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December 20, 2019By Michael Cader

The Final, Definitive Very Best of the Best Books of 2019 Lists

December 20, 2019By Michael Cader

With 57 votes tabulated and the holiday looming we’re ready to stop counting and present the final and ultimate (despite some newcomers) aggregation of selective “best of 2019” book lists from all over — including major publications of all kinds, but also retailer and library selections, major award nominees, public votes, new “tastemakers” (we gave votes to Reese and Jenna this year) and more. (We are still waiting on some final lists and will adjust the totals in this post for the record as needed, but with many people out of the office starting now, we wanted to share this […]

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