Best Book Lists in 2016

Looking for book gift ideas?   Try some of these “Best of the Year” lists:

Notable books from the New York Times: There is also a top ten list on their site.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/23/books/review/100-notable-books-of-2016.html  

From School Library Journal: Adult books for teens and much more. 

http://www.slj.com/2016/11/reviews/best-of/best-adult-books-4-teens-2016/

Plus Publishers Weekly:  http://best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-books/2016 See their best books for young adults, too.

Or Kirkus Reviews https://www.kirkusreviews.com/prize/2016/finalists/ which also has a separate list of best teen books

And Goodreads has released its Choice Awards across several categories for 2016: https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-books-2016

Library Reads: Primarily for Public libraries, listed top favorites for 2015.

http://libraryreads.org/favorite-favorites-2016-libraryreads/

National Book Awards: http://www.nationalbook.org/nba2016.html#.WFBD4OHz6Xc

Chicago Public Library Recommendations -- with suggestions for all ages: http://www.chipublib.org/news/cpl-best-of-the-best-books-2016/

National Public Radio lists 309 titles and shows their covers.

http://apps.npr.org/best-books-2016/   PBS’ NewsHour bookshelf has interviews with many authors.

Enjoy!!! Happy Reading!!!