A few of these lists began appearing in early November, but I refuse to start my year-end summaries that early. I haven’t put my Christmas decorations up yet, either.
Our Fiction Editor Shares Some Favorites From the Best Books of 2019
From the fiction editor of Kirkus
The Best Books of 2019
Amazon’s portal to its choices in the following categories:
- literature and fiction
- mystery, thriller, and suspense
- romance
- cooking, food, and wine
- children’s books
Best Books: 2019
This is the portal to Publishers Weekly’s many lists of the year’s best.
Reader’s Picks: Favorite Books of 2019
From publishing conglomerate Penguin Random House comes this list of readers’ choices in categories such as romance, historical fiction, and memoir.
Best Books of 2019
From The Washington Post. At the bottom of the page you’ll find links to the Post’s list of best books in the following categories: thrillers & mysteries, romance, science fiction & fantasy, children’s books, poetry, nonfiction, audiobooks, graphic novels, memoirs, and story collections.
Best Books of 2019
From the New York Public Library
THE BEST BOOKS OF 2019
“In our efforts to increase and diffuse knowledge, we highly recommend these 45 titles released this year,” declare the editors and writers of Smithsonian Magazine. Their subject matter includes “science, history, art, world cultures, travel and innovation.”
Because 2019 is the final year of the decade, there’s also an emphasis on “best books of the decade” among the lists.
The 20 Best Novels of the Decade
From Literary Hub
THE 10 BEST CRIME NOVELS OF THE LAST DECADE
From CrimeReads
The Breakthrough Books of the Decade
Editors at BookBub present one book from each year, 2010-2019, “that resonates deeply — the book that caused a sensation, revolutionized a genre, established a cultural touchstone, or launched itself into the zeitgeist.”
THE RISING STARS OF CRIME FICTION IN THE 2010S
From CrimeReads comes this “celebration of the best new crime and mystery writers of the decade.”
The 10 Best Translated Novels of the Decade
From Literary Hub
The Best Books of the 2010s Nudged the World in a New, Better Direction
Esquire’s choices, both fiction and nonfiction
© 2019 by Mary Daniels Brown
