The reviews editors at Publishers Weekly picked their favorite fiction, poetry, mystery/thriller, SF/fantasy, horror, romance/erotica, comics, picture books, middle grade and young adult books from the almost 9,000 titles that they reviewed this year. Listed below are their overall top 10 choices...stay tuned for their picks in the fiction and nonfiction categories! If you can't wait, click here to check them out!
Examines the pervasive fears and myths surrounding vaccines from a mother's perspective and identifies the historical and cultural factors that cause people to doubt government regulations and the medical establishment. (Publisher Summary)
The Corpse Exhibition by Hassan Blasim, translated from the Arabic by Jonathan Wright (Fiction/Short Stories):
Presents short stories about the Iraq War from an Iraqi perspective, introducing a world not only of soldiers, hostages, car bombers, refugees, and terrorists, but also of madmen, prophets, angels, djinni, sorcerers, and spirits. (Publisher Summary)
Limonov: The Outrageous Adventures of the Radical Soviet Poet Who Became a Bum in New York, a Sensation in France, and a Political Antithero in Russia by Emmanuel Carrère (Non-Fiction):
Offers a biographical novel of the Russian writer and political dissident and his unconventional, adventurous life as a dissident in Soviet Russia, a bum in New York, a celebrated writer in Paris, and an opposition party leader in post-communist Russia. (Publisher Summary)
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante, translated from the Italian by Ann Goldstein (Fiction):
Continues the story of Lina and Elena as they push against boundaries in 1970s Italy, where Lina has left her husband and is working in a factory while taking care of her son and Elena has graduated college and published a novel. (Publisher Summary)
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James (Historical Fiction):
A tale inspired by the 1976 attempted assassination of Bob Marley spans decades and continents to explore the experiences of journalists, drug dealers, killers, and ghosts against a backdrop of social and political turmoil. (Publisher Summary)
The Empathy Exams: Essays by Leslie Jamison (Non-Fiction):
A collection of essays explores empathy, using topics ranging from street violence and incarceration to reality television and literary sentimentality to ask questions about people's understanding of and relationships with others. (Publisher Summary)
Bark by Lorrie Moore (Fiction/Short Stories):
A collection of eight short stories includes "Debarking," in which a recently divorced man struggles to hold himself together as the United States prepares to invade Iraq; and "Foes," in which a political argument at a Georgetown fundraiser goes awry. (Publisher Summary)
The Dog by Joseph O'Neill (Fiction):
Leaving New York in the wake of a breakup to take a job in a futuristic Dubai at the height of its metropolitan self-invention, a young man struggles with growing feelings of being trapped while navigating the eccentricities of his wealthy employers. (Publisher Summary)
Deep Dark Down: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free by Hèctor Tobar (Non-Fiction):
Presents a firsthand, official account of the 2010 survival story involving thirty-three miners who were trapped for a record sixty-nine days in a Chilean mine. (Publisher Summary)
Thirteen Days in September: Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David by Lawrence Wright (Non-Fiction):
Presents a day-by-day account of the 1978 Camp David conference, when President Jimmy Carter convinced Israel and Egypt to sign a peace treaty--the first treaty in the modern Middle East. (Publisher Summary)
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