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NPR's Books We Love 2016 - Page 5

Great reads, every year, thoughtfully curated by NPR. This is the list from 2016, excluding cookbooks.
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Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets (Svetlana Alexievich,)
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets
Svetlana Alexievich,
162
All the Single Ladies (Rebecca Traister)
All the Single Ladies
Rebecca Traister
163
Dust (Michael Marder)
Dust
Michael Marder
164
The Mothers (Brit Bennett)
The Mothers
Brit Bennett
165
Moonglow (Michael Chabon)
Moonglow
Michael Chabon
166
Everybody's Fool (Richard Russo)
Everybody's Fool
Richard Russo
167
Bullies: A Friendship (Alex Abramovich)
Bullies: A Friendship
Alex Abramovich
168
The Nest (Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney)
The Nest
Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
169
Plutona (Jeff Lemire, Emi Lenox, Jordie Bellaire)
Plutona
Jeff Lemire, Emi Lenox, Jordie Bellaire
170
Ghosts (Raina Telgemeier)
Ghosts
Raina Telgemeier
171
The Trespasser (Tana French)
The Trespasser
Tana French
172
The Singing Bones (Shaun Tan)
The Singing Bones
Shaun Tan
173
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts (Joshua Hammer)
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts
Joshua Hammer
174
I Am No One: A Novel (Patrick Flanery)
I Am No One: A Novel
Patrick Flanery
175
The Seventh Wish (Kate Messner)
The Seventh Wish
Kate Messner
176
Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape and the Making of Winston Churchill (Candice Millard)
Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape and the Making of Winston Churchill
Candice Millard
177
In the Not Quite Dark: Stories (Dana Johnson)
In the Not Quite Dark: Stories
Dana Johnson
178
Eligible (Curtis Sittenfeld)
Eligible
Curtis Sittenfeld
179
Leave Me Alone (Vera Brosgol)
Leave Me Alone
Vera Brosgol
180
Terror in the City of Champions: Murder, Baseball, and the Secret Society That Shocked Depression-Er (Tom Stanton)
Terror in the City of Champions: Murder, Baseball, and the Secret Society That Shocked Depression-Er
Tom Stanton
181
Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume 3: The War Years and After, 1939-1962 (Blanche Wiesen Cook)
Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume 3: The War Years and After, 1939-1962
Blanche Wiesen Cook
182
The Vanishing Velázquez: A 19th Century Bookseller's Obsession With a Lost Masterpiece (Laura Cumming)
The Vanishing Velázquez: A 19th Century Bookseller's Obsession With a Lost Masterpiece
Laura Cumming
183
The Story of Hong Gildong (Minsoo Kang)
The Story of Hong Gildong
Minsoo Kang
184
Freedom Over Me (Ashley Bryan)
Freedom Over Me
Ashley Bryan
185
The Reader (Traci Chee)
The Reader
Traci Chee
186
The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race (Jesmyn Ward)
The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race
Jesmyn Ward
187
Thomas Jefferson Dreams of Sally Hemings (Stephen O'Connor)
Thomas Jefferson Dreams of Sally Hemings
Stephen O'Connor
188
All the Birds in the Sky (Charlie Jane Anders)
All the Birds in the Sky
Charlie Jane Anders
189
Girls on Fire: A Novel (Robin Wasserman)
Girls on Fire: A Novel
Robin Wasserman
190
Sport of Kings (C E Morgan)
Sport of Kings
C E Morgan
191
You Will Know Me (Megan Abbott)
You Will Know Me
Megan Abbott
192
Ody-C (Matt Fraction)
Ody-C
Matt Fraction
193
Where Am I Now?: True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame (Mara Wilson)
Where Am I Now?: True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame
Mara Wilson
194
Underground Airlines (Ben H. Winters)
Underground Airlines
Ben H. Winters
195
Imagine Me Gone (Adam Haslett)
Imagine Me Gone
Adam Haslett
196
Disappearance at Devil's Rock (Paul Tremblay)
Disappearance at Devil's Rock
Paul Tremblay
197
Cheap Novelties: The Pleasures of Urban Decay (Ben Katchor)
Cheap Novelties: The Pleasures of Urban Decay
Ben Katchor
198
Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley (Antonio Garcia Martinez)
Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley
Antonio Garcia Martinez
199
Listen to the Moon (Rose Lerner)
Listen to the Moon
Rose Lerner
200
The Mandibles (Lionel Shriver)
The Mandibles
Lionel Shriver
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