Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - Page updated at 07:00 a.m.

32 of the year's best books

Read short reviews of Seattle Times reviewers' favorite books of 2011.

More: 22 gift books for ardent readers | New kids' books | Beatles and hip-hop gift books | Best mysteries of 2011 | Local cookbooks | Gift books for performing-arts fans

Monday, February 6

4 good reads from National Book Critics Circle awards' finalists | Lit Life

A wandering gene's destructive path | Book review

Granta series at Elliott Bay features David Long

Sunday, February 5

'Defending Jacob': a father in courtroom battle for son's life | Book review

'Gemma Hardy': a Scotland-set homage to 'Jane Eyre' | Book review

'Three Messages': Mexican stories of the fantastic | Book review

Comics: Justice League fights real-world hunger

National best-sellers: 'Private: 1 Suspect' and 'Ameritopia'

Suzanne Collins is popular author at Ravenna Third Place Books

Friday, February 3

'The Mirage': Matt Ruff's novel of 9/11 role reversal | Book review

Tuesday, January 31

Local Books: the rhythms of Eastern Washington farm life

Monday, January 30

A book festival that means something at Seattle University | Lit Life

Kristin Hannah's 'Home Front': a military family's struggles | Book review

What makes bugs tick? This book will keep you buzzing

Sunday, January 29

'Kayak Morning': moving with the current of mourning | Book review

John M. Barry's 'Roger Williams': separating church and state | Book review

Best-sellers at Magnolia's Bookstore include 'Bossypants'

Elizabeth George's 'Believing the Lie' tops best-sellers' list

Saturday, January 28

Friendship between gay and straight, in White's 'Jack Holmes' | Book review

'Daisy' runs off with Caldecott and 'Dead End' takes Newbery

Friday, January 27

The Odds': spinning the wheel of marriage | Book review

Thursday, January 26

Comics: Comics-based films to put on your calendar