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NPR's Books We Love 2018

Great reads, every year, thoughtfully curated by NPR. This is the list from 2018, excluding cookbooks.
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Unclaimed Baggage (Jen Doll)
Unclaimed Baggage
Jen Doll
2
Monument: Poems: New and Selected (Natasha Trethewey)
Monument: Poems: New and Selected
Natasha Trethewey
3
The Mars Room (Rachel Kushner)
The Mars Room
Rachel Kushner
4
Exit Stage Left (Mark Russell)
Exit Stage Left
Mark Russell
5
A Gift From Darkness (Patience Ibrahim)
A Gift From Darkness
Patience Ibrahim
6
Homelands (Alfredo Corchado)
Homelands
Alfredo Corchado
7
84K (Claire North)
84K
Claire North
8
From Twinkle, With Love (Sandhya Menon)
From Twinkle, With Love
Sandhya Menon
9
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
Tayari Jones
10
Chesapeake Requiem (Earl Swift)
Chesapeake Requiem
Earl Swift
11
That Kind of Mother (Rumaan Alam)
That Kind of Mother
Rumaan Alam
12
The Mirage Factory: Illusion, Imagination, and the Invention of Los Angeles (Gary Krist)
The Mirage Factory: Illusion, Imagination, and the Invention of Los Angeles
Gary Krist
13
Milkman (Anna Burns)
Milkman
Anna Burns
14
Ana Maria Reyes Does Not Live in a Castle (Hilda Eunice Burgos)
Ana Maria Reyes Does Not Live in a Castle
Hilda Eunice Burgos
15
The Female Persuasion (Meg Wolitzer)
The Female Persuasion
Meg Wolitzer
16
The Hollow of Fear (Sherry Thomas)
The Hollow of Fear
Sherry Thomas
17
Leadership: In Turbulent Times (Doris Kearns Goodwin)
Leadership: In Turbulent Times
Doris Kearns Goodwin
18
Come Again (Nate Powell)
Come Again
Nate Powell
19
Beneath a Ruthless Sun (Gilbert King)
Beneath a Ruthless Sun
Gilbert King
20
If You See Me, Don't Say Hi (Neel Patel)
If You See Me, Don't Say Hi
Neel Patel
21
All You Can Ever Know (Nicole Chung)
All You Can Ever Know
Nicole Chung
22
The Night Diary (Veera Hiranandani)
The Night Diary
Veera Hiranandani
23
Rage Becomes Her (Soraya Chemaly)
Rage Becomes Her
Soraya Chemaly
24
A Cruelty Special to Our Species (Emily Jungmin Yoon)
A Cruelty Special to Our Species
Emily Jungmin Yoon
25
Number One Chinese Restaurant (Lillian Li)
Number One Chinese Restaurant
Lillian Li
26
Melmoth (Sarah Perry)
Melmoth
Sarah Perry
27
The World Only Spins Forward (Isaac Butler)
The World Only Spins Forward
Isaac Butler
28
Creative Quest (Questlove)
Creative Quest
Questlove
29
Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger (Rebecca Traister)
Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger
Rebecca Traister
30
Night Moves (Jessica Hopper)
Night Moves
Jessica Hopper
31
The Dragon Slayer (Jamie Hernandez)
The Dragon Slayer
Jamie Hernandez
32
Ninety-Nine Glimpses of Princess Margaret (Craig Brown)
Ninety-Nine Glimpses of Princess Margaret
Craig Brown
33
Conspiracy (Ryan Holiday)
Conspiracy
Ryan Holiday
34
There Will Be No Miracles Here (Casey Gerald)
There Will Be No Miracles Here
Casey Gerald
35
My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
My Sister, the Serial Killer
Oyinkan Braithwaite
36
Space Opera (Cathrynne Valente)
Space Opera
Cathrynne Valente
37
Fascism (Madeleine Albright)
Fascism
Madeleine Albright
38
Heart Berries (Terese Marie Mailhot)
Heart Berries
Terese Marie Mailhot
39
Small Animals (Kim Brooks)
Small Animals
Kim Brooks
40
Dactyl Hill Squad (Daniel Jose Older)
Dactyl Hill Squad
Daniel Jose Older
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