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Book Riot's 50 Must-Read Books You Might've Missed This Year

"With so many amazing books published this year, it's easy for just a few popular titles to overshadow outstanding reads. In this list, go beyond the Best Books of 2018 to find a new favorite that might have slipped through the cracks while you were reading Becoming. Roughly divided into nonfiction (NF) and fiction (F) this list of 50 must-read books from 2018 that you might have missed highlights some titles to add to your TBR right now."
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All That Heaven Allows (Mark Griffin)
All That Heaven Allows
1
Mark Griffin
Amity and Prosperity (Eliza Griswold)
Amity and Prosperity
2
Eliza Griswold
Boom Town (Sam Anderson)
Boom Town
3
Sam Anderson
Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley (Emily Chang)
Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley
4
Emily Chang
Creative Quest (Questlove)
Creative Quest
5
Questlove
The Best Bad Things (Katrina Carrasco)
The Best Bad Things
6
Katrina Carrasco
Brass (Xhenet Aliu)
Brass
7
Xhenet Aliu
Brother (David Chariandy)
Brother
8
David Chariandy
The Day the Sun Died (Yan Lianke)
The Day the Sun Died
9
Yan Lianke
The Deeper the Water the Uglier the Fish (Katya Apekina)
The Deeper the Water the Uglier the Fish
10
Katya Apekina
Disoriental (Négar Djavadi)
Disoriental
11
Négar Djavadi
Eat the Apple (Matt Young)
Eat the Apple
12
Matt Young
The End of the End of the Earth (Jonathan Franzen)
The End of the End of the Earth
13
Jonathan Franzen
Family Trust (Kathy Wang)
Family Trust
14
Kathy Wang
Famous Father Girl (Jamie Bernstein)
Famous Father Girl
15
Jamie Bernstein
Fire Sermon (Jamie Quatro)
Fire Sermon
16
Jamie Quatro
Fox 8: A Story (George Saunders)
Fox 8: A Story
17
George Saunders
Frankenstein in Baghdad (Ahmed Saadawi)
Frankenstein in Baghdad
18
Ahmed Saadawi
Friday Black (Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah)
Friday Black
19
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Halsey Street (Naima Coster)
Halsey Street
20
Naima Coster
Heart: A History (Sandeep Jauhar)
Heart: A History
21
Sandeep Jauhar
Heartbreaker (Claudia Dey)
Heartbreaker
22
Claudia Dey
Housegirl (Michelle Donkor)
Housegirl
23
Michelle Donkor
How Do We Look: The Body, the Divine, and the Question of Civilization (Mary Beard)
How Do We Look: The Body, the Divine, and the Question of Civilization
24
Mary Beard
How to Be Safe (Tom McAllister)
How to Be Safe
25
Tom McAllister
The Job of the Wasp (Colin Winnette)
The Job of the Wasp
26
Colin Winnette
John Woman (Walter Mosley)
John Woman
27
Walter Mosley
Let It Bang: A Young Black Man's Reluctant Odyssey Into Guns (R.J.Young)
Let It Bang: A Young Black Man's Reluctant Odyssey Into Guns
28
R.J.Young
The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore (Kim Fu)
The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore
29
Kim Fu
The Impostor (Javier Cercas)
The Impostor
30
Javier Cercas
Milkman (Anna Burns)
Milkman
31
Anna Burns
Mister Tender's Girl (Carter Wilson)
Mister Tender's Girl
32
Carter Wilson
Monster Portraits (Sofia Samatar, Del Samatar)
Monster Portraits
33
Sofia Samatar, Del Samatar
North of Dawn (Nuruddin Farah)
North of Dawn
34
Nuruddin Farah
Northland: A 4,000-Mile Journey Along America's Forgotten Border (Porter Fox)
Northland: A 4,000-Mile Journey Along America's Forgotten Border
35
Porter Fox
Northwood (Maryse Meijer)
Northwood
36
Maryse Meijer
The Occasional Virgin (Hanan Al-Shaykh)
The Occasional Virgin
37
Hanan Al-Shaykh
Old in Art School (Nell Irvin Painter)
Old in Art School
38
Nell Irvin Painter
On the Other Side of Freedom (Deray McKesson)
On the Other Side of Freedom
39
Deray McKesson
Ponti (Sharlene Teo)
Ponti
40
Sharlene Teo
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