# Publishers Weekly's 10 best books of 2017

The ten books Publishers Weekly picked as the best of 2017, fiction and non-fiction.

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- Apr 9, 2026 · helsinkishowrunner
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## Top 10

1. **Ants Among Elephants — Sujatha Gidla** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Non-fiction.
2. **White Tears — Hari Kunzru** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Fiction.
3. **The Apparitionists — Peter Manseau** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Non-fiction.
4. **The Color of Law — Richard Rothstein** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Non-fiction.
5. **Extreme Cities — Ashley Dawson** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Non-fiction.
6. **Fear City — Kim Phillips-Fein** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Non-fiction.
7. **Ill Will — Dan Chaon** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Fiction.
8. **In the Distance — Hernan Diaz** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Fiction.
9. **Grief Cottage — Gail Godwin** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Fiction.
10. **Sing, Unburied, Sing — Jesmyn Ward** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Fiction.

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