The latest best books lists come from the three critics at the New York Times, Dwight Garner, Michiko Kakutani and Janet Maslin — who writes, “Let us be the first to tell you: These are quirky lists. They’re supposed to be. These are our favorite books of the year, so please don’t confuse them with 10 Bests, because we can’t make lists like those.” Three of Kakutani’s picks (Alan Blinder, George Saunders and Donna Tartt) also made the official NYT 10 best list. Other recently-published lists include People Magazine’s top 10 books and BuzzFeed’s 17 books they loved. FSG‘s favorites […]
