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Ex Libris: 100+ Books to Read and Reread

A thought-provoking challenge which contains important non-fiction examining race issues, democracy, terrorism and the lives of Abraham Lincoln and Muhammad Ali etc. This is alongside fiction favourites such as the Harry Potter series, The Lord of the Rings trilogy and works by Dr. Seuss.
These are books discussed in the 2020 publication "Ex Libris: 100+ Books to Read and Reread", by Pulitzer Prize–winning literary critic Michiko Kakutani. She writes "about books that have mattered to her and that help illuminate the world we live in today." (Goodreads)
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Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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The Light of the World (Elizabeth Alexander)
The Light of the World
Elizabeth Alexander
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The Greatest: My Own Story (Muhammad Ali)
The Greatest: My Own Story
Muhammad Ali
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The Muhammad Ali Reader (Gerald Early)
The Muhammad Ali Reader
Gerald Early
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King of the World (David Remnick)
King of the World
David Remnick
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The Tribute: Muhammad Ali, 1942–2016 (Sports Illustrated)
The Tribute: Muhammad Ali, 1942–2016
Sports Illustrated
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Experience (Martin Amis)
Experience
Martin Amis
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Winesburg, Ohio (Sherwood Anderson)
Winesburg, Ohio
Sherwood Anderson
9
The Origins of Totalitarianism (Hannah Arendt)
The Origins of Totalitarianism
Hannah Arendt
10
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
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Collected Poems of W.H. Auden (W.H. Auden)
Collected Poems of W.H. Auden
W.H. Auden
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Continental Drift (Russell Banks)
Continental Drift
Russell Banks
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The Adventures of Augie March (Saul Bellow)
The Adventures of Augie March
Saul Bellow
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Herzog (Saul Bellow)
Herzog
Saul Bellow
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The Actual (Saul Bellow)
The Actual
Saul Bellow
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The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America (Daniel J Boorstin)
The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America
Daniel J Boorstin
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Ficciones (Jorge Luis Borges)
Ficciones
Jorge Luis Borges
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The Moth Presents All These Wonders: True Stories About Facing the Unknown (Ed.By Catherine Burns)
The Moth Presents All These Wonders: True Stories About Facing the Unknown
Ed.By Catherine Burns
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The Plague (Albert Camus)
The Plague
Albert Camus
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The Passage of Power (Robert Caro)
The Passage of Power
Robert Caro
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Pursuits of Happiness: The Hollywood Comedy of Remarriage (Stanley Cavell)
Pursuits of Happiness: The Hollywood Comedy of Remarriage
Stanley Cavell
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Can We Talk About Something More Pleasant? (Roz Chast)
Can We Talk About Something More Pleasant?
Roz Chast
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In Patagonia (Bruce Chatwin)
In Patagonia
Bruce Chatwin
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What Am I Doing Here (Bruce Chatwin)
What Am I Doing Here
Bruce Chatwin
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The Sleepwalkers (Christopher Clark)
The Sleepwalkers
Christopher Clark
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The Retreat of Western Liberalism (Edward Luce)
The Retreat of Western Liberalism
Edward Luce
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A World in Disarray (Richard Haass)
A World in Disarray
Richard Haass
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Brother, I'm Dying (Edwidge Danticat)
Brother, I'm Dying
Edwidge Danticat
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Underworld (Don Delillo)
Underworld
Don Delillo
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Junot Díaz
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Slouching Towards Bethlehem (Joan Didion)
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
Joan Didion
32
The White Album (Joan Didion)
The White Album
Joan Didion
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Dave Eggers
34
Collected Stories of Deborah Eisenberg (Deborah Eisenberg)
Collected Stories of Deborah Eisenberg
Deborah Eisenberg
35
The Waste Land (T. S. Eliot)
The Waste Land
T. S. Eliot
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Founding Brothers (Joseph Ellis)
Founding Brothers
Joseph Ellis
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American Creation (Joseph Ellis)
American Creation
Joseph Ellis
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Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence (Joseph J. Ellis)
Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence
Joseph J. Ellis
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American Dialogue: The Founders and Us (Joseph J.Ellis)
American Dialogue: The Founders and Us
Joseph J.Ellis
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The Federalist Papers (Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay)
The Federalist Papers
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
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