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      • Jorge Luis Borges
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​295 Books, According to 172 “Best of” Lists

This list is generated from 172 book polls & top lists from a variety of great sources. The books is ranked based on how many lists a particular book appears on.⇣
  1. ​Little Failure: a Memoir by Shteyngart, Gary (25 Lists: a3,b3,b4,c4,e1,e2,g1,h1,i5,k1,k2,n1,n5,n6,n9,n14,p1,p8,r4,s2,s6,s7,t1,t3,w2)
  2. Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: a Brilliant Young Man who Left Newark for the Ivy League, The by Hobbs, Jeff (18 Lists: a1,b4,b8,b15,c4,e4,g1,h1,k1,l9,m11,n1,n5,p1,p6,s6,s7,w2)
  3. Yes Please by Poehler, Amy (18 Lists: a1,a3,b8,b11,b18,b19,e7,g1,g5,h1,h7,l6,m11,n2,r7,s11,s13,t2)
  4. Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh by Lahr, John (15 Lists: b2,b15,d2,f10,i5,k1,k2,n3,n9,n15,p1,s6,t3,u1,w2)
  5. Updike by Begley, Adam (15 Lists: a1,b3,b7,b15,b19,c4,d2,e1,g6,l9,m1,n15,s7,t3,w2)
  6. Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned" by Dunham, Lena (14 Lists: a1,b6,b8,d2,g1,g5,h7,i5,l1,l6,m10,m11,p2,s1)
  7. Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Stevenson, Bryan (12 Lists: a2,a15,b2,b4,f3,i4,k1,l9,n1,s3,t1,w2)
  8. Napoleon: a Life by Roberts, Andrew (11 Lists: a1,b8,e2,g6,i5,k2,l9,n1,n15,r4,t3)
  9. Thrown by Howley, Kerry (11 Lists: b6,e7,k2,l7,m10,m11,n1,n5,s2,s4,t1)
  10. Factory Man: How One Furniture Making Battled Off-Shoring, Stayed Local--and Helped Save an American Town by Macy, Beth (9 Lists: a2,b8,c1,f3,g1,k1,n1,p1,s7)
  11. My Life in Middlemarch by Mead, Rebecca (9 Lists: b3,b19,c6,g5,h2,i5,k1,l1,s7)
  12. Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War by Gates, Robert (8 Lists: b8,d2,g1,k2,l1,n1,n5,w2)
  13. Not My Father's Son: a Memoir by Cumming, Alan (8 Lists: a1,b8,b19,d2,f1,g1,i5,s11)
  14. Penelope Fitzgerald: a Life by Lee, Hermione (8 Lists: b13,b15,c6,m10,n1,p1,s3,v1)
  15. Rebel Yell: the Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson by Gwynne, S.C. (8 Lists: a1,b3,b5,b8,n9,n14,s3,s7)
  16. Spy among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal, A by Macintyre, Ben (8 Lists: a1,b5,g1,i3,k1,n1,s2,w2)
  17. Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys by Albertine, Viv (7 Lists: b6,b8,f10,g6,i5,l6,r6)
  18. Good Spy: the Life and Death of Robert Ames, The by Bird, Kai (7 Lists: c1,d2,g1,k2,m10,n5,w2)
  19. Limonov: the Outrageous Adventures of the Radical Soviet Poet who Became a Bum in New York, a Sensation in France, and a Political Antihero in Russia by Carrère, Emmanuel (7 Lists: b8,d2,g2,g5,n1,p1,w2)
  20. My Salinger Year by Smith-Rakoff, Joanna (7 Lists: b3,b11,b18,g1,n13,s1,s2)
  21. Soldier Girls: the Battles of Three Women at Home and at War by Thorpe, Helen (7 Lists: b2,k1,n5,p1,s2,t1,w2)
  22. Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph by Swafford, Jan (6 Lists: c1,d2,f10,n5,s3,t3)
  23. H Is for Hawk by Macdonald, Helen (6 Lists: c8,f10,g6,i5,n15,t3)
  24. Iceberg: a Memoir, The by Coutts, Marion (6 Lists: c8,e1,f10,g6,i5,t3)
  25. Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story by Bragg, Rick (6 Lists: a1,a2,g6,i5,p1,r6)
  26. My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind by Stossel, Scott (6 Lists: b7,g6,i3,k1,s3,w2)
  27. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: and Other Lessons from the Crematory by Doughty, Caitlin (6 Lists: b3,d2,e4,g1,k2,l1)
  28. Stalin. Volume 1, Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928 by Kotkin, Stephen (6 Lists: d2,f8,f10,k1,l9,p12)
  29. Unremarried Widow: a Memoir by Henderson, Artis (6 Lists: a1,c1,k1,n8,s2,s7)
  30. Liar, Temptress, Solder, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War by Abbott, Karen (5 Lists: a1,c1,f3,g1,l1)
  31. Man Alive: a True Story of Violence, Forgiveness and Becoming a Man by McBee, Thomas Page (5 Lists: b6,k1,l4,n5,p1)
  32. Sous Chef: 24 Hours on the Line by Gibney, Michael (5 Lists: a1,b17,g1,s2,t1)
  33. Things I've Learned from Dying: a Book about Life by Dow, David R. (5 Lists: b19,k2,l1,n5,p5)
  34. Boy on Ice: the Life and Death of Derek Boogaard by Branch, John (4 Lists: d4,g5,k1,p1)
  35. Charlie Chaplin: a Brief Life by Ackroyd, Peter (4 Lists: b4,c4,f10,i5)
  36. Fire Shut up in My Bones by Blow, Charles M. (4 Lists: a7,b6,n1,p1)
  37. Getting Schooled: the Reeducation of an American Teacher by Keizer, Garret (4 Lists: b8,k1,k2,s2)
  38. Great Floodgates of the Wonderworld, The by Hocking, Justin (4 Lists: h1,k1,l1,s2)
  39. Hard Choices by Clinton, Hilary Rodham (4 Lists: b8,g1,n15,w2)
  40. Living with a Wild God: a Nonbeliever's Search for the Truth about Everything by Ehrenreich, Barbara (4 Lists: b3,k2,l1,t3)
  41. Love, Nina: a Nanny Writes Home by Stibbe, Nina (4 Lists: b11,d2,p2,s2)
  42. Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography by Harris, Neil Patrick (4 Lists: a1,b8,g1,s13)
  43. On His Own Terms: a Life of Nelson Rockefeller by Smith, Richard Norton (4 Lists: b2,b8,k1,r5)
  44. Other Side, The by Johnson, Lacy (4 Lists: e3,k1,l1,n9)
  45. Sally Ride: America's First Woman in Space by Sherr, Lynn (4 Lists: b4,g1,s7,w2)
  46. Splendid Things We Planned: a Family Portrait, The by Bailey, Blake (4 Lists: b2,b8,n5,n9)
  47. There Was and There Was Not: a Journey through Hate and Possibility in Turkey, Armenia, and Beyond by Toumani, Meline (4 Lists: k1,n9,p5,s2)
  48. Trigger: Hunting the Assassin who Brought the World to War, The by Butcher, Tim (4 Lists: b4,g6,k1,t3)
  49. Victoria: a Life by Wilson, A. N. (4 Lists: b4,g6,i5,t3)
  50. Without You There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite by Kim, Suki (4 Lists: b5,b19,s2,s4)
  51. Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help, The by Palmer, Amanda (3 Lists: b7,b10,r7)
  52. Becoming Freud: The Making of a Psychoanalyst by Phillips, Adam (3 Lists: b15,g6,m10)
  53. Becoming Richard Pryor by Saul, Scott (3 Lists: b5,b15,s13)
  54. Bulletproof Vest: the Ballad of an Outlaw and His Daughter by Venegas, Maria (3 Lists: b8,l1,s7)
  55. Crusades of Cesar Chavez, The by Pawel, Miriam (3 Lists: b4,n9,s7)
  56. E. E. Cummings: a Life by Cheever, Susan (3 Lists: b7,e2,s7)
  57. Eating Wildly: Foraging for Life, Love and the Perfect Meal by Chin, Ava (3 Lists: g1,l1,l4)
  58. Embattled Rebel: Jefferson Davis as Commander in Chief by McPherson, James M. (3 Lists: b8,d2,n1)
  59. Epilogue: A Memoir by Boast, Will (3 Lists: b6,m10,s7)
  60. Finding Me: a Decade of Darkness, a Life Reclaimed: a Memoir of the Cleveland Kidnappings by Knight, Michelle & Burford, Michelle (3 Lists: a1,c4,g1)
  61. Gandhi before India by Guha, Ramachandra (3 Lists: d2,n1,s7)
  62. Glitter and Glue: a Memoir by Corrigan, Kelly (3 Lists: a1,a5,g1)
  63. Glow: the Autobiography of Rick James by James, Rick & Ritz, David (3 Lists: d2,n13,r6)
  64. Gone Feral: Tracking My Dad through the Wild by Carpenter, Novella (3 Lists: a1,l1,s7)
  65. I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend by Short, Martin & Kamp, David (3 Lists: b18,b19,s11)
  66. I'll Take You There: Mavis Staples, The Staple Singers, and the March up Freedom's Highway by Kot, Greg (3 Lists: b6,b15,m10)
  67. Internal Medicine: a Doctor's Stories by Holt, Terrence (3 Lists: b3,h1,k1)
  68. Isabella: the Warrior Queen by Downey, Kirstin (3 Lists: h1,k1,l9)
  69. Literchoor Is My Beat: a Life of James Laughlin, Publisher of New Directions by MacNiven, Ian S.(3 Lists: k2,n9,s2)
  70. Man Called Destruction: the Life and Music of Alex Chilton, from Box Tops to Big Star to Backdoor Man, A by George-Warren, Holly (3 Lists: a1,b6,k1)
  71. Michael Jordan: the Life by Lazenby, Roland (3 Lists: a1,g1,i3)
  72. Philip Larkin: Life, Art, and Love by Booth, James (3 Lists: b15,i5,n5)
  73. Sea Inside, The by Hoare, Philip (3 Lists: b19,k1,s2)
  74. Tibetan Peach Pie: a True Account of an Imaginitive Life by Robbins, Tom (3 Lists: a1,b3,g1)
  75. Woman I Wanted to Be, The by Von Furstenberg, Diane (3 Lists: a1,b8,i5)
  76. Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books (and Two Not-So-Great Ones) Saved My Life, The by Miller, Andy (3 Lists: b7,l7,s11)
  77. 41: a Portrait of My Father by Bush, George W. (2 Lists: b8,s6)
  78. Another Man's War by Phillips, Barnaby (2 Lists: n5,t3)
  79. Badluck Way: a Year on the Ragged Edge of the West by Andrews, Bryce (2 Lists: a1,d2)
  80. Brando's Smile: His Life, Thought and Work by Mizruchi, Susan L. (2 Lists: b4,f10)
  81. Brothas Be, Yo like George, Ain't that Funkin' Kinda Hard on You?: a Memoir by Clinton, George & Greenman, Ben (2 Lists: n5,r6)
  82. Call Me Burroughs: a Life by Miles, Barry (2 Lists: a1,s6)
  83. Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes across America by Waters, John (2 Lists: a1,c4)
  84. Churchill Factor: How One Man Made History, The by Johnson, Boris (2 Lists: g6,i5)
  85. Cinderland by Burns, Amy Jo (2 Lists: m10,s2)
  86. Cup of Water under My Bed, A by Hernandez, Daisy (2 Lists: k1,s2)
  87. Dear Leader: Poet, Spy, Escapee--A Look inside North Korea by Jang, Jin-Sung (2 Lists: g1,k1)
  88. Delancey: a Man, a Woman, a Restaurant, a Marriage by Wizenberg, Molly (2 Lists: g1,n5)
  89. Different Every Time: the Authorised Biography of Robert Wyatt by O'Dair, Marcus & Coe, Jonathan(2 Lists: g6,i5)
  90. Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery by Marsh, Henry (2 Lists: c8,e2)
  91. Eichmann before Jerusalem: the Unexamined Life of a Mass Murderer by Stangneth, Bettina (2 Lists: f8,n1)
  92. Eleanor Marx: A Life by Holmes, Rachel (2 Lists: g6,t3)
  93. Eliot Ness: The Rise and Fall of an American Hero by Perry, Douglas (2 Lists: n13,s6)
  94. Fighting Chance, A by Warren, Elizabeth (2 Lists: g1,p1)
  95. For the Benefit of Those Who See: Dispatches from the World of the Blind by Mahoney, Rosemary(2 Lists: b8,b19)
  96. Grandma Gatewood's Walk: the Inspiring Story of the Woman who Saved the Appalachian Trail by Montgomery, Ben (2 Lists: g1,n11)
  97. History Lessons: a Memoir of Madness, Memory and the Brain by Crais, Clifton (2 Lists: k1,l1)
  98. How to Succeed in Business without Really Crying: Lessons from a Life in Comedy by Leifer, Carol(2 Lists: b5,s13)
  99. I'll Drink to That: a Life in Style with a Twist by Halbreich, Betty (2 Lists: a1,i5)
  100. Invisible Front: Love and Loss in an Era of Endless War, The by Dreazen, Yochi (2 Lists: a1,n1)
  101. Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: the Untold Story by Leaming, Barbara (2 Lists: b8,r5)
  102. John Quincy Adams: American Visionary by Kaplan, Fred (2 Lists: b4,w2)
  103. Know the Night: A Memoir of Survival in the Small Hours by Mutch, Maria (2 Lists: g5,p11)
  104. Lady Parts by Martin, Andrea (2 Lists: b18,s11)
  105. Life, Animated: a Story of Sidekicks, Heroes, and Autism by Suskind, Ron (2 Lists: g1,u1)
  106. Madwoman in the Volvo: My Year of Raging Hormones, The by Loh, Sandra Tsing (2 Lists: b19,n1)
  107. Michelangelo: a Life in Six Masterpieces by Unger, Miles J. (2 Lists: b4,p11)
  108. Mister Owita's Guide to Gardening: How I Learned the Unexpected Joy of a Green Thumb and an Open Heart by Wall, Carol (2 Lists: a10,u1)
  109. Mockingbird Next Door: Life with Harper Lee, The by Mills, Marja (2 Lists: b8,g1)
  110. My Life as a Foreign Country by Turner, Brian (2 Lists: p6,t3)
  111. My Two Italies by Luzzi, Joseph (2 Lists: p11,s2)
  112. Never Have I Ever: My Life (So Far) without a Date by Keaney, Katie (2 Lists: b6,g1)
  113. Outpost: Life on the Frontlines of American Diplomacy: a Memoir by Hill, Christopher R. (2 Lists: d2,p11)
  114. Pete Rose: an American Dilemma by Kennedy, Kostya (2 Lists: a1,f9)
  115. Pioneer Girl: the Annotated Autobiography by Wilder, Laura Ingalls & Hill, Pamela Smith (2 Lists: m1,s2)
  116. Please, Mister Postman by Johnson, Alan (2 Lists: i5,n15)
  117. Prince of Los Cocuyos: a Miami Childhood, The by Blanco, Richard (2 Lists: b3,d2)
  118. Respect: the Life of Aretha Franklin by Ritz, David (2 Lists: k1,r6)
  119. Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century, Volume 2: The Man Who Learned Better: 1948-1988 by Patterson, William H. Jr. (2 Lists: l3,s8)
  120. Romanov Sisters: the Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra, The by Rappaport, Helen (2 Lists: g1,r4)
  121. Roosevelts: an Intimate History, The by Ward, Geoffrey C. (2 Lists: b8,m1)
  122. Royal Experiment: the Private Life of King George III, A by Hadlow, Janice (2 Lists: b4,n15)
  123. So Anyway… by Cleese, John (2 Lists: c4,i5)
  124. Sons of Wichita: How the Koch Brothers became America's Most Powerful and Private Dynastyby Schulman, Daniel (2 Lists: d2,m3)
  125. Take This Man: a Memoir by Skyhorse, Brando (2 Lists: k1,n13)
  126. There Goes Gravity: a Life in Rock and Roll by Robinson, Lisa (2 Lists: b6,p5)
  127. Werner Herzog: a Guide for the Perplexed by Cronin, Paul (2 Lists: b7,i5)
  128. Why Footbal Matters: My Education in the Game by Edmundson, Mark (2 Lists: p11,s6)
  129. Wild Truth, The by McCandless, Carine (2 Lists: n2,s11)
  130. Will Not Attend: Lively Stories of Detachment and Isolation by Resnick, Adam (2 Lists: a7,s13)
  131. William Wells Brown: An African American Life by Greenspan, Ezra (2 Lists: k1,n9)
  132. Worthy Fights: a Memoir of Leadership in War and Peace by Panetta, Leon & Newton, Jim (2 Lists: b8,w2)
  133. In My Skin: My Life on and off the Basketball Court by Griner, Brittney & Hovey, Sue (1 Lists: b2)
  134. Agent Storm: My Life inside Al-Qaeda and the CIA by Storm, Morten et al. (1 Lists: f8)
  135. American Cardinal: The Biography of Cardinal Timothy Dolan, An by Boyle, Christina (1 Lists: l1)
  136. American Cocktail: A "Colored Girl" in the World by Reynolds, Anita (1 Lists: p6)
  137. American Mirror: the Life and Art of Norman Rockwell by Solomon, Deborah (1 Lists: n1)
  138. Andy Cohen Diaries: a Deep Look at a Shallow Year, The by Cohen, Andy (1 Lists: b17)
  139. Andy Kaufman: The Truth, Finally by Zmuda, Bob & Margulies, Lynne (1 Lists: s13)
  140. Anger Is an Energy: My Life Uncensored by Lydon, John (1 Lists: i5)
  141. Answer to the Riddle Is Me: a Memoir of Amnesia, The by MacLean, David Stuart (1 Lists: k1)
  142. Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth, An by Hadfield, Chris (1 Lists: b10)
  143. Autobiography by Morrissey (1 Lists: b8)
  144. Big Midweek: Life inside The Fall, The by Hanley, Steve & Piekarski, Olivia (1 Lists: g6)
  145. Billy Joel by Schruers, Fred (1 Lists: b8)
  146. Biographical Dictionary of Literary Failure, The by Rose, C.D., ed. (1 Lists: b8)
  147. Blood Aces: the Wild Ride of Benny Binion, the Texas Gangster who Created Las Vegas Pokerby Swanson, Doug J. (1 Lists: s6)
  148. Bolano: a Biography in Conversations by Maristain, Monica (1 Lists: n5)
  149. Box Girl: My Part-Time Job as an Art Installation by Snellings, Lilibet (1 Lists: d2)
  150. Breaking In: the Rise of Sonia Sotomayor and the Politics of Justice by Biskupic, Joan (1 Lists: k2)
  151. Broken Road: from the Iron Gates to Mount Athos, The by Fermor, Patrick Leigh (1 Lists: n5)
  152. Burnt Toast Makes You Sing Good: a Memoir of Food and Love from an American Midwest Family by Flinn, Kathleen (1 Lists: g1)
  153. Calling: a Life Rocked by Mountains, The by Blanchard, Barry (1 Lists: a1)
  154. Cataloging the World: Paul Otlet and the Birth of the Information Age by Wright, Alex (1 Lists: b7)
  155. Cathedral of the Wild: an African Journey Home by Varty, Boyd (1 Lists: a1)
  156. Cecil B. DeMille: the Art of the Hollywood Epic by de Mille Presley, Celia & Vieira, Mark A. (1 Lists: d4)
  157. Charity and Sylvia: a Same-Sex Marriage in Early America by Cleves, Rachel Hope (1 Lists: m12)
  158. Clouds of Glory: the Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee by Korda, Michael (1 Lists: b2)
  159. Cosby: His Life and Times by Whitaker, Mark (1 Lists: a1)
  160. Cycle of Lies: the Fall of Lance Armstrong by Macur, Juliet (1 Lists: a1)
  161. Dancing with Myself by Idol, Billy (1 Lists: r6)
  162. Dead Giveaway: The Rescue, Hamburgers, White Folks, and Instant Celebrity…What You Saw on TV Doesn't Begin to Tell the Story by Ramsey, Charles (1 Lists: c4)
  163. Diary of a Mad Diva by Rivers, Joan (1 Lists: d2)
  164. Distant Neighbors: the Selected Letters of Wendell Berry and Gary Snyder by Wriglesworth, Chad, ed. (1 Lists: n15)
  165. Doctored: The Disillusionment of an American Physician by Jauhar, Sandeep (1 Lists: n13)
  166. Double Life of Paul De Man, The by Barish, Evelyn (1 Lists: k1)
  167. Dying Every Day: Seneca at the Court of Nero by Romm, James (1 Lists: n1)
  168. Easy Street (the Hard Way): a Memoir by Perlman, Ron (1 Lists: a1)
  169. Edgar Degas: Drawings and Pastels by Lloyd, Christopher (1 Lists: f10)
  170. Edgewise: a Picture of Cookie Mueller by Griffin, Chloe (1 Lists: b8)
  171. Elsa Schiaparelli: a Biography by Secrest, Meryle (1 Lists: p5)
  172. Empress Dowager Cixi: the Concubine who Launched Modern China by Chang, Jung (1 Lists: n5)
  173. Essays after Eighty by Hall, Donald (1 Lists: p5)
  174. Eugene O'Neill: a Life in Four Acts by Dowling, Robert M. (1 Lists: l9)
  175. Even This I Get to Experience by Lear, Norman (1 Lists: b8)
  176. Ever Yours: The Essential Letters by Van Gogh, Vincent, et al. (1 Lists: b7)
  177. Everybody's Got Something by Roberts, Robin (1 Lists: g1)
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C
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Costa Book Awards, c8
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Do Some Damage Crime Fiction, d1
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The Daily Meal, d3
Denver Post, d4
E
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The Economist, e2
Edgar Awards,e3
Entertainment Weekly, e4
Entrepreneur, e5
Eater, e6
Elle, e7
F
Fiction_L (online discussion group--one vote for each title receiving multiple votes on list), f1
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Goodreads Choice Awards, g1
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H
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Library Journal, l1
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Left Coast Crime Awards, l5
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LitReactor, l7
Los Angeles Times, l8
Los Angeles Times Book Prizes, l9
M
Minneapolis Star-Tribune, m1
Man Booker Prize, m2
Mother Jones, m3
Maclean's,m4
Murder by the Book, m5
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Mad Hatter's Bookshelf, m7
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Miami Herald, m9
The Millions, m10
Mashable, m11
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, m12
The Millions, m10
Mashable, m11
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N
New York Times, n1
Newsweek, n2
National Book Awards, n3
Nebula and Andre Norton Awards, n4
NPR, n5
The New Yorker, n6
The New Republic, n7
New York Public Library, n8
National Book Critics Circle Awards, n9
National Journal, n10
National Outdoor Book Awards, n11
National Reading Group Month: Great Group Reads, n12
New York Post, n13
Newsday, n14
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O Magazine, o1
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P
Publisher's Weekly, p1
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PEN/Faulkner Awards, p3
Printz Awards, p4
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PBS Food, p10
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Pulitzer Prizes, p12
R

RUSA Reading List, r1
The Rap Sheet, r2
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Riffle, r4
Richmond Times-Dispatch, r5
Rolling Stone, r6
RT Book Reviewer's Awards, r7
RITA Awards, r8
S
School Library Journal, s1
Salon, s2
Seattle Times, s3
Slate, s4
Strand Critics Award, s5
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, s6
San Francisco Chronicle, s7
SFF World, s8
Story Prize, s9
Strange Horizons, s10
The Savvy Reader, s11
Science Friday, s12
Splitsider, s13
T
Time,t1
Tor.com,t2
Telegraph,t3
U
USA Today, u1
Vogue, v1
Vanity Fair, v2
The Village Voice, v3
Vox, v4
Vulture, v5
W
Waterstone's Book of the Year, w1
Washington Post, w2
Wall Street Journal, w3
Wired, w4
The Week, w5
Woman's Day, w6
Women's Prize for Fiction, w7
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