Best of 2016

A roundup of our titles appearing on "Best of 2016" lists


AMAZON Best of 2016 

A Hundred Thousand Worlds by Bob Proehl (Viking)

King Baby by Kate Beaton (Scholastic)

The Inquisitor's Tale by Adam Gidwitz (Dutton BfYR)

The Whistler by John Grisham (Doubleday)

Brighton by Michael Harvey (Ecco)

Death's End by Cixin Liu (Tor)


NPR Best of 2016

Carry Me by Peter Behrens (Pantheon)

Death's End by Cixin Liu (Tor)

How to be a Person in the World: Ask Polly's Guide to the Paradoxes of Modern Life by Heather Havrilesky (Doublday)

King Baby by Kate Beaton (Scholastic)

Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin (Liveright)


PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Best of 2016 

The Unseen World by Liz Moore (Norton)

Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin (Liveright)

The Inquisitor's Tale by Adam Gidwitz (Dutton BfYR) 


the boston globe best of 2016

Red Right Hand by Chris Holm (Mulholland)

Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin (Liveright)


THE GUARDIAN Best of 2016 

Against Everything by Mark Greif (Pantheon)

School of Velocity by Eric Beck Rubin (Pushkin Press)


THE NEW YORK TIMES Notable Books of 2016 

Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin (Liveright)

The Inquisitor's Tale by Adam Gidwitz (Dutton BfYR)


THE WASHINGTON POST Best of 2016

Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin (Liveright)

The Whistler by John Grisham (Doubleday)


TIME Magazine Best of 2016

Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin (Liveright)