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The Listener Best Books of 2016

Here is a list of the New Zealand Listener's best books of the year 2016. How many of these have you read?
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The Abundance: Narrative Essays Old and New (Annie Dillard)
The Abundance: Narrative Essays Old and New
Annie Dillard
2
All Day at the Movies (Fiona Kidman)
All Day at the Movies
Fiona Kidman
3
All That Man Is (David Szalay)
All That Man Is
David Szalay
4
America's War for the Greater Middle East: A Military History (Andrew J. Bacevich)
America's War for the Greater Middle East: A Military History
Andrew J. Bacevich
5
And Soon I Heard a Roaring Wind: A Natural History of Moving Air (Bill Streever)
And Soon I Heard a Roaring Wind: A Natural History of Moving Air
Bill Streever
6
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? (Frans De Waal)
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
Frans De Waal
7
Autumn (Ali Smith)
Autumn
Ali Smith
8
Barkskins (Annie Proulx)
Barkskins
Annie Proulx
9
Beast (Paul Kingsnorth)
Beast
Paul Kingsnorth
10
Beck (Mal Peet)
Beck
Mal Peet
11
Being Chinese: A New Zealander's Story (Helene Wong)
Being Chinese: A New Zealander's Story
Helene Wong
12
The Big Smoke: New Zealand Cities, 1840–1920 (Ben Schrader)
The Big Smoke: New Zealand Cities, 1840–1920
Ben Schrader
13
Black Hole Blues and Other Songs From Outer Space (Janna Levin)
Black Hole Blues and Other Songs From Outer Space
Janna Levin
14
Black Ice Matter (Gina Cole)
Black Ice Matter
Gina Cole
15
Black Teeth (Zane Lovitt)
Black Teeth
Zane Lovitt
16
Black Water Lilies (Michel Bussi)
Black Water Lilies
Michel Bussi
17
The Bone Sparrow (Zana Fraillon)
The Bone Sparrow
Zana Fraillon
18
Born to Run (Bruce Springsteen)
Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen
19
The Boy Behind the Curtain (Tim Winton)
The Boy Behind the Curtain
Tim Winton
20
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived (Adam Rutherford)
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
Adam Rutherford
21
Can You Tolerate This? (Ashleigh Young)
Can You Tolerate This?
Ashleigh Young
22
A Child of Books (Oliver Jeffers & Sam Winston)
A Child of Books
Oliver Jeffers & Sam Winston
23
Collected Poems (Clive James)
Collected Poems
Clive James
24
Commonwealth (Ann Patchett)
Commonwealth
Ann Patchett
25
The Curious Guide to Things That Aren't (John Fixx)
The Curious Guide to Things That Aren't
John Fixx
26
Dad Art (Damien Wilkins)
Dad Art
Damien Wilkins
27
The Dark Flood Rises (Margaret Drabble)
The Dark Flood Rises
Margaret Drabble
28
Dark Money (Mayer)
Dark Money
Mayer
29
Daylight Second (Kelly Ana Morey)
Daylight Second
Kelly Ana Morey
30
Days Without End (Sebastian Barry)
Days Without End
Sebastian Barry
31
Deleted Scenes for Lovers (Tracey Slaughter)
Deleted Scenes for Lovers
Tracey Slaughter
32
The Diamond Horse (Stacy Gregg)
The Diamond Horse
Stacy Gregg
33
Digital vs. Human (Richard Watson)
Digital vs. Human
Richard Watson
34
Do Not Say We Have Nothing (Madeleine Thien)
Do Not Say We Have Nothing
Madeleine Thien
35
A Dying Breed (Peter Hanington)
A Dying Breed
Peter Hanington
36
Eggs or Anarchy? (William Sitwell)
Eggs or Anarchy?
William Sitwell
37
The Essex Serpent (Sarah Perry)
The Essex Serpent
Sarah Perry
38
Frankie Potts and the Sparkplug Mysteries (Juliet Jacka)
Frankie Potts and the Sparkplug Mysteries
Juliet Jacka
39
The Gene: An Intimate History (Siddhartha Mukherjee)
The Gene: An Intimate History
Siddhartha Mukherjee
40
The Girls (Emma Cline)
The Girls
Emma Cline
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