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The New York Times' 100 Notable Books of 2016

The year's notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, selected by the editors of The New York Times Book Review. This list represents books reviewed since Dec. 6, 2015, when we published our previous Notables list.
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All That Man Is (David Szalay)
All That Man Is
1
David Szalay
Another Brooklyn (Jacqueline Woodson)
Another Brooklyn
2
Jacqueline Woodson
The Association of Small Bombs (Karan Mahajan)
The Association of Small Bombs
3
Karan Mahajan
Barkskins (Annie Proulx)
Barkskins
4
Annie Proulx
Before the Fall (Hawley)
Before the Fall
5
Hawley
Behold the Dreamers (Imbolo Mbue)
Behold the Dreamers
6
Imbolo Mbue
Black Water (Louise Doughty)
Black Water
7
Louise Doughty
Children of the New World (Alexander Weinstein)
Children of the New World
8
Alexander Weinstein
Selected Poems of Adrienne Rich (Adrienne Rich)
Selected Poems of Adrienne Rich
9
Adrienne Rich
Commonwealth (Ann Patchett)
Commonwealth
10
Ann Patchett
Do Not Say We Have Nothing (Madeleine Thien)
Do Not Say We Have Nothing
11
Madeleine Thien
Don't Let My Baby Do Rodeo (Boris Fishman)
Don't Let My Baby Do Rodeo
12
Boris Fishman
End of Watch (Stephen King)
End of Watch
13
Stephen King
Everybody's Fool (Richard Russo)
Everybody's Fool
14
Richard Russo
The Fortunes (Peter Ho Davies)
The Fortunes
15
Peter Ho Davies
A Gambler's Anatomy (Jonathan Lethem)
A Gambler's Anatomy
16
Jonathan Lethem
The Gloaming (Melanie Finn)
The Gloaming
17
Melanie Finn
Grief Is the Thing With Feathers (Max John Porter)
Grief Is the Thing With Feathers
18
Max John Porter
Here Comes the Sun (Nicole Dennis-Benn)
Here Comes the Sun
19
Nicole Dennis-Benn
Here I Am (Foer)
Here I Am
20
Foer
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
21
Yaa Gyasi
Hot Milk (Deborah Levy)
Hot Milk
22
Deborah Levy
House of Lords and Commons (Ishion Hutchinson)
House of Lords and Commons
23
Ishion Hutchinson
I Must Be Living Twice (Eileen Myles)
I Must Be Living Twice
24
Eileen Myles
Iza's Ballad (Magda Szabo)
Iza's Ballad
25
Magda Szabo
Larose (Louise Erdrich)
Larose
26
Louise Erdrich
The Life-Writer (David Constantine)
The Life-Writer
27
David Constantine
The Little Red Chairs (Edna O' Brien)
The Little Red Chairs
28
Edna O' Brien
Look: Poems (Solmaz Sharif)
Look: Poems
29
Solmaz Sharif
The Mirror Thief (Martin Seay)
The Mirror Thief
30
Martin Seay
Mischling (Affinity Konar)
Mischling
31
Affinity Konar
Mister Monkey (Francine Prose)
Mister Monkey
32
Francine Prose
Moonglow (Michael Chabon)
Moonglow
33
Michael Chabon
The Mortifications (Derek Palacio)
The Mortifications
34
Derek Palacio
My Name Is Lucy Barton (Elizabeth Strout)
My Name Is Lucy Barton
35
Elizabeth Strout
Ninety-Nine Stories of God (Joy Williams)
Ninety-Nine Stories of God
36
Joy Williams
Nix (Hill)
Nix
37
Hill
The North Water (Ian McGuire)
The North Water
38
Ian McGuire
Nutshell (McEwan)
Nutshell
39
McEwan
Reputations (Juan Gabriel Vásquez)
Reputations
40
Juan Gabriel Vásquez
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