As Kevin notes below, it’s that time of year again, and “Best of 2011″ lists are cropping up all over the place. Here are the top five fiction and nonfiction picks from Salon‘s Laura Miller.
5 Best Novels of 2011
The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
Pym by Mat Johnson
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
The Tragedy of Arthur by Arthur Phillips
The Pale King by David Foster Wallace
5 Best Nonfiction Books of 2011
Townie: a Memoir by Andre Dubus III
Love and Capital: Karl and Jenny Marx and the Birth of a Revolution by Mary Gabriel
The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood by James Gleick
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. Massie
Lost in Shangri-La: a True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II by Mitchell Zuckoff
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