2014 was a good year for first-time authors.
Relatively unknown writers turned out promising book debuts, and beloved entertainers and Internet personalities delved into the literary world for the first time. Not to mention prolific writers like Haruki Murakami and Margaret Atwood, who continued to build their legacies.
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Here are 21 of the best reads that took us on journeys, opened our eyes, and made us laugh in 2014.
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