The Best Books We Read in 2010 from Lopate - Underreported by listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio)

Most "best of" lists look at the books that were published in the last 12 months, but many of the memorable books that you read aren't necessarily new. Here's a list of the best books that the staff of the Leonard Lopate Show read in 2010 that were published earlier. And other folks at WNYC were kind enough to share their picks as well.

Check the full list out here.

Julia Corcoran, Assistant Producer: Memory Wall by Anthony Doerr “I’d never heard of the author before I read this book of short stories, and the writing and the stories were incredible and inventive, written from many different points of view, covering the present, history, even the future.”

Melissa Eagan, Executive Producer: A Chance Acquaintance by William Dean Howells “It’s slender book about two very different people who meet, and are forced to spend time together. The sort of novel that stays with you, long after you’ve finished it.”