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BEST NONFICTION OF 2012: ESSAYS & ENTERTAINMENT
Cover art for I'M YOUR MAN
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by Sylvie Simmons
Cover art for MARVEL COMICS
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by Sean Howe
Cover art for THE BIG SCREEN
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by David Thomson
Cover art for ON CELESTIAL MUSIC
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by Rick Moody
Cover art for HOW MUSIC WORKS
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by David Byrne
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BEST NONFICTION OF 2012: SCIENCE & NATURE
Cover art for THE OLD WAYS
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by Robert Macfarlane
Cover art for WILD
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by Cheryl Strayed
Cover art for FAR FROM THE TREE
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by Andrew Solomon
Cover art for SPILLOVER
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by David Quammen
Cover art for SURVIVING SURVIVAL
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by Laurence Gonzales
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WHO AM I TODAY?
Cover art for FLIP
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by Martyn Bedford
Cover art for SKINNED
SKINNED
by Robin Wasserman
Cover art for SWITCH
SWITCH
by Carol Snow
Cover art for GENDER BLENDER
GENDER BLENDER
by Blake Nelson
Cover art for (RE)CYCLER
(RE)CYCLER
by Lauren McLaughlin
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BEST FICTION OF 2012
Cover art for THE COVE
Kirkus Star THE COVE
by Ron Rash
Cover art for BLOODLAND
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by Alan Glynn
Cover art for ACCIDENTS OF PROVIDENCE
Kirkus Star ACCIDENTS OF PROVIDENCE
by Stacia M. Brown
Cover art for AMERICAN DERVISH
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by Ayad Akhtar
Cover art for ARCADIA
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by Lauren Groff
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BEST FICTION OF 2012: THE TOP 25
Cover art for HOPE: A TRAGEDY
Kirkus Star HOPE: A TRAGEDY
by Shalom Auslander
Cover art for BLASPHEMY
Kirkus Star BLASPHEMY
by Sherman Alexie
Cover art for KINGDOM COME
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by J.G. Ballard
Cover art for LAZARUS IS DEAD
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by Richard Beard
Cover art for THE SANDCASTLE GIRLS
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by Chris Bohjalian
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BEST FICTION OF 2012: DEBUTS
Cover art for AMERICAN DERVISH
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by Ayad Akhtar
Cover art for THE UNDERTOW
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by Jo Baker
Cover art for A LAND MORE KIND THAN HOME
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by Wiley Cash
Cover art for THE ORCHARDIST
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by Amanda Coplin
Cover art for THE BOOK OF JONAS
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by Stephen Dau
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BEST FICTION OF 2012: SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY
Cover art for THE HYDROGEN SONATA
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by Iain M. Banks
Cover art for RANGE OF GHOSTS
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by Elizabeth Bear
Cover art for CITY OF THE LOST
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by Stephen Blackmoore
Cover art for TARNISHED KNIGHT
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by Jack Campbell
Cover art for CALIBAN'S WAR
CALIBAN'S WAR
by James S.A. Corey
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BEST FICTION OF 2012: THRILLERS
Cover art for CLIFF WALK
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by Bruce DeSilva
Cover art for GONE GIRL
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by Gillian Flynn
Cover art for THE SURVIVOR
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by Gregg Hurwitz
Cover art for THE BROKEN ONES
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by Stephen M. Irwin
Cover art for ISTANBUL PASSAGE
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by Joseph Kanon
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BEST FICTION OF 2012: MYSTERIES
Cover art for HELL OR HIGH WATER
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by Joy Castro
Cover art for A WOMAN OF CONSEQUENCE
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by Anna Dean
Cover art for FALLEN ANGELS
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by Connie Dial
Cover art for SIMPLE
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by Kathleen George
Cover art for BLOODLAND
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by Alan Glynn
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BEST FICTION OF 2012: HISTORICAL FICTION
Cover art for ACCIDENTS OF PROVIDENCE
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by Stacia M. Brown
Cover art for A VIOLET SEASON
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by Kathy Leonard Czepiel
Cover art for CITY OF WOMEN
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by David R. Gillham
Cover art for THE KINGMAKER'S DAUGHTER
THE KINGMAKER'S DAUGHTER
by Philippa Gregory
Cover art for BRING UP THE BODIES
BRING UP THE BODIES
by Hilary Mantel
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BEST FICTION OF 2012: FICTION ABOUT LOVE & SEX
Cover art for SOMEBODY TO LOVE
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by Kristan Higgins
Cover art for I'VE GOT YOUR NUMBER
I'VE GOT YOUR NUMBER
by Sophie Kinsella
Cover art for RAINSHADOW ROAD
RAINSHADOW ROAD
by Lisa Kleypas
Cover art for OFFICE GIRL
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by Joe Meno
Cover art for THE GREAT ESCAPE
Kirkus Star THE GREAT ESCAPE
by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
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BEST FICTION OF 2012: SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS
Cover art for BLASPHEMY
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by Sherman Alexie
Cover art for THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE HER
THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE HER
by Junot Díaz
Cover art for WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ANNE FRANK
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by Nathan Englander
Cover art for AEROGRAMMES
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by Tania James
Cover art for DEAR LIFE
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by Alice Munro
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BEST FICTION OF 2012: TRANSLATIONS
Cover art for THE INVESTIGATION
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by Philippe Claudel
Cover art for THE 100-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO CLIMBED OUT THE WINDOW AND DISAPPEARED
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by Jonas Jonasson
Cover art for LENIN'S KISSES
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by Yan Lianke
Cover art for THE DREAM OF THE CELT
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by Mario Vargas Llosa
Cover art for THREE STRONG WOMEN
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by Mary NDiaye
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BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF 2012: NONFICTION
Cover art for THE IMPOSSIBLE RESCUE
Kirkus Star THE IMPOSSIBLE RESCUE
by Martin W. Sandler
Cover art for HAND IN HAND
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by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Cover art for MONSIEUR MARCEAU
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by Leda Schubert
Cover art for DISCOVERING BLACK AMERICA
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by Linda Tarrant-Reid
Cover art for IT JES' HAPPENED
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by Don Tate
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BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF 2012: PICTURE BOOKS
Cover art for MOM, IT'S MY FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN!
Kirkus Star MOM, IT'S MY FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN!
by Hyewon Yum
Cover art for JIMMY THE GREATEST!
Kirkus Star JIMMY THE GREATEST!
by Jairo Buitrago
Cover art for WHO BUILT THE STABLE?
Kirkus Star WHO BUILT THE STABLE?
by Ashley Bryan
Cover art for EXTRA YARN
EXTRA YARN
by Mac Barnett
Cover art for DRUMMER BOY OF JOHN JOHN
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by Mark Greenwood
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BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF 2012: FRIENDS & FAMILY IN PICTURE BOOKS
Cover art for THE TOWN MOUSE AND THE COUNTRY MOUSE
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by Aesop
Cover art for WE MARCH
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by Shane W. Evans
Cover art for DRUMMER BOY OF JOHN JOHN
Kirkus Star DRUMMER BOY OF JOHN JOHN
by Mark Greenwood
Cover art for WHO BUILT THE STABLE?
Kirkus Star WHO BUILT THE STABLE?
by Ashley Bryan
Cover art for JIMMY THE GREATEST!
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by Jairo Buitrago
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BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF 2012: FICTION
Cover art for THE WILD BOOK
Kirkus Star THE WILD BOOK
by Margarita Engle
Cover art for WONDER
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by R. J. Palacio
Cover art for "WHO COULD THAT BE AT THIS HOUR?"
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by Lemony Snicket
Cover art for LIAR & SPY
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by Rebecca Stead
Cover art for THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN
Kirkus Star THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN
by Katherine Applegate
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BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF 2012
Cover art for BEAR HAS A STORY TO TELL
BEAR HAS A STORY TO TELL
by Philip C. Stead
Cover art for GEORGIA IN HAWAII
GEORGIA IN HAWAII
by Amy Novesky
Cover art for EXTRA YARN
EXTRA YARN
by Mac Barnett
Cover art for THE VENGEKEEP PROPHECIES
THE VENGEKEEP PROPHECIES
by Brian Farrey
Cover art for THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN
Kirkus Star THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN
by Katherine Applegate
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BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF 2012: BOOKS ABOUT THE ARTS
Cover art for CHUCK CLOSE: FACE BOOK
Kirkus Star CHUCK CLOSE: FACE BOOK
by Chuck Close
Cover art for BEAR HAS A STORY TO TELL
BEAR HAS A STORY TO TELL
by Philip C. Stead
Cover art for MOUSTERPIECE
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by Jane Breskin Zalben
Cover art for MONSIEUR MARCEAU
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by Leda Schubert
Cover art for THE QUIET PLACE
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by Sarah Stewart
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BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF 2012: REACHING BACK INTO TIME
Cover art for FIFTY CENTS AND A DREAM
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by Jabari Asim
Cover art for ONE TIMES SQUARE
Kirkus Star ONE TIMES SQUARE
by Joe McKendry
Cover art for GEORGIA IN HAWAII
GEORGIA IN HAWAII
by Amy Novesky
Cover art for TWELVE KINDS OF ICE
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by Ellen Bryan Obed
Cover art for HAND IN HAND
Kirkus Star HAND IN HAND
by Andrea Davis Pinkney
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