We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we believe in. Pricing and availability are subject to change.
The best books of 2023 (so far) according to Amazon editors
It's hard to believe we're halfway through 2023 already, but here we are. For book lovers, that means there is six months' worth of data to determine the best titles of the year. And that is what the editors at Amazon have done for us. They've released the Best Books of 2023 (So Far) list, and boy, they are worth a read. The Best Books of 2023 (So Far) list is something the Amazon book editors release every year, surfacing best sellers and obscure titles alike. This year, Ann Napolitano’s Hello Beautiful, a novel that editors say is “big-hearted and addicting,” snagged the top spot as the best book of 2023 so far.
Amazon Books editorial director Sarah Gelman said Hello Beautiful was "by far, our team's favorite book for the first half of the year," thanks to its emotional thoughtfulness and beautiful writing.
"This deeply touching and gorgeously written book about relationships — familial, romantic, friend — will root itself in your heart and refuse to leave, which is why we knew it had to be our number one pick," Gelman said in a statement. "I ached for the characters long after I finished the last page. You will too."
Hand-curated by Amazon Book Editors, the list features best sellers that shoppers and editors love, as well as newly released titles. Editors combed through hundreds of books in popular categories like literary fiction, mystery and thrillers, romance, history, biographies and memoirs, cookbooks and even children’s books. Amazon editor Al Woodworth also sang the book’s praises while giving a brief synopsis of it.
“Napolitano crafts a tear-jerker of a story that centers on the Padavano sisters, who are thick as thieves — until they aren’t,” she wrote. “Hello Beautiful offers big emotion, and that’s exactly what makes it so powerful and so page-turning.”
If you want to check out what else is on the list, find the 10 Best Books of 2023 (so far), as chosen by Amazon’s Book Editors, below.
Hello Beautiful: A Novel by Ann Napolitano
All the Sinners Bleed: A Novel by S.A. Cosby
Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents — and What They Mean for America’s Future by Jean M. Twenge
Weyward: A Novel by Emilia Hart
You Have to Be Prepared to Die Before You Can Begin to Live: Ten Weeks in Birmingham That Changed America by Paul Kix
Pomegranate: A Novel by Helen Elaine Lee
Age of Vice: A Novel by Deepti Kapoor
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann
The Covenant of Water: A Novel by Abraham Verghese
Happy Place: A Novel by Emily Henry
Amazon Books editorial director Sarah Gelman said Hello Beautiful was "by far, our team's favorite book for the first half of the year," thanks to its emotional thoughtfulness and beautiful writing.
"This deeply touching and gorgeously written book about relationships — familial, romantic, friend — will root itself in your heart and refuse to leave, which is why we knew it had to be our number one pick," Gelman said in a statement. "I ached for the characters long after I finished the last page. You will too."
If you enjoyed this story, check out what Amazon editors say is the best book of 2022.
More from In The Know:
The 12 best carry-ons that will definitely fit in the overhead compartment — starting at $37
The post Amazon editors say this is the best book of 2023 (so far): ‘Big-hearted and addicting!’ appeared first on In The Know.
