23 Eclectic Best Books of the Year Lists for 2023

One of my favorite posts to write each year is the roundup of best books of the year lists. Today’s curation is also a follow up to my “23 Curated Book Lists For Summer 2023.”

The book lists are drawn from eclectic sources, representing new and established authors in nonfiction, fiction, and poetry. Once again, many of the book covers are stunning works of art. Although many titles made the “best of” lists, undoubtedly many other deserving books and authors were left out.

The prestigious Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award went to an academic for the second year in a row, Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmondson, for Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well. Amy is the leading authority on the concept of psychological safety, which has gained extraordinary traction in recent years. Leader to Leader, the Wiley journal where I am managing editor, published her Spring 2019 article “The Role Of Psychological Safety: Maximizing Employee Input And Commitment.”

The books on these 23 lists are likely to keep you busy well into 2024. Happy reading!

Book Riot: Best Books of 2023

Chicago Public Library: CPL Best of the Best Books 2023

The Conversation: Best books of 2023: our experts share the books that have stayed with them

The Economist: The best books of 2023, as chosen by The Economist

Esquire: The 20 Best Books of 2023

Financial Times: Best Books of the Year 2023

Five Books: The 20 Best Books of 2023

The Guardian: The Best Books of 2023

Kirkus Reviews: Best Nonfiction Books of 2023 {also see Fiction list}

Literary Hub: The 38 Best Books We Read in 2023

The New York Public Library: The Best Books of 2023

The New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2023

The New Yorker: The Best Books of 2023

NPR: Books We Love

Oprah Daily: The Best Books of 2023

Publishers Weekly: Best Books 2023

Scientific American: 55 Books Scientific American Recommends in 2023

Smithsonian: The Best Books of 2023

TIME: The 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2023 {also see Fiction list}

TODAY: All of the books you’ve seen on TODAY — and where to get them

Vulture: The Best Books of 2023

Washington Independent Review of Books: Our 51 Favorite Books of 2023

The Washington Post: The 10 Best Books of 2023

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Bruce Rosenstein

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