Year-End Lists

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Americanah - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

BBC Culture: Jane Ciabattari The Top 10 Books of 2013

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

New York Times The 10 Best Books of 2013

The Good Lord Bird - James McBride

Publishers Weekly Top 10 Books of 2013

Book of Ages - Jill Lepore

Washington Post Top 10 Books of 2013

The Good Lord Bird - James McBride

National Book Award Fiction 2013

The Unwinding - George Packer

National Book Award Nonfiction 2013

A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing - Eimear McBride

Goldsmiths Prize Best Fiction of 2013

The Luminaries - Eleanor Catton

The Booker Prize 2013 Award

May We Be Forgiven - A.M. Homes

Women's Prize Fiction 2013

Action, Figure - Frank Hinton

Dennis Cooper 21 Favorite Books of 2012

Behind the Beautiful Forevers - Katherine Boo

Salon Top 10 Books of 2012

Library Journal Top 10 Books of 2012

Atlantic: Benjamin Schwarz Top 15 Books of 2012

New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2012

Daily Beast: Tina Brown 7 Favorite Books of 2012

Bring Up the Bodies - Hilary Mantel

Economist 11 Best Books of 2012

Publishers Weekly 10 Best Books of 2012

New York: Kathryn Schulz Top 10 Books of 2012

New York Times 10 Best Books of 2012

Behind the Beautiful Forevers - Katherine Boo

Washington Post The 10 Best Books of 2012

Bring Up the Bodies - Hilary Mantel

The Booker Prize 2012 Award

The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller

Women's Prize Fiction 2012

Catherine the Great - Robert K. Massie

Carnegie Medal Nonfiction 2012

The Forgotten Waltz - Anne Enright

Carnegie Medal Fiction 2012

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