Hudson Booksellers has chosen its Best Books published in 2012.
The concept, a brand unit of Hudson Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dufry, AG, of Basel, Switzerland, named 10 best fiction, 10 best non-fiction, five best young readers and five best business interest books to the list. A panel of Hudson bookselling professions and managers throughout the country selected the books from a shortlist; works were chosen for achievements ranging from literary style and innovation, entertainment value and readability, to timeliness and treatment of subjects and themes.
The book of the year is “Drop Dead Healthy,” by A.J. Jacobs.
“I’m honored because I’m such a Hudson Booksellers fan,” said Jacobs upon hearing the news. “I’ve spent many hours browsing the aisles of this wonderful bookstore. No doubt it’s the best part of the airport experience, right up there with scoring the last available electrical outlet in LaGuardia’s Concourse C.”
As part of the celebration, all Hudson Booksellers and Hudson News locations will offer a 20% discount on the book of year and most of the other “best of” 2012 titles between Nov. 20 and Dec. 31. Best Books brochures will also be available from mid-November through the holiday book-buying season; they will feature reviews, Bookseller Top 10 lists and excerpts from selected books.
The books are listed alphabetically by author:
Best Fiction: “The Twelve,” Justin Cronin; “Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend,” Matthew Dicks; “The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving,” Jonathan Evison; “Gone Girl,” Gillian Flynn; “The Dog Stars,” Peter Heller; “Flight Behavior,” Barbara Kingsolver; “The Yellow Birds,” Kevin Powers; “The Light Between Oceans,” M.L Stedman; “Beautiful Ruins,” Jess Walter; “Alif the Unseen,” G. Willow Wilson.
Best Non-Fiction: “The Finish,” Mark Bowden; “Mortality,” Christopher Hitchens; “Drop Dead Healthy,” A.J. Jacobs; “Let’s Pretend This Never Happened,” Jenny Lawson; “Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power,” Jon Meacham; “How to be a Woman,” Caitlin Moran; “Joseph Anton,” Salman Rushdie; “The End of Your Life Book Club,” Will Schwalbe; “Wild,” Cheryl Strayed; “Comet’s Tale,” Steven Wolf
Best Young Readers: “The Fault in Our Stars,” John Green; “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore,” William Joyce; “This is Not My Hat,” Jon Klassen; “Cinder,” Marrisa Meyer; “More,” I.C Springman
Best Business Interest: “Leadership 2.0,” Travis Bradberry; “Quiet,” Susan Cain; “The Power of Habit,” Charles Duhigg; “End This Depression Now,” Paul Krugman; “Heart Smart, Guts & Luck,” Anthony Tjan
