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Best Books of 2009

Year-End Honors by Book
* Compilation of 2009 Best Books Lists - Fiction
* Compilation of 2009 Best Books Lists - Nonfiction

04/23/2010: A Happy Marriage by Rafael Yglesias Wins the 2009 LA Times Book Prize
04/12/2010: Tinkers by Paul Harding Wins the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
04/12/2010: 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Winner and Finalists
03/23/2010: War Dances by Sherman Alexie Wins the Pen/Faulkner Award
03/11/2010: Wolf Hall Wins the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
02/23/2010: 2010 Pen/Faulkner Award Winner Finalists
02/22/2010: 2009 LA Times Book Prize Finalists
01/23/2010: 2009 National Book Critics Circle Award Finalists for Fiction | Nonfiction | Biography
01/17/2010: ALA Notable Books Fiction 2010 | Nonfiction
01/07/2010: Booklist Editor's Choice 2009 (25)
12/19/2009: Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2009
12/19/2009: San Francisco Chronicle 100 Best Books of 2009
12/19/2009: Seattle Times Best Books of 2009 (16)
12/12/2009: Barnes & Noble Best Fiction of 2009 (10)
12/11/2009: Washington Post 10 Best Books of 2009
12/08/2009: Salon Best Books of 2009 (5)
12/08/2009: TIME Magazine Best Fiction of 2009 | Nonfiction
12/06/2009: New Yorker Favorite Books of 2009 (22)
12/06/2009: Boston Globe Best Fiction of 2009 (12)
12/03/2009: Kansas City Star Best Books of 2009 (37)
12/03/2009: LA Times Favorite Fiction of 2009 (25)
12/03/2009: Economist Best Books of 2009 (10)
12/03/2009: Christian Science Monitor Best Books of 2009: Fiction (12)
12/02/2009: The New York Times 10 Best Books of 2009 Fiction | Nonfiction
11/28/2009: Financial Times Best Books of 2009 (27)
11/26/2009: Janet Maslin's 10 Favorite Books of 2009
11/26/2009: Michiko Kakutani's 10 Favorite Books of 2009
11/26/2009: The New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2009
11/23/2009: Hudson Booksellers Best Books of 2009 (10)
11/21/2009: Minneapolis Star Tribune Best Books of 2009 (15)
11/20/2009: The Atlantic Books of the Year (25)
11/20/2009: Library Journal Best Books of 2009 (31)
11/18/2009: Let the Great World Spin Wins the 2009 National Book Award for Fiction
11/02/2009: Amazon.com Best Books of 2009
11/02/2009: Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2009
10/15/2009: 2009 National Book Award for Fiction Finalists | Nonfiction Finalists
10/08/2009: Herta Müller Wins The 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature
10/06/2009: Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel wins the 2009 Man Booker Prize
10/02/2009: The Millions Best Fiction of the Millennium (So Far): The Longlist
09/08/2009: 2009 Man Booker Prize Shortlist

Best Fiction of 2009

1.
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
300 reviews (2009) (560p) (NBCCA) (Booker) (TIME) (Amazon)
Author: TotNom=2 UnqBooks=1 PPNom=0 PPWin=0 NBCCANom=1 NBCCAWin=1 NBANom=0
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2.
Lark and Termite by Jayne Anne Phillips
69 reviews (2009) (304p) (NBCCA) (NBA)
Author: TotNom=3 UnqBooks=2 PPNom=0 PPWin=0 NBCCANom=2 NBCCAWin=0 NBANom=1
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3.
A Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore
164 reviews (2009) (336p) (PF) (NYTimes) (Amazon)
Author: TotNom=2 UnqBooks=2 PPNom=0 PPWin=0 NBCCANom=1 NBCCAWin=0 NBANom=0
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4.
In Other Rooms, Other Wonders by Daniyal Mueenuddin
102 reviews (2009) (256p) (PP) (NBA) (TIME)
Author: TotNom=2 UnqBooks=1 PPNom=1 PPWin=0 NBCCANom=0 NBCCAWin=0 NBANom=1
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5.
Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
258 reviews (2009) (368p) (NBA) (Amazon) (ALA)
Author: TotNom=1 UnqBooks=1 PPNom=0 PPWin=0 NBCCANom=0 NBCCAWin=0 NBANom=1
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Best Nonfiction of 2009

1.
The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science by Richard Holmes
45 reviews (2009) (576p) (NBCCA Non) (NYTimes Non) (TIME Non) (ALA Non)
Author: TotNom=0 UnqBooks=0 PPNom=0 PPWin=0 NBCCANom=0 NBCCAWin=0 NBANom=0
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2.
John Cheever: A Life by Blake Bailey
30 reviews (2009) (784p) (PP Bio) (NBCCA Bio) (TIME Non)
Author: TotNom=0 UnqBooks=0 PPNom=0 PPWin=0 NBCCANom=0 NBCCAWin=0 NBANom=0
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3.
Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City by Greg Grandin
55 reviews (2009) (432p) (PP His) (NBCCA Non) (NBA Non)
Author: TotNom=0 UnqBooks=0 PPNom=0 PPWin=0 NBCCANom=0 NBCCAWin=0 NBANom=0
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4.
Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World by Liaquat Ahamed
90 reviews (2009) (576p) (PP His) (NYTimes Non) (TIME Non)
Author: TotNom=0 UnqBooks=0 PPNom=0 PPWin=0 NBCCANom=0 NBCCAWin=0 NBANom=0
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5.
Strength in What Remains by Tracy Kidder
129 reviews (2009) (304p) (NBCCA Non) (TIME Non)
Author: TotNom=0 UnqBooks=0 PPNom=0 PPWin=0 NBCCANom=0 NBCCAWin=0 NBANom=0
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