Best Reads of 2012

2012 was a great year for readers. I read a mix of new releases and backlist. Here are my top 10 reads of the year in order:

1. Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
2. A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
3. The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee
4. Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
5. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
6. Proust was a Neuroscientist by Jonah Lehrer
7. Wonder by R. J. Palacio
8. Still Alice by Lisa Genova
9. Faith by Jennifer Haigh
10. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

What were the best books you read last year?