2009 Reading List

January (3F, 6NF)

• On Chesil Beach, by Ian McEwan
• Love is a Mix Tape, by Rob Sheffield
• The Bawdy Basket, by Edward Marston
• Rules of Thumb, by Tom Parker
• The Game of Thirty, by William Kotzwinkle
• Wigfield, by Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello, Stephen Colbert, and Todd Oldham
• The Word of Promise: New Testament Audio Bible (on CD)
• The Daily Coyote, by Shreve Stockton
• The World Without Us, by Alan Weisman

February (7F, 5NF)

• Remake, by Connie Willis
• The Frost Fair, by Edward Marston
• Tunnels, by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams
• The Midwest Fruit and Vegetable Book, by James A. Fizzell
• Month-By-Month Gardening in Illinois, by James A. Fizzell
• Jerry Baker's Fast, Easy Vegetable Garden, by Jerry Baker
• Righting the Mother Tongue, by David Wolman
• Where's My Jetpack? by Daniel H. Wilson, Ph.D.
• Dragonfire, by Bill Pronzini
• Just After Sunset, by Stephen King (on CD)
• Fruits Basket 1, by Natsuki Takaya
• I Can't Tell You, by Hillary Frank

March (4F, 3NF)

• Smile When You're Lying, by Chuck Thompson
• The Yellow Leaves, by Frederick Buechner
• The Inner Circle, by Mari Jungstedt
• The Devil's Paintbox, by Victoria Mckernan
• When Madeline Was Young, by Jane Hamilton (on CD)
• Sex with the Queen, by Eleanor Herman
• Everyman, by Philip Roth (on CD)

April (2F, 3NF)

• The Uncensored Bible, by John Kaltner, Steven L. McKenzie, and Joel Kilpatrick
• Scene of the Crime, by Anne Wingate
• Child 44, by Tom Rob Smith (on CD)
• Word Origins -- And How We Know Them, by Anatoly Liberman
• An Instance of the Fingerpost, by Iain Pears

May (7F, 2NF)

• The Last Synapsid, by Timothy Mason
• Salvation in Death, by J. D. Robb
• Girl Sleuth, by Melanie Rehak
• Runner, by Thomas Perry
• Creepers, by Joanne Dahme
• Blonde Roots, by Bernardine Evaristo
• Deeper, by Roderick Gordon, Brian Williams
• The Great Upheaval, by Jay Winik (on CD)
• The Frozen Thames, by Helen Humphreys

June (3F, 1 NF)

• Columbine, by Dave Cullen
• Tuesday Night at the Blue Moon, by Debbie Fuller Thomas
• The Burglar in the Rye, by Lawrence Block (on CD)
• People of the Book, by Geraldine Brooks

July (5F, 2NF)

• U2 by U2, by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Jr., with Neil McCormick
• Nothing to Lose, by Lee Child
• Catalyst, by Laurie Halse Anderson (on CD)
• Chasing the Bear, by Robert B. Parker
• Ishmael, by Daniel Quinn
• Ella Minnow Pea : A Novel in Letters, by Mark Dunn

August (3F, 1NF)

• Every Man Dies Alone, by Hans Fallada
• Dog On It, by Spencer Quinn
• The Thirteenth Tale, by Diane Setterfield (on CD)
• A Prairie Tale, by Melissa Gilbert

September (4F, 2NF)

• School Days, by Robert Parker (on CD)
• The Late, Lamented Molly Marx, by Sally Koslow
• Do Hard Things, by Alex & Brett Harris
• Fire and Ice, by J.A. Jance
• Born in Death, by J.D. Robb (on CD)

October (6F, 2NF)

• The Bible : A Biography, by Karen Armstrong
• Promised Land, by Cynthia Felice and Connie Willis
• Sisterchicks Do the Hula, by Robin Jones Gunn (on CD)
• The Alexandria Link, by Steve Berry
• Rasskazy (edited by Mikhail Iossel and Jeff Parker)
• Gym Candy, by Carl Deuker
• The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins
• The Time of My Life, by Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi

November (3F, 2NF)

• Ten Days in the Hills, by Jane Smiley (on CD)
• Pursuit and Persuasion, by Sally Wright
• Curiosities of Literature, by John Sutherland
• Hell is Other Parents, by Deborah Copaken Kogan
• The Siege, by Stephen White

December (8F, 1NF)

• The Burnt House, by Faye Kellerman (on CD)
• Dark Mirror, by Barry Maitland
• High Country, by Nevada Barr (on CD)
• The Professional, by Robert B. Parker
• The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work, by Alain de Botton
• The Best of Times, by Penny Vincenzi
• The Wild Things, by Dave Eggers
• The Widow's Revenge, by James D. Doss
• The Gates, by John Connolly