Best & Notable
In Native American lore, December is known variously as the month of the Cold Moon or the Long Night Moon. But it is less officially the Month of Endless End-of-Year Lists. The best and worst of everything is calculated, tabulated and enumerated, listed in ascending or descending order (I guess it depends if the list maker is an optimist or pessimist). It’s almost too much guidance. The New York Times Book Review keeps it short and sweet---the ten best books of 2007, equally divided between fiction and nonfiction, listed alphabetically. For folks with longer attention spans, the list is expanded to 100 notable titles (with a separate list of notable books for children). If you’re looking for the Book Review’s weekly list of bestsellers, check out the Books & Reading section of our website.