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Bloomsbury's 21 great reads for the 21st century

To celebrate 21 years, Bloomsbury is publishing 21 bestselling books in special edition paperbacks.

1. A Prayer for Owen Meany
by John Irving
 
2. Cat's Eye
by Margaret Atwood
 
3. Easy Riders, Raging Bulls
by Peter Biskind
 
4. Frankie and Stankie
by Barbara Trapido
 
5. Fugitive Pieces
by Anne Michaels
 
6. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
by J.K. Rowling
 
7. Holes
by Louis Sachar
 
8. If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things
by Jon McGregor
 
9. Kitchen Confidential Updated Ed: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (P.S.)
by Anthony Bourdain
 
10. Marrying the Mistress
by Joanna Trollope
 
11. The Kite Runner (Riverhead Essential Editions)
by Khaled Hosseini
 
12. The Promise of Happiness: A Novel
by Justin Cartwright
 
13. The Two of Us: My Life with John Thaw
by Sheila Hancock
 
14.
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Witch Child (New Century Readers)
by Celia Rees
 
15. A Gathering Light
by Jennifer Donnelly
 
16. The English Patient
by Michael Ondaatje
 
17. The Little Friend: 21 Great Bloomsbury Reads for the 21st Century (21st Birthday Celebratory Edn)
by Donna Tartt
 
18. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
by Susanna Clarke
 
19. Snow Falling on Cedars
by David Guterson
 
20. The Map of Love: 21 Great Bloomsbury Reads for the 21st Century (21st Birthday Celebratory Edn)
by Ahdaf Soueif
 
21. Middlesex: A Novel (Oprah's Book Club)
by Jeffrey Eugenides
 
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