It's that time of year when book bloggers, reviewers, and readers of any public forum gather their top ten books of 2010. An odd time to do it, you might think, as there are still a few weeks of reading left to the year. But people are buying books now, you see, for the season of giving is at hand. And if you don't know what to give the literati in your midst, these lists should provide some sort of guide.
I am not making a list because I have hardly read anything but the fast-growing ZOVA catalog this year. Preceding my panel at Steamcon with Lisa Mantchev, I read her debut novel Eyes Like Stars, and along with everyone else on the planet finished up the Hunger Games trilogy with Mockingjay - for which, unlike with the first two, I did not provide a blog review.
In the absence of my own rigor, here are some lists from the more attentive world:
The New York Times Best 10 of 2010.
Amazon's list of the best from January to June.
and Amazon's list of best Comics & Graphic Novels.
Felix Gilman on Omnivoracious lists his top ten read in 2010. How we love him.
The Millions has been asking readers for their own lists of bests from 2010.
Indie booksellers share their favorites with NPR.
Laura Miller lists her bests at the Salon.
There are many more where these came from, but I think I'm much more interested in the lists people have for 2011. Not to rush the coming of a new year, but it is just around the corner, and 'twill be the season for unattainable resolutions. Anyone know what they'll be reading next year?
I am not making a list because I have hardly read anything but the fast-growing ZOVA catalog this year. Preceding my panel at Steamcon with Lisa Mantchev, I read her debut novel Eyes Like Stars, and along with everyone else on the planet finished up the Hunger Games trilogy with Mockingjay - for which, unlike with the first two, I did not provide a blog review.
In the absence of my own rigor, here are some lists from the more attentive world:
The New York Times Best 10 of 2010.
Amazon's list of the best from January to June.
and Amazon's list of best Comics & Graphic Novels.
Felix Gilman on Omnivoracious lists his top ten read in 2010. How we love him.
The Millions has been asking readers for their own lists of bests from 2010.
Indie booksellers share their favorites with NPR.
Laura Miller lists her bests at the Salon.
There are many more where these came from, but I think I'm much more interested in the lists people have for 2011. Not to rush the coming of a new year, but it is just around the corner, and 'twill be the season for unattainable resolutions. Anyone know what they'll be reading next year?
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