Best Books 2011

Fiction


A Visit From the Goon Squad by  Jennifer Egan
State Of Wonder by Ann Patchett
Emily Alone by Stewart O'Nan
So Much Pretty by Cara Hoffman
Started Early, Took My Dog by Kate Atkinson


Honorable Mention - The Paris Wife by Paula McLain


Non-Fiction


The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Lit by Mary Karr
The Memory Palace by Mira Bartok
Where is the Mango Princess by Cathy Crimmins
Made in Detroit by Paul Clemens


Honorable Mention - Rainbow Pie by Joe Bageant


Other Distinguished books


Short Stories - Swim Back to Me by Ann Packer
Graphic work - My Perfect Life by Lynda Barry