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ALA Notable Books for Adults: 2010s

Here is a list of ALA's Notable Books for Adults from the 2010s. How many of these books have you read?
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The Age of Wonder (Richard Holmes)
The Age of Wonder
1
Richard Holmes
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
2
Anthony Doerr
All My Puny Sorrows (Miriam Toews)
All My Puny Sorrows
3
Miriam Toews
American Prison (Shane Bauer)
American Prison
4
Shane Bauer
American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin (Terrance Hayes)
American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin
5
Terrance Hayes
American War (Omar El Akkad)
American War
6
Omar El Akkad
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
7
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
8
Tayari Jones
An Unrestored Woman (Shobha Rao)
An Unrestored Woman
9
Shobha Rao
Animal Wise (Virginia Morell)
Animal Wise
10
Virginia Morell
The Anthologist (Nicholson Baker)
The Anthologist
11
Nicholson Baker
Apollo's Angels (Jennifer Homans)
Apollo's Angels
12
Jennifer Homans
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? (Frans De Waal)
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
13
Frans De Waal
Arguably (Christopher Hitchens)
Arguably
14
Christopher Hitchens
The Art of Fielding (Chad Harbach)
The Art of Fielding
15
Chad Harbach
At the Existentialist Café: Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails (Sarah Bakewell)
At the Existentialist Café: Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails
16
Sarah Bakewell
Await Your Reply (Dan Chaon)
Await Your Reply
17
Dan Chaon
Bastards of the Reagan Era (Reginald Dwayne Betts)
Bastards of the Reagan Era
18
Reginald Dwayne Betts
Battleborn (Claire Vaye Watkins)
Battleborn
19
Claire Vaye Watkins
Beauty Is a Verb (Sheila Black)
Beauty Is a Verb
20
Sheila Black
Behind the Beautiful Forevers (Katherine Boo)
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
21
Katherine Boo
Behold the Dreamers (Imbolo Mbue)
Behold the Dreamers
22
Imbolo Mbue
Bellevue (David Oshinsky)
Bellevue
23
David Oshinsky
Beneath a Ruthless Sun (Gilbert King)
Beneath a Ruthless Sun
24
Gilbert King
The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir (Thi Bui)
The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir
25
Thi Bui
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
26
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (Ben Fountain)
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
27
Ben Fountain
The Birth of the Pill (Jonathan Eig)
The Birth of the Pill
28
Jonathan Eig
Black River (S. M. Hulse)
Black River
29
S. M. Hulse
Blood at the Root (Patrick Phillips)
Blood at the Root
30
Patrick Phillips
The Blood of Emmitt Till (Timothy B. Tyson)
The Blood of Emmitt Till
31
Timothy B. Tyson
Blood Royal: A True Tale of Crime and Detection in Medieval Paris (Eric Jager)
Blood Royal: A True Tale of Crime and Detection in Medieval Paris
32
Eric Jager
The Blue Buick (B.H. Fairchild)
The Blue Buick
33
B.H. Fairchild
The Bone Clocks (David Mitchell)
The Bone Clocks
34
David Mitchell
The Book of Aron (Jim Shepard)
The Book of Aron
35
Jim Shepard
Born to Run (Christopher Mcdougall)
Born to Run
36
Christopher Mcdougall
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics (Daniel James Brown)
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
37
Daniel James Brown
The Boys in the Bunkhouse (Dan Barry)
The Boys in the Bunkhouse
38
Dan Barry
Brooklyn (Colm Tóibín)
Brooklyn
39
Colm Tóibín
The Butchering Art (Lindsey Fitzharris)
The Butchering Art
40
Lindsey Fitzharris
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