Subterranean Books, one of our favorite independent book stores in St. Louis offers up their list of favorite books of the year. Check out the store online at http://subbooks.com/ or visit them at 6275 Delmar in the University City Loop.

Markus Zusak | The Book Thief (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

Kazuo Ishiguro | Never Let Me Go (Vintage)

Ryan Boudinot | The Littlest Hitler: Stories (Counterpoint Press)

Michael Lewis | The Blindside: Evolution of a Game (W.W. Norton)

Charles Burns | Black Hole (Pantheon)

George R. Stewart | Earth Abides (Fawcett Crest)

Marc Hartzman | American Sideshow: An Encyclopedia of History's Most Wondrous and Curiously Strange Performances (Tarcher)

Ryu Murakami | Coin Locker Babies (Oxford University Press)

Kelly Link | Magic for Beginners (Harvest Books)

Chuck Klosterman | Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story (Scribner)

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