Our favourite books this year, chosen by Orion editors...

Each Orion editor has selected a 2011 title, the one that they would press into your hand with a pledge of guaranteed satisfaction. The list is as follows. We hope you enjoy them.

Click on the title or author to find out more about each book, and the editor's name to find out why they have chosen it.

March 2011
 
March 2011
 
April 2011
The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht
 
The Unseen by Katherine Webb
 
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The Tiger's Wife
by Tea Obreht
selected by Arzu Tahsin
FICTION
  The Unseen
by Katherine Webb
selected by Julia Silk
FICTION
  Black Flowers by Steve Mosby selected by Genevieve Pegg
FICTION
         
April 2011
 
May 2011
   
 
The end of the wasp season
   
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell selected by Sara O'Keeffe
FICTION
  The End of the Wasp Season by Denise Mina selected by Jon Wood
FICTION
   
         

Editor's Choice 2010

October 2010

 

August 2010

   
The Home Bible by George Clarke
 
The Romantic Revolution by Tim Blanning
   
The Home Bible by George Clarke
selected by Michael Dover
NON-FICTION
  The Romantic Revolution by Tim Blanning
selected by Bea Hemming
NON-FICTION
   
         

July 2010

 

July 2010

 

May 2010

Return to the Olive Farm by Carol Drinkwater
 
The Rough Trade Story by Neil Taylor
 
Heaven, Hell and Mademoiselle by Harold Carlton
Return to the Olive Farm by Carol Drinkwater selected by Alan Samson
FICTION
  The Rough Trade Story by Neil Taylor
selected by Ian Preece
NON-FICTION
  Heaven, Hell and Mademoiselle by Harold Carlton
selected by Kate Mills FICTION
         

April 2010

 

April 2010

 

April 2010

The Second Woman by Kenneth Cameron
 
Tiger Hills by Sarita Mandanna
 
Our Friends Benneath the Sands by Martin Windrow
The Second Woman by Kenneth Cameron
selected by Bill Massey
FICTION
  Tiger Hills by Sarita Mandanna
selected by Kirsty Dunseath
FICTION
  Our Friends Beneath the Sands by Martin Windrow
selected by Keith Lowe
NON-FICTION
         

March 2010

 

March 2010

 

March 2010

The Breaking of Eggs by Jim Powell
 
Why Not Me by Barbara Want
 
Recipe for Life by Nicky Pellegrino
The Breaking of Eggs by Jim Powell
selected by Arzu Tahsin
FICTION
  Why Not Me? by Barbara Want
selected by Lucinda McNeile
NON-FICTION
  Recipe for Life by Nicky Pellegrino
selected by Genevieve Pegg
FICTION
         

January 2010

 

February 2010

This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper
 
The Slippery Year by Melanie Gideon
This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper
selected by Jon Wood
FICTION
  The Slippery Year by Melanie Gideon
selected by Amanda Harris
NON-FICTION