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Markd9528's "Ultimate List of Books Actually Worth Reading Before You Die"

A quality collection of books for all ages, with a golden blend of Pulitzer, Man Booker and other award winners.
Of course, my main role in this challenge was to find a cover with the appropriate golden badge and create an icon for it.
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The Confessions of Nat Turner (William Styron)
The Confessions of Nat Turner
1
William Styron
Ironweed (William Kennedy)
Ironweed
2
William Kennedy
Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
Angle of Repose
3
Wallace Stegner
The Sympathizer (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
The Sympathizer
4
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer (Steven Millhauser)
Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer
5
Steven Millhauser
Walk Two Moons (Sharon Creech)
Walk Two Moons
6
Sharon Creech
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O'Dell)
Island of the Blue Dolphins
7
Scott O'Dell
All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the King's Men
8
Robert Penn Warren
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Robert C. O'Brien)
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
9
Robert C. O'Brien
Empire Falls (Richard Russo)
Empire Falls
10
Richard Russo
The Overstory (Richard Powers)
The Overstory
11
Richard Powers
Independence Day (Richard Ford)
Independence Day
12
Richard Ford
Fathoms: The World in the Whale (Rebecca Giggs)
Fathoms: The World in the Whale
13
Rebecca Giggs
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
14
Philip Roth
Oscar and Lucinda (Peter Carey)
Oscar and Lucinda
15
Peter Carey
True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
True History of the Kelly Gang
16
Peter Carey
Tinkers (Paul Harding)
Tinkers
17
Paul Harding
A Monster Calls (Patrick Ness)
A Monster Calls
18
Patrick Ness
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love (Oscar Hijuelos)
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love
19
Oscar Hijuelos
The Graveyard Book (Neil Gaiman)
The Graveyard Book
20
Neil Gaiman
House Made of Dawn (N. Scott Momaday)
House Made of Dawn
21
N. Scott Momaday
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred D. Taylor)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
22
Mildred D. Taylor
The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
The Hours
23
Michael Cunningham
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
24
Michael Chabon
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Matthew Desmond)
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
25
Matthew Desmond
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
26
Marilynne Robinson
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
27
Louis Sachar
Number the Stars (Lois Lowry)
Number the Stars
28
Lois Lowry
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
29
Lois Lowry
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
30
Larry McMurtry
Heavy: An American Memoir (Kiese Laymon)
Heavy: An American Memoir
31
Kiese Laymon
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
32
Kazuo Ishiguro
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
33
Katherine Paterson
The One and Only Ivan (Katherine Applegate)
The One and Only Ivan
34
Katherine Applegate
The Tale of Despereaux (Kate DiCamillo)
The Tale of Despereaux
35
Kate DiCamillo
The Sense of an Ending (Julian Barnes)
The Sense of an Ending
36
Julian Barnes
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
37
John Kennedy Toole
Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies
38
Jhumpa Lahiri
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
39
Jennifer Egan
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
40
Jeffrey Eugenides
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