Apple Released Their List of the Top Books for 2023 — And They Make Great Holiday Gifts

The book's title comes from an old adage referring to a monarch and their sibling as "the heir and the spare." Being Princess Diana and King Charles' youngest son, Prince Harry would be considered the spare and his elder brother Prince William, the heir.

Spears shares never-before-heard details about her personal life in her new memoir. 

Written by the author of Killers of the Flower Moon, The Wager tells the story of Englishmen who are deemed war heroes when they wash up in Brazil in the 1700s. When another vessel arrives in Chile, the Brazilians discover these men are actually mutineers. 

A New York Times bestseller, Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity by Peter Attia and Bill Gifford, challenges current medical thinking by providing a different and novel approach to preventing chronic disease and improving long-term health.

Author Walter Isaacson spent two years following Elon Musk to get an inside scoop into the controversial visionary's life, which he chronicles in his book Elon Musk.

Dragon riders reign in Fourth Wing, where 20-year-old Violet is forced into the ranks by her mother, who is also the commander general. If she is unable to bond with a dragon, she will be eviscerated — and that's only one of the problems she's facing. 

The folks at Apple were so impressed with the numbers on Rebecca Yarros' Empyrean series that they added the second book from the collection: Iron Flame.

Happy Place by Emily Henry follows the story of a happy couple, Harriet and Wyn, who break up for a reason they won't discuss. Things get complicated when they must pretend to be together during a summer vacation.

Along with Apple's Best Books of 2023, Hello Beautiful, a romance novel by Ann Napolitano, also made Oprah's Book Club and the New York Times bestseller list.

Taking place in South India in the 1900s, this book follows three generations of a family who have gone through their share of grief. The book made Oprah's Book Club and Winfrey raved about it, saying, "One of the best books I’ve read in my entire life. It’s epic. It’s transportive . . . It was unputdownable!”

According to Apple, "Rick Rubin founded the iconic hip-hop label Def Jam in an NYU dorm room, then went on to work with everyone from Black Sabbath to Johnny Cash. But don’t expect famous names in this surprising self-help guide: The Creative Act is purely about finding peace and joy in creation.

The world is on the brink of war, but a former Navy SEAL makes it his mission to put things right in Jack Carr's Only the Dead.

Three daughters return to the family orchard for cherry picking season, where their mom tells them a story of young love in Tom Lake by Ann Patchett. The audiobook is narrated by Meryl Streep.