Best of 2016 lists

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

Children/Young Adult lists

• 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​