A Weekend Edition Editor Shares Her Picks For Best Books Of 2014

Every list of “best books” of the year is as different as a special little snowflake.

Here & Now’s Robin Young speaks with NPR’s Weekend Edition editor Barrie Hardymon about her picks for the best books of 2014.

Hardymon says 2014 was a breakout year for science fiction books, including “Book of Strange New Things” by Michel Faber and “The Bone Clocks” by David Mitchell, must-reads for middle schoolers,

Hardymon shares her favorite book of the year — “The Paying Guests” by Sarah Waters — and her guilty pleasure — “The King’s Curse” by Philippa Gregory.

Barrie’s Picks

• “The Paying Guests,” by Sarah Waters
• “Department of Speculation,” by Jenny Offill
• “On Such a Full Sea,” by Chang-rae Lee
• “The Bone Clocks,” by David Mitchell
• “Book of Strange New Things,” by Michel Faber
• “Brown Girl Dreaming,” by Jacqueline Woodson
• “El Deafo,” by Cece Bell
• “The King’s Curse,” by Philippa Gregory

Guest

• Barrie Hardymon, editor at NPR’s Weekend Edition. She tweets @bhardymon.

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