Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Best books of 2009

Courtesy of the Reader's Advisor Online blog, here's a list of some of the very best "best books of the year" lists:

Best Books: Fiction

Amazon.com Editors’ Picks of 2009: Fiction and Literature (10 titles)
Booklist Best First Novels (10 titles)
Christian Science Monitor Best Fiction of 2009 (12 titles)
Genreville Blog/Publishers’ Weekly Top SF, Fantasy, and Horror (10 titles)

Best Books: Nonfiction
Boston Globe Best Nonfiction (7 titles)
Christian Science Monitor Best Nonfiction (24 titles)

Best Books: Fiction and Nonfiction
EarlyWord Best of the Best Spreadsheet (titles appearing on three or more “best” lists)
Economist Best Books (43 titles; particularly strong on business and economics)
Library Journal Best Books (31 titles)
New York Times Notable List (100 titles)

Best Books: For Kids
School Library Journal Best Books (54 titles)

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