The Laughter of the Sphinx by Michael  Palmer
Best poetry books: 2016
17 books — 6 voters
Arcadia by Tom StoppardAugust by Tracy LettsAngels in America by Tony KushnerThe Goat, or Who is Sylvia? by Edward AlbeeDoubt, a Parable by John Patrick Shanley
Best Plays Since 1990
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Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthyAll the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
Literary Westerns
282 books — 382 voters

Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthyAll the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
Best Westerns
1,369 books — 1,494 voters

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Best Novels About or Set in Mexico
101 books — 56 voters
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy
Best Contemporary Western Novels
120 books — 141 voters