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A running ranking of the year's best books
Best Books of the Year: 2026
A running tally of the books that I have reviewed this year, updated and reranked after each book that I finish. Explore the latest reviews and discover hidden gems with insights from BarlinsBooks, your literary companion for top new releases.
Greg Barlin
1 day ago3 min read
The Most Anticipated Books of 2026
A running tally of the books that I have reviewed this year, updated and reranked after each book that I finish. Explore the latest reviews and discover hidden gems with insights from BarlinsBooks, your literary companion for top new releases.
Greg Barlin
2 days ago7 min read
The Best Books of 2025
A running tally of the books that I have reviewed this year, updated and reranked after each book that I finish. Explore the latest reviews and discover hidden gems with insights from BarlinsBooks, your literary companion for top new releases.
Greg Barlin
Dec 27, 202512 min read
Amazon's Best Books of 2025
Amazon's Top 100 Books of 2025. How do they compare to Barlin's Books rankings for the year? Where did they get things right, and where did
Greg Barlin
Nov 13, 202511 min read
The Best Books of 2024
My "Best Books of 2024", ranked #1 through #67.
Greg Barlin
Dec 31, 202417 min read
The Top 50 Books of the Last 5 Years (2020-2024)
Inspired by an underwhelming list from Goodreads, this counts down a far superior list of the Top 50 books of the last 5 years (2020-2024).
Greg Barlin
Oct 16, 20248 min read
The Best Books of 2023
A running tally of my "Best Books of 2023", updated each time I finish a book throughout the year.
Greg Barlin
Dec 23, 202314 min read
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