Year-End Lists

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Trust Exercise - Susan Choi

The 20 Best Novels of the 2010s Lit Hub

The Nickel Boys - Colson Whitehead

Best Literary Fiction of 2019 Library Journal

The Best Novels of 2019 Vogue

Ducks, Newburyport - Lucy Ellmann

Best Fiction of 2019 Goldsmiths Prize

Americanah - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The 10 Best Fiction Books of the 2010s Time

The Water Dancer - Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Best Books of 2019 O Magazine

The Testaments - Margaret Atwood

The Best Books of 2019 She Reads

The 10 Best Nonfiction Books of the 2010s Time

The 20 Best Works of Nonfiction of the 2010s Lit Hub

How We Fight for Our Lives - Saeed Jones

Nonfiction 2019 Kirkus Prize

The Nickel Boys - Colson Whitehead

Fiction 2019 Kirkus Prize

The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead

The 40 Best Novels of the 2010s Paste

Girl, Woman, Other - Bernardine Evaristo

Best Fiction of 2019 The Booker Prize

No Visible Bruises - Rachel Louise Snyder

The Best Nonfiction Books of 2019 Esquire

An American Marriage - Tayari Jones

Best Fiction of 2019 Women's Prize

Barracoon - Zora Neale Hurston

The 13 Best Books of 2018 Harper’s Bazaar

Best Books of 2018 PBS: Ann Patchett

Best Books of 2018 PBS: Carlos Lozada

Favorite Books of 2018 Barack Obama

Favorite Books of 2018 Maria Popova

15 Best Books of 2018 O Magazine

10 Best Books of 2018 Chicago Public Library

Best Books of 2018 Fresh Air: Maureen Corrigan

100 Recommended Books of 2018 San Francisco Chronicle

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