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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 4177–4224 of 4371

2013Science fiction & fantasy

Ancillary Justice

Ann Leckie

On 2 lists: NPR Books We Love, Nebula Award for Best Novel

2013Poetry

Appetite

Aaron Smith

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2013Young readers

Battle Bunny

Jon Scieszka, Mac Barnett, Matthew Myers

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2013Nonfiction

Bough Down

Karen Green

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2013Young readers

Brilliance

Marcus Sakey

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2013Mystery & crime

Dream Eyes

Jayne Ann Krentz

NPR Books We Love

2013Nonfiction

Fever

Mary Beth Keane

NPR Books We Love

2013Nonfiction

Five Days At Memorial

Sheri Fink

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

2013Nonfiction

Fosse

Sam Wasson

NPR Books We Love

2013Young readers

Frog Song

Brenda Z. Guiberson, Gennady Spirin

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