New York Times Best Books of the 21st Century

Fiction 74
Literature 68
Nonfiction 28
Historical Fiction 19
Sociology 15
Biography & Autobiography 12
History 11
African American Fiction 9
Short Stories 7
Politics 5
African American Nonfiction 5
Fantasy 4
Thriller 4
Literary Criticism 3
Science Fiction 3
LGBTQIA+ (Fiction) 3
Family & Relationships 2
Multi-Cultural 2
Business 1
Comic and Graphic Books 1
Essays 1
Law 1
Literary Anthologies 1
Medical 1
Nature 1

Hillary Huber 4
Ann Goldstein 3
Damion Searls 3
Elena Ferrante 3
George Saunders 3
Jesmyn Ward 3
Jon Fosse 3
Alice Munro 2
Armando Durán 2
Claudia Rankine 2
Denis Johnson 2
Edward P. Jones 2
Fred Sanders 2
Gabrielle Zevin 2
Hilary Mantel 2
Kirby Heyborne 2
Lydia Davis 2
Natasha Wimmer 2
Philip Roth 2
Roberto Bolaño 2
Zadie Smith 2
various narrators 2
Adam Barr 1
Adjoa Andoh 1
Adrian Nathan West 1

New York Times Best Books of the 21st Century

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