From HNN:
6 of Salon’s best books of the year involve history. Three novels make the list, two biographies, and one history book.
NOVELS
Tree of Smokeby Denis Johnson
The Yiddish Policeman’s Union
The Father of All ThingsBIOGRAPHY
Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of NationsHISTORY
Legacy of Ashes: A History of the CIA
