Recs if you like Tenth of December...

Books recommended by musician Lucy Dacus, a solo artist and member of the band boygenius. Pulled from her goodreads list.

You've built up your skills as an engaged reader - now it's time to start reaping the benefits! Every book on this list was chosen because it's genuinely enjoyable AND hiding something underneath the surface worth finding. The goal isn't to find the "right" answer, but to trust your own instincts as a reader and see where that takes you. Start in your favorite genre - it makes close reading feel like a game, not homework. Happy Reading Boundlings!!

A mix of reader favorites and editorial picks from The New York Times—100 books that defined the 21st century.

NYT Top 100 of the 21st Century: Reader's Choice. In order as published in 2024

In order from #1 (My Brilliant Friend) to 100 (Tree of Smoke)

A list published in 2024 by the New York Times, as voted on by 503 novelists, poets, critics, and other book lovers—with a little help from the staff of The New York Times Book Review

Short stories are delightful, skillful, and engaging! Don’t like a story? Put it down. Love a specific author? Buy a collection of their works. Want to find new authors? Read an anthology. They can span any genre and go in any direction—have fun reading them!

Every book recommended by members of the band (except for the one that must not be named). Most of these were recommended by Lucy Dacus. If you are sitting on more books which any member of the band recommended, please hit me up and I will update the list!

How many have you read?

The list of the 100 best books of the 21st century from the New York Times

Reddit's R/Truelit user voted best books of 2000-2026. They included a full series as one pick, like the Neopolitan novels. I only include the first to keep it at 100.

Top 100 books of the 21st century

A goal to read all the books in the Readers' Choice: best books of the 21st century. Books in order from 100-1. List made in 2024 I think! List is different from the NYT choice list.

That New York Times list. Starting with place 100 going up.

A goal to read the 100 books rated in the 21st century (so far) as published by the New York times in 2024, list in order from 100-1 but you can find the original list on the NYT website.

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