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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 (Tom Hanks)
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A.D.: After Death (Scott Snyder)
A.D.: After Death (Scott Snyder)
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Otis Redding: An Unfinished Life (Jonathan Gould)
Otis Redding: An Unfinished Life (Jonathan Gould)
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Ali: A Life (Jonathan Eig)
Ali: A Life (Jonathan Eig)
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Leopard at the Door (Jennifer McVeigh)
Leopard at the Door (Jennifer McVeigh)
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Her Right Foot (Dave Eggers)
Her Right Foot (Dave Eggers)
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Harmless Like You (Rowan Hisayo Buchanan)
Harmless Like You (Rowan Hisayo Buchanan)
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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 (Hassan Blasim)
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The Seventh Function of Language (Laurent Binet)
The Seventh Function of Language (Laurent Binet)
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Stay With Me (Ayobami Adebayo)
Stay With Me (Ayobami Adebayo)
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Goodbye, Vitamin (Rachel Khong)
Goodbye, Vitamin (Rachel Khong)
12
Wolf in the Snow (Matthew Cordell)
Wolf in the Snow (Matthew Cordell)
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The World Broke in Two (Bill Goldstein)
The World Broke in Two (Bill Goldstein)
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L'appart: The Delights and Disasters of Making My Paris Home (David Lebovitz)
L'appart: The Delights and Disasters of Making My Paris Home (David Lebovitz)
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Breathless (Beverly Jenkins)
Breathless (Beverly Jenkins)
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Mozart's Starling (Lyanda Lynn Haupt)
Mozart's Starling (Lyanda Lynn Haupt)
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An Unkindness of Ghosts (River Solomon)
An Unkindness of Ghosts (River Solomon)
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The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors (Drew Daywalt)
The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors (Drew Daywalt)
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The Way of the Hare (Marianne Taylor)
The Way of the Hare (Marianne Taylor)
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Too Much and Not the Mood (Durga Chew-Bose)
Too Much and Not the Mood (Durga Chew-Bose)
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Quicksand (Malin Persson Giolito)
Quicksand (Malin Persson Giolito)
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Marlena (Julie Buntin)
Marlena (Julie Buntin)
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Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002) (David Sedaris)
Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002) (David Sedaris)
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Far From the Tree (Robin Benway)
Far From the Tree (Robin Benway)
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Winter Tide (Ruthanna Emrys)
Winter Tide (Ruthanna Emrys)
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Priscilla Gorilla (Barbara Bottner)
Priscilla Gorilla (Barbara Bottner)
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Days Without End (Sebastian Barry)
Days Without End (Sebastian Barry)
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River of Teeth (Sarah Gailey)
River of Teeth (Sarah Gailey)
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Eat Only When You're Hungry (Lindsay Hunter)
Eat Only When You're Hungry (Lindsay Hunter)
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Everything Is Flammable (Gabrielle Bell)
Everything Is Flammable (Gabrielle Bell)
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The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter (Theodora Goss)
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter (Theodora Goss)
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Spoonbenders (Daryl Gregory)
Spoonbenders (Daryl Gregory)
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Jabari Jumps (Gaia Cornwall)
Jabari Jumps (Gaia Cornwall)
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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 (Scaachi Koul)
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Hello, Universe (Erin Entrada Kelly)
Hello, Universe (Erin Entrada Kelly)
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On Second Thought (Kristan Higgins)
On Second Thought (Kristan Higgins)
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An Unkindness of Magicians (Kat Howard)
An Unkindness of Magicians (Kat Howard)
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Strange Practice (Vivian Shaw)
Strange Practice (Vivian Shaw)
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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 (Bruce Handy)
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The River Bank (Kij Johnson)
The River Bank (Kij Johnson)
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