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NPR's Books We Love 2017

Great reads, every year, thoughtfully curated by NPR. This is the list from 2017, excluding cookbooks.
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Uncommon Type (Tom Hanks)
Uncommon Type
1
Tom Hanks
A.D.: After Death (Scott Snyder)
A.D.: After Death
2
Scott Snyder
Otis Redding: An Unfinished Life (Jonathan Gould)
Otis Redding: An Unfinished Life
3
Jonathan Gould
Ali: A Life (Jonathan Eig)
Ali: A Life
4
Jonathan Eig
Leopard at the Door (Jennifer McVeigh)
Leopard at the Door
5
Jennifer McVeigh
Her Right Foot (Dave Eggers)
Her Right Foot
6
Dave Eggers
Harmless Like You (Rowan Hisayo Buchanan)
Harmless Like You
7
Rowan Hisayo Buchanan
Iraq +100: The First Anthology of Science Fiction to Have Emerged From Iraq (Hassan Blasim)
Iraq +100: The First Anthology of Science Fiction to Have Emerged From Iraq
8
Hassan Blasim
The Seventh Function of Language (Laurent Binet)
The Seventh Function of Language
9
Laurent Binet
Stay With Me (Ayobami Adebayo)
Stay With Me
10
Ayobami Adebayo
Goodbye, Vitamin (Rachel Khong)
Goodbye, Vitamin
11
Rachel Khong
Wolf in the Snow (Matthew Cordell)
Wolf in the Snow
12
Matthew Cordell
The World Broke in Two (Bill Goldstein)
The World Broke in Two
13
Bill Goldstein
L'appart: The Delights and Disasters of Making My Paris Home (David Lebovitz)
L'appart: The Delights and Disasters of Making My Paris Home
14
David Lebovitz
Breathless (Beverly Jenkins)
Breathless
15
Beverly Jenkins
Mozart's Starling (Lyanda Lynn Haupt)
Mozart's Starling
16
Lyanda Lynn Haupt
An Unkindness of Ghosts (River Solomon)
An Unkindness of Ghosts
17
River Solomon
The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors (Drew Daywalt)
The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors
18
Drew Daywalt
The Way of the Hare (Marianne Taylor)
The Way of the Hare
19
Marianne Taylor
Too Much and Not the Mood (Durga Chew-Bose)
Too Much and Not the Mood
20
Durga Chew-Bose
Quicksand (Malin Persson Giolito)
Quicksand
21
Malin Persson Giolito
Marlena (Julie Buntin)
Marlena
22
Julie Buntin
Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002) (David Sedaris)
Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002)
23
David Sedaris
Far From the Tree (Robin Benway)
Far From the Tree
24
Robin Benway
Winter Tide (Ruthanna Emrys)
Winter Tide
25
Ruthanna Emrys
Priscilla Gorilla (Barbara Bottner)
Priscilla Gorilla
26
Barbara Bottner
Days Without End (Sebastian Barry)
Days Without End
27
Sebastian Barry
River of Teeth (Sarah Gailey)
River of Teeth
28
Sarah Gailey
Eat Only When You're Hungry (Lindsay Hunter)
Eat Only When You're Hungry
29
Lindsay Hunter
Everything Is Flammable (Gabrielle Bell)
Everything Is Flammable
30
Gabrielle Bell
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter (Theodora Goss)
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter
31
Theodora Goss
Spoonbenders (Daryl Gregory)
Spoonbenders
32
Daryl Gregory
Jabari Jumps (Gaia Cornwall)
Jabari Jumps
33
Gaia Cornwall
One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter (Scaachi Koul)
One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter
34
Scaachi Koul
Hello, Universe (Erin Entrada Kelly)
Hello, Universe
35
Erin Entrada Kelly
On Second Thought (Kristan Higgins)
On Second Thought
36
Kristan Higgins
An Unkindness of Magicians (Kat Howard)
An Unkindness of Magicians
37
Kat Howard
Strange Practice (Vivian Shaw)
Strange Practice
38
Vivian Shaw
Wild Things: The Joy of Reading Children's Literature as an Adult (Bruce Handy)
Wild Things: The Joy of Reading Children's Literature as an Adult
39
Bruce Handy
The River Bank (Kij Johnson)
The River Bank
40
Kij Johnson
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