10 best books of 2011, according to Publishers Weekly

Publishers Weekly picks the best nonfiction and fiction titles of 2011.

8. "Hemingway's Boat," by Paul Hendrickson

Award-winning writer Paul Hendrickson offers a fresh interpretation of the last decades of Hemingway’s life, built around his attachment to his boat, Pilar. Interviews with all three Hemingway sons add new insight to our understanding of the writer. Monitor reviewer Steve Weinberg says of this book that "Hendrickson writes so well that every page is a pleasure to absorb."

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