2010 Books of Note by Literary Lions

by Peter Carey

Quirky and erudite, but the payoff in human-interest terms is meager. Full review >

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by Carlos Fuentes & translated by Edith Grossman

A compelling novel by one of the masters of contemporary fiction. Full review >

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by Julia Glass

Glass’s perfect plot gives each character his or her due, in an irresistible pastoral tragicomedy that showcases the warmth... Full review >

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by John le Carré

While other novelists are doing everything they can to inflate their tales of cloak and dagger, trust Le Carré (A Most... Full review >

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by Elmore Leonard

Not your father’s anti-terrorism yarn. Leonard’s characters make James Bond look fidgety. Full review >

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by Anne Rice

A bullet of a book—and an absolute bull’s eye. Full review >

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by Philip Roth

But maybe Bucky’s nemeses include Bucky himself—a layer of meaning that makes this novel something other than another... Full review >

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by Salman Rushdie

A celebration of storytelling, a possible prequel to the book Rushdie is said to be writing about his own enforced... Full review >

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by Jane Smiley

Her most ferocious novel since the Pulitzer Prize–winning A Thousand Acres (1991) and every bit as good. Full review >

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by Elie Wiesel & translated by Catherine Temerson

A slim novel that’s heavy on philosophy. Full review >

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