There is so much to love about a new beginning. The start of a new year is brimming with possibility--stacks of unexplored territory to sift through and so many pages not yet unturned. However the past is so rich with memories and experiences, before we dive in to what lies ahead, let's take a moment and reflect on the amazing stories that have filled our very souls these past 12 months.
Our staff has read hundreds -- maybe thousands -- of books in the past 365 days, give or take a few.* From the masses, we each picked a favorite or two to share with you today. (Once we fall in love with a book, it is a friend for life, so many of us decided to pose with our paper-and-ink buddies for your viewing pleasure. You're welcome.)
But of course, we are sure you are waiting in breathless anticipation to know exactly what titles were chosen by this diverse group of bibliophiles. So, without further adieu, please enjoy our list (arranged alphabetically by title) of Best Books of 2014 from the team at Village Books & Paper Dreams:
All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr
Ancillary Justice, Ann Leckie
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness, Susannah Cahalan
Freedom A Novel, Jonathan Franzen
History of the Future, A. S. King
I'll Give You the Sun, Jandy Nelson
Jackaby, William Ritter
Life After Life, Kate Atkinson
My Life at the Limit, Reinhold Messner
Shanks on Crime, Robert Lopresti
Shroom, Becky Selengut
Station Eleven, Emily St. John Mandel
Can’t and Won’t, Lydia Davis
The Bone Clocks, David Mitchell
The Glass Sentence, S. E. Grove
The Lover's Dictionary, David Levithan
The Painter, Peter Heller
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, Elizabeth Kolbert
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, Gabrielle Zevin
Yes Please, Amy Poehler
Thank you, year of 2014, for sharing so many inticing and entertaining books to choose from. Now, let's get going on some great reading in 2015! What's on your book list this year? How do you decide on your next read? Inquiring minds want to know ...
*Please note: this figure is a purely hypothetical guess and has not been researched or verified in any way. But we do read a LOT around here.
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