David Letterman may not have known what he was starting with his top ten list; this Sunday the New York Times not only identified their top ten books of the year, Blake Wilson also wrote “The Top 10 Things About Top 10 Lists” for the second page of the paper.

I’ve read three of the five on the fiction list – and concur – great books.  One I do not plan to read, but will defer from naming it to avoid influencing you.  I may look for the other one.

Since I rarely read nonfiction, I’ve added 5 from my reading this year to round out the list.

New York Times Top 10 Books for 2017

Fiction

1. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee – (informative) read my review here   
2. Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
3. The Power by Naomi Alderman (timely) – read my review here  
4. Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
5. Autumn (read but not reviewed) by Ali Smith

Five More I Would Nominate

1. Dunbar by Edward St. Albyn
2. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
3. Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
4. Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
5. Commonwealth by Ann Patchett

Have you read any of them? What would you add to the list?