The Best of "Best Book" Lists

The Best of "Best Book" Lists Collection gathers together a selection of popular bestsellers and fan favorites that frequently appear on "Best of" lists. This diverse Collection includes picks to suit a range of age groups and genre preferences, from otherworldly fantasy to gripping crime thrillers.

Hands

by Torrey Maldonado

Publication year 2023

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Family, Self Discovery, Community, Fathers

Tags Realistic Fiction, Modern Classic Fiction, Sports, Trauma & Abuse, Coming of Age, Children`s Literature

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Headshot

by Rita Bullwinkel

Publication year 2024

Genre Short Story Collection, Fiction

Themes Conflict, Perseverance, Femininity, Gender Identity, Coming of Age, Future, Self Discovery, Social Class, Education, Fame, Wins & Losses

Tags Modern Classic Fiction

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Heavy

by Kiese Laymon

Publication year 2018

Genre Autobiography / Memoir, Nonfiction

Themes Race, Truth & Lies

Tags Race & Racism, Social Justice, Biography

Heavy is Kiese Laymon’s 2018 memoir. It won the 2019 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction and the LA Times Isherwood Prize for Autobiographical Prose. Earning praise from Alice Walker, The Boston Globe, NPR, Time, and The Paris Review, Heavy acknowledges that “we’ve arrived at the point we have as a country in part because of lies we’ve told ourselves about what America means” (Abdurraquib, Hanif. “Heavy.” 4 Columns, 2018).Other works by this author... Read Heavy Summary

Held

by Anne Michaels

Publication year 2023

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Memory, Death, Future, The Past, Family, War, Art, Music, Religion & Spirituality, Science & Technology

Tags Military & War, World History, Literary Fiction, Historical Nonfiction

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Hell Bent

by Leigh Bardugo

Publication year 2023

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Power & Greed, Good & Evil, Appearance & Reality

Tags Fantasy, Mystery & Crime Fiction, Horror & Suspense, Modern Classic Fiction, Religion & Spirituality

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Helpless

by Jessica Knoll

Publication year 2026

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Conflict, Femininity, The Past, Social Class, Loyalty & Betrayal

Tags Romance, Horror & Suspense, Psychological Fiction

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Heroes

by Alan Gratz

Publication year 2024

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Race, Friendship, War

Tags Children`s Literature, World War II, Military & War, World History, Historical Fiction, Action & Adventure

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Hidden Potential

by Adam Grant

Publication year 2023

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Perseverance, Self Discovery, Education, Equality

Tags Psychology, Self-Improvement, Business & Economics, Leadership, Education, Education, Science & Nature, Psychology

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Hijab Butch Blues

by Lamya H

Publication year 2023

Genre Autobiography / Memoir, Nonfiction

Themes Religion & Spirituality, Hope, Love, Gender Identity, Race, Family, Friendship, Self Discovery, Community, Immigration, Equality, Justice

Tags Coming of Age, LGBTQ+, Gender & Feminism

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H Is For Hawk

by Helen Macdonald

Publication year 2014

Genre Autobiography / Memoir, Nonfiction

Themes Environment, Sexual Identity, Death, Grief

Tags Animals, Science & Nature, Grief & Death, Biography

H Is for Hawk (2014) is British author Helen MacDonald’s award-winning memoir about her attempts to train a goshawk named Mabel in the wake of her father’s death. It is a memoir of grief, self-discovery, and the healing power of nature. MacDonald intersperses her descriptions of training Mabel with references to the memoirs of T.H. White, who writes about his own hapless attempts at falconry in the 1930s. The memoir was an instant bestseller and... Read H Is For Hawk Summary