Hudson Group on Nov. 20, announced the Best Books of 2017, honoring “The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story” by Douglas Preston with the Book of The Year. The titles – voted on by bookselling employees across the U.S. – will be promoted in Hudson Booksellers, Ink by Hudson, Hudson and Hudson News stores across North America throughout the holiday season.
The 2017 collection – which will be complemented by special activities, displays and brochures – includes titles in the 10 Best Fiction, 10 Best Nonfiction, and four Best Young Reader categories. Books were selected for achievements ranging from literary style and innovation, entertainment value and readability, to timeliness and treatment of subjects and themes.
“When I read The Lost City of the Monkey God, I was expecting an Indiana Jones style real-life adventure through the jungles of Honduras… and it delivered so much more,” says Jenn Howle, an Atlanta-based bookseller.
“As the Traveler’s Best Friend, we look forward to pulling together the best-of-the-best titles for our customers, so they can experience the joy of reading with their friends and families,” said Sara Hinckley, Vice President of Booking Buying and Promotions at Hudson Group, which operates over 989 stores in 88 airports and transportation terminals in United States and Canada. “The Best Books of 2017 allow us to do just that – all while celebrating popular and up-and-coming authors.”
The total list of Best Books of 2017 are:
- Hudson Booksellers’ 2017 Book of the Year: The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story - Douglas Preston.
- Best Fiction: Manhattan Beach - Jennifer Egan; American War - Omar El Akkad; History of Wolves - Emily Fridlund; Norse Mythology - Neil Gaiman; Magpie Murders - Anthony Horowitz; The Changeling - Victor LaValle; The Ministry of Utmost Happiness - Arundhati Roy; Lincoln in the Bardo - George Saunders; Swimmer Among the Stars - Kanishk Tharoor; Sing, Unburied, Sing - Jesmyn Ward.
- Best Nonfiction: You Don't Have to Say You Love Me - Sherman Alexie; Hue 1968 - Mark Bowden; Astrophysics for People in a Hurry - Neil deGrasse Tyson; Al Franken, Giant of the Senate - Al Franken; Killers of the Flower Moon - David Grann; Sons and Soldiers - Bruce Henderson; We Are Never Meeting in Real Life - Samantha Irby; The Undoing Project - Michael Lewis; The Lost City of the Monkey God - Douglas Preston; Radical Candor - Kim Scott.
- Best Young Readers: The Hate U Give - Angie Thomas; Thick as Thieves - Megan Turner; Triangle - Mac Barnett; Rocket Science for Babies - Chris Ferrie.
