ABA's 2011 Indies Choice Book Awards

by Emma Donoghue

Wrenching, as befits the grim subject matter, but also tender, touching and at times unexpectedly funny. Full review >

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by Laura Hillenbrand

Alternately stomach-wrenching, anger-arousing and spirit-lifting—and always gripping. Full review >

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by Karl Marlantes

Readable and well written, though not quite in the class of Tim O’Brien, Philip Caputo, Michael Herr, Robert Stone and other... Full review >

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by Jennifer Donnelly

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by Nicole Krauss

Brainy and often lyrically expressive, but also elusive and sometimes infuriatingly coy; Krauss is an acquired taste. Full review >

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by Dinaw Mengestu

Elegant, confident prose brings this tale to life, and though the trope of the road as a journey to self-understanding is a... Full review >

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by Jennifer Egan

Another ambitious change of pace from talented and visionary Egan, who reinvents the novel for the 21st century while... Full review >

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by Bill Bryson

Informative, readable and great fun. Full review >

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by Stacy Schiff

Successfully dissipating all the perfume, Schiff finds a remarkably complex woman—brutal and loving, dependent and... Full review >

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by Gail Caldwell

Will resonate with women readers of all ages, who, if they are dog lovers, will be doubly moved. Full review >

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by Siddhartha Mukherjee

An inspiring account of a very personal battle against “the plague of our generation.” Full review >

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by Michelle Hoover

Ultimately, this is the story of survival—how life quickens and is borne on through turmoil, pain and perseverance. At times... Full review >

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