In celebration of our 20th anniversary, walk down memory lane with us to revisit some of 2005’s top titles. In no particular order, these books and authors have staying power and remain in the zeitgeist.
- Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner: economics nonfiction is driven by storytelling by economists and, now, podcasters
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling: middle grade fiction about a young British boy who discovers he is a wizard
- Marley & Me by John Grogan: journalist recounts the impact his family’s misbehaved labrador retriever had on their lives
- Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro: literary fiction that combines love story with dystopia
- On Beauty by Zadie Smith: adult literary fiction examines an interracial family in Massachusetts by a bestselling and award-winning author
- Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin: acclaimed historian explores the unlikely cabinet that helped shape one of our nation’s most significant presidencies
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak: World War II fiction by an Australian author that became an international bestseller
- The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson: an adult fiction thriller, originally published in Swedish and translated worldwide to become an international bestseller
- The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion: creative nonfiction about loss by a highly-praised literary talent
- Twilight by Stephenie Meyer: young adult fiction about a teenage human girl who falls in love with a century-old vampire
Raela Schoenherr works in marketing at a publishing company and is a lifelong lover of books and reading.
