BEST & FAVORITE BOOKS 2005

Links are provided for the Best and Favorite Book lists, as well as 2005 award winners from many different sources.

ADULT BOOKS

New York Times, The 10 Best Books 2005 - click here

Los Angeles Times, Favorite Books of 2005
Fiction - click here
Non-Fiction - click here
What Writers are Reading - click here

The Journal News, Writers' Recommendations - click here

Times Literary Supplement, TLS Books of the Year - click here

The Man Booker Prize 2005 - click here for shortlist
Winner - The Sea by John Banville

National Book Award 2005 - click here for finalists
Winner in Fiction - Europe Central by William T. Vollman
Winner in Non-Fiction - The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
Winner in Poetry - Migration: New and Selected Poems by W.S. Merwin
Winner in Young People's Literature - The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall

For more award winners - click here and for the Quill Book Awards click here

YOUNG ADULT BOOKS

School Library Journal, Adult Books for High School Students 2005 - click here

Young Adult Library Services Assocation, Best Books for Young Adults 2005 - click here
2005 Teens' Top Ten Books - click here

Mark Twain Book Award 2005 - click here for past years and nominees
Winner - Wenny has Wings by Janet Lee Carey

Printz Award 2005 - click here for Honor books
Winner - how i live now by Meg Rosoff

For more book lists and award winners - click here

CHILDREN'S BOOKS

School Library Journal, Best Books 2005 - click here

American Library Association 2005 Notable Children's Books - click here

Caldecott Medal Winner 2005 - click here for the Honor books
Winner - Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes

Newbery Medal Winner 2005 - click here for the Honor books
Winner - Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata

For more award winners - click here.