Year-End Lists

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Severance - Ling Ma

BuzzFeed Best Books of 2018

The Death of Mrs. Westaway - Ruth Ware

Popsugar Best Books of 2018

Broadly: Laura Winnick 10 Best Books of 2018

Shelf Awareness 2018 Best Books of the Year

Circe - Madeline Miller

Paste Best Books of 2018

Lit Hub Favorite Books of 2018

Milkman - Anna Burns

Slate: Laura Miller 10 Best Books of 2018

My Year of Rest and Relaxation - Ottessa Moshfegh

Autostraddle 50 of the Best Feminist Books of 2018

Boston.com 20 Best Books of 2018

Dennis Cooper Favorite Fiction and Nonfiction of 2018

The Incendiaries - R.O. Kwon

Entropy Best Books of 2018

Nylon: Kristin Iversen Best Books Of 2018

Publishers Weekly 10 Best Books of 2018

Circe - Madeline Miller

Christian Science Monitor Best Fiction Reads of 2018

Wall Street Journal Best Fiction and Nonfiction of 2018

The Pisces - Melissa Broder

Powell's Books Best Fiction of 2018

The Third Hotel - Laura van den Berg

HuffPost: Claire Fallon Best Fiction Of 2018

Motherhood - Sheila Heti

Vulture: Christian Lorentzen 10 Best Books of 2018

I’ll Be Gone in the Dark - Michelle McNamara

Powell's Books Best Nonfiction of 2018

My Year of Rest and Relaxation - Ottessa Moshfegh

Entertainment Weekly 10 Best Books of 2018

A.V. Club 10 Favorite Books of 2018

New Yorker: Katy Waldman Best Books of 2018

Smithsonian Favorite Books of 2018

Chicago Tribune: Christopher Borrelli 10 Best Books of 2018

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