Olsson's Best of 2007

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