Last week, The New York Times’ Book Review published its list, 100 Notable Books of the Year and it has since followed up with a whittled down list, The 10 Best Books of 2006. It’s boiled down to 5 works of fiction, and 5 non-fiction, and here’s what it looks like:
FICTION
ABSURDISTAN - Gary Shteyngart
THE COLLECTED STORIES OF AMY HEMPEL - Amy Hempel
THE EMPEROR’S CHILDREN - Claire Messud
THE LAY OF THE LAND - Richard Ford
SPECIAL TOPICS IN CALAMITY PHYSICS - Marisha Pessl
NONFICTION
FALLING THROUGH THE EARTH: A Memoir - Danielle Trussoni
THE LOOMING TOWER: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11. - Lawrence Wright.
MAYFLOWER: A Story of Courage, Community, and War - Nathaniel Philbrick
THE OMNIVORE’S DILEMMA: A Natural History of Four Meals - Michael Pollan
THE PLACES IN BETWEEN - Rory Stewart
(Note: This list won’t appear in print until the December 10th.)
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