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NPR's Best Books

This list includes a subjective sampling of fiction books listed by NPR as the best of their year from 2008 through 2014.
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The Bone Clocks (David Mitchell)
The Bone Clocks
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David Mitchell
The Paying Guests (Sarah Waters)
The Paying Guests
2
Sarah Waters
How to Be Both (Ali Smith)
How to Be Both
3
Ali Smith
Through the Woods (Emily Carroll)
Through the Woods
4
Emily Carroll
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
5
Emily St John Mandel
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
6
Andy Weir
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
7
Anthony Doerr
The Silkworm (Galbraith, Robert)
The Silkworm
8
Galbraith, Robert
2Am at the Cats Pyjamas
2Am at the Cats Pyjamas
9
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Richard Flanagan)
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
10
Richard Flanagan
Some Luck (Jane Smiley)
Some Luck
11
Jane Smiley
Lila (Marilynne Robinson)
Lila
12
Marilynne Robinson
The Book of Unknown Americans
The Book of Unknown Americans
13
Debbie Doesn't Do It Anymore (Walter Mosley)
Debbie Doesn't Do It Anymore
14
Walter Mosley
Gray Mountain (John Grisham)
Gray Mountain
15
John Grisham
Nebraska: Eleanor and Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Nebraska: Eleanor and Park
16
Rainbow Rowell
The Interestings : A Novel
The Interestings : A Novel
17
Book of Ages
Book of Ages
18
The Burgess Boys
The Burgess Boys
19
A Tale for the Time Being (Ruth Ozeki)
A Tale for the Time Being
20
Ruth Ozeki
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
21
Kate Atkinson
The Good Lord Bird
The Good Lord Bird
22
The Cuckoo's Calling (Robert Galbraith)
The Cuckoo's Calling
23
Robert Galbraith
A Natural History of Dragons (Marie Brennan)
A Natural History of Dragons
24
Marie Brennan
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
25
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
26
Neil Gaiman
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves (Karen Joy Fowler)
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
27
Karen Joy Fowler
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
28
Donna Tartt
A Duke Never Yields (Juliana Gray)
A Duke Never Yields
29
Juliana Gray
And the Mountains Echoed (Khaled Hosseini)
And the Mountains Echoed
30
Khaled Hosseini
The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. (Adelle Waldman)
The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.
31
Adelle Waldman
The Lowland (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Lowland
32
Jhumpa Lahiri
The Round House (Louise Erdrich)
The Round House
33
Louise Erdrich
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
34
Gillian Flynn
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Robin Sloan)
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
35
Robin Sloan
Seraphina (Rachel Hartman)
Seraphina
36
Rachel Hartman
The Stonecutter
The Stonecutter
37
Beautiful Ruins (Jess Walter)
Beautiful Ruins
38
Jess Walter
Wonder (Cameron Jace)
Wonder
39
Cameron Jace
2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson
2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson
40
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