Read One of the Best!

Sometimes it can be difficult to see beyond the craziness of the holidays, but January will be here soon, and it is the perfect month to hibernate with a good book. When you have a spare moment, take a look at these links to the Best Books of 2011 and make your reading list with the hope that you will actually have time in January to read one of the best.

Top Picks from The Chicago Tribune - A manageable list put together by our hometown newspaper.

The 10 Best Books of 2011 by The New York Times - If you are overwhelmed by lengthy lists, this one is edited to a short list of 10.

Bookpage Best Books of 2011 - 50 of the best according to Bookpage that includes fiction and non-fiction selections.

Publisher's Weekly Best of 2011 - 100 of the best for adults and children, selected by the review staff of the magazine of the book industry.

Christmas Book Bag: My top ten books for 2011 - Chicago local Al Gini from WBEZ chooses his 10 favorites of 2011.

Goodreads Choice Awards - 638,603 ballots were cast by the voracious readers and followers of the goodreads blog to select the best fiction and non-fiction of 2011.

And, if you would like to see even more of the best books you can take a look at this extensive list at the largeheartedboy.com.