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NPR's Books We Love 2017 - Page 2

Great reads, every year, thoughtfully curated by NPR. This is the list from 2017, excluding cookbooks.
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Tyrannosaurus Rex vs. Edna the Very First Chicken (Douglas Rees)
Tyrannosaurus Rex vs. Edna the Very First Chicken
Douglas Rees
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Amanda Wakes Up (Alisyn Camerota)
Amanda Wakes Up
Alisyn Camerota
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The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic (Mike Duncan)
The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic
Mike Duncan
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Turtles All the Way Down (John Green)
Turtles All the Way Down
John Green
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The New Analog: Listening and Reconnecting in a Digital World (Damon Krukowski)
The New Analog: Listening and Reconnecting in a Digital World
Damon Krukowski
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When's My Birthday? (Julie Fogliano)
When's My Birthday?
Julie Fogliano
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Age of Anger (Pankaj Mishra)
Age of Anger
Pankaj Mishra
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Town Is by the Sea (Joanne Schwartz)
Town Is by the Sea
Joanne Schwartz
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Do I Make Myself Clear (Evans)
Do I Make Myself Clear
Evans
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Lotus (Lijia Zhang)
Lotus
Lijia Zhang
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Beyond the Bright Sea (Lauren Wolk)
Beyond the Bright Sea
Lauren Wolk
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Shining City (Tom Rosenstiel)
Shining City
Tom Rosenstiel
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Greater Gotham: A History of New York City From 1898 to 1919 (Mike Wallace)
Greater Gotham: A History of New York City From 1898 to 1919
Mike Wallace
54
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth (Oliver Jeffers)
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
Oliver Jeffers
55
Priestdaddy (Patricia Lockwood)
Priestdaddy
Patricia Lockwood
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This Is Just My Face (Gabourey Sidibe)
This Is Just My Face
Gabourey Sidibe
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Madame President: The Extraordinary Journey of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (Helene Cooper)
Madame President: The Extraordinary Journey of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Helene Cooper
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Affluence Without Abundance: The Disappearing World of the Bushmen (James Suzman)
Affluence Without Abundance: The Disappearing World of the Bushmen
James Suzman
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A Thousand Colored Castles (Gareth Brookes)
A Thousand Colored Castles
Gareth Brookes
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The Betting Vow (K.M. Jackson)
The Betting Vow
K.M. Jackson
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The Animators (Kayla Rae Whitaker)
The Animators
Kayla Rae Whitaker
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The Strays (Emily Bitto)
The Strays
Emily Bitto
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Lady Killers (Tori Telfer)
Lady Killers
Tori Telfer
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Dear Ijeawale (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Dear Ijeawale
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
65
The Family Imprint: A Daughter's Portrait of Love and Loss (Nancy Borowick)
The Family Imprint: A Daughter's Portrait of Love and Loss
Nancy Borowick
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Chemistry (Weike Wang)
Chemistry
Weike Wang
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The Burning Girl (Claire Messud)
The Burning Girl
Claire Messud
68
Selection Day (Aravind Adiga)
Selection Day
Aravind Adiga
69
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo
George Saunders
70
The Rules Do Not Apply (Ariel Levy)
The Rules Do Not Apply
Ariel Levy
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City of Saints and Thieves (Natalie C.Anderson)
City of Saints and Thieves
Natalie C.Anderson
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I Believe in a Thing Called Love (Goo)
I Believe in a Thing Called Love
Goo
73
Lea (Pascal Mercier)
Lea
Pascal Mercier
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Two Kinds of Truth (Michael Connelly)
Two Kinds of Truth
Michael Connelly
75
Wonder Valley (Ivy Pochoda)
Wonder Valley
Ivy Pochoda
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Five-Carat Soul (James McBride)
Five-Carat Soul
James McBride
77
History of Wolves (Emily Fridlund)
History of Wolves
Emily Fridlund
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White Fur (Jardine Libaire)
White Fur
Jardine Libaire
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The Changeling (Victor Lavalle)
The Changeling
Victor Lavalle
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They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us (Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib)
They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us
Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib
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