I’ll have a more detailed list and ranking of books at some point, but here are the highlights for 2008:
Top 5 books of the year:
- Dracula by Bram Stoker
- Maus I and Maus II by Art Spiegelman
- The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
- Sofia Petrovna by Lydia Chukovskaya
- Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery
Best Of’s:
- Best Children’s/YA: The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznic
- Best Non-fiction: Maus I and Maus II by Art Spiegelman
- Best Graphic Novel/Memoir: Maus I and Maus II by Art Spiegelman
- Best Sci-fi: 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
- Best Audio: Dracula by Bram Stoker
- Best Classic: Dracula by Bram Stoker
- Best Christian interest: Silence by Shusaku Endo
- Best Short Story Collection: Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
- Best book published in 2008: The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
- Favorite Challenge: Canadian I and Canadian II
