The Best Books We Read This Year

Dive into Jacobin’s “best books of the year” list. From sweeping 19th-century tales of rural life to the politics of war to contemporary accounts of revolution — we’ve got your reading needs covered.

A pile of vintage, leather-bound books. (James Paterson / N-Photo Magazine / Future via Getty Images)

If you’re looking for the definitive list of 2023’s best titles, you should look elsewhere. But if want to know the best books that Jacobin editors and contributors read this year, from classic works to contemporary novels to political history, you’re in luck.