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NYPL's Best Books of 2019

"Welcome to the 2019 Best Books for Adults. The New York Public Library is a premier resource for connecting readers with great books, with a staff dedicated to spreading a love of reading and sharing their book expertise. Our librarians—through their experience recommending books to patrons and as readers themselves—have highlighted their picks for 100 best books written for adults and published in 2019."
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Disappearing Earth (Julia Phillips)
Disappearing Earth
1
Julia Phillips
Fleishman Is in Trouble (Taffy Brodesser-Akner)
Fleishman Is in Trouble
2
Taffy Brodesser-Akner
The Topeka School (Ben Lerner)
The Topeka School
3
Ben Lerner
Girl (Edna O'Brien)
Girl
4
Edna O'Brien
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
Normal People
5
Sally Rooney
The Memory Police (Yoko Ogawa)
The Memory Police
6
Yoko Ogawa
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead (Olga Tokarczuk)
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
7
Olga Tokarczuk
Red at the Bone (Jacqueline Woodson)
Red at the Bone
8
Jacqueline Woodson
The Other Americans (Laila Lalami)
The Other Americans
9
Laila Lalami
Three Women (Lisa Taddeo)
Three Women
10
Lisa Taddeo
The Man Who Saw Everything (Deborah Levy)
The Man Who Saw Everything
11
Deborah Levy
Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl, Woman, Other
12
Bernardine Evaristo
Ghost Wall (Sarah Moss)
Ghost Wall
13
Sarah Moss
Trust Exercise (Susan Choi)
Trust Exercise
14
Susan Choi
Fly Already (Etgar Keret)
Fly Already
15
Etgar Keret
The Testaments (Margaret Atwood)
The Testaments
16
Margaret Atwood
Lost Children Archive (Valeria Luiselli)
Lost Children Archive
17
Valeria Luiselli
Lanny (Max Porter)
Lanny
18
Max Porter
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Ocean Vuong)
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
19
Ocean Vuong
A Girl Returned (Donatella Di Pietrantonio, Trans. by Ann Goldstein)
A Girl Returned
20
Donatella Di Pietrantonio, Trans. by Ann Goldstein
An Orchestra of Minorities (Chigozie Obioma)
An Orchestra of Minorities
21
Chigozie Obioma
The Water Dancer (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
The Water Dancer
22
Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Volunteer (Salvatore Scibona)
The Volunteer
23
Salvatore Scibona
Trick Mirror (Jia Tolentino)
Trick Mirror
24
Jia Tolentino
She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement (Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey)
She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement
25
Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey
Good Talk (Mira Jacob)
Good Talk
26
Mira Jacob
Thick (Tressie McMillan Cottom)
Thick
27
Tressie McMillan Cottom
In Waves (A.J. Dungo)
In Waves
28
A.J. Dungo
How to Be an Antiracist (Ibram X. Kendi)
How to Be an Antiracist
29
Ibram X. Kendi
Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century (George Packer)
Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century
30
George Packer
The Yellow House (Sarah M.Broom)
The Yellow House
31
Sarah M.Broom
The Bird King (G. Willow Wilson)
The Bird King
32
G. Willow Wilson
Lovely War (Julie Berry)
Lovely War
33
Julie Berry
Gideon the Ninth (Tamsyn Muir)
Gideon the Ninth
34
Tamsyn Muir
Gods of Jade and Shadow (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Gods of Jade and Shadow
35
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (Marlon James)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
36
Marlon James
Ninth House (Leigh Bardugo)
Ninth House
37
Leigh Bardugo
Bad Gateway (Simon Hanselmann)
Bad Gateway
38
Simon Hanselmann
Cannonball (Kelsey Wroten)
Cannonball
39
Kelsey Wroten
Hot Comb (Ebony Flowers)
Hot Comb
40
Ebony Flowers
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