Books 2009
My favorites for this year: The Clare Fergusson/Russ van Alstyne series by Julia Spencer-Fleming, Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby, Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows, and The Whiskey Rebels by David Liss.
* Read before
^ For book club
January (6)
The Tales of Beedle the Bard: J.K. Rowling
A Confederacy of Dunces (audiobook): John Kennedy Toole
Gilead (audiobook): Marilynne Robinson
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All: Allan Gurganus
Assassination Vacation (audiobook): Sarah Vowell
Salsas That Cook: Using Classic Salsas To Enliven Our Favorite Dishes: Rick Bayless
February (7)
Cesar's Way: The Natural, Everyday Guide to Understanding and Correcting Common Dog Problems: Cesar Millan
Whale Season: N.M. Kelby ^ (for Storyslingers)
Home to Holly Springs (audiobook): Jan Karon
The Maltese Falcon (audio dramatization): Dashiell Hammett
The Tea House on Mulberry Street: Sharon Owens
Separate from the World: P.L. Gaus ^ (for Storyslingers)
Water for Elephants (audiobok): Sarah Gruen
March (6)
The Fourth Hand (audiobook): John Irving
Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking: Jeff Hertzberg and Zoë François
Can't Wait to Get to Heaven (audiobook): Fannie Flagg
Plum Spooky: Janet Evanovich
Out Stealing Horses: Per Petterson ^ (for Storyslingers)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (audiobook): Mark Haddon
April (3)
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (audiobook): David Wrobleski
The Brontë Myth: Lucasta Miller
The House at Riverton: Kate Morton ^ (for Storyslingers)
May (6)
The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Brontë: Syrie James
Emily's Ghost: A Novel of the Brontë Sisters: Denise Giardina
So Brave, Young, and Handsome: Leif Enger ^ (for Storyslingers)
The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency (audiobook): Alexander McCall Smith
Tears of the Giraffe (audiobook): Alexander McCall Smith
Morality for Beautiful Girls (audiobook): Alexander McCall Smith
June (6)
The Kalahari Typing School for Men (audiobook): Alexander McCall Smith
Evidence of Things Unseen: Marianne Wiggins
The Full Cupboard of Life (audiobook): Alexander McCall Smith
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society: Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
In the Bleak Midwinter (audiobook): Julia Spencer-Fleming
The Count of Monte Cristo: Alexandre Dumas ^ (for bibliophyles)
July (11)
A Fountain Filled with Blood (audiobook): Julia Spencer-Fleming
Out of the Deep I Cry: Julia Spencer-Fleming
To Darkness and to Death: Julia Spencer-Fleming
All Mortal Flesh: Julia Spencer-Fleming
I Shall Not Want: Julia Spencer-Fleming
Long Lost: Harlan Coben
180 More: Extraordinary Poems for Every Day: Billy Collins, ed.
Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (audiobook): James L. Swanson
Miss Julia Paints the Town: Ann B. Ross
Miss Julia Delivers the Goods: Ann B. Ross
The Wordy Shipmates (audiobook): Sarah Vowell
August (9)
I Am the Messenger (audiobook): Markus Zusak
Exact Revenge (audiobook): Tim Green
April 1865: The Month that Saved America: Jay Winik
Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog: Ted Kerasote
The Monsters of Templeton: Lauren Groff ^ (for Storyslingers)
The Whiskey Rebels (audiobook): David Liss
Finger Lickin' Fifteen: Janet Evanovich
The Amaranth Enchantment: Julie Berry
The Crying Tree: Naseem Rakha ^ (for Storyslingers)
September (7)
The March (audiobook): E.L. Doctorow
O'Hara's Choice: Leon Uris
The 19th Wife: David Ebershoff ^ (for Storyslingers)
Caribbean (audiobook): James Michener
The Lord of the Films: The Unofficial Guide to Tolkien's Middle-Earth on the Big Screen: J.W. Braun
Dough: A Memoir: Mort Zachter
That Old Cape Magic (audiobook): Richard Russo
October (4)
Stardust (audiobook): Neil Gaiman
Bastard Out of Carolina: Dorothy Allison
Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Writer's Life: Pamela Smith Hill
The Earth Hums in B Flat: Mari Strachan ^ (for Storyslingers)
November (5)
People of the Book (audiobook): Geraldine Brooks
Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant: Confessions of Cooking for One and Dining Alone: Jenni Ferrari-Adler
Anna Karenina (audiobook): Leo Tolstoy ^ (for bibliophyles)
Juliet, Naked (audiobook): Nick Hornby
The Heretic's Daughter: Kathleen Kent ^ (for Storyslingers)
December (7)
Inés of My Soul (audiobook): Isabel Allende
Ghostbread: Sonja Livingston
Holidays on Ice (audiobook): David Sedaris
Population: 485, Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time: Michael Perry
The Secret River (audiobook): Kate Grenville
Truck: A Love Story: Michael Perry
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: Bill Bryson ^ (for Storyslingers)
Grand Total: 77