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.

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2015Fiction & literature

After Birth

Elisa Albert

NPR Books We Love

2015Nonfiction

Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates

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

2015Fiction & literature

Binary Star

Sarah Gerard

NPR Books We Love

2015Mystery & crime

Black Chalk

Christopher J. Yates

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2015Young readers

Carry On

Rainbow Rowell

NPR Books We Love