>100 Notable Books of 2010 – Holiday Gift Guide – NYTimes.com

>100 Notable Books of 2010 – Holiday Gift Guide – NYTimes.com

It’s always exciting when these year-end lists appear. It’s especially interesting today as I try to organize the piles of books on the floor and find places for them on the shelves. This is impossible, as there isn’t enough room, but perhaps I’ll find books that can be removed. Hah. Also, I’m terribly embarrassed by the number of books I own that I haven’t read, especially those by friends. To everyone: I’m sorry!
But to the list.
Of the fiction titles, I own about 13. And haven’t read even one. On the fiction side I own two that I haven’t read. What the hell have I been doing?

About the author

I am the author of three novels--THE LAST BIRD OF PARADISE, OLIVER'S TRAVELS, and THE SHAMAN OF TURTLE VALLEY--and three story collections--IN AN UNCHARTED COUNTRY, HOUSE OF THE ANCIENTS AND OTHER STORIES, and WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW, winner of the Library of Virginia Literary Award for Fiction. I am also the co-founder and former editor of Prime Number Magazine and the editor of the award-winning anthology series EVERYWHERE STORIES: SHORT FICTION FROM A SMALL PLANET.

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