Finding a good book to read can be tough, and bestseller lists aren't always the most reliable. But as the year winds down, those in the know have compiled their lists of the best books of 2013--books that thrill you and make you think.  

• Amazon's Best Books of 2013 includes both the top 20 editors' picks overall and the best books by genre.
• The Huffington Post's 3 Best Books of 2013 list include three very diverse titles.
• Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2013 offers a good mix of history and fiction, East and West, poetry and prose.
• The review editors at Library Journal have picked their top 10 books of 2013, along with some honorable mentions.
• Winners of the 2013 National Book Award for fiction, nonfiction, poetry and young people's literature, plus finalists and runners-up.