Publishers Weekly's 10 best books of 2017
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: Ants Among Elephants — Sujatha Gidla · White Tears — Hari Kunzru · The Apparitionists — Peter Manseau. (Updated Apr 9, 2026.)
The ten books Publishers Weekly picked as the best of 2017, fiction and non-fiction.
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Top 10
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1
Ants Among Elephants — Sujatha Gidla
Non-fiction.
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2
White Tears — Hari Kunzru
Fiction.
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3
The Apparitionists — Peter Manseau
Non-fiction.
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4
The Color of Law — Richard Rothstein
Non-fiction.
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5
Extreme Cities — Ashley Dawson
Non-fiction.
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6
Fear City — Kim Phillips-Fein
Non-fiction.
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7
Ill Will — Dan Chaon
Fiction.
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8
In the Distance — Hernan Diaz
Fiction.
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9
Grief Cottage — Gail Godwin
Fiction.
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10
Sing, Unburied, Sing — Jesmyn Ward
Fiction.
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