Please forgive my tardy posting this week; it's holiday madness, still, for me (and probably many of you, too). But I definitely wanted to share Alexis Akre's (Head Buyer and General Manager for Olsson's Books) Best of 2007 book picks with you. I've read half of her list, and am eager to read the other half. Is one of your own 2007 faves here? Please leave a comment and tell us! Is one of your own 2007 faves not here? Please leave a comment and tell us! OK, you get the idea. Now, for Akre's list:
- The Savage Detectives – Roberto Bolano
- A Thousand Splendid Suns – Khaled Hosseini
- Tree of Smoke – Denis Johnson
- Bridge of Sighs – Richard Russo
- The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao -- Junot Diaz
- Alice: A Life of Alice Roosevelt Longworth -- Stacy A. Cordery
- The Day of Battle -- Rick Atkinson
- What Hath God Wrought – Daniel Walker Howe
- Schulz and Peanuts – David Michaelis
- The Zookeeper’s Wife – Diane Ackerman
- The Great Upheaval – Jay Winik
- Out Stealing Horses – Per Petterson
- Foreskin’s Lament – Shalom Auslander
- The Black Swan – Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- The Coldest Winter – David Halberstam
- The Yiddish Policeman’s Union – Michael Chabon
Roberto Bolano, Khaled Hosseini, Denis Johnson, Richard Russo, Junot Diaz, Stacy A. Cordery, Rick Atkinson, Daniel Walker Howe, David Michaelis, Diane Ackerman, Jay Winik, Per Petterson, Shalom Auslander, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, David Halberstam, Michael Chabon
The Savage Detectives, A Thousand Splendid Suns, Tree of Smoke, Bridge of Sighs, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Princess Alice: The Life and Times of Alice Roosevelt Longworth, The Day of Battle, What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848, Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography, The Zookeeper's Wife, The Great Upheaval, Out Stealing Horses, Foreskin's Lament, The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable, The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War, The Yiddish Policeman's Union


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