More Best Of 2011 Books Lists

From The Daily Beast - 10 Books You Might Have Missed But Shouldn't
From NPR - Best Books of 2011 (lots of genres)
From Brainpicking - The 11 Best Art and Design Books of 2011
From New York Magazine - Author Recommends
From the Wall Street Journal - Gift Guides (scroll to bottom left side of this page) include books on science, humor, movies, wine, cocktails Christmas mysteries, photography, art, history and biography) 
And Fiction for Non-Fiction Lovers
From the LA Times - Holiday Books & Gift Ideas
From Salon.com - Best Fiction of 2011
And - Writers Choose Their Favorite Books of 2011
From Time - Best of 2011 Fiction and Nonfiction 
BONUS - Our Friend Lev Grossman's Seven Books to Look Forward to in 2012

Notable Children's Books

From the New York Times - Notable Children's Books of 2011
From the Guardian - Books for giving: children's fiction and picture books
From the New York Times - Notable Crime Books of 2011
From the Guardian - Best Books for Giving

More Top 10 Books

From Shelf Unbound - Top 10 Small Press Books of 2011
From the New York Times - Notable Cookbooks