Genre codes: A = African American, F = Fiction, GL = Gay/Lesbian/B/T, H = Historical, I=Inspirational/Christian, L = Literary, M = Multicultural, R = Romance or Romantic Suspense, SP = Speculative Fiction (Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror), SS = Short Stories, W = Western.
| AUTHOR | TITLE | ISBN | Stars ~ Notes | Genre |
Debut |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron, A. | Serenity Rose: Working Through the Negativity | 159362011x |  |
graphic novel | |
| Abraham, Pearl | The Seventh Beggar | 1573222852 | |
F/L | |
| Abrams, Nita | The Spy's Kiss (paper) | 0821778536 | |
R | |
| Ahern, Cecelia | Rosie Dunne | 140130091x | |
F* | |
| Alarcon, Daniel | War By Candlelight | 0060594780 | |
F/SS | |
| Alexander, Carly | The Secret LIfe of Mrs. Claus | 0758209258 | |
R | |
| Alexander, Hannah | Last Resort: Hideaway (paper) | 0373785402 | LJ Best Christian Fiction |
I | |
| Ali, Mohammed Nasseehu | The Prophet of Zongo Street: Stories | 0060523549 | |
SS | |
| Allende, Isabel | Zorro* | 006077870 | Booklist Top 10 Historical Novels Washington Post Book World Raves Booklist Editors' Choice Best Fiction |
L/H* | |
| Allio, Kristin | Garner | 1566891752 | |
L | |
| Almond, Steve | The Evil B.B. Chow | 1565124227 | |
F/SS | |
| Amick, Steve | The Lake, the River & the Other Lake | 0375423508 | Washington Post Book World Raves |
F | 1st |
| Anderson, Paul | Hunger's Brides: A Novel of the Baroque | 0786715413 | |
H | |
| Anderson, Susan | Skintight (paper) | 0778322009 | |
R | |
| Antoni, Robert | Carnival (paper) | 0802170056 | |
L | |
| Arkin, Frieda | Hedwig and Berti | |
F/L | ||
| Ash, Sarah | Children of the Serpent Gate: Tears of Artaman, bk 3 | 0553381228 | |
SP | |
| Austin, Lynn | All She Ever Wanted (paper) | 0764228897 | LJ Best Christian Fiction |
I | |
| Aw, Tash | The Harmony Silk Factory | 157322300x | Whitbread First Novel Award Winner | F* | 1st |
| Azuma, Kiyohiko | Yotsuba &! | 1413903177 | |
graphic novel | |
| B., David | Epileptic | 0375423184 | |
graphic novel | |
| Baddiel, David | The Secret Purposes | 0060765828 | |
F | |
| Bagge, Peter | Buddy Does Seattle (paper) | 1560976233 | |
graphic novel | |
| Bagshawe, Tilly | Adored | 0446576883 | |
F | 1st |
| Bailey, Tom | The Grace That Keeps This World | 0307238016 | |
F | |
| Baker, Kage | The Life of the World To Come | 0765311321 | Kirkus Best Sci-Fi & Fantasy |
SP | |
| Bakopoulos, Dean | Please Don't Come Back From the Moon | 0151011354 | New York Times Notable |
F | 1st |
| Bank, Melissa | The Wonder Spot | 0670034118 | Washington Post Book World Raves |
F | |
| Banks, Iain M. | The Algebraist | 1597800260 | |
SP | |
| Banville, John | The Sea | 0307263118 | Booker Prize Winner New York Times Notable L.A. Times Favorite Books Christian Science Monitor Best Fiction Washington Post Book World Raves Booklist Editors' Choice Best Fiction |
L | |
| Barry, Sebastian | A Long Long Way | 0670033804 | L.A. Times Favorite Books Christian Science Monitor Best Fiction |
L | |
| Barth, John | Where Three Roads Meet: Novellas | 0618610162 | |
L | |
| Bass, Rick | Diezmo | 0395926173 | |
L | |
| Bates, Judy Fong | Midnight at the Dragon Cafe (paper) | 1582431892 | Booklist Best Adult Books for Young Adults Alex Awards ALA Notable Books |
F | |
| Bauer, Ann | A Wild Ride Up the Cupboards | 0743269497 | Washington Post Book World Raves | L | 1st |
| Bauman, Bruce | And the Word Was | 1590511417 | |
F | |
| Bauman, Christian | Voodoo Loung (paper) | 0743270983 | |
F | |
| Baumbach, Jonathan | On the Way to My Father's Funeral: New and Selected Stories | 0972336338 | |
F/SS | |
| Bausch, Robert | Out of Season | 0151010145 | Washington Post Book World Raves | L | |
| Beard, Philip | Dear Zoe | 0670034010 | |
F* | 1st |
| Beattie, Ann | Follies: And New Stories | New York Times Notable |
F/SS | ||
| Beigbeder, Frederic | Windows on the World | 1401352235 | |
F* | |
| Bender, Aimee | Willful Creatures: Stories | 0385501137 | |
F/SS | |
| Benjamin, Curt | Lords of Grass and Thunder | 0756401976 | |
SP | |
| Berg, Elizabeth | The Year of Pleasures | 1400061601 | Washington Post Book World Raves | ||
| Bergelson, Dovid | Shadows of Berlin (paper) | 0872864448 | |
L/SS | |
| Bergen, David | Time in Between | 1400062403 | |
L | |
| Berman, Judith | Bear Daughter (paper) | 0441013228 | |
SP | |
| Bezos, MacKenzie | The Testing of Luther Albright | L.A. Times Favorite Books | F | ||
| Billerbeck, Kristen | With This Ring, I'm Confused (paper) | 1595540334 | |
I | |
| Bissell, Tom | God Lives in St. Petersburg: And Other Stories | 0375422641 | |
F/SS | |
| Bisson, Terry | Numbers Don't Lie | 1892391325 | LJ Best SF & Fantasy Novels |
SP | |
| Block, Francesca Lia | Necklace of Kisses | 0060777516 | |
F | |
| Boyars, Robert | Excitable Women, Damaged Men | 188558640x (paper) | |
||
| Boyd, Andrew & Ryan Young | Scurvy Dogs: Rags to Riches (paper) | 1932051279 | |
graphic novel | |
| Boyden, Joseph | Three Day Road | 0670034312 | |
F/H | 1st |
| Boyle, Elizabeth | This Rake of Mine (paper) | 0060783990 | |
R | |
| Boyle, T. C. | Tooth and Claw | 0670034355 | Washington Post Book World Raves |
L/SS | |
| Bragg, Melvin | Crossing the Lines | 1559707380 | |
H | |
| Brando, Marlon | Fan Tan | 1400044715 | |
F/H | |
| Brandt, William | The Book of the Film of the Story of My Life (paper) | 0446693812 | |
F | |
| Branston, Julian | Tilting at Windmills | Christian Science Monitor Best Fiction | |||
| Bretton, Barbara | Someone Like You (paper) | 0425203883 | |
R | |
| Brewer, Sonny | The Poet of Tolstoy Park | 034547631x | |
F | 1st |
| Brisbin, Terri | The King's Mistress (paper) | 0373293356 | |
R | |
| Brockaway, Connie | My Surrender (paper) | 0743463242 | |
R | |
| Brockmann, Suzanne | Hot Target | 0345467930 | |
R* | |
| Broderick, Damien | Godplayers (paper) | 1560256702 | |
SP | |
| Brooks, Geraldine | March | 0670033359 | Christian Science Monitor Best Fiction Washington Post Book World Raves Pulitzer Prize Winner |
F/H* | |
| Buckhanon, Kalisha | Upstate | 0312332688 | Alex Awards | A* | 1st |
| Budnitz, Judy | Nice Big American Baby | 0375412425 | |
F/SS | |
| Bujold, Lois McMaster | The Hallowed Hunt | 0060574623 | |
SP | |
| Burns, Charles | Black Hole | 037542380x | |
graphic novel | |
| Burton, Ann | Abigail's Story (paper) | 045121479x | |
I | |
| Butcher, Jim | Dead Beat: A Novel of the Dresden Files | 0451460278 | |
SP | |
| Butler, Octavia | Fledgling | 1583226907 | SF Gate Best Spec Fiction |
SP/A | |
| Cadwalldr, Carole | The Family Tree | 0525948422 | LJ Best First Novels |
F | 1st |
| Campbell, Bebe Moore | 72 Hour Hold | 1400040744 | Washington Post Book World Raves |
A/F* | |
| Campbell, Ramsey | The Overnight | 0765312999 | |
SP | |
| Capote, Truman | Summer Crossing | 1400065224 | |
F | 1st |
| Caputo, Philip | Acts of Faith | 0375411666 | |
F/L | |
| Card, Orson Scott | Shadow of the Giant (conlusion of The Shadow Quartet) | 0312857586 | |
SP* | |
| Card, Orson Scott | Magic Street | 0345416899 | |
SP | |
| Carlyle, Liz | One Little Sin (paper) | 0743496108 | |
R | |
| Carnahan, Matthew | Sex With the Serpent Girl | 1400062705 | |
F | 1st |
| Carroll, Jonathan | Glass Soup | 0765311798 | |
SP | |
| Carroll, Susan | The Courtesan (paper) | 0345437977 | |
R/H | |
| Cash, Steve | The Meq | 0345470923 | |
SP | |
| Caskie, Kathryn | A Lady's Guide to Rakes (paper) | 0446616095 | |
R | |
| Chadwick, Charles | It's All Right Now | 0060742860 | Booklist Top 10 First Novels Booklist Editors' Choice Best Fiction |
F | 1st |
| Chao, Patricia | Mambo Peligroso | 0060734175 | Booklist Editors' Choice Best Fiction |
F | |
| Chiaverini, Jennifer | The Christmas Quilt | 074328657x | |
F* | |
| Chieng, Chieh | A Long Stay in a Distant Land | 1582345333 | Booklist Top 10 First Novels |
F | |
| Ciment, Jill | The Tattoo Artist | 0375423257 | |
L | |
| Clark, Clare | The Great Stink | 0151011613 | Washington Post Book World Raves |
H* | |
| Clarke, Arthur C. & Stephen Baxter | Sunstorm, TIme Odyssey, bk 2 | 034545250x | LJ Best SF & Fantasy Novels | SP | |
| Cleave, Chris | Incendiary | 0307262820 | Washington Post Book World Raves | L | 1st |
| Clegg, Douglas | The Priest of Blood | 0441013279 | |
SP | |
| Clemens, James | Shadowfall: Book One of the Godslayer Chronicles | 0451459946 | |
SP | |
| Clowes, Daniel | Ice Haven | 037542332x | L.A. Times Favorite Books |
graphic novel | |
| Coake, Christopher | We're In Trouble: Stories | 0151010943 | |
L/SS | 1st |
| Coe, Jonathan | Closed Circle | 0375414150 | |
F/L | |
| Coetzee, J.M. | Slow Man | 0670034592 | New York Times Notable |
L | |
| Cook, Glen | The Tyranny of the Night: Book One of the Instrumentalities of the Night | 0765306840 | |
SP | |
| Cooke, Darwyn (edt) | DC The New Frontier, 2 | 1401204619 | |
graphic novel | |
| Cooper, Dennis | The Sluts | 0786716746 | |
F/L | |
| Cornwell, Bernard | The Last Kingdom | 0060530510 | |
H* | |
| Coupland, Douglas | Eleanor Rigby | 1582345236 | Kirkus Best Novels |
F/L* | |
| Cramer, W. Dale | Levi's Will (paper) | 0764229958 | LJ Best Christian Fiction |
I | |
| Crane, Jordan | The Clouds Above | 1560976276 | |
graphic novel | |
| Cross, Helen | My Summer of Love (paper) | 0747575886 | |
F | |
| Cross, Janine | Touched by Venom (paper) | 0451460480 | LJ Best SF & Fantasy Novels | SP | |
| Crowley, John | Lord Byron's Novel: The Evening Land | 0060556587 | |
L/H | |
| Crumb, R. | The R. Crumb Handbook | 1840727160 | |
graphic novel | |
| Crumb, R. (edt) | Drawn & Quarterly Showcase: Book Three | 1896597882 | |
graphic novel | |
| Cullin, Mitch | A Slight Trick of the Mind | 0385513283 | |
F/H | |
| Cunningham, Michael | Specimen Days | 0374299625 | Washington Post Book World Raves, Kirkus Best Novels |
F/L* | |
| Curran, Sheila | Diana Lively Is Falling Down (paper) | 0425202429 | |
R/F | |
| Dalton, Trinie | Wide Eyed (paper) | 1888451866 | |
F/SS | |
| Dangor, Achmat | Bitter Fruit (paper) | 0802170064 | |
L | |
| Darnton, John | The Darwin Conspiracy | 140004176 | |
F* | |
| Davies, Martin | The Conjurer's Bird | 1400097339 | |
L | |
| De Haven, Tom | It's Superman! | 0811844358 | |
F | |
| Delaney, Frank | Ireland | 0060536486 | Christian Science Monitor Best Fiction |
H* | 1st |
| Dermansky, Marcy | Twins | 006075978x |
Booklist Best Adult Books for Young Adults |
F | 1st |
| Deslisle, Guy | Pyogyang | 1896597890 | |
graphic novel | |
| Devoto, Pat Cunningham | The Summer We Got Saved | 0446576964 | Booklist Best Adult Books for Young Adults |
F | |
| Dew, Robb Forman | Truth of the Matter | 0316890049 | Washington Post Book World Raves |
F/L | |
| Diamant, Anita | The Last Days of Dogtown | 0743225732 | |
H* | |
| Dietrich, William | The Scourge of God | 006073499x | |
H* | |
| Doctorow, Cory | Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town | 0765312786 | |
SP | |
| Doctorow, E.L. | The March : A Novel of the Civil War | 0375506713 | National Book Award Finalist New York Times Notable PW 10 Best Novels L.A. Times Favorite Books Christian Science Monitor Best Fiction Washington Post Book World Raves Kirkus Best Novels National Book Critics Circle Award Winner Booklist Editors' Choice Best Fiction - Top of the List Pen/Faulkner Winner Booklist Top 10 Historical Novels Quill Nominee |
L/H | |
| Dominque, Ronlyn | The Mercy of Thin Air | 0743278801 | |
L | |
| Dongala, Emmanuel | Johnny Mad Dog | 0374179956 |
L.A. Times Favorite Books |
F/L | |
| Doyon, Stephanie | The Greatest Man in Cedar Hole | 0743271335 | LJ Best Books |
F* | 1st |
| Due, Tananrive | Joplin's Ghost | 0743449037 | |
SP | |
| Duncan, Glen | Death of an Ordinary Man (paper) | 0802170048 | Booklist Editors' Choice Best Fiction |
L | |
| Durham, David Anthony | Pride of Carthage: A Novel of Hannibal's War | 0385506031 | |
H | |
| Dyja, Thomas | The Moon In Our Hands | 0786715057 | |
L | |
| Dyson, Cindy | And She Was | 0060597704 | |
F | |
| Eco, Umberto | The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana | 0151011400 | Booklist Editors' Choice Best Fiction |
L | |
| Edwards, Kim | The Memory Keeper's Daughter | 0670034169 | |
F | 1st |
| Eggers, Dave | How We Are Hungry | 1932416137 | New York Times Notable | L | |
| Eickhoff, Randy Lee | The Quick and the Dead | 0765307766 | |
H | |
| Ellis, Bret Easton | Lunar Park | 0375412913 | New York Times NotableKirkus Best Novels |
F | |
| Elmer, Robert | The Celebrity (paper) | 1578567416 | |
I | |
| Emmons, Josh | The Loss of Leon Meed | 0743267184 | |
F | 1st |
| Enoch, Suzanne | Flirting With Danger (paper) | 0060593636 | |
R | |
| Enquist, Per Olov | Lewi's Journey | 1585673412 | |
L | |
| Ephron, Amy | One Sunday Morning | 0060585528 | Booklist Top 10 Historical Novels Booklist Editors' Choice Best Fiction |
H | |
| Erdrich, Louise | The Painted Drum | 0060515104 | New York Times Notable L.A. Times Favorite Books Christian Science Monitor Best Fiction Washington Post Book World Raves Booklist Editors' Choice Best Fiction |
L* | |
| Erian, Alicia | Towelhead | 077324497x | New York Times Notable Washington Post Book World Raves |
F | |
| Erickson, Carolly | The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette | 0312337086 | |
H | |
| Erickson, Steven | Our Ecstatic Days | L.A. Times Favorite Books | |||
| Erickson, Steven | Memories of Ice: Malazan Book of the Fallen, bk 3 | 0765314320 | |
SP | |
| Erikson, Steven | Deadhouse Gates, Malazan Book of the Fallen, bk 2 | 0765310023 | |
SP | |
| Eschbach, Andreas | The Carpet Makers | 0765305933 | Kirkus Best Sci-Fi & Fantasy LJ Best SF & Fantasy Novels |
SP | |
| Estrin, Marc | The Education of Arnold Hitler (paper) | 1923961038 | |
L | |
| Evanovich, Janet | Full Bloom (paper) | 0312934300 | |
R | |
| Evans, Diana | 26a | 0060820918 | Whitbread First Novel Award shortlist Booklist Top 10 First Novels Booklist Best Adult Books for Young Adults Booklist Editors' Choice Best Fiction |
F/L | 1st |
| Everett, Percival | Wounded | 1555974279 | |
L/GL | |
| Farley, Christopher John | Kingston by Starlight (paper) | 1400082455 | |
H | |
| Farrell, S.L. | Heir of Stone: Cloudmages | 0756402549 | |
SP | |
| Farris, John | Phantom Nights | 0765307782 | SF Gate Best Spec Fiction |
SP | |
| Fellowes, Julian | Snobs | 0312336926 | |
F | 1st |
| Fergus, Jim | The Wild Girl: The Notebooks of Ned Giles, 1932 | 1401300545 | |
H | |
| Filipacchi, Amanda | Love Creeps | 031234032x | |
R | |
| Fingerman, Bob (edt) | Zombie World: Winter's Dregs and Other Stories | 1593073844 | |
graphic novel | |
| Fisher, Jude | The Rose of the World | 0756401879 | |
SP | |
| Fisher, Karen | Sudden Country | 1400063221 | |
F/W | |
| Fitzgerald, Kitty | Pigtopia | 1401352510 | B&N Discover Great New Writers 2nd Place Winner |
F | |
| Flint, Eric | The Rivers of War | 0345465679 | |
SP | |
| Foer, Jonathan Safran | Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close | 0618329706 | L.A. Times Favorite Books Washington Post Book World Raves ALA Notable Books |
L | |
| Francis, David | Great Inland Sea | 1596921161 | |
L | |
| Fraser, George MacDonald | Flashman on the March | 1400044758 | Washington Post Book World Raves | H | |
| Freer, Dave | A Mankind Witch | 0743499131 | |
SP | |
| Frost, Gregory | Attack of the Jazz Giants | 1930846347 | |
SP | |
| Furman, Laura (ed) | The O. Henry Prize Stories 2004 (paper) | 1400076544 | |
L/SS | |
| Gabaldon, Diana | A Breath of Snow and Ashes | 0385324162 | |
R* | |
| Gaffney, Elizabeth | Metropolis | 1400061504 | |
H | 1st |
| Gaige, Amity | O My Darling | 1590511743 | |
F | 1st |
| Gaiman, Neil | Anansi Boys | 006051518x | PW 10 Best Novels Christian Science Monitor Best Fiction Washington Post Book World Raves SF Gate Best Spec Fiction Alex Awards |
SP* | |
| Gaitskill, Mary | Veronica | 0375421459 | National Book Award Finalist New York Times Notable New York Times 10 Best Books PW 10 Best Novels Washington Post Book World Raves Kirkus Best Novels National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee ALA Notable Books Orange Prize longlist |
F/L* | |
| Galloway, Gregory | As Simple as Snow | 0399152318 | Booklist Best Adult Books for Young Adults Alex Awards |
F/SS | |
| Garcia Marquez, Gabriel | Memories of My Melancholy Whores | 140004460x |
New York Times Notable Washington Post Book World Raves |
L | |
| Gemmell, David | Lord of the Silver Bow: Troy | 0345458354 | Kirkus Best Sci-Fi & Fantasy |
SP | |
| Gentry, Georgina | To Tempt a Texan (paper) | 082177705x | |
R | |
| Ghosh, Amitav | The Hungry Tide | 0618329978 | Washington Post Book World Raves ALA Notable Books |
L | |
| Gibson, Rachel | The Trouble of Valentine's Day (paper) | 0060009268 | |
R | |
| Giffin, Emily | Something Blue | 0312323589 | |
R | |
| Gilchrist, Ellen | Nora Jane: A Life in Stories (paper) | 0316058386 | |
F/L | |
| Glantz, Margo | Wake (paper) | 1931896232 | |
L | |
| Goldberg, Myla | Wickett's Remedy | 0385513240 | |
F/H* | |
| Goldsmith, Andrea | The Prosperous Thief | 1741144698 | |
F | |
| Goodman, Jo | A Season to Be Sinful (paper) | 0821777750 | LJ Best Romance Novels |
R | |
| Gordimer, Nadine | Get a Life | 0374161704 | Man Booker Prize longlist |
L | |
| Gordon, Mary | Pearl | 037542315x | Christian Science Monitor Best Fiction Washington Post Book World Raves |
L | |
| Gould, Steven | Reflex | |
SP | ||
| Greenland, Seth | The Bones | 1582345503 | |
F | |
| Grossman, David | Her Body Knows: Two Novellas | 0374175578 | Washington Post Book World Raves |
L | |
| Gurnah, Abdulrazak | Desertation | 0375423540 | |
L | |
| Haigh, Jennifer | Baker Towers | 0060509414 | |
F/H | |
| Halter, Marek | Zipporah, Wife of Moses | 1400052793 | |
H/I | |
| Hambly, Barbara | The Emancipator's Wife: A Novel of Mary Todd Lincoln | 0553803018 | |
H | |
| Harkham, Sammy (ed) | Kramer's Ergot 5 | 1584231726 | |
graphic novel | |
| Harrison, Kathyrn | Envy | 1400063469 | New York Times Notable |
F | |
| Harrison, M. John | Viriconium | 0553383159 | Kirkus Best Sci-Fi & Fantasy |
SP | |
| Harrod-Eagles, Cynthia | The Colonel's Daughter | 0727862901 | |
R/H | |
| Hart, Beth Webb | Grace at Low Tide (paper) | 1595540261 | |
I | |
| Harvey, Kenneth J. | The Town That Forgot How to Breathe | 0312342225 | |
SP/L | |
| Hawks, John Twelve | The Traveler: The Fourth Realm Trilogy, bk 1 | 038551428x | |
F/SP* | |
| Hedaya, Yael | Accidents | 0805073485 | |
L | |
| Helprin, Mark | Freddy and Fredericka | 1594200548 | |
L | |
| Hemingway, Amanda | The Greenstone Grail | 0345460782 | Booklist Best Adult Books for Young Adults |
SP | |
| Hemmings, Kaui Hart | House of Thieves | 1594200483 | |
F/SS | |
| Hempel, Amy | The Dog of the Marriage: Stories | 0743264517 | |
F/SS | |
| Henry, Patti Callahan | Where the River Runs (paper) | 0451215052 | |
F | |
| Hetley, James A. | Dragon's Eye | 0441013287 | |
SP | |
| Hickey, Elizabeth | The Painted Kiss | 0743492609 | |
H | |
| Hicks, Robert | Widow of the South | 0446500127 | |
H/L | |
| Hilsbery, Thorn Kief | What We Do Is Secret (paper) | 0812973097 | |
F | |
| Hoffman, Alice | The Ice Queen | 0316058599 | |
F* | |
| Hornbacher, Marya | The Center of Winter | 0060192267 | |
F | |
| Hornby, Agnello | The Almond Picker | 0374901562 | |
F | 1st |
| Hornby, Nick | A Long Way Down | 1573223026 |
Whitbread Novel Award shortlist Booklist Editors' Choice Best Fiction |
F* | |
| Houston, Pam | Sighthound | 0393058174 | |
F | |
| Howard, Audrey | As the Night Ends | 0340824077 | |
F | |
| Hribal, C.J. | The Company Car | 140006287x | |
F | 1st |
| Hudgens, Dallas | Drive Like Hell | |
F | 1st | |
| Humphreys, Helen | Wild Dogs | 0393060152 | |
L | |
| Huong, Doung Thu | No Man's Land | 1401366643 | |
L | |
| Hurst, Fannie | The Stories of Fannie Hurst | 1558614834 | |
L/SS | |
| Irby, Lee | 7,000 Clams | 0385511892 | |
H | 1st |
| Ishiguro, Kazuo | Never Let Me Go | 1400043395 | New York Times Notable PW 10 Best Novels L.A. Times Favorite Books Kirkus Best Novels LJ Best Books National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee Alex Awards ALA Notable Books |
L | |
| Iweala, Uzodinma | Beasts of No Nation | 006079867x | Booklist Top 10 First Novels ALA Notable Books B&N Discover Great New Writers Winner |
F/L | 1st |
| Jakober, Marie | Sons of Liberty | 0765310414 | |
H | |
| James, Eloisa | Much Ado About You (paper) | 0060732067 | |
R | |
| James, Eloisa | Kiss Me, Annabel (paper) | 0060732105 | LJ Best Romance Novels |
R | |
| James, Marlon | John Crow's Devil (paper) | 1888451823 | |
L/A | |
| Jason | Why Are You Doing This? (paper) | 1560976551 | |
graphic novel | |
| Jennings, Phillip | Nam-A-Rama | 0765311208 | Washington Post Book World Raves |
H/F | 1st |
| Jensen, Liz | The Ninth Life of Louis Drax | 1582345171 | |
F/L | |
| Johnson, R. Kikuo | Night Fisher | 1560977191 | Booklist Best Adult Books for Young Adults |
graphic novel | |
| Jones, Linda Winstead | The Moon Witch (paper) | 0425201295 | |
R/SP | |
| Jordan, Robert | Knife of Dreams | 0312873077 | |
SP* | |
| Joyce, Graham | The Limits of Enchantment | 0743463447 | |
SP | |
| Joyce, Lydia | The Music of the Night (paper) | 0451217063 | |
R | |
| Kadare, Ismail | The Successor | 1559707739 | New York Times Notable |
L | |
| Kawabata, Yasunari | The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa (paper) | 0520241827 | |
L | |
| Kelly, Thomas | Empire Rising | 0374147871 | New York Times Notable |
H | |
| Kennedy, A.L. | Paradise | 1400042646 | |
L | |
| Kenyon, Sherrilyn | Seize the Night (paper) | 0312992432 | |
R | |
| Khasoggi, Soheir | Nadia's Song | 0765312360 | |
F | |
| Kidd, Sue Monk | The Mermaid Chair | 0670033944 | |
F* | |
| Kincaid, Nanci | As Hot As It Was You Ought To Thank Me (paper) | 0316009148 | |
F | |
| King, Dave | The Ha-Ha | 0316156108 | Christian Science Monitor Best Fiction Washington Post Book World Raves |
L* | 1st |
| King, Frank | Walt and Skeezix Book 1 | 1896597645 | |
graphic novel | |
| King, Kevin | All the Stars Came Out That Night | 0525949054 | |
F | |
| King, Lily | The English Teacher | 0871138972 | PW 10 Best Novels |
F/L | |
| King, Stephen | Salem's Lot | 0385516487 | |
SP | |
| Kirn, Walter | Mission to America | 038550764x | New York Times Notable |
F | |
| Koontz, Dean & Kevin J. Anderson | City of Night (paper) | 0553587897 | |
SP | |
| Koontz, Dean & Kevin J. Anderson | Prodigal Son (paper) | 0553587889 | |
SP | |
| Kostova, Elizabeth | The Historian | 0316011770 | |
H/SP* | 1st |
| Krahn, Betina | The Book of the Seven Delights (paper) | 0515139726 | |
R | |
| Krauss, Nicole | History of Love | 0393060349 | L.A. Times Favorite Books Christian Science Monitor Best Fiction Washington Post Book World Raves Orange Prize Finalist |
F | |
| Kudoro, Lou (edt) | Sexy Voice and Robo | 159116916x | |
graphic novel | |
| Kunkel, Benjamin | Indecision | 1400063450 | New York Times Notable | F | |
| Lake, Jay | Dogs in the Moonlight | 1930997566 | |
SP | |
| Landis, Jill Marie | Heartbreak Hotel | 0345453301 | LJ Best Romance Novels |
R | |
| Langer, Adam | The Washington Story: A Novel in Five Spheres | 1573223247 | |
F | |
| Lapcharoensap, Rattawut | Sightseeing: Stories | 0802117880 | |
L/SS* | 1st |
| Lavigne, Michael | Not Me | 1400063116 | |
L | |
| Lee, Edward Jae-Suk | The Good Man | 1882593944 | |
F | 1st |
| Lee, Jade | Desperate Tigress (paper) | 0843955058 | |
R | |
| Lee, Marie Myung-Ok | Somebody's Daughter | 0807083887 | Booklist Best Adult Books for Young Adults |
F | 1st |
| Levy, Andrea | Small Island (paper) | 0312424671 | Whitbread Novel Shortlist Whitbread Book of the Year Orange Prize Winner PW 10 Best Novels National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee |
F* | |
| Levy, Justine | Nothing Serious (paper) | 0976140772 | |
F | |
| Lewis, Beverly | The Preacher's Daughter (paper) | 0764201050 | LJ Best Christian Fiction |
I | |
| Lewis, Sinclair | It Can't Happen Here | 045121658x | |
L | |
| Lewis, William Henry | I Got Somebody in Staunton: Stories | 0060536659 | BCALA Honor Book |
F/A/SS | |
| Li, Yiyun | A Thousand Years of Good Prayers: Stories | 1400063124 | |
F/SS | |
| Lindskold, Jane | Child of a Rainless Year | 0765309378 | |
SP | |
| Link, Kelly | Magic for Beginners | 1931520151 | SF Gate Best Spec Fiction |
SP/SS | |
| Lipsyte, Sam | Home Land (paper) | 0312424183 | New York Times Notable | F | |
| Lively, Penelope | Making It Up | 0670034479 | |
F/L | |
| Lliteras, D.S. | The Silence of John | 157174410x | |
I | |
| Long, Kate | The Bad Mother's Handbook | 0345479653 | Booklist Top 10 First Novels |
F | 1st |
| Lovecraft, H.P. | Tales | 1931082723 | |
SP/SS | |
| Lovric, Michelle | The Remedy | 0060837039 | |
F/H | |
| Lynch, Jim | The Highest Tide | 1582346054 | |
L* | |
| MacLeod, Ian R. | The House of Storms | 0441012809 | |
SP | |
| MacLeod, Ken | Learning the World: Or, the New Intelligence: A Scientific Romance | 0765313316 | Kirkus Best Sci-FI & Fantasy Novels |
SP | |
| Maguire, Gregory | Son of a Witch | 0060548932 | |
SP | |
| Main, David | Fallen | 0312328494 | |
L | |
| Makine, Andrei | The Earth and Sky of Jacques Dorme | 1559707399 | |
L | |
| Mandelman, Avner | Talking to the Enemy: Stories | 1583226699 | |
L/SS | |
| Mantel, Hilary | Beyond Black | 0805073566 | Orange Prize finalist New York Times Notable Orange Prize longlist |
L/SP | |
| Marillier, Juliet | Dark Mirror | 0765309955 | |
SP | |
| Marshall, Bev | Hot Fudge Sundae Blues (paper) | 0345468430 | |
F | |
| Martin, Charles | Wrapped in Rain: A Novel of Coming Home (paper) | 0785261826 | |
I | |
| Martinez, A. Lee | Gil's All Fright Diner | 0765311437 | Alex Awards |
SP | |
| Marusek, David | Counting Heads | 0765312670 | |
SP | 1st |
| Masamune, Shirow | Ghost in the Shell 2: Man Machine Interface | 159307204x | |
graphic novel | |
| Masiel, David | The Western Limit of the World | 1400061628 | |
F/L | |
| Mattison, Alice | In Case We're Separated: Connected Stories | 0066213770 | |
F/SS | |
| Mazzaccuo, Melania G. | Vita | 0374284954 | PW 10 Best Novels |
L | |
| Mazzarella, Nichole | This Heavy Silence | 1557254257 | LJ Best Christian Fiction |
I | |
| McCaffrey, Todd | Dragonsblood | 0345441249 | |
SP | |
| McCall Smith, Alexander | 44 Scotland Street (paper) | 1400079446 | |
F | |
| McCarthy, Cormac | No County for Old Men | 0375406778 | New York Times Notable L.A. Times Favorite Books ALA Notable Books |
L* | |
| McCarthy, Erin | The Pregnancy Test (paper) | 0758208472 | |
R | |
| McCrumb, Sharyn | St. Dale | |
F | ||
| McDermott, Keith | Acqua Calda | 0786715081 | |
F/GL | 1st |
| McDevitt, Jack | Seeker | 0441013295 | |
SP | |
| McEwan, Ian | Saturday | 0385511809 | New York Times Notable New York Times 10 Best Books PW 10 Best Novels Christian Science Monitor Best Fiction LJ Best Books ALA Notable Books |
F/L* | |
| McKiernan, Dennis L. | Once Upon a Summer Day | 045146012x | |
SP | |
| McKillip, Patricia A. | Harrowing the Dragon | 0441013600 | |
SP | |
| McMillan, Terry | The Interruption of Everything | 0670031445 | Washington Post Book World Raves |
A/F* | |
| McNally, T.M. | The Goat Bridge | 0472115111 | Booklist Editors' Choice |
F | |
| Mda, Zakes | The Whale Caller | 0374287856 | |
L | |
| Megged, Aharon | Mandrakes from the Holy Land | 1592640575 | |
F | |
| Meissner, Susan | A Window to the World (paper) | 0736914145 | |
I | |
| Mendelson, Cheryl | Love, Work, Children | 0375508376 | |
F | |
| Merulla, Roland | A Little Love Story With Room for Breathing | 1400048672 | |
F | |
| Merulla, Roland | Golfing with God | 1565125010 | |
F | |
| Mieville, China | Looking for Jake (paper) | 0345476077 | |
SP/SS | |
| Miller, Sue | Lost in the Forest | 1400042267 | Booklist Editors' Choice Orange Prize longlist |
F | |
| Millet, Lydia | Oh Pure and Radiant Heart | 1932360859 | Christian Science Monitor Best Fiction Booklist Editors' Choice |
F | |
| Millner, Denene, Burt-Murray, Angela, Miller, Mitzi | The Vow | 0060762276 | |
A | |
| Modesitt, L.E. | The Eternity Artifact | 07865314649 | Kirkus Best Sci-FI & Fantasy Novels |
SP | |
| Moers, Walter | The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear | 1585677248 | |
SP | |
| Monette, Sarah | Melusine | 0441012868 | |
SP | |
| Monson, Ander | Other Electricities: Stories (paper) | 1932511156 | |
L/SS | |
| Montemarano, Nicholas | If the Sky Falls | 0807131229 | |
F/SS | |
| Montero, Mayra | Captain of the Sleepers | 0374118825 | |
L | |
| Moody, Rick | Diviners | 0316085391 | Washington Post Book World Raves Booklist Editors' Choice |
F/L | |
| Moor, Margriet De | The Kruetzer Sonata | 1559707445 | |
L | |
| Moorcock, Michael | The White Wolf's Son: The Albino in the Middle March | 0446577022 | |
SP | |
| Moore, Alan | Top 10 The Forty-Niners | 1563897571 | |
graphic novel | |
| Moore, Kate | Sexy Lexy (paper) | 0505526239 | LJ Best Romance Novels |
R | |
| Moore, Terry | Strangers in Paradise Pocket Book 1 | 1892597268 | |
graphic novel | |
| Morgan, Jude | Passion | 031234368x | 1556435193 |
H | |
| Morgan, Richard | Woken Furies | 0345479718 | |
SP | |
| Morris, Mary McGarry | The Lost Mother | 0670033898 | Washington Post Book World Raves | H | |
| Morrison, Grant | We3 | 1401204953 | |
graphic novel | |
| Mosby, Katherine | Twilight | 0066212715 | |
H | |
| Murakami, Haruki | Kafka on the Shore | 1400043662 | New York Times Notable New York Times 10 Best Books Washington Post Book World Raves Kirkus Best Novels ALA Notable Books |
L | |
| Murray, Albert | The Magic Keys | 0375423532 | |
L | |
| Nash, Sophia | Lord Will and Her Grace (paper) | 0451214730 | |
R | |
| Naylor, Clare | The Goddess Rules | 0345470532 | |
F | |
| Nedjma | The Almond | 0802118054 | |
L | |
| Neff, Heather | Haarlem (paper) | 0767917502 | |
A | |
| Nicholas, Denise | Freshwater Road | 1932841105 | Washington Post Book World Raves BCALA First Novelist Award |
A | |
| Nicholls, David | The Understudy | 1400061822 | |
F | |
| Nicholson, Joy | The Road to Esmeralda | 0312268637 | L.A. Times Favorite Books | L | |
| Niffenegger, Audrey | The Three Incestuous Sisters | 0810959275 | |
F/graphic novel | |
| Nissenson, Hugh | The Days of Awe | 1402205511 | Washington Post Book World Raves | ||
| Noble, Elizabeth | The Reading Group (paper) | 0060760443 | |
F | |
| Noyes, Deborah | Angel and Apostle | 1932961100 | |
L | |
| Oates, Joyce Carol | Missing Mom | 006081621x | New York Times Notable | L | |
| Ochsner, Gina | People I Wanted To Be (paper) | 0618563725 | |
F/SS | |
| Oden, Scott | Men of Bronze | 193281518x | |
H | |
| Ohlin, Alex | The Missing Person | 0375415246 | Booklist Top 10 First Novel | F | 1st |
| O'Malley, Thomas | In the Providence of Saints | 0316110396 | Booklist Top 10 First Novel | 1st | |
| O'Nan, Stewart | The Good Wife | 0374281394 | Washington Post Book World Raves |
F/L | |
| Owens, Sharon | The Tea House On Mulberry Street | 0399152652 | |
F* | |
| Oyeyemi, Helen | The Icarus Girl | 0385513836 | Washington Post Book World Raves | L | 1st |
| Palwick, Susan | The Necessary Beggar | 076531097x | LJ Best SF & Fantasy Novels Alex Awards |
SP | |
| Parker, K.J. | Devices and Desires: The Engineer Trilogy | 1841492752 | |
SP | |
| Parker, Robert B. | Appaloosa | 0399152776 | |
W* | |
| Parra, Nancy J. | The Bettin' Kind | 0803497369 | |
R | |
| Pears, Iain | The Portrait | 1573222984 | LJ Best Books |
H | |
| Pearson, T.R. | Glad News of the Natural World | 0743264630 | |
F | |
| Peretti, Frank E. | Monster | 084991180x | |
I* | |
| Perez-Reverte, Arturo | Captain Alatriste | 039915275x | |
H | |
| Perlman, Elliot | The Reasons I Won't Be Coming | 1573223212 | New York Times Notable |
F | |
| Phillips, Caryl | Dancing in the Dark | 1400043964 | Booklist Top 10 Historical Novels |
A/L/H | |
| Phillips, Holly | In the Palace of Repose | 1894815580 | |
SP | |
| Phillips, Susan Elizabeth | Match Me If You Can | 0060734558 | LJ Best Romance Novels |
R* | |
| Piercy, Marge | Sex Wars: A Novel of the Turbulent Post-Civil War Period | 0060789832 | |
L/H | |
| Plascencia, Salvador | The People of Paper | 1932416218 | L.A. Times Favorite Books |
L | 1st |
| Plumley, Lisa | Josie Day is Coming Home (paper) | 0821776967 | |
R | |
| Pouncey, Peter | Rules for Old Men Waiting | 1400063701 | |
F | 1st |
| Power, Nani | The Sea of Tears | 1582433038 | |
L* | |
| Powers, Tim | Strange Itineraries | 1892391236 | |
SP | |
| Poyer, David | That Anvil of Our Souls: A Novel of the Monitor and the Merrimack | 0684871351 | |
H | |
| Pratchett, Terry | Thud! | 0060815221 | |
SP | |
| Pratt, Tim | The Strange Adventures of Rangergirl (paper) | 0553383388 | |
SP | |
| Prewett, J. Everett | Snake Walkers | 0976192705 | BCALA Honor Book | A/H | |
| Prose, Francine | A Changed Man | 0060196742 | New York Times Notable Booklist Editors' Choice |
L | |
| Puchner, Eric | Music Through the Floor: Stories | 0743270460 | |
L/SS | |
| Putney, M.J. | Stolen Magic | 0345476891 | |
SP/R | |
| Rambaud, Patrick | The Retreat | |
H | ||
| Rawles, Nancy | My Jim | Christian Science Monitor Best Fiction Washington Post Book World Raves Booklist Best Adult Books for Young Adults Alex Awards |
A/H | ||
| Rayner, Richard | The Devil's Wind | |
F/H | ||
| Reed, Robert | The Well of Stars | 0765308606 | Kirkus Best Sci-FI & Fantasy Novels |
SP | |
| Reese, James | The Book of Spirits | 006056105x | |
H | |
| Restrepo, Laura | Isle of Passion | 0060088982 | |
L | |
| Reynolds, Alastair | Diamond Dogs, Turquouise Days | 0441012388 | |
SP | |
| Rice, Anne | Christ the Lord | 0375412018 | |
H/I* | |
| Rice, Luanne | Summer's Child (paper) | 0375432512 | |
R | |
| Richards, Emilie | Endless Chain | 0778321983 | |
R | |
| Ringo, John & Tom Kratman | Watch on the Rhine | 0743499182 | |
SP | |
| Rivas, Manuel | Into the Wilderness | 1585674672 | |
L | |
| Robbins, David L. | Liberation Road: A Novel of World War II and the Red Ball Express | 0553801759 | |
H | |
| Roberts, Nora | Blue Smoke | 0399153063 | |
R* | |
| Roberts, Nora | Black Rose (paper) | 0515138657 | |
R* | |
| Robinson, Alex | Tricked | 1891830732 | |
graphic novel | |
| Robinson, Kim Stanley | Fifty Degrees Below | 0553803123 | |
SP | |
| Robinson, Roxana | A Perfect Stranger: Stories | 0375509186 | |
F/SS | |
| Robson, Justina | Silver Screen (paper) | 1591023386 | Kirkus Best Sci-FI & Fantasy Novels |
SP | |
| Rosen, Nicolle | Mrs. Freud | 1559707836 | Booklist Top 10 Historical Novels |
H | |
| Rushdie, Salman | Shalimar the Clown | 0679463356 | Whitbread Novel Award shortlist New York Times Notable L.A. Times Favorite Books Christian Science Monitor Best Fiction Washington Post Book World Raves Kirkus Best Novels Booklist Editors' Choice |
L* | |
| Russell, Mary Doria | A Thread of Grace | 0375501843 | |
F/H | |
| Sacco, Joe | Wars End: A Story From Bosnia | 1896597920 | |
graphic novel | |
| Saknussemm, Kris | Zanesville (paper) | 0812974166 | |
F | 1st |
| Salter, James | Last Night | 1400043123 | Washington Post Book World Raves Booklist Editors' Choice |
F/SS | |
| Sanders, Lauren | With Or Without You (paper) | 1888451696 | |
F/GL | |
| Saul, Jamie M. | The Light of Day | 0060747528 | |
F | |
| Saunders, George | The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil (paper) | 1594481520 | |
F | |
| Schaap, James Calvin | Startlin Joy: Seven Magical Stories of Christmas | 0800718771 | |
I/SS | |
| Schaeffert, Timothy | The Singing and Dancing Daughters of God | 1932961127 | |
F/L | |
| Schneider, Bart | Beautiful Inez | 1400054427 | Booklist Editors' Choice |
L | |
| Schwartz, Lynne Sharon | The Writing on the Wall | 1582432996 | |
L | |
| Schwarzschild, Edward | Responsible Men | 156512409x | |
F | 1st |
| See, Lisa | Snow Flower and the Secret Fan | 140060281 | Washington Post Book World Raves |
F/H | |
| Seth | Wimbledon Green | 1896597939 | |
graphic novel | |
| Sfar, Joann | The Rabbi's Cat | 0375422811 | |
graphic novel | |
| Shamsie, Kamila | Broken Verses (paper) | 0156030535 | |
L | |
| Sharfeddin, Heather | Blackbelly | 1882593979 | |
F | |
| Sharp, Adreinne | First Love | 1573223107 | Booklist Top 10 First Novels |
F | 1st |
| Shay, Kathryn | Someone to Believe in (paper) | 0425205304 | |
R | |
| Shepherd, Paul | More Lke Not Running Away (paper) | 1935111288 | |
F | |
| Shields, Carol | The Collected Stories | 0060762039 | Washington Post Book World Raves |
L/SS* | |
| Shinn, Sharon | Mystic and Rider | 0441012469 | |
SP | |
| Shreve, Anita | Wedding in December | 0316738999 | |
F/L | |
| Shreve, Porter | Drives Like a Dream | F | |||
| Siddons, Anne Rivers | Sweetwater Creek | 006621335 | F* | ||
| Sijiie, Dai | Mr. Muo's Travelling Couch | 1400042593 | Washington Post Book World Raves | L | |
| Simmonds, Posy | Gemma Bovery | 0375423397 | |
graphic novel | |
| Simmons, Dan | Olympos | 0380978946 | SF Gate Best Spec Fiction |
SP | |
| Simon, Scott | Pretty Birds | 1400063108 | |
F | 1st |
| Sittenfeld, Curtis | Prep | New York Times Notable New York Times 10 Best Books Washington Post Book World Raves Booklist Best Adult Books for Young Adults Orange Prize longlist |
F* | 1st | |
| Sleigh, Dan | Islands | 015101115x | Booklist Top 10 First Novels | H/L | 1st |
| Smith Felipe | MBQ (paper) | 1591820677 | |
graphic novel | |
| Smith, Zadie | On Beauty | 1594200637 | New York Times Notable New York Times 10 Best Books PW 10 Best Novels L.A. Times Favorite Books Christian Science Monitor Best Fiction Washington Post Book World Raves Kirkus Best Novels LJ Best Books Orange Prize shortlist |
F/L* | |
| Snyder, Maria V. | Poison Study | 0373802307 | |
SP | |
| Sorrentino, Christopher | Trance | 0374278644 | National Book Award Finalist PW 10 Best Novels L.A. Times Favorite Books |
L/H | |
| Sorrentino, Gilbert | Lunar Follies (paper) | 1566891698 | |
L | |
| Southgate, Martha | Third Girl From the Left | 0618470239 | BCALA Winner |
A/H | |
| St Aubin, Edward | Mother's Milk | 1890447404 | New York Times Notable Man Booker Prize shortlist |
L | |
| Stace, Wesley | Misfortune | 0316830348 | Washington Post Book World Raves |
H | 1st |
| Stackpole, Michael A. | A Secret Atlas, Age of Discovery Trilogy, bk 1 | 0553382373 | |
SP | |
| Steinke, Darcey | Milk | 1582345295 | |
L | |
| Steinke, Rene | Holy Skirts | 0688176941 | National Book Award Finalist Washington Post Book World Raves |
F | |
| Stemple, Adam | Singer of Souls | 0765311704 | Booklist Best Adult Books for Young Adults |
SP | |
| Stern, Richard | Almonds to Zhoof: Collected Stories | 0810151499 | |
L/SS | |
| Stern, Steve | The Angel of Forgetfulness | 0670033871 | Washington Post Book World Raves |
SP/L | |
| Stevenson, Talitha | Exposure | 0151011621 | LJ Best Books |
F | |
| Stewart, Dolores Riccio | Divine Circle of Ladies Making Mischief (paper) | 078520986x | |
F | |
| Stewart, Leah | The Myth of You and Me: A Novel of Friendship | 1400098068 | |
F/L | |
| Stirling, S.M. | The Protector's War | 0451460464 | |
SP | |
| Stockley, Philippa | A Factory of Cunning | 0151011729 | Washington Post Book World Raves | H | |
| Strause, Brian | Maybe a Miracle | 1400064643 | |
F* | |
| Stross, Charles | Accelerando | 0441012841 | |
SP | |
| Stuart, Anne | Black Ice (paper) | 0778321711 | |
R | |
| Sturgeon, Theodore | The Man Who Lost the Sea | 1556435193 | Washington Post Book World Raves | SP/SS | |
| Tan, Amy | Saving Fish From Drowning | 0399153012 | Booklist Editors' Choice |
F/L | |
| Tatsumi, Yoshihiro | The Push Man and Other Stories | 1896597858 | |
graphic novel | |
| Terrell, Whitney | The King of Kings County | 0670034258 | Christian Science Monitor Best Fiction |
F/H | |
| Theroux, Paul | Blinding Light | 0618418865 | |
F | |
| Thomas, Scarlett | Popco (paper) | 015603137x | |
F | |
| Thompson, Colleen | Fade the Heat | 0505526484 | |
R | |
| Thompson, Rupert | Divided Kingdom | 1400042186 | |
L | |
| Trevor, Douglas | The Thin Tear in the Fabric of Space | 0877459509 | |
L/SS | |
| Tropper, Jonathan | Everything Changes | 0385338074 | |
F | |
| Tudish, Catherine | Tenney's Landing | 0743267672 | B&N Finalist Discover Great New Writers | F/SS | |
| Turner, James | Nil: A Land Beyond Belief (paper) | 1593620209 | |
graphic novel | |
| Turtledove, Harry | Settling Accounts: Drive to the East | 0345457242 | |
SP | |
| Turtledove, Harry | End of the Beginning | 0451216687 | |
SP | |
| Tuttle, Lisa | The Mysteries | 0553382969 | SF Gate Best Spec Fiction |
SP | |
| Twelve Hawks, John | The Traveler | 038551428x | Booklist Best Crime Novel Debuts |
F/SP* | 1st |
| Ulitskaia, Liudmila | Sonechka: A Novella and Stories | 0805241957 | |
L/SS | |
| Ullman, Linn | Grace | |
L | ||
| Urrea, Luis Alberto | The Hummingbird's Daughter | 0316745464 | L.A. Times Favorite Books Washington Post Book World Raves ALA Notable Books |
L | 1st |
| Vantrease, Brenda Rickman | The Illuminator | 0312331916 | |
H* | 1st |
| Varley, John | Mammoth | 0441012817 | SF Gate Best Spec Fiction | SP | |
| Vega Yunque, Edgardo | Blood Fugues | 0060742771 | |
F | |
| Verissimo, Luis Fernando | Borges and the Eternal Orangutans (paper) | 081121592x | Washington Post Book World Raves |
L | |
| Vila Matas, Enrique | Bartleby & Co. | 0811215911 | |
F | |
| Vince, Brad | The Bear Bryant Funeral Train | 082032745x | plagarism charge levied |
F/SS | |
| Vollman, William T. | Europe Central | 0670033928 | National Book Award Winner New York Times Notable L.A. Times Favorite Books Washington Post Book World Raves LJ Best Books National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee Booklist Editors' Choice |
L | |
| Vreeland, Susan | Life Studies: Stories | 0670031771 | |
F/L/SS | |
| Wagner, Bruce | The Chrysanthemum Palace | 0743243390 | |
L | |
| Walter, Jess | Citizen Vince | 0060394412 | Washington Post Book World Raves |
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| Ware, Chris | The Acme Novelty Library | 0375422951 | |
graphic novel | |
| Warlick, Ashley | Seek the Living | 061834148x | |
L | |
| Watson, Jan | Troublesome Creek (paper) | 1414304471 | |
I | |
| Watson, Jules | The White Mare: The Daraida Trilogy, bk 1 | 1585676209 | Kirkus Best Sci-FI & Fantasy Novels |
H | |
| Watts, Peter | Behemoth: Seppuku | 0765311720 | |
SP | |
| Weber, David | At All Costs | 1416509119 | |
SP | |
| Well, Chris | Forgiving Solomon Long (paper) | 0736914056 | |
I | |
| Wener, Louise | Goodnight Steve McQueen (paper) | 006072563x | |
F | |
| Whorton, James | Frankland | 0743244486 | |
L | |
| Wideman, John Edgar | God's Gym | 0618515259 | |
A/L/SS | |
| Wiesel, Elie | The Time of the Uprooted | 1400041724 | L.A. Times Favorite Books |
L | |
| Willis, Connie | Inside Job | 1596060247 | |
SP | |
| Wilson, A.N. | My Name is Legion | 0374217424 | |
L | |
| Wilson, Christopher | Cotton | 0151011230 | Whitbread Novel Award shortlist Washington Post Book World Raves |
H/F | |
| Wilson, Robert Charles | Spin | 0765309386 | |
SP | |
| Winston, Andrew | Looped (paper) | 0972456295 | |
F | 1st |
| Winton, Tim | The Turning: Stories of Western Australia | 0743276930 | |
F/SS | |
| Wolfe, Gene | Starwater Strains | 0765312026 | |
SP | |
| Wolff, Maritta | Sudden Rain | 0743254821 | Kirkus Best Novels |
F | |
| Wolitzer, Meg | The Position | 074326178X | Washington Post Book World Raves Orange Prize longlist |
F | |
| Wolven, Scott | Controlled Burn: Stories of Prison, Crime and Men | 0743260112 | |
F/SS | |
| Woodward, Gerard | I'll Go to Bed at Noon (paper) | 0393328007 | |
F | |
| Wray, John | Canaan's Tongue | 1400040868 | Washington Post Book World Raves |
L/H | |
| Wright, John C. | Orphans of Chaos | 0765311313 | Kirkus Best Sci-FI & Fantasy Novels |
SP | |
| Wu, Zhouliu | Orphan of Asia | 0231137273 | L |
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"Reading is not a duty, and has consequently no business to be made disagreeable." - Augustin Birrell
