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500 Books to Read Before 50

a list of 500 books to read in the next 10 years
range of genres, including non-fiction, fantasy and literary fiction
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1066 and All That (W.C. Sellar & R.J Yeatman)
1066 and All That
1
W.C. Sellar & R.J Yeatman
1700: Scenes From London Life (Maureen Waller)
1700: Scenes From London Life
2
Maureen Waller
1888: London Murders in the Year of the Ripper (Peter Stubley)
1888: London Murders in the Year of the Ripper
3
Peter Stubley
4321 (Paul Auster)
4321
4
Paul Auster
About Grace (Anthony Doerr)
About Grace
5
Anthony Doerr
The Accident
The Accident
6
The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist
7
Anne Tyler
After Alice (Gregory Maguire)
After Alice
8
Gregory Maguire
After Dark (Haruki Murakami)
After Dark
9
Haruki Murakami
After I Do (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
After I Do
10
Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
11
Edith Wharton
Alice (Christina Henry)
Alice
12
Christina Henry
Alice + Freda Forever (Alexis Coe)
Alice + Freda Forever
13
Alexis Coe
All Our Wrong Todays (Elan Mastai)
All Our Wrong Todays
14
Elan Mastai
All's Well (Mona Awad)
All's Well
15
Mona Awad
American Wife (Curtis Sittenfeld)
American Wife
16
Curtis Sittenfeld
Amongst Women (John McGahern)
Amongst Women
17
John McGahern
An Artist of the Floating World (Kazuo Ishiguro)
An Artist of the Floating World
18
Kazuo Ishiguro
An Indecent Obsession (Colleen McCullough)
An Indecent Obsession
19
Colleen McCullough
An Instance of the Fingerpost (Iain Pears)
An Instance of the Fingerpost
20
Iain Pears
The Anatomy School (Bernard MacLaverty)
The Anatomy School
21
Bernard MacLaverty
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
22
Agatha Christie
Animals Make Us Human (Temple Grandin)
Animals Make Us Human
23
Temple Grandin
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
24
Leo Tolstoy
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman)
Anno Dracula
25
Kim Newman
Apples Never Fall (Liane Moriarty)
Apples Never Fall
26
Liane Moriarty
Archangel (Robert Harris)
Archangel
27
Robert Harris
Arguably by Christopher Hitchens
Arguably by Christopher Hitchens
28
The Art of Public Speaking (Dale Carnegie)
The Art of Public Speaking
29
Dale Carnegie
Arthur and George (Julian Barnes)
Arthur and George
30
Julian Barnes
At the Bottom of the Garden: A Dark History of Fairies, Hobgoblins, Nymphs, and Other Troublesome Th (Diane Purkiss)
At the Bottom of the Garden: A Dark History of Fairies, Hobgoblins, Nymphs, and Other Troublesome Th
31
Diane Purkiss
At Swim, Two Boys
At Swim, Two Boys
32
Atomic Habits (James Clear)
Atomic Habits
33
James Clear
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
34
Ian McEwan
Aurora Leigh (Elizabeth Barrot Browning)
Aurora Leigh
35
Elizabeth Barrot Browning
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
36
Kate Chopin
Baby Teeth (Zoje Stage)
Baby Teeth
37
Zoje Stage
Back to Amy (Charles Moriarty)
Back to Amy
38
Charles Moriarty
Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay)
Bad Feminist
39
Roxane Gay
The Bad Seed (William March)
The Bad Seed
40
William March
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