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Literary Hub's Favorite Books of 2017

Literary Hub selected their favorite books of 2017. Have you already read many of these books? What was your favorite?
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Isadora (Amelia Gray)
Isadora
1
Amelia Gray
The Stone Sky (N. K. Jemisin)
The Stone Sky
2
N. K. Jemisin
Homesick for Another World (Ottesa Moshfegh)
Homesick for Another World
3
Ottesa Moshfegh
The Changeling (Victor Lavalle)
The Changeling
4
Victor Lavalle
Don't Call Us Dead: Poems (Danez Smith)
Don't Call Us Dead: Poems
5
Danez Smith
In a Lonely Place (Dorothy B. Hughes)
In a Lonely Place
6
Dorothy B. Hughes
The Idiot (Elif Batuman)
The Idiot
7
Elif Batuman
Dear Cyborgs (Eugene Lim)
Dear Cyborgs
8
Eugene Lim
New People (Danzy Senna)
New People
9
Danzy Senna
Autumn (Ali Smith)
Autumn
10
Ali Smith
Mrs Caliban (Rachel Ingalls)
Mrs Caliban
11
Rachel Ingalls
The Road to Jonestown (Jeff Guinn)
The Road to Jonestown
12
Jeff Guinn
Fever Dream (Samanta Schweblin)
Fever Dream
13
Samanta Schweblin
Montpelier Parade (Karl Geary)
Montpelier Parade
14
Karl Geary
Imagine Wanting Only This (Kristen Radtke)
Imagine Wanting Only This
15
Kristen Radtke
Whereas (Layli Long Soldier)
Whereas
16
Layli Long Soldier
Tell Me How It Ends (Valeria Luiselli)
Tell Me How It Ends
17
Valeria Luiselli
The Unwomanly Face of War (Svetlana Alexievich)
The Unwomanly Face of War
18
Svetlana Alexievich
Nine Continents (Xialou Guo)
Nine Continents
19
Xialou Guo
Home Fire (Kamila Shamsie)
Home Fire
20
Kamila Shamsie
The Long Drop (Denise Mina)
The Long Drop
21
Denise Mina
Bluebird, Bluebird (Attica Locke)
Bluebird, Bluebird
22
Attica Locke
Red at Heart: How Chinese Communists Fell in Love With the Russian Revolution (Elizabeth McGuire)
Red at Heart: How Chinese Communists Fell in Love With the Russian Revolution
23
Elizabeth McGuire
The Obama Inheritance: Fifteen Stories of Conspiracy Noir (Ed. Gary Phillips)
The Obama Inheritance: Fifteen Stories of Conspiracy Noir
24
Ed. Gary Phillips
Behind Her Eyes (Sarah Pinborough)
Behind Her Eyes
25
Sarah Pinborough
Return to the Dark Valley (Santiago Gamboa)
Return to the Dark Valley
26
Santiago Gamboa
Righteous (Joe Ide)
Righteous
27
Joe Ide
A Separation (Katie Kitamura)
A Separation
28
Katie Kitamura
Heretics (Leonardo Padura)
Heretics
29
Leonardo Padura
American Fire: Love, Arson and Life in a Vanishing Land (Monica Hesse)
American Fire: Love, Arson and Life in a Vanishing Land
30
Monica Hesse
Into Each Room We Enter Without Knowing (Charif Shanahan)
Into Each Room We Enter Without Knowing
31
Charif Shanahan
There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé (Morgan Parker)
There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé
32
Morgan Parker
Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
Sing, Unburied, Sing
33
Jesmyn Ward
I Am Flying Into Myself (Bill Knott)
I Am Flying Into Myself
34
Bill Knott
Her Body and Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado)
Her Body and Other Parties
35
Carmen Maria Machado
Somebody With a Little Hammer (Mary Gaitskill)
Somebody With a Little Hammer
36
Mary Gaitskill
Priestdaddy (Patricia Lockwood)
Priestdaddy
37
Patricia Lockwood
Animals Strike Curious Poses (Elena Passarello)
Animals Strike Curious Poses
38
Elena Passarello
Goodbye, Vitamin (Rachel Khong)
Goodbye, Vitamin
39
Rachel Khong
Ghosts of the Tsunami (Richard Lloyd Parry)
Ghosts of the Tsunami
40
Richard Lloyd Parry
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