best books of the year

Yesterday I looked at the novels that received the most accolades this year from book reviewers. Today I will tackle nonfiction. I expanded my quest in 2018 and compiled 30 notable lists, including our own favorites from the Cook Memorial Public Library District’s reference desk staffers. I’ve included links to our catalog for book descriptions,…

When every year wraps up, this avowed book geek searches for the titles receiving the most love from reviewers. Today I will tackle fiction. You can find  my post about the top nonfiction here. I expanded my quest in 2018 and compiled 30 notable lists, including our own favorites from the Cook Memorial Public Library…

What was the top reviewed fiction of the year? To find out, I looked at the best lists from Publishers Weekly, the Library Journal and School Library Journal, the American Library Association, Kirkus, The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Times, Booklist, BookPage, NPR, Amazon and Barnes&Noble. I included titles that made at…

  I love this time of year, with its festive music, colorful lights, AND for book geeks like me, all the best books lists. Every December I keep track of some of the more prominent book reviewers’ best books of the year to see what titles receive the most acclaim. I use a variety of…