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Current (Online Journal) Best Books of the 21st Century

Current, which is an online journal created their own list of best 21st century books following the New York Times list. They had a committee of people associated with Current contribute to the list. I also included the honorable mentions.
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The Taste of Ashes: The Afterlife of Totalitarianism in Eastern Europe (Marci Shore)
The Taste of Ashes: The Afterlife of Totalitarianism in Eastern Europe
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Marci Shore
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
2
Hilary Mantel
The Best Minds (Jonathan Rosen)
The Best Minds
3
Jonathan Rosen
Code Name Verity (Elizabeth Wein)
Code Name Verity
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Elizabeth Wein
Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design (Stephen C. Meyer)
Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design
5
Stephen C. Meyer
Bad Dirt (Annie Proulx)
Bad Dirt
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Annie Proulx
When God Talks Back (Tanya Luhrmann)
When God Talks Back
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Tanya Luhrmann
Peace (Richard Bausch)
Peace
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Richard Bausch
Jesus of Nazareth (Pope Benedict XVI)
Jesus of Nazareth
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Pope Benedict XVI
Citizen: An American Lyric (Claudia Rankine)
Citizen: An American Lyric
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Claudia Rankine
Margaret Mead: A Twentieth-Century Faith (Elesha Coffman)
Margaret Mead: A Twentieth-Century Faith
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Elesha Coffman
The Largesse of the Sea Maiden (Denis Johnson)
The Largesse of the Sea Maiden
12
Denis Johnson
Chosen Peoples: Sacred Sources of National Identity (Anthony D. Smith)
Chosen Peoples: Sacred Sources of National Identity
13
Anthony D. Smith
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
14
Jennifer Egan
Phoenix: A Father, a Son, and the Rise of Athens (David Stuttard)
Phoenix: A Father, a Son, and the Rise of Athens
15
David Stuttard
Exhalation (Ted Chiang)
Exhalation
16
Ted Chiang
Reformed Expository Commentary Series (Various)
Reformed Expository Commentary Series
17
Various
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
18
Margaret Atwood
In the Matter of Nat Turner: A Speculative History (Christopher Tomlins)
In the Matter of Nat Turner: A Speculative History
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Christopher Tomlins
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
20
Yann Martel
They Flew: A History of the Impossible (Carlos Eire)
They Flew: A History of the Impossible
21
Carlos Eire
North Woods (Daniel Mason)
North Woods
22
Daniel Mason
The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
The Known World
23
Edward P. Jones
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (Dai Sijie)
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
24
Dai Sijie
Abraham Lincoln: A Life (Michael Burlingame)
Abraham Lincoln: A Life
25
Michael Burlingame
Skeleton Man (Tony Hillerman)
Skeleton Man
26
Tony Hillerman
Thomas Jefferson: A Biography of Spirit and Flesh (Thomas Kidd)
Thomas Jefferson: A Biography of Spirit and Flesh
27
Thomas Kidd
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
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Kazuo Ishiguro
The Drama of Doctrine: A Canonical-Linguistic Approach to Christian Theology (Kevin Vanhoozier)
The Drama of Doctrine: A Canonical-Linguistic Approach to Christian Theology
29
Kevin Vanhoozier
Demon Copperhead (Barbara Kingsolver)
Demon Copperhead
30
Barbara Kingsolver
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (Barbara Kingsolver)
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
31
Barbara Kingsolver
The Sisters of Sinai: How Two Lady Adventurers Discovered the Hidden Gospels (Janet Soskice)
The Sisters of Sinai: How Two Lady Adventurers Discovered the Hidden Gospels
32
Janet Soskice
The Fruit Thief (Peter Handke)
The Fruit Thief
33
Peter Handke
Through the Eye of a Needle (Peter Brown)
Through the Eye of a Needle
34
Peter Brown
Beautiful Ruins (Jess Walter)
Beautiful Ruins
35
Jess Walter
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
36
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Morality: Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times (Jonathan Sacks)
Morality: Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times
37
Jonathan Sacks
Our Savage Neighbors (Peter Silver)
Our Savage Neighbors
38
Peter Silver
The Anthropocene Reviewed (John Green)
The Anthropocene Reviewed
39
John Green
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets (Svetlana Alexievich,)
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets
40
Svetlana Alexievich,
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