Arbitrary honors are the best kind!
There are arbitrary honors like the participation ribbon you won at your junior high track meet, and then there are arbitrary honors that actually do reflect merit. Amazon’s “Best Books of the Year So Far” falls under that second category, and while we think they missed a few (for full list of who we think ought to have won, see: inkwellmanagement.com/clients), the ones they chose are unarguably deserving.
Congratulations!
Business & Investing
Future Crimes—Marc Goodman (best in category)
Comics & Graphic Novels
Lumberjanes Vol. 1 – Noelle Stevenson
Nimona – Noelle Stevenson
The Valiant – Jeff Lemire, Matt Kindt
Stumptown Vol. e - Greg Rucka
Cookbooks, Food & Wine
Franklin Barbecue – Aaron Franklin & Jordan Mackay
Milk Bar Life – Christina Tosi
Kindle Singles
A Hint of Strangeness – Susan Isaacs
Literature & Fiction
Aquarium – David Vann
Nonfiction
Future Crimes—Marc Goodman
Water to the Angels —Les Standiford
Romance
Four Nights with the Duke – Eloisa James
Teen & Young Adult
Finding Audrey – Sophie Kinsella