If you’re looking for some good reads to end the year, or even some good gift ideas, then check out this list from the New York Public Library for some inspiration. Librarians from across The New York Public Library system nominated, discussed, and selected their best books of 2018 for children, teens, and adults.
The Library released three lists today — 100 Best Books for Kids, 50 Best Books for Teens, 100 Best Books for Adults – that feature a total of 250 books curated by genre, format, and age. Categories range from “folk tales” to “graphic novels for teens” to “books for art lovers” and more, ensuring that there’s something for everyone.
Check out the top 10 from each category below:
Top 10 children’s books of 2018
Be Prepared by Vera Brosgol
The Funeral by Matt James
The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian’s Art Changed Science by Joyce Sidman
Inkling by Kenneth Oppel, illustrated by Sydney Smith
Jabberwalking by Juan Felipe Herrera
Night Job by Karen Hesse, illustrated by G. Brian Karas
Old Misery by James Sage, illustrated by Russell Ayto
The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson
Stella Díaz Has Something To Say by Angela Dominguez
Water Land: Land and Water Forms Around the World by Christy Hale
Top 10 teen books of 2018
Check, Please! #Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
Dear Rachel Maddow by Adrienne Kisner
Dry by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Fatal Throne by M.T. Anderson, et. Al.
Heretics Anonymous by Katie Henry
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Pride by Ibi Zoboi
X-Men: Grand Design by Ed Piskor
Top 10 adult books of 2018
Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo” by Zora Neale Hurston
Circe by Madeline Miller
French Exit by Patrick deWitt
Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot
If They Come For Us by Fatimah Asghar
I’ll Be Gone In the Dark: One Woman’s Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
A State of Freedom by Neel Mukherjee
There There by Tommy Orange
Woman World by Aminder Dhaliwal
The list of titles for each age group is available online at www.nypl.org/blog/2018/11/19/