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Top 10 NPR's Best Books of the Year |
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The Fervor
by Alma Katsu
In 1944, Meiko Briggs and her daughter, Aiko, held in an internment camp in the Midwest, discover a mysterious disease spreading among the interned is linked to a demon from the stories of Meikos childhood, hellbent on infiltrating their already strange world.
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House of Hunger
by Alexis Henderson
Escaping the slums, Marion applies for the position of Bloodmaid and is swept into a world of lust, blood, and dark debauchery presided over by the feared Countess Lisavet, who enlists her into a vicious game of cat and mouse.
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Stories From the Tenants Downstairs
by Sidik Fofana
This collection of short stories follows each tenant in the Banneker Homes, a low-income high rise in Harlem where gentrification weighs on everyones mind, as they weave in and out of each others lives, endeavoring to escape from their pasts and forge new paths forward.
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Very Cold People
by Sarah Manguso
Growing up in the frozen, snow-padded town of Waitsfield, Massachusetts, Ruthie, dealing with shame handed down from her immigrant ancestors and her indomitable mother, and violence endured by her high school friends, wonders if shell ever get out of this town alive.
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The Violin Conspiracy
by Brendan Slocumb
When, right before the cutthroat Tchaikovsky Competition the Olympics of classical music, his priceless Stradivarius is stolen, with a ransom note for five million dollars in its place, Ray McMillian must piece together the clues to reclaim the violin before its too late.
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The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness
by Meghan O'Rourke
Drawing on her own medical experiences as well as a decade of interviews with doctors, patients, researchers, and public health experts, the author offers a revelatory investigation into the rise of chronic illness and autoimmune diseases that resist easy description or simple cures.
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The Nineties
by Chuck Klosterman
Discussing everything nineties, including film, music, sports, TV, politics, changes regarding race and class and sexuality, a New York Times bestselling author shows how this decade brought about a revolution in the human condition that we are still groping to understand.
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Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas
by Jennifer Raff
In this study of both past and present, a celebrated anthropologist tells the story of who the first peoples in America were based on their complete genomes, providing a glimpse into how the tools of genetics reveal details about human history and evolution.
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The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward
by Daniel H. Pink
Drawing on research in social psychology, neuroscience and biology, as well as true stories and practical takeaways, this book lays out a dynamic new way of thinking about regret to help us live richer, more engaged lives.
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