The Book, 1913 – in association with Art.com
Book lists! There’s a list for just about every reader here – several lists for former English majors reading the same books that all of the other former English majors are reading, lists for foodies, science geeks, Catholics, evangelicals, atheists, capitalists, socialists, and a few lists for those who read books that apparently no one else is reading. It should be abundantly obvious that I do not endorse anywhere close to every title on these lists, but I appreciate them as a cultural snapshot, a societal conversation-starter, a glimpse of the zeitgeist – and possibly, practically, as a way to pad my own library-hold-request list and stave off that dreaded state of Nothing To Read. Enjoy!
Best Food Books of 2013 – The Atlantic
Best of 2013: The top 10 books – BBC
Buffett, Slim, Greenspan, El-Erian, Lew Pick Best Books of 2013 – Bloomberg
Favorite Books of 2013 – Books & Culture
Best Fiction of 2013 – The Boston Globe
Top Nonfiction of 2013 – The Boston Globe
The 13 Best Books of 2013 – Brain Pickings
“The Best Books I Read in 2013” from a long list of contributors – Catholic World Report
15 best fiction books of 2013 – The Christian Science Monitor
My Favorite Books of 2013 – The Daily Beast
The Best Books of 2013: A bountiful offering – The Economist
Best of 2013: Entertainment and Pop Culture Books – E! Online
Books of the Year – Financial Times
The Best Books of 2013 – Forbes
Best International Relations Books of 2013 – Foreign Affairs
The Best Atheist Books of 2013 – Friendly Atheist @ Patheos
Goodreads Choice Awards: Best Books of 2013 – Goodreads.com
TGC Staff Cite Best Books from 2013 – The Gospel Coalition
Writers and critics on the best books of 2013 – The Guardian
Best Books of 2013 – Huffington Post
Best Food Books of 2013 – Huffington Post
Best 2013 Books for Entrepreneurs – Inc.
IR’s Best Indie Books for 2013 – Indie Reader
Best Fiction Books of 2013 – Kirkus Reviews
Best Indie Books of 2013 – Kirkus Reviews
Best Nonfiction Books of 2013 – Kirkus Reviews
Most Overlooked Nonfiction of 2013 – Kirkus Reviews
Most Overlooked Novels of 2013 – Kirkus Reviews
Best Books 2013: Top Ten – Library Journal
The 7 Best Books of 2013 – MindBodyGreen
MoJo Staff Picks: The Best Books of 2013 – Mother Jones
The Best Political Books We Read in 2013 – National Journal
Christmas Shopping 2013: book recommendations – National Review Online
The Best Books of 2013 – The New Republic
The Best Books of 2013, part 1 – The New Yorker
The 10 Best Books of 2013 – The New York Times Book Review
NPR’s Book Concierge: Our Guide to 2013’s Great Reads
The Best Books of 2013 – On Point with Tom Ashbrook
Best Photography Books of 2013 – photo.net
Best Books of 2013 – Publishers Weekly
Baker’s Dozen: Best 2013 Books for the Physics Fan – Scientific American
Our Favorite Science Books of 2013 – Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux
31 of the best titles of 2013 – The Seattle Times
Best Books 2013: Slate Staff Picks – Slate.com
The Overlooked Books of 2013 – Slate.com
Spectator writers pick their books of the year – The Spectator
Which Books Topped the ‘Best Of’ Lists This Year? (Fiction) – Speakeasy @ The Wall Street Journal
Top 10 Nonfiction Books – TIME
The WSJ Best Fiction of 2013 – The Wall Street Journal
The WSJ Best Nonfiction of 2013 – The Wall Street Journal
The year’s 10 most intriguing religion books – The Washington Post
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