Can you believe it’s been another year? 2012 just seemed to fly by – which I suppose shouldn’t be a surprise since it’s been a windy year here in Southern Idaho.
Regardless, here’s our annual wrap-up of Best Books. We chose three lists for three different reasons: The New York Times (which has a literary bent), Amazon.com (with a look at some of the most popular reads), and Publishers Weekly (which pulls from many different genres). As with every year, there were a few titles that overlapped all three lists – the best of the best, you could say. They are listed below (with an * for the ones I enjoyed). With such great recommendations, you’re sure to enjoy one of them!
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FICTION:
Beautiful Ruins – Jess Walter*
Bring up the Bodies – Hilary Mantel
Dear Life: Stories – Alice Munro
A Hologram for the King – Dave Eggers
The Round House – Louise Erdrich
This Is How You Lose Her – Junot Diaz
The Yellow Birds – Kevin Powers
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NONFICTION:
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity – Katherine Boo*
The Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1944-1956 – Anne Applebaum
People Who Eat Darkness: The True Story of a Young Woman Who Vanished from the Streets of Tokyo – And the Evil that Swallowed Her Up – Richard Lloyd Parry
Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis – Timothy Egan
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Look for Staff Favorites next week!
