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25 best book titles of 2011

Posted on 20 December 2011 by Cat, Assistant Editor

Everyone has their own opinion on what makes a book cover great, and the same goes for titles. A little clever wordplay, a subtle nod or allusion, something weird—words that suggest that what lies inside is rich and memorable. We’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in best of 2011 | Tagged Adam Mansbach, Alexandra Fuller, Ali Smith, Andrew Ferguson, Ben Mezrich, Blood Bones & Butter, Blueprints for Building Better Girls, book titles, Brian McGackin, Broetry, Brook Wilensky-Lanford, Catherynne M. Valente, Cinderella Ate My Daughter, Crazy U, David Rowell, Elissa Schappell, Fabio Geda, Gabrielle Hamilton, Go the F**k to Sleep, Inside Out & Back Again, John Donohue, Joshua Foer, Julie Sternberg, Kate Atkinson, killer stuff and tons of money, Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie, Louise Rennison, Man with a Pan, Moonwalking with Einstein, Paradise Lust, Patrick deWitt, Peggy Orenstein, Rahul Bhattacharya, Roger Rosenblatt, Sex on the Moon, Siobhan Fallon, Started Early Took My Dog, Swamplandia!, Thanhha Lai, The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, The Sisters Brothers, The Sly Company of People Who Care, The Train of Small Mercies, There But For The, Unless it Moves the Human Heart, Withering Tights, You Know When the Men Are Gone 13 Comments
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