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Forthcoming Books 2012
February 6, 2012
- Quill and Quire: Spring Highlights 2012
- NPR: 2012 Poetry Preview
- USA Today: Winter Books Preview (new titles through April)
- Atomic Books/Largehearted Boy: Comics Previews
- The Millions: The Great 2012 Book Preview
- Time Magazine: 7 Books to Look Forward To in 2012
- Bookpage: Most Anticipated Books of 2012
- Galleycat: Books We’re Most Excited About
- io9: SF and Fantasy We’re Excited to Read
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- Edgar Award nominees
- Austenprose: Top 20 Jane Austen-Inspired Books of 2011
- Comic Book Resources: Top 100 Comics of 2011
- Book of the Month Club Best Books of 2011
- GQ: Books of the Year
- Austin Chronicle: The Year in Books
- USA Today: 100 Best-Selling Books of 2011
- Booklist: The 10 Manliest Books of 2011
- Booklist: The Best Books for Women, 2011
- New York Times: 10 Best Books of 2011
- Powell’s Books: Staff Top 5s of 2011
- Booklist: Best Audiobooks for Book Groups
- Christian Science Monitor: Best Young Adult Novels 2011
- The Onion AV Club Best Books
- Lambda Literary Best LGBTQ books
- Huffington Post Best 11 Books of 2011
- National Post (Canada) Reader Favorites
- Tin House Best Debut Novels
- Rick Librarian: 2011 Books that Mattered
- USA Today Critics’ Favorites
- Montreal Mirror Best Books
- The Progressive Five Favorite Books
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- Baseball America Best Baseball Books
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- Lonely Planet Top Travel Titles
- Brain Pickings: Best Biographies and Memoirs
- Guardian: Best Short Story Collections
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- Best Leadership Books of 2011
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- Daily Beast Best Coffee Table Books
- San Francisco Chronicle Best 100 Books of 2011
- Critics’ Faves of 2011
- Washington Post: Best Audio Books
- Washington Post: Best Children’s Books
- Men’s Journal Best Nonfiction
- Houston ChronicleBest Books
- KirkusTop Book Covers
- Flavorwire: Best Debut Novels of 2011
- 25 Best Social Media Books
- Los Angeles librarians: Best Books
- Brain Pickings: Best Psychology and Philosophy
- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Best Audiobooks
- NPR: Best Comics
- NPR: Best Celebrity Tell-Alls
- Christian Science Monitor: Best Poetry
- Salon: Overlooked Sci-Fi
- NPR: Best YA Books
- The Nation: Best Political Books
- Stevereads blog: Worst Nonfiction
- Critical Mass: Best Small Press Books
- Los Angeles Public Library: Best Young Adult
- Brain Pickings: Best History
- Wall Street Journal: Best Mysteries
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- Boston Globe: Best Poetry
- Boston Globe: Best Nonfiction
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- Boston Globe: Best Books for Kids
- Cuyahoga County Public Library 2011 Picks
- New York Daily News Most Overrated
- NPR’s Best Historical Fiction
- New Yorker’s 2011 Favorites
- Washington Post: Best Political Books
- Wall Street Journal: Best Nonfiction
- Entertainment Weekly’s Best Novels
- USA Today Best Graphic Novels
- HuffPost Best Religion Books
- Washington Post Top 10 Cookbooks
- Most Beautiful Books of 2011
- Aggregation of Best Science Books (via Confessions of a Science Librarian)
- Vancouver Sun Best Books
- Nancy Pearl’s “7 Books with Personality”
- NPR’s Best SFF of 2011
- Best Romance Audio Books
- Maureen Corrigan’s 2011 Favorites
- NPR’s Best 10 Novels
- Washington Examiner Best Books
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- Seattle Times Best Crime Books
- Seattle Times Best Books
- Best Picture Books (from the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art)
- Brain Pickings’ 11 Best Science Books
- 2011 New and Notable Books about Africa
- Amazon’s 2011 Bestsellers
- San Francisco Chronicle Best Business Books
- Writers’ Favorite Books of 2011
- Kirkus Review’s Best Indie Books
- NPR’s Best Books for Book Clubs
- Best LGBT books: Quill & Quire
- The Economist Best Books
- Slate magazine Best Books
- Time Magazine Top 10 Nonfiction Books
- Time Magazine Top 10 Fiction Books
- Indie Bestsellers 2011
- Washington PostBest Books
- Salon Best Fiction
- Best New Manga of 2011
- Goodreads Best Books
- Christian Science Monitor Best Nonfiction
- Mother Nature Network Best Green and Environmental Books
- Kirkus Best Nonfiction
- The Romance Reviews Best Romance
- San Francisco Book Review Best of 2011
- Audiofile Best Audio Books
- Toronto Star Top 100
- The Guardian Best Poetry 2011
- Barnes and Noble Best Books 2011
- The Observer Best Quirky Books
- Smithsonian.com Just One More Story Best Picture Books 2011
- Bookpage Best Books
- Esquire Magazine Best Books
- New York Times Notable Crime Books
- New York Times 100 Notable Children’s Books
- New York Times 100 Notable
- SLJ’s Best Books of 2011
- NPR Best Books of 2011
- The Guardian’s Books of the Year 2011
- Kirkus Reviews: Best Teen Books of 2011
- USA Today: Best from Indie Publishers in 2011
- Vampire Book Club: Best Books of 2011
- Globe and Mail: The Very Best of 2011
- NY Times: 100 Notable Books of 2011
- Wall Street Journal: Best of Business
- Wall Street Journal: Best of Science
- Wall Street Journal: Best of Humor
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- Wall Street Journal: Best of Art
- Wall Street Journal: Best of Photography
- Wall Street Journal: Best of Books on Movies
- Kirkus Reviews: Best Children’s Books of 2011
- The Telegraph: Books of the Year 2011
- Library Journal: Best Books 2011: The Top 10
- Library Journal: Best Books of 2011: More of the Best
- Library Journal: Best Books 2011: Mystery
- Library Journal: Best Books 2011: Thrillers
- Library Journal: Best Books 2011: SF/Fantasy
- Library Journal: Best Books 2011: Romance
- Library Journal: Best Books 2011: Street Lit
- Library Journal: Best Books 2011: Historical Fiction
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- Library Journal: Best Books 2011: Women’s Fiction
- Library Journal: Librarians’ Best Books 2011
- National Book Award Winners
- Kirkus Reviews: 2011 Best of Fiction
- Publishers Weekly: Best Children’s Books of 2011
- Powell’s Books Holiday Gift Guide
- Amazon’s Top 100 Books of 2011
- Austin Public Library: Best Fiction of 2011
- Publishers Weekly: Top 10 Books of 2011
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- New York Times: 2011 Best Illustrated Children’s Books
- Hudson Booksellers Best Books of 2011
- Amazon: Best Books of the Year So Far
- Amazon: Best Books of the Year So Far, Top 10 by Category
- USA Book News: Best Books of 2011
- Booklist: Top 10 Horror
- Booklist: Top 10 Food Books
- Booklist: Top 10 First Novels
- Booklist: Top 10 Romance Fiction
- Booklist: Top 10 Biographies
- Booklist: Top 10 Graphic Novels
- Booklist: Top 10 Historical Fiction
- Booklist: Top 10 SF/Fantasy
- Booklist: Top 10 Horror Fiction
- Booklist: Top 10 Black History Nonfiction
- Booklist: Top 10 Food Books
- Booklist: Top 10 Literary Travel Books
- Booklist: Top 10 Crime Fiction Audiobooks
- National Book Award Finalists
- World Fantasy Award winners
- Edgar Award Winners
- National Book Awards
- National Book Critics Circle Awards
- Best Audio Books of 2011 So Far
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