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Entertainment Weekly Best Books 2017

Entertainment Weekly Best Books 2017 names 38 books across 4 categories. 17 of them also won or were shortlisted for an award.

Books

  1. 1Exit West by Mohsin Hamidsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. 2Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunderssource (opens in a new tab)
  3. 3Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grannsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. 4Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Wardsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. 5Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ngsource (opens in a new tab)
  6. 6My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferrissource (opens in a new tab)
  7. 7Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khongsource (opens in a new tab)
  8. 8The Power by Naomi Aldermansource (opens in a new tab)
  9. 9The Hate U Give by Angie Thomassource (opens in a new tab)
  10. 10The Rules Do Not Apply by Ariel Levysource (opens in a new tab)

Graphic Novels

  1. Boundless by Jillian Tamakisource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Everything Is Flammable by Gabrielle Bellsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Going Into Town by Roz Chastsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Hostage by Guy Delislesource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Imagine Wanting Only This by Kristen Radtkesource (opens in a new tab)
  6. My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferrissource (opens in a new tab)
  7. The Arab of the Future 2 by Riad Sattoufsource (opens in a new tab)
  8. The Best We Could Do by Thi Buisource (opens in a new tab)

Romance

  1. Accidentally on Purpose by Jill Shalvissource (opens in a new tab)
  2. An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Colesource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Going Dark by Monica McCartysource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Hate to Want You by Alisha Raisource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Modern Love by Beau Northsource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Roomies by Christina Laurensource (opens in a new tab)
  7. Seven Minutes in Heaven by Eloisa Jamessource (opens in a new tab)
  8. Take the Lead by Alexis Dariasource (opens in a new tab)
  9. The Day of the Duchess by Sarah MacLeansource (opens in a new tab)
  10. The Duchess Deal by Tessa Daresource (opens in a new tab)

Young Adult

  1. Caraval by Stephanie Garbersource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Far from the Tree by Robin Benwaysource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Fierce by Aly Raismansource (opens in a new tab)
  4. History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silverasource (opens in a new tab)
  5. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchezsource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Long Way Down by Jason Reynoldssource (opens in a new tab)
  7. One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManussource (opens in a new tab)
  8. Saints and Misfits by S.K. Alisource (opens in a new tab)
  9. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomassource (opens in a new tab)
  10. Turtles All the Way Down by John Greensource (opens in a new tab)

About the Entertainment Weekly Best Books

EW book critics' year-end lists, read from web.archive.org snapshots of ew.com (live ew.com blocks scripts). Categories follow EW's split each year: Fiction and Nonfiction through 2014, then one Books list plus Young Adult, Romance, Graphic Novels, and Debut Novels in some years. From 2023 EW published no general best-books list, only Romance; it published none in 2025, so the range ends at 2024. Skipped: honorable mentions, award-style comics lists, and the 2020-2022 Comics lists, which name ongoing series rather than books. No 2010 Nonfiction list was found, so that year has no Nonfiction row.

Organization: Entertainment Weekly. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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