#libfaves13, Day Three
Librarians are answering the call to tweet their favorite books of 2013. Day three wrapped up yesterday with 98 librarians joining the effort (thanks, Linda Johns, for keeping the stats).
You can join, too. The rules: Tweet your top ten favorites of the books you read this year (not necessarily those that were published this year), countdown style, one per day, Dec. 1 through Dec. 10 (don’t worry if you haven’t started yet, just jump in). Please include authors (last name is fine to save space), so the compilers can identify the correct titles. Writing titles in all caps also helps the compilers. And, don’t forget the hashtag — #libfaves13
An additional EarlyWord request: We love to know why you picked a book, so please include your passionate recommendations.
Below are some that caught our eye.
Brilliant way to sell a book of short stories:
GODFORSAKEN IDAHO, Shawn Vestal, (HMH/New Harvest; Brilliance Audio)
“Excellent short stories — try one a day for lunch”
Andrea Cough @AndBookish
Love the thought of this in audio:
THE TAO OF MARTHA, Jen Lancaster, (NAL Hardcover)
“Great on audio” (Dreamscape Audio)
@Bobcatgrad
You had us at sidesplitting, (but totally won us over with the rest):
HOW TO BE A WOMAN by Cailin Moran, (Harper Perennial)
“absolutely sidesplittingly, laugh-out-loud, danger-of-wetting-myself hilarious”
Meriel @aislesofwonder
Best Aliteration:
“Befriend, befuddle, betray. Playing the game with my #8 #libfaves13 pick – spymaster Charles McCarry’s THE SHANGHAI FACTOR.”
(Mysterious Press; HighBridge Audio)
David Wright @guybrarian
Best Unexpected Crossover Analogy:
“My #8 pick for #libfaves13 is ME BEFORE YOU [Penguin/Pamela Dorman; Thorndike] which I recently described to someone as a grown-up version of ELEANOR AND PARK
Danielle Dreger @DanielleDregerB
In addition, the library marketers began their own countdown this year, #libMKTGfaves13 (thanks Talia Sherer, from Macmillan!). It’s amazing to see that they manage to find time to read books from other publishers in addition to their own, as proved by PenguinLibrary’s pick, INDISCRETION, Charles Dubow (HarperCollins/Morrow) and ChrisTheBookie from Sterling’s A LAND MORE KIND THAN HOME, Wiley Cash, (HarperCollins/Morrow).
Click through to see our Storified version of all the picks.