The most popular fiction books of 2023

Fiction is every story that someone made up. Novels, short stories and tales of all kinds live here, from fantasy epics and murder mysteries to quiet books about ordinary lives. What they share is invention: the people and events come from an author's imagination, even when the setting is real. This list shows the ones first published in 2023.

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The Exchange
Cover of The Exchange

The Exchange

John Grisham

2023 · 2025 edition

368 pages

Shark Heart
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Shark Heart

Emily Habeck

Published 2023

416 pages

The Fake Mate
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The Fake Mate

Lana Ferguson

Published 2023

372 pages

The Reformatory
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The Reformatory

Tananarive Due

2023 · 2025 edition

576 pages