As often noted, the US and UK lead the way with 'best of the year'-lists, and there tend to be far fewer abroad (especially this early in the year), but among those now available are:
- Australian writers pick the best books of 2014, here at The Age, with authors including Alex Miller, Helen Garner, Michelle de Kretser, Alexis Wright, and Thomas Keneally naming their favorites
- The top 10 books of 2014, by Susan Wyndham, also at The Age
- Nos vingt meilleurs livres de 2014 at Le Figaro -- selections including books by Mia Couto and Amélie Nothomb, and David Peace's Rouge ou Mort make the list look interesting ... but then there's a John Grisham .....