Maybe Hubris Isn’t Such a Bad Thing After All

The 2014 Alex Awards have been announced – and they are an excellent group. We managed to predict one! Lexicon by Max Barry. That’s down from two in 2013 which I joked was a result of my hubristic claim to scientific accuracy. Maybe hubris isn’t such a bad thing after all. All joking aside, here’s the fabulous winners:

• Brewster by Mark Slouka
• The Death of Bees by Lisa O’Donnell
• Golden Boy by Abigail Tarttelin
• Help for the Haunted by John Searles
• Lexicon by Max Barry
• Lives of Tao by Wesley Chu
• Mother, Mother by Koren Zailckas
• Relish by Lucy Knisley
• The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay
• The Universe Versus Alex Woods by Gavin Extence

We review eight of the ten (and gave stars to five of those), and SLJ reviewed Relish as a teen title. Not bad!

Filed under: Best Books, Best of 2013