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80 Hit Books of the Past Decade

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Below is our collection of the biggest "hit" books from the last 10 years, published in the US from 2012 to the present. We factored in overall popularity but also sorted for books with four-star ratings or above.
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Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
1
Gillian Flynn
Wild (Cheryl Strayed)
Wild
2
Cheryl Strayed
The Light Between Oceans (M.L. Stedman)
The Light Between Oceans
3
M.L. Stedman
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
4
John Green
Saga (Brian K. Vaughan)
Saga
5
Brian K. Vaughan
The Selection (Kiera Cass)
The Selection
6
Kiera Cass
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business (Charles Duhigg)
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
7
Charles Duhigg
Quiet (Susan Cain)
Quiet
8
Susan Cain
And the Mountains Echoed (Khaled Hosseini)
And the Mountains Echoed
9
Khaled Hosseini
Me Before You (Jojo Moyes)
Me Before You
10
Jojo Moyes
Orphan Train (Christina Baker Kline)
Orphan Train
11
Christina Baker Kline
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
12
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
I Am Malala (Malala Yousafzai)
I Am Malala
13
Malala Yousafzai
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
14
Neil Gaiman
The Rosie Project (Graeme Simsion)
The Rosie Project
15
Graeme Simsion
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics (Daniel James Brown)
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
16
Daniel James Brown
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
17
Anthony Doerr
The Invention of Wings (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Invention of Wings
18
Sue Monk Kidd
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies
19
Liane Moriarty
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
20
Emily St John Mandel
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
21
Andy Weir
Red Rising (Pierce Brown)
Red Rising
22
Pierce Brown
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
23
Fredrik Backman
What If (Randall Munroe)
What If
24
Randall Munroe
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
25
Hanya Yanagihara
The Nightingale (Kristin Hannah)
The Nightingale
26
Kristin Hannah
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
27
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Rising Strong (Brené Brown)
Rising Strong
28
Brené Brown
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
29
N. K. Jemisin
Uprooted (Naomi Novik)
Uprooted
30
Naomi Novik
Six of Crows (Leigh Bardugo)
Six of Crows
31
Leigh Bardugo
A Darker Shade of Magic (V.E. Schwab)
A Darker Shade of Magic
32
V.E. Schwab
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
33
Colson Whitehead
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
A Gentleman in Moscow
34
Amor Towles
Lilac Girls (Martha Hall Kelly)
Lilac Girls
35
Martha Hall Kelly
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
36
Yaa Gyasi
It Ends With Us (Colleen Hoover)
It Ends With Us
37
Colleen Hoover
When Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi)
When Breath Becomes Air
38
Paul Kalanithi
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
39
Trevor Noah
Dark Matter (Blake Crouch)
Dark Matter
40
Blake Crouch
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