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The 15 Best Books of the Past 15 Years

By Sarah Stiefvater: "This year is PureWow's 15th anniversary, and though I haven't been on the team for that entire time, I have worked here for 12 years, and have spent much of that time writing about books—the moving, the creepy, the Reese Witherspoon-approved. And though it's nearly impossible to narrow down my favorite 15 books of the past 15 years, there are the ones I just can't stop thinking about and recommending. Some of the titles on this list were chosen because of their far-reaching cultural impact; some because of their rightful status as certified best-sellers; others because I just really, really love them…and hope you will too."
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A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
1
Jennifer Egan
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
2
Elena Ferrante
Hunger (Roxane Gay)
Hunger
3
Roxane Gay
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
4
Colson Whitehead
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
Normal People
5
Sally Rooney
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty (Patrick Radden Keefe)
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
6
Patrick Radden Keefe
I'm Glad My Mom Died (Jennette McCurdy)
I'm Glad My Mom Died
7
Jennette McCurdy
Fates and Furies (Lauren Groff)
Fates and Furies
8
Lauren Groff
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
9
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir (Michelle Zauner)
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
10
Michelle Zauner
Detransition, Baby (Torrey Peters)
Detransition, Baby
11
Torrey Peters
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
12
Brit Bennett
The Interestings (Meg Wolitzer)
The Interestings
13
Meg Wolitzer
Romantic Comedy (Curtis Sittenfeld)
Romantic Comedy
14
Curtis Sittenfeld
Family Meal (Bryan Washington)
Family Meal
15
Bryan Washington
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