Open Thread: Best Books of the 21st Century?

We’re 25 Years In! You Tell Me.

It just hit me yesterday that we’re a quarter of the way through the twenty-first century. Naturally, that made me think about all the books we’ve dumped on the galaxy in the past twenty-five years. We publish hundreds of thousands every year, and most sink without a ripple. But some remain relevant and even grow in importance. What books published in t…