Thursday, December 3, 2015

"Best of 2015" book lists

It's getting to be that time of year again--holiday shopping season--which is also the time for book review departments at magazines and newspapers to announce their lists of best books of the year. Here are links to the lists that have been published online so far:

A list of "100 notable books of 2015" from the New York Times Sunday Book Review section:
100 notable books of 2015

From the British newspaper The Guardian, writers describe their favorite books of the past year:
The Guardian favorite books list

The 10 best books of 2015 from the book reviewers at The Washington Post. Ten are deemed "exceptionally rewarding," but there are 100 more:
10 best plus 100 more

A list of 150 "best books" of  2015 chosen by the staff of Publishers Weekly. Links to the full review (and sometimes author interviews or other supplementary material) are included; use the black navigation bar near the top of the screen to move from genre to genre within the list:
150 best books


Need to buy a gift for a reader?

Here's a list of 50 best literary gifts for a modern-day book lover. The list includes clothing, posters, e-reader cases, jewelry, and more from sources like Amazon Handmade and Etsy:
best literary gifts


From a few years back, here are some "insanely clever" bookish gift ideas from BuzzFeed (everything from book-shaped lamps to book-scented candles and perfume):
bookish gift ideas





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