Something Old, Something New: Reprinting Beyond the “Canon”

It’s that time of year again when Best Of lists start cropping up left and right, front and center. First Publishers Weekly begins the process and then everyone else follows suit. It’s a time of year I enjoy, particularly since I’m desperately trying to figure out what I should be reading before the New Year hits us full force.

There is, of course, a downside to these lists. Often one will find that when you compare them the same names come up over and over and over. The cream rises to the to...