Year archive

Best books of 2018

Books selected by independent literary juries and editorial teams in 2018, gathered into one transparent, source-linked reading list. The chronology uses the award year for prizes and list year for editorial recommendations.

Selections
339
Authors
332
Lists & prizes
16

Showing 97–144 of 339

2018Fiction & literature

Freshwater

Akwaeke Emezi

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2018Young readers

Front Desk

Kelly Yang

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2018Young readers

Hey, Kiddo

Jarrett J. Krosoczka

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2018Nonfiction

In Pieces

Sally Field

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