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Best Books of 2018

We've compiled a list of the best books of 2018 to get your new year started off the right way—with books! Whether you want adult, YA, or something for the kiddos we've picked out the year's best and most critically acclaimed. Be sure to check out our staff picks at the bottom. They may not have all been the critics favorites, but we work with books for a living, so, we're kind of experts.

Adult

There There
There There
Tommy Orange

from $5.59

An American Marriage
An American Marriage
Tayari Jones

from $3.99

Becoming
Becoming
Michelle Obama

from $3.99

Less
Less
Andrew Sean Greer

from $4.09

The Female Persuasion
The Female Persuasion
Meg Wolitzer

from $4.19

The Mars Room
The Mars Room
Rachel Kushner

from $4.29

Still Me
Still Me
Jojo Moyes

from $4.29

The Incendiaries
The Incendiaries
R.O. Kwon

from $3.99

The Great Alone
The Great Alone
Kristin Hannah

from $12.79

Red Clocks
Red Clocks
Leni Zumas

from $4.09

Young Adult/YA

The Poet X
The Poet X
Elizabeth Acevedo

from $4.19

What If It's Us
What If It's Us
Adam Silvera

from $4.19

Children of Blood and Bone
Children of Blood and Bone
Tomi Adeyemi

from $5.49

Let's Talk About Love
Let's Talk About Love
Claire Kann

from $4.59

The Cheerleaders
The Cheerleaders
Kara Thomas

from $5.69

Bridge of Clay
Bridge of Clay
Markus Zusak

from $4.19

A Map of Days
A Map of Days
Ransom Riggs

from $6.99

Darius the Great Is Not Okay
Darius the Great Is Not Okay
Adib Khorram

from $4.39

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
Hank Green

from $6.39

Love, Hate and other Filters
Love, Hate and other Filters
Samira Ahmed

from $4.29

Children's

Hello Hello
Hello Hello
Brendan Wenzel

from $4.09

Be Kind
Be Kind
Pat Zietlow Miller

from $5.99

The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist
The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist
Cynthia Levinson

from $3.99

A Big Mooncake for Little Star
A Big Mooncake for Little Star
Grace Lin

from $8.79

Amal Unbound
Amal Unbound
Aisha Saeed

from $3.99

Betty Before X
Betty Before X
Ilyasah Shabazz

from $4.29

Dreamers
Dreamers
Yuyi Morales

from $4.79

The Night Diary
The Night Diary
Veera Hiranandani

from $4.09

Harbor Me
Harbor Me
Jacqueline Woodson

from $3.99

The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
Stacy McAnulty

from $4.09

Staff Picks

In Pieces
In Pieces
Sally Field

from $3.99

The Outsider
The Outsider
Stephen King

from $16.25

The Lies of Locke Lamora
The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch

from $6.09

Iron Gold
Iron Gold
Pierce Brown

from $16.80

The Dark Between Stars
The Dark Between Stars
Atticus Poetry

from $4.79

The Accidental President
The Accidental President
A.J. Baime

from $7.39

Elevation
Elevation
Stephen King

from $6.19

Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data
Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data
Charles Wheelan

from $4.99

Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans: The Battle That Shaped America's Destiny
Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans: The Battle That Shaped America's Destiny
Don Yaeger

from $4.19

The Shape of Water
The Shape of Water
Daniel Kraus

from $4.49

Warlight
Warlight
Michael Ondaatje

from $4.79

The Simple Wild
The Simple Wild
K.A. Tucker

from $15.41

A Column of Fire
A Column of Fire
Ken Follett

from $5.99

The Flight Attendant
The Flight Attendant
Chris Bohjalian

from $4.19

Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done
Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done
Laura Vanderkam

from $6.69

Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between
Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between
Lauren Graham

from $4.19

The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better (and Other People's Lives Better, Too)
The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better (and Other People's Lives Better, Too)
Gretchen Rubin

from $5.79

Ryan's Bed
Ryan's Bed
Tijan

from $12.29

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