Time magazine’s top fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books: 1. 2666, by Roberto Bolano2. Lush Life, by Richard Price3. American Wife, by Curtis Sittenfeld4. Anathem, by Neal Stephenson5. Unaccustomed Earth, by Jhumpa Lahiri6. Personal Days, by Ed Park7. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows8. When Will There Be Good News?, by Kate Atkinson9. The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean10. The Widows of Eastwick, by John Updike Fiction 1. The Forever War, by Dexter Filkins2. The Thief at the End of the World, by Joe Jackson3. The Snowball, by Alice Schroeder4. […]
Awards
Washington Post's Ten Best, and More Picks
FictionCost, by Roxana RobinsonThe Elegance of the Hedgehog, by Muriel BarberyA Mercy, Toni MorrisonThe Outlander, Gil Adamson2666 Robert Bolano NonfictionThe Eaves of Heaven: A Life in Three Wars, by Andrew PhamThe Hemingses of Monticello, by Annette Gordon-ReedLincoln: The Biography of a Writer, by Fred KaplanOne Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Krushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War, by Michael DobbsWords in the Air: The Complete Correspondence Between Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell, ed. by Thomas Travisano Full list As usual, New York Magazine puts a quirky gloss on loving the same books this year as all the other critics: […]
Favorite Books: LAT; Sunday Times; Stephen King
“The Times’ book staff offers 50 picks in fiction and nonfiction, as well as asking its online columnists to weigh in with their choices in mysteries, science fiction, children’s and more.”LAT In London, the Sunday Times has also posted their books of the year package. They name Toni Morrison’s A MERCY as novel of the year.Times And in Entertainment Weekly, Stephen King lists his ten (or so) favorite reads and emphasizes the value that books deliver: “Books are still the best bang for your entertainment buck, and 2008 was a great year for reading. Below are my personal best for […]
January 2009 Indie Next List
Beat the Reaper: A Novel by Josh BazellSing Them Home by Stephanie KallosThe Little Giant of Aberdeen County: A Novel by Tiffany BakerTwo Rivers: A Novel by T. GreenwoodStill Alice: A Novel by Lisa GenovaThe Book of Unholy Mischief: A Novel by Elle NewmarkA Day and a Night and a Day: A Novel by Glen DuncanBone by Bone by Carol O’ConnellShelter Me by Juliette FayTinkers by Paul HardingCouch by Benjamin ParzybokNever Tell a Lie: A Novel of Suspense by Hallie EphronThe Piano Teacher: A Novel by Janice Y.K. LeeDaemon by Daniel SuarezMiles From Nowhere by Nami MunGoing to See the […]
Awards: Longlist for Best Translated Book of 2008
Open Letter has posted a list of 25 contenders for the best translated book of 2008 (into English), which makes a fine guide to recently-published literature from around the world. Ten finalists will be named in late January 27, with the winning titles announced on February 19th at a party at the Melville House offices.Open Letter
NYT's Top Ten–A Near-Sweep for Random; USAT Gift Picks
The paper has announced their ten best books of 2008, which looks a lot like a Knopf catalog: FictionDANGEROUS LAUGHTER, by Steven Millhauser (Knopf)A MERCY, by Toni Morrison (Knopf)UNACCUSTOMED EARTH, by Jhumpa Lahiri (Knopf)NETHERLAND, by Joseph O’Neill (Pantheon)2666, by Roberto Bolano (FSG) NonfictionTHE FOREVER WAR, by Dexter Filkins (Knopf)NOTHING TO BE FRIGHTENED OF, by Julian Barnes (Knopf)THIS REPUBLIC OF SUFFERING, by Drew Gilpin Faust (Knopf)THE WORLD IS WHAT IT IS, by Patrick French (Knopf)THE DARK SIDE, by Jane Mayer (Doubleday) Separately, USA Today has a guide to holiday books in multiple categories. Among “bestsellers,” the top “critic’s pick” is Dennis […]