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NPR's Books We Love 2016 - Page 6

Great reads, every year, thoughtfully curated by NPR. This is the list from 2016, excluding cookbooks.
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The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead
202
American Housewife (Helen Ellis)
American Housewife
Helen Ellis
203
Rolling Blackouts: Dispatches From Turkey, Syria, and Iraq (Sarah Glidden)
Rolling Blackouts: Dispatches From Turkey, Syria, and Iraq
Sarah Glidden
204
Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty (Ramona Ausubel)
Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty
Ramona Ausubel
205
Landmarks (Robert MacFarlane)
Landmarks
Robert MacFarlane
206
The Border of Paradise: A Novel (Esmé Weijun Wang)
The Border of Paradise: A Novel
Esmé Weijun Wang
207
Sex Object (Jessica Valenti)
Sex Object
Jessica Valenti
208
The Story of a Brief Marriage: A Novel (Anuk Arudpragasam)
The Story of a Brief Marriage: A Novel
Anuk Arudpragasam
209
A Rage for Order (Robert F. Worth)
A Rage for Order
Robert F. Worth
210
Swing Time (Zadie Smith)
Swing Time
Zadie Smith
211
Knockout: Stories (John Jodzio)
Knockout: Stories
John Jodzio
212
What Belongs to You (Garth Greenwell)
What Belongs to You
Garth Greenwell
213
When the Sea Turned to Silver (Grace Lin)
When the Sea Turned to Silver
Grace Lin
214
The Point Is: Making Sense of Birth, Death, and Everything in Between (Lee Eisenberg)
The Point Is: Making Sense of Birth, Death, and Everything in Between
Lee Eisenberg
215
The One Hundred Nights of Hero: A Graphic Novel (Isabel Greenberg)
The One Hundred Nights of Hero: A Graphic Novel
Isabel Greenberg
216
Hot Dog Taste Test (Lisa Hanawalt)
Hot Dog Taste Test
Lisa Hanawalt
217
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
Yaa Gyasi
218
Another Brooklyn (Jacqueline Woodson)
Another Brooklyn
Jacqueline Woodson
219
Native: Dispatches From an Israeli-Palestinian Life (Sayed Kashua)
Native: Dispatches From an Israeli-Palestinian Life
Sayed Kashua
220
My Name Is Lucy Barton (Elizabeth Strout)
My Name Is Lucy Barton
Elizabeth Strout
221
The Widow (Fiona Barton)
The Widow
Fiona Barton
222
The Theoretical Foot (M.F.K. Fisher)
The Theoretical Foot
M.F.K. Fisher
223
Zero K (Don Delillo)
Zero K
Don Delillo
224
Madonnaland: And Other Detours Into Fame and Fandom (Alina Simone)
Madonnaland: And Other Detours Into Fame and Fandom
Alina Simone
225
The Summer Before the War (Helen Simonson)
The Summer Before the War
Helen Simonson
226
The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between (Hisham Matar)
The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between
Hisham Matar
227
Possession: The Curious History of Private Collectors From Antiquity to the Present (Erin Thompson)
Possession: The Curious History of Private Collectors From Antiquity to the Present
Erin Thompson
228
Alive, Alive Oh!: And Other Things That Matter (Diana Athill)
Alive, Alive Oh!: And Other Things That Matter
Diana Athill
229
Hidden Figures (Margot Lee Shetterly)
Hidden Figures
Margot Lee Shetterly
230
Ways to Disappear (Idra Novey)
Ways to Disappear
Idra Novey
231
The Queen of the Night (Alexander Chee)
The Queen of the Night
Alexander Chee
232
The Yid (Paul Goldberg)
The Yid
Paul Goldberg
233
Sweetbitter (Stephanie Danler)
Sweetbitter
Stephanie Danler
234
The Hating Game (Sally Thorne)
The Hating Game
Sally Thorne
235
Faith Volume 1: Hollywood and Vine (Jody Houser, Illustrated by Francis Portela and Ma)
Faith Volume 1: Hollywood and Vine
Jody Houser, Illustrated by Francis Portela and Ma
236
Dark Matter (Blake Crouch)
Dark Matter
Blake Crouch
237
Darktown: A Novel (Thomas Mullen)
Darktown: A Novel
Thomas Mullen
238
Vision Volume 1: Little Worse Than a Man (Tom King, Illustrated by Gabriel Hernandez Walta)
Vision Volume 1: Little Worse Than a Man
Tom King, Illustrated by Gabriel Hernandez Walta
239
Selected Poems, 1968-2014 (Paul Muldoon)
Selected Poems, 1968-2014
Paul Muldoon
240
White Trash (Isenberg)
White Trash
Isenberg
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