Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam HigginbothamSay Nothing by Patrick Radden KeefeThe Five by Hallie RubenholdHow to Hide an Empire by Daniel ImmerwahrCode Name by Larry Loftis
History Published in Year: 2019
21st out of 393 books — 115 voters
Normal People by Sally RooneyBecoming by Michelle ObamaSay Nothing by Patrick Radden KeefeThe Testaments by Margaret AtwoodThe Dutch House by Ann Patchett
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2019
11th out of 100 books — 43 voters

In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteHelter Skelter by Vincent BugliosiThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonColumbine by Dave Cullen
Best True Crime
256th out of 1,367 books — 1,942 voters
Death Is Hard Work by Khaled KhalifaLast Days at Hot Slit by Andrea DworkinThey Were Her Property by Stephanie E. Jones-RogersThe White Book by Han KangThe Heavens by Sandra Newman
NYT Editors’ Choice 201903
17th out of 36 books — 3 voters

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-GarciaTrust Exercise by Susan ChoiThe Mastermind by Evan RatliffAudience of One by James PoniewozikLove Poems for Married People by John Kenney
2019 NPR's staff picks, part 2
3rd out of 15 books — 2 voters
Forgotten Followers from Broken to Bold by Elaine Ricker KellyWalk with Mara on Her Healing Journey by Elaine Ricker KellyCosa Nostra by John DickieMafia Cop by Richard Stanley CaganVendetta by Ed Frederico
True Crime - Organized Crime, Mafia
11th out of 56 books — 50 voters

Becoming by Michelle ObamaEducated by Tara WestoverWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanLittle Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
What We've Read So Far in 2019
6022nd out of 6,522 books — 643 voters
How to Hide an Empire by Daniel ImmerwahrA People's History of American Empire by Paul M. BuhleAmerica's War for the Greater Middle East by Andrew J. BacevichThe Statesman and the Storyteller by Mark ZwonitzerThe President and the Assassin by Scott  Miller
US Empire
153rd out of 171 books — 16 voters

Web Hacking Arsenal by Rafay  BalochThe Phoenix Project by Gene KimTribe of Hackers by Marcus J. CareyTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Dichotomy of Leadership by Jocko Willink
BrakeSec Recommended Reading
34th out of 35 books — 22 voters
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins ReidEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanBecoming by Michelle ObamaEducated by Tara WestoverThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
What Women Born in the 90's Have Read in 2019
2476th out of 2,588 books — 303 voters

Say Nothing by Patrick Radden KeefeCatch and Kill by Ronan FarrowKnow My Name by Chanel MillerShe Said by Jodi KantorShortest Way Home by Pete Buttigieg
Best Non-Fiction of 2019
174th out of 333 books — 189 voters
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden KeefeA Floating Chinaman by Hua HsuThe Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-WellsSalt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin NosratSmall Fry by Lisa Brennan-Jobs
Longform Podcast - Books by Journalists, mostly. 1/2
29th out of 99 books — 10 voters

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami1Q84 by Haruki MurakamiNormal People by Sally Rooney
Shopifolk Recommend 2019
46th out of 50 books — 3 voters
Normal People by Sally RooneyDaisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins ReidSay Nothing by Patrick Radden KeefeAll Systems Red by Martha WellsExhalation by Ted Chiang
NPR's Favorite Books of 2019
145th out of 182 books — 29 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Odyssey by HomerThe Maid by Nita ProseThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
[ATY 2024] Two Word Title Beginning with THE
545th out of 853 books — 86 voters