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Blair Book Group - Past Readings
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December 2011 at Cindy's Photo by Luke (edited by Janice)
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191. I Love You Like a Tomato, Marie Giordano
- Nominated & gifted by Joan
- December 2021 - Zoom
- "It is light, and heavy, at the same time, but basically uplifting in its essence." - Joan
190. The Road to Dawn: Josiah Henson and the Story that Sparked the Civil War, Jared A. Brock
- - Sharp Flashes of Lightning Come from Black Clouds: The Life of Josiah Henson, Jamie Ferguson Kuhns
- - An Autobiography of the Rev. Josiah Henson ("Uncle Tom"), from 1789 to 1881, Josiah Henson
- - Uncle Tom's Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Nominated by Janice
- October 2021 - Zoom
- The biography of Josiah Henson, who was enslaved in Montgomery County, escaped with his family to Canada, and whose life influenced Harriet Beecher Stowe's character of Uncle Tom.
189. American Dirt, Jeanine Cummins
- Nominated by Heidi
- September 2021 - Hybrid Zoom & at Heidi's
- "Lydia Perez owns a bookshop in Acapulco, Mexico, and is married to a fearless journalist. Luca, their eight-year-old son, completes the picture... In a city in the grip of a drug cartel, friends become enemies overnight, and Lydia has no choice but to flee with Luca at her side.'"
188. Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Nominated by Edith
- July 2021 - Zoom
- "Coates is writing a letter to his 15-year-old son about growing up black in America, specifically Baltimore. He describes his constant fear as a child and young man. 'Here is what I would like for you to know: In America, it is traditional to destroy the black body – it is heritage.'"
187. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, Robin Sloan
- Nominated by Erin (and Heidi & Cindy)
- June 2021 - Zoom
- "Part love letter to books, part technological meditation, part thrilling adventure, part requiem."
186. The Yellow House, Sarah M. Broom
- Nominated by Connie
- May 2021 - Zoom
- "A brilliant, haunting and unforgettable memoir from a stunning new talent about the inexorable pull of home and family, set in a shotgun house in New Orleans East."
186. Deception, Selena Montgomery (Stacey Abrams)
- Nominated by Cindy
- March 2021 - Zoom
- "Mystery, intrigue, romance, this book has it all."
186. Salt: A World History, Mark Kurlansky
- Nominated by Ann
- January 2021 - Zoom
- "The only rock we eat, salt has shaped civilization from the very beginning, and its story is a glittering, often surprising part of the history of humankind."
185. The Pull of the Stars, Emma Donoghue
- Nominated by Sue
- December 2020 - Zoom
- "In Dublin, 1918, a maternity ward at the height of the Great Flu is a small world of work, risk, death, and unlooked-for love."
184. Bunch of Amateurs: Inside America's Hidden World of Inventors, Tinkerers, and Job Creators,
- Jack Hitt
- Nominated by Stephanie
- October 2020 - Zoom
- "Beginning with Ben Franklin's kite and leading all the way to the current TV hit "American Idol," Hitt argues that the nation's love of self-invented obsessives has always driven the country to rediscover the true heart of the American dream."
183. A Gentleman in Moscow, Amor Towles
- Nominated by Connie
- August 2020 - Zoom
- "A transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel"
182. Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, Bryan Stevenson
- Nominated by Heidi
- July 2020 - Zoom
- "A powerful memoir of fighting for the rights of wrongly convicted death row inmates"
181. Little Fires Everywhere, Celeste Ng
- Nominated by Cindy
- June 2020 - Zoom
- "Little Fires Everywhere explores the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, and the ferocious pull of motherhood – and the danger of believing that following the rules can avert disaster."
180. Mozart's Starling, Lyanda Lynn Haupt
- Stephanie's suggestion
- April 2020 - Zoom
- "The intertwined stories of Mozart's beloved pet and Haupt's own starling provide an unexpected window into human-animal friendships, music, the secret world of starlings, and the nature of creative inspiration."
179. Waiting, Ha Jin
- Stephanie's suggestion
- March 2020 - at Stephanie's
- "Portrays the life of Lin Kong, a dedicated doctor torn by his love for two women: one who belongs to the New China of the Cultural Revolution, the other to the ancient traditions of his family's village"
178. Becoming, Michelle Obama
- Heidi's suggestion
- February 2020 - at Edith's
- "An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States"
177. Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Sue's suggestion
- December 2019 - at Sue's
- "From one of the world's great contemporary writers comes the story of two Nigerians making their way in the U.S. and the UK, raising universal questions of race and belonging, the overseas experience for the African diaspora, and the search for identity and a home."
- Barack Obama
176. Bossypants, Tina Fey
- Stephanie's suggestion
- November 2019 - at Stephanie's
- "Sketch comedy, meet sketch narrative."
175. Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe, George Eliot
- Erin's suggestion
- September 2019 - at Erin's
- "An outwardly simple tale of a linen weaver, it is notable for its strong realism and its sophisticated treatment of a variety of issues ranging from religion to industrialisation to community."
174. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing,
- Marie Kondo
- Heidi's suggestion
- July 2019 - at Heidi's
- "With detailed guidance for determining which items in your house 'spark joy' (and which don't), this international bestseller featuring Tokyo's newest lifestyle phenomenon will help you clear your clutter and enjoy the unique magic of a tidy home — and the calm, motivated mindset it can inspire."
173. The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead
- Connie's suggestion
- June 2019 - in Cumberland with Connie
- "Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, the #1 New York Times bestseller from Colson Whitehead, a magnificent tour de force chronicling a young slave's adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South"
172. Happiness, Aminatta Forna
- Janice's suggestion
- April 2019 - at Janice's
- "In this delicate tale of love and loss, of cruelty and kindness, Forna asks us to consider the interconnectedness of lives, our co-existence with one another and all living creatures, and the true nature of happiness."
171. Cork Dork, Bianca Bosker
- Ann's suggestion
- February 2019 - at Ann's -- with wine tasting!
- "Thrilling . . . [told] with gonzo elan . . . When the sommelier and blogger Madeline Puckette writes that this book is the Kitchen Confidential of the wine world, she's not wrong..." - Jennifer Senior
170. Kitchen Confidential, Anthony Bourdain
- Heidi's suggestion
- January 2019 - at Heidi's
- "Frankly confessional, addictively acerbic, and utterly unsparing, Bourdain pulls no punches in this memoir of his years in the restaurant business."
169. The Orphan Sky, Ella Leya
- Connie's suggestion
- November 2018 - at Sue's
- "Set at the crossroads of Turkish, Persian and Russian cultures under the red flag of Communism in the late 1970s, The Orphan Sky reveals one woman's struggle to reconcile her ideals with the corrupt world around her, and to decide whether to betray her country or her heart."
168. The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance, Edmund de Waal
- Hannah's suggestion
- September 2018 - at Hannah's
- "Edmund de Waal is a world-famous ceramicist. When he inherited a collection of 264 tiny Japanese wood and ivory carvings, called netsuke, he wanted to know who had touched and held them, and how the collection had managed to survive."
167. The Daughter of Time, Josephine Tey
- Ann's suggestion
- August 2018 - at Ann's
- "Scotland Yard Inspector Alan Grant is intrigued by a portrait of Richard III. Could such a sensitive face actually belong to one of history's most heinous villains--a king who killed his brother's children to secure his crown?"
166. Wait Till Next Year, Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Paula's suggestion
- July 2018 - at Paula's
- "Goodwin's touching memoir of growing up in love with her family and baseball. Set in the suburbs of New York in the 1950s, Wait Till Next Year re-creates the postwar era, when the corner store was a place to share stories and neighborhoods were equally divided between Dodger, Giant, and Yankee fans."
165. The Gollem and the Jinni, Helene Wecker
- Stephanie's suggestion
- May 2018 - at Stephanie's
164. Lab Girl, Hope Jahren
- Janice's suggestion
- March 2018 - at Janice's
163. Nora Webster, Colm Toibin
- Ann & Paula's suggestion
- February 2018 - at Edith's
162. Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis, J. D. Vance
- Heidi's suggestion
- December 2017 - at Sue's
161. The Warden: The Chronicles of Barsetshire, Book 1, Anthony Trollope
- Cindy & Erin's suggestion
- October 2017 - at Erin's
160. Wise Aging, Rabbi Rachel Cowan & Dr. Linda Thal
- Heidi's suggestion
- May-August 2017 (4 meetings) - at Heidi's
159. My Life on the Road, Gloria Steinem
- Ann's suggestion
- March 2017 - at Ann's
158. Kristin Lavransdatter I: The Wreath, Jonathan Weiner
- Stephanie & Hannah's suggestion
- October 2016 - at Hannah's
157. The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time, Jonathan Weiner
- Sue's suggestion
- September 2016 - at Joan's
156. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, David Wroblewski
- Nettie's suggestion
- July 2016 - at Sue's
155. Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman
- Erin's suggestion
- May 2016 - at Janice's
154. Crossing to Safety, Wallace Stegner
- Janice's suggestion
- March 2016 - at Ann's
153. Crossing the Borders of Time: A True Love Story of War, Exile, and Love Reclaimed, Leslie Maitland
- Hannah's suggestion
- January 2016 - at Hannah's
152. Someone, Alice McDermott
- Janice's suggestion
- December 2015 - at Cindy's
151. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics,
- Daniel James Brown
- Connie's suggestion
- October 2015 - at Connie's
150. Code Name Verity, Elizabeth Wein
- Janice's suggestion
- August 2015 - at Stephanie's
149. Orange is the New Black, Piper Kerman
- Heidi's suggestion
- July 2015 - at Heidi's
148. The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt
- Edith's suggestion
- June 2015 - at Edith's
147. In the Land of Invisible Women, Qanta A. Ahmed
- Sue's suggestion
- April 2015 - at Connie's
146. The Sparrow, Mary Doria Russell
- Cindy's suggestion
- March 2015 - at Erin's
145. My Beloved World, Sonia Sotomayor
- (whose choice?)
- January 2015 - at Heidi's
144. Never Mind, Edward St. Aubyn
- Stephanie's suggestion
- November 2014 - at Sue's
143. How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global - Warming
, Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway
- Connie's suggestion
- October 2014 - at Janice's
142. The Dead, James Joyce
- Stephanie's suggestion
- August 2014 - at Joan's
141. The Last Resort: A Memoir of Mischief and Mayhem on a Family Farm in Africa, Douglas Rogers
- Stephanie's suggestion
- July 2014 - at Stephnie's
140. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson
- Heidi's suggestion
- May 2014 - at Edith's
139. Hallucinations, Oliver Sacks
- Julie's suggestion
- March 2014 - at Julie's
138. Let the Great World Spin, Colum McCann
- Ann's suggestion
- February 2014 - at Ann's
137. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption, Laura Hillenbrand
- Heidi's suggestion
- January 2014 - at Cindy's
136. Wicked: The Life and Times of the
Wicked Witch of the West,
Gregory Maguire
- Heidi's suggestion
- November 2013 - at Connie's
135. Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power,
Rachel Maddow
- Janice's suggestion
- September 2013 - at Paula's
134. Half of a Yellow Sun,
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Connie & Hannah's suggestion
- August 2013 - at Hannah's
- Film screening at AFI, March 2014
133. The Places in Between,
Rory Stewart
- Stephanie's suggestion
- June 2013 - at Stephanie's
132. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,
Rebecca Skloot
- Connie & Heidi's suggestion
- April 2013 - at Heidi's
131. The Cellist of Sarajevo,
Steven Galloway
- Ann's suggestion
- March 2013 - at Janice's
130. The Well-Dressed Ape: A Natural History of Myself,
Hannah Holmes
- Sue's suggestion
- January 2013 - at Sue's
129. The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears,
Dinaw Mengestu
- Sue's suggestion
- November 2012 - at Cindy's
128. Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide,
Nicholas D. Kristof - and Sheryl WuDunn
- Erin's suggestion
- October 2012 - at Ann's
127. Intuition, Allegra Goodman
- Paula's suggestion
- August 2012 - at Stephanie's
126. Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression, Studs Terkel
- Edith's suggestion
- June 2012 - at Joan's
125. Little Bee, Chris Cleave
- Nettie's suggestion
- March 2012 - at Connie's
124. Winter World, Bernd Heinrich
- Janice's suggestion
- February 2012 - at Edith's
123. Out Stealing Horses, Per Patterson
- Ann's suggestion
- December 2011 - at Cindy's
122. Race Matters, Cornel West
- Sue's suggestion
- October 2011 - at Sue's
121. The Best American Short Stories 1998, edited by Garrison Keillor
- Janice's suggestion
- September 2011 - at Janice's
120. Consider the Lobster - and Other Essays, David Foster Wallace
- Cindy's suggestion
- July 2011 - at Nettie's pool
119. A Painted House, John Grisham
- Stephanie's suggestion
- May 2011 - at Stephanie's
118. Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy, Carlos Eire
- Ann's suggestion
- April 2011 - at Heidi's
117. The Time Traveler's Wife, Audrey Niffenegger
- Heidi's suggestion
- February 2011 - at Ann's
116. The Seven Sins of Memory: How the Mind Forgets and Remembers, Daniel L. Schacter
- Janice's suggestion
- January 2011 - at Sue's
115. The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde
- Nettie's suggestion
- November 2010 - at Ann's
114. Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time, Karen Armstrong
- Ann's suggestion
- October 2010 - at Paula's
113. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Mark Twain
- Edith's suggestion
- August 2010 - at Connie's
112. Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America, John M. Barry
- Stephanie's suggestion
- July 2010 - at Erin's
111. A Long Way Down, Nick Hornby
- Cindy's suggestion
- May 2010 - at Cindy's
110. How to Read a Poem:
And Fall in Love with Poetry, Edward Hirsch
- Sue's suggestion
- April 2010 - at Connie's
109. The Shadow of the Wind, Carlos Ruiz Zafón
- Heidi's suggestion
- February 2010 - at Nettie's
108. Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character), Richard P. Feynman
- Connie's suggestion
- January 2010 - at Janice's
107. The Elegance of the Hedgehog, Muriel Barbery
- Cindy's suggestion
- December 2009 - at Stephanie's
106. Alex and Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Discovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence --and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process, Irene M. Pepperberg
- Ann's suggestion
- October 2009 - at Ann's
105. Woodswoman: Living Alone in the Adirondack Wilderness, Anne LaBastille
- Deena's suggestion
- September 2009 - at Heidi's
104. The Nine:
Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court, Jeffrey Toobin
- Whose choice?
- July 2009 - at Cindy's
103. The Complete Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi
- Edith's suggestion
- June 2009 - at Nettie's
102. Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time, Greg Mortenson
- Heidi's suggestion
- April 2009 - at Connie's
101. The History of Love, Nicole Krauss
- Deena's suggestion
- March 2009 - at Sue's
100. Notes from Nethers:
Growing Up In A Sixties Commune, Sandra Lee Eugster
- Sue's suggestion
- January 2009 - at Edith's
99. Call It Sleep, Henry Roth
- Sue's suggestion
- December 2008 - at Janice's
98. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother, James McBride
- Connie's suggestion
- October 2008 - at Connie's
97. Indivisible by Four: A String Quartet in Pursuit of Harmony, Arnold Steinhardt
- Connie's suggestion
- September 2008 - at Sue's
96. Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen
- Ann's suggestion
- July 2008 - at Heidi's
95. Main Street, Sinclair Lewis
- Stephanie's suggestion
- June 2008 - at Erin's with graduation party planning by Cindy
94. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness
at the Fair that Changed America,
- Eric Larson
- Heidi's suggestion
- April 2008 - at Stephanie's
93. Small Island, Andrea Levy
- Janice's suggestion
- March 2008 - at Edith's
92. Blinded by the Right: The Conscience of an Ex-Conservative, David Brock
- Edith's suggestion
- January 2008 - at Janice's
91. When the Emperor was Divine, Julie Otsuka
- Connie's suggestion
- December 2007 - at Paula's
90. Covering: The Hidden Assault on our Civil Rights, Kenji Yoshino
- Sue's suggestion
- October 2007 - at Ann's
89. Disturbances in the Field, Lynne Sharon Schwartz
- Janice's suggestion
- August 2007 - at Connie's
88. Mountains Beyond Mountains, Tracy Kidder
- Erin's suggestion
- July 2007 - at Heidi's
- We support Partners in Health
87. Housekeeping, Marilynne Robinson
- Nettie's suggestion
- June 2007 - at Victoria's
86. Profiles in Courage, John F. Kennedy
-
Heidi's suggestion?
- April 2007 - at Cindy's
85. The Tennis Partner, Abraham Verghese
- Sue's suggestion?
- March 2007 - at Janice's
84. Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance, Barack Obama
- Edith's suggestion
- January 2007 - at Edith's
83. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon
- Sue's suggestion
- December 2006 - at Erin's
82. Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table, Ruth Reichl
- Connie's suggestion
- November 2006 - at Cindy's
81. Midnight's Children, Salman Rushdie
- Heidi's suggestion
- September 2006 - at Heidi's
80. Lucky Jim, Kingsley Amis
- Janice's suggestion
- July 2006 - at Stephanie's
79. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation, Joseph Ellis
- Ann's suggestion
- June 2006 - at Ann's
78. Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague, Geraldine Brooks
- Erin's suggestion
- April 2006 - at Connie's
77. The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language, Steven Pinker
- Stephanie's suggestion
- March 2006 - at Sue's
76. Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell
- Janice's suggestion
- January 2006 - at Janice's
75. Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Annie Dillard
- Cindy's suggestion?
- December 2005 - at Sue's
74. The Namesake, Jhumpa Lahiri
- Connie's suggestion?
- October 2005 - at Heidi's
73. 1776, David McCullough
- Ann's suggestion?
- September 2005 - at Stephanie's
72. Henderson the Rain King, Saul Bellow
- Stephanie's suggestion?
- July 2005 - at Bonnie's
71. The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini
- May 2005 - at Janice's
70. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Michael Chabon
- April 2005 - at Connie's
69. The Optimist's Daughter, Eudora Welty, and
68. One Writer's Beginnings, Eudora Welty
- February 2005 - at Bonnie's
67. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America, Barbara Ehrenreich
- January 2005 - at Stephanie's
66. Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides
- Janice's suggestion
- November 2004 - at Janice's
65. Speak, Memory: An Autobiography Revisited, Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov
- Stephanie's suggestion
- September 2004 - at Sue's
64. Reading Lolita from Tehran: A Memoir in Books, Azar Nafisi
- August 2004 - at Emily's
63. Spies, Michael Frayn
- Janice's suggestion
- June 2004 - at Kathy's Pool
62. Life of Pi, Yann Martel
- May 2004 - at Heidi's
61. The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World, Michael Pollan
- March 2004 - at Sue's
60. The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd
- February 2004 - at Nettie's
59. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Alexander McCall Smith
- January 2004 - at Erin's
58. Letting Go:
A Parents' Guide to Understanding the College Years, Karen Levin Coburn &
- Madge Lawrence Treeger
- Janice's suggestion
- November 2003 - at Janice's
57. Atonement, Ian McEwan
- October 2003 - at Connie's
56. The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of The Oxford English
- Dictionary
, - Simon Winchester
- August 2003 - at Heidi's
55. Ship Fever, Andrea Barrett
- June 2003 - at Franca's?
54. Empire Falls, Richard Russo
- May 2003 - at Nettie's
53. The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold
- March 2003 - at Sue's?
51. The Hours, Michael Cunningham, and
52. Mrs. Dalloway, Virginia Woolf
- February 2003 - at Cindy's
50. The Samurai's Garden, Gail Tsukiyama
- Connie's suggestion?
- January 2003 - at Janice's
49. The Corrections, Jonathan Franzen
- November 2002 - at Sue's
48. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Rebecca Wells
- September 2002 - at Heidi's
47. White Teeth, Zadie Smith
- Janice's suggestion?
- July 2002 - at Kathy's
46. Seabiscuit: An American Legend, Laura Hillenbrand
- June 2002 - at Sue's
45. The Songlines, Bruce Chatwin
- Franca's suggestion
- April 2002 - at Cindy's
44. Me Talk Pretty One Day, David Sedaris
- Sue's suggestion?
- February 2002 - at Stephanie's
43. Max Perkins - Editor of Genius, A. Scott Berg
- Stephanie's suggestion?
- January 2002 - at Ann's
42. A Prayer for the Dying, Stewart O'Nan
- November 2001 - at Cindy's
41. Beowulf, Seamus Heaney
- September 2001 - at Janice's
40. Girl with a Pearl Earring, Tracy Chevalier
- August 2001
39. Milk in My Coffee, Eric Jerome Dickey
- July 2001
38. Six of One, Rita Mae Brown, and
37. Southern Discomfort, Rita Mae Brown
- June 2001
36. The River Midnight, Lilian Nattel
- May 2001
35. All the Pretty Horses, Cormac McCarthy
- April 2001
34. Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love, Dava Sobel
- February 2001
33. Cold Mountain, Charles Frazier
- January 2001
32. The Reader, Bernhard Schlink
- November 2000
31. The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea, Sebastian Junger
- September 2000
30. You Can't Take It With You, Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman
- August 2000
29. The Club Dumas, Arturo Perez-Reverte
- Janice's suggestion
- July 2000 - at Kathy's pool
28. The Red Tent, Anita Diamant
- Heidi's suggestion
- May 2000
27. The Hundred Secret Senses, Amy Tan
- April 2000
26. Angela's Ashes, Frank McCourt
- February 2000
25. A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail, Bill Bryson
- January 2000
24. Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature, Linda J. Lear
- Janice's suggestion
- November 1999
23. A Year in Provence, Peter Mayle
- October 1999
22. Persuasion, Jane Austen
- August 1999 - at Janice's
21. Naked Came the Manatee, Dave Barry et al.
- July 1999
20. The Stone Diaries, Carol Shields
- June 1999
19. Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Gabrial Garcia Marquez
- April 1999
18. Reindeer Moon, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
- March 1999
17. Personal History, Katherine Graham
- January 1999 - at Connie's
16. Beloved, Toni Morrison
- December 1998
15. Primary Colors, Anonymous
- October 1998
14. High Tide in Tucson: Essays from Now or Never, Barbara Kingsolver
- September 1998
13. The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy
- July 1998
12. Makes Me Wanna Holler: A Young Black Man in America, Nathan McCall
- May 1998
11. Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer
- April 1998
10. Stones from the River, Ursula Hegi
- March 1998
9. Heaven's Prisoners, James Lee Burke
- January 1998
8. The Wedding, Dorothy West
- December 1997
7. Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place, Terry Tempest Williams
- October 1997
6. On the Road, Jack Kerouac
- September 1997
5. Talking from 9 to 5: Women and Men in the Workplace: Language, Sex, and Power,
Deborah Tannen
- July 1997
4. How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, Julia Alvarez
- June 1997
3. The Haunted Land: Facing Europe's Ghosts After Communism, Tina Rosenberg
- June 1997
2. Possession, A. S. Byatt
- March 1997
1. The English Patient, Michael Ondaatje
- February 1997 - at Heidi's
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