NPR's Best Books of 2016

1.
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood 4.49 avg rating — 778,787 ratings
2.
My Name Is Lucy Barton (Amgash, #1)
My Name Is Lucy Barton (Amgash, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 182,214 ratings
3.
Homegoing
Homegoing
by: Yaa Gyasi
4.47 avg rating — 386,284 ratings
4.
Hag-Seed
Hag-Seed 3.79 avg rating — 39,458 ratings
5.
The Vegetarian
The Vegetarian
by: Han Kang
3.64 avg rating — 320,463 ratings
6.
When Breath Becomes Air
When Breath Becomes Air 4.41 avg rating — 767,279 ratings
7.
The Summer Before the War
The Summer Before the War 3.79 avg rating — 44,137 ratings
8.
A Gentleman in Moscow
A Gentleman in Moscow 4.32 avg rating — 636,932 ratings
9.
The Nix
The Nix 4.08 avg rating — 83,558 ratings
10.
Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures 3.96 avg rating — 112,015 ratings
11.
What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours
What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours 3.64 avg rating — 14,301 ratings
11.
The Nest
The Nest 3.41 avg rating — 180,441 ratings
13.
Lab Girl
Lab Girl 3.98 avg rating — 70,898 ratings
14.
A Great Reckoning (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #12)
A Great Reckoning (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #12) 4.43 avg rating — 80,780 ratings
15.
Paper Girls, Volume 1
Paper Girls, Volume 1 3.89 avg rating — 108,815 ratings
16.
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad 4.06 avg rating — 433,331 ratings
17.
White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America
White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America 3.76 avg rating — 24,555 ratings
18.
The Reader (Sea of Ink and Gold, #1)
The Reader (Sea of Ink and Gold, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 12,858 ratings
19.
Behold the Dreamers
Behold the Dreamers 3.95 avg rating — 84,454 ratings
20.
The Portable Veblen
The Portable Veblen 3.46 avg rating — 8,176 ratings
21.
The Girls
The Girls 3.51 avg rating — 237,209 ratings
22.
Around the Way Girl
Around the Way Girl 4.20 avg rating — 6,537 ratings
23.
Raymie Nightingale
Raymie Nightingale 3.95 avg rating — 22,286 ratings
24.
The Return
The Return 4.16 avg rating — 14,617 ratings
25.
Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume 3: The War Years and After, 1939-1962
Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume 3: The War Years and After, 1939-1962 4.20 avg rating — 552 ratings
26.
Here Comes the Sun
Here Comes the Sun 3.85 avg rating — 11,629 ratings
26.
Lucy and Linh
Lucy and Linh 3.79 avg rating — 4,623 ratings
28.
13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl
13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl
by: Mona Awad
3.09 avg rating — 19,472 ratings
29.
Everybody's Fool (Sully, #2)
Everybody's Fool (Sully, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 17,106 ratings
30.
The Trespasser
The Trespasser 3.99 avg rating — 94,247 ratings
31.
The Queen of the Night
The Queen of the Night 3.43 avg rating — 12,067 ratings
32.
Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World 3.95 avg rating — 56,867 ratings
33.
Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams
Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams 3.97 avg rating — 1,486 ratings
34.
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics 3.99 avg rating — 64,373 ratings
35.
Underground Airlines
Underground Airlines 3.82 avg rating — 25,804 ratings
36.
The Little Red Chairs
The Little Red Chairs 3.25 avg rating — 10,681 ratings
37.
Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places
Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places 3.74 avg rating — 9,983 ratings
38.
Zero K
Zero K 3.19 avg rating — 12,196 ratings
39.
How To Be a Tudor: A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Tudor Life
How To Be a Tudor: A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Tudor Life 4.06 avg rating — 4,692 ratings
40.
Swing Time
Swing Time 3.56 avg rating — 76,236 ratings
41.
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts 3.49 avg rating — 12,189 ratings
42.
Another Brooklyn
Another Brooklyn 3.87 avg rating — 41,162 ratings
43.
The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America
The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America 4.06 avg rating — 2,060 ratings
44.
Ghosts
Ghosts 4.21 avg rating — 153,178 ratings
45.
The Girl from Everywhere (The Girl from Everywhere, #1)
The Girl from Everywhere (The Girl from Everywhere, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 17,000 ratings
46.
Pit Bull: The Battle Over an American Icon
Pit Bull: The Battle Over an American Icon 4.37 avg rating — 2,021 ratings
47.
What Belongs to You
What Belongs to You 3.78 avg rating — 14,938 ratings
48.
Mothering Sunday
Mothering Sunday 3.69 avg rating — 17,912 ratings
49.
Thunder Boy Jr.
Thunder Boy Jr. 4.16 avg rating — 4,904 ratings
50.
Eleven Hours
Eleven Hours 3.63 avg rating — 2,379 ratings
51.
Where Am I Now?
Where Am I Now? 3.84 avg rating — 13,627 ratings
52.
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
by: Ken Liu
4.36 avg rating — 36,819 ratings
53.
King Baby
King Baby 4.13 avg rating — 2,986 ratings
53.
Dark Matter
Dark Matter 4.13 avg rating — 664,981 ratings
55.
So Sad Today: Personal Essays
So Sad Today: Personal Essays 3.80 avg rating — 17,124 ratings
55.
The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars
The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars 3.59 avg rating — 3,470 ratings
55.
The Arab of the Future 2: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1984-1985: A Graphic Memoir
The Arab of the Future 2: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1984-1985: A Graphic Memoir 4.30 avg rating — 11,432 ratings
58.
They All Saw A Cat
They All Saw A Cat 4.12 avg rating — 11,252 ratings
59.
Over the Plain Houses
Over the Plain Houses 3.69 avg rating — 1,155 ratings
60.
All the Single Ladies
All the Single Ladies really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 17,281 ratings
60.
Before the Fall
Before the Fall 3.72 avg rating — 131,406 ratings
62.
The House at the Edge of Night
The House at the Edge of Night 3.98 avg rating — 13,106 ratings
63.
American Housewife
American Housewife 3.34 avg rating — 16,645 ratings
64.
Party of One: A Memoir in 21 Songs
Party of One: A Memoir in 21 Songs 4.02 avg rating — 3,347 ratings
65.
The Heavenly Table
The Heavenly Table 4.09 avg rating — 6,963 ratings
66.
The Widow (Kate Waters, #1)
The Widow (Kate Waters, #1) 3.49 avg rating — 116,039 ratings
67.
Modern Lovers
Modern Lovers 3.42 avg rating — 54,379 ratings
68.
A Study in Scarlet Women (Lady Sherlock, #1)
A Study in Scarlet Women (Lady Sherlock, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 39,542 ratings
68.
March: Book Three (March, #3)
March: Book Three (March, #3) 4.64 avg rating — 21,409 ratings
70.
Eyes On The Street: The Life of Jane Jacobs
Eyes On The Street: The Life of Jane Jacobs 3.95 avg rating — 313 ratings
71.
The Lie Tree
The Lie Tree 3.84 avg rating — 28,011 ratings
72.
Hamilton: The Revolution
Hamilton: The Revolution 4.45 avg rating — 54,261 ratings
73.
The Gene: An Intimate History
The Gene: An Intimate History 4.36 avg rating — 54,020 ratings
74.
Underground Airlines
Underground Airlines 3.82 avg rating — 25,804 ratings
75.
Commonwealth
Commonwealth 3.83 avg rating — 199,109 ratings
76.
The Mayor of Mogadishu: A Story of Chaos and Redemption in the Ruins of Somalia
The Mayor of Mogadishu: A Story of Chaos and Redemption in the Ruins of Somalia 4.01 avg rating — 436 ratings
77.
The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye
The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye 4.47 avg rating — 3,495 ratings
78.
The Wonder
The Wonder 3.64 avg rating — 90,167 ratings
79.
The Romanovs, 1613-1918
The Romanovs, 1613-1918 4.02 avg rating — 15,678 ratings
80.
All the Birds in the Sky
All the Birds in the Sky 3.59 avg rating — 48,209 ratings
81.
Panter
Panter 4.20 avg rating — 2,121 ratings
82.
The Seventh Wish
The Seventh Wish 4.18 avg rating — 3,827 ratings
83.
Terror in the City of Champions: Murder, Baseball, and the Secret Society that Shocked Depression-era Detroit
Terror in the City of Champions: Murder, Baseball, and the Secret Society that Shocked Depression-era Detroit 3.75 avg rating — 1,037 ratings
84.
The One Hundred Nights of Hero
The One Hundred Nights of Hero 4.40 avg rating — 6,778 ratings
85.
His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae
His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae 3.90 avg rating — 35,376 ratings
86.
Lily and Dunkin
Lily and Dunkin 4.21 avg rating — 8,310 ratings
87.
American Cake: From Colonial Gingerbread to Classic Layer, the Stories and Recipes Behind More Than 125 of Our Best-Loved Cakes: A Baking Book
American Cake: From Colonial Gingerbread to Classic Layer, the Stories and Recipes Behind More Than 125 of Our Best-Loved Cakes: A Baking Book
by: Anne Byrn
4.35 avg rating — 702 ratings
88.
Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride & Prejudice
Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride & Prejudice 3.60 avg rating — 98,742 ratings
89.
Cheap Novelties: The Pleasures of Urban Decay
Cheap Novelties: The Pleasures of Urban Decay 4.15 avg rating — 286 ratings
89.
Demon, Volume 1
Demon, Volume 1 3.83 avg rating — 1,387 ratings
91.
The Ballad of Black Tom
The Ballad of Black Tom 3.84 avg rating — 32,628 ratings
92.
Ida, Always
Ida, Always 4.50 avg rating — 2,698 ratings
93.
Dorie's Cookies
Dorie's Cookies 4.31 avg rating — 1,196 ratings
94.
Alligator Candy: A Memoir
Alligator Candy: A Memoir 3.88 avg rating — 2,378 ratings
95.
Forbidden (Old West, #1)
Forbidden (Old West, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5,447 ratings
95.
Ways to Disappear
Ways to Disappear 3.44 avg rating — 4,625 ratings
97.
Night Sky with Exit Wounds
Night Sky with Exit Wounds 4.18 avg rating — 47,850 ratings
98.
The Winged Histories
The Winged Histories 3.99 avg rating — 891 ratings
98.
Umami
Umami 3.74 avg rating — 3,456 ratings
98.
Today Will Be Different
Today Will Be Different 3.16 avg rating — 70,578 ratings
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