The most popular pandemics books of 2023

Books about pandemics show what happens when disease sweeps through a society. Histories of plague and influenza sit beside novels of outbreak, quarantine and survival. They are about fear and rumor, and also about the doctors, neighbors and strangers who rise to the moment. This list shows the ones first published in 2023.

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Addressing the Long-term Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children and Families
Cover of Addressing the Long-term Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children and Families

Addressing the Long-term Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children and Families

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Youth, and Families Board on Children, Committee on Addressing the Long-Term Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children and Families, Emily P. Backes

Published 2023

288 pages

Alone Together
Cover of Alone Together

Alone Together

Rachel Pomerantz

Published 2023

250 pages

Inequality and Poverty in India
Cover of Inequality and Poverty in India

Inequality and Poverty in India

Elif Arbatli Saxegaard, Mattia Coppo, Nasser Khalil, Shinya Kotera, Filiz Unsal

Published 2023

36 pages