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The NY Times' 100 Best Books of the 21st Century

Many of us find joy in looking back and taking stock of our reading lives, which is why we here at The New York Times Book Review decided to mark the first 25 years of this century with an ambitious project: to take a first swing at determining the most important, influential books of the era. In collaboration with the Upshot, we sent a survey to hundreds of literary luminaries, asking them to name the 10 best books published since Jan. 1, 2000.
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Tree of Smoke (Denis Johnson)
Tree of Smoke (Denis Johnson)
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How to Be Both (Ali Smith)
How to Be Both (Ali Smith)
3
Bel Canto (Ann Pratchett)
Bel Canto (Ann Pratchett)
4
Men We Reaped (Jesmyn Ward)
Men We Reaped (Jesmyn Ward)
5
Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments (Saidiya Hartman)
Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments (Saidiya Hartman)
6
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
7
On Beauty (Zadie Smith)
On Beauty (Zadie Smith)
8
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
9
The Days of Abandonment
The Days of Abandonment
10
The Human Stain (Philip Roth)
The Human Stain (Philip Roth)
11
The Sympathizer (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
The Sympathizer (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
12
The Return (Hisham Matar)
The Return (Hisham Matar)
13
The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis
The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis
14
Detransition, Baby (Torrey Peters)
Detransition, Baby (Torrey Peters)
15
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom (David W. Blight)
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom (David W. Blight)
16
Pastoralia (George Saunders)
Pastoralia (George Saunders)
17
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukhe
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukhe
18
When We Cease to Understand the World (Benjamin Labatut)
When We Cease to Understand the World (Benjamin Labatut)
19
Hurricane Season (Fernanda Melchor)
Hurricane Season (Fernanda Melchor)
20
Pulphead Essays (John Jeremiah Sullivan)
Pulphead Essays (John Jeremiah Sullivan)
21
The Story of the Lost Child (Elena Ferrante)
The Story of the Lost Child (Elena Ferrante)
22
A Manual for Cleaning Women (Lucia Berlin)
A Manual for Cleaning Women (Lucia Berlin)
23
Septology (Jon Fosse)
Septology (Jon Fosse)
24
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
25
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Gabrielle Zevin)
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Gabrielle Zevin)
26
Exit West (Mohsin Hamed)
Exit West (Mohsin Hamed)
27
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
28
The Passage of Power (Robert A. Caro)
The Passage of Power (Robert A. Caro)
29
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets (Svetlana Alexievich,)
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets (Svetlana Alexievich,)
30
The Copenhagen Trilogy (Tove Ditlevsen)
The Copenhagen Trilogy (Tove Ditlevsen)
31
All Aunt Hagar's Children (Edward P. Jones)
All Aunt Hagar's Children (Edward P. Jones)
32
The New Jim Crow (Michelle Alexander)
The New Jim Crow (Michelle Alexander)
33
The Friend (Sigrid Nunez)
The Friend (Sigrid Nunez)
34
Far From the Tree (Andrew Solomon)
Far From the Tree (Andrew Solomon)
35
We the Animals (Justin Torres)
We the Animals (Justin Torres)
36
The Plot Against America (Philip Roth)
The Plot Against America (Philip Roth)
37
The Great Believers (Rebecca Makkai)
The Great Believers (Rebecca Makkai)
38
Veronica (Mary Gaitskill)
Veronica (Mary Gaitskill)
39
10:04 (Ben Lerner)
10:04 (Ben Lerner)
40
Demon Copperhead (Barbara Kingsolver)
Demon Copperhead (Barbara Kingsolver)
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