Top ten autobiography 2012
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The 10 Best Memoirs of the Decade
Friends, it&#;s true: the end of the decade approaches. It&#;s been a difficult, anxiety-provoking, morally compromised decade, but at least it&#;s been populated by some damn fine literature. We&#;ll take our silver linings where we can.
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So, as is our hallowed duty as a literary and culture website—though with full awareness of the potentially fruitless and endlessly contestable nature of the task—in the coming weeks, we&#;ll be taking a look at the best and most important (these being not always the same) books of the decade that was. We will do this, of course, by means of a variety of lists. We began with the best debut novels, the best short story collections, and the best poetry collections of the decade, and we have now reached the fourth list in our series: the best memoirs published in English between and (not for nothing: was a very good year for memoirs).
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The Goodreads Choice Awards have three rounds of voting open to all registered Goodreads members. Winners will be announced December 05,
Opening Round: Oct 31 - Nov 11
Voting opens to 15 official nominees, and write-in votes can be placed for any eligible book (see eligibility below).
Semifinal Round: Nov 13 - 19
The top five write-in votes in each of the categories become official nominees. Additional write-ins no longer accepted.
Final Round: Nov 20 - 28
The field narrows to the top 10 books in each category, and members have one last chance to vote!
Books published in the United States in English, including works in translation and other significant rereleases, between November 29, , and November 25, , are eligible for the Goodreads Choice Awards. Books published between November 26, , and November 25, , will be eligible for the awards.
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