TPL Staff “Best of 2023” Booklists!

Tacoma Public Library staff nominated, sorted, and voted to create their top picks from 2023 for your next read! We’ve organized our “best of 2023” selections into the following categories for your reading pleasure:

TPL Staff Picks for Best Books of 2023: Adult Fiction

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The staff at Tacoma Public Library voted! Check out our staff's favorite adult fiction books published in 2023.




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TPL Staff Picks for Best Books of 2023: Adult Nonfiction

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The staff at Tacoma Public Library voted! Check out our staff's favorite adult nonfiction books published in 2023.




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TPL Staff Picks For Best Books of 2023: Teen Books | Tacoma Public Library | BiblioCommons

TPL Staff Picks For Best Books of 2023: Teen Books

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The staff at Tacoma Public Library voted! Check out our staff's favorite teen books published in 2023.




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TPL Staff Picks For Best Books of 2023: Children's books

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The staff at Tacoma Public Library voted! Check out our staff's favorite children's chapter books, juvenile non-fiction, and juvenile graphic novels published in 2023.




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TPL Staff Picks for Best of Books 2023: Picture books

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The staff at Tacoma Public Library voted! Check out our staff's favorite children's picture books published in 2023.




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We hope you find these books as enjoyable as we did. You can find more staff lists by visiting our We Recommend page. Thank you for visiting your libraries, and keep reading in the new year!