The NYT Top 100 Books of the 21st Century

As voted on by 503 novelists, nonfiction writers, poets, critics and other book lovers — with a little help from the staff of The New York Times Book Review. Shop the NYT Top 100 Books of the 21st Century, a definitive list of must-read novels and modern classics selected by The New York Times. This collection brings together the best books of the 21st century, from award-winning fiction to influential contemporary works.

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Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel - 9781529083415
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Station Eleven
Emily St John Mandel
CELEBRATING FIFTY YEARS OF PICADOR BOOKS Now an HBO Max original TV series The New...
Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel - 9780008381684
$24.99
Bring Up the Bodies
Hilary Mantel
Now a major TV seriesWinner of the Man Booker PrizeThe second book in Hilary Mantel's...
On Beauty by Zadie Smith - 9780241989166
$22.99
On Beauty
Zadie Smith
The bestselling, Booker shortlisted novel by one of Britain's greatest living novelists, now a Penguin...
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett - 9780008610029
$22.99
Bel Canto
Ann Patchett
Winner of The Women's Prize for Fiction and the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. The poignant...
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage by Alice Munro - 9780099422747
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Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage
Alice Munro
2021 sees all of Alice Munro's backlist reissued in a new, modern look. These editions...
White Teeth by Zadie Smith - 9780375703867
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White Teeth
Zadie Smith
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * Updated for the 25th Anniversary with a new introduction by the author...
Citizen by Claudia Rankine - 9780141981772
$26.99
Citizen
Claudia Rankine
The critically acclaimed exploration of mounting racial aggressions in 21st century daily life and in...
The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano - 9781784879525
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The Savage Detectives
Roberto Bolano
A major, retrospective launch of Roberto Bolano's work - now published as a Vintage Classics...
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James - 9781780749761
$18.95
A Brief History of Seven Killings
Marlon James
'Epic in every sense of the word' New York Times Jamaica, 1976. Seven gunmen storm...
The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin - 9780356508191
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The Fifth Season
N. K. Jemisin
THIS IS THE WAY THE WORLD ENDS . . . FOR THE LAST TIME. IT...
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The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson - 9781925355604
$19.99
The Argonauts
Maggie Nelson
An intrepid voyage out to the frontiers of the latest thinking about love, language and...
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt - 9780349139630
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The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt
Aged thirteen, Theo Decker, son of a devoted mother and a reckless, largely absent father,...
Persepolis I & II by Marjane Satrapi - 9781784879099
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Persepolis I & II
Marjane Satrapi
Now in one volume, both parts of Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi's brilliant memoir-in-comic-strips about growing up...
The Vegetarian by Han Kang (Y) - 9781803510057
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The Vegetarian
Han Kang (Y)
WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 'A strange, painfully tender exploration of the brutality of...
Trust by Hernan Diaz - 9781529074529
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Trust
Hernan Diaz
Longlisted for the Booker Prize The Sunday Times Bestseller Trust is a sweeping, unpredictable novel...
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson - 9780552776639
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Life After Life
Kate Atkinson
WINNER OF THE 2013 COSTA NOVEL AWARD- the acclaimed number one bestselling novel about a...
Train Dreams by Denis Johnson - 9781803510224
$24.99
Train Dreams
Denis Johnson
An epic miniature of one man's life journey through the American West at the turn...
Tenth of December by George Saunders - 9781408894811
$22.99
Tenth of December
George Saunders
The prize-winning, New York Times bestselling short story collection from the internationally bestselling author of...
The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner - 9780099586982
$26.99
The Flamethrowers
Rachel Kushner
An extraordinarily ambitious big American novel about a young artist and the worlds she encounters...
Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich - 9781783787548
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Nickel and Dimed
Barbara Ehrenreich
Millions of Americans work full time, year round, for poverty-level wages. In 1998, Barbara Ehrenreich...
Stay True by Hua Hsu - 9781035036660
$36.99
Stay True
Hua Hsu
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Memoir A Best Book of the Year: New York...
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides - 9780007528646
$22.99
Middlesex
Jeffrey Eugenides
'I was born twice: first, as a baby girl, on a remarkably smogless Detroit day...
Pastoralia by George Saunders - 9781408870532
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Pastoralia
George Saunders
'Saunders is an astoundingly tuned voice - graceful, dark, authentic and funny - telling just...
The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis by Lydia Davis - 9780241969137
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The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis
Lydia Davis
The definitive collection of stories by one of the most important and exciting fiction writers...
Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments by Saidiya Hartman - 9781788163248
$32.99
Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments
Saidiya Hartman
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE...
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett - 9781841155838
$22.99
Bel Canto
Ann Patchett
Winner of The Women's Prize for Fiction and the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. The poignant...