What's the best book (either Lincoln or non) you read in 2012

[Christine]

My favorite non-fiction reads were "Frederick W. Lander, The Great Natural American Soldier," by Gary Echelberger; Echelberger was really kind and helpful in my Aiken research when I found that Aiken and Lander were friends and fellow spies; and

"In The Hands of Providence Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and the American Civil War," by Alice Rains Trulock.

But c'mon, I know you all are really smart, but don't you ever read fiction?

My perennial favorites (that I usually re-read every year):

"These Is My Words" by Nancy Turner and

"The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

Oh, and anything Jane Austen I was THRILLED when my 15 year old (who I had to pay to read books just last year) asked for the complete collection of Jane Austen books from Santa. One wish I'm happy to oblige