The most popular school & education books of 2023

Books set at school or university capture years that shape a life. Friendships, rivalries, inspiring teachers, exams and first freedoms are their material. Boarding school stories, campus novels and memoirs of learning against the odds all belong here. This list shows the ones first published in 2023.

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The Coworker
Cover of The Coworker

The Coworker

Freida McFadden

Published 2023

362 pages

Begin Again
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Begin Again

Emma Lord

Published 2023

352 pages

Promise Boys
Cover of Promise Boys

Promise Boys

Nick Brooks

2023 · 2025 edition

320 pages

The Legacies
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The Legacies

Jessica Goodman

Published 2023

336 pages

Fangirl, Vol. 3
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Fangirl, Vol. 3

Rainbow Rowell, Gabi Nam

Published 2023

224 pages

Accountable
Cover of Accountable

Accountable

Dashka Slater

Published 2023

480 pages