Best Books of 2016

Arsen Kashkashian, head buyer of the Boulder Bookstore, Liesl Freudenstein – children’s buyer at the Boulder Bookstore and Cathy Langer, the head buyer at Tattered Cover join us to review the top sellers and their personal favorite books of 2016. Image: Left to Right – Liesl Freudenstein, Cathy Langer, Arsen Kashkashian

Arsen Kashkashian’s picks:

Lyrics – Bob Dylan
On Trails – Robert Moore
Nicotine – Nell Zink
Reputations – Juan Gabriel Vásquez
Nutshell – Ian McEwan
In Sunlight or Shadow – Lawrence Block

Liesl Freudenstein’s picks

The Blackthorn Key – Kevin Sands
Scythe – Neal Shusterman
Heartless – Marissa Meyer
Du Iz Tak? – Carson Ellis
Ada Twist, Scientist – Andrea Beaty, David Roberts
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: The Illustrated Edition (Harry Potter, Book 2) – J.K. Rowling, Jim Kay.

Cathy Langer’s picks:

The Hidden Life of Trees : What They Feel, How They Communicate—Discoveries from a Secret World – Peter Wohlleben, Tim Flannery
Hillbilly Elegy : A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis – JD Vance
The Earth Is Weeping : The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West – Peter Cozzens
News of the World – Paulette Jiles
A Gentleman in Moscow – Amor Towles
Swing Time – Zadie Smith
Commonwealth – Ann Patchett
Homegoing – Yaa Gyasi