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 3073–3120 of 4371

2017Mystery & crime

History of Wolves: A Novel

Emily Fridlund

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2017Mystery & crime

Hollow: A Novel

Owen Egerton

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2017Fiction & literature

Home Fire: A Novel

Kamila Shamsie

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2017Graphic novels

Hostage

Guy Delisle

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2017Fiction & literature

House Of Names: A Novel

Colm Tóibín

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2017Graphic novels

House Of Women

Sophie Goldstein

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2017Mystery & crime

Human Acts: A Novel

Han Kang

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2017Nonfiction

Hunger: A Memoir Of (My) Body

Roxane Gay

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2017Young readers

I Believe In A Thing Called Love

Maurene Goo

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2017Young readers

I Survived The American Revolution, 1776

Lauren Tarshis

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2017Young readers

I'm Just No Good At Rhyming: And Other Nonsense For Mischievous Kids And Immature Grown-Ups

Chris Harris, illustrated by Lane Smith

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2017Mystery & crime

Ill Will: A Novel

Dan Chaon

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2017Nonfiction

Inside Studio 54

Mark Fleischman

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2017Poetry

Iraq +100: The First Anthology Of Science Fiction To Have Emerged From Iraq

Hassan Blasim (editor)

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2017Nonfiction

Isadora: A Novel

Amelia Gray

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2017Nonfiction

Istanbul And Beyond: Exploring The Diverse Cuisines Of Turkey

Robyn Eckhardt

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2017Young readers

Jabari Jumps

Gaia Cornwall

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2017Science fiction & fantasy

Jade City

Fonda Lee

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2017Nonfiction

Janesville: An American Story

Amy Goldstein

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2017Poetry

Keeping On Keeping On

Alan Bennett

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2017Nonfiction

Kill All Normies: Online Culture Wars From 4Chan And Tumblr To Trump And The Alt-Right

Angela Nagle

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2017Nonfiction

Killers Of The Flower Moon: The Osage Murders And The Birth Of The FBI

David Grann

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2017Nonfiction

L'Appart: The Delights And Disasters Of Making My Paris Home

David Lebovitz

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2017Nonfiction

Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History

Tori Telfer

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2017Fiction & literature

Lea: A Novel

Pascal Mercier

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2017Fiction & literature

Leopard At The Door: A Novel

Jennifer McVeigh

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2017Fiction & literature

Lilli De Jong: A Novel

Janet Benton

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2017Literary fiction

Lincoln in the Bardo

George Saunders

On 2 lists: NPR Books We Love, Booker Prize

2017Nonfiction

Lines

Suzy Lee

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2017Fiction & literature

literally show me a healthy person

Darcie Wilder

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2017Poetry

Literary Witches: A Celebration Of Magical Women Writers

Taisia Kitaiskaia, illustrated by Katy Horan

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2017Poetry

Literature Class, Berkeley 1980

Julio Cortázar , translated by Katherine Silver

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2017Fiction & literature

Little Fires Everywhere

Celeste Ng

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2017Nonfiction

Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America

James Forman Jr.

On 2 lists: NPR Books We Love, The New York Times — 10 Best Books

2017Fiction & literature

Lotus: A Novel

Lijia Zhang

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2017Young readers

Love, Santa

Martha Brockenbrough, illustrated by Lee White

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2017Young readers

Lucia The Luchadora

Cynthia Leonor Garza, illustrated by Alyssa Bermudez

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2017Fiction & literature

Lucky Boy

Shanthi Sekaran

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2017Fiction & literature

Lucky You: A Novel

Erika Carter

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2017Mystery & crime

Luna: Wolf Moon: A Novel

Ian McDonald

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2017Nonfiction

Madame President: The Extraordinary Journey Of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Helene Cooper

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2017Fiction & literature

Made For Love: A Novel

Alissa Nutting

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2017Mystery & crime

Magpie Murders: A Novel

Anthony Horowitz

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2017Fiction & literature

Manhattan Beach: A Novel

Jennifer Egan

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2017Fiction & literature

Marlena: A Novel

Julie Buntin

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2017Mystery & crime

Meddling Kids: A Novel

Edgar Cantero

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2017Nonfiction

Meet Me In The Bathroom: Rebirth And Rock And Roll In New York City 2001-2011

Lizzy Goodman

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2017Nonfiction

Memory's Last Breath: Field Notes On My Dementia

Gerda Saunders

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