Here’s my annual round-up of the 12 best books I read over the past year, one for every month. They are presented here alphabetically by title, with my favorite of all of them, which I saw on virtually no other list, saved until last. Happy reading!
After Birth, by Elisa Albert (2015)
Ball: Stories, by Tara Ison (2015)
The Cartel, by Don Winslow (2015)
The Cult of the Presidency, by Gene Healy (2008)
The First Bad Man, by Miranda July (2015)
I Am Pilgrim, by Terry Hayes (2014)
A Little Life, by Hanya Yanagihara (2015)
Mr. Bridge, by Evan S. Connell (1969)
Purity, by Jonathan Franzen (2015)
Strangers Drowning, by Larissa McFarquhar (2015)
Terms of Service, by Jacob Silverman (2015)
And my selection for Favorite Book of the Year is…
A Dance to the Books of Time 