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 Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page 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 Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page 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 Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page 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 Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page 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 Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page 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 Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page 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 Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page 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 Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page 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 Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page 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 Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page Don't understand the data above? View the key.