Of the 42 books I read in 2016, these are the top 15 (listed alphabetically by author): Cook, Thomas H. The Chatham School Affair du Maurier, Daphne. Rebecca French, Tana. Broken Harbor Haruf, Kent. Our Souls at Night Hawley, Noah. Before the Fall Knowles, John. A Separate Peace Plath, Sylvia The Bell Jar Stedman, M.L. …
LITERARY HUB’S BEST BOOKS OF 2016 The staff of Literary Hub offer their choices of the year’s best books in a list vastly different from typical best-seller lists. The Top 10 Library Stories of 2016 OK, this isn’t a best books list, but it IS a book-related summary of the year’s events. Great Reads An …
13 Most Shelved Books on Off the Shelf in 2016 Off the Shelf is a site that offers lists of recommended books on all kinds of different topics. It also allows readers to register so that they can place recommended books on their personal shelves. This list reveals which books were shelved the most during …
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Adam Woog’s 10 best mysteries of 2016 Seattle Times book reviewer Adam Woog lists his favorites in one of my favorite literary genres. PW’s Top Authors Pick Their Favorite Books of 2016 A short list compiled by Publishers Weekly. 2016 By the Books: A Month-by-Month Reader’s Guide This list takes a bit of an unusual …
Amazon says its best-selling book of 2016 is “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2, Special Rehearsal Edition Script.” Source: Amazon: ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ is 2016’s best-selling book
NPR’s Book Concierge: Our Guide To 2016’s Great Reads NPR has put together a list of 309 books that staff and critics liked this year. On this page you can see the covers of all the choices. Or you can use the filters on the left side of the page to isolate particular kinds of …
The King County Library System’s five top books of 2016 The King County Library System, one of the largest public library systems in America with a lot of avid readers among its patrons, has released its list of the five most popular books of 2016. The library measures popularity by the number of holds placed …
The best books of the year lists seem to appear earlier and earlier every year. Here’s a first look at some of the offerings. 100 Notable Books of 2016 The New York Times announces its choices in the following categories: Fiction & Poetry Nonfiction BAFFLING OMISSIONS FROM THE NY TIMES’ 100 NOTABLE BOOKS LIST Emily …
