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Speculative Fiction Stars

Seeing Stars

Annotated lists of books receiving at least one starred review from one of four major review sources: Booklist, Kirkus, LJ and PW. The review source assigns the star.

  • Crime Fiction
    • 2012: Jan-June
    • 2011: July-Dec
    • 2011: Jan-June
  • Fiction
    • 2012: Jan-June
    • 2011: July-Dec
    • 2011: Jan-June
  • Speculative Fiction
    • 2012
    • 2011
  • more starred reviews

Hotlists@ Google Docs

(lists of new and notable books - lists are sortable and can be downloaded)

Crime Fiction...

2012 | 2011 | 2010

Fiction...

2012 | 2011 | 2010

 

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Selected resources for readers.

New titles - selected on the basis of good reviews.
Nonfiction, fiction, mystery titles and some books for children and teens are often included on the lists.

2011

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2010

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2009

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Novcover Octcover
Septcover Augcover Julycover
Junecover MayLast Childcover Aprilcover
Marchcover Febcover

Jancover

 

2008

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2007

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coverSeptember coverAugust coverJuly
coverJune In War Times coverMay coverApril
coverMarch Wish I CouldFebruary TerrorJanuary

2006

Crimson PortraitDecember Last Seen LeavingNovember EifeleimOctober
Beautiful DreamerSeptember Secret ConfessionsAugust Still LifeJuly
Whole World Over June Field of DarknessMay Suite April
Falling March Eat Pray Love cover February Size 12 Isn't Fat cover January

2005

Cat Dancers coverDecember Making It Up coverNovember Spook coverOctober
September For Edgar coverAugust Oh Pure and Radiant Heart cover July
Stealing with Style coverJune Them coverMay Lucky Strike coverApril
Changed Man coverMarch Drive Like Hell coverFebruary Blood Lines coverJanuary

2004

Skeleton Man cover December Case Histories cover November Bird Man cover October
Jonathan Strange cover September Evening of Long Goodbyes cover August Ghost Writer cover July
Hundredth Man coverJune Rule of Four cover May Caramba cover April
Dew Breaker cover March Love in the Driest Season cover February Bandbox cover January

2003

Rope Eater cover December Pompeii cover November Burning Garbo cover October
Every Secret Thing coverSeptember Mammoth Cheese coverAugust Where the Truth Lies coverJuly
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time coverJune Song Reader cover May Blue Moon Circus cover April
Song of Kings cover March Any Human Heart cover February Guards cover January

2002

December November October
September August July
June May April
March February January

2001

December November October
September August July
June May April
March February January

2000

December November October
September August July
June May April
March February January

More information about current notable books:

Fiction

Mystery

Speculative Fiction

Selected Nonfiction

New Book Listings

Overbooked was established in 1994 and continues to be an ongoing volunteer project. Overbooked's mission is to provide timely information about fiction (all genres) and readable nonfiction for ravenous and omnivorous readers.

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