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G's 21st Century Favorites

The books that I think will (or should be) classics of the twenty-first century, including fiction and nonfiction
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The Air We Breathe (Andrea Barrett)
The Air We Breathe
1
Andrea Barrett
All for Love (Ved Mehta)
All for Love
2
Ved Mehta
Anil's Ghost (Michael Ondaatje)
Anil's Ghost
3
Michael Ondaatje
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
4
Ian McEwan
Baudolino (Umberto Eco)
Baudolino
5
Umberto Eco
A Bestiary (Lily Hoang)
A Bestiary
6
Lily Hoang
The Body Keeps the Score (Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD)
The Body Keeps the Score
7
Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD
Bone China (Roma Tearne)
Bone China
8
Roma Tearne
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
9
Hilary Mantel
Broken Verses (Kamila Shamsie)
Broken Verses
10
Kamila Shamsie
Brooklyn
Brooklyn
11
Burnt Shadows (Kamila Shamsie)
Burnt Shadows
12
Kamila Shamsie
The Casual Vacancy (J. K. Rowling)
The Casual Vacancy
13
J. K. Rowling
The Cuckoo's Calling (Robert Galbraith)
The Cuckoo's Calling
14
Robert Galbraith
Deafening (Frances Itani)
Deafening
15
Frances Itani
Delirium (Laura Restrepo)
Delirium
16
Laura Restrepo
Don't Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric (Claudia Rankine)
Don't Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric
17
Claudia Rankine
Eden's Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father (John Matteson)
Eden's Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father
18
John Matteson
Effie: The Passionate Lives of Effie Gray, John Ruskin & John Everett Millais (Susanne Fagence Cooper)
Effie: The Passionate Lives of Effie Gray, John Ruskin & John Everett Millais
19
Susanne Fagence Cooper
Eleven Minutes (Paulo Coelho)
Eleven Minutes
20
Paulo Coelho
The Enchantress of Florence (Salman Rushdie)
The Enchantress of Florence
21
Salman Rushdie
The Essential Rumi (Rumi)
The Essential Rumi
22
Rumi
The Gardens of Kyoto (Kate Walbert)
The Gardens of Kyoto
23
Kate Walbert
Garments Against Women (Anne Boyer)
Garments Against Women
24
Anne Boyer
A Great Unrecorded History: A New Life of EM Forster (Wendy Moffat)
A Great Unrecorded History: A New Life of EM Forster
25
Wendy Moffat
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K.Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
26
J.K.Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
27
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
28
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
29
J.K. Rowling
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage (Alice Munro)
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage
30
Alice Munro
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
31
Susanna Clarke
Magic for Beginners (Kelly Link)
Magic for Beginners
32
Kelly Link
Map (Wislawa Szymborska)
Map
33
Wislawa Szymborska
The Midnight Disease (Anne W. Flaherty)
The Midnight Disease
34
Anne W. Flaherty
Murder in Montparnasse (Howard Engel)
Murder in Montparnasse
35
Howard Engel
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
36
Elena Ferrante
My Wars Are Laid Away in Books: The Life of Emily Dickinson (Alfred Habegger)
My Wars Are Laid Away in Books: The Life of Emily Dickinson
37
Alfred Habegger
The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C.S. Lewis (Alan Jacobs)
The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C.S. Lewis
38
Alan Jacobs
On Chesil Beach (Ian McEwan)
On Chesil Beach
39
Ian McEwan
On Writing (Stephen King)
On Writing
40
Stephen King
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