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317books reviewed
Hand-curated collections to help you home in on your next great read.
The annual rankings
Every book I finished that year, in my order
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The Best Books of 2026
64 books ranked · cut finalizes in December
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The Best Books of 2025
85 books ranked · 15 awarded Best of
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The Best Books of 2024
67 books ranked · 13 awarded Best of
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The Best Books of 2023
58 books ranked · 10 awarded Best of
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Best-of list
The Best Books of 2022
Top 20 · every book made the cut
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Best-of list
The Best Books of 2021
Top 12 · every book made the cut
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Best-of list
The Best Books of 2020
Top 15 · every book made the cut
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Best-of list
The Best Books of 2019
Top 11 · every book made the cut
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My custom lists
Lists I build by hand — by author, by genre, by era, and what's coming nextMost read
The Top 50 Books of the Last 5 Years
2020–24 · 50 books
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Most Anticipated of 2026
20 books · 5 already reviewed
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Most Anticipated of 2027
13 books · 0 already reviewed
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My Favorite Mysteries & Thrillers
Curated genre list · 25 books, my order
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Emily Henry, Ranked
6 books, my order
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Others' lists
Their order, my commentary
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Not written — the same reviews, slicedEvery thriller
All the mystery and thriller reviews, grouped by rating
Not out yet
Advance copies I've read ahead of publication
Just reviewed
This year's ranking in the order I finished them
Reading along?
One email on the first of every month with a summary and rating of each book reviewed over the past 30 days, and a look at where the year's ranking stands.