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New York Times 100 Notable Books 2014

New York Times 100 Notable Books 2014 names 100 books across 2 categories. 53 of them also won or were shortlisted for an award.

Fiction & Poetry

  1. 10:04 by Ben Lernersource (opens in a new tab)
  2. A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon Jamessource (opens in a new tab)
  3. A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBridesource (opens in a new tab)
  4. A Replacement Life by Boris Fishmansource (opens in a new tab)
  5. All Our Names by Dinaw Mengestusource (opens in a new tab)
  6. All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyldsource (opens in a new tab)
  7. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerrsource (opens in a new tab)
  8. American Innovations by Rivka Galchensource (opens in a new tab)
  9. Bark by Lorrie Mooresource (opens in a new tab)
  10. Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemisource (opens in a new tab)
  11. Can’t and Won’t by Lydia Davissource (opens in a new tab)
  12. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami, translated by Philip Gabrielsource (opens in a new tab)
  13. Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offillsource (opens in a new tab)
  14. Euphoria by Lily Kingsource (opens in a new tab)
  15. Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ngsource (opens in a new tab)
  16. F by Daniel Kehlmann, translated by Carol Brown Janewaysource (opens in a new tab)
  17. Faithful and Virtuous Night by Louise Glücksource (opens in a new tab)
  18. Family Life by Akhil Sharmasource (opens in a new tab)
  19. Fourth of July Creek by Smith Hendersonsource (opens in a new tab)
  20. I Pity the Poor Immigrant by Zachary Lazarsource (opens in a new tab)
  21. Lena Finkle’s Magic Barrel by Anya Ulinichsource (opens in a new tab)
  22. Let Me Be Frank with You by Richard Fordsource (opens in a new tab)
  23. Lila by Marilynne Robinsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  24. Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932 by Francine Prosesource (opens in a new tab)
  25. Motherland Fatherland Homelandsexuals by Patricia Lockwoodsource (opens in a new tab)
  26. My Struggle by Karl Ove Knausgaard, translated by Don Bartlettsource (opens in a new tab)
  27. Nora Webster by Colm Toibinsource (opens in a new tab)
  28. Panic in a Suitcase by Yelena Akhtiorskayasource (opens in a new tab)
  29. Redeployment by Phil Klaysource (opens in a new tab)
  30. Remember Me Like This by Bret Anthony Johnstonsource (opens in a new tab)
  31. Song of the Shank by Jeffery Renard Allensource (opens in a new tab)
  32. The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher by Hilary Mantelsource (opens in a new tab)
  33. The Ballad of a Small Player by Lawrence Osbornesource (opens in a new tab)
  34. The Blazing World by Siri Hustvedtsource (opens in a new tab)
  35. The Bone Clocks by David Mitchellsource (opens in a new tab)
  36. The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Fabersource (opens in a new tab)
  37. The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henríquezsource (opens in a new tab)
  38. The Cold Song by Linn Ullmann, translated by Barbara J. Havelandsource (opens in a new tab)
  39. The Dog by Joseph O’Neillsource (opens in a new tab)
  40. The Laughing Monsters by Denis Johnsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  41. The Magician’s Land by Lev Grossmansource (opens in a new tab)
  42. The Moor’s Account by Laila Lalamisource (opens in a new tab)
  43. The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagansource (opens in a new tab)
  44. The Paying Guests by Sarah Waterssource (opens in a new tab)
  45. The Poetry of Derek Walcott 1948-2013 by Derek Walcottsource (opens in a new tab)
  46. The Wallcreeper by Nell Zinksource (opens in a new tab)
  47. Thirty Girls by Susan Minotsource (opens in a new tab)
  48. Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante, translated by Ann Goldsteinsource (opens in a new tab)
  49. We Are Not Ourselves by Matthew Thomassource (opens in a new tab)
  50. When Mystical Creatures Attack! by Kathleen Foundssource (opens in a new tab)

Nonfiction

  1. 100 Essays I Don’t Have Time to Write by Sarah Ruhlsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. A Spy Among Friends by Ben Macintyresource (opens in a new tab)
  3. American Mirror by Deborah Solomonsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Being Mortal by Atul Gawandesource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Building a Better Teacher by Elizabeth Greensource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chastsource (opens in a new tab)
  7. China’s Second Continent by Howard W. Frenchsource (opens in a new tab)
  8. Cubed by Nikil Savalsource (opens in a new tab)
  9. Deep Down Dark by Héctor Tobarsource (opens in a new tab)
  10. Demon Camp by Jennifer Percysource (opens in a new tab)
  11. Duty by Robert M. Gatessource (opens in a new tab)
  12. Dying Every Day by James Rommsource (opens in a new tab)
  13. Eichmann Before Jerusalem by Bettina Stangneth, translated by Ruth Martinsource (opens in a new tab)
  14. Elephant Company by Vicki Constantine Crokesource (opens in a new tab)
  15. Embattled Rebel by James M. McPhersonsource (opens in a new tab)
  16. Factory Man by Beth Macysource (opens in a new tab)
  17. Fire Shut Up in My Bones by Charles M. Blowsource (opens in a new tab)
  18. Forcing the Spring by Jo Beckersource (opens in a new tab)
  19. Gandhi Before India by Ramachandra Guhasource (opens in a new tab)
  20. Geek Sublime by Vikram Chandrasource (opens in a new tab)
  21. Hotel Florida by Amanda Vaillsource (opens in a new tab)
  22. Just Mercy by Bryan Stevensonsource (opens in a new tab)
  23. Limonov by Emmanuel Carrère, translated by John Lambertsource (opens in a new tab)
  24. Little Failure by Gary Shteyngartsource (opens in a new tab)
  25. Napoleon by Andrew Robertssource (opens in a new tab)
  26. No Good Men Among the Living by Anand Gopalsource (opens in a new tab)
  27. Not I by Joachim Fest, translated by Martin Chalmerssource (opens in a new tab)
  28. On Immunity by Eula Bisssource (opens in a new tab)
  29. On the Run by Alice Goffmansource (opens in a new tab)
  30. Pay Any Price by James Risensource (opens in a new tab)
  31. Penelope Fitzgerald by Hermione Leesource (opens in a new tab)
  32. Pro by Katha Pollittsource (opens in a new tab)
  33. Stuff Matters by Mark Miodowniksource (opens in a new tab)
  34. The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamisonsource (opens in a new tab)
  35. The Fame Lunches by Daphne Merkinsource (opens in a new tab)
  36. The Human Age by Diane Ackermansource (opens in a new tab)
  37. The Invisible Bridge by Rick Perlsteinsource (opens in a new tab)
  38. The Invisible Front by Yochi Dreazensource (opens in a new tab)
  39. The Invisible History of the Human Race by Christine Kenneallysource (opens in a new tab)
  40. The Madwoman in the Volvo by Sandra Tsing Lohsource (opens in a new tab)
  41. The Parthenon Enigma by Joan Breton Connellysource (opens in a new tab)
  42. The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace by Jeff Hobbssource (opens in a new tab)
  43. The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbertsource (opens in a new tab)
  44. The Teacher Wars by Dana Goldsteinsource (opens in a new tab)
  45. The Trip to Echo Spring by Olivia Laingsource (opens in a new tab)
  46. The True American by Anand Giridharadassource (opens in a new tab)
  47. Thirteen Days in September by Lawrence Wrightsource (opens in a new tab)
  48. This Changes Everything by Naomi Kleinsource (opens in a new tab)
  49. Thrown by Kerry Howleysource (opens in a new tab)
  50. World Order by Henry Kissingersource (opens in a new tab)

About the New York Times 100 Notable Books

nytimes.com blocks automated fetches, so counts come from archive.nytimes.com (2006-2013) and Wayback Machine snapshots (2014-2024) of each year's NYT page. NYT blocks archiving of the 2025 page; 2025 counts come from the yearendlists.com copy of the list. Categories follow NYT's Fiction & Poetry / Nonfiction grouping (2018-2022 from each book's genre tag). Titles drop subtitles.

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