Selector archive · 2013—2025

NPR Books We Love

NPR Books We Love selections, presented by recognition year. Each entry links to the selector’s first-party record.

Selections: 4371
Authors: 3585
Lists & prizes: 9

Showing 97–144 of 271

2015Nonfiction

Katrina: After The Flood

Gary Rivlin

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2015Graphic novels

Killing And Dying

Adrian Tomine

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2015Nonfiction

Kitchen Hacks: How Clever Cooks Get Things Done

America's Test Kitchen

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2015Nonfiction

Kitchens Of The Great Midwest: A Novel

J. Ryan Stradal

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2015Nonfiction

Lafayette In The Somewhat United States

Sarah Vowell

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2015Young readers

Last Stop On Market Street

Matt de la Peña, illustrated by Christian Robinson

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2015Mystery & crime

Leaving Berlin: A Novel

Joseph Kanon

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2015Poetry

Let Me Tell You: New Stories, Essays, And Other Writings

Shirley Jackson

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2015Nonfiction

Letter To A Future Lover: Marginalia, Errata, Secrets, Inscriptions, And Other Ephemera Found In Libraries

Ander Monson

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2015Young readers

Listen, Slowly

Thanhhà Lại

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2015Fiction & literature

Loving Day: A Novel

Mat Johnson

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2015Nonfiction

Lucky Peach Presents 101 Easy Asian Recipes

Peter Meehan

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2015Young readers

Lungdon: Book Three (The Iremonger Trilogy)

Edward Carey

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2015Nonfiction

M Train

Patti Smith

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2015Nonfiction

Mamushka: Recipes From Ukraine And Eastern Europe

Olia Hercules

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2015Graphic novels

March: Book Two

John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, illustrated by Nate Powell

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2015Young readers

Marilyn's Monster

Michelle Knudsen, illustrated by Matt Phelan

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2015Nonfiction

Mezze: Small Plates To Share

Ghillie Başan

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2015Nonfiction

Midnight's Furies: The Deadly Legacy Of India's Partition

Nisid Hajari

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2015Young readers

Mosquitoland

David Arnold

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2015Poetry

Mothers, Tell Your Daughters: Stories

Bonnie Jo Campbell

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2015Poetry

My Documents

Alejandro Zambra, translated by Megan McDowell

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2015Poetry

My Feelings: Poems

Nick Flynn

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2015Nonfiction

My Kitchen Year: 136 Recipes That Saved My Life

Ruth Reichl

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2015Mystery & crime

My Sunshine Away

M.O. Walsh

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2015Nonfiction

Nein. A Manifesto

Eric Jarosinksi

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2015Nonfiction

NeuroTribes: The Legacy Of Autism And The Future Of Neurodiversity

Steve Silberman

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2015Young readers

Nimona

Noelle Stevenson

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2015Science fiction & fantasy

Not On Fire, But Burning: A Novel

Greg Hrbek

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2015Poetry

Notes On The Assemblage

Juan Felipe Herrera

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2015Science fiction & fantasy

Of Noble Family

Mary Robinette Kowal

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2015Nonfiction

On The Move: A Life

Oliver Sacks

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2015Nonfiction

One Of Us: The Story Of Anders Breivik And The Massacre In Norway

Asne Seierstad, translated by Sarah Death

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2015Fiction & literature

Only The Strong

Jabari Asim

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2015Nonfiction

Ordinary Light: A Memoir

Tracy K. Smith

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2015Mystery & crime

Orient: A Novel

Christopher Bollen

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2015Fiction & literature

Outline: A Novel

Rachel Cusk

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2015Mystery & crime

Palace Of Treason: A Novel

Jason Matthews

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2015Nonfiction

Phoenix Claws And Jade Trees: Essential Techniques Of Authentic Chinese Cooking

Kian Lam Kho, photographed by Jody Horton

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2015Young readers

Playlist For The Dead

Michelle Falkoff

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2015Young readers

Pool

Jihyeon Lee

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2015Graphic novels

Poorly Drawn Lines: Good Ideas And Amazing Stories

Reza Farazmand

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2015Fiction & literature

Purity: A Novel

Jonathan Franzen

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2015Nonfiction

Real Men Don't Sing: Crooning In American Culture

Allison McCracken

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2015Mystery & crime

Rogue Lawyer

John Grisham

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2015Fiction & literature

Satin Island: A Novel

Tom McCarthy

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2015Mystery & crime

Secrets Of State

Matthew Palmer

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2015Fiction & literature

See How Small: A Novel

Scott Blackwood

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