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The Strand Bookstore's Best Books of the 21st Century (2024)

Check out these staff picks from the iconic New York bookstore for the best books of the century (so far).
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Acting Class (Nick Drnaso)
Acting Class
1
Nick Drnaso
Anathem (Neal Stephenson)
Anathem
2
Neal Stephenson
Beach Read (Emily Henry)
Beach Read
3
Emily Henry
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
4
Ann Patchett
Bellweather Rhapsody (Kate Racculia)
Bellweather Rhapsody
5
Kate Racculia
Blindsight
Blindsight
6
Bluets (Maggie Nelson)
Bluets
7
Maggie Nelson
The Book of Night Women (Marlon James)
The Book of Night Women
8
Marlon James
Braiding Sweetgrass (Robin Wall Kimmerer)
Braiding Sweetgrass
9
Robin Wall Kimmerer
Building Stories
Building Stories
10
But What If We're Wrong? (Chuck Klosterman)
But What If We're Wrong?
11
Chuck Klosterman
Calypso (David Sedaris)
Calypso
12
David Sedaris
Caste (Isabel Wilkerson)
Caste
13
Isabel Wilkerson
The City & the City (China Miéville)
The City & the City
14
China Miéville
Days Without End (Sebastian Barry)
Days Without End
15
Sebastian Barry
Dept. of Speculation (Jenny Offill)
Dept. of Speculation
16
Jenny Offill
Disappearing Earth (Julia Phillips)
Disappearing Earth
17
Julia Phillips
Ducks, Newburyport (Lucy Ellmann)
Ducks, Newburyport
18
Lucy Ellmann
The Dutch House (Ann Patchett)
The Dutch House
19
Ann Patchett
The Emissary (Yoko Tawada)
The Emissary
20
Yoko Tawada
Europe Central
Europe Central
21
Everything I Know About You (Barbara Dee)
Everything I Know About You
22
Barbara Dee
Free Food for Millionaires (Min Jin Lee)
Free Food for Millionaires
23
Min Jin Lee
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
24
Gillian Flynn
Great Circle (Maggie Shipstead)
Great Circle
25
Maggie Shipstead
Greenglass House (Kate Milford)
Greenglass House
26
Kate Milford
Home (Marilynne Robinson)
Home
27
Marilynne Robinson
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
28
Yaa Gyasi
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
29
Suzanne Collins
Idlewild (James Frankie Thomas)
Idlewild
30
James Frankie Thomas
Leaving the Atocha Station
Leaving the Atocha Station
31
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
32
Kate Atkinson
A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance (Hanif Abdurraqib)
A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance
33
Hanif Abdurraqib
Long Division (Kiese Laymon)
Long Division
34
Kiese Laymon
Look to Windward
Look to Windward
35
The Lowland (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Lowland
36
Jhumpa Lahiri
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
37
Elena Ferrante
Nameless (Grant Morrison)
Nameless
38
Grant Morrison
No One Is Talking About This (Patricia Lockwood)
No One Is Talking About This
39
Patricia Lockwood
O Beautiful (Jung Yun)
O Beautiful
40
Jung Yun
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