40+ Books To Read In 2023

So Many Books. So Little Time

Frank Zappa

Goodreads asked the question in a public forum “what books should everyone read this year?” As authors and readers chimed in, here’s a list of 41 extracted. They include classics to recently released books in different genres.

Don’t worry if you can’t get through them all. Just keep the list as a yearly reference

1. To Kill A Mocking Bird
2. Grapes of Wrath
3. The Light We Carry
4. The Gift of Fear
5. A Heart That Works
6. Project Hail Mary
7. Lonesome Dove
8. The Beartown Series
9. I Take My Coffee Black
10. Black Cake
11. Remarkably Bright Creatures
12. Fall of Giants
13. Winter of the World
14. Edge of Eternity
15. The Island of Missing Trees
16. On The Beach
17. Remarkably Bright Creatures
18. GreenLight: When God Says Go
19. The Great Alone
20. The Alchemist
21. The Paris Library
22. Man’s Search For Meaning
23. My Safe Place
24. The Bible
25. The Vanishing Half
26. The Shadow of the Wind
27. Gone With the Wind
28. All Good People Here
29. The Midnight Library
30. The Winners
31. The Last Thing He Told Me
32. The Lincoln Highway
33. Of Human Bondage
34. Velveteen Rabbit
35. Withering Heights
36. Who Moved My Cheese
37. Success Strategies of Leaders
38. Edge of Eternity
39. What To Do When You Don’t Know What To Do
40. Mad Honey
41. The Prophets

For sure there’s enough for you to read this year and next year too (smile). Do add your favorite if it’s missing.

Happy Reading!