King County Library System Best Books2010

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32 Works 126,194 Books 6,989 Reviews ½ 4.0
The King County Library System (KCLS) has released its 2023 Best Books list. The annual list reveals KCLS’ top 125 books of the year and includes 25 titles in each of the following categories: show more fiction, nonfiction, children, teen — and, new this year — audiobook.

Best Books are nominated by KCLS librarians and staff members who, collectively, read thousands of books each year. A selection committee then reviews the submissions and determines the final list. The 156 nominations received this year span a range of genres, from history to fantasy and science fiction.

“KCLS is thrilled to present our 2023 Best Books list," stated KCLS Director of Collection Management Services Tracey Thompson. "We’re pleased to offer the new audiobook category this year, and we hope you enjoy all of these fantastic titles as much as we did!” show less
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Years:
All, 2023 (126), 2022 (100), 2021 (100), 2020 (100), 2019 (100), 2018 (100), 2017 (100), 2016 (100), 2015 (84), 2014 (26), 2013 (42), 2012 (42), 2011 (37), 2010 (32), 2009 (25), 2008 (26), 2007 (24)
Announced:
December 2023: 2023 Recent
WorkCategoryYear
The Glass Rainbow by James Lee Burke
Fiction Books2010
Parrot and Olivier in America by Peter Carey
Fiction Books2010
The Passage by Justin Cronin
Fiction Books2010
Room by Emma Donoghue
Fiction Books2010
Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
Fiction Books2010
Faithful Place by Tana French
Fiction Books2010
The Widower's Tale by Julia Glass
Fiction Books2010
Love and Obstacles by Aleksandar Hemon
Fiction Books2010
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
Fiction Books2010
House Justice by Mike Lawson
Fiction Books2010
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell
Fiction Books2010
Skippy Dies by Paul Murray
Fiction Books2010
What Is Left the Daughter by Howard Norman
Fiction Books2010
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
Fiction Books2010
The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman
Fiction Books2010
Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart
Fiction Books2010
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson
Fiction Books2010
Still Missing by Chevy Stevens
Fiction Books2010
Innocent by Scott Turow
Fiction Books2010
The Lonely Polygamist by Brady Udall
Fiction Books2010
Think of a Number by John Verdon
Fiction Books2010
Anthill: A Novel by Edward O. Wilson
Fiction Books2010
The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them by Elif Batuman
Nonfiction Books2010
At Home : a short history of private life by Bill Bryson
Nonfiction Books2010
Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow
Nonfiction Books2010
The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham: A Biography by Selina Hastings
Nonfiction Books2010
The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking
Nonfiction Books2010
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
Nonfiction Books2010
Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and His Rendezvous with American History by Yunte Huang
Nonfiction Books2010
Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff
Nonfiction Books2010
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Nonfiction Books2010
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson
Nonfiction Books2010

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