Usually we don’t consider our tabulation of the year’s best books over until the beginning of January since the lists keep coming until then. But here is our latest weekly update of the Best of the Best of 2013, to fuel some final holiday shopping ideas. As often happens, the list continues to clarify itself, with George Saunders and Donna Tartt pulling away from the pack — still in a tie for “book of the year” honors. (Sheri Fink, George Packer and Jesmyn Ward are still in close competition for the top nonfiction book of the year.) This count includes […]
