Year-End Lists

A curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.

Books
The Vegetarian - Han Kang. Translated by Deborah Smith

Chicago Public Library Top Ten Books of 2016

The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead

Washington Post The 10 Best Books of 2016

The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead

National Book Award Fiction 2016

Stamped from the Beginning - Ibram X. Kendi

National Book Award Nonfiction 2016

East West Street - Philippe Sands

The Baillie Gifford Prize 2016 Award

Solar Bones - Mike McCormack

Goldsmiths Prize Best Fiction of 2016

In the Darkroom - Susan Faludi

Kirkus Prize Nonfiction 2016

The Sport of Kings - C.E. Morgan

Kirkus Prize Fiction 2016

The Sellout - Paul Beatty

The Man Booker Prize 2016 Award

Family Life - Akhil Sharma

International Dublin Literary Award 2016

The Glorious Heresies - Lisa McInerney

Baileys Women's Prize Fiction 2016

The Vegetarian - Han Kang. Translated by Deborah Smith

The Man Booker Prize 2016 International Award

Grief Is the Thing with Feathers - Max Porter

Dylan Thomas Prize 2016 Award

Delicious Foods - James Hannaham

PEN/Faulkner Award Fiction 2016

Fortune Smiles - Adam Johnson

The Story Prize 2015

The Sympathizer - Viet Thanh Nguyen

Carnegie Medal Fiction 2016

Hold Still - Sally Mann

Carnegie Medal Nonfiction 2016

St. Louis Post-Dispatch 50 Best Books of 2015

San Francisco Chronicle Top 10 Books of 2015

Between the World and Me - Ta-Nehisi Coates

Harper’s Bazaar 15 Best Books of 2015

Maria Popova 15 Best Books of 2015

Between the World and Me - Ta-Nehisi Coates

David L. Ulin: Los Angeles Times Top 10 Books of 2015

Maureen Corrigan: NPR 11 Best Books of 2015

Between the World and Me - Ta-Nehisi Coates

Entertainment Weekly 11 Best Books of 2015