The New York Times released its list of the 10 best books of 2010 on Wednesday. Of the ten, Slate writers have reviewed two novels and three works of nonfiction. Links below:
Fiction
Freedom
, by Jonathan Franzen
. Reviewed by Judith Shulevitz on Aug. 30,2010
Room , by Emma Donoghue . Reviewed by Wendy Smith on Oct. 3, 2010
Nonfiction
Apollo’s Angels: A History of Ballet
, by Jennifer Homans
. Reviewed by Claudia La Rocco on Nov. 15, 2010
Cleopatra: A Life
, by Stacy Schiff
. Reviewed by Kathy Pollitt on Nov. 18, 2010
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer , by Siddhartha Mukherjee . Reviewed by Amanda Schaffer on Nov. 8, 2010
