1. My Brilliant Friend, by Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions
2. A Little Life, by Hanya Yanagihara, Anchor
3. Brooklyn, by Colm Toibin, Scribner
4. The Revenant, by Michael Punke, Picador USA
5. The Buried Giant, by Kazuo Ishiguro, Vintage
6. A Man Called Ove, by Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press
7. Me Before You, by Jojo Moyes, Penguin
8. The Martian, by Andy Weir, Broadway
9. Euphoria, by Lily King, Grove Press
10. The Whites, by Richard Price, Picador USA
11. The Story of a New Name, by Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions
12. God Help the Child, by Toni Morrison, Vintage
13. The Rumor, by Elin Hilderbrand, Back Bay - Debut
14. Descent, by Tim Johnston, Algonquin
15. The Good Girl, by Mary Kubica, Mira
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18. Funny Girl, by Nick Hornby, Riverhead
Hornby's novel about intrepid Sophie Straw as she navigates her transformation from provincial ingenue to television starlet amid a constellation of delightful characters.