Books of 2008
Of Human Bondage-- M. Somerset Maugham
Listening Is an Act of Love-- Dave Isay
The Stolen Child-- Keith Donohue
The Animal Dialogues: Uncommon Encounters in the Wild-- Craig Childs
Speaking With the Angel-- Nick Hornby
Learning to Drive-- Katha Pollitt
Tears of the Giraffe-- Alexander McCall Smith
No One Belongs Here More Than You-- Miranda July
Slam-- Nick Hornby
The Raw Shark Texts-- Steven Hall
Darkly Dreaming Dexter-- Jeff Lindsay
Predictably Irrational-- Dan Ariely
The Best American Short Stories 2007-- Heidi Pitlor
Come to Me-- Amy Bloom
Morality for Beautiful Girls-- Alexander McCall Smith
Last Night at the Lobster-- Stewart O'Nan
Breeder: Real Life Stories From the New Generation of Parenting-- Ariel Gore
Atonement-- Ian McEwan
The New Kings of Nonfiction-- Ira Glass
The Last Lecture-- Randy Pausch
The Grapes of Wrath-- John Steinbeck
The Economic Naturalist-- Robert Frank
First Test (Protector of the Small)-- Tamora Pierce
A Dog's Life-- Ann M. Martin
Sharp Teeth-- Toby Barlow
The Ten Year Nap-- Meg Wolitzer
In the Country of Men-- Hisham Matar
Where Is the Mango Princess?-- Cathy Crimmins
Poker Night-- John Vorhaus
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle-- David Wroblewski
When You Are Engulfed in Flames-- David Sedaris
Sunshine-- Robin McKinley
Atmospheric Disturbances-- Rivka Galchen
Twilight-- Stephenie Meyer
The Host-- Stephenie Meyer
Fray-- Joss Whedon
Things I've learned From Women Who've Dumped Me-- Ben Karlin
Promise of the Wolves-- Dorothy Hearst
A Widow for One Year-- John Irving
Replay-- Ken Grimwood
Dewey-- Vicki Myron
The Secret Goldfish-- David Means
The Best American Non-Required Reading 2008-- Dave Eggers
Blindness-- Jose Saramago
Nothing Better: No Place Like Home-- Tyler Page
Stranger Things Happen-- Kelly Link
The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes-and Why-- Amanda Ripley
A Better Angel-- Chris Adrian
Listening Is an Act of Love-- Dave Isay
The Stolen Child-- Keith Donohue
The Animal Dialogues: Uncommon Encounters in the Wild-- Craig Childs
Speaking With the Angel-- Nick Hornby
Learning to Drive-- Katha Pollitt
Tears of the Giraffe-- Alexander McCall Smith
No One Belongs Here More Than You-- Miranda July
Slam-- Nick Hornby
The Raw Shark Texts-- Steven Hall
Darkly Dreaming Dexter-- Jeff Lindsay
Predictably Irrational-- Dan Ariely
The Best American Short Stories 2007-- Heidi Pitlor
Come to Me-- Amy Bloom
Morality for Beautiful Girls-- Alexander McCall Smith
Last Night at the Lobster-- Stewart O'Nan
Breeder: Real Life Stories From the New Generation of Parenting-- Ariel Gore
Atonement-- Ian McEwan
The New Kings of Nonfiction-- Ira Glass
The Last Lecture-- Randy Pausch
The Grapes of Wrath-- John Steinbeck
The Economic Naturalist-- Robert Frank
First Test (Protector of the Small)-- Tamora Pierce
A Dog's Life-- Ann M. Martin
Sharp Teeth-- Toby Barlow
The Ten Year Nap-- Meg Wolitzer
In the Country of Men-- Hisham Matar
Where Is the Mango Princess?-- Cathy Crimmins
Poker Night-- John Vorhaus
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle-- David Wroblewski
When You Are Engulfed in Flames-- David Sedaris
Sunshine-- Robin McKinley
Atmospheric Disturbances-- Rivka Galchen
Twilight-- Stephenie Meyer
The Host-- Stephenie Meyer
Fray-- Joss Whedon
Things I've learned From Women Who've Dumped Me-- Ben Karlin
Promise of the Wolves-- Dorothy Hearst
A Widow for One Year-- John Irving
Replay-- Ken Grimwood
Dewey-- Vicki Myron
The Secret Goldfish-- David Means
The Best American Non-Required Reading 2008-- Dave Eggers
Blindness-- Jose Saramago
Nothing Better: No Place Like Home-- Tyler Page
Stranger Things Happen-- Kelly Link
The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes-and Why-- Amanda Ripley
A Better Angel-- Chris Adrian