What's the best book so far in 2014, Amazon?

Jun 24, 2014, 6:24am PDT
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The best book so far in 2014 is Adam Begley's "Updike" biography of author John Updike, according to Amazon.com.

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What's the best book so far in 2014?

Amazon.com Inc. says it's "Updike," a biography of John Updike written by Adam Begley that Amazon says is "is essential for admirers, and illuminating for anyone with an interest in literature."

“'Updike' may seem like an unusual choice for our number one pick, but it’s poised to be one of the best biographies of 2014," said Sara Nelson, editorial director of print and Kindle books at Amazon.com, in a statement.

After that, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) said the year's best books are:

2. "The Book of Unknown Americans: A novel" by Cristina Henríquez.

3. "Redeployment" by Phil Klay.

4. "Euphoria" by Lily King.

5. "No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State" by Glenn Greenwald.

6. "In Paradise: A Novel" by Peter Matthiessen.

7. "The Invention of Wings: A Novel" by Sue Monk Kidd.

8. "Red Rising" by Pierce Brown.

9. "Savage Harvest: A Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism, and Michael Rockefeller's Tragic Quest for Primitive Art" by Carl Hoffman.

10. "Hollow City: The Second Novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs.

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