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Staff Favourites of 2012 – Fiction pt. 1

Well, another year is just about done and another year of great reading is behind us. Here at The Reader we conducted our annual survey of Halifax Public Libraries staff to find out their favourite books of 2012. As always, they did not disappoint and once again proved themselves to be an enthusiastic group of eclectic readers. And what about you? What was your favourite book of 2012?
Age of Miracles (M)
by Karen Thompson Walker
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats (M)
by Jan-Philipp Kendker

The Age of Hope (M)
by David Bergen

Beautiful Mystery (M)
by Louise Penny
The Dog Stars (M)
by Peter Heller
The Cloaca (M)
by Andrew Hood
Earth Unaware: the first Formic war (M) 
by Orson Card Scott
The Light Between Oceans (M)
by M.L. Stedman
Jam (M)
by Yahtzee Croshaw

Fallen Masters (M)
by John Edward
Gone Girl (M)
by Gillian Flynn
Kill You Twice (M)
by Chelsea Cain

Source: http://www.thereader.ca/2012/12/staff-favourites-of-2012-fiction-pt-1.html

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