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The 10 best books of 2019 AND The 10 best books of the decade

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The end of the year means it's time to look back on the best books of 2019! As a bonus, we also share our selections for the best books of the entire decade!

Books mentioned in this episode:

The 10 Best Books of 2019

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey

Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner

The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman

The Grace Year by Kim Liggett

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

Trust Exercise by Susan Choi

The Lady from the Black Lagoon by Mallory O'Meara

Three Women by Lisa Taddeo

The 10 Best Books of the Decade

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

This is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

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