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New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year 2010

New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year 2010 names 10 books across 2 categories. 7 of them also won or were shortlisted for an award.

Fiction

  1. A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egansource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Freedom by Jonathan Franzensource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Room by Emma Donoghuesource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Selected Stories by William Trevorsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The New Yorker Stories by Ann Beattiesource (opens in a new tab)

Nonfiction

  1. Apollo's Angels by Jennifer Homanssource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Cleopatra by Stacy Schiffsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Finishing the Hat by Stephen Sondheimsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjeesource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkersonsource (opens in a new tab)

About the New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year

nytimes.com blocks automated reads, so counts come from Wayback Machine or archive.nytimes.com copies of each year's page; 2024 and 2025 are counted from Book Riot and Kirkus reports of the NYT list. Titles drop subtitles.

Organization: The New York Times. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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