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Booklist Best Books of 2012

Here is a list of the Booklist's editors' best books of the year 2012. How many of these have you read?
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The Age of Miracles (Karen Thompson Walker)
The Age of Miracles
1
Karen Thompson Walker
Alif the Unseen (G. Willow Wilson)
Alif the Unseen
2
G. Willow Wilson
American Tapestry: The Story of the Black, White, and Multiracial Ancestors of Michelle Obama (Rachel A. Swarns)
American Tapestry: The Story of the Black, White, and Multiracial Ancestors of Michelle Obama
3
Rachel A. Swarns
The Amistad Rebellion: An Atlantic Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom (Marcus Rediker)
The Amistad Rebellion: An Atlantic Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom
4
Marcus Rediker
And Bid Him Sing: A Biography of Countée Cullen (Charles Molesworth)
And Bid Him Sing: A Biography of Countée Cullen
5
Charles Molesworth
Angelmaker (Nick Harkaway)
Angelmaker
6
Nick Harkaway
Arcadia (Lauren Groff)
Arcadia
7
Lauren Groff
Astray (Emma Donoghue)
Astray
8
Emma Donoghue
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
9
The Bartender's Tale (Ivan Doig)
The Bartender's Tale
10
Ivan Doig
Beautiful Ruins (Jess Walter)
Beautiful Ruins
11
Jess Walter
The Beginner's Goodbye
The Beginner's Goodbye
12
Beyond Courage: The Untold Story of the Jewish Resistance (Doreen Rappaport)
Beyond Courage: The Untold Story of the Jewish Resistance
13
Doreen Rappaport
The Big Screen: The Story of the Movies (David Thomson)
The Big Screen: The Story of the Movies
14
David Thomson
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (Ben Fountain)
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
15
Ben Fountain
The Book of Jonas
The Book of Jonas
16
The Boy on Cinnamon Street (Phoebe Stone)
The Boy on Cinnamon Street
17
Phoebe Stone
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
18
Hilary Mantel
By Blood (Ellen Ullman)
By Blood
19
Ellen Ullman
The Children and the Wolves (Adam Rapp)
The Children and the Wolves
20
Adam Rapp
Code Name Verity (Elizabeth Wein)
Code Name Verity
21
Elizabeth Wein
Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010 (Charles Murray)
Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010
22
Charles Murray
The Cove (Ron Rash)
The Cove
23
Ron Rash
Dear Life (Alice Munro)
Dear Life
24
Alice Munro
Dodger (Terry Pratchett)
Dodger
25
Terry Pratchett
Drama (Raina Telgemeier)
Drama
26
Raina Telgemeier
The Dream of the Celt (Mario Vargas Llosa)
The Dream of the Celt
27
Mario Vargas Llosa
Edge of Dark Water (Joe R. Lansdale)
Edge of Dark Water
28
Joe R. Lansdale
Every Day (David Levithan)
Every Day
29
David Levithan
The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict (Trenton Lee Stewart)
The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict
30
Trenton Lee Stewart
The Fairy Ring (Mary Losure)
The Fairy Ring
31
Mary Losure
Fairy Tales From the Brothers Grimm : A New English Version (Philip Pullman)
Fairy Tales From the Brothers Grimm : A New English Version
32
Philip Pullman
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
33
John Green
The Final Four (Paul Volponi)
The Final Four
34
Paul Volponi
Fire in the Ashes
Fire in the Ashes
35
Fire in the Streets (Kekla Magoon)
Fire in the Streets
36
Kekla Magoon
The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King (Rich Cohen)
The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King
37
Rich Cohen
Flight Behavior (Barbara Kingsolver)
Flight Behavior
38
Barbara Kingsolver
Fortress Europe: Dispatches From a Gated Continent (Matthew Carr)
Fortress Europe: Dispatches From a Gated Continent
39
Matthew Carr
The Girl With Borrowed Wings (Rinsai Rossetti)
The Girl With Borrowed Wings
40
Rinsai Rossetti
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