Thursday, January 6, 2011

tanzer top tens

When Ben Tanzer top tens it, he doesn't mess around:

http://bentanzer.blogspot.com/2010/12/tbwcyl-inc-2010-top-ten-lists-are.html

Moving on, here's a great list designed to pump you up to pay cash for hardcovers in 2011:

http://www.themillions.com/2011/01/most-anticipated-the-great-2011-book-preview.html

I'd bet even money I don't read any of them in 2011, but it still warms my heart to know that some lunatic from New York was insane enough to publish fiction at price points above the $20 feeds two at Chili's (http://www.chilis.com/EN/Pages/home.aspx).
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