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100 Essential New England Books

• Moby-Dick (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) by Herman Melville (Boston Globe)

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

• Time's Arrow by Martin Amis (2006 Edition)
• Another World: A Novel by Pat Barker (2006 Edition)
• Saturday by Ian McEwan (2006 Edition)
• Billy Bathgate by E. L. Doctorow (2006 Edition)
• Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett (2006 Edition)
• Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (2006 Edition)
• Enduring Love: A Novel by Ian Mcewan (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Plot Against America by Philip Roth (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Human Stain: A Novel by Philip Roth (2006/2008 Edition)
• Great Expectations (Dover Thrift Editions) by Charles Dickens (2006/2008 Edition)
• The Quiet American (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Graham Greene (2006/2008 Edition)
• Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (2006/2008 Edition)
• Moby-Dick (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) by Herman Melville (2006/2008 Edition)
• Falling Man: A Novel by Don DeLillo (2008 Edition)

1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up

• The Boy In the Striped Pajamas (Movie Tie-in Edition) (Random House Movie Tie-In Books) by John Boyne (2009, No 727, Age 8 and over)

1975 Locus Poll, Best All-Time Novel

• The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick (22)

1987 Locus Poll, Best All-Time SF Novel

• The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick (14)

Agatha Award Nominee

• The last camel died at noon by Elizabeth Peters (Novel, 1991)
• Seeing a Large Cat (Amelia Peabody Mysteries) by Elizabeth Peters (Novel, 1997)
• He Shall Thunder in the Sky by Elizabeth Peters (Novel, 2000)

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

• Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer (1998)
• Timeline by MICHAEL CRICHTON (2001)
• The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (2003)

ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound

• Truman by David McCullough (Biography, 1999)
• The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea (P.S.) by Sebastian Junger (Non-fiction, 1999)
• Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer (Non-fiction, 1999)
• John Adams by David McCullough (History, 2004)
• Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis (History, 2004)
• Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin (Arts & Humanities, 2009)
• A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World by Tony Horwitz (History & Cultures, 2009)
• Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA by Tim Weiner (History & Cultures, 2009)
• The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson (History & Cultures, 2009)
• The Plot Against America by Philip Roth (Literature & Language Arts, 2009)
• Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (Literature & Language Arts, 2009)
• The Road (Oprah's Book Club) by Cormac McCarthy (Literature & Language Arts, 2009)

ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

• Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, Book 1) by Elizabeth Peters ( Adult Mysteries for Teens, 1998)
• Doomsday Book by Connie Willis ( Simply Science Fiction, 2004)
• The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (All Kinds of Creepy, 2005)

ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

• The Cobra Event by Richard Preston (1999)

Alex Award

• Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer (1998)
• The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea (P.S.) by Sebastian Junger (1998)
• Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War by Robert Kurson (2005)
• Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (2006)

Amazon's Best Books of the Year: 2009

• The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann (#58)

Amazon.com Best Books

• Lush Life: A Novel by Richard Price (Literature & Fiction, 2008)
• Duma Key: A Novel by Stephen King (Mystery and Thriller, 2008)

Ambassador Book Award

• John Adams by David McCullough (Biography/Autobiography, 2002)
• They Marched Into Sunlight: War and Peace Vietnam and America October 1967 by David Maraniss (American Studies, 2004)
• Washington's Crossing by David Hackett Fischer (American Studies, 2005)

American Book Award

• Paradise Alley : A Novel by Kevin Baker (2003)
• Country of Origin: A Novel by Don Lee (2005)

Anthony Award

• City of Bones (Harry Bosch) by Michael Connelly (Best Novel, 2003)

Anthony Award Nominee

• Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith (First Novel, 2009)
• River of Darkness by Rennie Airth (Novel, 2000)
• He Shall Thunder in the Sky by Elizabeth Peters (Novel, 2001)
• Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane (Novel, 2004)
• The Lincoln Lawyer : A Novel by Michael Connelly (Novel, 2006)

Anthony Award, Best Mystery Novel

• The Brass Verdict: A Novel by Michael Connelly (2009)

Arthur C. Clarke Award Shortlist

• Doomsday Book by Connie Willis (1993)
• Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (2006)

Arthur Ross Book Award

• Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 by Steve Coll (Gold medal, 2005)

Arthur Ross Book Award Shortlist

• The Looming Tower: Al Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 (Vintage) by Lawrence Wright (2007)

Audie Award

• Tree of Smoke: A Novel by Denis Johnson (Literary Fiction, 2008)

Bancarella

• Angels Flight (Harry Bosch) by Michael Connelly (2000)

Barry Award

• Trunk Music by Michael Connelly (Novel, 1998)
• City of Bones (Harry Bosch) by Michael Connelly (Novel, 2003)
• The Night Gardener by George Pelecanos (Novel, 2007)
• Back Spin (Myron Bolitar Mysteries) by Harlan Coben (Paperback Original, 1998)

Barry Award nominee

• Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
• River of Darkness by Rennie Airth (British Crime Novel, 2000)
• Angels Flight (Harry Bosch) by Michael Connelly (Novel, 2000)
• A Darkness More Than Night (Harry Bosch) by Michael Connelly (Novel, 2002)
• Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane (Novel, 2004)

BBC's Big Read

• Great Expectations (Dover Thrift Editions) by Charles Dickens (Best loved novel, 2003, No 17)
• Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian (Best loved novel, 2003, No 149)
• Moby-Dick (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) by Herman Melville (Best loved novel, 2003, No 161)
• Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (Best loved novel, 2003, No 182)

Benjamin Barondess Award

• With Malice Toward None: A Life of Abraham Lincoln by Stephen B. Oates (1978)
• Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin (2006)

Benjamin Franklin Award

• Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow (Audiobook - Adult Nonfiction, 2005)

Black Quill Award

• Duma Key: A Novel by Stephen King (Nominee)

Bloomsbury 100 Must-Read Crime Novels

• The Black Echo (Harry Bosch) by Michael Connelly
• The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
• Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, Book 1) by Elizabeth Peters

Book Sense Book of the Year

• The House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III ( Adult Fiction Honor Book, 2001)
• The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson (Adult Nonfiction Honor Book, 2004)
• Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War by Robert Kurson ( Adult Nonfiction Winner, 2005)
• The Plot Against America by Philip Roth (Adult Fiction Honor Book, 2005)
• Saturday by Ian McEwan ( Adult Fiction Honor Book, 2006)
• The March: A Novel by E.L. Doctorow ( Adult Fiction Honor Book, 2006)
• Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War by Nathaniel Philbrick ( Adult Nonfiction Honor Books, 2007)
• The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier ( Adult Fiction Honor Book, 2007)
• Coldest Winter, The: America and the Korean War by David Halberstam ( Adult Nonfiction Honor Book, 2008)
• The World Without Us by Alan Weisman ( Adult Nonfiction Honor Book, 2008)
• Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin (Adult Nonfiction Honor Book, 2008)
• The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (Adult Fiction Winner, 2003)

Booker Prize Longlist

• Saturday by Ian McEwan (2005)
• Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith (2008)

Booker Prize Shortlist

• Time's Arrow by Martin Amis (1991)
• Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (2005)

Booklist Top of the List: Best of Editors' Choice

• Falling Man: A Novel by Don DeLillo (2007)

Borders Original Voices

• The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier (2007)

Bram Stoker Award

• The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (First Novel, 2002)
• Duma Key: A Novel by Stephen King (Novel, 2008)

Bram Stoker Award Nominee

• Hannibal by Thomas Harris (Novel, 1999)
• The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (Novel, 2002)

British Academy Book Prize

• Hitler: 1936-1945: Nemesis by Ian Kershaw (2001)

British Book Award

• My Life by Bill Clinton (Biography of the Year, 2005)
• The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (Richard & Judy Best Read of the Year, 2004)

British Book Awards Author of the Year Shortlist

• Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (2006)

British Science Fiction Association Award Shortlist

• Doomsday Book by Connie Willis (1992)

CBA Libris Award

• Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda by Roméo Dallaire (Non-Fiction Book of the Year, 2004)

Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards

• The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (First Fiction, Silver, 2002)

Commonwealth Writers' Prize

• Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (Best Book, Eurasia Region, 2006)

Costa Shortlist

• Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith (First Novel, 2008)

Crossword Prize

• The Hungry Tide: A Novel by Amitav Ghosh (English-language fiction, 2004)
• The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857 (Vintage) by William Dalrymple (non-fiction, 2007)

Crossword Prize shortlist

• The Hungry Tide: A Novel by Amitav Ghosh (2004)

CWA

• River of Darkness by Rennie Airth (Ellis Peters Historical Award Shortlist, 2000)
• City of Bones (Harry Bosch) by Michael Connelly (Gold/Silver Dagger Shortlist, 2002)
• The Lincoln Lawyer : A Novel by Michael Connelly (Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, shortlist, 2006)
• Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith (Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, winner, 2008)

CWA Gold Dagger

• A Small Death in Lisbon by Robert Wilson (1999)

Dilys Award

• The Last Coyote (Harry Bosch) by Michael Connelly (1996)

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