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New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year 2013

New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year 2013 names 10 books across 2 categories. 8 of them also won or were shortlisted for an award.

Fiction

  1. Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichiesource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Life After Life by Kate Atkinsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Tenth of December by George Saunderssource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushnersource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Goldfinch by Donna Tarttsource (opens in a new tab)

Nonfiction

  1. After the Music Stopped by Alan S. Blindersource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Days of Fire by Peter Bakersource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Five Days at Memorial by Sheri Finksource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Sleepwalkers by Christopher Clarksource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Wave by Sonali Deraniyagalasource (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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