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Best Books of 2020

4/15/2021

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Your Ultimate Reading Guide: These Are the 40 Best Books of 2020 (Parade)
The 100 Must-Read Books of 2020 (Time)
100 Notable Books of 2020 (NY Times)

The Best Books of 2020 (Harper's Bazaar)
Best Books of 2020 (The Guardian, U.K.)
These Are the Best Books of 2020 (BookRiot)

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Best of 2018 lists

12/17/2018

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Here's a roundup of the "Best of 2018" lists from publishers, media and readers! Request any of these books at your local library or online through VALNet or OverDrive.
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Book Concierge - NPR
30 Best Books of 2018 - Read It Forward
Best of 2018 - Library Journal
Best of 2018 – Goodreads Readers’ Choice
Top 10 Books of 2018 – The Seattle TImes
Ultimate Best Books List - LitHub
Roundup of 2018 Book Awards - Fantastic Fiction
Staff Picks:  Fiction and Non-Fiction - Powell’s Book Store  (Portland, OR) 
The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of 2018 - Barnes & Noble editors 
Best of 2018 staff picks - Multnomah County Library staff  (Portland, OR)​
Best Music Books of 2018 - Pitchfork Magazine 
Best Books of 2018 – New York Public Library
Costa Book Awards (outstanding UK/Ireland) 
100 Notable Books of 2018 - NYT Book Review
30 Best Fiction Books of 2018 – Bustle Magazine 
10 Best of 2018 - New York Times
Best Photo Books of 2018 – New York Times
Best Books of 2018 – The Observer (U.K.)
Favourite Books of 2018 – The Guardian readers (U.K.)
Best Fantasy Books of 2018 - Time
Best Books of 2018 – Bloomberg
Favorite Non-Fiction of 2018 - Bloomberg
Best Canadian Fiction of the Year – CBC
Best Canadian Non-Fiction of the Year - CBC
Picks of the Year - Amazon.com
All the Cookbooks and Regular Books We Adored in 2018 – Bon Appetit
Africa’s must-read books of 2018 – African Arguments
Best 17 of 2018 - GQ
Best of 2018 - Publisher's Weekly 
The Economist’s Books of the Year – Economist
Best Graphic Novels of 2018 – Forbes Magazine
Best Books of 2018 – Book Riot
Best Queer Books of 2018 – Book Riot
Best Books of 2018 – The Boston Globe
Best Book Covers of 2018 – Paste Magazine
Best Nonfiction Books of 2018 (So Far) – Esquire
Best Books of 2018 – Esquire
2018 Awards - Pacific Northwest Booksellers Assoc.
Best of Books on Climate Change in 2018 - Chicago Review of Books
The 15 Best Books of 2018 – Glamour
Sports Books of 2018 – Telegraph (U.K.)
Best Food Books of 2018 – New Yorker
Best Comedy Books of 2018 - Vulture
Best YA and Children’s Books of 2018 - Time
Best Kids’ Books of 2018 – Common Sense Media
Best Books of 2018 in many categories - FiveBooks.com

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Best of 2017 Lists

12/22/2017

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Here's a roundup of the "Best of 2017" lists from publishers, media and readers! Request any of these books at your local library or online through Valnet or OverDrive.
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NPR’s Book Concierge 2017 (pretty much the best book picker out there)
Ultimate Best Books Of 2017 List (compiled results from many lists) - Lit Hub
Staff Picks:  Fiction and Non-Fiction - Powell's Book Store (Portland, OR)
The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of 2017
- Barnes & Noble editors
16 Favorite Music Books of 2017 - Pitchfork Magazine
Best Books for Kids
- New York Public Library
Costa Book Awards (outstanding UK/Ireland)
100 Notable Books of 2017
- New York Times Book Review
10 Best of 2017 - New York Times 
Best Books Of 2017, Part I and Part II
- The Guardian (U.K.)
17 Books Every Woman Should Read From 2017 - Bustle Magazine
Must-Reads of 2017: From Space to Chinese Noir - Bloomberg
10 Best Picks of the Year - Amazon.com
Best Cookbooks - New York Times
Best of 2017 - GQ Magazine
Top 10 of 2017 - Publisher's Weekly
Best of 2017 - Goodreads reader votes
Best of 2017 - The Economist
25 Best Comics of 2017 - Paste Magazine 
10 best architecture books of 2017 - Frankfurt Book Fair
Best Non-Fiction - Paste Magazine
Best Physics Books of 2017 - Symmetry Magazine
Best Sports Books of 2017 - Sports Illustrated 
Top 10 Gardening Books - Telepgraph (U.K)
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Best of 2016 lists

1/6/2017

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Here's a roundup of the "Best of 2016" lists from publishers, media and readers! Request any of these books at your local library or online through VALNet.

Adult lists
The 10 Best Books of 2016 – Washington Post
10 Best Books of 2016 - NY Times
Best Books of 2016 – Publisher’s Weekly
The 13 Best Books of 2016 – Harper’s Bazaar
The Best Books of 2016 – Paste Magazine
The 25 Best Books of 2016 – Esquire Magazine
Top 5 Staff Picks – Powell’s City of Books
Readers’ Choice - Goodreads
Best Books of Poetry in 2016 - New Yorker
19 Best Literary Debuts of 2016 - Buzzfeed
10 Best Books of 2016 - BBC Culture
Greatest Science Books of 2016 - Brain Pickings
Best Books of 2016 / Book Concierge - NPR
Best Books of 2016 - Bloomberg
Best Books of 2016 - Foreign Affairs
Best Books for Kids & Teens - NY Public Library
19 Eye-Opening Non-Fiction Books from 2016 - Huffington Post
Best Books We Missed in 2016 - The Atlantic
Best Books of 2016 - CBC (Canada)
18 Best Non-Fiction Books - Buzzfeed
16 Favorite Overall Books of 2016 - Brain Pickings
The Year's Best Overlooked Books - LitHub
The Best Books of 2016, According to Real Readers - Brightly
Top 10 Novels of 2016 - Seattle Public Library’s Reader Services
Favorite Under-the-Radar Books of 2016 - BookRiot
Best Audiobooks of 2016 - Washington Post
2016 Audie Awards - Audio Publisher's Association
Best Audiobooks of 2016 - Slate
10 Favorite Comics & Graphic Novels of 2016 - Slate
Audible Recommends the Best Audiobooks of the Year - Omnivoracious (Amazon)
Best Media: Audiobooks 2016 - Library Journal

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Best Children's Books of 2016 - Brain Pickings
Best of 2016 - Children's Picture Books - All The Wonders
Notable Children's Books 2016 - American Library Association
10 Best Children's Books of 2016 - Parents Magazine
Best Illustrated Children's  Books - New York Times
Best Children's Books of 2016 - The Telegraph (U.K.)
2016 Newbery, Caldecott awards - CNN
Best Children's Books of 2016 - Omnivoracious (Amazon)
Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults in 2016 - American Library Association

Miscellaneous / Fun lists
Best Sellers of 2016 - Amazon
Best Books of 2016 Roundup - Kottke.org
Literary Podcasters Best of 2016 -  LitHub
Favorite Literary Stories of 2016 - LitHub
60 Best Book Covers of 2016 Chosen by Designers - Lit Hub
Best Long Stories of 2016 - Longreads
The Most Ambitious, Irritating, Hopeful and Overrated Books of 2016 - Washington Post
A Year In Reading - The Millions
Who Read What in 2016 - Wall Street Journal​
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    Black River
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Kamiah

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Kamiah, ID 83536

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Kooskia

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Nezperce, ID 83543

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Peck

217 N. Main St.
Peck, ID 83545

(208) 486-6161

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Winchester, ID 83555

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