Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.
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The Underground Railroad

by  Colson Whitehead

The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead

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  1. Time: Sarah Begley: Top 20 Books of 2016
  2. Fresh Air: Maureen Corrigan: 10 Best Books of 2016
  3. Paste: The 40 Best Novels of the 2010s
  4. Harper’s Bazaar: The 13 Best Books of 2016
  5. Publishers Weekly: 10 Best Books of 2016
  6. Library Journal: 10 Best Books of 2016
  7. Town & Country: The 17 Best Books of the 2010s

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Year-end lists are fingerprints; aggregate statistics are smudges. Therefore, I make no tallies.