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GQ 50 Best Books of Literary Journalism of the 21st Century

"On our quest to create a list of the great books of literary journalism from the 21st century, we canvassed dozens and dozens of American journalists who do this kind of reporting and writing at the highest level. Among those we asked were winners of Pulitzer Prizes, National Book Awards, and National Magazine Awards, as well as a number of GQ contributors. We wanted to know which books were their favorites, or the most envy-inducing, or the most inspiring, or the most plain enjoyable."
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers (Katherine Boo)
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
1
Katherine Boo
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns
2
Isabel Wilkerson
Killers of the Flower Moon (Grann)
Killers of the Flower Moon
3
Grann
Random Family
Random Family
4
The Passage of Power (Robert A. Caro)
The Passage of Power
5
Robert A. Caro
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
6
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief (Lawrence Wright)
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
7
Lawrence Wright
The Adversary (Emmanuel Carrère)
The Adversary
8
Emmanuel Carrère
Say Nothing (Patrick Radden Keefe)
Say Nothing
9
Patrick Radden Keefe
Ghettoside (Jill Leovy)
Ghettoside
10
Jill Leovy
Hidden Valley Road (Robert Kolker)
Hidden Valley Road
11
Robert Kolker
The Tiger (John Vaillant)
The Tiger
12
John Vaillant
Nothing to Envy (Barbara Demick)
Nothing to Envy
13
Barbara Demick
Moneyball (Michael Lewis)
Moneyball
14
Michael Lewis
The Forever War (Dexter Filkins)
The Forever War
15
Dexter Filkins
The New Jim Crow (Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
16
Alexander
Amity and Prosperity (Eliza Griswold)
Amity and Prosperity
17
Eliza Griswold
The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia (Gessen, Masha)
The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia
18
Gessen, Masha
Under the Banner of Heaven (Jon Krakauer)
Under the Banner of Heaven
19
Jon Krakauer
How the Word Is Passed (Clint Smith)
How the Word Is Passed
20
Clint Smith
One of Us (Åsne Seierstad,)
One of Us
21
Åsne Seierstad,
Night Draws Near (Anthony Shadid)
Night Draws Near
22
Anthony Shadid
Dark Money (Mayer)
Dark Money
23
Mayer
No Good Men Among the Living (Anand Gopal)
No Good Men Among the Living
24
Anand Gopal
No Turning Back (Rania Abouzeid)
No Turning Back
25
Rania Abouzeid
The Unwinding (George Packer)
The Unwinding
26
George Packer
The Omnivore's Dilemma (Michael Pollan)
The Omnivore's Dilemma
27
Michael Pollan
Five Days at Memorial (Sheri Fink)
Five Days at Memorial
28
Sheri Fink
Heat (Bill Buford)
Heat
29
Bill Buford
Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life (William Finnegan)
Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
30
William Finnegan
The Yellow House (Sarah M. Broom)
The Yellow House
31
Sarah M. Broom
Rising Out of Hatred (Eli Saslow)
Rising Out of Hatred
32
Eli Saslow
The Beast (Oscar Martinez)
The Beast
33
Oscar Martinez
The Sixth Extinction (Elizabeth Kolbert)
The Sixth Extinction
34
Elizabeth Kolbert
Dreamland (Sam Quinones)
Dreamland
35
Sam Quinones
She Said (Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey)
She Said
36
Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey
Bad Blood (John Carreyrou)
Bad Blood
37
John Carreyrou
Deep Down Dark
Deep Down Dark
38
A Moonless, Starless Sky (Alexis Okeowo)
A Moonless, Starless Sky
39
Alexis Okeowo
Disneywar (James B. Stewart)
Disneywar
40
James B. Stewart
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