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Library Journal's Best Books 2011:

By Ali Fisher
November 18th, 2011
Ben BovaBest of 2011Carson MortonColin CotterillDaisy GoodwinEviction NoticeG.M. MallietGregg HurwitzHannu RajaniemiJesmyn WardJohn Jeremiah SullivanJon LandK'wanKilled at the Whim of a HatLeviathans of JupiterMidnight RisingNow You See MeP.T. DeutermannPacific GloryPeter OrullianPULPHEAD: ESSAYSS.J. BoltonSalvage the BonesSTEALING MONA LISAStella TillyardStrong at the BreakSummer Rental by Mary Kay AndrewsThe American HeiressThe Children of the SkyThe Marriage Plot by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Quantum ThiefThe UnrememberedTides of WarTony HorwitzVerner VingeWicked AutumnYou’re Next
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And wrapping up our week of annual best books lists is Library Journal's Best Books of 2011! Here are all of the Macmillan titles you should check out (library pun totally intended):

The Top Ten

Midnight Rising by Tony Horwitz
Tides of War by Stella Tillyard

More of the Best

The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
Pulphead: Essays by John Jeremiah Sullivan
Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward

Mystery

Now You See Me by S.J. Bolton
Killed at the Whim of a Hat by Colin Cotterill
Wicked Autumn by G.M. Malliet
Stealing Mona Lisa by Carson Morton

SF/Fantasy

Leviathans of Jupiter by Ben Bova
The Unremembered by Peter Orullian
The Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi
The Children of the Sky by Verner Vinge

Street Lit

Eviction Notice by K'wan

Women's Fiction

Summer Rental by Mary Kay Andrews

Historical Fiction

Pacific Glory by P.T. Deutermann
The American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin

Thrillers

You’re Next by Gregg Hurwitz
Strong at the Break by Jon Land

Excellent picks, Library Journal! If you readers want to see all of Library Journal's great picks from 2011, you can see their "best of" lists right here.

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Kirkus Reviews' Best Fiction of 2011:

By Ali Fisher
November 16th, 2011
Alex BledsoeAmerican MasculineAmit MajmudarAmy WaldmanBACK OF BEYONDBest of 2011Blake CharltonC.J. BoxCarson MortonCharles CummingDaniel OrozcoDave DuncanHannu RajaniemiJeffrey EugenidesLE Modesitt JrLou ManfredoMarie BrennanNancy JensenNow You See MeORIENTATION AND OTHER STORIESPARTITIONSRahul BhattacharyaRIZZO'S FIRES.J. BoltonSCHOLARShann RaySimon TolkienSPELLBOUNDSTEALING MONA LISATHE HUM AND THE SHIVERTHE KING OF DIAMONDSThe LeftoversThe Marriage PlotThe Quantum ThiefThe SistersTHE SLY COMPANY OF PEOPLE WHO CAREThe SubmissionThe Trinity SixTom PerrottaWHEN THE SAINTSWith Fate Conspire
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As previously mentioned, we're in that magical time of year when we get our year-end "best of" lists and our to-read/holiday wish lists expand exponentially!

Today we're taking a look at Kirkus Reviews' excellent list of the Best Books of 2011 in fiction. There are quite a few Macmillan gems on this list (if I do say so myself!). But you don't have to take my word for it...

AMERICAN MASCULINE by Shann Ray
BACK OF BEYOND by C.J. Box
THE HUM AND THE SHIVER by Alex Bledsoe
THE LEFTOVERS by Tom Perrotta
THE KING OF DIAMONDS by Simon Tolkien
THE MARRIAGE PLOT by Jeffrey Eugenides
ORIENTATION AND OTHER STORIES by Daniel Orozco
NOW YOU SEE ME by S.J. Bolton
PARTITIONS by Amit Majmudar
RIZZO'S FIRE by Lou Manfredo
THE QUANTUM THIEF by Hannu Rajaniemi
SCHOLAR by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
THE SISTERS by Nancy Jensen
THE SLY COMPANY OF PEOPLE WHO CARE by Rahul Bhattacharya
SPELLBOUND by Blake Charlton
STEALING MONA LISA by Carson Morton
THE TRINITY SIX by Charles Cumming
THE SUBMISSION by Amy Waldman
WHEN THE SAINTS by Dave Duncan
WITH FATE CONSPIRE by Marie Brennan

Minotaur was very enthusiastic about this list!

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