According to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, "the humanities—including the study of languages, literature, history, jurisprudence, philosophy, comparative religion, ethics, and the arts—are disciplines of memory and imagination, telling us where we have been and helping us envision where we are going."
Entries include all formats, if available: print, Large Print, audiobooks on CD, eBooks and eAudiobooks, and Spanish versions. Previous lists back to 1999 can be found on the YALSA Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners site.