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The New York Times' 10 Best Books Through Time

Each fall, the editors of the Times Book Review select the best fiction and nonfiction titles of the year. Our editors read, nominate, discuss, and debate the merits of each year's books, working together to land upon our list. The practice of editors sharing their picks of the year dates nearly back to the beginning of the Book Review in October 1896. But over the years, that list has taken many different names and forms. Now, we call this list the "Ten Best Books" and have done so since 2004. We hope you'll enjoy, and perhaps find inspiration in, the Best Books of years past.
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Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
Marilynne Robinson
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The Master
The Master
3
The Plot Against America (Philip Roth)
The Plot Against America
Philip Roth
4
Runaway (Alice Munro)
Runaway
Alice Munro
5
Snow (Orhan Pamuk)
Snow
Orhan Pamuk
6
War Trash
War Trash
7
Alexander Hamilton (Ron Chernow)
Alexander Hamilton
Ron Chernow
8
Chronicles Volume One (Bob Dylan)
Chronicles Volume One
Bob Dylan
9
Washington's Crossing (David Hackett Fischer)
Washington's Crossing
David Hackett Fischer
10
Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare (Stephen Greenblatt)
Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare
Stephen Greenblatt
11
Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
Kafka on the Shore
Haruki Murakami
12
On Beauty (Zadie Smith)
On Beauty
Zadie Smith
13
Prep (Curtis Sittenfeld)
Prep
Curtis Sittenfeld
14
Saturday (Ian McEwan)
Saturday
Ian McEwan
15
Veronica (Mary Gaitskill)
Veronica
Mary Gaitskill
16
The Assassins' Gate (George Packer)
The Assassins' Gate
George Packer
17
De Kooning: An American Master (Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan)
De Kooning: An American Master
Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan
18
Lost Painting (Jonathan Harr)
Lost Painting
Jonathan Harr
19
Postwar (Tony Judt)
Postwar
Tony Judt
20
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
The Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion
21
Absurdistan (Gary Shteyngart)
Absurdistan
Gary Shteyngart
22
The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel
The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel
23
The Emperor's Children - Claire Messud
The Emperor's Children - Claire Messud
24
The Lay of the Land (Richard Ford)
The Lay of the Land
Richard Ford
25
Special Topics in Calamity Physics (Marisha Pessl)
Special Topics in Calamity Physics
Marisha Pessl
26
Falling Through the Earth (Danielle Trussoni)
Falling Through the Earth
Danielle Trussoni
27
The Looming Tower
The Looming Tower
28
Mayflower (Nathaniel Philbrick)
Mayflower
Nathaniel Philbrick
29
The Omnivore's Dilemma (Michael Pollan)
The Omnivore's Dilemma
Michael Pollan
30
The Places in Between
The Places in Between
31
Man Gone Down (Michael Thomas)
Man Gone Down
Michael Thomas
32
Out Stealing Horses (Per Petterson)
Out Stealing Horses
Per Petterson
33
The Savage Detectives (Roberto Bolaño)
The Savage Detectives
Roberto Bolaño
34
Then We Came to the End
Then We Came to the End
35
Tree of Smoke (Denis Johnson)
Tree of Smoke
Denis Johnson
36
Imperial Life in the Emerald City (Rajiv Chandrasekaran)
Imperial Life in the Emerald City
Rajiv Chandrasekaran
37
Little Heathens (Mildred Armstrong Kalish)
Little Heathens
Mildred Armstrong Kalish
38
The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court (Jeffrey Toobin)
The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court
Jeffrey Toobin
39
The Ordeal of Elizabeth Marsh (Linda Colley)
The Ordeal of Elizabeth Marsh
Linda Colley
40
The Rest Is Noise
The Rest Is Noise
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