PW’s Top 10 Best Books of 2009
Publisher’s Weekly has announced their take on the year’s best books. Find their picks at the library:
- The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science by Richard Holmes.
- Await Your Reply by Dan Chaon.
- Big Machine by Victor Lavalle.
- Cheever: A Life by Blake Bailey.
- A Fiery Peace in a Cold War: Bernard Schriever and the Ultimate Weapon by Neil Sheehan.
- In Other Rooms, Other Wonders by Daniyal Mueenuddin.
- Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi by Geoff Dyer.
- The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann.
- Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work by Matthew B. Crawford.
- Stitches by David Small.
The Publisher’s Weekly article includes full reviews of each of the featured titles.
Entry Filed under: Authors and Books, New Materials
3 Comments Add your own
1. Molly | October 30th, 2009 at 11:08 am
I find it hard to believe that Publisher’s Weekly couldn’t find any worthy books by female authors this year. Kathryn Stockett’s The Help should be on the list, in my opinion.
2. Jane | October 30th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
Yes. And what about the Man Booker prize winner Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall?
3. katharine | November 2nd, 2009 at 5:28 pm
Reader beware, Shop Class as Soulcraft requires a background in philosophy and logic before you tackle it, it was quite a challenging read.
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