Top Books of 2023

In the early 1960s, chemist and single mother Elizabeth Zott, the reluctant star of America’s most beloved cooking show due to her revolutionary skills in the kitchen, uses this opportunity to dare women to change the status quo.

A scientist from Australia and a Nigerian-American art historian become connected by their shared interest in a 19th century race horse, one studying its remains, the other uncovering the history of the Black horsemen who were critical to its success.

Awarded a college basketball scholarship away from his childhood home silenced by tragedy, a young man befriends a spirited young woman who welcomes him into her loving, loud, chaotic household.

Veteran ski journalist and former ski bum Heather Hansman takes readers on an exhilarating journey into the hidden history of American skiing, offering a glimpse into an underexplored subculture from the perspective of a true insider.

In this tale of shipwreck, survival and savagery, this bestselling author recounts the events on His Majesty’s Ship The Wager, a British vessel that left England in 1740 on a secret mission, resulting in a court martial that revealed a shocking truth.

One of the world’s leading experts on habit formation reveals practical strategies that will teach readers exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.

Written in the style of chirpy self-help books, Dragons Love Tacos speaks directly to readers and follows its absurd premise to a logical, if extreme, conclusion.

In this variation on the the classic song “Over in the Meadow,” mother and father trucks show their youngsters how to build down at the construction site.

Welcome to the jungle! Let your little explorer take a journey through the forest to track down the rarely sighted Tiger.

A bilingual book presents a vision of a planet in which nature, words, and the rising and setting of the sun and moon exist in harmony in a range of colors.

As a little fish searches for his mother, young children will learn about colors and marine life in both Spanish and English.

In a semi-autobiographical graphic novel, Raina’s disappointing bond with a cranky, independent younger sister is further challenged by the arrival of a baby brother and an estrangement in their parents’ marriage.

An autobiography in graphic novel format describes how the author lost two of her front teeth in an accident when she was twelve, and her subsequent struggles with various corrective dental techniques throughout adolescence.

Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry.

While trying to find a new best friend after feuding with Rowley, middle-school slacker Greg Heffley is warned by older family members that adolescence is a time to act more responsibly and to think seriously about his future.

In a prequel to “The Hunger Games,” eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow prepares to mentor the female tribute from District 12 in the tenth Hunger Games, with the fate of his family hanging on the slim chance that he can help her win the Games.

Lola Nox is sent to live with her estranged maternal grandmother in the mining town where her horror movie director father’s most iconic film was set, when paranormal incidents and whispers of a century-old monster make her question if she’ll make it out alive.