Fiction & literature · 2019

Best Fiction & Literature Books of 2019

Night Boat To Tangier: A Novel by Kevin Barry tied for the most-recognized fiction & literature book of 2019, named by 9 of the 153 sources we track. The table ranks all 59 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. 2019 is the award or list year in our catalog.

#BookAuthorSourcesNamed by
1Night Boat To Tangier: A NovelKevin Barry9
2Red, White & Royal BlueCasey McQuiston9
3Mostly Dead ThingsKristen Arnett6
4Death Is Hard Work: A NovelKhaled Khalifa, translated by Leri Price5
5The Grammarians: A NovelCathleen Schine4
6Ask Again, Yes: A NovelMary Beth Keane3
7Space Invaders: A NovelNona Fernández, translated by Natasha Wimmer3
8The Body In Question: A NovelJill Ciment3
9The Right Swipe: A NovelAlisha Rai3
10The Topeka School: A NovelBen Lerner3
11Lost Children Archive: A NovelValeria Luiselli2
12Red At The Bone: A NovelJacqueline Woodson2
13Spring: A NovelAli Smith2
14Women TalkingMiriam Toews2
15Ayesha At LastUzma Jalaluddin1
16Fleishman Is In Trouble: A NovelTaffy Brodesser-Akner1
17Normal People: A NovelSally Rooney1
18On Earth, We're Briefly Gorgeous: A NovelOcean Vuong1
19The Bride TestHelen Hoang1
20The Dutch House: A NovelAnn Patchett1
21The NeedHelen Phillips1
2210 Minutes, 38 Seconds In This Strange WorldElif Shafak0
    23A Particular Kind Of Black Man: A NovelTope Folarin0
      24A Prince On Paper: Reluctant RoyalsAlyssa Cole0
        25Beirut Hellfire Society: A NovelRawi Hage0
          26Black Card: A NovelChris L. Terry0
            27Bowlaway: A NovelElizabeth McCracken0
              28Daisy Jones & The Six: A NovelTaylor Jenkins Reid0
                29Disappearing EarthJulia Phillips0
                  30Evvie Drake Starts Over: A NovelLinda Holmes0
                    31ExhalationTed Chiang0
                      32Feast Your Eyes: A NovelMyla Goldberg0
                        33FumbledAlexa Martin0
                          34It Would Be Night In CaracasKarina Sainz Borgo, translated by Elizabeth Bryer0
                            35Juliet The Maniac: A NovelJuliet Escoria0
                              36Lanny: A NovelMax Porter0
                                37Marilou Is Everywhere: A NovelSarah Elaine Smith0
                                  38Mrs. Martin's Incomparable AdventureCourtney Milan0
                                    39Olive, Again: A NovelElizabeth Strout0
                                      40Over The Top: A Raw Journey To Self-LoveJonathan Van Ness0
                                        41Patsy: A NovelNicole Dennis-Benn0
                                          42QueenieCandice Carty-Williams0
                                            43Quichotte: A NovelSalman Rushdie0
                                              44Rabbits For FoodBinnie Kirshenbaum0
                                                45Real Queer America: LGBT Stories From Red StatesSamantha Allen0
                                                  46The Austen PlaybookLucy Parker0
                                                    47The EditorSteven Rowley0
                                                      48The Gifted School: A NovelBruce Holsinger0
                                                        49The New MeHalle Butler0
                                                          50The Other Americans: A NovelLaila Lalami0
                                                            51The Parade: A NovelDave Eggers0
                                                              52The Peanuts Papers: Writers And Cartoonists On Charlie Brown, Snoopy & The Gang, And The Meaning Of LifeAndrew Blauner (editor)0
                                                                53The Wedding PartyJasmine Guillory0
                                                                  54Three WomenLisa Taddeo0
                                                                    55Too Much Is Not Enough: A Memoir Of Fumbling Toward AdulthoodAndrew Rannells0
                                                                      56Trust Exercise: A NovelSusan Choi0
                                                                        57We Cast A Shadow: A NovelMaurice Carlos Ruffin0
                                                                          58We Went To The Woods: A NovelCaite Dolan-Leach0
                                                                            59Where Reasons End: A NovelYiyun Li0