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Kirkus Best Books of 2023: Fiction and Nonfiction

Here is a list of Kirkus Review's best fiction and nonfiction books of 2023. How many have you read?
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The 272 (Rachel L. Swarns)
The 272
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Rachel L. Swarns
Absolution (Alice Mcdermott)
Absolution
2
Alice Mcdermott
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi (S.A. Chakraborty)
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi
3
S.A. Chakraborty
After the Miracle (Max Wallace)
After the Miracle
4
Max Wallace
Althea: The Life of Tennis Champion Althea Gibson (Sally H. Jacobs)
Althea: The Life of Tennis Champion Althea Gibson
5
Sally H. Jacobs
American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15 (Cameron McWhirter)
American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15
6
Cameron McWhirter
American Inheritance: Liberty and Slavery in the Birth of a Nation (Edward J. Larson)
American Inheritance: Liberty and Slavery in the Birth of a Nation
7
Edward J. Larson
American Whitelash (Wesley Lowery)
American Whitelash
8
Wesley Lowery
An Amerikan Family (Santi Elijan Holley)
An Amerikan Family
9
Santi Elijan Holley
An Island Princess Starts a Scandal (Adriana Herrera)
An Island Princess Starts a Scandal
10
Adriana Herrera
Anansi's Gold: The Man Who Looted the West, Outfoxed Washington, and Swindled the World (Yepoka Yeebo)
Anansi's Gold: The Man Who Looted the West, Outfoxed Washington, and Swindled the World
11
Yepoka Yeebo
And Finally: Matters of Life and Death (Henry Marsh)
And Finally: Matters of Life and Death
12
Henry Marsh
Ana Maria and the Fox (Liana De La Rosa)
Ana Maria and the Fox
13
Liana De La Rosa
The Apartment (Ana Menéndez)
The Apartment
14
Ana Menéndez
The Armor of Light (Ken Follet)
The Armor of Light
15
Ken Follet
Artificial: A Love Story (Amy Kurzweil)
Artificial: A Love Story
16
Amy Kurzweil
August Wilson: A Life (Patti Hardigan)
August Wilson: A Life
17
Patti Hardigan
Becoming Ella Fitzgerald: The Jazz Singer Who Transformed American Song (Judith Tick)
Becoming Ella Fitzgerald: The Jazz Singer Who Transformed American Song
18
Judith Tick
The Bee Sting (Paul Murray)
The Bee Sting
19
Paul Murray
The Best Minds (Jonathan Rosen)
The Best Minds
20
Jonathan Rosen
Beyond the Door of No Return (David Diop)
Beyond the Door of No Return
21
David Diop
Biography of a Phantom: A Robert Johnson Blues Odyssey (Robert "MacK" McCormick)
Biography of a Phantom: A Robert Johnson Blues Odyssey
22
Robert "MacK" McCormick
Birchers: How the John Birch Society Radicalized the American Right (Matthew Dallek)
Birchers: How the John Birch Society Radicalized the American Right
23
Matthew Dallek
Birnam Wood (Eleanor Catton)
Birnam Wood
24
Eleanor Catton
Biting the Hand: Growing Up Asian in Black and White America (Julia Lee)
Biting the Hand: Growing Up Asian in Black and White America
25
Julia Lee
Black AF History (Michael Harriot)
Black AF History
26
Michael Harriot
Blade of Dream (Daniel Abraham)
Blade of Dream
27
Daniel Abraham
Blaze Me a Sun (Christoffer Carlsson)
Blaze Me a Sun
28
Christoffer Carlsson
Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves From the American Dream (Alissa Quart)
Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves From the American Dream
29
Alissa Quart
Breaking and Entering (Don Gillmor)
Breaking and Entering
30
Don Gillmor
Breaking Through: My Life in Science (Katalin Karikó)
Breaking Through: My Life in Science
31
Katalin Karikó
Bright Young Women (Jessica Knoll)
Bright Young Women
32
Jessica Knoll
Brothers: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Race (Nico Slate)
Brothers: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Race
33
Nico Slate
Business or Pleasure (Rachel Lynn Solomon)
Business or Pleasure
34
Rachel Lynn Solomon
Chain-Gang All-Stars (Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah)
Chain-Gang All-Stars
35
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Chinese Prodigal: A Memoir in Eight Arguments (David Shih)
Chinese Prodigal: A Memoir in Eight Arguments
36
David Shih
Code of the Hills (Chris Offutt)
Code of the Hills
37
Chris Offutt
The Cost of Free Land: Jews, Lakota, and an American Inheritance (Rebecca Clarren)
The Cost of Free Land: Jews, Lakota, and an American Inheritance
38
Rebecca Clarren
The Covenant of Water (Abraham Verghese)
The Covenant of Water
39
Abraham Verghese
Creep: Accusations and Confessions (Myriam Gurba)
Creep: Accusations and Confessions
40
Myriam Gurba
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