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Books We Love NPR 2019

Books We Love is NPR's interactive reading guide. Prior to 2022 it was an annual list. Books are hand-picked by the NPR staff.
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10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World (Elif Shafak)
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World
Elif Shafak
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1919 (Eve L.Ewing)
1919
eve l.ewing
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A Dream About Lightning Bugs (Ben Folds)
A Dream About Lightning Bugs
Ben Folds
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A Friend Is a Gift You Give Yourself (William Boyle)
A Friend Is a Gift You Give Yourself
William Boyle
5
A Good American Family (David Maraniss)
A Good American Family
David Maraniss
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A Good Kind of Trouble (Lisa Moore Ramée)
A Good Kind of Trouble
lisa moore ramée
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A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves (Jason Deparle)
A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves
Jason DeParle
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A Is for Audra: Broadway's Leading Ladies A-Z (John Robert Allman)
A Is for Audra: Broadway's Leading Ladies A-Z
John Robert Allman
9
A Memory Called Empire (Arkady Martine)
A Memory Called Empire
Arkady Martine
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A Particular Kind of Black Man (Tope Folarin)
A Particular Kind of Black Man
Tope Folarin
11
A Prince on Paper (Alyssa Cole)
A Prince on Paper
Alyssa Cole
12
A Song for a New Day (Sarah Pinsker)
A Song for a New Day
Sarah Pinsker
13
A Spectral Hue (Craig Laurance Gidney)
A Spectral Hue
Craig Laurance Gidney
14
A Wild and Precious Life (Edie Wyndsor & Joshua Lyon)
A Wild and Precious Life
Edie Wyndsor & Joshua Lyon
15
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II (Sonia Purnell)
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
Sonia Purnell
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Acid for the Children (Flea)
Acid for the Children
Flea
17
Agent Running in the Field (John Le Carré)
Agent Running in the Field
John le Carré
18
Alienation (Ines Estrada)
Alienation
Ines Estrada
19
All About Dinner: Simple Meals, Expert Advice (Molly Stevens)
All About Dinner: Simple Meals, Expert Advice
Molly Stevens
20
All Systems Red (Martha Wells)
All Systems Red
Martha Wells
21
Aloha Kitchen: Recipes From Hawai'i (Alana Kysar)
Aloha Kitchen: Recipes From Hawai'i
Alana Kysar
22
Aloha Rodeo (David Wolman, Julian Smith)
Aloha Rodeo
David Wolman, Julian Smith
23
The American Dream?: A Journey on Route 66 Discovering Dinosaur Statues, Muffler Men, and the Perfec (Shing Yin Khor)
The American Dream?: A Journey on Route 66 Discovering Dinosaur Statues, Muffler Men, and the Perfec
Shing Yin Khor
24
American Pop (Snowden Wright)
American Pop
Snowden Wright
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American Spy (Lauren Wilkinson)
American Spy
Lauren Wilkinson
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An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago (Alex Kotlowitz)
An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago
Alex Kotlowitz
27
An American Sunrise (Joy Harjo)
An American Sunrise
Joy Harjo
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The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire (William Dalrym)
The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire
William Dalrym
29
Another (Christian Robertson)
Another
Christian Robertson
30
Any Old Diamonds (KJ Charles)
Any Old Diamonds
KJ Charles
31
The Archive of Alternate Endings (Lindsey Drager)
The Archive of Alternate Endings
Lindsey Drager
32
Are You Listening? (Tillie Walden)
Are You Listening?
tillie walden
33
The Art of Statistics (David Spiegelhalter)
The Art of Statistics
David Spiegelhalter
34
Ask Again, Yes (Mary Beth Keane)
Ask Again, Yes
Mary Beth Keane
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Audience of One: Donald Trump, Television, and the Fracturing of America (James Poniewozik)
Audience of One: Donald Trump, Television, and the Fracturing of America
James Poniewozik
36
The Austen Playbook (Lucy Parker)
The Austen Playbook
lucy parker
37
Ayesha at Last (Uzma Jalaluddin)
Ayesha at Last
uzma jalaluddin
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Bbtm Fdrs (Ezra Claytan Daniels & Ben Passmore)
Bbtm Fdrs
ezra claytan daniels & ben passmore
39
Be Recorder (Carmen Gimenez Smith)
Be Recorder
Carmen Gimenez Smith
40
Beruit Hellfire Society (Rawi Hage)
Beruit Hellfire Society
Rawi Hage
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