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​