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The Listener Best Books of 2016

Here is a list of the New Zealand Listener's best books of the year 2016. How many of these have you read?
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The Abundance: Narrative Essays Old and New (Annie Dillard)
The Abundance: Narrative Essays Old and New
1
Annie Dillard
All Day at the Movies (Fiona Kidman)
All Day at the Movies
2
Fiona Kidman
All That Man Is (David Szalay)
All That Man Is
3
David Szalay
America's War for the Greater Middle East: A Military History (Andrew J. Bacevich)
America's War for the Greater Middle East: A Military History
4
Andrew J. Bacevich
And Soon I Heard a Roaring Wind: A Natural History of Moving Air (Bill Streever)
And Soon I Heard a Roaring Wind: A Natural History of Moving Air
5
Bill Streever
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? (Frans De Waal)
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
6
Frans De Waal
Autumn (Ali Smith)
Autumn
7
Ali Smith
Barkskins (Annie Proulx)
Barkskins
8
Annie Proulx
Beast (Paul Kingsnorth)
Beast
9
Paul Kingsnorth
Beck (Mal Peet)
Beck
10
Mal Peet
Being Chinese: A New Zealander's Story (Helene Wong)
Being Chinese: A New Zealander's Story
11
Helene Wong
The Big Smoke: New Zealand Cities, 1840–1920 (Ben Schrader)
The Big Smoke: New Zealand Cities, 1840–1920
12
Ben Schrader
Black Hole Blues and Other Songs From Outer Space (Janna Levin)
Black Hole Blues and Other Songs From Outer Space
13
Janna Levin
Black Ice Matter (Gina Cole)
Black Ice Matter
14
Gina Cole
Black Teeth (Zane Lovitt)
Black Teeth
15
Zane Lovitt
Black Water Lilies (Michel Bussi)
Black Water Lilies
16
Michel Bussi
The Bone Sparrow (Zana Fraillon)
The Bone Sparrow
17
Zana Fraillon
Born to Run (Bruce Springsteen)
Born to Run
18
Bruce Springsteen
The Boy Behind the Curtain (Tim Winton)
The Boy Behind the Curtain
19
Tim Winton
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived (Adam Rutherford)
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
20
Adam Rutherford
Can You Tolerate This? (Ashleigh Young)
Can You Tolerate This?
21
Ashleigh Young
A Child of Books (Oliver Jeffers & Sam Winston)
A Child of Books
22
Oliver Jeffers & Sam Winston
Collected Poems (Clive James)
Collected Poems
23
Clive James
Commonwealth (Ann Patchett)
Commonwealth
24
Ann Patchett
The Curious Guide to Things That Aren't (John Fixx)
The Curious Guide to Things That Aren't
25
John Fixx
Dad Art (Damien Wilkins)
Dad Art
26
Damien Wilkins
The Dark Flood Rises (Margaret Drabble)
The Dark Flood Rises
27
Margaret Drabble
Dark Money (Mayer)
Dark Money
28
Mayer
Daylight Second (Kelly Ana Morey)
Daylight Second
29
Kelly Ana Morey
Days Without End (Sebastian Barry)
Days Without End
30
Sebastian Barry
Deleted Scenes for Lovers (Tracey Slaughter)
Deleted Scenes for Lovers
31
Tracey Slaughter
The Diamond Horse (Stacy Gregg)
The Diamond Horse
32
Stacy Gregg
Digital vs. Human (Richard Watson)
Digital vs. Human
33
Richard Watson
Do Not Say We Have Nothing (Madeleine Thien)
Do Not Say We Have Nothing
34
Madeleine Thien
A Dying Breed (Peter Hanington)
A Dying Breed
35
Peter Hanington
Eggs or Anarchy? (William Sitwell)
Eggs or Anarchy?
36
William Sitwell
The Essex Serpent (Sarah Perry)
The Essex Serpent
37
Sarah Perry
Frankie Potts and the Sparkplug Mysteries (Juliet Jacka)
Frankie Potts and the Sparkplug Mysteries
38
Juliet Jacka
The Gene: An Intimate History (Siddhartha Mukherjee)
The Gene: An Intimate History
39
Siddhartha Mukherjee
The Girls (Emma Cline)
The Girls
40
Emma Cline
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