CCLaP's The Year In Books 2015

The Chicago Center for Literature and Photography had a busy year at its website and blog in 2015, with critics Karl Wolff, Chris Schahfer and Jason Pettus penning a total of 89 book reviews over the twelve months. And now here's CCLaP's look at the best 40 of those books, based not only on traditional criteria (which were written best) but unorthodox ones too (like which were their favorite guilty pleasures). From award-winning mainstream fiction to the most obscure of self-published volumes, you're sure to find dozens of great recommendations within this funny, insightful look back at 2015 and all the great literature it produced.