Friday, December 25, 2015

Conversations' Top 100 Adult Books of 2015

Conversations Book Club President and media personality Cyrus Webb is excited to share his Top 100 Adult Books of 2015. The list, compiled from books Webb read between December 2014 and November 2015 are an eclectic mix of non-fiction and fiction by authors that are both recognizable and rising stars in the industry.

"That is what Conversations has done since the listing began," says Webb. "I read authors of all interests and backgrounds and thanks to that I am able to share books that are not just wide-ranging but are written from individuals around the world." Though some of the books listed might have been intended for younger audiences, Webb sees them with great messages for readers of all ages.

Below are the Top 100 Adult Books of 2015, separated into Fiction and Non-Fiction but not listed in any particular order:


Conversations' Top 50 Adult Fiction Books of 2015 (listed in no particular order)

  1. "The Wiregrass" by Pam Webber (She Writes Press)
  2. "Rules for Stealing Stars" by Corey Ann Haydu (HarperCollins Publishers)
  3. "Seize The Day" by Curtis Bunn (Strebor Books)
  4. "The Santangelos" by Jackie Collins (St Martin's Press)
  5. "Drained" by Dan O'Brien (Dan O'Brien Presents)
  6. "Food Whore" by Jessica Tom (William Morrow)
  7. "The Secret Chord" by Geraldine Brooks (Viking)
  8. "Through Waters Deeps" by Sarah Sundin (Revell)
  9. "Missing Melissa" by Alretha Thomas (Diverse Arts Collective)
  10. "The Hunted" by Matt De La Pena (Delacorte Press)
  11. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" by Beth K. Vogt (Simon and Schuster)
  12. "The Sex Girl" by Alice Carbone (Barnacle Book)
  13. "Caged Bird" by Josuanne Denis-Frasier (UrbanEdge Publishing)
  14. "Cookie's Case by Andy Siegel (Open Road)
  15. "Twisted Entrapment" by N'Tyse (Strebor Books)
  16. "Don't Jump" by Vicki Abelson (Random Content)
  17. "Bittersweet Dreams" by V. C. Andrews (Pocket Books)
  18. "South of Everything" by Audrey Taylor Gonzalez (She Writes Press)
  19. "A State of Treason" by David Thomas Roberts (Defiance Press)
  20. "Scared of Beautiful" by Tiffany Campbell (Shaunta Kenerly Presents)
  21. "The Cavendon Women" by Barbara Taylor Bradford (St. Martin's Press)
  22. "The Conciliators " by James J. Kaufman (Downstream Publishing)
  23. "The Rose Society" by Marie Lu (Putnam)
  24. "The Burning Man" by Solange Ritchie (Morgan James)
  25. "When No One Came" by Skyy Banks (Urban Edge Publishing)
  26. "The Inn at Ocean's Edge" by Colleen Coble (Thomas Nelson)
  27. "Wouldn't Change A Thing" by Stacey Campbell (Strebor Books)
  28. "The Terrorist's Holiday" by Andrew Neiderman (Open Road)
  29. "Stand Your Ground" by Victoria Christopher Murray (Touchstone)
  30. "Losing Faith" by Adam Mitzner (Gallery Books)
  31. "Filthy" by Isiko Cooks (Peter Mack Presents)
  32. "Traffick" by Ellen Hopkins (Margaret K. McElderry Books)
  33. "Movie Star by Lizzie Pepper" by Hilary Liftin (Viking)
  34. "Another Way" by Holli Kenley (Loving Healing Press)
  35. "Geronimo Hotshot" by Robert Blake Whitehill (Calaveras Media)
  36. "We All Looked Up" by Tommy Wallach (Simon and Schuster)
  37. "Contract City" by Mark Falkin (Bancroft Press)
  38. "Sky Key" by James Frey (Harper)
  39. "Bad Blood" by Mary Monroe (Dafina Books)
  40. "Shadows of Ladenbrooke Manor" by Melanie Dobson (Howard)
  41. "High Society Gangster II" by Thomas Long (Streetwise Publishing)
  42. "Preschooled" by Anna Lefler (Full Fathom Five)
  43. "Bounce" by Noelle August (William Morrow)
  44. "Smoke" by Catherine McKenzie (Lake Union)
  45. "Circled" by Anne McAneny (Farrington Press)
  46. "Pleasantville" by Attica Locke (Harper)
  47. "(Tom Clancy) Under Fire" by Grant Blackwood (Putnam)
  48. "The Light of Hidden Flowers" by Jennifer Handford (Lake Union)
  49. "The Boys in the Boat" by Daniel James Brown (Viking)
  50. "Art in the Blood" by Bonnie Macbird (Collins Crime Club)

Conversations Top 50 Adult Non-Fiction Books of 2015 (listed in no particular order)
  1. "Ordinary Light" by Tracy K. Smith (Alfred A. Knopf)
  2. "Great Is the Truth" by Amos Kamil (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
  3. "The Missing Kennedy" by Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff (Bancroft Press)
  4. "How to Live An Awesome Life" by Polly Campbell (Viva Editions)
  5. "The Face That Changed It All" by Beverly Johnson (Atria Books)
  6. "The Kindness Diaries" by Leon Logothetis (Reader's Digest)
  7. "Legends: The Best Players, Games, and Teams in Football" by Howard Bryant (Philomel Books)
  8. "Just Show Up" by Kara Tippets w/ Jill Lynn Buteyn (David C. Cook)
  9. "It's Never Too Late" by Chris & Debbie Atkinson (Next Century Publishing)
  10. "Out Of Orange" by Cleary Wolters (Harper One)
  11. "Live More, Work Better" by Gayle Hilgendorff (Bascom Hill)
  12. "Step Out of Your Story" by Kim Schneiderman (New World Library)
  13. "Be the Best You Can Be" by Chicken Soup for the Soul (CSS Publishing)
  14. "Pass It On" by Jim Burns & Jeremy Lee (David C. Cook)
  15. "Creating A Beautiful Mess" by Ann Gadzikowski (Redleaf Press)
  16. "Tweets and Consequences" by Mike Schlossberg (Strategic Media Books)
  17. "Infinite Words" by Zane (Atria Books)
  18. "Master Thieves" by Stephen Kurkjian (Public Affairs Books)
  19. "The Mommie Dearest Diary" by Rutanya Alda (unknown)
  20. "Corruption Officer" by Gary L. Heyward (Atria Books)
  21. "A Splash of Kindness" by John Starley Allen (Cedar Fort)
  22. "Pound for Pound" by Shannon Kopp (William Morrow)
  23. "Eye on the Struggle" by James McGrath Morris (Amistad)
  24. "Be A Good in the World" by Brenda Knight (Viva Editions)
  25. "Pursuing Your Purpose" by Carl Mathis (Unknown)
  26. "Expect A Miracle" by Jenny Long (Sports Illustrated)
  27. "Bouncing Forward" by Michaela Haas (Enliven)
  28. "One Righteous Man" by Arthur Browne (Beacon Press)
  29. "Letters from My Father's Murderer" by Laurie A. Coombs (Kregel)
  30. "One of Everything" by Donna Carol Voss (Vantages Books)
  31. "Elgin Baylor" by Bijan C. Bayne (Rowman & Littlefield)
  32. "Mindfulness A to Z" by Arnie Kozak (Wisdom)
  33. "Tattered and Mended" by Cynthia Ruchti (Abingdon Press)
  34. "My Gift of Now" by Elynne Chaplik-Aleskow (Mill City Press)
  35. "Disagree and Stay in Love" by Liz SuperLibarian (Livre)
  36. "From Chaos to Clarity" by Alex Bratty (Alex Bratty Books)
  37. "Happiness A-Z" by Louise Baxter Harmon (Viva Editions)
  38. "Healing the Writer" by Dan L. Hays (Virtual Book Worm Publishing)
  39. "The Work" by Wes Moore (Spiegel & Grau)
  40. "Find A Way" by Diana Niyad (Knopf)
  41. "Venture Mom" by Holly Hurd (American Management Assoc.)
  42. "Hope and other Luxuries" by Clare B. Dunkle (Chronicle Books)
  43. "The Power of Being Yourself" by Joe Plumeri (Da Capo Press)
  44. "Clearing Clutter" by Alexandra Chauran (Llewellyn Books)
  45. "Three More Words" by Ashley Rhodes Courter (Atheneum)
  46. "Keep A Knockin'" by Charles Connor (Waldorf Publishing)
  47. "Somewhere There Is Still A Sun" by Michael Gruenbaum (Aladdin)
  48. "Walking Out the Other Side" by Alan S. Charles (SJC Publishing)
  49. "Elena Vanishing" by Elena and Clare B. Dunkle (Chronicle Books)
  50. "Not From Here" by Allan G. Johnson (Temple University Press)

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