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One Book Per Year, All Different Authors

I decided to try what others have, seeing how far back I could go in selecting one book per year that I have read. All of these are works I can recommend, and I added the stipulation that I would only use each author once. I made it back to 1911. I need to read A Secret Garden or Howard's End so I can keep going!
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Cloud Cuckoo Land (Anthony Doerr)
Cloud Cuckoo Land
1
Anthony Doerr
A Deadly Education (Naomi Novik)
A Deadly Education
2
Naomi Novik
The Fountains of Silence (Ruta Sepetys)
The Fountains of Silence
3
Ruta Sepetys
The Library Book (Susan Orlean)
The Library Book
4
Susan Orlean
Killers of the Flower Moon (Grann)
Killers of the Flower Moon
5
Grann
Magpie Murders (Anthony Horowitz)
Magpie Murders
6
Anthony Horowitz
The Nightingale (Kristin Hannah)
The Nightingale
7
Kristin Hannah
Red Rising (Pierce Brown)
Red Rising
8
Pierce Brown
The Boys in the Boat (Daniel James Brown)
The Boys in the Boat
9
Daniel James Brown
Beautiful Ruins (Jess Walter)
Beautiful Ruins
10
Jess Walter
Destiny of the Republic (Candace Millard)
Destiny of the Republic
11
Candace Millard
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns
12
Isabel Wilkerson
The Brutal Telling (Louise Penny)
The Brutal Telling
13
Louise Penny
City of Thieves (David Benioff)
City of Thieves
14
David Benioff
In the Woods (Tana French)
In the Woods
15
Tana French
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
16
Max Brooks
Assassination Vacation (Sarah Vowell)
Assassination Vacation
17
Sarah Vowell
Going Postal (Terry Pratchett)
Going Postal
18
Terry Pratchett
The Curse of Chalion (Lois McMaster Bujold)
The Curse of Chalion
19
Lois McMaster Bujold
Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive SCRABBLE Player (Stefan Fatsis)
Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive SCRABBLE Player
20
Stefan Fatsis
In the Heart of the Sea (Nathaniel Philbrick)
In the Heart of the Sea
21
Nathaniel Philbrick
Motherless Brooklyn (Jonathan Lethem)
Motherless Brooklyn
22
Jonathan Lethem
The Way It Is: New and Selected Poems (William Stafford)
The Way It Is: New and Selected Poems
23
William Stafford
Straight Man (Richard Russo)
Straight Man
24
Richard Russo
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
25
Jon Krakauer
High Fidelity (Nick Hornby)
High Fidelity
26
Nick Hornby
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
27
John Berendt
The Shipping News (Annie Proulx)
The Shipping News
28
Annie Proulx
A Walk in the Woods (Bill Bryson)
A Walk in the Woods
29
Bill Bryson
A Thousand Acres (Jane Smiley)
A Thousand Acres
30
Jane Smiley
Tigana (Guy Gavriel Kay)
Tigana
31
Guy Gavriel Kay
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
32
John Irving
The Player of Games (Iain M. Banks)
The Player of Games
33
Iain M. Banks
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
34
Tom Wolfe
It (Stephen King)
It
35
Stephen King
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
36
Larry McMurtry
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
37
Milan Kundera
Winter's Tale (Mark Helprin)
Winter's Tale
38
Mark Helprin
Blue Highways (William Least Heat-Moon)
Blue Highways
39
William Least Heat-Moon
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (Raymond Carver)
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
40
Raymond Carver
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