Marley and Me
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Best Nonfiction of 2005
On Nov. 1, the Christian Science Monitor published a really great review of Marley & Me. In today's edition it surprised me with something even better. It published its list of "Best Nonfiction 2005," and I'm happy to report that Marley & Me made the cut. The list describes my book as "The funny, touching tale of life with a difficult dog." Others making the best-of-year list were Thomas Friedman's "The World is Flat", Malcolm Gladwell's "Blink", David McCullough's "1776" and Doris Kearns Goodwin's "Team of Rivals." I'm totally honored and humbled to make the same list as these incredible writers.
Christian Science Monitor Book Editor Marjorie Kehe also named Marley & Me as one of her Top 10 personal favorites for 2005. Her list includes both fiction and non-fiction and includes Joan Didion's "The Year of Magical Thinking" and "The Painted Drum" by Louise Erdrich. So, OK, I squeaked in at #10 of 10, but I'll happily take it.
Wow, talk about an early Christmas present. Thank you, Christian Science Monitor!
You can see the entire Best of 2005 List (there's also one for fiction) and Kehe's personal favorites at http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1129/p12s02-bogn.html. The site also has a link to the original Monitor review.
posted by John Grogan at 11:58 AM
 
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WooHOO!! (Or should I say Ewww-AHHHH-CHIP!?) As a former CM LIFE-r, I find your success inspirational and motivating! I have not read the book yet, but was scanning through it tonight at work--I work part-time at a *cough* certain major book chain. I had to put my much-loved Sheltie to sleep yesterday, and the book jacket caught my eye. I did manage to read through a few pages before getting the evil 'get-back-to-work' eye from one my managers. But I'll be reading Marley and Me in the next few days. It looked *that* good.
Also, congratulations on being selected for the CSM's Best Nonfiction of 2005 list. It puts you in very lofty company. I can't wait to read your book!
Oh. My. God. That's all I can say. Your book is the only nonfiction book that I haven't fallen asleep from boredom while reading. It's the best book EVER. It's the only one that made me feel all of my emotions in one sitting, even if just reading a chapter or two. Bravo, man, on making that list, even if I'm congragulating you two years too late. But guess what? Recieving compliments is always a good thing, right? No matter how long ago the action occured. =] I'm just saying.... Bravo, man. Bravo!