As the year draws to a close, publications are looking back at 2011 and compiling lists of the best books of the year. For a round up of the ‘best of 2011′ lists see Fancy Goods. Appearing on these lists are this week’s most mentioned books, with Chad Harbach’s novel The Art of Fielding (Fourth Estate) at the top of the most mentioned chart. Set at Westish College, a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan, baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom, but when a routine throw goes disastrously off course, the fates of five people are affected. Also appearing on the most mentioned chart this week are Alex Miller’s Autumn Laing (A&U), Haruki Murakami’s 1Q84 (Harvill Secker), Jessica Rudd’s Ruby Blues (Text) and Jennifer Egan’s A Visit from the Goon Squad (Corsair)–Media Extra.

Tags: 1Q84, A Visit from the Goon Squad, Alex Miller, Autumn Laing, Chad Harbach, Haruki Murakami, Jennifer Egan, Jessica Rudd, Ruby Blues, The Art of Fielding

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