News Need a Summer Read? Let Amazon's List of the 20 Best Books of 2017 Help By Alexandra Whittaker Updated on June 21, 2017 @ 03:45PM Pin Share Tweet Email Amazon is known for its annual best book lists, but when the e-commerce giant dropped a new book compilation this week, we were pretty surprised. After all, it's only June. It turns out that there have already been so many standout novels and non-fiction books that Amazon came out with a "best of" list for 2017 so far. Every book on the list was released between January and June of this year and was hand-selected by Amazon Books Editors. The title of top book of the year (so far) was given to The Ministry of Utmost Happiness: A Novel by Arundhati Roy. Courtesy “Our top pick this year, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness is a sweeping yet intimate story, one that packs heartbreak, humor, love and acceptance—and a memorable cast of characters—into a novel that will stick with readers for a very long time," said Sarah Harrison Smith, Amazon editorial director of print and Kindle books. Second place was Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann. Courtesy Check Out Amazon’s Top 10 Must-Reads of 2016 If you're in need of a summer read as the weather warms up, check out the list of the top 20 books so far this year below. The Ministry of Utmost Happiness: A Novel by Arundhati RoyKillers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David GrannBeartown: A Novel by Fredrik BackmanExit West: A Novel by Mohsin HamidPriestdaddy: A Memoir by Patricia LockwoodYou Don’t Have to Say You Love Me: A Memoir by Sherman AlexieLincoln in the Bardo: A Novelby George SaundersThe Impossible Fortress: A Novel by Jason RekulakHunger: A Memoir of (My) Bodyby Roxane GayHomo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrowby Yuval Noah HarariStrange the Dreamer by Laini TaylorOption B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam GrantThe Weight of Inkby Rachel KadishThe Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story by Douglas Preston4 3 2 1: A Novel by Paul AusterThis Is How It Always Is: A Novel by Laurie FrankelThe Bear and the Nightingale: A Novel by Katherine ArdenQuicksand by Malin Persson GiolitoGinny Moon: A Novel by Benjamin LudwigOne of the Boys: A Novel by Daniel Magariel