With a number of “best books of the year” lists landing this week, we are ready to begin our own tabulation of the consensus very best books of the year. As in the past, we aggregate a wealth of selective lists from a broad selection of sources to produce what always turns into a collection of indisputably worthy books. We have factored in 30 lists so far; going by previous results, we’ll have 50 to 60 “votes” counted by the end of the year. Our collection includes retailers (Amazon, BN, Indigo, Hudson News, Indie Next No. 1s); awards nominees; major […]