King County Library System Best Books2012

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42 Works 113,326 Books 7,264 Reviews ½ 3.9
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
Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed
Fiction Books2012
The Middlesteins by Jami Attenberg
Fiction Books2012
Running the Rift by Naomi Benaron
Fiction Books2012
Along Came a Duke by Elizabeth Boyle
Fiction Books2012
A Land More Kind than Home by Wiley Cash
Fiction Books2012
The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin
Fiction Books2012
The Bartender's Tale by Ivan Doig
Fiction Books2012
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Fiction Books2012
Mission to Paris by Alan Furst
Fiction Books2012
The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
Fiction Books2012
Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver
Fiction Books2012
The Prophet by Michael Koryta
Fiction Books2012
Live by Night by Dennis Lehane
Fiction Books2012
Truth Like the Sun by Jim Lynch
Fiction Books2012
The Girl Who Fell From the Sky by Simon Mawer
Fiction Books2012
Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan
Fiction Books2012
Sutton by J. R. Moehringer
Fiction Books2012
Happiness Is a Chemical in the Brain: Stories by Lucia Perillo
Fiction Books2012
The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett
Fiction Books2012
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
Fiction Books2012
The Art Forger by B. A. Shapiro
Fiction Books2012
Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Fiction Books2012
The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman
Fiction Books2012
Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
Fiction Books2012
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
Nonfiction Books2012
When America First Met China: An Exotic History of Tea, Drugs, and Money in the Age of Sail by Eric Jay Dolin
Nonfiction Books2012
The Pioneer Woman Cooks by Ree Drummond
Nonfiction Books2012
Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis by Timothy Egan
Nonfiction Books2012
The Lost Bank: The Story of Washington Mutual-The Biggest Bank Failure in American History by Kirsten Grind
Nonfiction Books2012
The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code by Sam Kean
Nonfiction Books2012
Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson
Nonfiction Books2012
The Mansion of Happiness: A History of Life and Death by Jill Lepore
Nonfiction Books2012
Da Vinci's Ghost: Genius, Obsession, and How Leonardo Created the World in His Own Image by Toby Lester
Nonfiction Books2012
Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power by Rachel Maddow
Nonfiction Books2012
Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham
Nonfiction Books2012
Shooting Victoria: Madness, Mayhem, and the Rebirth of the British Monarchy by Paul Thomas Murphy
Nonfiction Books2012
The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer by Anne-Marie O'Connor
Nonfiction Books2012
Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic by David Quammen
Nonfiction Books2012
Yes, Chef: A Memoir by Marcus Samuelsson
Nonfiction Books2012
Darwin's Ghosts: The Secret History of Evolution by Rebecca Stott
Nonfiction Books2012
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
Nonfiction Books2012
Mrs Robinson's Disgrace: The Private Diary of a Victorian Lady by Kate Summerscale
Nonfiction Books2012

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