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21 Essential Books of the 21st Century

Five hundred seventy years after the Gutenberg printing press was invented people still insist on writing and publishing new books. Here is my list of 21 essential books first published in the 21st century.
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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (Seth Grahame-Smith)
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
1
Seth Grahame-Smith
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
2
Neil Gaiman
The Buried Giant (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Buried Giant
3
Kazuo Ishiguro
Crazy Rich Asians (Kevin Kwan)
Crazy Rich Asians
4
Kevin Kwan
The Devil and Miss Prym (Paulo Coelho)
The Devil and Miss Prym
5
Paulo Coelho
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
6
Marilynne Robinson
The Graveyard Book (Neil Gaiman)
The Graveyard Book
7
Neil Gaiman
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society (Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society
8
Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer
Istanbul: Memories and the City (Orhan Pamuk)
Istanbul: Memories and the City
9
Orhan Pamuk
Jade City (Fonda Lee)
Jade City
10
Fonda Lee
Juliet, Naked (Nick Hornby)
Juliet, Naked
11
Nick Hornby
Klara and the Sun (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Klara and the Sun
12
Kazuo Ishiguro
Miss Austen (Gill Hornby)
Miss Austen
13
Gill Hornby
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Ransom Riggs)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
14
Ransom Riggs
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
15
Neil Gaiman
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Ocean Vuong)
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
16
Ocean Vuong
The Potter's Field (Andrea Camilleri)
The Potter's Field
17
Andrea Camilleri
The Red-Haired Woman (Orhan Pamuk)
The Red-Haired Woman
18
Orhan Pamuk
Rivers of London (Ben Aaronovitch)
Rivers of London
19
Ben Aaronovitch
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
20
Colson Whitehead
Youth (J.M. Coetzee)
Youth
21
J.M. Coetzee
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