The most popular big city books of 2023

Big city books thrive on crowds, noise and possibility. New York, London, Tokyo and cities like them offer anonymity, ambition and chance encounters on every corner. Romance, crime, literary fiction and urban fantasy all find a home among the lights and the late trains. This list shows the ones first published in 2023.

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Yours Truly
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Yours Truly

Abby Jimenez

Published 2023

398 pages

Big Swiss
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Big Swiss

Jen Beagin

Published 2023

352 pages

Obsessed
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Obsessed

James Patterson, James O. Born

Published 2023

384 pages

Wellness
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Wellness

Nathan Hill, Francisco González López

2023 · 2024 edition

624 pages

Emma of 83rd Street
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Emma of 83rd Street

Emily Harding, Audrey Bellezza

Published 2023

384 pages

So Close
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So Close

Sylvia Day

2023 · 2026 edition

384 pages

Day
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Day

Michael Cunningham

Published 2023

273 pages