Booklist names its Top of the List for 2005
by sernabad
Booklist, one of the most prestigious reviewing sources used by librarians and booksellers in book selection, has announced its 16th annual Top of the List choices for 2005.
The winners and their categories are:
Adult Fiction
The March, by E.L. Doctorow
Adult Nonfiction
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
Youth Fiction
Elsewhere, by Gabrielle Zevin (this also won in the Young Adult category for the 2005 Borders Original Voices Awards – see below)
Youth Nonfiction
Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler’s Shadow, by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Youth Picture Book
Michael Rosen’s Sad Book, by Michael Rosen (illustrated by Quentin Blake)
Reference Source
Encyclopedia of Religion, edited by Lindsay Jones
Video & DVD
Einstein’s Big Idea
Audio
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, written by Susanna Clarke, and narrated by Simon Prebble
Booklist is published by the American Library Association.
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