A Year in Books
An asterisk denotes a favorite in a particular genre.
Fiction & Lit
1. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
2. The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perotta
3. Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
4. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
5. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
6. Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld *
7. The Bride’s Farewell by Meg Rosoff
8. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Classics
9. Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D.H. Lawrence
10. Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
11. Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens *
12. The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
13. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas
14. Frenchman’s Creek by Daphne Du Maurier *
15. Bleak House by Charles Dickens
Nonfiction
16. Submersion Journalism edited by Bill Wasik
17. The Food of a Younger Land by Mark Kurlansky
18. Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Science Fiction & Fantasy
19. First Rider’s Call by Kristen Britain
20. Archangel by Sharon Shinn
21. Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs
22. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris *
23. Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
24. The Book of Lost Things by John Connelly
25. Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs
26. Naamah’s Kiss by Jacqueline Carey *
27. Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
28. Doubleblind by Ann Aguirre *
29. Soulless by Gail Carriger *
30. Heart’s Blood by Juliet Marillier *
31. Boneshaker by Cherie Priest *
32. Kushiel’s Chosen by Jacqueline Carey *
33. Prospero Lost by L. Jagi Lamplighter
34. Clockwork Heart by Dru Pagliasotti
Young Adult
35. Chalice by Robin McKinley
36. Blood and Chocolate by Annette Klause
37. East by Edith Pattou
38. A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth Bunce
39. Deerskin by Robin McKinley
40. Crown Duel by Sherwood Smith
41. I Am Apache by Tanya Landman
42. The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
43. The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner
44. Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica George
45. Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeiffer
46. I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
47. The Seer and the Sword by Victoria Hanley
48. The Singing by Alison Croggon
49. Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan
50. Storm Glass by Maria V. Snyder
51. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins *
52. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak *
53. A Countess Below Stairs by Eva Ibbotson
54. Going Too Far by Jennifer Echols
55. Fire by Kristin Cashore *
56. Rampant by Diana Peterfreund
57. Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld *
58. The Morning Gift by Eva Ibbotson *
59. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
Historical Fiction
60. The Boar Stone by Jules Watson *
61. The Swan Maiden by Jules Watson
62. Hood by Stephen Lawhead
63. Scarlet by Stephen Lawhead
64. Tuck by Stephen Lawhead
65. Cleopatra’s Daughter by Michelle Moran
66. Hand of Isis
Romance
67. Ransom My Heart by Meg Cabot
68. Into the Wilderness by Sara Donati
69. Regency Buck by Georgette Heyer
70. Revealed by Kate Noble
71. Start Me Up by Victoria Dahl
72. Skin Game by Ava Gray
Memoir
73. Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama
Travelogue
74. The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner *
75. In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
Mystery
76. Beyond Suspicion by Tanguy Viel
Fiction & Lit
1. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
2. The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perotta
3. Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
4. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
5. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
6. Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld *
7. The Bride’s Farewell by Meg Rosoff
8. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Classics
9. Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D.H. Lawrence
10. Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
11. Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens *
12. The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
13. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas
14. Frenchman’s Creek by Daphne Du Maurier *
15. Bleak House by Charles Dickens
Nonfiction
16. Submersion Journalism edited by Bill Wasik
17. The Food of a Younger Land by Mark Kurlansky
18. Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Science Fiction & Fantasy
19. First Rider’s Call by Kristen Britain
20. Archangel by Sharon Shinn
21. Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs
22. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris *
23. Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
24. The Book of Lost Things by John Connelly
25. Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs
26. Naamah’s Kiss by Jacqueline Carey *
27. Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
28. Doubleblind by Ann Aguirre *
29. Soulless by Gail Carriger *
30. Heart’s Blood by Juliet Marillier *
31. Boneshaker by Cherie Priest *
32. Kushiel’s Chosen by Jacqueline Carey *
33. Prospero Lost by L. Jagi Lamplighter
34. Clockwork Heart by Dru Pagliasotti
Young Adult
35. Chalice by Robin McKinley
36. Blood and Chocolate by Annette Klause
37. East by Edith Pattou
38. A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth Bunce
39. Deerskin by Robin McKinley
40. Crown Duel by Sherwood Smith
41. I Am Apache by Tanya Landman
42. The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
43. The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner
44. Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica George
45. Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeiffer
46. I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
47. The Seer and the Sword by Victoria Hanley
48. The Singing by Alison Croggon
49. Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan
50. Storm Glass by Maria V. Snyder
51. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins *
52. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak *
53. A Countess Below Stairs by Eva Ibbotson
54. Going Too Far by Jennifer Echols
55. Fire by Kristin Cashore *
56. Rampant by Diana Peterfreund
57. Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld *
58. The Morning Gift by Eva Ibbotson *
59. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
Historical Fiction
60. The Boar Stone by Jules Watson *
61. The Swan Maiden by Jules Watson
62. Hood by Stephen Lawhead
63. Scarlet by Stephen Lawhead
64. Tuck by Stephen Lawhead
65. Cleopatra’s Daughter by Michelle Moran
66. Hand of Isis
Romance
67. Ransom My Heart by Meg Cabot
68. Into the Wilderness by Sara Donati
69. Regency Buck by Georgette Heyer
70. Revealed by Kate Noble
71. Start Me Up by Victoria Dahl
72. Skin Game by Ava Gray
Memoir
73. Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama
Travelogue
74. The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner *
75. In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
Mystery
76. Beyond Suspicion by Tanguy Viel