A Ghost, a Wizard and the Rest Are Joys

摘要

All years have beginnings and ends, firsts and bests. But in the world of books, 2007 felt like a year of final chapters. After nine novels, Philip Roth laid to rest his alter ego, Nathan Zuckerman. J. K. Rowling gave Harry Potter a magical send-off. And the late Arthur Schlesinger Jr. left us his marvelous thoughts. Visit Newsweek.com for lists from our cultural critics; we start here with consensus picks for 2007's best books.