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Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2017

Here is a list of Publishers Weekly's best books of the year 2017. How many of these have you read??
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American Street (Ibi Zoboi)
American Street
1
Ibi Zoboi
An Extraordinary Union (Alyssa Cole)
An Extraordinary Union
2
Alyssa Cole
An Unkindness of Ghosts (River Solomon)
An Unkindness of Ghosts
3
River Solomon
Animals Strike Curious Poses (Elena Passarello)
Animals Strike Curious Poses
4
Elena Passarello
Ants Among Elephants (Sujatha Gidla)
Ants Among Elephants
5
Sujatha Gidla
Anything Is Possible (Elizabeth Strout)
Anything Is Possible
6
Elizabeth Strout
The Apparitionists: A Tale of Phantoms, Fraud, Photography, and the Man (Peter Manseau)
The Apparitionists: A Tale of Phantoms, Fraud, Photography, and the Man
7
Peter Manseau
Augustown (Kei Miller)
Augustown
8
Kei Miller
The Bedlam Stacks (Natasha Pulley)
The Bedlam Stacks
9
Natasha Pulley
Besieged (A.J. Tata)
Besieged
10
A.J. Tata
Bible Nation: The United States of Hobby Lobby (Candida R. Moss and Joel S. Baden)
Bible Nation: The United States of Hobby Lobby
11
Candida R. Moss and Joel S. Baden
Big and Little Questions (Julie Bowe)
Big and Little Questions
12
Julie Bowe
The Biggest Prison on Earth: A History of the Occupied Territories (Ilan Pappe)
The Biggest Prison on Earth: A History of the Occupied Territories
13
Ilan Pappe
The Book of Dust (Philip Pullman)
The Book of Dust
14
Philip Pullman
Borne (Jeff Vandermeer)
Borne
15
Jeff Vandermeer
Bronze and Sunflower (Cao Wenxuan)
Bronze and Sunflower
16
Cao Wenxuan
Chasing the King of Hearts (Hanna Krall)
Chasing the King of Hearts
17
Hanna Krall
Clayton Byrd Goes Underground (Rita Williams-Garcia)
Clayton Byrd Goes Underground
18
Rita Williams-Garcia
A Closed and Common Orbit (Becky Chambers)
A Closed and Common Orbit
19
Becky Chambers
The Color of Law (Richard Rothstein)
The Color of Law
20
Richard Rothstein
Coming to My Senses: The Making of a Counterculture Cook (Alice Waters)
Coming to My Senses: The Making of a Counterculture Cook
21
Alice Waters
The Cuban Affair (Nelson Demille)
The Cuban Affair
22
Nelson Demille
Democracy in Chains (Nancy MacLean)
Democracy in Chains
23
Nancy MacLean
The Doorman's Repose (Chris Raschka)
The Doorman's Repose
24
Chris Raschka
The Evangelicals (Frances Fitzgerald)
The Evangelicals
25
Frances Fitzgerald
The Exile (Cathy Scott-Clark)
The Exile
26
Cathy Scott-Clark
Extreme Cities: The Peril and Promise of Urban Life in the Age of Climate Change (Ashley Dawson)
Extreme Cities: The Peril and Promise of Urban Life in the Age of Climate Change
27
Ashley Dawson
Far From the Tree (Robin Benway)
Far From the Tree
28
Robin Benway
Fear City: New York's Fiscal Crisis and the Rise of Austerity Politics (Kim Phillips-Fein)
Fear City: New York's Fiscal Crisis and the Rise of Austerity Politics
29
Kim Phillips-Fein
Fierce Kingdom (Gin Phillips)
Fierce Kingdom
30
Gin Phillips
Flashmob (Christopher Farnsworth)
Flashmob
31
Christopher Farnsworth
For Isabel (Antonio Tabucchi)
For Isabel
32
Antonio Tabucchi
The Force (Winslow)
The Force
33
Winslow
Forest Dark (Nicole Krauss)
Forest Dark
34
Nicole Krauss
Gem and Dixie (Sara Zarr)
Gem and Dixie
35
Sara Zarr
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue (MacKenzi Lee)
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
36
MacKenzi Lee
Ghachar Ghochar (Vivek Shanbhag)
Ghachar Ghochar
37
Vivek Shanbhag
The Glass Town Game (Catherynne M. Valente)
The Glass Town Game
38
Catherynne M. Valente
The Gourmands' Way (Justin Spring)
The Gourmands' Way
39
Justin Spring
Greater Gotham: A History of New York City From 1898 to 1919 (Mike Wallace)
Greater Gotham: A History of New York City From 1898 to 1919
40
Mike Wallace
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