Here are my ten favorite reads for the past year.

Yes, this list ignores publication dates, and the numbers are arbitrary.

1. A Pretty Mouth by Molly Tanzer

2. Memory by Linda Nagata

3. Snitch World by Jim Nisbet

4. A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar

5. Dagon by Fred Chappell

6. Temporary Agency by Rachel Pollack

7. Engine Summer by John Crowley

8. Fair Play by Tove Jansson

9. Linger Awhile by Russell Hoban

10. The Trouble With Testosterone by Robert M. Sapolsky

The list from 2012.

The list from 2011.