Our 10 Best Books of 2023
Our 10 Best Books of 2023
By BookPage
Across all categories and genres, these 10 books are standout selections from an excellent reading year! Visit BookPage.com for more and to see our genre-specific lists.
Waiting to Be Arrested at Night: A Uyghur Poet's Memoir of China's Genocide
Tahir Hamut Izgil
$28.00 $26.04Tahir Hamut Izgil’s beautifully written memoir is one of the only firsthand accounts available of the ongoing genocide of Uyghur people by the Chinese government.
The Prince & the Coyote
David Bowles and Amanda Mijangos
$19.99 $18.59Weaving history and fiction together, David Bowles fashions a rich story of political intrigue, ferocious battles, beautiful landscapes and the enduring hope of humanity.
A Walk in the Woods
Nikki Grimes, Jerry Pinkney, et al.
$18.99 $17.66Nikki Grimes, Brian Pinkney and his late father, Jerry Pinkney, have gifted us a heartbreakingly beautiful picture book about loss and grief.
The Great Reclamation
Rachel Heng
$28.00 $26.04The prose in Rachel Heng’s second novel, set in 20th-century Singapore, is alive. Each character is rich with complexity and depth, each snapshot brimming with imagery.
Dear Mothman
Robin Gow
$18.99 $17.66As it honors all parts of the queer experience, this book will make readers feel seen and leave their hearts full.
A Nobleman's Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel
Kj Charles
$16.99 $15.80KJ Charles concludes her Doomsday Books duology with the masterfully crafted, deliciously adventurous and so, so horny Nobleman’s Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel.
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
James McBride
$28.00 $26.04James McBride is a lyricist and musician, and there’s a rhythmic quality to his unique sixth novel, a riveting historical tale full of all kinds of love.
All the Sinners Bleed
S. a. Cosby
$27.99 $26.03S.A. Cosby’s All the Sinners Bleed is a nerve-jangling, thought-provoking, often heartbreaking read that follows the first Black sheriff of a rural county in Virginia.
A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
Timothy Egan
$30.00 $27.90The latest enthralling historical narrative from National Book Award-winning author Timothy Egan focuses on the rapid rise and spectacular collapse of the KKK in the 1920s.