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NPR's Books We Love 2017

Great reads, every year, thoughtfully curated by NPR. This is the list from 2017, excluding cookbooks.
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Uncommon Type (Tom Hanks)
Uncommon Type
Tom Hanks
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A.D.: After Death (Scott Snyder)
A.D.: After Death
Scott Snyder
3
Otis Redding: An Unfinished Life (Jonathan Gould)
Otis Redding: An Unfinished Life
Jonathan Gould
4
Ali: A Life (Jonathan Eig)
Ali: A Life
jonathan eig
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Leopard at the Door (Jennifer McVeigh)
Leopard at the Door
Jennifer McVeigh
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Her Right Foot (Dave Eggers)
Her Right Foot
Dave Eggers
7
Harmless Like You (Rowan Hisayo Buchanan)
Harmless Like You
Rowan Hisayo Buchanan
8
Iraq +100: The First Anthology of Science Fiction to Have Emerged From Iraq (Hassan Blasim)
Iraq +100: The First Anthology of Science Fiction to Have Emerged From Iraq
Hassan Blasim
9
The Seventh Function of Language (Laurent Binet)
The Seventh Function of Language
Laurent Binet
10
Stay With Me (Ayobami Adebayo)
Stay With Me
Ayobami Adebayo
11
Goodbye, Vitamin (Rachel Khong)
Goodbye, Vitamin
Rachel Khong
12
Wolf in the Snow (Matthew Cordell)
Wolf in the Snow
Matthew Cordell
13
The World Broke in Two (Bill Goldstein)
The World Broke in Two
Bill Goldstein
14
L'appart: The Delights and Disasters of Making My Paris Home (David Lebovitz)
L'appart: The Delights and Disasters of Making My Paris Home
David Lebovitz
15
Breathless (Beverly Jenkins)
Breathless
Beverly Jenkins
16
Mozart's Starling (Lyanda Lynn Haupt)
Mozart's Starling
Lyanda Lynn Haupt
17
An Unkindness of Ghosts (River Solomon)
An Unkindness of Ghosts
River Solomon
18
The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors (Drew Daywalt)
The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors
Drew Daywalt
19
The Way of the Hare (Marianne Taylor)
The Way of the Hare
Marianne Taylor
20
Too Much and Not the Mood (Durga Chew-Bose)
Too Much and Not the Mood
durga chew-bose
21
Quicksand (Malin Persson Giolito)
Quicksand
malin persson giolito
22
Marlena (Julie Buntin)
Marlena
Julie Buntin
23
Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002) (David Sedaris)
Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002)
David Sedaris
24
Far From the Tree (Robin Benway)
Far From the Tree
Robin Benway
25
Winter Tide (Ruthanna Emrys)
Winter Tide
Ruthanna Emrys
26
Priscilla Gorilla (Barbara Bottner)
Priscilla Gorilla
Barbara Bottner
27
Days Without End (Sebastian Barry)
Days Without End
Sebastian Barry
28
River of Teeth (Sarah Gailey)
River of Teeth
Sarah Gailey
29
Eat Only When You're Hungry (Lindsay Hunter)
Eat Only When You're Hungry
lindsay hunter
30
Everything Is Flammable (Gabrielle Bell)
Everything Is Flammable
gabrielle bell
31
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter (Theodora Goss)
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter
Theodora Goss
32
Spoonbenders (Daryl Gregory)
Spoonbenders
Daryl Gregory
33
Jabari Jumps (Gaia Cornwall)
Jabari Jumps
Gaia Cornwall
34
One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter (Scaachi Koul)
One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter
Scaachi Koul
35
Hello, Universe (Erin Entrada Kelly)
Hello, Universe
Erin Entrada Kelly
36
On Second Thought (Kristan Higgins)
On Second Thought
Kristan Higgins
37
An Unkindness of Magicians (Kat Howard)
An Unkindness of Magicians
Kat Howard
38
Strange Practice (Vivian Shaw)
Strange Practice
Vivian Shaw
39
Wild Things: The Joy of Reading Children's Literature as an Adult (Bruce Handy)
Wild Things: The Joy of Reading Children's Literature as an Adult
Bruce Handy
40
The River Bank (Kij Johnson)
The River Bank
kij johnson
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