It’s time for the first installment of our signature aggregation of lists from all over that yield solid, consensus lists of the very best books of the year. With about 30 “votes” counted so far, this year shows close competition for “book of the year” honors — and experience indicates that the early leaders generally prevail at the end. If Isabel Wilkerson’s Caste prevails in the final count it would quite unusual, since the consensus “book of the year” is almost always a work of fiction. For now, here’s where the overall list (combining fiction and nonfiction) stands: The Very […]
