http://dir.salon.com/topics/best_books/?source=rss&aim=best_books en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST Compiled by Abby Margulies Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/awards/2008/12/09/authors_picks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/awards/2008/12/09/authors_picks/index.html?source=rss Some of our favorite authors weigh in on the best reads of 2008. By Laura Miller Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/awards/2008/12/08/2008/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/awards/2008/12/08/2008/index.html?source=rss Our picks for the 10 most pleasurable fiction and nonfiction reading experiences of the year. By Thomas Rogers and Matthew Fishbane Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/2007/07/06/harry_potter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/2007/07/06/harry_potter/index.html?source=rss Who will survive "The Deathly Hallows"? Elizabeth Hand, Kelly Link, Steve Almond -- and Stephen Amidon's children -- join Salon staff and place their bets. By Laura Miller Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2006/05/22/miller/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2006/05/22/miller/index.html?source=rss The New York Times Book Review's list of the best American novels of the past 25 years revives the threadbare "greatness sweepstakes" view of literature. By Laura Miller and Hillary Frey Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2005/12/19/best_of/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2005/12/19/best_of/index.html?source=rss From a coming-of-age story set in Japan to the biography of a legendary crooner, we pick the most pleasurable reading experiences of 2005. By Laura Miller Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/12/07/top_ten/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/12/07/top_ten/index.html?source=rss Magic is afoot in England, white slaves are held captive in the Sahara, sisters are haunted by a lost sibling -- and more literary feasts. Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/2004/02/24/hazzard/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/2004/02/24/hazzard/index.html?source=rss By Adrienne Crew Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/2003/06/27/black_geeks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/2003/06/27/black_geeks/index.html?source=rss Growing up, all the kids -- black and white -- exiled me for being an obsessive reader. This year, I finally found three books that capture the black nerd experience. By the Associated Press Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/2002/08/20/keillor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/2002/08/20/keillor/index.html?source=rss Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/2002/04/22/recs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/2002/04/22/recs/index.html?source=rss Stylish new Wodehouse editions and more of our favorite books. By Allen Barra Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/2002/03/14/didonato/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/2002/03/14/didonato/index.html?source=rss The long-lost novel that inspired Jimmy Breslin to write "The Short Sweet Dream of Eduardo Gutierrez." By Gary Kamiya Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/2001/04/07/mcveigh/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/2001/04/07/mcveigh/index.html?source=rss He was prepared to shed blood to defend liberty. What separates American terrorist Timothy McVeigh from thousands of other gun-worshiping zealots? By Charles Taylor Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/2000/09/01/arrogance/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/2000/09/01/arrogance/index.html?source=rss Forget the sketchy allegations of wife-beating. Anthony Summers' new book makes clear that Richard Nixon's real crimes were against his country. By STEVE GUTTERMAN Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/2000/07/20/clancy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/2000/07/20/clancy/index.html?source=rss By Laura Miller and Craig Seligman Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/12/16/awards/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/12/16/awards/index.html?source=rss Ten titles that kept us up all night in 1999 By Kent Haruf Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/12/16/haruf/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/12/16/haruf/index.html?source=rss Plainsong By Mark Bowden Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/12/16/bowden/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/12/16/bowden/index.html?source=rss Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War By A.L. Kennedy Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/12/16/kennedy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/12/16/kennedy/index.html?source=rss Original Bliss By Neal Stephenson Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/12/16/stephenson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/12/16/stephenson/index.html?source=rss Cryptonomicon By Jonathan Lethem Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/12/16/lethem/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/12/16/lethem/index.html?source=rss Motherless Brooklyn By Lisa Belkin Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/12/16/belkin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/12/16/belkin/index.html?source=rss Show Me a Hero: A Tale of Murder, Suicide, Race, and Redemption By Judith Thurman Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/12/16/thurman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/12/16/thurman/index.html?source=rss Secrets of the Flesh: A Life of Colette