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Lit Hub's Ultimate Best Books of 2019

This year, I counted lists (often multiple lists) from 37 sources, tracking a total of 749 books. I'm sure I didn't get every single list that's out there, and more come every day. But for what it's worth, my findings are below—and you'll find the list of the sites I consulted at the very end.
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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Ocean Vuong)
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
1
Ocean Vuong
The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
The Nickel Boys
2
Colson Whitehead
Fleishman Is in Trouble (Taffy Brodesser-Akner)
Fleishman Is in Trouble
3
Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
Normal People
4
Sally Rooney
Olive, Again (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive, Again
5
Elizabeth Strout
Trust Exercise (Susan Choi)
Trust Exercise
6
Susan Choi
The Dutch House (Ann Patchett)
The Dutch House
7
Ann Patchett
In the Dream House (Carmen Maria Machado)
In the Dream House
8
Carmen Maria Machado
Trick Mirror (Jia Tolentino)
Trick Mirror
9
Jia Tolentino
Red at the Bone (Jacqueline Woodson)
Red at the Bone
10
Jacqueline Woodson
Say Nothing (Patrick Radden Keefe)
Say Nothing
11
Patrick Radden Keefe
The Water Dancer (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
The Water Dancer
12
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Three Women (Lisa Taddeo)
Three Women
13
Lisa Taddeo
The Testaments (Margaret Atwood)
The Testaments
14
Margaret Atwood
The Yellow House (Sarah M.Broom)
The Yellow House
15
Sarah M.Broom
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (Marlon James)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
16
Marlon James
The Topeka School (Ben Lerner)
The Topeka School
17
Ben Lerner
Lost Children Archive (Valeria Luiselli)
Lost Children Archive
18
Valeria Luiselli
Inland (Téa Obreht)
Inland
19
Téa Obreht
Women Talking (Miriam Toews)
Women Talking
20
Miriam Toews
Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl, Woman, Other
21
Bernardine Evaristo
Underland (Robert MacFarlane)
Underland
22
Robert MacFarlane
Disappearing Earth (Julia Phillips)
Disappearing Earth
23
Julia Phillips
Grand Union (Zadie Smith)
Grand Union
24
Zadie Smith
Know My Name (Chanel Miller)
Know My Name
25
Chanel Miller
Daisy Jones & the Six (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Daisy Jones & the Six
26
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Exhalation (Ted Chiang)
Exhalation
27
Ted Chiang
How We Fight for Our Lives (Saeed Jones)
How We Fight for Our Lives
28
Saeed Jones
The Memory Police (Yoko Ogawa)
The Memory Police
29
Yoko Ogawa
Gingerbread (Helen Oyeyemi)
Gingerbread
30
Helen Oyeyemi
The Need (Helen Phillips)
The Need
31
Helen Phillips
Lot (Bryan Washington)
Lot
32
Bryan Washington
Ducks, Newburyport (Lucy Ellmann)
Ducks, Newburyport
33
Lucy Ellmann
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone (Lori Gottlieb)
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
34
Lori Gottlieb
She Said (Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey)
She Said
35
Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey
How to Be an Antiracist (Ibram X. Kendi)
How to Be an Antiracist
36
Ibram X. Kendi
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead (Olga Tokarczuk)
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
37
Olga Tokarczuk
The Collected Schizophrenias (Esmé Weijun Wang)
The Collected Schizophrenias
38
Esmé Weijun Wang
Mostly Dead Things (Kristen Arnett)
Mostly Dead Things
39
Kristen Arnett
All This Could Be Yours (Jami Attenberg)
All This Could Be Yours
40
Jami Attenberg
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