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These 76 titles are the year's finest fiction, 16 of which will be chosen to compete for the 15th Annual Morning News Tournament of Books to be held in March 2019.

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1	Circe by Madeline Miller (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 1,486,807 ratings score: 15,090, and 152 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 3,806,117 ratings score: 9,026, and 92 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	There There by Tommy Orange (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 236,550 ratings score: 8,843, and 90 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	An American Marriage by Tayari Jones (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 402,482 ratings score: 5,744, and 59 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh 3.59 avg rating — 626,284 ratings score: 5,426, and 56 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Friend by Sigrid Nunez 3.71 avg rating — 63,471 ratings score: 4,972, and 52 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 183,899 ratings score: 4,670, and 48 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Overstory by Richard Powers 4.10 avg rating — 210,333 ratings score: 4,170, and 43 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Red Clocks by Leni Zumas (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 25,520 ratings score: 3,891, and 41 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Washington Black by Esi Edugyan 3.94 avg rating — 74,684 ratings score: 3,602, and 38 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Severance by Ling Ma (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 141,301 ratings score: 3,484, and 37 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner (Goodreads Author) 3.43 avg rating — 49,668 ratings score: 3,082, and 33 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Warlight by Michael Ondaatje 3.60 avg rating — 47,633 ratings score: 3,008, and 32 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Milkman by Anna Burns 3.53 avg rating — 73,783 ratings score: 2,953, and 31 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 225,717 ratings score: 2,939, and 31 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Transcription by Kate Atkinson 3.49 avg rating — 62,168 ratings score: 2,581, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 19,638 ratings score: 2,576, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 382,902 ratings score: 2,546, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Florida by Lauren Groff (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 36,927 ratings score: 2,455, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Sadness Is a White Bird by Moriel Rothman-Zecher (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 1,874 ratings score: 2,399, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Census by Jesse Ball (Goodreads Author) 3.43 avg rating — 3,782 ratings score: 2,311, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	French Exit by Patrick deWitt 3.55 avg rating — 29,765 ratings score: 1,978, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Italian Teacher by Tom Rachman (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 7,926 ratings score: 1,876, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Winter (Seasonal Quartet, #2) by Ali Smith 3.78 avg rating — 25,532 ratings score: 1,746, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Witch Elm by Tana French (Goodreads Author) 3.58 avg rating — 115,362 ratings score: 1,706, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver (Author, Narrator) 3.67 avg rating — 85,486 ratings score: 1,617, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Kudos by Rachel Cusk 3.87 avg rating — 17,909 ratings score: 1,599, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Book of M by Peng Shepherd 3.68 avg rating — 22,549 ratings score: 1,592, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Perfect Nanny by Leïla Slimani 3.40 avg rating — 131,342 ratings score: 1,409, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 20,538 ratings score: 1,404, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Sabrina by Nick Drnaso 3.83 avg rating — 17,511 ratings score: 1,329, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon (Goodreads Author) 3.20 avg rating — 25,648 ratings score: 1,269, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Flights by Olga Tokarczuk 3.74 avg rating — 40,318 ratings score: 1,220, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami 3.91 avg rating — 71,991 ratings score: 1,212, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday 3.42 avg rating — 30,050 ratings score: 1,207, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton 4.04 avg rating — 12,221 ratings score: 1,201, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Heads of the Colored People by Nafissa Thompson-Spires 4.11 avg rating — 8,028 ratings score: 1,192, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Sunburn by Laura Lippman (Goodreads Author) 3.45 avg rating — 26,067 ratings score: 1,182, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 25,692 ratings score: 1,121, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Ohio by Stephen Markley (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 16,807 ratings score: 1,084, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	A Terrible Country by Keith Gessen (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 5,074 ratings score: 1,051, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Pisces by Melissa Broder (Goodreads Author) 3.30 avg rating — 42,037 ratings score: 1,026, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Don't Skip Out on Me by Willy Vlautin 4.14 avg rating — 3,826 ratings score: 902, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Fire Sermon by Jamie Quatro (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 2,621 ratings score: 862, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	From a Low and Quiet Sea by Donal Ryan 3.78 avg rating — 7,533 ratings score: 822, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar 3.55 avg rating — 21,501 ratings score: 814, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Self-Portrait with Boy by Rachel Lyon (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 2,344 ratings score: 760, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Speak No Evil by Uzodinma Iweala 3.86 avg rating — 9,674 ratings score: 748, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Third Hotel by Laura van den Berg (Goodreads Author) 3.21 avg rating — 5,031 ratings score: 748, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Gnomon by Nick Harkaway (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 6,942 ratings score: 709, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Waiting for Eden by Elliot Ackerman (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 4,459 ratings score: 705, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	America Is Not the Heart by Elaine Castillo 3.97 avg rating — 6,082 ratings score: 701, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Cherry by Nico Walker 3.47 avg rating — 22,399 ratings score: 685, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Golden State by Lydia Kiesling (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 3,508 ratings score: 661, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	How to Be Safe by Tom McAllister (Goodreads Author) 3.19 avg rating — 1,552 ratings score: 655, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Alice Isn't Dead by Joseph Fink (Goodreads Author) 3.58 avg rating — 11,911 ratings score: 646, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	So Lucky by Nicola Griffith (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 1,914 ratings score: 635, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Shakespeare Requirement by Julie Schumacher 3.74 avg rating — 4,233 ratings score: 611, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	A Lucky Man by Jamel Brinkley 3.89 avg rating — 2,230 ratings score: 598, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Small Country by Gaël Faye 4.27 avg rating — 32,641 ratings score: 598, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Call Me Zebra by Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi (Goodreads Author) 2.85 avg rating — 1,414 ratings score: 591, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	The Parking Lot Attendant by Nafkote Tamirat 3.16 avg rating — 1,957 ratings score: 544, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Some Trick: Thirteen Stories by Helen DeWitt 3.34 avg rating — 1,315 ratings score: 535, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Lake Success by Gary Shteyngart (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 12,366 ratings score: 506, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Stray City by Chelsey Johnson (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 3,565 ratings score: 478, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Sugar Land by Tammy Lynne Stoner (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 701 ratings score: 476, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	The Caregiver by Samuel Park 3.75 avg rating — 1,675 ratings score: 416, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	The Maze at Windermere by Gregory Blake Smith 3.47 avg rating — 3,298 ratings score: 414, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Go by Kazuki Kaneshiro 3.63 avg rating — 7,575 ratings score: 407, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	The Dictionary of Animal Languages by Heidi Sopinka 3.42 avg rating — 543 ratings score: 350, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Laura & Emma by Kate Greathead 3.21 avg rating — 3,686 ratings score: 312, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Blue Self-Portrait by Noémi Lefebvre 3.43 avg rating — 232 ratings score: 274, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Insurrecto by Gina Apostol (Goodreads Author) 3.49 avg rating — 1,888 ratings score: 258, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	That Kind of Mother by Rumaan Alam (Goodreads Author) 3.07 avg rating — 7,848 ratings score: 231, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	The Desert and Its Seed by Jorge Barón Biza 3.90 avg rating — 1,051 ratings score: 179, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	A River of Stars by Vanessa Hua (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 5,385 ratings score: 144, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars