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NPR's Books We Love 2016 - Page 5

Great reads, every year, thoughtfully curated by NPR. This is the list from 2016, excluding cookbooks.
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Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets (Svetlana Alexievich,)
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets
161
Svetlana Alexievich,
All the Single Ladies (Rebecca Traister)
All the Single Ladies
162
Rebecca Traister
Dust (Michael Marder)
Dust
163
Michael Marder
The Mothers (Brit Bennett)
The Mothers
164
Brit Bennett
Moonglow (Michael Chabon)
Moonglow
165
Michael Chabon
Everybody's Fool (Richard Russo)
Everybody's Fool
166
Richard Russo
Bullies: A Friendship (Alex Abramovich)
Bullies: A Friendship
167
Alex Abramovich
The Nest (Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney)
The Nest
168
Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
Plutona (Jeff Lemire, Emi Lenox, Jordie Bellaire)
Plutona
169
Jeff Lemire, Emi Lenox, Jordie Bellaire
Ghosts (Raina Telgemeier)
Ghosts
170
Raina Telgemeier
The Trespasser (Tana French)
The Trespasser
171
Tana French
The Singing Bones (Shaun Tan)
The Singing Bones
172
Shaun Tan
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts (Joshua Hammer)
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts
173
Joshua Hammer
I Am No One: A Novel (Patrick Flanery)
I Am No One: A Novel
174
Patrick Flanery
The Seventh Wish (Kate Messner)
The Seventh Wish
175
Kate Messner
Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape and the Making of Winston Churchill (Candice Millard)
Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape and the Making of Winston Churchill
176
Candice Millard
In the Not Quite Dark: Stories (Dana Johnson)
In the Not Quite Dark: Stories
177
Dana Johnson
Eligible (Curtis Sittenfeld)
Eligible
178
Curtis Sittenfeld
Leave Me Alone (Vera Brosgol)
Leave Me Alone
179
Vera Brosgol
Terror in the City of Champions: Murder, Baseball, and the Secret Society That Shocked Depression-Er (Tom Stanton)
Terror in the City of Champions: Murder, Baseball, and the Secret Society That Shocked Depression-Er
180
Tom Stanton
Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume 3: The War Years and After, 1939-1962 (Blanche Wiesen Cook)
Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume 3: The War Years and After, 1939-1962
181
Blanche Wiesen Cook
The Vanishing Velázquez: A 19th Century Bookseller's Obsession With a Lost Masterpiece (Laura Cumming)
The Vanishing Velázquez: A 19th Century Bookseller's Obsession With a Lost Masterpiece
182
Laura Cumming
The Story of Hong Gildong (Minsoo Kang)
The Story of Hong Gildong
183
Minsoo Kang
Freedom Over Me (Ashley Bryan)
Freedom Over Me
184
Ashley Bryan
The Reader (Traci Chee)
The Reader
185
Traci Chee
The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race (Jesmyn Ward)
The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race
186
Jesmyn Ward
Thomas Jefferson Dreams of Sally Hemings (Stephen O'Connor)
Thomas Jefferson Dreams of Sally Hemings
187
Stephen O'Connor
All the Birds in the Sky (Charlie Jane Anders)
All the Birds in the Sky
188
Charlie Jane Anders
Girls on Fire: A Novel (Robin Wasserman)
Girls on Fire: A Novel
189
Robin Wasserman
Sport of Kings (C E Morgan)
Sport of Kings
190
C E Morgan
You Will Know Me (Megan Abbott)
You Will Know Me
191
Megan Abbott
Ody-C (Matt Fraction)
Ody-C
192
Matt Fraction
Where Am I Now?: True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame (Mara Wilson)
Where Am I Now?: True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame
193
Mara Wilson
Underground Airlines (Ben H. Winters)
Underground Airlines
194
Ben H. Winters
Imagine Me Gone (Adam Haslett)
Imagine Me Gone
195
Adam Haslett
Disappearance at Devil's Rock (Paul Tremblay)
Disappearance at Devil's Rock
196
Paul Tremblay
Cheap Novelties: The Pleasures of Urban Decay (Ben Katchor)
Cheap Novelties: The Pleasures of Urban Decay
197
Ben Katchor
Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley (Antonio Garcia Martinez)
Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley
198
Antonio Garcia Martinez
Listen to the Moon (Rose Lerner)
Listen to the Moon
199
Rose Lerner
The Mandibles (Lionel Shriver)
The Mandibles
200
Lionel Shriver
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