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Best Books of 2019

01/26/2020: 2020 ALA Notble Books for Adults
01/11/2020: 2019 National Book Critics Circle Award Finalists for Fiction
11/22/2019: TIME Magazine Top 10 Fiction Books of 2019
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10/08/2019: 2019 National Book Award Finalists for Fiction
09/03/2019: 2019 Man Booker Prize Shortlist


Top 5 Fiction


Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli
157 reviews (400p) February 12, 2019
New York Times 10 Best Books of 2019
TIME Magazine Top 10 Fiction Books #3
National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction Finalist
ALA Notable Books - Fiction
Kirkus Prize Finalist
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The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
1579 reviews (224p) July 16, 2019
Amazon Best Books of 2019: Top 10 Literature & Fiction #2
Amazon Best Books of 2019: Top 100 Editors' Picks #2
Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2019: Top 10 #7
New York Times - Sunday Book Review Cover
Library Journal Best Books 2019: The Top Ten
TIME Magazine Top 10 Fiction Books #1
National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction Finalist
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Winner
ALA Notable Books - Fiction
LA Times Book Prize for Fiction Finalist
Kirkus Prize Finalist
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The Topeka School by Ben Lerner
229 reviews (304p) October 1, 2019
New York Times - Sunday Book Review Cover
New York Times 10 Best Books of 2019
TIME Magazine Top 10 Fiction Books #9
National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction Finalist
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Finalist
ALA Notable Books - Fiction
Washington Post Top 10 Books of 2019
LA Times Book Prize for Fiction Winner
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Trust Exercise by Susan Choi
214 reviews (272p) April 9, 2019
Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2019: Top 10 #10
National Book Award Winner
TIME Magazine Top 10 Fiction Books #6
ALA Notable Books - Fiction
Economist Books of the Year: Fiction
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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
758 reviews (256p) June 4, 2019
Amazon Best Books of 2019: Top 10 Literature & Fiction #10
Amazon Best Books of 2019: Top 100 Editors' Picks #15
Library Journal Best Books 2019: The Top Ten
TIME Magazine Top 10 Fiction Books #7
ALA Notable Books - Fiction
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Notable Fiction


An Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie Obioma
135 reviews (464p) January 8, 2019
Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2019: Fiction
Man Booker Prize Finalist
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Late in the Day by Tessa Hadley
122 reviews (288p) January 15, 2019
New York Times - Sunday Book Review Cover
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Bowlaway by Elizabeth McCracken
121 reviews (384p) February 5, 2019
Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2019: Fiction
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Where Reasons End by Yiyun Li
36 reviews (192p) February 5, 2019
TIME Magazine Top 10 Fiction Books #8
PEN/Faulkner Award Finalist
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Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi
108 reviews (272p) March 5, 2019
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The Other Americans by Laila Lalami
135 reviews (300p) March 26, 2019
National Book Award Finalist
Kirkus Prize Finalist
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The Flight Portfolio by Julie Orringer
135 reviews (576p) May 7, 2019
New York Times - Sunday Book Review Cover
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Orange World by Karen Russell
68 reviews (288p) May 14, 2019
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Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips
405 reviews (272p) May 14, 2019
New York Times 10 Best Books of 2019
National Book Award Finalist
Library Journal Best Books 2019: The Top Ten
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City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
2814 reviews (480p) June 4, 2019
Amazon Best Books of 2019: Top 10 Literature & Fiction #5
Amazon Best Books of 2019: Top 100 Editors' Picks #7
New York Times - Sunday Book Review Cover
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Underland by Robert Macfarlane
272 reviews (496p) June 4, 2019
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Fleishman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
760 reviews (376p) June 18, 2019
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The Need by Helen Phillips
186 reviews (272p) July 9, 2019
Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2019: Fiction
TIME Magazine Top 10 Fiction Books #4
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Chances Are by Richard Russo
472 reviews (320p) July 30, 2019
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Hunter's Moon by Philip Caputo
37 reviews (288p) August 6, 2019
New York Times - Sunday Book Review Cover
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Everything Inside by Edwidge Danticat
28 reviews (240p) August 27, 2019
National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction Winner
ALA Notable Books - Fiction
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The Grammarians by Cathleen Schine
149 reviews (272p) September 3, 2019
New York Times - Sunday Book Review Cover
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The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
6313 reviews (432p) September 10, 2019
Amazon Best Books of 2019: Top 10 Literature & Fiction #1
Amazon Best Books of 2019: Top 100 Editors' Picks #1
Man Booker Prize Winner
TIME Magazine Top 10 Fiction Books #2
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Red At the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson
308 reviews (208p) September 17, 2019
Amazon Best Books of 2019: Top 10 Literature & Fiction #7
Amazon Best Books of 2019: Top 100 Editors' Picks #12
Library Journal Best Books 2019: The Top Ten
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The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
2616 reviews (416p) September 24, 2019
Amazon Best Books of 2019: Top 100 Editors' Picks #17
Library Journal Best Books 2019: The Top Ten
ALA Notable Books - Fiction
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The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste
78 reviews (448p) September 24, 2019
New York Times - Sunday Book Review Cover
Library Journal Best Books 2019: The Top Ten
LA Times Book Prize for Fiction Finalist
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Grand Union by Zadie Smith
58 reviews (256p) October 8, 2019
Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2019: Fiction
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Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson
742 reviews (272p) October 29, 2019
New York Times - Sunday Book Review Cover
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Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann
147 reviews (1040p) September 10, 2019
Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2019: Fiction
Man Booker Prize Finalist
Economist Books of the Year: Fiction
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Lost and Wanted by Nell Freudenberger
125 reviews (336p) April 2, 2019
New York Times - Sunday Book Review Cover
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Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James
417 reviews (720p) February 5, 2019
New York Times - Sunday Book Review Cover
National Book Award Finalist
TIME Magazine Top 10 Fiction Books #5
Washington Post Top 10 Books of 2019
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The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell
73 reviews (576p) March 26, 2019
New York Times - Sunday Book Review Cover
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Inland by Téa Obreht
227 reviews (384p) August 13, 2019
New York Times - Sunday Book Review Cover
Library Journal Best Books 2019: The Top Ten
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The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
3152 reviews (352p) September 24, 2019
Amazon Best Books of 2019: Top 10 Literature & Fiction #6
Amazon Best Books of 2019: Top 100 Editors' Picks #11
New York Times - Sunday Book Review Cover
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Finalist
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