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NPR's Books We Love 2016 - Page 2

Great reads, every year, thoughtfully curated by NPR. This is the list from 2016, excluding cookbooks.
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Joe Gould's Teeth (Jill Lepore)
Joe Gould's Teeth
41
Jill Lepore
Version Control (Dexter Palmer)
Version Control
42
Dexter Palmer
The Familiar (Volume 3) (Mark Danielewski)
The Familiar (Volume 3)
43
Mark Danielewski
Black Lotus: A Woman's Search for Racial Identity (Sil Lai Abrams)
Black Lotus: A Woman's Search for Racial Identity
44
Sil Lai Abrams
The White Donkey: Terminal Lance (Maximilian Uriarte)
The White Donkey: Terminal Lance
45
Maximilian Uriarte
Loner: A Novel (Teddy Wayne)
Loner: A Novel
46
Teddy Wayne
Elephant Complex: Travels in Sri Lanka (John Gimlette)
Elephant Complex: Travels in Sri Lanka
47
John Gimlette
The Night Gardener (Terry Fan)
The Night Gardener
48
Terry Fan
The Mayor of Mogadishu: A Story of Chaos and Redemption in the Ruins of Somalia (Andrew Harding)
The Mayor of Mogadishu: A Story of Chaos and Redemption in the Ruins of Somalia
49
Andrew Harding
The Abundance: Narrative Essays Old and New (Annie Dillard)
The Abundance: Narrative Essays Old and New
50
Annie Dillard
The Red Parts: Autobiography of a Trial (Maggie Nelson)
The Red Parts: Autobiography of a Trial
51
Maggie Nelson
Thunder Boy Jr. (Sherman Alexie, Yuyi Morales)
Thunder Boy Jr.
52
Sherman Alexie, Yuyi Morales
And I Darken (Kiersten White)
And I Darken
53
Kiersten White
Around the Way Girl: A Memoir (Taraji P. Henson, With Denene Millner)
Around the Way Girl: A Memoir
54
Taraji P. Henson, With Denene Millner
Peplum (Blutch)
Peplum
55
Blutch
Look: Poems (Solmaz Sharif)
Look: Poems
56
Solmaz Sharif
Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk (Legs McNeil, Gillian McCain)
Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk
57
Legs McNeil, Gillian McCain
A Child of Books (Oliver Jeffers & Sam Winston)
A Child of Books
58
Oliver Jeffers & Sam Winston
Please Kill Me (Legs McNeil & Gillian McCain)
Please Kill Me
59
Legs McNeil & Gillian McCain
Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets (Luke Dittrich)
Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets
60
Luke Dittrich
Today Will Be Different (Maria Semple)
Today Will Be Different
61
Maria Semple
Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat! Volume 1: Hooked on a Feline (Kate Leth, Illustrated by Brittney Williams)
Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat! Volume 1: Hooked on a Feline
62
Kate Leth, Illustrated by Brittney Williams
Smoke (Dan Vyleta)
Smoke
63
Dan Vyleta
The Beach at Night (By Elena Ferrante, Illustrated by Mara Cerri, Tran)
The Beach at Night
64
By Elena Ferrante, Illustrated by Mara Cerri, Tran
A Collapse of Horses (Brian Evenson)
A Collapse of Horses
65
Brian Evenson
A Change of Heart (Sonali Dev)
A Change of Heart
66
Sonali Dev
Mooncop (Tom Gauld)
Mooncop
67
Tom Gauld
The Fortunes (Peter Ho Davies)
The Fortunes
68
Peter Ho Davies
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
A Gentleman in Moscow
69
Amor Towles
Why We Came to the City (Kristopher Jansma)
Why We Came to the City
70
Kristopher Jansma
My Marathon: Reflections on a Gold Medal Life (Frank Shorter, With John Brant)
My Marathon: Reflections on a Gold Medal Life
71
Frank Shorter, With John Brant
How to Be a Tudor: A Dawn-To-Dusk Guide to Tudor Life (Ruth Goodman)
How to Be a Tudor: A Dawn-To-Dusk Guide to Tudor Life
72
Ruth Goodman
Modern Lovers (Emma Staub)
Modern Lovers
73
Emma Staub
Utopia for Realists : And How We Can Get There (Rutger Bregman)
Utopia for Realists : And How We Can Get There
74
Rutger Bregman
The Winged Histories (Sofia Samatar)
The Winged Histories
75
Sofia Samatar
They May Not Mean To, but They Do: A Novel (Cathleen Schine)
They May Not Mean To, but They Do: A Novel
76
Cathleen Schine
The Second Life of Nick Mason (Steve Hamilton)
The Second Life of Nick Mason
77
Steve Hamilton
The Bitch Is Back: Older, Wiser, and (Getting) Happier (Cathi Hanauer (Editor))
The Bitch Is Back: Older, Wiser, and (Getting) Happier
78
Cathi Hanauer (Editor)
March (John Lewis)
March
79
John Lewis
Evicted (Matthew Desmond)
Evicted
80
Matthew Desmond
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