Year archive

Best books of 2016

Books selected by independent literary juries and editorial teams in 2016, gathered into one transparent, source-linked reading list. The chronology uses the award year for prizes and list year for editorial recommendations.

Selections
330
Authors
326
Lists & prizes
16

Showing 193–240 of 330

2016Science fiction & fantasy

Smoke: A Novel

Dan Vyleta

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2016Fiction & literature

Swing Time

Zadie Smith

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2016Young readers

The Beach At Night

Elena Ferrante, illustrated by Mara Cerri, translated by Ann Goldstein

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2016Science fiction & fantasy

The Fireman

Joe Hill

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2016Fiction & literature

The Fortunes

Peter Ho Davies

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2016Fiction & literature

The Girls

Emma Cline

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