Well, since 2006 is def over I guess I could post my book recs for the year! I ended up reading an excessive amount (yah for working part of the year at a book store!) and these books are taken from the 159 I read in 2006, though not necessarily books published in 2006:
Favourite Authors Of The Year:
Jodi Picoult
Robertson Davies
Marc Levy
Christopher Paolini
Biography:
Elie Weisel; Night
Juvenile / Teen Reading:
Jonathon Stroud; The Bartimaeus Trilogy
Christopher Paolini; Eldest
Christopher Paolini; Eragon
Scott Westerfeld; Uglies
Fantasy:
Mercedes Lackey; Phoenix And Ashes
Fiction (Canada):
Ami McKay; The Birth House
Robertson Davies; What's Bred In The Bone
Camilien Roy; La Fille Du Photographe
Fiction (Canada/France):
Nancy Huston; Dolce Agonia
Fiction (Czech Republic):
Milan Kundera; The Unbearable Lightness Of Being
Fiction (England):
Mark Haddon; The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time
Fiction (France):
Marc Levy; Où Es-Tu?
Marc Levy; Et Si C'était Vrai
Marc Levy; Vous Revoir
Marc Levy; Mes Amis, Mes Amours
Fiction (New Zealand):
Keri Hulme; The Bone People
Fiction (USA):
Richard Wright; Native Son
Jane Hamilton; A Map Of The World
Cindy Woodsmall; When The Heart Cries
Arthur Golden; Memoirs Of A Geisha
Debra Dean; The Madonnas Of Leningrad
Jodi Picoult; My Sister's Keeper
Lisa See; Snow Flower & The Secret Fan
Betty Smith; A Tree Grows In Brooklyn