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NPR's Books We Love 2016 - Page 2

Great reads, every year, thoughtfully curated by NPR. This is the list from 2016, excluding cookbooks.
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Joe Gould's Teeth (Jill Lepore)
Joe Gould's Teeth
Jill Lepore
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Version Control (Dexter Palmer)
Version Control
Dexter Palmer
43
The Familiar (Volume 3) (Mark Danielewski)
The Familiar (Volume 3)
Mark Danielewski
44
Black Lotus: A Woman's Search for Racial Identity (Sil Lai Abrams)
Black Lotus: A Woman's Search for Racial Identity
Sil Lai Abrams
45
The White Donkey: Terminal Lance (Maximilian Uriarte)
The White Donkey: Terminal Lance
Maximilian Uriarte
46
Loner: A Novel (Teddy Wayne)
Loner: A Novel
Teddy Wayne
47
Elephant Complex: Travels in Sri Lanka (John Gimlette)
Elephant Complex: Travels in Sri Lanka
John Gimlette
48
The Night Gardener (Terry Fan)
The Night Gardener
Terry Fan
49
The Mayor of Mogadishu: A Story of Chaos and Redemption in the Ruins of Somalia (Andrew Harding)
The Mayor of Mogadishu: A Story of Chaos and Redemption in the Ruins of Somalia
Andrew Harding
50
The Abundance: Narrative Essays Old and New (Annie Dillard)
The Abundance: Narrative Essays Old and New
Annie Dillard
51
The Red Parts: Autobiography of a Trial (Maggie Nelson)
The Red Parts: Autobiography of a Trial
Maggie Nelson
52
Thunder Boy Jr. (Sherman Alexie, Yuyi Morales)
Thunder Boy Jr.
Sherman Alexie, Yuyi Morales
53
And I Darken (Kiersten White)
And I Darken
Kiersten White
54
Around the Way Girl: A Memoir (Taraji P. Henson, With Denene Millner)
Around the Way Girl: A Memoir
Taraji P. Henson, With Denene Millner
55
Peplum (Blutch)
Peplum
Blutch
56
Look: Poems (Solmaz Sharif)
Look: Poems
Solmaz Sharif
57
Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk
Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk
58
A Child of Books (Oliver Jeffers & Sam Winston)
A Child of Books
Oliver Jeffers & Sam Winston
59
Please Kill Me (Legs McNeil & Gillian McCain)
Please Kill Me
Legs McNeil & Gillian McCain
60
Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets (Luke Dittrich)
Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets
Luke Dittrich
61
Today Will Be Different (Maria Semple)
Today Will Be Different
Maria Semple
62
Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat! Volume 1: Hooked on a Feline (Kate Leth, Illustrated by Brittney Williams)
Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat! Volume 1: Hooked on a Feline
Kate Leth, Illustrated by Brittney Williams
63
Smoke (Dan Vyleta)
Smoke
Dan Vyleta
64
The Beach at Night (By Elena Ferrante, Illustrated by Mara Cerri, Tran)
The Beach at Night
By Elena Ferrante, Illustrated by Mara Cerri, Tran
65
A Collapse of Horses (Brian Evenson)
A Collapse of Horses
Brian Evenson
66
A Change of Heart (Sonali Dev)
A Change of Heart
Sonali Dev
67
Mooncop (Tom Gauld)
Mooncop
Tom Gauld
68
The Fortunes (Peter Ho Davies)
The Fortunes
Peter Ho Davies
69
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles
70
Why We Came to the City (Kristopher Jansma)
Why We Came to the City
Kristopher Jansma
71
My Marathon: Reflections on a Gold Medal Life (Frank Shorter, With John Brant)
My Marathon: Reflections on a Gold Medal Life
Frank Shorter, With John Brant
72
How to Be a Tudor: A Dawn-To-Dusk Guide to Tudor Life (Ruth Goodman)
How to Be a Tudor: A Dawn-To-Dusk Guide to Tudor Life
Ruth Goodman
73
Modern Lovers (Emma Staub)
Modern Lovers
Emma Staub
74
Utopia for Realists : And How We Can Get There (Rutger Bregman)
Utopia for Realists : And How We Can Get There
Rutger Bregman
75
The Winged Histories (Sofia Samatar)
The Winged Histories
Sofia Samatar
76
They May Not Mean To, but They Do: A Novel (Cathleen Schine)
They May Not Mean To, but They Do: A Novel
Cathleen Schine
77
The Second Life of Nick Mason (Steve Hamilton)
The Second Life of Nick Mason
Steve Hamilton
78
The Bitch Is Back: Older, Wiser, and (Getting) Happier (Cathi Hanauer (Editor))
The Bitch Is Back: Older, Wiser, and (Getting) Happier
Cathi Hanauer (Editor)
79
March (John Lewis)
March
John Lewis
80
Evicted (Matthew Desmond)
Evicted
Matthew Desmond
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