Year-End Lists

A browsable archive of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.
2011 Books

Maureen Corrigan: 10 Best Novels of 2011

19 December 2011

Maureen Corrigan: 10 Best Novels of 2011 (as aired on NPR’s Fresh Air)

[see also 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015]

  1. Swamplandia!
    Karen Russell
  2. Open City
    Teju Cole
  3. The Submission
    Amy Waldman
  4. The Art of Fielding
    Chad Harbach
  5. The Illumination
    Kevin Brockmeier
  6. The Leftovers
    Tom Perrotta
  7. The Marriage Plot
    Jeffrey Eugenides
  8. State of Wonder
    Ann Patchett
  9. Train Dreams
    Denis Johnson
  10. The Pale King: An Unfinished Novel
    David Foster Wallace

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