Most Popular Mainstream Books of the 2000s

Discover popular Mainstream books from the 2000s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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Waves

Sharon Dogar

Fantasy · Young Adult · Mainstream

2007

Remembering Raquel

Vivian Vande Velde

Young Adult · Mainstream

2007

Hazel

Julie Hearn

Young Adult · Mainstream

2007

Antediluvian Tales

Poppy Z. Brite

Fantasy · Horror · Short Stories · Mainstream

November 2007

Stones of Destiny

Catherine Wells

Mainstream

2007

You Don't Love Me Yet

Jonathan Lethem

Mainstream

2007

Duchess of Aquitaine

Margaret Ball

Mainstream

2007

Revenge

Eric Brown

Mainstream

2007

Three Things about Me

Aliya Whiteley

Science Fiction · Mainstream

2006

Mortality

Nicholas Royle

Horror · Short Stories · Mainstream

February 2006

White

Marie Darrieussecq

Science Fiction · Translation · Mainstream

2006

Roundabout

Rhiannon Lassiter

Young Adult · Mainstream

2006

Grooves: A Kind of Mystery

Kevin Brockmeier

Fantasy · Young Adult · Mainstream

2006

Rohypnol Brides

Simon Logan

Horror · Science Fiction · Short Stories · Mainstream

2006

Cock and Bull

Will Self

Fantasy · Mainstream

2006

Sugarplums and Scandal

Kerrelyn Sparks, Lori Avocato, Dana Cameron, Mary Daheim, Cait London, Suzanne Macpherson

Fantasy · Anthology · Mainstream

2006

Collected Stories

Roald Dahl

Fantasy · Horror · Short Stories · Mainstream

2006

And Your Point Is?

Steve Aylett

Mainstream

2006

Company

Max Barry

Mainstream

2006

The Last Witchfinder

James Morrow

Science Fiction · Mainstream

2006

To Kiss In the Shadows

Lynn Kurland

Mainstream

2006

Megiddo's Shadow

Arthur Slade

Young Adult · Mainstream

2006

Linger Awhile

Russell Hoban

Fantasy · Mainstream

2006

Mercy, Unbound

Kim Antieau

Fantasy · Young Adult · Mainstream

2006

The Myths

Lion’s Honey: The Myth of Samson

David Grossman

Mainstream

June 2006

Stutts University #2

Sophomore

Michael Gerber

Fantasy · Mainstream

2006

Ivy

Julie Hearn

Young Adult · Mainstream

2006

Crazy Love

Eric Brown

Young Adult · Mainstream

2006

Art Encounters #2

A Club in Montmartre: An Encounter with Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Mike Resnick

Mainstream

2006

Your Friendly Neighborhood Magician: Songs and Early Poems

Peter S. Beagle

Mainstream

2006

First Kiss Club #1

Sk8er Boy

Mari Mancusi

Young Adult · Mainstream

2005

Travels in the Scriptorium

Paul Auster

Magical Realism · Mainstream · Mystery

January 2005

The Wish House

Celia Rees

Young Adult · Mainstream · Romance

January 2005

The Mercy of Thin Air

Ronlyn Domingue

Fantasy · Mainstream

2005

Cape Grimm

Carmel Bird

Fantasy · Mainstream

2005

The Bumper Book of Lies

Shaun Hutson

Historical Fiction · Mainstream

2005