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Lithub's Best Books of the Decade

Books from the various lists published at lithub.com containing the best books of the decade. The lists include best novels, memoirs, collections of essays, stories, etc., and a list of books that should be read, and books mostly likely to be read in the future.
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Abbott Awaits (Chris Bachelder)
Abbott Awaits
1
Chris Bachelder
The Affairs of the Falcons (Melissa Rivero)
The Affairs of the Falcons
2
Melissa Rivero
Alice + Freda Forever (Alexis Coe)
Alice + Freda Forever
3
Alexis Coe
All My Puny Sorrows (Miriam Toews)
All My Puny Sorrows
4
Miriam Toews
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
5
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Amsterdam Stories (Nescio)
Amsterdam Stories
6
Nescio
The Argonauts (Maggie Nelson)
The Argonauts
7
Maggie Nelson
Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life (William Finnegan)
Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
8
William Finnegan
Battleborn (Claire Vaye Watkins)
Battleborn
9
Claire Vaye Watkins
Beauty Is a Wound (Eka Kurniawan)
Beauty Is a Wound
10
Eka Kurniawan
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
11
Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Bone Clocks (David Mitchell)
The Bone Clocks
12
David Mitchell
The Book of Emma Reyes (Emma Reyes)
The Book of Emma Reyes
13
Emma Reyes
The Book of Harlan (Bernice McFadden)
The Book of Harlan
14
Bernice McFadden
The Book of My Lives
The Book of My Lives
15
Braiding Sweetgrass (Robin Wall Kimmerer)
Braiding Sweetgrass
16
Robin Wall Kimmerer
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
17
Hilary Mantel
The Buddha in the Attic (Julie Otsuka)
The Buddha in the Attic
18
Julie Otsuka
Cities I've Never Lived in (Sara Majka)
Cities I've Never Lived In
19
Sara Majka
Citizen (Claudia Rankine)
Citizen
20
Claudia Rankine
The Complete Stories (Clarice Lispector)
The Complete Stories
21
Clarice Lispector
Conversations With Friends (Sally Rooney)
Conversations With Friends
22
Sally Rooney
Dear Life (Alice Munro)
Dear Life
23
Alice Munro
Dept. of Speculation (Jenny Offill)
Dept. of Speculation
24
Jenny Offill
Don't Call Us Dead: Poems (Danez Smith)
Don't Call Us Dead: Poems
25
Danez Smith
The Door (Magda Szabó)
The Door
26
Magda Szabó
The Emerald Light in the Air (Donald Antrim)
The Emerald Light in the Air
27
Donald Antrim
Everything Here Is Beautiful (Mira T. Lee)
Everything Here Is Beautiful
28
Mira T. Lee
The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir (Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich)
The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir
29
Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
Feel Free (Zadie Smith)
Feel Free
30
Zadie Smith
Fever Dream (Samanta Schweblin)
Fever Dream
31
Samanta Schweblin
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
32
N. K. Jemisin
The Flame Throwers (Rachel Kushner)
The Flame Throwers
33
Rachel Kushner
Flights (Olga Tokarczuk)
Flights
34
Olga Tokarczuk
Frankenstein in Baghdad (Ahmed Saadawi)
Frankenstein in Baghdad
35
Ahmed Saadawi
The Girl Who Is Getting Married (Aoko Matsuda)
The Girl Who Is Getting Married
36
Aoko Matsuda
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
37
Donna Tartt
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
38
Gillian Flynn
H Is for Hawk (Helen MacDonald)
H Is for Hawk
39
Helen MacDonald
Her Body and Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado)
Her Body and Other Parties
40
Carmen Maria Machado
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