20 Best Books 2000S (2023 Update)

#1 new york times bestseller – goodreads choice award winner – meet elizabeth zott: a “formidable, unapologetic and inspiring” (parade) scientist in 1960s california whose career takes a detour when she becomes the unlikely star of a beloved tv cooking show in this novel that is “irresistible, satisfying and full of fuel” (the new york times book review) and “witty, sometimes hilarious . . . the catch-22 of early feminism.” (stephen king, via twitter) a best book of the year: the new york times, washington post, npr, oprah daily, entertainment weekly, newsweek“the most delightful novel i read this year . . . fresh and surprising . . . i laughed out loud!” —philip galanes, the new york times "a unique heroine . . . you'll find yourself wishing she wasn’t fictional." —seattle times chemist elizabeth zott is not your average woman. in fact, elizabeth zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. but it’s the early 1960s and her all-male team at hastings research institute takes a very unscientific view of equality. except for one: calvin evans; the lonely, brilliant, nobel–prize nominated grudge-holder who falls in love with—of all things—her mind. true chemistry results. but like science, life is unpredictable. which is why a few years later elizabeth zott finds herself not only a single mother, but the reluctant star of america’s most beloved cooking show supper at six. elizabeth’s unusual approach to cooking (“combine one tablespoon acetic acid with a pinch of sodium chloride”) proves revolutionary. but as her following grows, not everyone is happy. because as it turns out, elizabeth zott isn’t just teaching women to cook. she’s daring them to change the status quo. laugh-out-loud funny, shrewdly observant, and studded with a dazzling cast of supporting characters, lessons in chemistry is as original and vibrant as its protagonist.

The blockbuster hit—over two million copies sold! a new york times, usa today, wall street journal, and publishers weekly bestseller“poignant, engrossing.”—people – “lisa wingate takes an almost unthinkable chapter in our nation’s history and weaves a tale of enduring power.”—paula mclainmemphis, 1939. twelve-year-old rill foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family’s mississippi river shantyboat. but when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, rill is left in charge—until strangers arrive in force. wrenched from all that is familiar and thrown into a tennessee children’s home society orphanage, the foss children are assured that they will soon be returned to their parents—but they quickly realize the dark truth. at the mercy of the facility’s cruel director, rill fights to keep her sisters and brother together in a world of danger and uncertainty. aiken, south carolina, present day. born into wealth and privilege, avery stafford seems to have it all: a successful career as a federal prosecutor, a handsome fiancé, and a lavish wedding on the horizon. but when avery returns home to help her father weather a health crisis, a chance encounter leaves her with uncomfortable questions and compels her to take a journey through her family’s long-hidden history, on a path that will ultimately lead either to devastation or to redemption.

#1 new york times bestseller – “an epic adventure about a female athlete perhaps past her prime, brought back to the tennis court for one last grand slam” (elle), from the author of malibu rising, daisy jones & the six, and the seven husbands of evelyn hugo“a heart-filled novel about an iconic and persevering father and daughter.”—time“gorgeous. the kind of sharp, smart, potent book you have to set aside every few pages just to catch your breath. i’ll take a piece of carrie soto forward with me in life and be a little better for it.”—emily henry, author of book lovers and beach read – one of the best books of the year: time, npr, pop – sugar, glamour, reader’s digest – carrie soto is fierce, and her determination to win at any cost has not made her popular. but by the time she retires from tennis, she is the best player the world has ever seen. she has shattered every record and claimed twenty grand slam titles. and if you ask carrie, she is entitled to every one. she sacrificed nearly everything to become the best, with her father, javier, as her coach. a former champion himself, javier has trained her since the age of two. – but six years after her retirement, carrie finds herself sitting in the stands of the 1994 us open, watching her record be taken from her by a brutal, stunning player named nicki chan. – at thirty-seven years old, carrie makes the monumental decision to come out of retirement and be coached by her father for one last year in an attempt to reclaim her record. even if the sports media says that they never liked “the battle-axe” anyway. even if her body doesn’t move as fast as it did. and even if it means swallowing her pride to train with a man she once almost opened her heart to: bowe huntley. like her, he has something to prove before he gives up the game forever. – in spite of it all, carrie soto is back, for one epic final season. in this riveting and unforgettable novel, taylor jenkins reid tells her most vulnerable, emotional story yet.

New york times bestseller – the reese witherspoon x hello sunshine book club pick“every once in a while, i read a book that opens my eyes in a way i never expected.” —reese witherspoon (reese’s book club x hello sunshine book pick)people magazine’s top 10 books of 2017bustle’s 17 books every woman should read from 2017pop – sugar’s our favorite books of the year (so far)refinery29's best books of the year so farbookbrowse’s the 20 best books of 2017pacific northwest book awards finalist – the globe and mail's top 100 books of 2017longlisted for 2019 international dublin literary award“it made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me think.” —liane moriarty, #1 new york times bestselling author of big little lies – this is how a family keeps a secret…and how that secret ends up keeping them. – this is how a family lives happily ever after…until happily ever after becomes complicated. – this is how children change…and then change the world. he’s five years old, the youngest of five brothers, and loves peanut butter sandwiches. he also loves wearing a dress, and dreams of being a princess. – when he grows up, claude says, he wants to be a girl. – rosie and penn want claude to be whoever claude wants to be. they’re just not sure they’re ready to share that with the world. soon the entire family is keeping claude’s secret. until one day it explodes. laurie frankel's this is how it always is is a novel about revelations, transformations, fairy tales, and family. and it’s about the ways this is how it always is: change is always hard and miraculous and hard again, parenting is always a leap into the unknown with crossed fingers and full hearts, children grow but not always according to plan. and families with secrets don’t get to keep them forever.

#1 new york times bestseller – a simple hospital visit becomes a portal to the tender relationship between mother and daughter in this extraordinary novel by the pulitzer prize–winning author of olive kitteridge and the burgess boys. – soon to be a broadway play starring laura linney produced by manhattan theatre club and london theatre company – longlisted for the man booker prize – named one of the best books of the year by the washington post – the new york times book review – npr – book – page – library – reads – minneapolis star tribune – st. louis post-dispatch lucy barton is recovering slowly from what should have been a simple operation. her mother, to whom she hasn’t spoken for many years, comes to see her. gentle gossip about people from lucy’s childhood in amgash, illinois, seems to reconnect them, but just below the surface lie the tension and longing that have informed every aspect of lucy’s life: her escape from her troubled family, her desire to become a writer, her marriage, her love for her two daughters. knitting this powerful narrative together is the brilliant storytelling voice of lucy herself: keenly observant, deeply human, and truly unforgettable. – praise for my name is lucy barton “a quiet, sublimely merciful contemporary novel about love, yearning, and resilience in a family damaged beyond words.”—the boston globe“it is lucy’s gentle honesty, complex relationship with her husband, and nuanced response to her mother’s shortcomings that make this novel so subtly powerful.”—san francisco chronicle“a short novel about love, particularly the complicated love between mothers and daughters, but also simpler, more sudden bonds . . . it evokes these connections in a style so spare, so pure and so profound the book almost seems to be a kind of scripture or sutra, if a very down-to-earth and unpretentious one.”—newsday“spectacular . . . smart and cagey in every way. it is both a book of withholdings and a book of great openness and wisdom. . . . [strout] is in supreme and magnificent command of this novel at all times.”—lily king, the washington post “an aching, illuminating look at mother-daughter devotion.”—people

International bestseller – "a love story of astonishing power" (newsweek), the acclaimed modern literary classic by the beloved nobel prize-winning author in their youth, florentino ariza and fermina daza fall passionately in love. when fermina eventually chooses to marry a wealthy, well-born doctor, florentino is devastated, but he is a romantic. as he rises in his business career he whiles away the years in 622 affairs–yet he reserves his heart for fermina. her husband dies at last, and florentino purposefully attends the funeral. fifty years, nine months, and four days after he first declared his love for fermina, he will do so again.

#1 new york times bestseller – naacp image award winner – a dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, the 1619 project: a new origin story offers a profoundly revealing vision of the american past and present. – finalist for the kirkus prize – one of the best books of the year: the washington post, npr, esquire, marie claire, electric lit, ms. magazine, kirkus reviews, booklist their arrival led to the barbaric and unprecedented system of american chattel slavery that would last for the next 250 years. this is sometimes referred to as the country’s original sin, but it is more than that: it is the source of so much that still defines the united states. – the new york times magazine’s award-winning “1619 project” issue reframed our understanding of american history by placing slavery and its continuing legacy at the center of our national narrative. this new book substantially expands on that work, weaving together eighteen essays that explore the legacy of slavery in present-day america with thirty-six poems and works of fiction that illuminate key moments of oppression, struggle, and resistance. the essays show how the inheritance of 1619 reaches into every part of contemporary american society, from politics, music, diet, traffic, and citizenship to capitalism, religion, and our democracy itself. it reveals long-glossed-over truths around our nation’s founding and construction—and the way that the legacy of slavery did not end with emancipation, but continues to shape contemporary american life. – featuring contributions from: leslie alexander – michelle alexander – carol anderson – joshua bennett – reginald dwayne betts – jamelle bouie – anthea butler – matthew desmond – rita dove – camille t. dungy – cornelius eady – eve l. ewing – nikky finney – vievee francis – yaa gyasi – forrest hamer – terrance hayes – kimberly annece henderson – jeneen interlandi – honorée fanonne jeffers – barry jenkins – tyehimba jess – martha s. van jordan – ibram x. kendi – eddie kendricks – yusef komunyakaa – kevin m. kruse – kiese laymon – trymaine lee – jasmine mans – terry mc – millan – tiya miles – wesley morris – khalil gibran muhammad – lynn nottage – zz packer – gregory pardlo – darryl pinckney – claudia rankine – jason reynolds – dorothy roberts – sonia sanchez – tim seibles – evie shockley – clint smith – danez smith – patricia smith – tracy k. smith – bryan stevenson – nafissa thompson-spires – natasha trethewey – linda villarosa – jesmyn ward

#1 best seller ─ film buff movie guidebest movies, best films, best indies. theaters around the world are dominated by comic book heroes, ice princesses, apocalyptic love-struck teens, and whatever masterpiece pixar is rolling out. it's clear that cinema is as healthy as ever. oscar-worthy directors, indie geniuses and foreign artists are creating stunning, boundary-pushing work. since the turn of the century, movie lovers have been enjoying a second golden age. but which films are the best of the best? what are the top movies since 2000 to see before you die? film buff. chris stuckmann, one of youtube's most popular film reviewers (70+ million views), gives us his best of the best! in his book, stuckmann delivers his list of the very best 50 movies since 2000 – with that style and punch that youtube viewers have come to love. these are the films you must see before you die.

Pop goes the decade: the 2000s comprehensively examines popular culture in the 2000s, placing the culture of the decade in historical context and showing how it not only reflected but also influenced its times.pop goes the decade: the 2000s starts with a timeline of major historical pop culture events of the 2000s, followed by an introduction describing what the u.s. was like at the beginning of the new millennium and how it would change throughout the decade. next come chapters broken down by medium: television, sports, music, movies, literature, technology, media, and fashion and art. a chapter on controversies in popular culture is followed by a chapter on game-changers, featuring 20 individuals who made a major impact on the u.s. in the 2000s. finally, a conclusion shows the impact that pop culture in the 2000s has had on the u.s. in the years since.this volume serves as a comprehensive resource for high school and college students studying popular culture in the 2000s. it provides a summary of total impact, plus specific insights into each individual topic. it also includes a wide swath of the scholarship produced on the subject to date. covers the people, events, and ideas whose impact is still felt in the years since the 2000s, rather than simply telling the history of a decade offers a detailed understanding of the variety of strands composing the culture of the decade covers the personalities who helped to shape the decade suggests areas of further exploration for students of popular culture

Now a hit netflix series a new york times and usa today bestseller “hypnotic and scary.” —stephen king “i am riveted, aghast, aroused, you name it. the rare instance when prose and plot are equally delicious.” —lena dunham from debut author caroline kepnes comes you, one of suspense magazine’s best books of 2014, and a brilliant and terrifying novel for the social media age.when a beautiful, aspiring writer strides into the east village bookstore where joe goldberg works, he does what anyone would do: he googles the name on her credit card. there is only one guinevere beck in new york city. she has a public facebook account and tweets incessantly, telling joe everything he needs to know: she is simply beck to her friends, she went to brown university, she lives on bank street, and she’ll be at a bar in brooklyn tonight—the perfect place for a “chance” meeting. as joe invisibly and obsessively takes control of beck’s life, he orchestrates a series of events to ensure beck finds herself in his waiting arms. moving from stalker to boyfriend, joe transforms himself into beck’s perfect man, all while quietly removing the obstacles that stand in their way—even if it means murder. you is a compulsively readable page-turner that’s being compared to gone girl, american psycho, and stephen king’s misery.

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An instant new york times bestseller / an oprah's book club pick in the spirit of the known world and the underground railroad, an award-winning "miraculous debut" (washington post) about the unlikely bond between two freedmen who are brothers and the georgia farmer whose alliance will alter their lives, and his, forever in the waning days of the civil war, brothers prentiss and landry–freed by the emancipation proclamation–seek refuge on the homestead of george walker and his wife, isabelle. the walkers, wracked by the loss of their only son to the war, hire the brothers to work their farm, hoping through an unexpected friendship to stanch their grief. prentiss and landry, meanwhile, plan to save money for the journey north and a chance to reunite with their mother, who was sold away when they were boys. parallel to their story runs a forbidden romance between two confederate soldiers. the young men, recently returned from the war to the town of old ox, hold their trysts in the woods. but when their secret is discovered, the resulting chaos, including a murder, unleashes convulsive repercussions on the entire community. in the aftermath of so much turmoil, it is isabelle who emerges as an unlikely leader, proffering a healing vision for the land and for the newly free citizens of old ox. with candor and sympathy, debut novelist nathan harris creates an unforgettable cast of characters, depicting georgia in the violent crucible of reconstruction. equal parts beauty and terror, as gripping as it is moving, the sweetness of water is an epic whose grandeur locates humanity and love amid the most harrowing circumstances. one of president obama's favorite books of 2021 winner of the ernest j. gaines award for literary excellence longlisted for the man booker prize longlisted for the 2022 carnegie medal for excellence longlisted for the center for fiction first novel prize a best book of the year: oprah daily, npr, washington post, time, boston globe, smithsonian, chicago public library, bookbrowse, and the oregonian a new york times book review editors' choice a july indie next pick

The touch of a hand, a roll of the dicexie lian has confirmed that the bewitching youth san lang is actually hua cheng, one of the four calamities and a supreme ghost despised by all heavenly officials. still, he has trouble matching the terror of his companion’s reputation with the charming, clever, and protective young man he’s come to know. when a distress signal leads xie lian into ghost city, a bustling metropolis containing all the horrors and delights of the dead, he sees hua cheng in his element—and his true form—for the first time. but despite their chemistry and care for one another, there are missions to fulfill and secrets to uncover, and xie lian’s centuries of troubled history are never far behind.

Gideon the ninth is the first book in the new york times and usa today bestselling locked tomb series, and one of the best books of 2019 according to npr, the new york public library, amazon, book – page, shelf awareness, book – riot, and bustle! winner of the 2020 locus award and crawford award – finalist for the 2020 hugo, nebula, dragon, and world fantasy awards“unlike anything i’ve ever read. ” —v.e. schwab“lesbian necromancers explore a haunted gothic palace in space!” —charles stross“deft, tense and atmospheric, compellingly immersive and wildly original.” —the new york times – the emperor needs necromancers. – the ninth necromancer needs a swordswoman. – gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead nonsense. – tamsyn muir’s gideon the ninth unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian necromancers. her characters leap off the page, as skillfully animated as arcane revenants. the result is a heart-pounding epic science fantasy. – brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse. she packs up her sword, her shoes, and her dirty magazines, and prepares to launch her daring escape. but her childhood nemesis won’t set her free without a service. – harrowhark nonagesimus, reverend daughter of the ninth house and bone witch extraordinaire, has been summoned into action. the emperor has invited the heirs to each of his loyal houses to a deadly trial of wits and skill. if harrowhark succeeds she will be become an immortal, all-powerful servant of the resurrection, but no necromancer can ascend without their cavalier. without gideon’s sword, harrow will fail, and the ninth house will die. – of course, some things are better left dead. – book 2: harrow the ninth – book 3: nona the ninth – book 4: alecto the ninth

How did social, cultural and political events in britain during the 2000s shape contemporary british fiction? the means of publishing, buying and reading fiction changed dramatically between 2000 and 2010. this volume explores how the socio-political and economic turns of the decade, bookended by the beginning of a millennium and an economic crisis, transformed the act of writing and reading. through consideration of, among other things, the treatment of neuroscience, violence, the historical and youth subcultures in recent fiction, the essays in this collection explore the complex and still powerful relation between the novel and the world in which it is written, published and read.this major literary assessment of the fiction of the 2000s covers the work of newer voices such as monica ali, mark haddon, tom mccarthy, david peace and zadie smith as well as those more established, such as salman rushdie, hilary mantel and ian mcewan making it an essential contribution to reading, defining and understanding the decade.

Welcome to pop culture 2.0. in the 2000s, generation e – xposure, emerged from the marriage of new technology and the nation's obsession with celebrity. social media technology, such as my – space, you – tube, facebook, and countless blogs, gave everyman a voice and a public persona that they could share with friends across the street or around the world. suddenly, it was not enough to imitate britney spears or paris hilton, technology gave everyone a platform to launch their own 15 minutes of fame. the fixation on self and celebrity acted as a diversion from more serious challenges the nation faced, including president george w. bush's war on terror. the wars overseas sharply divided the country, after a moment of national unity after the terrorist attacks on 9/11, which took away one of the world's most recognizable buildings. the era witnessed interest rates dropping to historic lows, but later subprime became one of the most searched terms on google as the nation teetered on recession. big was in like never before and suddenly people nationwide could buy or build their own mc – mansion-a slice of the american dream. while supersized homes and fast food meals became commonplace, the electronics and transportation advances proved that good things came in increasingly smaller packages. apple's i – pod reinvented how people interacted with music, hybrids changed thoughts on fuel efficiency as a gallon of gas topped $3. cell phones usage ballooned in our always on society, while physically shrinking to the size of a deck of cards. – chapters inside the latest volume in the american popular culture through history series explore various aspects of popular culture, including advertising, literature, leisure activities, music visual arts, and travel. supplemental resources include a timeline of important events, cost comparisons, and an extensive bibliography for further reading.

How did social, cultural and political events in britain during the 2000s shape contemporary british fiction? the means of publishing, buying and reading fiction changed dramatically between 2000 and 2010. this volume explores how the socio-political and economic turns of the decade, bookended by the beginning of a millennium and an economic crisis, transformed the act of writing and reading. through consideration of, among other things, the treatment of neuroscience, violence, the historical and youth subcultures in recent fiction, the essays in this collection explore the complex and still powerful relation between the novel and the world in which it is written, published and read.this major literary assessment of the fiction of the 2000s covers the work of newer voices such as monica ali, mark haddon, tom mccarthy, david peace and zadie smith as well as those more established, such as salman rushdie, hilary mantel and ian mcewan making it an essential contribution to reading, defining and understanding the decade.

Part of a series giving an insight into major historical events in britain from 2000 to 2009, plus smaller occurrences that had equal, if not greater, significance for the people of britain: amid a climate of flooding, heat wave, gales and global warming, cannabis is downgraded, cigarettes are banned from public places, and knife crime escalates; an internet and telecommunications boom spawns social media microblogging, reality tv gives fifteen minutes of fame to ordinary people, and elected politicians lose the trust of voters during an expenses scandal, which threatens to topple government; from the onset of foot and mouth in the first year of the new millennium to concerns over swine flu towards the end of the decade; from the anti-capitalist riots of 2000 to the collapse of major banks and the credit crunch in 2008. this book contains around 300 photographs from pa photos huge archives. hand-picked by pa photos own archivists, many of these images have lain unseen since they were used as news pictures when first taken.

The first decade of the twenty-first century promised fresh political, economic, and social challenges. yet few could have predicted that the new millennium would bring deadly terrorist attacks, the first african american president, the rise of china, and global financial collapse. the 2000s witnessed devastating natural disasters in the united states and the pacific rim; war in iraq and afghanistan; new inventions like the ipod and facebook; and athletic achievement at the olympics games. marked by great progress and disappointing setbacks, the 2000s proved to be a decade like no other.