Readers’ Favorite Books - Best Books of the Year

We invited readers to submit their favorite titles of the last year regardless of when the book was published. After reviewing all the submissions and crunching the numbers, we compiled a list of the 25 most popular titles.

LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY

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THE WINNERS

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THE MAID

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THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY

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THE GUNCLE

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HESTER

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CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO VIEW THE COMPLETE LIST

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We also compiled our own favorite books of the year here...

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We invited readers to submit their favorite titles of the last year regardless of when the book was published. After reviewing all the submissions and crunching the numbers, we compiled a list of the 25 most popular titles.

LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY

"I love that it tells the story of an intelligent woman trying to make it in a man's world in the 50's and 60's. Very interesting! Also, the book absolutely reeled me in!"

- LYNN

THE WINNERS

"This series and these characters broke me into a million pieces and somehow restored my faith in humanity at the same time."

- AMY V.

THE MAID

"I just loved the unreliable narrator combined with the mystery and the fact that the main character was so likable."

- BECKI M.

THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY

"Such good writing! The characters are solid and believable. Well developed plot that holds strong to the heart-wrenching end."

- ARLENE N.

THE GUNCLE

"This was my number one book of the year. It was SO good. It made me laugh throughout and made me sob at one point as well."

- MARA S.

HESTER

The main female characters were fleshed out beautifully and I so enjoyed the connections to the Salem Witch Trials— such a fascinating time in our history.

- BROOKE M.

CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO VIEW THE COMPLETE LIST

We also compiled our own favorite books of the year here...