Favorite Discoveries of 2007: Books

There was a time when at the end of the year I could list off what was the best new whatever of the year. Lately I’ve noticed I struggle to even name a single thing I enjoyed that was actually new for the past year. So instead I give you my list of my favorite things I “discovered” this year.

Books:
Dave Eggers - What is the What (2007)
Jonathan Lethem - Men & Cartoons: Stories (2004)
Bob Deans - The River Where America Began (2007)
Guy Delisle - Shenzhen: A Travelogue from China (2005)
J.K. Rowlings - Harry Potter & The Deathly Hollows(2007)

Special “White Whale” award for book I still can’t finish:
David Foster Wallace - Infinite Jest