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Well, since 2006 is def over I guess I could post my book recs for the year! I ended up reading an excessive amount (yah for working part of the year at a book store!) and these books are taken from the 159 I read in 2006, though not necessarily books published in 2006:

Favourite Authors Of The Year:

Jodi Picoult
Robertson Davies
Marc Levy
Christopher Paolini

Biography:

Elie Weisel; Night

Juvenile / Teen Reading:

Jonathon Stroud; The Bartimaeus Trilogy
Christopher Paolini; Eldest
Christopher Paolini; Eragon
Scott Westerfeld; Uglies

Fantasy:

Mercedes Lackey; Phoenix And Ashes

Fiction (Canada):

Ami McKay; The Birth House
Robertson Davies; What's Bred In The Bone
Camilien Roy; La Fille Du Photographe

Fiction (Canada/France):

Nancy Huston; Dolce Agonia

Fiction (Czech Republic):

Milan Kundera; The Unbearable Lightness Of Being

Fiction (England):

Mark Haddon; The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time

Fiction (France):

Marc Levy; Où Es-Tu?
Marc Levy; Et Si C'était Vrai
Marc Levy; Vous Revoir
Marc Levy; Mes Amis, Mes Amours

Fiction (New Zealand):

Keri Hulme; The Bone People

Fiction (USA):

Richard Wright; Native Son
Jane Hamilton; A Map Of The World
Cindy Woodsmall; When The Heart Cries
Arthur Golden; Memoirs Of A Geisha
Debra Dean; The Madonnas Of Leningrad
Jodi Picoult; My Sister's Keeper
Lisa See; Snow Flower & The Secret Fan
Betty Smith; A Tree Grows In Brooklyn