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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 3169–3216 of 4371

2017Literary fiction

Sing, Unburied, Sing

Jesmyn Ward

On 3 lists: NPR Books We Love, National Book Award for Fiction, The New York Times — 10 Best Books

2017Young readers

Slider

Pete Hautman

NPR Books We Love

2017Graphic novels

Solid State

Matt Fraction and Jonathan Coulton, illustrated by Albert Monteys

NPR Books We Love

2017Mystery & crime

Steal The Stars

Nat Cassidy and Mac Rogers

NPR Books We Love