Best Books of 2016 Year-End Honors by Book Best Books of 2016 Honors by Book - Fiction Ranking (updated feb 4 2018) 04/10/2017: 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Finalists 03/16/2017: LaRose by Louise Erdrich Wins the National Book Critics Circle Award 01/22/2017: ALA Notable Books - Fiction 01/17/2017: 2016 National Book Critics Circle Finalist for Fiction 12/01/2016: Time Magazine 10 Best Fiction Books of 2016 12/01/2016: New York Times 10 Best Books of 2016 11/15/2016: Amazon Best Books of 2016 - Top 10 Literature & Fiction 09/15/2016: 2016 National Book Award Shortlist 09/13/2016: 2016 Man Booker Prize Shortlist Top Fiction The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead 4738 reviews (320p) August 2, 2016 Amazon Best Books of 2016: Top 10 Literature & Fiction #1 Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2016: Top 10 #9 Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2016: Fiction New York Times - Sunday Book Review Cover New York Times 10 Best Books of 2016 Michiko Kakutani's Favorite Books of 2016 New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2016 Library Journal Best Books 2016: The Top Ten National Book Award Winner TIME Magazine Top 10 Fiction Books #1 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Winner ALA Notable Books - Fiction Washington Post Top 10 Books of 2016 Kirkus Prize Finalist Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page Swing Time by Zadie Smith 374 reviews (416p) November 15, 2016 Amazon Best Books of 2016: Top 10 Literature & Fiction #8 New York Times - Sunday Book Review Cover New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2016 TIME Magazine Top 10 Fiction Books #7 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction Finalist Washington Post Top 10 Books of 2016 Economist Books of the Year: Fiction LA Times Book Prize for Fiction Finalist Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page Moonglow by Michael Chabon 659 reviews (448p) November 22, 2016 Amazon Best Books of 2016: Top 10 Literature & Fiction #9 New York Times - Sunday Book Review Cover Michiko Kakutani's Favorite Books of 2016 New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2016 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction Finalist Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page LaRose by Louise Erdrich 644 reviews (384p) May 10, 2016 Amazon Best Books of 2016: Top 100 Editors' Picks Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2016: Fiction New York Times - Sunday Book Review Cover New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2016 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction Winner PEN/Faulkner Award Finalist Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page Imagine Me Gone by Adam Haslett 378 reviews (368p) May 3, 2016 TIME Magazine Top 10 Fiction Books #6 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction Finalist Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Finalist LA Times Book Prize for Fiction Winner Kirkus Prize Finalist Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page Notable Fiction My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout 2494 reviews (208p) January 12, 2016 Amazon Best Books of 2016: Top 100 Editors' Picks New York Times - Sunday Book Review Cover New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2016 TIME Magazine Top 10 Fiction Books #9 Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page The Vegetarian by Han Kang 597 reviews (192p) February 2, 2016 Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2016: Top 10 #10 Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2016: Fiction New York Times 10 Best Books of 2016 New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2016 Man Booker International Prize Economist Books of the Year: Fiction Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page A Doubter's Almanac by Ethan Canin 232 reviews (576p) February 16, 2016 Amazon Best Books of 2016: Top 100 Editors' Picks Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page The North Water by Ian McGuire 1042 reviews (272p) March 15, 2016 Amazon Best Books of 2016: Top 100 Editors' Picks New York Times - Sunday Book Review Cover New York Times 10 Best Books of 2016 Michiko Kakutani's Favorite Books of 2016 New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2016 Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page Zero K by Don DeLillo 238 reviews (288p) May 3, 2016 Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2016: Fiction New York Times - Sunday Book Review Cover New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2016 Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page The Sport of Kings by C. 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Morgan 220 reviews (560p) May 3, 2016 New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Finalist ALA Notable Books - Fiction Kirkus Prize Winner Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi 2012 reviews (320p) June 7, 2016 Amazon Best Books of 2016: Top 100 Editors' Picks Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2016: Fiction New York Times - Sunday Book Review Cover New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2016 TIME Magazine Top 10 Fiction Books #4 ALA Notable Books - Fiction Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page The Girls by Emma Cline 1871 reviews (368p) June 14, 2016 Amazon Best Books of 2016: Top 100 Editors' Picks Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2016: Fiction Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page Barkskins by Annie Proulx 897 reviews (736p) June 14, 2016 Amazon Best Books of 2016: Top 100 Editors' Picks Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2016: Top 10 #1 Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2016: Fiction New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2016 Kirkus Prize Finalist Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page The Mandibles: A Family, 2029-2047 by Lionel Shriver 341 reviews (416p) June 21, 2016 New York Times - Sunday Book Review Cover Economist Books of the Year: Fiction Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page Christodora by Tim Murphy 173 reviews (496p) August 2, 2016 Amazon Best Books of 2016: Top 100 Editors' Picks ALA Notable Books - Fiction Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson 343 reviews (192p) August 9, 2016 Amazon Best Books of 2016: Top 10 Literature & Fiction #6 New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2016 National Book Award Finalist TIME Magazine Top 10 Fiction Books #2 Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page The Nix by Nathan Hill 1145 reviews (640p) August 30, 2016 Amazon Best Books of 2016: Top 10 Literature & Fiction #3 New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2016 Library Journal Best Books 2016: The Top Ten ALA Notable Books - Fiction Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 11521 reviews (480p) September 6, 2016 Amazon Best Books of 2016: Top 10 Literature & Fiction #10 Kirkus Prize Finalist Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page Commonwealth by Ann Patchett 2489 reviews (336p) September 13, 2016 New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2016 TIME Magazine Top 10 Fiction Books #3 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction Finalist Washington Post Top 10 Books of 2016 Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page News of the World by Paulette Jiles 2390 reviews (224p) October 4, 2016 Amazon Best Books of 2016: Top 100 Editors' Picks National Book Award Finalist Washington Post Top 10 Books of 2016 Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page Don't understand the data above? 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