opens in a new tab)
  21. Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons by Charlotte Graysource (opens in a new tab)
  22. Superfan by Jen Sookfong Leesource (opens in a new tab)
  23. The Art Thief by Michael Finkelsource (opens in a new tab)
  24. The Deepest Map by Laura Tretheweysource (opens in a new tab)
  25. The Duel by John Ibbitsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  26. The Wager by David Grannsource (opens in a new tab)
  27. There Is No Blue by Martha Bailliesource (opens in a new tab)
  28. Unearthing by Kyo Maclearsource (opens in a new tab)
  29. What an Owl Knows by Jennifer Ackermansource (opens in a new tab)

Young Adult Fiction

  1. Focus. Click. Wind. by Amanda West Lewissource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Into the Bright Open by Cherie Dimalinesource (opens in a new tab)

About the The Globe and Mail Globe 100

The Globe 100, The Globe and Mail's annual books-section pick of the year's best books, 2006-2025. All rows come from the Globe's own Globe 100 archive (an interactive on theglobeandmail.com, read from its public data file). Categories are the archive's genre labels: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Graphic Literature, Kids' Books, Young Adult Fiction and Cookbooks. Fiction and Non-Fiction merge the paper's Canadian and international sections; thrillers sit under Fiction. Every year has 100 books except 2007, which the archive lists with 101. Checks against the annual Globe 100 articles for 2009, 2017 and 2019-2024 matched. Eight archive typos were fixed from the annual article, a publisher or retailer page, or other lists in this catalog: Killers of the Flower Moon (2017), Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder (2024), and the author names Andrew O’Hagan, Ian McEwan, Linden MacIntyre, Sara Cassidy, Andrew Larsen and Kenneth Oppel. Illustrators and volume editors are dropped from the author field; translators are kept. Reader-pick follow-ups and writers' favourite-books columns are left out. The list is not ranked.

Organization: The Globe and Mail. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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