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BuzzFeed's 48 Books You Need to Read in Your 30s

Now that you've lived a little, it's time to reflect on what got you here, what's coming next, and how to live a more fulfilling life. In alphabetical order by title.
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Always in Vogue (Edna Woolman Chase)
Always in Vogue
1
Edna Woolman Chase
American Primitive (Mary Oliver)
American Primitive
2
Mary Oliver
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
3
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Another Country
Another Country
4
The Argonauts (Maggie Nelson)
The Argonauts
5
Maggie Nelson
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
6
Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Black Notebooks (Toi Derricotte)
The Black Notebooks
7
Toi Derricotte
Black White and Jewish (Rebecca Walker)
Black White and Jewish
8
Rebecca Walker
Blackout (Sarah Hepola)
Blackout
9
Sarah Hepola
Bringing Up Bébé (Pamela Druckerman)
Bringing Up Bébé
10
Pamela Druckerman
Clear Your Clutter With Feng Shui (Karen Kingston)
Clear Your Clutter With Feng Shui
11
Karen Kingston
The Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova (Anna Akhmatova)
The Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova
12
Anna Akhmatova
Dance Dance Revolution (Cathy Park Hong)
Dance Dance Revolution
13
Cathy Park Hong
Dept. of Speculation (Jenny Offill)
Dept. of Speculation
14
Jenny Offill
Desperate Characters
Desperate Characters
15
Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
16
The Empathy Exams
The Empathy Exams
17
The Ethical Slut (Dossie Easton)
The Ethical Slut
18
Dossie Easton
The Folded Clock: A Diary (Heidi Julavits)
The Folded Clock: A Diary
19
Heidi Julavits
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
20
Alison Bechdel
A Gesture Life by Chang-Rae Lee
A Gesture Life by Chang-Rae Lee
21
Heartburn (Nora Ephron)
Heartburn
22
Nora Ephron
How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America (Kiese Laymon)
How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America
23
Kiese Laymon
I'll Give You the Sun (Jandy Nelson)
I'll Give You the Sun
24
Jandy Nelson
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
25
Rebecca Skloot
It's Not You: 27 (Wrong) Reasons You're Single (Sara Eckel)
It's Not You: 27 (Wrong) Reasons You're Single
26
Sara Eckel
The Last Usable Hour (Deborah Landau)
The Last Usable Hour
27
Deborah Landau
Legacy of Ashes (Tim Weiner)
Legacy of Ashes
28
Tim Weiner
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
29
Kate Atkinson
Light Years
Light Years
30
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
31
Hanya Yanagihara
The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright
The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright
32
A Manual for Cleaning Women (Lucia Berlin)
A Manual for Cleaning Women
33
Lucia Berlin
Men We Reaped (Jesmyn Ward)
Men We Reaped
34
Jesmyn Ward
My Struggle (Karl Ove Knausgaard)
My Struggle
35
Karl Ove Knausgaard
The Neapolitan Novels (Elena Ferrante)
The Neapolitan Novels
36
Elena Ferrante
Plainwater: Essays and Poetry (Anne Carson)
Plainwater: Essays and Poetry
37
Anne Carson
Play It as It Lays (Joan Didion)
Play It as It Lays
38
Joan Didion
Redefining Realness (Janet Mock)
Redefining Realness
39
Janet Mock
Running Doc's Guide to Healthy Running (Lewis G. Maraham)
Running Doc's Guide to Healthy Running
40
Lewis G. Maraham
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