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Ex Libris: 100+ Books to Read and Reread

A thought-provoking challenge which contains important non-fiction examining race issues, democracy, terrorism and the lives of Abraham Lincoln and Muhammad Ali etc. This is alongside fiction favourites such as the Harry Potter series, The Lord of the Rings trilogy and works by Dr. Seuss.
These are books discussed in the 2020 publication "Ex Libris: 100+ Books to Read and Reread", by Pulitzer Prize–winning literary critic Michiko Kakutani. She writes "about books that have mattered to her and that help illuminate the world we live in today." (Goodreads)
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Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
1
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Light of the World (Elizabeth Alexander)
The Light of the World
2
Elizabeth Alexander
The Greatest: My Own Story (Muhammad Ali)
The Greatest: My Own Story
3
Muhammad Ali
The Muhammad Ali Reader (Gerald Early)
The Muhammad Ali Reader
4
Gerald Early
King of the World (David Remnick)
King of the World
5
David Remnick
The Tribute: Muhammad Ali, 1942–2016 (Sports Illustrated)
The Tribute: Muhammad Ali, 1942–2016
6
Sports Illustrated
Experience (Martin Amis)
Experience
7
Martin Amis
Winesburg, Ohio (Sherwood Anderson)
Winesburg, Ohio
8
Sherwood Anderson
The Origins of Totalitarianism (Hannah Arendt)
The Origins of Totalitarianism
9
Hannah Arendt
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
10
Margaret Atwood
Collected Poems of W.H. Auden (W.H. Auden)
Collected Poems of W.H. Auden
11
W.H. Auden
Continental Drift (Russell Banks)
Continental Drift
12
Russell Banks
The Adventures of Augie March (Saul Bellow)
The Adventures of Augie March
13
Saul Bellow
Herzog (Saul Bellow)
Herzog
14
Saul Bellow
The Actual (Saul Bellow)
The Actual
15
Saul Bellow
The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America (Daniel J Boorstin)
The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America
16
Daniel J Boorstin
Ficciones (Jorge Luis Borges)
Ficciones
17
Jorge Luis Borges
The Moth Presents All These Wonders: True Stories About Facing the Unknown (Ed.By Catherine Burns)
The Moth Presents All These Wonders: True Stories About Facing the Unknown
18
Ed.By Catherine Burns
The Plague (Albert Camus)
The Plague
19
Albert Camus
The Passage of Power (Robert Caro)
The Passage of Power
20
Robert Caro
Pursuits of Happiness: The Hollywood Comedy of Remarriage (Stanley Cavell)
Pursuits of Happiness: The Hollywood Comedy of Remarriage
21
Stanley Cavell
Can We Talk About Something More Pleasant? (Roz Chast)
Can We Talk About Something More Pleasant?
22
Roz Chast
In Patagonia (Bruce Chatwin)
In Patagonia
23
Bruce Chatwin
What Am I Doing Here (Bruce Chatwin)
What Am I Doing Here
24
Bruce Chatwin
The Sleepwalkers (Christopher Clark)
The Sleepwalkers
25
Christopher Clark
The Retreat of Western Liberalism (Edward Luce)
The Retreat of Western Liberalism
26
Edward Luce
A World in Disarray (Richard Haass)
A World in Disarray
27
Richard Haass
Brother, I'm Dying (Edwidge Danticat)
Brother, I'm Dying
28
Edwidge Danticat
Underworld (Don Delillo)
Underworld
29
Don Delillo
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
30
Junot Díaz
Slouching Towards Bethlehem (Joan Didion)
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
31
Joan Didion
The White Album (Joan Didion)
The White Album
32
Joan Didion
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
33
Dave Eggers
Collected Stories of Deborah Eisenberg (Deborah Eisenberg)
Collected Stories of Deborah Eisenberg
34
Deborah Eisenberg
The Waste Land (T. S. Eliot)
The Waste Land
35
T. S. Eliot
Founding Brothers (Joseph Ellis)
Founding Brothers
36
Joseph Ellis
American Creation (Joseph Ellis)
American Creation
37
Joseph Ellis
Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence (Joseph J. Ellis)
Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence
38
Joseph J. Ellis
American Dialogue: The Founders and Us (Joseph J.Ellis)
American Dialogue: The Founders and Us
39
Joseph J.Ellis
The Federalist Papers (Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay)
The Federalist Papers
40
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
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