SF Site points out that, once again, the American Library Association (ALA)‘s Reference and User Services Association (RUSA)’s has announced its selections for the 2009 Reading List award (for works published in 2008). The Reading List annually recognizes “the best books in eight genres: adrenaline (which includes suspense, thriller, and adventure), fantasy, historical fiction, horror, mystery, romance, science fiction, and women’s fiction.”
The top titles in each category are:
Adrenaline: Blue Heaven by C.J. Box (St. Martin’s)
Fantasy: Veil of Gold by Kim Wilkins (Tor)
Historical Fiction: The Steel Wave by Jeff Shaara (Ballantine)
Horror: Sharp Teeth by Toby Barlow (Harper)
Mystery: The Garden of Evil by David Hewson (Bantam Dell)
Romance: The Spymaster’s Lady by Joanna Bourne (Berkley)
Science Fiction: Hunter’s Run by George R.R. Martin, Gardner Dozois, and Daniel Abraham (Eos)
Women’s Fiction: Every Last Cuckoo by Kate Maloy (Algonquin)
The other fantasy nominees were:
The House of the Stag by Kage Baker (Tor)
Ink and Steel by Elizabeth Bear (Roc)
Small Favor by Jim Butcher (Roc)
Shadowbridge by Gregory Frost (Ballantine)
The other horror nominees were:
Coffin County by Gary A. Braunbeck (Leisure)
The Wolfman by Nicholas Pekearo (Tor)
The Killing Circle by Andrew Pyper (St. Martin’s)
Infected by Scott Sigler (Crown)
The other science fiction nominees were:
Matter by Iain M. Banks (Orbit)
City at the End of Time by Greg Bear (Ballantine)
A World Too Near by Kay Kenyon (Pyr)
The Automatic Detective by A. Lee Martinez (Tor)
For more information on the this year’s list, see this page.