Can I Predict Which Recent Books Will Become Classics?

Recent discussions about the best books of the 21st century so far have me wondering which books published over the last decade will be future classics—and if it’s possible to tell. Expand for more information. 👇

Further Viewing 🎥
The NY Times’ 100 Best Books of the 21st Century:    • The New York Times’ 100 Best Books of...  
Readers Picks for the Best Books of the 21st Century:    • New York Times Readers Pick the 100 B...  
The 25 Best Books of the Last 25 Years:    • The 25 Best Books of the Last 25 Year...  
The Best Books of 2024 (So Far):    • The Best Books of 2024 So Far  
My Pulitzer Reaction for Demon Copperhead and Trust:    • Watch Me Freak Out About the Pulitzer...  
My Favorite Books From 2023 (Featuring Love Songs of W.E.B. du Bois):    • The Best Books of 2023  

Titles Mentioned 📚
Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97800632...
James, Percival Everett: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97803855...
The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97803458...
Hamnet, Maggie O’Farrell: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97819848...
Milkman, Anna Burns: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97816444...
Salvage the Bones, Jesmyn Ward: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97816081...
Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97800620...
Lincoln in the Bardo, George Saunders: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97808129...
There There, Tommy Orange: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97805254...
Tin Man, Sarah Winman: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97807352...
Matrix, Lauren Groff: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97815946...
Trust, Hernan Diaz: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97805934...
North Woods, Daniel Mason: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97805935...
All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97815011...
A Little Life, Hanya Yanagihara: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97808041...
The Love Songs of W.E.B. du Bois, Honoree Fannone Jeffers: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97800629...
The Good Lord Bird, James McBride: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97815946...
Homegoing, Yaa Gyasi: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97811019...
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, Deesha Philyaw: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97819491...
Night of the Living Rez, Morgan Talty: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97819535...

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