Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.
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2019
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Wake, Siren - Nina MacLaughlin

Boston.com The 18 Best Books of 2019

In the Dream House - Carmen Maria Machado

BookPage Best Nonfiction Books of 2019

The Nickel Boys - Colson Whitehead

BookPage Best Fiction Books of 2019

Normal People - Sally Rooney

Barack Obama Favorite Books of 2019

The Old Drift - Namwali Serpell

Atlantic The 15 Best Books of 2019

Trust Exercise - Susan Choi

Publishers Weekly 10 Best Books of 2019

The Unpassing - Chia-Chia Lin

Electric Lit 15 Best Novels of 2019

Ordinary Girls - Jaquira Díaz

Electric Lit 15 Best Nonfiction Books of 2019

Fleishman Is in Trouble - Taffy Brodesser-Akner

New York Public Library 10 Best Books of 2019

Lot - Bryan Washington

BuzzFeed Best Fiction and Nonfiction of 2019

Lay Studies - Steven Toussaint

Commonweal: Anthony Domestico 2019 Books in Review

Juliet the Maniac - Juliet Escoria

Dennis Cooper Favorite Fiction and Nonfiction of 2019

Hyperallergic Top 25 Books of 2019

God Save the Queens - Kathy Iandoli

No Depression Top Music Books of 2019

The Vexations - Caitlin Horrocks

Wall Street Journal The Best Books of 2019

Fleishman Is in Trouble - Taffy Brodesser-Akner

Vox: Constance Grady The Best Books I Read in 2019

Girl, Woman, Other - Bernardine Evaristo

Powell's Books Best Fiction of 2019

Normal People - Sally Rooney

Entertainment Weekly The 10 Best Books of 2019

Eve's Hollywood - Eve Babitz

KCRW: Michael Silverblatt Best Books of 2019

The Topeka School - Ben Lerner

Vulture: Molly Young The Best Books of 2019

Go Ahead in the Rain - Hanif Abdurraqib

Powell's Books Best Nonfiction of 2019

The Dutch House - Ann Patchett

Fresh Air: Maureen Corrigan Favorite Books of 2019

The Nickel Boys - Colson Whitehead

Slate: Laura Miller The 10 Best Books of 2019

Trust Exercise - Susan Choi

Shelf Awareness Best Books of 2019

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