Over at Jesus Creed Scot McKnight gave his list of the best books of 2011. If your looking for books to read in 2012, Scot provides a good starting point. He categorized them under 10 headings and lists two or three under each.
Scot’s best book of 2011 . . . Christian Smith’s The Bible Made Impossible (Brazos).
I would have to agree with Scot. My second was Eugene Peterson’s The Pastor (Harper One)