Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2009 – The New York Times: Every year since 1952, the Book Review has asked a panel of judges to select 10 books from among the several thousand children’s books published that year. The judges this time around were Adam Gopnik, who writes regularly for The New Yorker and is […]
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100 books that defined the noughties – Telegraph: Never mind “best books of the year” lists. Here’s a list of one critic’s 100 best books of the decade. It’s from the United Kingdom, so you’ll see a definite slant in the choices.
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Amazon.com: Best of 2009: Books: Books: Yes, the frenzy has officially started with Amazon’s various lists of Best Books of 2009. On this page you’ll find links to several lists, including standard ones such as Editors’ Top 100 and Customers’ Top 100 and top books by category (e.g., mystery & thriller, biography, children’s books) as
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Librarian Nancy Pearl Dips Below The Reading Radar : NPR: Although we all can turn to reviews, advertisements or the best-seller lists for some suggestions, many books remain unreviewed and overlooked. I always especially like to look for books that have fallen beneath the reading radar, or books that I think more people ought to
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Most of the year’s best books listed compiled by book reviewers cover only books published during the current year. My list, however, includes books that I read during this past year, regardless of when they were published. Being a full-time student has cut way, way down on my pleasure reading. This past year I only
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Maureen Corrigan’s Best Books Of 2008 : NPR: Yes, yet another “best books” list. This one contains both fiction and nonfiction.
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These are both from The Seattle Times: Our Picks for the Best Books of 2008 “Our reviewers have nominated . . . books that informed, inspired and delighted them,” announces the newspaper’s book editor. The list includes both fiction and nonfiction. Our Critic’s Top Ten Fiction Books of 2008 Critic Michael Upchurch’s list of “eight
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The Top Ten Top-Ten Lists – Paper Cuts Blog – NYTimes.com: Just in case you missed any of these (and I seem to have missed most of them), The New York Times book blog provides links to still more year-end “best books” lists.
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P-I Gift Guide: Great books for kids: If your holiday gift list includes children–toddlers through teens–the Seattle Post-Intelligencer has some suggestions for you.
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Best Short Stories | In Photos | csmonitor.com: In a clever twist on the usual “best books” list, The Christian Science Monitor presents a slideshow of book covers for its 8 choices of best short story collections of 2008.
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