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Booklist Best Books of 1996

Here is a list of the Booklist's editors' best books of the year 1996. How many of these have you read?
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The Abracadabra Kid: A Writer's Life (Sid Fleischman)
The Abracadabra Kid: A Writer's Life
1
Sid Fleischman
Accordion Crimes (Annie Proulx)
Accordion Crimes
2
Annie Proulx
Airframe
Airframe
3
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
4
Margaret Atwood
An American Requiem (James P. Carroll)
An American Requiem
5
James P. Carroll
An Echo of Heaven (Kenzaburo Oe)
An Echo of Heaven
6
Kenzaburo Oe
Archangel (Sharon Shinn)
Archangel
7
Sharon Shinn
Arguing About Slavery: The Great Battle in the United States Congress (William Lee Miller)
Arguing About Slavery: The Great Battle in the United States Congress
8
William Lee Miller
Art in Chicago, 1945–1995 (Lynne Warren)
Art in Chicago, 1945–1995
9
Lynne Warren
Atticus (Ron Hansen)
Atticus
10
Ron Hansen
Bad Land (Jonathan Raban)
Bad Land
11
Jonathan Raban
Becoming Modern: The Life of Mina Loy (Carolyn Burke)
Becoming Modern: The Life of Mina Loy
12
Carolyn Burke
Beyond the Classroom (Laurence Steinberg)
Beyond the Classroom
13
Laurence Steinberg
Bible Stories for Adults (James Morrow)
Bible Stories for Adults
14
James Morrow
The Big Ballad Jamboree (Donald Davidson)
The Big Ballad Jamboree
15
Donald Davidson
Black Profiles in Courage (Kareem a Jabbar)
Black Profiles in Courage
16
Kareem a Jabbar
Blake (Peter Ackroyd)
Blake
17
Peter Ackroyd
Blue Sky Dream: A Memoir of America's Fall From Grace (David Beers)
Blue Sky Dream: A Memoir of America's Fall From Grace
18
David Beers
Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood (Bell Hooks)
Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood
19
Bell Hooks
The Book of Lamentations (Rosario Castellanos)
The Book of Lamentations
20
Rosario Castellanos
Braving the Elements: A Stormy History of American Weather (David Laskin)
Braving the Elements: A Stormy History of American Weather
21
David Laskin
Breaking the News: How the Media Undermine American Democracy (James Fallows)
Breaking the News: How the Media Undermine American Democracy
22
James Fallows
Carolina Moon (Jill McCorkle)
Carolina Moon
23
Jill McCorkle
The Chain Gang: One Newspaper Versus the Gannett Empire (Richard McCord)
The Chain Gang: One Newspaper Versus the Gannett Empire
24
Richard McCord
Chatham School Affair (Thomas Cook)
Chatham School Affair
25
Thomas Cook
The Children of Henry VIII (Alison Weir)
The Children of Henry VIII
26
Alison Weir
The Cloister Walk (Kathleen Norris)
The Cloister Walk
27
Kathleen Norris
Criminals (Margot Livesey)
Criminals
28
Margot Livesey
Dancing After Hours (Andre Dubus)
Dancing After Hours
29
Andre Dubus
Dark Odyssey (Phillip Jones Griffiths)
Dark Odyssey
30
Phillip Jones Griffiths
Desert Places (Robyn Davidson)
Desert Places
31
Robyn Davidson
Doing Battle: The Making of a Skeptic (Paul Fussell)
Doing Battle: The Making of a Skeptic
32
Paul Fussell
Downsize This! (Michael Moore)
Downsize This!
33
Michael Moore
Duchamp: A Biography (Calvin Tomkins)
Duchamp: A Biography
34
Calvin Tomkins
Easy Meat (John Harvey)
Easy Meat
35
John Harvey
Evil Sisters: The Threat of Female Sexuality and the Cult of Manhood (Bram Dijkstra)
Evil Sisters: The Threat of Female Sexuality and the Cult of Manhood
36
Bram Dijkstra
Falling Up (Shel Silverstein)
Falling Up
37
Shel Silverstein
Farewell, I'm Bound to Leave You (Fred Chappell)
Farewell, I'm Bound to Leave You
38
Fred Chappell
The Flaming Corsage (William Kennedy)
The Flaming Corsage
39
William Kennedy
Flying Home and Other Stories (Ralph Ellison)
Flying Home and Other Stories
40
Ralph Ellison
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