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Best fiction & literature

Award-winning and editorially recommended fiction & literature across twenty years, organized for discovery rather than sales ranking.

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2020Fiction & literature

Beach Read

Emily Henry

NPR Books We Love

2020Fiction & literature

Deacon King Kong: A Novel

James McBride

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

2020Fiction & literature

Jack: A Novel

Marilynne Robinson

NPR Books We Love

2020Fiction & literature

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Sameer Pandya

NPR Books We Love