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NPR's Books We Love 2014

Great reads, every year, thoughtfully curated by NPR. This is the list from 2014, excluding cookbooks
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Some Dead Genius (Lenny Kleinfeld)
Some Dead Genius
Lenny Kleinfeld
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The Fever (Megan Abbott)
The Fever
Megan Abbott
3
All the Truth Is Out (Matt Bai)
All the Truth Is Out
Matt Bai
4
The Apex Book of World SF (Lavie Tidhar)
The Apex Book of World SF
Lavie Tidhar
5
The Book of Unknown Americans (Cristina Henriquez)
The Book of Unknown Americans
cristina henriquez
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The Empathy Exams
The Empathy Exams
7
The Unamericans (Molly Antopol)
The Unamericans
Molly Antopol
8
The Universal Tone: Bringing My Story to Light (Carlos Santana)
The Universal Tone: Bringing My Story to Light
Carlos Santana
9
Empress Dowager Cixi (Jung Chang)
Empress Dowager Cixi
Jung Chang
10
The Man With the Compound Eyes (Wu Ming-Yi)
The Man With the Compound Eyes
Wu Ming-yi
11
The Zone of Interest (Martin Amis)
The Zone of Interest
Martin Amis
12
Martian (Andy Weir)
Martian
Andy Weir
13
Poking a Dead Frog: Conversations With Today's Top Comedy Writers (Mike Sacks)
Poking a Dead Frog: Conversations With Today's Top Comedy Writers
Mike Sacks
14
The Sixth Extinction
The Sixth Extinction
15
Euphoria (Lily King)
Euphoria
Lily King
16
Panic in a Suitcase (Yelena Akhtiorskaya)
Panic in a Suitcase
Yelena Akhtiorskaya
17
Heap House (Edward Carey)
Heap House
Edward Carey
18
Your Illustrated Guide to Becoming One With the Universe (Yumi Sakugawa)
Your Illustrated Guide to Becoming One With the Universe
Yumi Sakugawa
19
Dear Committee Members (Julie Schumacher)
Dear Committee Members
Julie Schumacher
20
Every Day Is for the Thief (Teju Cole)
Every Day Is for the Thief
Teju Cole
21
2Am at the Cats Pyjamas
2Am at the Cats Pyjamas
22
Horrorstor (Grady Hendrix)
Horrorstor
Grady Hendrix
23
The Ploughmen (Kim Zupan)
The Ploughmen
Kim Zupan
24
Bitter Eden (Tatamkhulu Afrika)
Bitter Eden
Tatamkhulu Afrika
25
The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine and the Miracle That Set Them Free (Héctor Tobar)
The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine and the Miracle That Set Them Free
Héctor Tobar
26
Pretty Deadly (Kelly Sue Deconnick)
Pretty Deadly
Kelly Sue DeConnick
27
An Unnecessary Woman (Rabih Alameddine)
An Unnecessary Woman
Rabih Alameddine
28
Electric City (Elizabeth Rosner)
Electric City
Elizabeth Rosner
29
Wonderland (Stacey D'erasmo)
Wonderland
Stacey D'Erasmo
30
Fatale (Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips)
Fatale
ed brubaker & sean phillips
31
The Broken Road: From the Iron Gates to Mount Athos (Patrick Leigh Fermor)
The Broken Road: From the Iron Gates to Mount Athos
Patrick Leigh Fermor
32
The Tropic of Serpents (Marie Brennan)
The Tropic of Serpents
Marie Brennan
33
One Kick (Chelsea Cain)
One Kick
Chelsea Cain
34
The Empire of Necessity: Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World (Greg Grandin)
The Empire of Necessity: Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World
Greg Grandin
35
Walt Before Skeezix (Frank King)
Walt Before Skeezix
Frank King
36
The True American
The True American
37
Things I've Learned From Dying (David R. Dow)
Things I've Learned From Dying
David R. Dow
38
Valour and Vanity (Mary Robinette Kowal)
Valour and Vanity
Mary Robinette Kowal
39
The Map Thief: The Gripping Story of an Esteemed Rare-Map Dealer Who Made Millions Stealing Priceles (Michael Blanding)
The Map Thief: The Gripping Story of an Esteemed Rare-Map Dealer Who Made Millions Stealing Priceles
Michael Blanding
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Rules of Summer (Shaun Tan)
Rules of Summer
Shaun Tan
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