The field is continuing to clarify itself in our authoritative compilation of “Best of 2010” lists from all over. Jonathan Franzen has all but a lock on the overall top pick, though ROOM has risen sharply, while the top of the nonfiction list continues to be a tight three-way race. Here’s where they stand for now: Fiction Freedom, by Jonathan Franzen (12) Room, Emma Donoghue (10) A Visit from the Goon Squad, by Jennifer Egan (6) Super Sad True Love Story, Gary Shteyngart (6) Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand, by Helen Simonson (4) Faithful Place, Tana French (4) The Passage, Justin […]
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The Best of 2010 Lists Keep Coming: Slate, Indigo, NPR, Horn
It’s boom times for the best books of the year lists. Here are the favorite books from among Slate’s reviewers: FictionThe Ask by Sam Lipsyte C by Tom McCarthy The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman The Lost Books of the Odyssey by Zachary Mason The New Yorker Stories by Ann Beattie Room by Emma Donoghue Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart The Unnamed by Joshua Ferris A Visit From The Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan Nonfiction The Backlash by Will Bunch The Big Short by Michael Lewis The Conservative Assault on the Constitution […]
Scholastic Names Trends in Children’s Books for 2010
Drawing on their experience distributing books from all children’s publishers through their school book clubs and book fairs, Scholastic’s editors created a list of ten trends from the year in children’s books. President of Scholastic Book Clubs Judy Newman remarks in the release, “We’ve seen some exciting innovation in children’s publishing in 2010, including new formats and platforms for storytelling that are helping more and more kids become book lovers. At the same time, we’re seeing a rejuvenation of some classic genres, which I think is evidence of the timeless power that stories and characters have on the lives of […]
More Best of 2010 Lists
A distinguished judges panel has selected their top 10 illustrated children’s books of the year for the NYT Book Review: HERE COMES THE GARBAGE BARGE!, by Jonah Winter; illustrated by Red Nose StudioCHILDREN MAKE TERRIBLE PETS, written and illustrated by Peter Brown.SEASONS, written and illustrated by BlexbolexSHADOW, by Suzy Lee.BUSING BREWSTER, by Richard Michelson; illustrated by R. G. RothBIG RED LOLLIPOP, by Rukhsana Khan; illustrated by Sophie BlackallHENRY IN LOVE, written and illustrated by Peter McCartyA SICK DAY FOR AMOS McGEE, by Philip C. Stead; illustrated by Erin E. SteadSUBWAY, written and illustrated by Christoph NiemannBINK & GOLLIE, by Kate […]
Another Top Tenish List
Salon critic Laura Miller’s top books of the year look a lot like the other lists, so our preliminary Best of the Best of 2010 compilation from last week is looking more solid by the day: FictionRoom, by Emma DonoghueA Visit From the Goon Squad, by Jennifer EganFreedom, by Jonathan FranzenFaithful Place, by Tana FrenchSuper Sad True Love Story, by Gary Shteyngart NonfictionThe Possessed: Adventures With Russian Books and the People Who Read Them, by Elif BatumanThe Big Short, by Michael LewisI.O.U., by John LanchesterLet the Swords Encircle Me: Iran — a Journey Behind the Headlines, by Scott PetersonThe Immortal […]
More Best of 2010 Lists
New York Magazine’s Sam Anderson picks his ten favorite books of the year (with four votes for the some of the top contenders for our Best of the Best of 2010 list): 1. Freedom, Jonathan Franzen 2. Nox, Anne Carson 3. The Anthology of Rap, ed. Adam Bradley and Andrew DuBois 4. The Professor and Other Writings, Terry Castle 5. Parrot and Olivier in America, Peter Carey 6. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot 7. The Pregnant Widow, Martin Amis 8. Madame Bovary, Gustave Flaubert, trans. Lydia Davis 9. The Possessed, Elif Batuman 10. And the Pursuit of […]