"Best of 2015" Lists

On November 14, I posted links to three “Best of 2015” lists from Amazon, Library Journal, and Publishers Weekly. 

I’m always interested in the lists compiled by Canada’s two national newspapers, The Globe and Mail and the National Post.  Both have released their lists.

The Globe 100 can be found at http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/the-globe-100-the-best-books-of-2015/article27607992/.

The NP 99 can be found at http://news.nationalpost.com/arts/np99-best-books-2015.

A comparison of these two lists (for fiction and mysteries) reveals 20 titles in common:

Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis

Breakneck by Nelly Arcan

The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood

If I Fall, if I Die, by Michael Christie

Where Did You Sleep Last Night, Lynn Crosbie

Outline by Rachel Cusk

Undermajordomo Minor by Patrick DeWitt

Harmless by James Grainger

All True, Not a Lie in It by Alix Hawley

The Illegal by Lawrence Hill
The First Bad Man by Miranda July

The Story of My Teeth by Valeria Luiselli
The Hunger of the Wolf by Stephen Marche

The Devil You Know by Elisabeth de Mariaffi

The Sympathizer, Viet Thanh Nguyen

Daydreams of Angels by Heather O’Neill

Sleep by Nino Ricci

Martin John by Anakana Schofield

Confidence by Russell Smith

The Cartel by Don Winslow

Outline by Rachel Cusk is getting kudos from everyone; not only does it appear on both of these lists, it was chosen by The New York Times as one of the 10 best books of 2015 (http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/12/02/books/review/best-books-of-2015.html).  It also appeared on the shortlists for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, the Governor General’s Award for Fiction, and the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction.

For another Canadian perspective, refer to the list compiled by CBC: http://www.cbc.ca/books/bestbooks2015/index.html.

If you are interested in other “Best of 2015” lists, check out the one from Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-books-2015?utm_medium=editorial&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=gca2015&utm_content=winners) or The New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2015 (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/06/books/review/100-notable-books-of-2015.html?smid=tw-nytbooks&smtyp=cur&_r=0).
The Boston Globe has also issued its list (https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/books/2015/12/04/the-best-books/pbHAwhg02UDEyRf95kIQiK/story.html) and so has the Huffington Post (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/best-books-2015-fiction_566078cce4b072e9d1c5035b?ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000031).  And so has BuzzFeed: http://www.buzzfeed.com/isaacfitzgerald/books-we-loved-in-2015?bftwuk&utm_term=.kiGzklj02#.qmnLGMzy8.

And The Wall Street Journal reviewed best-of lists from twelve sources to discover the most-cited books of 2015:  http://graphics.wsj.com/best-of-the-best-books-2015/.