THE BEST BOOKS OF 2011

published in 2011 not published in 2011
novels The Call
Yannick Murphy
The Instructions
Adam Levin
poems Beauty was the Case that They Gave Me
Mark Leidner
Braided Creek
Jim Harrison & Ted Kooser
wiz lit the angel in the dream of our hangover
Mark Leidner
short stories Pee on Water
Rachel B Glaser
text messages The Hieroglyphics
Michael Stewart
Bluets
Maggie Nelson
essays A Continuous Harmony: Essays Cultural and Agricultural
Wendell Berry
comix The Man Who Grew His Beard
Olivier Schrauwen
non-fiction comix The Influencing Machine
Brooke Gladstone, Josh Neufeld
Palestine
Joe Sacco
normal non-fiction The Most Human Human: What Talking with Computers Teaches Us About What It Means to Be Alive
Brian Christian
No god But God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam
Reza Aslan
christian non-fiction Peace Be With You: Monastic Widsom for a Terror-Filled World
David Carlson
Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church
N.T. Wright
bible fan fic Paul
Walter Wangerin Jr.
cookbooks Eat Like a Man
ed. Ryan D'Agostino
How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food
Mark Bittman
fantasy A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin
sci fi The Martian Chronicles
Ray Bradbury