What We’re Reading

The 2012-2013 list is available below. Many thanks to the volunteers in both Berlin and Washington, D.C. who either contributed one of the 70+ titles for consideration, participated in the selection committee, or both.

To learn more about any of the books, simply click on the relevant link.  If you are not purchasing the book at your local independent bookstore or getting it at your local library, place your orders online with our Amazon.com and Amazon.de shops.  A percentage of the purchase prices comes right back and supports the maintenance and development costs of this site.

September 2012
Shards by Ismet Prcic (Bosnia)

October 2012
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan (USA)

November 2012
The Wandering Falcon by Jamil Ahmad (Pakistan)

December 2012
The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine by Alina Bronsky; Tim Mohr, trans. (Russia/Germany)

January 2013
Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel

February 2013
Annabel by Kathleen Winter (Canada)

March 2013 -
The Free World by David Bezmozgis (Latvia)

April 2013 -
Company of Liars by Karen Maitland (UK)

May 2013 -
Canada by Richard Ford (USA)

June 2013 -
The Wilderness by Samantha Harvey (UK)

July 2013
The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi (UK)

August 2013
depending on the gender of the winner of the Booker, it will be either Union Atlantic by Adam Haslett (USA) OR Purge by Sofi Oksanen (Finland)

Do you wish to recommend a book for our next year’s list? Please first read more about how we selected these books and check out the books we’ve read previously on this website.

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