Year-End Lists
A browsable archive of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.
2020
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2010s
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2019
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2016 Books
Maria Popova: 16 Favorite Books of 2016
22 December 2016
Maria Popova
:
16 Favorite Books of 2016
[see also
2018
,
2015
]
The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone
Olivia Laing
Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities
Rebecca Solnit
Upstream: Selected Essays
Mary Oliver
Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space
Janna Levin
Time Travel: A History
James Gleick
The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction
Neil Gaiman
Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs
Sally Mann
Anger and Forgiveness: Resentment, Generosity, Justice
Martha C. Nussbaum
Unforbidden Pleasures: Rethinking Authority, Power, and Vitality
Adam Phillips
The Course of Love: A Novel
Alain de Botton
The Gutsy Girl: Escapades for Your Life of Epic Adventure
Caroline Paul
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
Margot Lee Shetterly
Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living
Krista Tippett
The Abundance: Narrative Essays Old and New
Annie Dillard
When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi
Pinocchio: The Origin Story
Alessandro Sanna