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New York Times 100 Notable Books 2017

New York Times 100 Notable Books 2017 names 100 books across 2 categories. 59 of them also won or were shortlisted for an award.

Fiction & Poetry

  1. 4 3 2 1 by Paul Austersource (opens in a new tab)
  2. A Boy in Winter by Rachel Seiffertsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. A Horse Walks into a Bar by David Grossman, translated by Jessica Cohensource (opens in a new tab)
  4. A Kind of Freedom by Margaret Wilkerson Sextonsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. A Separation by Katie Kitamurasource (opens in a new tab)
  6. American War by Omar El Akkadsource (opens in a new tab)
  7. Anything Is Possible by Elizabeth Stroutsource (opens in a new tab)
  8. Autumn by Ali Smithsource (opens in a new tab)
  9. Bad Dreams and Other Stories by Tessa Hadleysource (opens in a new tab)
  10. Beautiful Animals by Lawrence Osbornesource (opens in a new tab)
  11. Christmas Days by Jeanette Wintersonsource (opens in a new tab)
  12. Dance of the Jakaranda by Peter Kimanisource (opens in a new tab)
  13. Exit West by Mohsin Hamidsource (opens in a new tab)
  14. Fast by Jorie Grahamsource (opens in a new tab)
  15. Five-Carat Soul by James McBridesource (opens in a new tab)
  16. Forest Dark by Nicole Krausssource (opens in a new tab)
  17. Fresh Complaint by Jeffrey Eugenidessource (opens in a new tab)
  18. Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrichsource (opens in a new tab)
  19. Giving Godhead by Dylan Kriegersource (opens in a new tab)
  20. History of Wolves by Emily Fridlundsource (opens in a new tab)
  21. Home Fire by Kamila Shamsiesource (opens in a new tab)
  22. Homesick for Another World by Ottessa Moshfeghsource (opens in a new tab)
  23. Ill Will by Dan Chaonsource (opens in a new tab)
  24. Less by Andrew Sean Greersource (opens in a new tab)
  25. Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunderssource (opens in a new tab)
  26. Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egansource (opens in a new tab)
  27. Mrs. Osmond by John Banvillesource (opens in a new tab)
  28. My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallentsource (opens in a new tab)
  29. New People by Danzy Sennasource (opens in a new tab)
  30. Pachinko by Min Jin Leesource (opens in a new tab)
  31. Selection Day by Aravind Adigasource (opens in a new tab)
  32. Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Wardsource (opens in a new tab)
  33. Six Four by Hideo Yokoyama, translated by Jonathan Lloyd-Daviessource (opens in a new tab)
  34. Stay with Me by Ayobami Adebayosource (opens in a new tab)
  35. The Book of Joan by Lidia Yuknavitchsource (opens in a new tab)
  36. The Changeling by Victor LaVallesource (opens in a new tab)
  37. The Dark Flood Rises by Margaret Drabblesource (opens in a new tab)
  38. The Dinner Party by Joshua Ferrissource (opens in a new tab)
  39. The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perrysource (opens in a new tab)
  40. The Idiot by Elif Batumansource (opens in a new tab)
  41. The Ninth Hour by Alice McDermottsource (opens in a new tab)
  42. The Power by Naomi Aldermansource (opens in a new tab)
  43. The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyensource (opens in a new tab)
  44. The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisinsource (opens in a new tab)
  45. Ties by Domenico Starnone, translated by Jhumpa Lahirisource (opens in a new tab)
  46. Transit by Rachel Cusksource (opens in a new tab)
  47. Waking Lions by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen, translated by Sondra Silverstonsource (opens in a new tab)
  48. Whereas by Layli Long Soldiersource (opens in a new tab)
  49. White Tears by Hari Kunzrusource (opens in a new tab)
  50. Who Is Rich? by Matthew Klamsource (opens in a new tab)

Nonfiction

  1. A Colony in a Nation by Chris Hayessource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Age of Anger by Pankaj Mishrasource (opens in a new tab)
  3. American Fire by Monica Hessesource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Animals Strike Curious Poses by Elena Passarellosource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Born a Crime by Trevor Noahsource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Bunk by Kevin Youngsource (opens in a new tab)
  7. Churchill and Orwell by Thomas E. Rickssource (opens in a new tab)
  8. Destined for War by Graham Allisonsource (opens in a new tab)
  9. Devil’s Bargain by Joshua Greensource (opens in a new tab)
  10. Fasting and Feasting by Adam Federmansource (opens in a new tab)
  11. Flâneuse by Lauren Elkinsource (opens in a new tab)
  12. Friends Divided by Gordon S. Woodsource (opens in a new tab)
  13. Generation Revolution by Rachel Aspdensource (opens in a new tab)
  14. Grant by Ron Chernowsource (opens in a new tab)
  15. Greater Gotham by Mike Wallacesource (opens in a new tab)
  16. Hamlet Globe to Globe by Dominic Dromgoolesource (opens in a new tab)
  17. Henry David Thoreau by Laura Dassow Wallssource (opens in a new tab)
  18. Janesville by Amy Goldsteinsource (opens in a new tab)
  19. Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grannsource (opens in a new tab)
  20. Krazy by Michael Tisserandsource (opens in a new tab)
  21. Lenin by Victor Sebestyensource (opens in a new tab)
  22. Letterman by Jason Zinomansource (opens in a new tab)
  23. Locking Up Our Own by James Forman Jrsource (opens in a new tab)
  24. Looking for “the Stranger” by Alice Kaplansource (opens in a new tab)
  25. Nomadland by Jessica Brudersource (opens in a new tab)
  26. Notes on a Foreign Country by Suzy Hansensource (opens in a new tab)
  27. Prairie Fires by Caroline Frasersource (opens in a new tab)
  28. Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwoodsource (opens in a new tab)
  29. Tenements, Towers & Trash by Julia Wertzsource (opens in a new tab)
  30. The Blood of Emmett Till by Timothy B. Tysonsource (opens in a new tab)
  31. The Collected Essays of Elizabeth Hardwick by Elizabeth Hardwicksource (opens in a new tab)
  32. The Color of Law by Richard Rothsteinsource (opens in a new tab)
  33. The Crisis of the Middle-Class Constitution by Ganesh Sitaramansource (opens in a new tab)
  34. The Dawn Watch by Maya Jasanoffsource (opens in a new tab)
  35. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egansource (opens in a new tab)
  36. The Evangelicals by Frances FitzGeraldsource (opens in a new tab)
  37. The Evolution of Beauty by Richard O. Prumsource (opens in a new tab)
  38. The Future Is History by Masha Gessensource (opens in a new tab)
  39. The Glass Universe by Dava Sobelsource (opens in a new tab)
  40. The Gulf by Jack E. Davissource (opens in a new tab)
  41. The House of Government by Yuri Slezkinesource (opens in a new tab)
  42. The Invention of Angela Carter by Edmund Gordonsource (opens in a new tab)
  43. The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Prestonsource (opens in a new tab)
  44. The Songs We Know Best by Karin Roffmansource (opens in a new tab)
  45. The Undoing Project by Michael Lewissource (opens in a new tab)
  46. To Siri with Love by Judith Newmansource (opens in a new tab)
  47. We Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi Coatessource (opens in a new tab)
  48. What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clintonsource (opens in a new tab)
  49. World Without Mind by Franklin Foersource (opens in a new tab)
  50. You Say to Brick by Wendy Lessersource (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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