Awards search:Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Year

Coraline

by Neil Gaiman
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
21st Century, 21st Century Literature, Fiction, English Literature, Children's Literature, Young Adult, Fantasy, Fairy Tale, Parallel Worlds, The Others, Gothic — 11 more, Horror, Family, Cats, Animals, Talking Animals, Anthropomorphism, Adapted to Film, Library Book, Read in 2011, Completed March 2011, To Reread
Collections
Read, To Reread, Children's & YA, Read in 2011
Status
Available
Call number
823.914

Coraline

by Neil Gaiman
Digital audiobook, 2008
Tags
21st Century, 21st Century Literature, Fiction, English Literature, Children's Literature, Young Adult, Fantasy, Fairy Tale, Parallel Worlds, The Others, Gothic — 11 more, Horror, Family, Cats, Animals, Talking Animals, Adapted to Film, Audiobook, Narrated by the Author, Library Book, To Read, "Young at Heart"
Collections
To Reread, Audiobooks, Children's & YA
Status
Available
Call number
823.914

Birds of America: Stories (Vintage Contemporaries)

by Lorrie Moore
Paperback, 2010
Tags
Rec'd by Cariola, Esquire's 80 Books Every Person Should Read, Library Book
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

The Savage Detectives

by Roberto Bolaño
Digital audiobook, 2009
Tags
20th Century, 20th Century Literature, Fiction, Chilean Literature, Latin American Literature, Murder, Mystery, Mexico, Guardian 1000, Guardian 1000 (War and travel), 1001 Books — 9 more, 1001 Books (2008/2010/2012 Edition), The New York Times Notable Book of the Year, The Telegraph's 100 Novels, Audiobook, Narrated by Eddie Lopez, Narrated by Armando Durán, Library Book (National), OverDrive, Acquired in 2016
Collection
Audiobooks
Status
Available
Call number
863.64

The Inheritance of Loss

by Kiran Desai
Paperback, 2006
Tags
21st Century, Fiction, Indian Literature, Literary Fiction, Bildungsroman, India, Nepal, New York City, New York, America, Immigrants — 9 more, Booker Prize, Orange Prize, 1001 Books, 1001 Books (2008/2010 Edition), National Book Critics Circle Award, Used, Purchased from The Word, To Read, Acquired in 2008
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

The Lay of the Land

by Richard Ford
Paperback, 2006
Tags
Audiobook, Library Book (National), OverDrive
Series
Frank Bascombe (3)
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon

by Julie Phillips
Paperback, 2007
Tags
Rec'd by sibyx, Library Book (National)
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

2666: A Novel

by Roberto Bolano
CD audiobook, 2009
Tags
21st Century, 21st Century Literature, Fiction, Chilean Literature, Latin American Literature, Murder, Mystery, Mexico, 1001 Books, 1001 Books (2008/2010 Edition), National Book Critics Circle Award — 9 more, Audiobook, Narrated by John Lee, Narrated by Armando Duran, Narrated by G. Valmont Thomas, Narrated by Scott Brick, Narrated by Grover Gardner, Purchased from Audible.com, Acquired in 2012, Audible Sale
Collections
TRRS Pile, Audiobooks
Status
Available
Call number
868.9933

The Road

by Cormac McCarthy
Digital audiobook, 2007
Tags
Audiobook, Narrated by Tom Stechschulte, Library Book (National), RBdigital, To Reread
Collections
To Reread, Audiobooks
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

The Road

by Cormac McCarthy
Book, 2006
Tags
21st Century, 21st Century Literature, 2007, Fiction, American Literature, Literary Fiction, Dystopia, Apocalypse, Survival, America, Pulitzer Prize — 7 more, Guardian 1000, Guardian 1000 (Science Fiction & Fantasy), Oprah's Book Club, Used, Purchased from The Word, Acquired in 2009, Read in 2010
Collections
Read, Read in 2010
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

Train Dreams

by Denis Johnson
Hardcover, 2011
Tags
20th Century, 21st Century Literature, Fiction, American Literature, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Northwest, Idaho, America, Pulitzer Prize Finalist, Rec'd by msf59 — 1 more, Library Book
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

Returning to Earth

by Jim Harrison
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
Audiobook, Library Book (National), OverDrive
Series
True North {Harrison} (Book 2)
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

The Reluctant Fundamentalist: A Novel

by Mohsin Hamid
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
Rec'd by kidzdoc, Rec'd by Chatterbox, From Amazon Wishlist, From BM Wishlist, Library Book
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

Theft: A Love Story

by Peter Carey
Paperback, 2006
Tags
Library Book, Audiobook
Status
Available
Call number
823.914

Fieldwork: A Novel

by Mischa Berlinski
Paperback, 2008
Tags
Rec'd by EBT1002, Library Book
Status
Available
Call number
813

Call Me by Your Name

by Andre Aciman
Digital audiobook, 2017
Tags
Lambda Literary Award, IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Longlist, Audiobook, Narrated by Armie Hammer, Library Book (National), OverDrive, Acquired in 2018
Collection
Audiobooks
Series
Call Me By Your Name (1)
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Edith Wharton

by Hermione Lee
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
Library Book
Status
Available
Call number
813.52

The Name of the Wind: The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day One

by Patrick Rothfuss
Ebook, 2007
Tags
21st Century Literature, Fiction, American Literature, Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Coming of Age, Magic, Demons, Speculative Fiction, Series, Kingkiller Chronicles — 5 more, Rec'd by msf59, eBook, Kindle, Purchased from Amazon.ca, Acquired in 2013
Collection
eBooks
Series
The Kingkiller Chronicle (1)
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

The Name of the Wind: Kingkiller Chronicles, Day 1

by Patrick Rothfuss
Digital audiobook, 2009
Tags
21st Century Literature, Fiction, American Literature, Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Coming of Age, Magic, Demons, Speculative Fiction, Series, Kingkiller Chronicles — 7 more, Rec'd by msf59, Audiobook, Narrated by Nick Podehl, Whispersync, Purchase with eBook, Purchased from Audible.com, Acquired in 2015
Collection
Audiobooks
Series
The Kingkiller Chronicle (1)
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

The Likeness: Dublin Murder Squad, Book 2

by Tana French
Digital audiobook, 2008
Tags
21st Century, 21st Century Literature, Fiction, Irish Literature, Crime Fiction, Murder, Mystery, Suspense, Police Procedural, Undercover, Doppelgängers — 17 more, Identity Theft, False Identity, Relationships, Roommates, Friendship, Family, Reconstituted Families, Dublin, Ireland, Series, Dublin Murder Squad, Audiobook, Narrated by Heather O'Neill, Purchased from Audible.com, Acquired in 2014, Read in 2015, Completed September 2015
Collections
Read, Audiobooks, Read in 2015
Series
Dublin Murder Squad (2)
Status
Available
Call number
823.92

Unaccustomed Earth: Stories

by Jhumpa Lahiri
Digital audiobook, 2008
Tags
21st Century Literature, Fiction, Indian Literature, Literary Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Short Stories, Immigrants, India, The New York Times Notable Book of the Year, ALA Notable Books for Adults, Rec'd by msf59 — 6 more, Audiobook, Narrated by Sarita Choudhury, Narrated by Ajay Naidu, Library Book (National), OverDrive, Acquired in 2015
Collection
Audiobooks
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

by Junot Díaz
Paperback, 2008
Tags
21st Century, Fiction, Bildungsroman, Immigrants, Dominican Republic, New Jersey, New York, America, Multiple Narrators, Pulitzer Prize, 1001 Books — 6 more, 1001 Books (2010 Edition), National Book Critics Circle Award, David Bowie's Top 100, New, Purchased from Amazon.ca, Read in 2008
Collection
Read
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain

by Maryanne Wolf
Paperback, 2008
Tags
Rec'd by charl08, Library Book
Status
Available
Call number
573

Lush Life

by Richard Price
Paperback, 2009
Tags
Library Book
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef

by Gabrielle Hamilton
Digital audiobook, 2011
Tags
Audiobook, Narrated by the Author, Library Book (National), OverDrive
Status
Available
Call number
641.5092

Sea of Poppies (The Ibis Trilogy 1)

by Amitav Ghosh
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
19th Century, 1830s, 21st Century Literature, Fiction, Indian Literature, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Opium, Opium Trade, Opium Wars, East India Company — 26 more, Colonialism, Ships, Sailing, Sailors, Slavery, Slave Trade, Caste System, India, China, Trilogy, Ibis Trilogy, Booker Prize Shortlist, IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Longlist, British Book Design and Production Award, Hardcover, Great Cover, New, Purchased from Amazon.ca, Acquired in 2008, TIOLI, Read in 2012, Completed March 2012, Read in 2015, Completed June 2015, Reread, 2nd Reading
Collections
Read, Read in 2015, Read in 2012
Series
The Ibis Trilogy (1)
Status
Available
Call number
823.914

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

by David Wroblewski
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
21st Century Literature, 20th Century, 1970s, Fiction, American Literature, Coming of Age, Mutism, Animals, Dogs, Dog Breeding, Dog Training — 17 more, Family, Hamlet, Grief, Murder, Poison, Wisconsin, America, Oprah's Book Club, Hardcover, New, Purchased from Paragraphe, TIOLI, Fantasy February, Read in 2011, Completed February 2011, Literary Fiction, To Reread
Collections
Read, To Reread, Read in 2011
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

The Given Day

by Dennis Lehane
Digital audiobook, 2008
Tags
20th Century, 1910s, 1920s, 21st Century Literature, Fiction, American Literature, Historical Fiction, Postwar, Family Saga, Police, Politics — 11 more, Racism, Race Relations, Unions, Influenza, Boston, America, Audiobook, Narrated by Michael Boatman, Library Book (National), OverDrive, Acquired in 2016
Collection
Audiobooks
Series
Joe Coughlin (1)
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

To the End of the Land

by David Grossman
Hardcover, 2010
Tags
Literary Fiction, Seen on kidzdoc's thread, Rec'd by avatiakh, National Jewish Book Award, Independent Foreign Fiction Prize Longlist, Library Book
Status
Available
Call number
892.436

When Will There Be Good News?

by Kate Atkinson
Paperback, 2010
Tags
21st Century, 21st Century Literature, Fiction, Crime Fiction, Murder, Mystery, Detective, Jackson Brodie, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2008 — 6 more, New, Purchased from Indigo, To Read, Acquired in 2010, British Author Challenge, British Author Challenge 2016
Series
Jackson Brodie (3)
Status
Available
Call number
823.914

When Will There Be Good News? (Audiobook)

by Kate Atkinson
CD audiobook, 2008
Tags
21st Century, 21st Century Literature, Fiction, English Literature, Crime Fiction, Murder, Mystery, Detective, Series, Jackson Brodie, Edinburgh — 7 more, Scotland, 2008, New, Audiobook, Narrated by Ellen Archer, From Montreal Book Bloggers (Amanda), To Read
Collection
Audiobooks
Series
Jackson Brodie (3)
Status
Available
Call number
823.914

Outliers: The Story of Success

by Malcolm Gladwell
CD audiobook, 2011
Tags
21st Century, Nonfiction, Success, Achievement, Business, Psychology, Sociology, Social Science, Audiobook, Narrated by Malcolm Gladwell, Library Book (National) — 2 more, OverDrive, Acquired in 2013
Collection
Audiobooks
Status
Available
Call number
302

Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone (Book 1)

by J.K. Rowling
Paperback, 1997
Tags
20th Century, Fiction, English Literature, Children's Literature, Fantasy, Magic, Wizards, Witches, Philosopher's Stone, Immortality, Dark Magic — 25 more, Evil, Good vs Evil, Mythical Creatures, Dragons, Trolls, Centaurs, Ghosts, School, Boarding School, Muggles, Relationships, Family, Friends, Orphans, Guardian 1000, Guardian 1000 (Science Fiction & Fantasy), 1001 Children's Books, BBC's Big Read, Hugo Award, Audie Winner, Adapted to Film, Hardcover, New, Purchased from Indigo, Read in 2001
Collections
Read, Children's & YA
Series
Harry Potter (1)
Status
Available
Call number
823.914

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Book 1)

by J.K. Rowling
CD audiobook, 1999
Tags
20th Century, Fiction, English Literature, Children's Literature, Fantasy, Magic, Wizards, Witches, Philosopher's Stone, Immortality, Dark Magic — 34 more, Evil, Good vs Evil, Mythical Creatures, Dragons, Trolls, Centaurs, Ghosts, School, Boarding School, Muggles, Relationships, Family, Friends, Orphans, Great Yarn, Guardian 1000, Guardian 1000 (Science Fiction & Fantasy), 1001 Children's Books, BBC's Big Read, Hugo Award, Audie Winner, Adapted to Film, Read in 2001, Audiobook, Narrated by Jim Dale, Library Book (National), OverDrive, Acquired in 2013, Picked by lyzard, Picked for Me 2014 Extra Pick, Reread, 2nd Reading, Read in 2014, Completed July 2014
Collections
Read, Audiobooks, Read in 2014, Picked for Me 2014
Series
Harry Potter (1)
Status
Available
Call number
823.914

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone: Illustrated Edition

by J. K. Rowling
Hardcover, 2015
Tags
Illustrated, Illustrated by Jim Kay, Purchased from Amazon.ca, Acquired in 2015, To Reread
Collection
To Reread
Series
Harry Potter (1)
Status
Available
Call number
823.914

Drood: A Novel

by Dan Simmons
Paperback, 2011
Tags
From Fourpawz2's wishlist, Library Book, Audiobook
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

Cutting for Stone

by Abraham Verghese
Paperback, 2010
Tags
20th Century, 21st Century, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Family, Brothers, Twins, Identical Twins, Orphans, Hospitals — 19 more, Medical Students, Medicine, Surgery, Haile Selassie, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Africa, New York City, America, Wellcome Trust Book Prize Shortlist, IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Longlist, Audiobook, Narrated by Sunil Malhotra, TIOLI, 11/11, Read in 2011, Completed October 2011, Acquired in 2011, Purchased from Audible.com
Collections
Read, Audiobooks, Read in 2011
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science

by Richard Holmes
CD audiobook, 2011
Tags
18th Century, 21st Century Literature, Nonfiction, Biography, History, History of Science, Science, British History, Enlightenment, Romanticism, Exploration — 9 more, Cultural History, Culture, Natural History, William Herschel, Audiobook, Narrated by Gildart Jackson, Library Book (National), OverDrive, Acquired in 2013
Collection
Audiobooks
Status
Available
Call number
509.4109033

The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science

by Richard Holmes
Hardcover, 2015
Tags
Purchased from The Folio Society, New Year Sale, Acquired in 2020
Collections
To Reread, Folio Society
Status
Available
Call number
509.4109033

The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon

by David Grann
CD audiobook, 2009
Tags
20th Century, 1920s, 21st Century Literature, Nonfiction, Narrative Non-Fiction, Biography, Percy Fawcett, Memoirs, Journalism, Adventure, Travel — 26 more, Exploration, Survival, Royal Geographical Society, Geography, Anthropology, Amazon Rainforest, Amazon River, Cannibalism, El Dorado, City of Z, Ancient Civilizations, Obsession, Missing Persons, Disappearance, Brazil, Exploration Fawcett: Journey to the Lost City of Z, Rec'd by msf59, Audiobook, Narrated by Mark Deakins, Library Book (National), OverDrive, Acquired in 2013, Picked by drneutron, Picked for Me 2015, Read in 2015, Completed May 2015
Collections
Read, Audiobooks, Read in 2015, Picked for Me 2015
Status
Available
Call number
918.11046

Dark Places

by Gillian Flynn
CD audiobook, 2009
Tags
21st Century, Fiction, American Literature, Contemporary Fiction, Crime Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, Kansas Missouri, America — 8 more, Multiple Narrators, Audiobook, Narrated by Rebecca Lowman, Narrated by Cassandra Campbell, Narrated by Mark Deakins, Narrated by Robertson Dean, OverDrive, Acquired in 2014
Collection
Audiobooks
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

The Little Stranger

by Sarah Waters
Paperback, 2010
Tags
20th Century, 1940s, 21st Century Literature, English Literature, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Ghost Stories, Haunted Houses, Gothic, England, Booker Prize Shortlist — 11 more, Orange Prize, Shirley Jackson Award Finalist, Salon Book Award, IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Longlist, BBC Culture - The 100 Greatest British Novels, 2009, Rec'd by Donna828, New, Women, Purchased from Indigo, Acquired in 2010
Status
Available
Call number
823.914

The City & The City

by China Mieville
CD audiobook, 2009
Tags
21st Century, Fiction, English Literature, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Allegories, Urban Fantasy, Crime Fiction, Murder, Mystery — 31 more, Thriller, Detective, Police Procedural, Alternate Reality, Conspiracy, Politics, Culture, Identity, Perception, Unseeing, Cities, City Life, Parallel Worlds, Eastern Europe, Europe, Weird, Arthur C. Clarke Award, Hugo Award, Locus Award, Nebula Nominee, IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Longlist, Rec'd by drneutron, Audiobook, Narrated by John Lee, Purchased from Audible.com, "Young at Heart", Acquired in 2011, Fantasy February, TIOLI, Read in 2012, Completed February 2012
Collections
Read, Audiobooks, Read in 2012
Status
Available
Call number
823.914

Boneshaker

by Cherie Priest
Paperback, 2009
Tags
Library Book
Series
The Clockwork Century (1)
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Stitches: A Memoir

by David Small
Paperback, 2010
Tags
Nonfiction, Memoirs, Seen on TIOLI, Library Book
Status
Available
Call number
818.5409

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope

by William Kamkwamba
Hardcover, 2009
Tags
Nonfiction, Rec'd by alcottacre, Rec'd by jnwelch, Library Book, Narrative Non-Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
621.453092

The Windup Girl

by Paolo Bacigalupi
Paperback, 2010
Tags
21st Century Literature, 23rd Century, Fiction, American Literature, Science Fiction, Dystopia, Genetic Engineering, Post-Apocalyptic, Bioterrorism, Ecology, Plague — 20 more, Immigrants, Prostitution, Buddhism, Politics, Civil War, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia, Hugo Award, Nebula Award, Rec'd by drneutron, New, Purchased from BookDepository, 12/12, Group Read, Acquired in 2011, TIOLI, Read in 2012, Completed March 2012, Survival
Collections
Read, To Give/Trade/Sell, Read in 2012
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

The Man in the Wooden Hat

by Jane Gardam
Paperback, 2010
Tags
20th Century, 21st Century, 21st Century Literature, Fiction, English Literature, Literary Fiction, Lawyers, Judges, Raj Orphans, Colonialism, Relationships — 12 more, Marriage, Infidelity, Aging, Elderly People, Memories, Hong Kong, England, Rec'd by jnwelch, British Author Challenge 2016, Library Book, Read in 2016, Completed May 2016
Collections
Read, Read in 2016
Series
Old Filth (2)
Status
Available
Call number
823.914

Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India

by William Dalrymple
Digital audiobook, 2011
Tags
21st Century, 21st Century Literature, Nonfiction, English Literature, History, Biography, Travel, Travel Writing, Black Humour, Culture, Spirituality — 13 more, Religion, Hinduism, Tantra, Sufism, Jainism, Philosophy, Buddhism, South Asia, India, Audiobook, Narrated by Daniel Philpott, Purchased from Audible.com, Acquired in 2018
Collection
Audiobooks
Status
Available
Call number
294.092254

Parrot and Olivier in America

by Peter Carey
Digital audiobook, 2010
Tags
19th Century, 21st Century Literature, Fiction, Australian Literature, Historical Fiction, French Revolution, Democracy, Alexis de Tocqueville, Aristocracy, France, America — 8 more, Booker Prize Shortlist, IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Longlist, National Book Award Finalist, Audiobook, Narrated by Humphrey Bower, Library Book (National), OverDrive, Acquired in 2014
Collection
Audiobooks
Status
Available
Call number
823.914
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