This post is part of my year end "Attack of the Best Lists" coverage. To see every post in my "Attack of the Best Lists 2025" coverage [and more backlist best of the year options] you can click here.
I try to feature lists that have something interesting about them and Book Riot is the epitome of that. Why? Because as I have said here on the blog many times, Book Riot is the best resource to see what hard core readers are interested in.
Book Riot is the largest independent website focused on readers. All of their content is crafted to reach readers directly. They want to get the most clicks as well, which means their content is purposefully up to date, interesting, and written in a conversational tone. It is exactly what we need to stay on top of the hottest trends because it is their mission to provide the most "clickable" content to readers This means they have the time and resources to do the work for us: identifying trends and staying on top of what readers want right this second. Everything there is reader focused which dovetails perfectly with RA Service.
Their best books of the year site is made by having each writer, editor, contributor, etc... give one title as their book of the year. Because each person who works for them has a slightly different specialty, the list covers all ages and genres by default. Also they have a commitment to providing diverse voices as part of their policy.
The editors then take all of the titles and allow you, the user of this resource to browse all or to click on tags in a sidebar to help narrow your choices down. While the tags are not as compressive and stackable as the aforementioned NPR Books We Love portal, they are still extremely helpful
Click here to get started using it for yourself, to build displays, or to help a specific patron.
The only downside to this reader focused resource is that they do not have easy access to past lists on the current year's page. And when I try to search upon the Book Riot site, I was unable to find them
However, when I went to Largehearted Boy's Ultimate List of Lists for access to past years (more on this resource here), I was able to get into the backlist of Book Riot best lists with ease. I have posted them here for you, so you can have 1 click access from my blog:
Remember to use my link at the top of these Attack of the Best Lists 2025 posts to access all of my coverage. I do not post every best list, but I do post ones that are interesting and useful.
Next week I will have a mix of best lists and other year in review content.
Have a safe Thanksgiving break to my American readers.
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