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Lithub's the 20 Best Novels of the Decade

The following books were chosen after much debate (and several rounds of voting) by the Literary Hub staff. Tears were spilled, feelings were hurt, books were re-read.
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A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
1
Jennifer Egan
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet (David Mitchell)
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet
2
David Mitchell
Train Dreams (Denis Johnson)
Train Dreams
3
Denis Johnson
The Buddha in the Attic (Julie Otsuka)
The Buddha in the Attic
4
Julie Otsuka
The Tiger's Wife (Tea Obreht)
The Tiger's Wife
5
Tea Obreht
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones
6
Jesmyn Ward
The Flamethrowers, Rachel Kushner
The Flamethrowers, Rachel Kushner
7
All My Puny Sorrows (Miriam Toews)
All My Puny Sorrows
8
Miriam Toews
Dept. of Speculation (Jenny Offill)
Dept. of Speculation
9
Jenny Offill
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout
10
Paul Beatty
The Sympathizer (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
The Sympathizer
11
Viet Thanh Nguyen
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
12
Hanya Yanagihara
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
13
N. K. Jemisin
Outline (Rachel Cusk)
Outline
14
Rachel Cusk
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
15
Colson Whitehead
Imagine Me Gone (Adam Haslett)
Imagine Me Gone
16
Adam Haslett
The Overstory (Richard Powers)
The Overstory
17
Richard Powers
In the Distance (Hernan Diaz)
In the Distance
18
Hernan Diaz
Trust Exercise (Susan Choi)
Trust Exercise
19
Susan Choi
Milkman (Anna Burns)
Milkman
20
Anna Burns
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