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 145–192 of 402

2022Nonfiction

Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America

Dahlia Lithwick

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2022Fiction & literature

Lapvona: A Novel

Ottessa Moshfegh

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2022Young readers

Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution

Kacen Callender

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2022Nonfiction

Last Call at the Hotel Imperial: The Reporters Who Took On a World at War

Deborah Cohen

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2022Nonfiction

Left on Tenth: A Second Chance at Life: A Memoir

Delia Ephron

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2022Fiction & literature

Less Is Lost

Andrew Sean Greer

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2022Poetry

Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century

Kim Fu

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2022Nonfiction

Lessons From the Edge: A Memoir

Marie Yovanovitch

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2022Nonfiction

Lessons in Chemistry: A Novel

Bonnie Garmus

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2022Fiction & literature

Lessons: A Novel

Ian McEwan

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2022Poetry

Liberation Day: Stories

George Saunders

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2022Nonfiction

Life's Work

David Milch

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2022Young readers

Listen to the Language of the Trees: A Story of How Forests Communicate Underground

Tera Kelley, illustrated by Marie Hermansson

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2022Young readers

Little Monarchs

Jonathan Case

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2022Nonfiction

Lost & Found: A Memoir

Kathryn Schulz

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2022Fiction & literature

Love Marriage: A Novel

Monica Ali

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2022Nonfiction

Love on the Brain

Ali Hazelwood

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2022Fiction & literature

Lucy by the Sea: A Novel

Elizabeth Strout

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2022Science fiction & fantasy

Luda: A Novel

Grant Morrison

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2022Mystery & crime

Lute

Jennifer Thorne

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2022Fiction & literature

Mademoiselle Revolution

Zoe Sivak

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2022Nonfiction

Making Videogames: The Art of Creating Digital Worlds

Duncan Harris and Alex Wiltshire

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2022Young readers

Marshmallow Clouds: Two Poets at Play Among Figures of Speech

Ted Kooser and Connie Wanek, illustrated by Richard Jones

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2022Nonfiction

Masa: Techniques, Recipes, and Reflections on a Timeless Staple

Jorge Gaviria

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2022Nonfiction

Maybe We'll Make It: A Memoir

Margo Price

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2022Fiction & literature

Mecca: A Novel

Susan Straight

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2022Science fiction & fantasy

Meet Us by the Roaring Sea: A Novel

Akil Kumarasamy

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2022Fiction & literature

Memphis: A Novel

Tara M. Stringfellow

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2022Nonfiction

Men in Blazers Present Gods of Soccer: The Pantheon of the 100 Greatest Soccer Players (According to Us)

Roger Bennett, Michael Davies and Miranda Davis, illustrated by Nate Kitch

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2022Fiction & literature

Mercury Pictures Presents: A Novel

Anthony Marra

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2022Nonfiction

Mi Cocina: Recipes and Rapture From My Kitchen in Mexico

Rick Martínez

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2022Nonfiction

Mickey7: A Novel

Edward Ashton

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2022Nonfiction

Milk Street: The World in a Skillet

Christopher Kimball

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2022Young readers

Miss Quinces: A Graphic Novel

Kat Fajardo

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2022Mystery & crime

Monarch: A Novel

Candice Wuehle

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2022Science fiction & fantasy

Moon Witch, Spider King (The Dark Star Trilogy)

Marlon James

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2022Nonfiction

Mother Ocean Father Nation: A Novel

Nishant Batsha

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2022Fiction & literature

Mother of Strangers: A Novel

Suad Amiry

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2022Nonfiction

Mothercare: On Obligation, Love, Death, and Ambivalence

Lynne Tillman

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2022Mystery & crime

Mouth to Mouth: A Novel

Antoine Wilson

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2022Nonfiction

Mr. B: George Balanchine's 20th Century

Jennifer Homans

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2022Young readers

Muhammad Najem, War Reporter: How One Boy Put the Spotlight on Syria

Muhammad Najem and Nora Neus, illustrated by Julie Robine

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2022Mystery & crime

My Annihilation: A Novel

Fuminori Nakamura, translated by Sam Bett

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2022Young readers

My Brother Is Away

Sara Greenwood, illustrated by Luisa Uribe

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2022Young readers

My Parents Won't Stop Talking!

Emma Hunsinger and Tillie Walden

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2022Nonfiction

Nasty, Brutish, and Short: Adventures in Philosophy with My Kids

Scott Hershovitz

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2022Science fiction & fantasy

Nettle & Bone

T. Kingfisher

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2022Poetry

Night of the Living Rez: Stories

Morgan Talty

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