By — Tom LeGro Tom LeGro Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/conversation-the-year-in-fiction Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Conversation: The Year in Fiction Arts Dec 21, 2011 10:30 AM EDT What was 2011 like for fiction? And what was it like for books themselves? I recently talked with Washington Post book critic Ron Charles about the novels and authors who stood out from the others and about the business of publishing in a big year for e-readers like the Kindle. Among Charles’ favorites: Jesmyn Ward’s “Salvage the Bones” and Ann Patchett’s “State of Wonder.” What were your favorites of 2011? Coming Thursday and Friday, respectively, I talk to the Los Angeles Times’ Randall Roberts about the year in music and to the New York Times’ A.O. Scott about the year in film. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Tom LeGro Tom LeGro
What was 2011 like for fiction? And what was it like for books themselves? I recently talked with Washington Post book critic Ron Charles about the novels and authors who stood out from the others and about the business of publishing in a big year for e-readers like the Kindle. Among Charles’ favorites: Jesmyn Ward’s “Salvage the Bones” and Ann Patchett’s “State of Wonder.” What were your favorites of 2011? Coming Thursday and Friday, respectively, I talk to the Los Angeles Times’ Randall Roberts about the year in music and to the New York Times’ A.O. Scott about the year in film. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now