“May you live in interesting times” is a quote commonly attributed to Confucius, probably erroneously, but Robert F. Kennedy did use it in a speech in 1966, adding a rueful twist: “Like it or not, we live in interesting times….” Regardless of your thinking on these current times, they are certainly anything but boring, and we feel the same about the books published this year.

– from Publisher’s Weekly Best of 2008 

The New York Times: 10 Best Books of ’08

The editors of the Book Review select the best works from the last year.

• 100 Notable Books of 2008
• Notable Children’s Books