NYT's Top Reads for 2007

Agent Zigzag and Foreskin's Lament among best 100 in Book Review
Posted Nov 22, 2007 5:17 PM CST
NYT 's Top Reads for 2007
This image supplied by Scribner shows the book cover of "Falling Man," a new novel exploring 9/11 by Don DeLillo, which was released Wednesday, May 16, 2007. (AP Photo/Scribner)   (Associated Press)

Recent write-ups say Americans should read more—but where to start? Try the New York Times' 100 notable books of 2007, ranging from fiction to poetry, essays to bios. Among the acclaimed page-turners:

  • Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal, Ben Macintyre
  • The Art of Political Murder: Who Killed the Bishop? Francisco Goldman
  • The Bad Girl, Mario Vargas Llosa
  • The Brief and Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz
  • Due Considerations: Essays and Criticism, John Updike

  • Exit Ghost, Philip Roth
  • Falling Man, Don DeLillo
  • Foreskin's Lament: A Memoir, Shalom Auslander
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, J.K. Rowling
  • The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court, Jeffrey Toobin

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