The 10 best books of 2010. The New York Times

1. FREEDOM, by Jonathan Franzen
2. THE NEW YORKER STORIES, by Ann Beattie
3. ROOM, by Emma Donoghue
4. SELECTED STORIES, by William Trevor
5. A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD, by Jennifer Egan
6. APOLLO'S ANGELS: A History of Ballet, by Jennifer Homans
7. CLEOPATRA, A Life, by Stacy Schiff
8. THE EMPEROR OF ALL MALADIES: A Biography of Cancer, by Siddhartha Mukherjee
9. FINISHING THE HAT: Collected Lyrics (1954-1981) With Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines and Anecdotes, by Stephen Sondheim
10. THE WARMTH OF OTHER SUNS: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration, by Isabel Wilkerson