It’s that time of year again when we start to see those ‘best of’ lists popping up everywhere. It’s a sign that another year has come and gone (too quickly, if we might add) but our favorite ‘best of’ lists are the book lists of course. When we stumble upon a ‘best of’ book list or a notable books of the year list, we do a little somersault (usually by ourselves in a corner hoping no one can see) because those are the kind of lists that give us tons of great books to add to our reading list.
We have a recurring New Year’s resolution to read more (because we don’t think you can ever really read enough) and for us, The New York Times Notable Books of the Year list is one of the first places we look for great reads.
Take a peak at this selection of the NYT editors’ picks for the most notable fiction and nonfiction of 2014. Discover your next favorite novel or completely immerse yourself in a non-fiction book because whatever you choose to read first, you won’t be disappointed.
Fiction:
Explore the emotional world of this National Book Award Finalist, from NYT Bestseller Anthony Doerr, about a blind French girl and German boy struggling for both their lives and their souls in WWII-occupied France.
In Matthew Thomas’ debut novel, 10 years in the making, an Irish-American family must navigate dreams, disappointment, and regret as this multigenerational story unfolds, heralded as a “masterwork” by Joshua Ferris (Then We Came To The End).
Take a trip to the small town of 1960s Wexford, Ireland, in this poignant NYT bestselling novel where widow Nora Webster must find a way forward after her husband’s death, raising their four boys as she finds comfort and new life through song.
Scandal, betrayal, and mystery abound in this acclaimed book about a woman who hires three men to present her art work as their own, only to be betrayed by one of them upon her explosive–and later deadly–reveal.
Non-fiction:
Looking for “the first truly honest book ever written about climate change” (Time)? Check out Naomi Klein’s account of how the challenges presented by climate change will require us to change everything–including, she argues, our free market economic system.
In this compelling biography, follow the young, smart, and talented Robert Peace as he navigates two separate worlds: the privileged, insular campus of Yale and the dangerous streets of his 1980s Newark hometown, all catapulting him to a violent and untimely end.
Pick up acclaimed journalist Rick Perlstein’s latest NYT bestselling presidential history, on the fall of Richard Nixon and the unlikely rise of Ronald Reagan–ushering in a new conservative political culture and vision for America.
In this gripping true story, writer Jennifer Percy explores the world of soldiers, PTSD, and psychological terror when she heads to a Christian exorcism camp in Georgia that promises to rid soldiers of their demons. But should we believe in these demons–or their unconventional cure?
Tell us, have you read any of these books yet? Any eBooks that are must reads for your 2015 reading list? Share with us below because the longer our reading list, the happier we are!
Happy reading!
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