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NPR's Book Concierge: Best Books of 2017

The Book Concierge is back and bigger than ever! Explore more than 350 standout titles picked by NPR staff and critics.
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18 and Life on Skid Row (Sebastian Bach)
18 and Life on Skid Row
Sebastian Bach
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300 Arguments (Sarah Manguso)
300 Arguments
Sarah Manguso
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4 3 2 1 (Paul Auster)
4 3 2 1
Paul Auster
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5 Worlds: The Sand Warrior (Mark Siegel)
5 Worlds: The Sand Warrior
Mark Siegel
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A.D.: After Death (Scott Snyder)
A.D.: After Death
Scott Snyder
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Accident! (Andrea Tsurumi)
Accident!
Andrea Tsurumi
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Affluence Without Abundance: The Disappearing World of the Bushmen (James Suzman)
Affluence Without Abundance: The Disappearing World of the Bushmen
James Suzman
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After Kathy Acker (Chris Kraus)
After Kathy Acker
Chris Kraus
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AFTER THE FALL: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again (Dan Santat)
AFTER THE FALL: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again
Dan Santat
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Age of Anger (Pankaj Mishra)
Age of Anger
Pankaj Mishra
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Akata Warrior (Nnedi Okorafor)
Akata Warrior
Nnedi Okorafor
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Ali (Jonathan Eig)
Ali
Jonathan Eig
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The Alice Network (Kate Quinn)
The Alice Network
Kate Quinn
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All Grown Up (Jami Attenberg)
All Grown Up
Jami Attenberg
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Amanda Wakes Up (Alisyn Camerota)
Amanda Wakes Up
Alisyn Camerota
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American Fire: Love, Arson and Life in a Vanishing Land (Monica Hesse)
American Fire: Love, Arson and Life in a Vanishing Land
Monica Hesse
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American War (Omar El Akkad)
American War
Omar El Akkad
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Amina's Voice (Hena Khan)
Amina's Voice
Hena Khan
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An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back (Elisabeth Rosenthal)
An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back
Elisabeth Rosenthal
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An Odyssey: A Father, a Son, and an Epic (Daniel Mendelsohn)
An Odyssey: A Father, a Son, and an Epic
Daniel Mendelsohn
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An Unkindness of Ghosts (River Solomon)
An Unkindness of Ghosts
River Solomon
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An Unkindness of Magicians (Kat Howard)
An Unkindness of Magicians
Kat Howard
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And Your Daughters Shall Prophesy: Stories From the Byways of American Women and Religion (Adrian Shirk)
And Your Daughters Shall Prophesy: Stories From the Byways of American Women and Religion
Adrian Shirk
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The Animators (Kayla Rae Whitaker)
The Animators
Kayla Rae Whitaker
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Anne Boleyn, a King's Obsession (Alison Weir)
Anne Boleyn, a King's Obsession
Alison Weir
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The Answers (Catherine Lacey)
The Answers
Catherine Lacey
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Anything Is Possible (Elizabeth Strout)
Anything Is Possible
Elizabeth Strout
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The Apparitionists: A Tale of Phantoms, Fraud, Photography, and the Man (Peter Manseau)
The Apparitionists: A Tale of Phantoms, Fraud, Photography, and the Man
Peter Manseau
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Arabia Felix: The Danish Expedition, 1761-1767 (Thorkild Hansen)
Arabia Felix: The Danish Expedition, 1761-1767
Thorkild Hansen
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The Art of Starving (Sam J.Miller)
The Art of Starving
Sam J.Miller
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At the Lighting Field (Laura Raicovich)
At the Lighting Field
Laura Raicovich
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Autonomous (Annalee Newitz)
Autonomous
Annalee Newitz
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Autopsy (Donte Collins)
Autopsy
Donte Collins
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Autumn (Karl Ove Knausgaard)
Autumn
Karl Ove Knausgaard
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Autumn (Ali Smith)
Autumn
Ali Smith
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Back Pocket Pasta: Inspired Dinners to Cook on the Fly (Colu Henry)
Back Pocket Pasta: Inspired Dinners to Cook on the Fly
Colu Henry
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The Backstagers (James Tynion IV)
The Backstagers
James Tynion IV
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Bad Dreams and Other Stories (Tessa Hadley)
Bad Dreams and Other Stories
Tessa Hadley
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Baking Class: 50 Fun Recipes Kids Will Love to Bake! (Deanna F. Cook)
Baking Class: 50 Fun Recipes Kids Will Love to Bake!
Deanna F. Cook
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Baking With Kafka (Tom Gauld)
Baking With Kafka
Tom Gauld
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