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Entertainment Weekly's Best Books 2012-2016

Each year, in their end of year "best of" issue, Entertainment Weekly chooses the best ficiton and nonfiction books of the year. Most years they choose 10 fiction and 10 nonfiction, though in 2015 they only chose 10 books total. These are EW's top books from 2012 to 2016. How many have you read?
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Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
Hilary Mantel
2
The Orphan Master's Son (Adam Johnson)
The Orphan Master's Son
Adam Johnson
3
Beautiful Ruins (Jess Walter)
Beautiful Ruins
Jess Walter
4
Where'd You Go Bernadette (Maria Semple)
Where'd You Go Bernadette
Maria Semple
5
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (Ben Fountain)
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Ben Fountain
6
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
John Green
7
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn
8
The Newlyweds (Nell Freudenberger)
The Newlyweds
Nell Freudenberger
9
Building Stories
Building Stories
10
This Is How You Lose Her (Junot Díaz)
This Is How You Lose Her
Junot Díaz
11
Behind the Beautiful Forevers (Katherine Boo)
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Katherine Boo
12
Wild (Cheryl Strayed)
Wild
Cheryl Strayed
13
House of Stone (Shadid)
House of Stone
Shadid
14
People Who Eat Darkness
People Who Eat Darkness
15
The Passage of Power (Robert A. Caro)
The Passage of Power
Robert A. Caro
16
The Mansion of Happiness
The Mansion of Happiness
17
The End of Your Life Book Club (Will Schwalbe)
The End of Your Life Book Club
Will Schwalbe
18
Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me (Ellen Forney)
Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me
Ellen Forney
19
No Easy Day (Mark Owen)
No Easy Day
Mark Owen
20
The Violinist's Thumb
The Violinist's Thumb
21
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
Kate Atkinson
22
Tenth of December (George Saunders)
Tenth of December
George Saunders
23
And the Mountains Echoed (Khaled Hosseini)
And the Mountains Echoed
Khaled Hosseini
24
The Interestings (Meg Wolitzer)
The Interestings
Meg Wolitzer
25
Bleeding Edge (Thomas Pynchon)
Bleeding Edge
Thomas Pynchon
26
The Golem and the Jinni (Helene Wecker)
The Golem and the Jinni
Helene Wecker
27
The Woman Who Lost Her Soul
The Woman Who Lost Her Soul
28
The Husband's Secret (Liane Moriarty)
The Husband's Secret
Liane Moriarty
29
The Son (Philipp Meyer)
The Son
Philipp Meyer
30
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
31
Five Days at Memorial
Five Days at Memorial
32
Fosse (Sam Wasson)
Fosse
Sam Wasson
33
With or Without You (Domenica Ruta)
With or Without You
Domenica Ruta
34
The Last Train to Zona Verde (Paul Theroux)
The Last Train to Zona Verde
Paul Theroux
35
The Good Nurse (Charles Graeber)
The Good Nurse
Charles Graeber
36
The Telling Room
The Telling Room
37
Frozen in Time (Mitchell Zuckoff)
Frozen in Time
Mitchell Zuckoff
38
The Cooked Seed (Anchee Min)
The Cooked Seed
Anchee Min
39
Book of Ages
Book of Ages
40
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief (Lawrence Wright)
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
Lawrence Wright
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