Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Year2009

Given by Publishers Weekly

Other Names: Publisher's Weekly Best Book, Publisher's Weekly Best Book of the Year, Publishers Weekly Best Nonfiction Book of the Year
92 Works 129,567 Books 6,487 Reviews ½ 3.9
Categories:
All, Best Children's Book (2), Children's Fiction (3), Fiction (317), Lifestye (1), Lifestyle (77), Mass Market (10), Mysteries (6), Mystery (22), Mystery/Thriller (101), Non-Fiction (1), Nonfiction (386), Poetry (10), Religion (83), Religious Fiction (7), Romance (45), SF/Fantasy/Horror (9), Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror (79), No Category (49)
Years:
All, 2023 (2), 2020 (3), 2019 (83), 2018 (68), 2017 (84), 2016 (77), 2015 (75), 2014 (92), 2013 (91), 2012 (82), 2011 (85), 2010 (72), 2009 (92), 2008 (111), 2007 (100), 2006 (68), 2005 (1), 2003 (1), 2000 (1), 1999 (1), 1998 (3), 1995 (1)
WorkCategoryYear
The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly
Fiction2009
The Fate of Katherine Carr by Thomas H. Cook
Fiction2009
Spooner by Pete Dexter
Fiction2009
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
Fiction2009
The Man in the Wooden Hat by Jane Gardam
Fiction2009
Ravens by George Dawes Green
Fiction2009
Tinkers by Paul Harding
Fiction2009
The Believers by Zoë Heller
Fiction2009
The Vagrants by Yiyun Li
Fiction2009
How to Sell by Clancy Martin
Fiction2009
New World Monkeys by Nancy Mauro
Fiction2009
The Last War: A Novel by Ana Menéndez
Fiction2009
Nemesis by Jo Nesbo
Fiction2009
Lark and Termite by Jayne Anne Phillips
Fiction2009
The Cry of the Sloth by Sam Savage
Fiction2009
Drood: A Novel by Dan Simmons
Fiction2009
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Fiction2009
The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
Fiction2009
Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead
Fiction2009
Once the Shore by Paul Yoon
Fiction2009
Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy: A Feast of 175 Regional Recipes by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich
Lifestyle2009
Momofuku by David Chang
Lifestyle2009
Ad Hoc at Home by Thomas Keller
Lifestyle2009
Child Care Today: Getting It Right for Everyone by Penelope Leach
Lifestyle2009
Gourmet Today: More than 1000 All-New Recipes for the Contemporary Kitchen by Ruth Reichl
Lifestyle2009
Captive of Sin by Anna Campbell
Mass Market2009
Soulless by Gail Carriger
Mass Market2009
A Dark Love by Margaret Carroll
Mass Market2009
Child of Fire by Harry Connolly
Mass Market2009
Hunt at the Well of Eternity by Gabriel Hunt
Mass Market2009
Bryant and May On the Loose by Christopher Fowler
Mystery2009
The Point of Rescue by Sophie Hannah
Mystery2009
The Dark Horse by Craig Johnson
Mystery2009
The Silent Hour by Michael Koryta
Mystery2009
Londongrad by Reggie Nadelson
Mystery2009
The Lord of Death by Eliot Pattison
Mystery2009
The Cloud Pavilion by Laura Joh Rowland
Mystery2009
Born Round: The Secret History of a Full-time Eater by Frank Bruni
Nonfiction2009
Columbine by Dave Cullen
Nonfiction2009
Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America by Barbara Ehrenreich
Nonfiction2009
The Good Soldiers by David Finkel
Nonfiction2009
Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World Without Rape by Jaclyn Friedman
Nonfiction2009
Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City by Greg Grandin
Nonfiction2009
Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home by Rhoda Janzen
Nonfiction2009
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope by William Kamkwamba
Nonfiction2009
The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream by Patrick Radden Keefe
Nonfiction2009
True Compass: A Memoir by Edward M. Kennedy
Nonfiction2009
Strength in What Remains by Tracy Kidder
Nonfiction2009
Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman by Jon Krakauer
Nonfiction2009
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas D. Kristof
Nonfiction2009
Land of the Lost Souls: My Life on the Streets by Cadillac Man
Nonfiction2009
Gabriel Garcia Marquez: A Life by Gerald Martin
Nonfiction2009
Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less are the Keys to Sustainability by David Owen
Nonfiction2009
Larry's Kidney: Being the True Story of How I Found Myself in China with My Black Sheep Cousin and His Mail-Order Bride, Skirting the Law to Get Him a Transplant--and Save His Life by Daniel Asa Rose
Nonfiction2009
Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays by Zadie Smith
Nonfiction2009
Horse Soldiers by Doug Stanton
Nonfiction2009
The Jazz Loft Project: Photographs and Tapes of W. Eugene Smith from 821 Sixth Avenue, 1957-1965 by Sam Stephenson
Nonfiction2009
Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong by Terry Teachout
Nonfiction2009
Food for Thought: Thought for Food by Vicent Todoli
Nonfiction2009
Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815 by Gordon S. Wood
Nonfiction2009
Complete Poems by C.P. Cavafy
Poetry2009
Upgraded to Serious (Lannan Literary Selections) by Heather McHugh
Poetry2009
Chronic: Poems by D.A. Powell
Poetry2009
The bitter withy by Donald Revell
Poetry2009
Museum of Accidents by Rachel Zucker
Poetry2009
Have a Little Faith: A True Story by Mitch Albom
Religion2009
The Case for God by Karen Armstrong
Religion2009
The End of Suffering: Finding Purpose in Pain by Scott Cairns
Religion2009
The Future of Faith by Harvey Cox
Religion2009
Judas: A Biography by Susan Gubar
Religion2009
Fingerprints of God: The Search for the Science of Spirituality by Barbara Bradley Hagerty
Religion2009
Angry Conversations with God: A Snarky but Authentic Spiritual Memoir by Susan E. Isaacs
Religion2009
Muslims in America : A Short History by Edward E. Curtis IV
Religion2009
Rashi by Elie Wiesel
Religion2009
In Due Season: A Catholic Life by Paul Wilkes
Religion2009
The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror2009
Lovecraft Unbound by Ellen Datlow
Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror2009
The Devil's Alphabet by Daryl Gregory
Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror2009
The City & the City by China Miéville
Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror2009
Boneshaker by Cherie Priest
Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror2009
Cheever: A Life by Blake Bailey
2009
Await Your Reply by Dan Chaon
2009
Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work by Matthew B. Crawford
2009
Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth by Apostolos Doxiadis
2009
Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi by Geoff Dyer
2009
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann
2009
The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science by Richard Holmes
2009
The Reformed Vampire Support Group by Catherine Jinks
2009
Big Machine: A Novel by Victor LaValle
2009
In Other Rooms, Other Wonders by Daniyal Mueenuddin
2009
A Fiery Peace in a Cold War: Bernard Schriever and the Ultimate Weapon by Neil Sheehan
2009
Stitches: A Memoir by David Small
2009

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