Barnes & Noble has posted extensive lists of their books of the year on their web site–through which we also found separate lists, posted earlier this month–of the the editors’ picks from the BN Review. Barnes & Noble PicksTop 10 FictionTo the End of the Land by David GrossmanThe Surrendered by Chang-rae LeeThe Wake of Forgiveness by Bruce MachartFreedom by Jonathan FranzenGreat House by Nicole KraussSuper Sad True Love Story by Gary ShteyngartHow to Read the Air by Dinaw MengestuBitter in the Mouth by Monique TruongFaithful Place by Tana FrenchMatterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War by Karl Marlantes The […]
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Kirkus Picks Top Books In Multiple Categories
Kirkus Reviews has posted lists of their favorite books of 2010 across about 14 different categories. Below are their top 25 fiction and nonfiction selections: 2010 Best Fiction: The Top 25SUNSET PARK, Paul AusterEXLEY, Brock ClarkeTHE STORM, Margriet de MoorTHE PRIVILEGES, Jonathan DeePOINT OMEGA, Don DeLilloA VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD, Jennifer EganBEFORE YOU SUFFOCATE YOUR OWN FOOL SELF, Danielle EvansTHE BLINDNESS OF THE HEART, Julia FranckSNAKEWOMAN OF LITTLE EGYPT, Robert HellengaBEAUTIFUL MARÃA OF MY SOUL, Oscar HijuelosFAME, Daniel KehlmannTHE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST, Stieg LarssonTHE SURRENDERED, Chang-rae LeeTHE ASK, Sam LipsyteTHE THOUSAND AUTUMNS OF JACOB DE ZOET, […]
People, Etc.
Former general manager, digital publishing at Adobe Bill McCoy will join the IDPF as executive director on January 9. Additionally, “in conjunction with Bill’s joining and anticipated future growth, the IDPF is establishing its office location in the Seattle, WA area.” Matthew Inman joins Hyperion as editor, having most recently been an associate editor at Harper. He will acquire a nonfiction list that includes business, politics, narrative, investigative journalism, and popular culture. Former publisher and consultant John Kilcullen and literary agent Wendy Strothman are both joining Copyright Clearance Center’s board of directors. Nikko Odiseos will take over from Peter Turner […]
Time Magazine and The Boston Globe’s Top Books
Here are Time’s top 10 book lists for the year: Fiction 1. Freedom by Jonathan Franzen 2. A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan 3. Skippy Dies by Paul Murray 4. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell 5. Lord of Misrule by Jaimy Gordon 6. Wilson by Daniel Clowes 7. Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes 8. How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu 9. The Passage by Justin Cronin 10. Faithful Place by Tana French Nonfiction 1. Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand 2. The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee […]
Washington Post’s Top 10
The Washington Post votes along with much of the consensus on their ten favorite books of the year, though they stubbornly refuse to ratify Jonathan Franzen and Isabel Wilkerson’s books: Nonfiction THE DEATH OF AMERICAN VIRTUE: Clinton vs. Starr, by Ken Gormley JUST KIDS, by Patti Smith THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS, by Rebecca Skloot THE BIG SHORT, by Michael Lewis THE TIGER, by John Vaillant Fiction FAITHFUL PLACE, by Tana French A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD, by Jennifer Egan SUPER SAD TRUE LOVE STORY, by Gary Shteyngart TO THE END OF THE LAND, by David Grossman ROOM, […]
Apple’s Top Books, and Best Enhanced eBooks
As part of their iTunes Rewind 2010 lists, Apple picked “best of” 2010 ebooks across a variety of categories. Below are their overall best of the year selections, and the first-ever list of their picks for best enhanced ebooks: Best of the BestThe Emperor of All MaladiesThe Big Short, by Michael LewisNo One Would Listen, by Harry MarkopolosPacking for Mars, by Mary RoachThe Glass Rainbow, by James Lee BurkeSh*t My Dad Says, by Justin HalpernMatterhorn, by Karl MalantesThe Solitude of Prime Numbers, by Paolo GiordanoI Curse the River of Time, by Per PettersonRoom, by Emma DonaghueCleopatra, by Stacy SchiffThe Lonely […]