Best Debut Fiction

From NPR, the Best Debut Fiction of 2009:

Stephen King's Favorite Books

Check out the Master of Horror's picks for the top books of 2009.

More Favorite Book Covers

In the third installment of the Book Design Review's Favorite Book Covers of 2009, The Book Table in Oak Park, IL offers their selections.

Books of the Decade

In addition to the end of the year lists, the end of the decade lists are starting to appear.  From the Guardian, 50 books that defined the decade.

2009 Biographies

2009 was a big year for biographies.  Here are some of the biographies appearing on the end of year Best-Of lists:

• Ayn Rand and the World She Made by Anne C. Heller

• Cheever: A Life by Blake Bailey

• Flannery: A Life of Flannery O'Connor by Brad Gooch

• Open: An Autobiography by Andre Agassi

• The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America by Douglas Brinkley

• Samuel Johnson: A Biography by Peter Martin

• Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong by Terry Teachout

• Robert Altman: The Oral Biography by Mitchell Zuckoff

• The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt by T.J. Stiles

• True Compass: A Memoir by Edward Kennedy

• Wildflower: An Extraordinary Life and Untimely Death in Africa by Mark Seal
  

Books for Book Clubs

From NPR, Best Books for a Book Club.

New York Times Best Sellers

Click here for the latest New York Times best sellers lists.