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Best books of 2019

90 highest-rated books first published in 2019.

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Why Know My Name is #1

Know My Name (Chanel Miller) scores 9.0/10 from 322 ratings — 0.1 points ahead of Tiamat's Wrath in second place.

The score is a weighted average across 3 independent rating sources. A title with few ratings is pulled toward the category average, so a handful of enthusiastic reviews cannot outrank a book that thousands of readers have judged. Method →

  1. Know My Name
    Know My NameChanel Miller · 2019NYT bestseller Biography & memoir322 ratings2
    9.09.0 / 10
  2. Tiamat's Wrath
    Tiamat's WrathJames S. A. Corey · 2019NYT bestseller Science fiction1.1K ratings
    8.98.9 / 10
  3. In the Dream House
    In the Dream HouseCarmen Maria Machado · 2019 Biography & memoir413 ratings
    8.78.7 / 10
  4. Permanent Record
    Permanent RecordEdward Snowden · 2019NYT bestseller Biography & memoir456 ratings
    8.78.7 / 10
  5. Underlord
    UnderlordWill Wight · 2019 Fantasy415 ratings
    8.78.7 / 10
  6. Dark Age
    Dark AgePierce Brown · 2019NYT bestseller Science fiction824 ratings
    8.68.6 / 10
  7. A Little Hatred
    A Little HatredJoe Abercrombie · 2019NYT bestseller Fantasy570 ratings
    8.68.6 / 10
  8. Gender Queer
    Gender QueerMaia Kobabe · 2019 Graphic novels341 ratings
    8.68.6 / 10
  9. Uncrowned
    UncrownedWill Wight · 2019 Fantasy405 ratings
    8.68.6 / 10
  10. The Nickel Boys
    The Nickel BoysColson Whitehead · 2019NYT bestseller Historical fiction506 ratings
    8.58.5 / 10
  11. Jade War
    Jade WarFonda Lee · 2019 Fantasy503 ratings
    8.58.5 / 10
  12. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
    Maybe You Should Talk to SomeoneLori Gottlieb · 2019NYT bestseller Biography & memoir565 ratings1
    8.58.5 / 10
  13. Manacled
    ManacledSenLinYu · 2019 Fantasy209 ratings1
    8.58.5 / 10
  14. Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
    Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for MenCaroline Criado-Perez · 2019 Popular science457 ratings7
    8.58.5 / 10
  15. The Light of All That Falls
    The Light of All That FallsJames Islington · 2019 Fantasy350 ratings
    8.58.5 / 10
  16. How to Be an Antiracist
    How to Be an AntiracistIbram X. Kendi · 2019NYT bestseller Philosophy356 ratings
    8.48.4 / 10
  17. Anxious People
    Anxious PeopleFredrik Backman · 2019NYT bestseller Literary fiction1.1K ratings
    8.48.4 / 10
  18. Starsight
    StarsightBrandon Sanderson · 2019 Science fiction928 ratings
    8.48.4 / 10
  19. The Body: A Guide for Occupants
    The Body: A Guide for OccupantsBill Bryson · 2019NYT bestseller Popular science346 ratings
    8.48.4 / 10
  20. Holy Sister
    Holy SisterMark Lawrence · 2019 Fantasy258 ratings
    8.38.3 / 10
  21. A Memory Called Empire
    A Memory Called EmpireArkady Martine · 2019 Science fiction899 ratings
    8.38.3 / 10
  22. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
    A Good Girl's Guide to MurderHolly Jackson · 2019 Crime & mystery1.5K ratings
    8.38.3 / 10
  23. Darkdawn
    DarkdawnJay Kristoff · 2019 Fantasy223 ratings
    8.38.3 / 10
  24. The Tyrant's Tomb
    The Tyrant's TombRick Riordan · 2019 Fantasy248 ratings
    8.38.3 / 10
  25. Me
    MeElton John · 2019NYT bestseller Biography & memoir76 ratings
    8.38.3 / 10
  26. To Be Taught, If Fortunate
    To Be Taught, If FortunateBecky Chambers · 2019 Science fiction666 ratings
    8.38.3 / 10
  27. Blood of Empire
    Blood of EmpireBrian McClellan · 2019 Fantasy105 ratings
    8.38.3 / 10
  28. With the Fire on High
    With the Fire on HighElizabeth Acevedo · 2019 Young adult188 ratings
    8.38.3 / 10
  29. In an Absent Dream
    In an Absent DreamSeanan McGuire · 2019 Fantasy246 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  30. Supernova
    SupernovaMarissa Meyer · 2019 Young adult207 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  31. The Toll
    The TollNeal Shusterman · 2019 Dystopian534 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  32. On the Come Up
    On the Come UpAngie Thomas · 2019 Young adult193 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  33. Range
    RangeDavid Epstein · 2019NYT bestseller Psychology366 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  34. Gideon the Ninth
    Gideon the NinthTamsyn Muir · 2019 Fantasy1.5K ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  35. The Burning White
    The Burning WhiteBrent Weeks · 2019NYT bestseller Fantasy309 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  36. The Giver of Stars
    The Giver of StarsJojo Moyes · 2019NYT bestseller Historical fiction212 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  37. King of Scars
    King of ScarsLeigh Bardugo · 2019 Fantasy481 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  38. You Look Like a Thing and I Love You
    You Look Like a Thing and I Love YouJanelle Shane · 2019 Technology & IT58 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  39. The Priory of the Orange Tree
    The Priory of the Orange TreeSamantha Shannon · 2019 Fantasy914 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  40. The Testaments
    The TestamentsMargaret Atwood · 2019NYT bestseller Dystopian797 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  41. Heated Rivalry
    Heated RivalryRachel Reid · 2019NYT bestseller Romance594 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  42. Red, White & Royal Blue
    Red, White & Royal BlueCasey McQuiston · 2019NYT bestseller Romance1.8K ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  43. Storm Cursed
    Storm CursedPatricia Briggs · 2019NYT bestseller Fantasy108 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  44. A Thousand Ships
    A Thousand ShipsNatalie Haynes · 2019 Myths & legends171 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  45. The Raven Tower
    The Raven TowerAnn Leckie · 2019 Fantasy242 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  46. The Institute
    The InstituteStephen King · 2019NYT bestseller Horror961 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  47. The Uninhabitable Earth
    The Uninhabitable EarthDavid Wallace-Wells · 2019NYT bestseller Popular science133 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  48. No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference
    No One Is Too Small to Make a DifferenceGreta Thunberg · 2019NYT bestseller Popular science67 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  49. Daisy Jones & the Six
    Daisy Jones & the SixTaylor Jenkins Reid · 2019NYT bestseller Historical fiction1.5K ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  50. Ninth House
    Ninth HouseLeigh Bardugo · 2019NYT bestseller Fantasy1.2K ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  51. The Water Dancer
    The Water DancerTa-Nehisi Coates · 2019NYT bestseller Fantasy183 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  52. Sorcery of Thorns
    Sorcery of ThornsMargaret Rogerson · 2019 Fantasy339 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  53. The Laws of Human Nature
    The Laws of Human NatureRobert Greene · 2019 Psychology201 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  54. The Orphans of Raspay
    The Orphans of RaspayLois McMaster Bujold · 2019 Fantasy62 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  55. Children of Ruin
    Children of RuinAdrian Tchaikovsky · 2019 Science fiction838 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  56. The Making of a Manager
    The Making of a ManagerJulie Zhuo · 2019 Business126 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  57. Sword of Kings
    Sword of KingsBernard Cornwell · 2019 Historical fiction56 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  58. The Night Fire
    The Night FireMichael Connelly · 2019NYT bestseller Crime & mystery117 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  59. Deathtrap
    DeathtrapCraig Alanson · 2019 Science fiction62 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  60. Kensuke's Kingdom
    Kensuke's KingdomMichael Morpurgo · 2019 Children’s books55 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  61. Our Share of Night
    Our Share of NightMariana Enriquez · 2019 Horror90 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  62. The Infinite Game
    The Infinite GameSimon Sinek · 2019 Business87 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  63. The Secret Commonwealth
    The Secret CommonwealthPhilip Pullman · 2019 Fantasy243 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  64. Ultralearning
    UltralearningScott Young · 2019 Business158 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  65. Wanderers
    WanderersChuck Wendig · 2019 Science fiction185 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  66. The Storm of Echoes
    The Storm of EchoesChristelle Dabos · 2019 Fantasy67 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  67. The Rosie Result
    The Rosie ResultGraeme Simsion · 2019 Romance69 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  68. Redemption
    RedemptionDavid Baldacci · 2019NYT bestseller Crime & mystery90 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  69. The Deep
    The DeepRivers Solomon · 2019 Fantasy235 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  70. The Guardians
    The GuardiansJohn Grisham · 2019NYT bestseller Thriller96 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  71. How to Stop Time
    How to Stop TimeMatt Haig · 2019 Fantasy391 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  72. One Good Deed
    One Good DeedDavid Baldacci · 2019NYT bestseller Thriller58 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  73. Get a Life, Chloe Brown
    Get a Life, Chloe BrownTalia Hibbert · 2019 Romance429 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  74. A Minute to Midnight
    A Minute to MidnightDavid Baldacci · 2019NYT bestseller Crime & mystery60 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  75. The Silent Patient
    The Silent PatientAlex Michaelides · 2019NYT bestseller Thriller2.6K ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  76. Control Your Mind and Master Your Feelings
    Control Your Mind and Master Your FeelingsEric Robertson · 2019 Self-help544 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  77. Run Away
    Run AwayHarlan Coben · 2019NYT bestseller Thriller88 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  78. Children of Virtue and Vengeance
    Children of Virtue and VengeanceTomi Adeyemi · 2019 Fantasy169 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  79. Blue Moon
    Blue MoonLee Child · 2019NYT bestseller Crime & mystery195 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  80. The Future of Another Timeline
    The Future of Another TimelineAnnalee Newitz · 2019 Science fiction100 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  81. How to Do Nothing
    How to Do NothingJenny Odell · 2019 Technology & IT296 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  82. The Burning Girls
    The Burning GirlsC.J. Tudor · 2019 Horror148 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  83. The Twisted Ones
    The Twisted OnesT. Kingfisher · 2019 Horror252 ratings
    7.47.4 / 10
  84. The Topeka School
    The Topeka SchoolBen Lerner · 2019 Contemporary fiction56 ratings
    7.47.4 / 10
  85. The Luminous Dead
    The Luminous DeadCaitlin Starling · 2019 Science fiction204 ratings
    7.47.4 / 10
  86. The Girl Who Lived TwiceDavid Lagercrantz
    The Girl Who Lived TwiceDavid Lagercrantz · 2019NYT bestseller Thriller98 ratings
    7.47.4 / 10
  87. The City in the Middle of the Night
    The City in the Middle of the NightCharlie Jane Anders · 2019 Science fiction142 ratings
    7.37.3 / 10
  88. A Touch of Darkness
    A Touch of DarknessScarlett St. Clair · 2019 Fantasy504 ratings
    7.27.2 / 10
  89. Black Leopard, Red Wolf
    Black Leopard, Red WolfMarlon James · 2019NYT bestseller Fantasy174 ratings
    7.27.2 / 10
  90. Fall; or, Dodge in Hell
    Fall; or, Dodge in HellNeal Stephenson · 2019NYT bestseller Science fiction302 ratings
    7.27.2 / 10

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