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The Kindle Reads Entertainment Weeklys Top Ten Books of 2009 (Nonfiction)
The Kindle Reader —
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In a year-end double issue Entertainment Weekly lists its picks for the ten best fiction and ten best nonfiction books of 2009. Seven of the ten nonfiction titles are available in Kindle editions. Nonfiction picks include: Lit: A Memoir , by Mary Karr. HarperCollins. EWs slant: "...fascinating autobiography." ...6 hours ago -
Best Asian Books of the Decade?
Bibliobibuli —
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After my blog post about The Times list of best books of the decade , I got chatting to Adrienne Loftus-Parker of Asia House in London about how there should be more Asian books on the list. I said that we should have a list of Asian best books, and Adrienne took up the challenge, writing to me later : Hi Sharon, ...11 hours ago -
The Sunday Salon: First Light
BOOK CLUB CLASSICS! —
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First Light by Charles Baxter Release date: 1987 / 286 pages Synopsis (from front cover): “Dorsey Welsh, an astrophysicist, has traveled a far and troubled distance from her older brother, Hugh, a Buick salesman still living in their Michigan hometown. Coming back to Five Oaks for a Fourth of July family ...13 hours ago -
Vote for ECHO on Goodreads!
Outlandish Observations —
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Goodreads is running a poll of the Best Books of 2009 , and Diana Gabaldons AN ECHO IN THE BONE is (as I write this) #15 and climbing. Diana posted this on her blog yesterday: "At a glance, there seem to be a _lot_ of good books listed, and Im honored to be among them." Please spread the word to anyone you ...1 day ago -
THE HELP is THE Book of the Year
EarlyWord: The Publisher | Librarian Connection —
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Just yesterday, we noted that The Help had appeared on only two best books lists — People’s and Entertainment Weekly’s.Forget about that — today, USA Today names it THE Book of the Year.The book’s author, Kathryn Stockett was also interviewed by Michelle Norris on NPR’s All Things Considered last night. ...3 days ago -
Best Books of 2009 - A Recap!
Official Blog for Jamieson Wolf —
Authority: 132
Hey Everyone! So in case you missed it, here’s my list of the Top Ten Best Books of 2009! 10- The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood 9- The Deadline Murders by Ron Morgans 8- Generation A by Douglas Coupland 7- Sapphire Dream by Pamela Montgomerie 6- The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe 5- ...3 days ago -
Best Books of the Year Part 4 [Not About Covers]
Caustic Cover Critic —
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(Continuing from here and here and here ...) * * * Roberto Bolaño: 2666 FSG, 2008 I went on and on about the design of this book here . It was the look of the thing, and a heartfelt recommendation from book designer Michael Kellner , which eventually persuaded me to read 2666 ...3 days ago -
THE HELP Gets Its Due
EarlyWord: The Publisher | Librarian Connection —
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Amazingly, given the enormous number of best books list, one title hasn’t appeared on any of them, despite strong reviews and word of mouth; The Help by Kathryn Stockett.Both People and Entertainment Weekly have remedied the oversight. People lists The Help at #2 on its Top Ten Books list (after Open by Andre ...3 days ago -
more suggested great reads
Misadventures of the Monster Farmer-Librarian —
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I love lists. I love making them. I love reading them. I even like posting them. Oh, Jesus, is my Type A personality showing through? Anyway, these books look fun. And I love NPR, so I am willing to take their suggestions anytime. Maureen Corrigans Complete List: The Best Books Of 2009 (click the book titles below ...4 days ago -
The Best Books Ive Read This Year
The Brian Sullivan Blog —
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Here is a list of the best books I read this year, in no particular order:The Ascent of Money, Niall Ferguson: Fergusons epic, sprawling history of money, credit and finance. Traces the root of modern finance through the ages, revealing surprising facts about moneys role in development (who knew the Hapsburg ...4 days ago -
Best Books of 2009 Number One: 9987 by Nik Jones
Official Blog for Jamieson Wolf —
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It’s all come down to this, hasn’t it? The best book in 2009. Well in my opinion, that book is (drum roll please…) 9987 by Nik Jones . I read this book in February of 2009 and then read it again right after finishing it the first time. I knew that I was reading the work of a V ery T alented A uthor and ...4 days ago -
Best Children’s Books – Update
EarlyWord: The Publisher | Librarian Connection —
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If you just can’t get enough of best children’s books lists, rejoice. Horn Book has named their top picks of the year, 27 in all. The Barnes & Noble Review enlisted Lisa Von Drasek to pick her favorite Picture Books and Liz Rosenberg for the Best Chapter Books. The dearly departed Kirkus managed to get their ...4 days ago -
Bryan’s Year In Review 2009
ReadJunk.com —
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2009 is almost over and it’s time for my Year in Review. Unlike other websites, I’m just doing a year in review. I’m not doing a “Decade in Review.” I can’t even remember last year so what makes you think I can remember an entire decade!? This year was another good year in music; movies…not [...]5 days ago -
Best Books of 2009 Number Two: The Brides Farewell by Meg Rosoff
Official Blog for Jamieson Wolf —
Authority: 132
Meg Rosoff is one of those talented authors who never ever writes the same story twice. In her first novel, she gave us a post apocalyptic love story. Her second novel dealt with fate fooling with one boy and that boy changing himself to avoid fate. Her third novel was really a love story between two men at a boys ...5 days ago -
Wall of 2009’s favourite NZ non-fiction
Christchurch City Libraries Blog —
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Read more about Cornelia’s picks of top NZ non-fiction for 2009 …6 days ago -
Best Books Of 2009
Travel, Work, Life...! —
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1. Cheever: A Life Written by Blake Bailey , who was given access to the journals Cheever kept throughout his life, gives a new meaning to Cheever’s literary work, enabling readers to re-admire his great work. 2. Await Your Reply Dan Chaon was among the finalists for the National Book ...6 days ago -
Nancy Chirinos Best of 2009 list
Ghost Word —
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For the past few years, I have asked Nancy Chirinos, a voracious reader, to provide Ghost Word with a list of the favorite books she read in 2009. Nancy has reviewed books for the Chronicle and lives in Noe Valley in San Francisco. Here are her thoughts: “This is one of my favorite lists to make. I keep a ...6 days ago -
Best Books of Poetry, 2009
The Weekly Rader —
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APOLOGIES FOR CRIBBING MY own list from the San Francisco Chronicle , but deadlines and grading take precedent over originality. Ill call special attention to my stocking stuffers--excellent books of poems that may fly under the radar of most lists. The Selected Poems of Wallace Stevens , edited by John ...6 days ago -
Tim Keys top 10 bite-size books
The Guardian - guardian.co.uk —
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On the shortest day of the year, with scant shopping hours left to Christmas, the comedian recommends books that wont detain you long Tim Key is a 33-year-old who works in the broad arenas of poetry, comedy, general, film and bookwriting. His first book sold out almost immediately (small print-run) and led to him ...6 days ago -
Best Books of 2009 Number Three: Under the Dome by Stephen King
Official Blog for Jamieson Wolf —
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Most of you know by now that I love Stephen King. When a new Stephen King book is released, it’s like Christmas and Easter and Valentine’s Day all rolled into one. And each of his books is like a box of chocolates…you never know what you’re going to get. Such is the case with Under the Dome, a mammoth 1000 ...6 days ago
