Best Books of 2011 has been designed as an easy resource to compare, filter and sort all the top rated books in 2011. Our “Best of” lists provide a clear photo of the book cover, author name, and a concise summary of the novel (sourced from the novel’s back-cover or sell-page). Best Books of 2011 is your one stop shop for accessing all the top “Best of” lists, in one convenient site. Read on to learn how to quickly and effortlessly find books of various genres to match almost any interest.
The best place to begin your search for books is by accessing the Home Page. Once on the Home Page, you will notice a sidebar separated into five sections. Each section provides links to specific “Best of” lists compiled by every major reviewer. By accessing each of these pages, you are able to see an organized collection of top book selections chosen by each reviewer. Click on the links below (coming soon) to view more information on how each section can assist you in your search for books.
- Top Sorts
- Newest Additions
- Most Popular Books
- Booksellers
- Amazon “Best of”
- Amazon Bestsellers
- Barnes & Noble “Best of”
- Barnes & Noble Bestsellers
- News & Magazines
- The Economists
- Esquire
- Huffington Post
- New York Daily News
- New York Times
- The Telegraph
- Washington Post
- Journals & Groups
- GoodReads
- Kirkus Reviews
- Library Journal
- Publishers Weekly
- Salon.com
- Slate.com
- Awards & Misc.
- Man Booker Prize
Top Sorts
The “Top Sorts” section contains two special links. The “Newest Additions” link provides access to a list of the books, based on when they were added to the site. Visiting this page will provide you with instant access to the newest additions to our “Best Books” list. The “Top Sorts” section also provides a link to the “Most Popular Books”. This page provides access to a compilation of all the most popular books of reviewers in 2011.
Booksellers
The Booksellers page contains links to a list of Amazon and Barnes & Noble lists. The Amazon “Best of” link contains Amazon’s Best of 2011 books. The Amazon Bestsellers link presents Amazon’s best sellers for 2011. The Barnes & Noble “Best of” link presents Barnes & Noble’s best books of 2011. The Barnes & Noble Bestsellers link presents Barnes & Noble’s list of Bestsellers for 2011.
News & Magazines
The “News & Magazines” section includes links to the top books of 2011 as presented by the top news sources and magazines. This includes the top books as reported by the Esquire, Huffington Post, New York Daily News, New York Times, The Telegraph, & Washington Post.
Journals & Groups
The “Journals & Groups” segment contains links to an assemblage of the top books of 2011 as presented by the top Journals & Groups. The top lists were assembled by GoodReads, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, Salon.com, and Slate.com.
Awards & Misc.
The “Awards & Misc.” section contains just one link. It links to a page which presents winner of the prestigious Man Booker Prize in 2011.