Amazon Books Editors have chosen their annual Best Books of the Year, hand selected from amongst the best releases of the last 12 months.
Amazon Books Editors are dedicated to helping customers discover books and authors – whether that be new releases, or books they may not have explored yet – and, in the process, find their next great read. Discover both lists below and take inspiration for your own reading list, or to give to a loved one.
The Amazon Editorial team’s best picks of the year span genres including literary fiction, cookery, memoir and crime thriller; featuring beloved authors such as Stephen King and Barbara Kingsolver, irresistible new cookbooks from Nadiya Hussain and Sabrina Ghayour, and unforgettable fiction debuts from Bob Mortimer and Bonnie Garmus.
Best Books of the Year: Fiction
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin
Lessons in Chemistry
Bonnie Garmus
The Satsuma Complex
Bob Mortimer
Wrong Place Wrong Time
Gillian McAllister
Memphis
Tara M. Stringfellow
Carnival Blues
Damien Boyd
Our Missing Hearts
Celeste Ng
Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver
Young Mungo
Douglas Stuart
Fairy Tale
Stephen King
I’m Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy
Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?
Dr Julie Smith
Unlawful Killings: Life, Love and Murder
Her Honour Wendy Joseph QC
Nadiya’s Everyday Baking
Nadiya Hussain
The Escape Artist
Jonathan Freedland
I Heard What You Said: A Black teacher, a white system, a revolution in education
Jeffrey Boakye
Persiana Everyday
Sabrina Ghayour
Stolen Focus
Johann Hari
Menopausing
Davina McCall, Dr. Naomi Potter
Finding Me
Viola Davis
