Dennis Cooper: 21 Favorite Books of 2012 (as numbered on Cooper’s site, but note that he precedes the list with “in no order”)
2012 Books
Salon: Top 10 Books of 2012 (a poll of nearly 20 critics)
Library Journal: Top 10 Books of 2012 (alphabetically by author)
[see also 2020, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2011]
The New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2012
[see also Ten Best Books of 2011, 100 Notable Books of 2011]
Fiction
Nonfiction
Kathryn Schulz: Top 10 Books of 2012, as published by New York Magazine