100 Notable Books of 2017

100 Notable Books of 2017
In his delightful first story collection, the author of the National Book Award-winning
novel “The Good Lord Bird” continues to explore race, masculinity, music and history.
Eugenides’s expert debut collection of short stories is his first book since “The Marriage Plot” in 2011.
Her new book is a departure, focusing on her great love, New York.
Ward’s novel, which won the National Book Award, combines aspects of the American road novel
and the ghost story with an exploration of the long aftershocks of a hurricane.
Egan’s engaging novel tells overlapping stories, but is most fundamentally about
a young woman who works at the Brooklyn Naval Yard during World War II.
GREATER GOTHAM: A History of New York City From 1898 to 1919.
TENEMENTS, TOWERS & TRASH: An Unconventional Illustrated History of New York City.
This terrific book is the first full-length biography of Carter, whose novels were fantastical, feminist and sexy.
A gift book from the British novelist, containing otherworldly and wickedly funny stories.
Gessen, a longtime critic of Vladimir Putin, tells the story of modern Russia through the eyes of seven individuals who found
that politics was a force none of them could escape; winner of the National Book Award.