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  1. 1JamesPercival Everett · 2024 · 3 honors
  2. 2Sing, Unburied, SingJesmyn Ward · 2017 · 3 honors
  3. 3The Underground RailroadColson Whitehead · 2016 · 3 honors
  4. 4RedeploymentPhil Klay · 2014 · 3 honors
  5. 5The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)Rabih Alameddine · 2025 · 2 honors
  6. 6BlackoutsJustin Torres · 2023 · 2 honors
  7. 7The Rabbit HutchTess Gunty · 2022 · 2 honors
  8. 8Hell of a BookJason Mott · 2021 · 2 honors
  9. 9Fortune Smiles: StoriesAdam Johnson · 2015 · 2 honors
  10. 10The Good Lord BirdJames McBride · 2013 · 2 honors
  11. 11Tree of SmokeDenis Johnson · 2007 · 2 honors
  12. 12Interior ChinatownCharles Yu · 2020 · 1 honor
  13. 13Trust ExerciseSusan Choi · 2019 · 1 honor
  14. 14The FriendSigrid Nunez · 2018 · 1 honor
  15. 15The Round HouseLouise Erdrich · 2012 · 1 honor
  16. 16Salvage the BonesJesmyn Ward · 2011 · 1 honor
  17. 17Lord of MisruleJaimy Gordon · 2010 · 1 honor
  18. 18Let the Great World SpinColum McCann · 2009 · 1 honor
  19. 19Shadow CountryPeter Matthiessen · 2008 · 1 honor
  20. 20The Echo MakerRichard Powers · 2006 · 1 honor