Year-End Lists

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The Ten Best Books of 2014 Washington Post

Best Fiction of 2014 Goldsmiths Prize

Nonfiction 2014 Kirkus Prize

Fiction 2014 Kirkus Prize

Best Fiction of 2014 The Booker Prize

Fiction 2014 Women's Prize

The Top 10 Books of 2013 BBC Culture: Jane Ciabattari

The 10 Best Books of 2013 New York Times

Top 10 Books of 2013 Publishers Weekly

Top 10 Books of 2013 Washington Post

Fiction 2013 National Book Award

Nonfiction 2013 National Book Award

Best Fiction of 2013 Goldsmiths Prize

Best Fiction of 2013 The Booker Prize

Fiction 2013 Women's Prize

21 Favorite Books of 2012 Dennis Cooper

Top 10 Books of 2012 Salon

Top 10 Books of 2012 Library Journal

Top 15 Books of 2012 Atlantic: Benjamin Schwarz

100 Notable Books of 2012 New York Times

7 Favorite Books of 2012 Daily Beast: Tina Brown

11 Best Books of 2012 Economist

10 Best Books of 2012 Publishers Weekly

Top 10 Books of 2012 New York: Kathryn Schulz

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Year-end lists are fingerprints; aggregate statistics are smudges. Therefore, I make no tallies.