"What makes a good book? That topic has been discussed even more frequently than usual in 2011, amid controversies over England’s Man Booker Prize and our own National Book Award.
In a year filled with best-selling biographies, anticipated debuts and long-awaited releases from literary heavyweights, our editors have voted on their favorites and come up with a list that encompasses all of the above while leaving room for a few surprises. Though our choices run the genre gamut—and reader preferences are, after all, intensely personal—we guarantee that every title manages to do the one thing every good book should: carry you away."
Here are some highlights from their list:
#1: State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
#3: The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach
#4: Catherine the Great by Robert K. Massie
#8: Townie by Andre Dubus III
#12: The Swerve by Stephen Greenblatt
#13: Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks
#20: When She Woke by Hillary Jordan
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