10 best fiction books of 2011

10 best 2011 fiction titles as chosen by Monitor reviewers

5. "The Art of Fielding," by Chad Harbach

Debut novel The Art of Fielding (Little Brown & Co., 558 pp.) tells the story of a star college shortstop who changes his own life – as well as those of several other campus figures – the day he makes a wild throw and accidentally hits a teammate. No need to be a sports fan to enjoy this novel, which uses baseball philosophy to make larger points about the compulsion at the heart of great literature. (CSMonitor.com, 9/9/11)

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