What the New York Times Missed: 71 More of the Best Books of the 21st Century

Last week, The New York Times Book Review published a list of the “100 Best Books of the 21st Century.” (Well, so far, obviously. Why not just call it the best books of the last 25 years? Do they know something we don’t? Oh well.) To put it together, the Book Review surveyed “hundreds of novelists, nonfiction […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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