When the New York Times revealed its top ten books of 2012, my favorite was at the top, but none of the other nine were on my radar this year – only a month to catch up.  Have you read any?

New York Times Best Books of 2012

• Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel – Man Booker Prize
• Building Stories by Chris Ware
• A Hologram for the King by Dave Eggers
• NW by Sadie Smith
• The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers
• Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo
• Far from the Tree by Edward Solomon
• The Passage of Power by Robert Caro
• The Patriarch by David Nasaw
• Why Does the World Exist by Jim Holt

The Huffington Post has a few alternatives for their top ten – among them:

• Swimming Home by Deborah Levy
• The Round House by Louis Erdrich – National Book Award Winner
• Dear Life by Alice Munro
• Billy Lynn’s Long Half Time Walk by Ben Fountain
• Beautiful Thing by Sonia Faleiro

Related articles

• Review: Bring Up the Bodies
• NY Times 10 Best Books
• Best Books Of 2012? Seriously? (huffingtonpost.com)