Post-Dispatch rounds up favorite books of 2011

No single person can read the thousands of new books every year — let alone pick 10 best. Luckily, there are helpers who, like Santa's elves, divvy up the work. Every December, the Post-Dispatch compiles a list of some of the best books of the year after quizzing freelance reviewers, polling a few book sellers and considering some of the books chosen by other publications or award committees