Year archive

Best books of 2013

Books selected by independent literary juries and editorial teams in 2013, gathered into one transparent, source-linked reading list. The chronology uses the award year for prizes and list year for editorial recommendations.

Selections
220
Authors
219
Lists & prizes
15

Showing 97–144 of 220

2013Nonfiction

Mary Coin

Marisa Silver

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2013Nonfiction

Mrs. Poe

Lynn Cullen

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2013Fiction & literature

My Education

Susan Choi

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2013Graphic novels

New School

Dash Shaw

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2013Mystery & crime

Nexus

Ramez Naam

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2013Mystery & crime

Red Moon

Benjamin Percy

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2013Young readers

Scarlet

Marissa Meyer

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2013Poetry

Snapper

Brian Kimberling

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2013Nonfiction

Someone

Alice McDermott

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