Still catching up with all of the incredible books that came out in 2018? We're with you! While end-of-the-year best-of lists are helpful guides to all of the great books you might have missed this past year, there's an intimidating amount of these lists to sift through. So who should you trust with your reading future? The answer, as always, is to trust a librarian! Our friends at the Chicago Public Library have released a brilliant and comprehensive list of their choices for the year's most outstanding titles. Keep reading to find out which HarperCollins titles they've selected.
To begin, we're thrilled that Chicago Public Library has chosen I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara as one of their top 10 books of 2018! Click here to see the full list.
Chicago Public Library also selected 20 additional HarperCollins titles for their 2018 Best of the Best list, which highlights their choices for the top 100 adult titles published in 2018.
A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole
Melmoth by Sarah Perry
Bearskin by James A. McLaughlin
Blackfish City by Sam J. Miller
That Kind of Mother by Rumaan Alam
The Big Fella by Jane Leavy
High-Risers by Ben Austen
I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar
The Perfectionists by Simon Winchester
The Word Is Murder by Anthony Horowitz
This Will Be My Undoing by Morgan Jerkins
The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang
Temper by Nicky Drayden
The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
November Road by Lou Berney
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve Brusatte
Scarface and the Untouchable by Max Allan Collins and A. Brad Schwartz
Sunburn by Laura Lippman
The Woman in the Window by A. J. Finn
For the full list of Chicago Public Library's 2018 Best of the Best picks, click here.
Congratulations to all of the selections!
-Chris