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Books on Best Books of the 21st Century Lists

There have been a number of lists of the best books of the 21st Century this year. These are the books that appear on one or more the following lists: The New York Times Best Books of the 21st Century (both The NY Times list and the Readers' list), the Kirkus List Best Books of the 21st Century (so far) (both fiction and nonfiction lists), Shakespeare & Co's Hundred (and Twenty-One) Best Books of the 21st Century, Amazon's Best Books of the Past 25 Years (Fiction, Nonfiction, and #1s), and The Times Best English and Irish Novels of the 21st Century
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10:04 (Ben Lerner)
10:04
1
Ben Lerner
11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63
2
Stephen King
1983 (David Peace)
1983
3
David Peace
1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
1Q84
4
Haruki Murakami
2666 (Roberto Bolano)
2666
5
Roberto Bolano
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings
6
Marlon James
A Dream Called Home (Reyna Grande)
A Dream Called Home
7
Reyna Grande
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
A Gentleman in Moscow
8
Amor Towles
A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing (Eimear McBride)
A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing
9
Eimear McBride
A Heart of Blood and Ashes (Milla Vane)
A Heart of Blood and Ashes
10
Milla Vane
A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom (Brittany K. Barnett)
A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom
11
Brittany K. Barnett
A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance (Hanif Abdurraqib)
A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance
12
Hanif Abdurraqib
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
13
Hanya Yanagihara
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
14
Fredrik Backman
A Manual for Cleaning Women (Lucia Berlin)
A Manual for Cleaning Women
15
Lucia Berlin
A Mercy (Toni Morrison)
A Mercy
16
Toni Morrison
A Million Little Pieces (James Frey)
A Million Little Pieces
17
James Frey
A Thousand Mornings (Mary Oliver)
A Thousand Mornings
18
Mary Oliver
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
19
Khaled Hosseini
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
20
Jennifer Egan
Akame Ga KILL! Zero 1 (Takahiro)
Akame Ga KILL! Zero 1
21
Takahiro
Alan Hollinghurst: The Stranger's Child
Alan Hollinghurst: The Stranger's Child
22
Alexander Hamilton (Ron Chernow)
Alexander Hamilton
23
Ron Chernow
All Aunt Hagar's Children (Edward P. Jones)
All Aunt Hagar's Children
24
Edward P. Jones
All Fours (Miranda July)
All Fours
25
Miranda July
All Our Names (Dinaw Mengestu)
All Our Names
26
Dinaw Mengestu
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
27
Anthony Doerr
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin)
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
28
Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
29
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
30
Tayari Jones
An Ember in the Ashes (Sabaa Tahir)
An Ember in the Ashes
31
Sabaa Tahir
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us (Ed Yong)
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
32
Ed Yong
An Island Princess Starts a Scandal (Adriana Herrera)
An Island Princess Starts a Scandal
33
Adriana Herrera
Another Brooklyn (Jacqueline Woodson)
Another Brooklyn
34
Jacqueline Woodson
Any Human Heart (William Boyd)
Any Human Heart
35
William Boyd
Arthur and George (Julian Barnes)
Arthur and George
36
Julian Barnes
At Night All Blood Is Black (David Diop)
At Night All Blood Is Black
37
David Diop
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
38
Ian McEwan
Austerlitz (W.G. Sebald)
Austerlitz
39
W.G. Sebald
Beautiful Ruins (Jess Walter)
Beautiful Ruins
40
Jess Walter
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