Monday, December 31, 2012



To celebrate the last day of the year and the last day of the National Year of Reading, we have made a list of lists! The best books of 2012, from reader’s choice, best sellers and expert picks, your next favourite reads are all here.

The Goodreads choice awards, voted for by readers, covers all genres, fiction and non-fiction whilst The Guardian has many best of 2012 lists, voted by readers, including children’s, cook books, photography and art.

Want some expert picks? The editors of Publisher’s Weekly have selected their best reads of 2012 as have Readings booksellers.

Check out The Age for a range of 2012 bests or The New York Times for a comprehensive list of bestsellers. Want the list of all lists? NPR has all things 2012 including ’10 books to help you recover from a tense 2012’!

Finally, for a list with a difference, the bloggers at Skinny Scoop have made a list of the best book bloggers of 2012. Find some new voices here to add to your reading resources.

Reserve some ‘best of 2012’ reads from our catalogue and don’t forget to share your favourites from the year here, on facebook or twitter.

We hope you have had some time off for reading and look forward to seeing you all in 2013, HAPPY NEW YEAR!