We are proud to share the Penguin Random House titles chosen for Library Journal’s annual Best Books list. From Mystery to Thriller to Romance to Memoir, our books had great showings in many categories, including the Top Ten Books of 2017. Read more about our Top Ten selections below, and more about the entire list here.
Top Ten:
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
Top Genre Fiction:
Graphic Novels
Russell, Mark & Steve Pugh. The Flintstones. Vol.1. DC Comics.
Historical Fiction
Benton, Janet. Lilli De Jong. Doubleday: Nan A Talese.
Ford, Jamie. Love and Other Consolation Prizes. Ballantine Books.
Mystery
Johnson, Craig. The Western Star. Viking.
Steiner, Susie. Persons Unknown. Random House.
Romance
Balogh, Mary. Someone to Wed. Jove.
Rose, Karen. Every Dark Corner. Berkley.
Sf/Fantasy
Arden, Katherine. The Bear and the Nightingale. Del Rey.
Thrillers
Dionne, Karen. The Marsh King’s Daughter. Putnam.
Parks, Brad. Say Nothing. Dutton.
Top Nonfiction:
Business
Kwak, James. Economism: Bad Economics and the Rise of Inequality. Pantheon.
Thompson, Derek. Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction. Penguin Press.
Cookbooks
Clark, Melissa. Dinner: Changing the Game. Clarkson Potter: Crown.
Ottolenghi, Yotam & Helen Goh. Sweet: Desserts from London’s Ottolenghi. Ten Speed: Crown.
Memoir
Levy, Ariel. The Rules Do Not Apply. Random House.
Mendelsohn, Daniel. An Odyssey: A Father, a Son, and an Epic. Knopf.
Reyes, Emma. The Book of Emma Reyes. Penguin Classics.
Sci Tech
Alter, Adam. Irresistible: Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked. Penguin Press.
Religion & Spirituality
Roper, Lyndal. Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet. Random House.