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2013
Jan: Christopher, Nicholas. Tiger Rag
Feb.: Dobyns, Stephen. The Burn Palace
March: Howey, Hugh. Wool
April: Jansma, Kristopher. The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards
2012
Jan.: Johnson, Adam. The Orphan Master’s Son
Feb.: Ausubel, Ramona. No One Is Here Except All of Us
March: Dubois, Jennifer. The Partial History of Lost Causes
April:Tyler, Anne. The Beginner’s Goodbye
May: Cash, Wiley. A Land More Kind Than Home
June: Cleave, Chris. Gold
July: Anderson, Howard. Albert of Adelaide
Aug: Fay, Kim. The Map of Lost Memories
Sept: Deuterman, PT. The Last Man
Oct.: Peter Heller, The Dog Stars
Nov.: Moehringer, J R. Sutton
Dec.: Sloan, Robin. Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore
2011
Jan: Morrow, Bradford. The Diviner’s Tale
Feb.: Russell, Karen. Swamplandia
March: Tea Obreht, The Tiger’s Wife
April:McClain, Paula. The Paris Wife
May: Doria, Mary Russell. Doc
June: Makkai, Rebecca. The Borrower
July: Lavender, Will. Dominance
Aug.: Towles, Adrian. Rules of Civility
Sept.: Morgenstern, Erin. The Night Circus
Oct.: Anna Funder, All That I Am
Nov.: Alice Hoffman, The Dovekeepers
Dec.:
2010
Belfer, Lauren. A Fierce Radiance
Benjamin, Melanie. Alice I Have Been
Blake, Sarah, The Postmistress
Buckley, Carla. The Things That Keep Us Here
Donoghue, Emma. Room
Fortier, Ann. Juliet
Franklin, Tom. Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
Goodwillie, David. American Subversive
Hunt, Rebecca. Mr Chartwell
Mason, Zachary. The Lost Books of the Odyssey
McPhee, Marcia. Dear Money
Morton, Kate. The Distant Hours
Udall, Bradley. The Lonely Polygamist
2009
Arsenault, Emily. The Broken Teaglass
Bauermeister, Erica. The School of Essential Ingredients
Ferry, Peter. Travel Writing
Ford, Jamie. The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Grossman, Lev. The Magicians
Kingsolver, Barbara. Lacuna
Klein, Zoe. Drawing in the Dust
Larsen, Reif. Selected Works of TS Spivet
Lamplighter, Jagi. Prospero Lost
Pears, Iain. Stone’s Fall
Robbins, David L. Broken Jewel
Short, Brendan. Dream City
2008
Adiga, Aravind. White Tiger
Bondurant, Matt. Wettest County in the World
Caldwell, Joseph. Pig Did It
Davidson, Andrew. Gargoyle
DuBus, Andre. Garden of Last Days
Groff, Lauren. Monsters of Templeton
Epstein, Jennifer Cody. Painter from Shanghai
Jordan, Hillary. Mudbound
O’Nan, Stewart. Songs for the Missing
Orth, Lucia. Baby Jesus Pawnshop
Reyn, Irina. What Happened to Anna K
Wroblewski, David. Story of Edgar Sawtelle
2007
Amirrezvani, Anita; Blood of Flowers
Anthony, Peter; A Town Called Immaculate
DeAngelis, Camille; Mary Modern
Diaz, Juno; The Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Francis, Patry; The Liar’s Diary
Hall, Steve; Raw Shark Texts
Hallinan, Tim; A Nail Through the Heart
Kehlmann, Daniel; Measuring the World
Knox, Tyler; Kockroach
Laing, Diane Wei; Eye of Jade
Nahai, Gina; Caspian Rain
Voorhees, Sara; The Lumiere Affair
2006
Arana, Marie; Cellophane
Avery, Ellis; The Teahouse Fire
Boyne, John; Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Davis-Gardner, Angela; Plum Wine
Donovan, Gerald; Julius Winsome
Ginsberg, Debra; Blind Submission
Horn, Jane; World to Come
Lansens, Lori; The Girls
Mate, Ferenc; Ghost Sea
Pessl, Marisha; Special Topics in Calamity Physics
Waldman, Ayelet; Love and Other Impossible Pursuits.
2005
Banville, John; The Sea
Brewer, Brock; Blue Dog, Green River
Duncan, Hal; Vellum
Fugard, Lisa; Skinner’s Drift
Hickey, Elizabeth; The Painted Kiss
Krauss, Nicole; The History of Love
Martin, Russell; The Sorrow of Archaeology
McLarty, Ron; The Memory of Running
Raynor, Richard; The Devil’s Wind
See, Lisa; Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Urrea, Luis Alberto; The Hummingbird’s Daughter
Vinton, Victoria; The Jungle Law
2004
Baharloo, Morteza; The Quince Seed Potion
Clarke, Susanna; Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell
Grossman, Lev; The Codex
Hallowell, Frances; The Annunciation of Francesca Dunn
Leon, Peggy; Mother Country
Marsh, Bonnie; Sleeping with Schubert
Robinson, Elizabeth; The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters
Toibin, Colm; The Master
Tropper, Jonathan; The Book of Joe
Ward, Liza; Outside Valentine
2003
Abu-Jaber, Diana; Crescent
Haddon, Mark; The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Hendricks, Judi; Isabel’s Daughter
Hospital, Janette T.; Due Preparations for the Plague
Hosseini, Khaled; The Kite Runner
Kaplow, Robert; Me and Orson Welles
McCann, Colum; Dancer
Niffenegger, Audrey; The Time-Traveler’s Wife
Pierce, T.J.; The Australia Stories
Ward, Amanda; Sleep Toward Heaven
Watson, Larry; The Orchard
Wolfe, Swain; The Parrot Trainer
2002
Carroll, Jonathan; White Apples
Diehl, William; Eureka
Flanagan, Richard; Gould’s Book of Fish
Glass, Julia; The Three Junes
Goldmark, Kathi; And My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You
Kidd, Sue Monk; The Secret Life of Bees
Lanchester, John; Fragrant Harbor
Levandoski, Rob; Fresh Eggs
Murray, Yxta; The Conquest
Phillips, Arthur; Prague
Raleigh, Michael; In the Castle of the Flynns
Robinson, Kim Stanley; The Years of Rice and Salt
2001
Czuchlewski, David; The Muse Asylum
Dunn, David; Ella Minnow Pea
Durham, David Anthony; Gabriel’s Story
Everett, Percival; Erasure
Kurzweil, Alan; The Grand Complication
Milofsky, David; The Color of Law
Searles, John; Boy Still Missing
Tan, Amy; The Bonesetter’s Daughter
Ursu, Anne; Spilling Clarence
Weatherford, Joyce; Heart of the Beast
Webb, James; Lost Soldiers
Wells, Leslie; The Curing Season
2000
Ackerman, Karl; Dear Will
Blake, James Carlos; The Wildwood Boys
Freeman, Charlotte McGuinn; The Place Last Seen
Goldstein, Rebecca; The Properties of Light
Hull, Jonathan; Losing Julia
Louie, David Wong; The Barbarians Are Coming
Reardon, Lisa; Blameless
Salzman, Mark; Lying Awake
Smith, Jane; Fool’s Gold
Welch, James; The Heartsong of Charging Elk
1999
Lee, Chang-Rae; A Gesture Life
Naslun, Sena Jeter; Ahab’s Wife
Topping, Seymour; The Peking Letter
Vreeland, Sussan; Girl in Hyacinth Blue