又到了年末，又是各种年度书单满天飞的季节。从前，我贴过好些年的《经济学家》年度最佳图书（ 因为那时候，部分地出于教书的原因，部分地出于个人兴趣，对该刊几乎每期必读 。有兴趣瞥一眼老黄历的朋友，可以看：2011；2012；2013；2014；2015；2016；2017；2018）。后来，由于年龄增长，一度辗转于某大洋两岸，并且离开了讲台和学校等诸多原因，个人阅读品类也有变化，杂志看得不多了。
尽管各种年末书单的实际用途颇为可疑（除了图书促销等商业目的），喜欢读书或至少喜欢浏览报刊杂志书评版面的人还是不免要浏览一下，看看有没有什么重要的书、可能感兴趣的书被自己错过。以下是《经济学家》和《纽约客》选出的2019年度最佳图书（图书标题链接到 Amazon），希望至少对受阻于付费墙的朋友有点用处。——这两本杂志是我个人最熟悉的英文刊物。至于大西洋两岸最有影响的书评刊物《纽约书评》和《伦敦书评》，反倒没有年度书单，大概是曾经沧海难为水吧。
在人人低头，屏幕主导一切“阅读”的时代，让我们尽量找机会，捧一本纸书，享受一点不受干扰的阅读时光吧。
Time Magazine’s 100 Best Young-Adult Books of All Time [Click book’s cover image or title to go to its Amazon web-page. Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate this website would earn from qualifying purchases through links to Amazon.]
Alcott, Louisa May. Little Women
Alexie, Sherman. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Allende, Isabel. City of the Beasts
Alexander, Lloyd. The Chronicles of Prydain (series)
Anderson, Jodi Lynn. Tiger Lily
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Speak
Anderson, M.T. Feed
Baum, L. Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz *
Block, Francesca Lia. Dangerous Angels (the Weetzie Bat Books)
Blume, Judy. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
Bosch, Pseudonymous. Secret (series) *
Bradbury, Ray. The Illustrated Man
Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker. For Freedom: The Story of a French Spy
Carroll, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland *
Castellucci, Cecil. Boy Proof
Cleary, Beverly. Beezus and Ramona *
Clements, Andrew. Frindle *
Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games
Cooper, Susan. The Grey King *
Cormier, Robert. The Chocolate War
Crutcher, Chris. Whale Talk
Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory *
Dahl, Roald. Danny the Champion of the World *
Dahl, Roald. Matilda *
DiCamillo, Kate. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane *
DiCamillo, Kate. The Tiger Rising *
Donnelly, Jennifer. A Northern Light
Fitzhugh, Louise. Harriet the Spy *
Forbes, Esther. Johnny Tremain: A Story of Boston in Revolt
Frank, Anne. The Diary of a Young Girl
Funke, Cornelia. The Thief Lord
Gaiman, Neil. The Graveyard Book
Green, John. The Fault in Our Stars
Green, John. Looking for Alaska
Golding, William. Lord of the Flies
Goldman, William. The Princess Bride
Grahame, Kenneth. The Wind in the Willows *
Haddon, Mark. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Hardinge, Frances. The Lost Conspiracy
Hinton, S. E. The Outsiders
Hughes, Richard. A High Wind in Jamaica
Jones, Diana Wynne. Dogsbody
Juster, Norton. The Phantom Tollbooth *
Key, Watt. Alabama Moon
Knowles, John. A Separate Peace
Konigsburg, E. L. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler *
LeGuin, Ursula. A Wizard of Earthsea
Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird
L’Engle, Madeleine. A Wrinkle in Time
Leviathan, David. Every Day
Lewis, C.S. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe *
London, Jack. The Call of the Wild
Lowry, Lois. The Giver
Lowry, Lois. Number the Stars *
McKay, Hilary. Saffy’s Angel
Meyer, Stephanie. Twilight
Montgomery, L. M. Anne of Green Gables
Morpurgo, Michael. Private Peaceful
Myers, Walter Dean. Fallen Angels
Myers, Walter Dean. Monster
Nelson, Marilyn. A Wreath for Emmett Till
Ness, Patrick. The Knife of Never Letting Go
Ness, Patrick. A Monster Calls
Nix, Garth. Sabriel
O’Brien, Robert C. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh *
Palacio, R. J. Wonder *
Paterson, Katherine. Bridge to Terabithia *
Paterson, Katherine. Jacob Have I Loved
Paulsen, Gary. Hatchet *
Poe, Edgar Allan. Tales of Mystery and Imagination
Pullman, Phillip. The Golden Compass
Pullman, Philip. His Dark Materials
Raskin, Ellen. The Westing Game *
Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan. The Yearling
Riordan, Rick. Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter (series)
Ryan, Pam Munoz. Esperanza Rising *
Sachar, Louis. Holes
Salinger, J. D. The Catcher in the Rye
Scott, Michael. The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
Selznick, Brian. The Invention of Hugo Cabret *
Sís, Peter. The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain
Snicket, Lemony. A Series of Unfortunate Events (series) *
Speare, Elizabeth George. The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Stead, Rebecca. When You Reach Me *
Stewart, Trenton Lee. The Mysterious Benedict Society *
Taylor, Mildred D. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Thompson, Craig. Blankets
Tolkien, J.R.R. The Hobbit
Tolkien, J.R.R. The Lord of the Rings
Travers, P. L. Mary Poppins *
Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Whaley, John Corey. Where Things Come Back
White, E.B. Charlotte’s Web *
White, T. H. The Sword in the Stone
Wilder, Laura Ingalls. Little House on the Prairie *
Yang, Gene Luen. American Born Chinese
Yang, Gene Luen. Boxers and Saints
Zindel, Paul. The Pigman
Zusak, Markus. The Book Thief
Note: Starred titles are not really for “young-adult” readers, but for younger readers, according to some people’s opinion.
See also: Time Magazine: The 100 Best Children’s Books of All Time
Time Magazine’s 100 Best Children’s Books of All Time [Click book’s cover image or title to go to its Amazon web-page. Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate this website would earn from qualifying purchases through links to Amazon.]
Allard, Harry. Miss Nelson is Missing
Anno, Mitsumasa. Anno’s Journey
Atwater, Richard and Florence. Mr. Popper’s Penguins
Averill, Esther. Jenny and the Cat Club
参考：《经济学家》年度最佳图书：2011；2012；2014；2015；2016；2017；2018。
分为政治、传记、历史、经济、科技、文化、小说七类：
Politics and current affairs
My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel. By Ari Shavit. Spiegel & Grau; 464 pages; $28. To be published in Britain by Scribe in February; £20.
Drawing on interviews, historical documents, diaries and letters, as well as his own family story, Ari Shavit, a Tel Aviv newspaper columnist mines four generations of history to tease out the conflicts and contradictions in his controversial homeland. A passionate elegy.
参考：《经济学家》年度最佳图书：2011；2013；2014；2015；2016；2017；2018。
分为政治、传记、历史、经济、科技、文化、文学七类：
The best books of 2012 were about Richard Burton, Titian, Rin Tin Tin, the revolution in Iran, the great famine in China, secret houses in London, good oil companies, bad pharma and management in ten words
The New New Deal: The Hidden Story of Change in the Obama Era. By Michael Grunwald. Simon & Schuster; 528 pages.
The most interesting book so far about the first Obama administration and what the president’s $787 billion stimulus package was actually spent on, by an award-winning author and journalist. Even Republicans should read it.
The Immigrant Exodus: Why America is Losing the Global Race to Capture Entrepreneurial Talent. By Vivek Wadhwa. Wharton Digital Press; 106 pages.
A nation that can attract the cleverest people in the world can innovate and prosper indefinitely. An Indian-American technology entrepreneur and academic explains how America is forgetting this crucial lesson—to its cost.
参考：《经济学家》年度最佳图书：2012；2013；2014；2015；2016；2017；2018。
分为政治、传记、经济、历史、科技、文化、小说、诗歌八类（封面图片链接至 Amazon）：
The best books of 2011 were about China, Congo, Afghanistan, Charles Dickens, Vincent van Gogh, the “Flora Delanica”, Jerusalem, Mumbai’s dance bars, quantum physics, sugar, orgasms, blue nights, two moons and other people’s money
Politics and current affairs
Exceptional People: How Migration Shaped Our World and Will Define Our Future. By Ian Goldin, Geoffrey Cameron and Meera Balarajan. Princeton University Press; 352 pages; $35 and ￡24.95
Few things will affect our future more than migration. By calculating the how, where and why of future labour shortages, the authors analyse the costs and benefits of human migration.