Fiction & literature · 2017

Best Fiction & Literature Books of 2017

The Essex Serpent: A Novel by Sarah Perry was the most-recognized fiction & literature book of 2017, named by 16 of the 151 sources we track. The table ranks all 71 by how many sources named them.

Sources is the number of distinct awards and year-end lists that name the book's ISBN, in any year. 2017 is the award or list year in our catalog.

#BookAuthorSourcesNamed by
1The Essex Serpent: A NovelSarah Perry16
2Solar Bones: A NovelMike McCormack7
3New PeopleDanzy Senna5
4Lucky BoyShanthi Sekaran3
5Exit West: A NovelMohsin Hamid1
6Home Fire: A NovelKamila Shamsie1
7Lilli De Jong: A NovelJanet Benton1
8The Ninth Hour: A NovelAlice McDermott1
94 3 2 1: A NovelPaul Auster0
    10A Separation: A NovelKatie Kitamura0
      11All Grown UpJami Attenberg0
        12Amanda Wakes Up: A NovelAlisyn Camerota0
          13Anything Is Possible: A NovelElizabeth Strout0
            14AutumnAli Smith0
              15Autumn: A NovelAli Smith0
                16BreathlessBeverly Jenkins0
                  17Conversations With Friends: A NovelSally Rooney0
                    18Dark At The CrossingElliot Ackerman0
                      19Dunbar (Hogarth Shakespeare)Edward St. Aubyn0
                        20Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely FineGail Honeyman0
                          21Exit WestMohsin Hamid0
                            22Goodbye, Vitamin: A NovelRachel Khong0
                              23Harmless Like You: A NovelRowan Hisayo Buchanan0
                                24Hate To Want You: Forbidden HeartsAlisha Rai0
                                  25House Of Names: A NovelColm Tóibín0
                                    26Lea: A NovelPascal Mercier0
                                      27Leopard At The Door: A NovelJennifer McVeigh0
                                        28literally show me a healthy personDarcie Wilder0
                                          29Little Fires EverywhereCeleste Ng0
                                            30Lotus: A NovelLijia Zhang0
                                              31Lucky You: A NovelErika Carter0
                                                32Made For Love: A NovelAlissa Nutting0
                                                  33Manhattan Beach: A NovelJennifer Egan0
                                                    34Marlena: A NovelJulie Buntin0
                                                      35Mikhail And Margarita: A NovelJulie Lekstrom Himes0
                                                        36Miss Kopp's Midnight ConfessionsAmy Stewart0
                                                          37Mrs. Fletcher: A NovelTom Perrotta0
                                                            38My Absolute Darling: A NovelGabriel Tallent0
                                                              39On Second ThoughtKristan Higgins0
                                                                40PachinkoMin Jin Lee0
                                                                  41Pretty FaceLucy Parker0
                                                                    42Salt Houses: A NovelHala Alyan0
                                                                      43Scandalous Ever After (Romance Of The Turf Book 2)Theresa Romain0
                                                                        44Sex And Rage: A NovelEve Babitz0
                                                                          45Smile: A NovelRoddy Doyle0
                                                                            46Standard Deviation: A NovelKatherine Heiny0
                                                                              47Startup: A NovelDoree Shafrir0
                                                                                48Stay With Me: A NovelAyobami Adebayo0
                                                                                  49Stephen FloridaGabe Habash0
                                                                                    50SympathyOlivia Sudjic0
                                                                                      51The Animators: A NovelKayla Rae Whitaker0
                                                                                        52The Betting VowK.M. Jackson0
                                                                                          53The Burning Girl: A NovelClaire Messud0
                                                                                            54The Color Of Our Sky: A NovelAmita Trasi0
                                                                                              55The Golden House: A NovelSalman Rushdie0
                                                                                                56The Hearts Of Men: A NovelNickolas Butler0
                                                                                                  57The Heirs: A NovelSusan Rieger0
                                                                                                    58The IdiotElif Batuman0
                                                                                                      59The Legend Of Rock, Paper, ScissorsDrew Daywalt, illustrated by Adam Rex0
                                                                                                        60The Little French Bistro: A NovelNina George0
                                                                                                          61The Ministry Of Utmost Happiness: A NovelArundhati Roy0
                                                                                                            62The Misfortune Of Marion Palm: A NovelEmily Culliton0
                                                                                                              63The RedTiffany Reisz0
                                                                                                                64The Strays: A NovelEmily Bitto0
                                                                                                                  65The Thing About LoveJulie James0
                                                                                                                    66The Wide Circumference Of LoveMarita Golden0
                                                                                                                      67The Woman Next Door: A NovelYewande Omotoso0
                                                                                                                        68TouchCourtney Maum0
                                                                                                                          69What We Lose: A NovelZinzi Clemmons0
                                                                                                                            70White Fur: A NovelJardine Libaire0
                                                                                                                              71Wonder Valley: A NovelIvy Pochoda0