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"City of Girls" by Elizabeth Gilbert is the top pick for book of the year so far.
- If you're looking for a good book recommendation, look no further than Amazon. The site has a whole editorial team dedicated to reviewing books, and sharing their favorite ones with customers.
- The Amazon Books team curates lists of the best new books each month, in specific categories, and each year, to help readers find just what they're looking for. The team just released its list of the 10 best books of 2019 so far, and it's filled with all kinds of great reads.
- We spoke with Sarah Gelman, editorial director of Amazon Books, about the top 10 picks and why they made it onto the list.
When it comes to finding a great read, I like to ask around - friends, family, and coworkers, all bookworms alike, are great resources for recommendations. If you're looking for another great resource for finding book recommendations, check out Amazon's book section. Amazon has a whole team of editors whose job is to read all of the great, new content that gets published each year.
Each month, Amazon's editors curate a best new books of the month list where they share their favorite reads of the moment. At the end of the year, they tackle the best books of the whole year. Halfway through the year, the editors check in with us readers and let us in on their picks for the best books of the year so far.
Business Insider spoke with Sarah Gelman, editorial director of Amazon Books, and got some insight into how the top 10 books of the year so far got their spot. From creepy thrillers and ambitious memoirs to fun fiction and lighthearted novels, this list has it all.
If you want to skip right to the selections, head over to Amazon to see a complete list of the best books of year so far.
Keep reading for the 10 best books of 2019 so far, and why they made the list, according to Amazon editors:
Captions attributed to Amazon Books editorial team.
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