New York Times Readers' 100 Best Books of the 21st Century

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Know My Name by Chanel Miller

Know My Name

Chanel Miller

368 pages • digital • 2019

nonfiction feminism memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

Matthew Desmond

432 pages • hardcover • 2016

nonfiction politics sociology emotional informative sad medium-paced
2666 by Roberto Bolaño

2666

2666 #1-5

Roberto Bolaño

898 pages • paperback • 2004

fiction literary dark reflective slow-paced
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

The Fifth Season

The Broken Earth #1

N.K. Jemisin

498 pages • paperback • 2015

fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

David Grann

316 pages • digital • 2017

nonfiction history true crime dark informative sad medium-paced
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

The Devil in the White City

Erik Larson

14 hours, 58 minutes • audio • 2003

nonfiction history true crime dark informative mysterious slow-paced
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Piranesi

Susanna Clarke

247 pages • paperback • 2020

fiction fantasy literary speculative fiction adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
Just Kids by Patti Smith

Just Kids

Patti Smith

320 pages • digital • 2010

nonfiction art memoir music emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

The Sympathizer

The Sympathizer #1

Viet Thanh Nguyen

384 pages • hardcover • 2015

fiction historical literary thriller challenging dark tense slow-paced
North Woods by Daniel Mason

North Woods

Daniel Mason

372 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction historical literary emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced