I’m locked away in a gloomy conference room in a place where it is warm and sunny (outside) so this will be brief.

The NYT has published their list of the 100 Notable Books of 2006.  I haven’t tallied my readings from the list yet.  I was relieved to see that I have read at least some (n>1) of them.
The Guardian has also published a list (sort of) of writers and critics favorites of 2006 - in three ? parts (Part 1The Second Part 1 and Part 2).