Year-End Lists

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The Nickel Boys - Colson Whitehead

Library Journal Best Literary Fiction of 2019

Vogue The Best Novels of 2019

Ducks, Newburyport - Lucy Ellmann

Goldsmiths Prize Best Fiction of 2019

Sing, Unburied, Sing - Jesmyn Ward

Time The 10 Best Fiction Books of the 2010s

The Water Dancer - Ta-Nehisi Coates

O Magazine The Best Books of 2019

The Most Fun We Ever Had - Claire Lombardo

She Reads The Best Books of 2019

Time The 10 Best Nonfiction Books of the 2010s

Lit Hub The 20 Best Works of Nonfiction of the 2010s

How We Fight for Our Lives - Saeed Jones

Kirkus Prize Nonfiction 2019

The Nickel Boys - Colson Whitehead

Kirkus Prize Fiction 2019

The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead

Paste The 40 Best Novels of the 2010s

The Testaments - Margaret Atwood

The Booker Prize 2019 Award

No Visible Bruises - Rachel Louise Snyder

Esquire The Best Nonfiction Books of 2019

An American Marriage - Tayari Jones

Women's Prize Fiction 2019

Barracoon - Zora Neale Hurston

Harper’s Bazaar The 13 Best Books of 2018

PBS: Ann Patchett Best Books of 2018

PBS: Carlos Lozada Best Books of 2018

Barack Obama Favorite Books of 2018

Maria Popova Favorite Books of 2018

O Magazine 15 Best Books of 2018

Chicago Public Library 10 Best Books of 2018

Fresh Air: Maureen Corrigan Best Books of 2018

San Francisco Chronicle 100 Recommended Books of 2018

San Francisco Chronicle Top 10 Books of 2018

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