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Bibliographies picture of rows of bookcases
Vampires (October 2007)
Chick Lit (August 2007)
Spy Stories (July 2007)
Winter Food (December 2006)
Serial Killer Thrillers (August 2006)
True Tales of Espionage (November 2006)
Animal Stories (June 2006)
World Historical Fiction
Family Memoirs (April 2007)
Humor (April 2006)
Women's Health (March 2007)
In Business for Yourself (January 2007)

95 YEARS OF BESTSELLERS
Adams, Richard Watership Down. 1974.
Allen, Hervey. Anthony Adverse. 1933.*
Bach, Richard. Jonathan Livingston Seagull. 1972.*
Buck, Pearl S. The Good Earth. 1931.*
Caldwell, Taylor.Dear and Glorious Physician. 1959.
Costain, Thomas B. The Silver Chalice. 1952.*
Crane, Stephen. The Red Badge of Courage.1896.
Cronin, A.J. The Citadel. 1937.
De la Roche, Mazo. Jalna. 1927.
Dennis, Patrick. Auntie Mame. 1955.
Doctorow, E.L. Ragtime. 1975.*
Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Hound of the Baskervilles. 1902.
Eco, Umberto. The Name of the Rose. 1983.
Edmonds, Walter D. Drums Along the Mohawk. 1936.
Faulkner, William. The Reivers. 1962.
Ferber, Edna. Cimarron. 1930.*
-----. So Big. 1924.*
Fleming, Ian. You Only Live Twice. 1964.
Follett, Ken. The Man from St. Petersburg. 1982.
Forsyth, Frederick. The Odessa File. 1972.
Fowles, John. The French Lieutenant's Woman. 1970.
Godden, Rumer. The Battle of the Villa Fiorita.1963.
Grey, Zane. The Call of the Canyon. 1924.
Hailey, Arthur. Airport. 1968.*
Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom the Bell Tolls. 1940.
Hersey, John. A Bell for Adano. 1944.
Hilton, James. Lost Horizon. 1935.
Hope, Anthony. The Prisoner of Zenda. 1895.
Hyman, Mac. No Time for Sergeants. 1954.
Irving, John. Cider House Rules. 1985.
Johnston, Mary. To Have and to Hold. 1900.*
Jones, James. From Here to Eternity. 1951.*
Kaufman, Bel. Up the Down Staircase. 1965.
Keyes, Frances Parkinson. Dinner at Antoine's. 1948.
King, Stephen. The Tommyknockers. 1987.*
L'Amour, Louis. The Haunted Mesa. 1987.
LeCarre, John. The Spy Who Came in From the Cold. 1964.*
Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. 1961.
Lewis, Sinclair. Elmer Gantry. 1927.*
-----. Main Street. 1921.* 		Llewellyn, Richard. How Green Was My Valley. 1940.*
Ludlum, Robert. The Matarese Circle. 1979.*
Mailer, Norman. The Naked and the Dead. 1948.
Metalious, Grace. Peyton Place. 1956.
Michener, James A. Centennial. 1974.*
Mitchell, Margaret. Gone With the Wind. 1936.*
Montsarral, Nicholas The Cruel Sea. 1951.
Nabokov, Vladimir.Lolita. 1959.
Pasternak, Boris.Doctor Zhivago. 1958.*
Porter, Katherine Anne. Ship of Fools. 1962.*
Potok, Chaim. The Chosen. 1967.
Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan. The Yearling. 1938.
Remarque, Erich Maria. All Quiet on the Western Front. 1929.*
Rossner, Judith. Looking for Mr. Goodbar. 1975.
Santmyer, Helen Hooven.'...And Ladies of the Club.' 1948.
Saroyan, William. The Human Comedy. 1943.
Shute, Nevil. On the Beach. 1957.
Sienkiewicz, Henry. Quo Vadis. 1897.*
Sinclair, Upton. The Jungle. 1906.
Smith, Betty. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. 1943.
Smith, Martin Cruz. Gorky Park. 1981.
Steinbeck, John. The Grapes of Wrath. 1939.*
-----. Of Mice and Men. 1937
Stewart, Mary. The Gabriel Hounds. 1969.
Stone, Irving. Immortal Wife. 1945.
Styron, William. The Confessions of Nat Turner. 1967.
Tarkington, Booth. Seventeen. 1916.*
Tolkien, J.R.R. The Silmarillion. 1977.*
Updike, John. Couples. 1968.
Van Dine, S.S. The Bishop Murder Case. 1929.
Vidal, Gore. Burr. 1973.
Werfel, Franz. The Song of Bernadette. 1942.*
West, Morris. The Shoes of the Fisherman. 1963.*
Wharton, Edith. The House of Mirth. 1905.
Winsor, Kathleen. Forever Amber. 1945.*
Wister, Owen. The Virginian. 1902.*
Wouk, Herman. The Caine Mutiny. 1951
-----.The Winds of War. 1971.*

*No. 1 bestseller of the year indicated.

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AFRICAN AMERICAN POPULAR FICTION

Michael Baisden
Michele Andrea Bowen
Connie Briscoe
Parry Brown
Tracy Brown
Lori Bryant-Woolridge
Bebe Moore Campbell
Monica P. Carter
Winston Chapman
Shonda Cheekes
Wahida Clark
Pearl Cleage
J. California Cooper
A. J. Dalton
Virginia Deberry
Eric Jerome Dickey
K. Elliott
Lolita Files
Connie May Fowler
Mister Mann Frisby
Michael Gainer
Nelson George
Donald Goines
Donna Grant
Hallema
James Earl Hardy
E. Lynn Harris
Donna Hill
Shannon Holmes
La Jill Hunt
Yolanda Joe
Freddie Lee Johnson, III

Margaret Johnson-Hodge
Dwayne S. Joseph
Joylynn Jossel
Norman Kelley
K'wan
Victor LaValle
Darrien Lee
Bernice McFadden
Terry MacMillan
Marcus Major
Gloria Mallette
Karen E. Quinones Miller
Vanessa Miller
Mary Monroe
Stephanie Parry Moore
Mary B Morrison
Jill Nelson
Elizabeth Nunez
Cheryl Robinson
Kimberla Lawson Roby
Sapphire
Sister Souljah
Vickie M. Stringer
David E. Talbert
Nikki Turner
Erica Simone Turnipseed
Omar Tyree
Carl Weber
Crystal Lacey Winslow
Teri Woods
Zane

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AMERICAN HISTORICAL FICTION

THE COLONIAL PERIOD (TO 1775)

Cooper, James Fenimore. The Last of the Mohicans.
Edmonds, Walter D. The Musket and the Cross.
Fleming, Thomas. Remember the Morning.
Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter.
Houston, James. Ghost Fox.
Karlin, Wayne. The Wished for Country.
McCammon, Robert. Speaks the Nightbird.
Pye, Michael. The Drowning Room.
Richter, Conrad. The Light in the Forest.
Settle, Mary Lee. I, Roger Williams.
Swerling, Beverly. City of Dreams: A Novel of Nieuw Amsterdam and Early Manhattan.
Vollmann, William T. Argall.

THE YOUNG NATION (1783-1860)

Banks, Russell. Cloudsplitter.
Chase-Riboud, Barbara. Sally Hemings.
Martin, William. Citizen Washington.
Rossner, Judith. Emmeline.
Safire, William. Scandalmonger.
Smiley, Jane. The All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton.
Vidal, Gore. Burr.
Wideman, John Edgar. The Cattle Killing.
Wilson, Dorothy Clarke. Queen Dolley: The Life and Times of Dolley Madison.

FRONTIER LIFE (1793-1893)

Berger, Thomas. Little Big Man.
Borland, Hal. When the Legends Die.
Cather, Willa. My Antonia.
Clark, Walter Van Tilburg. The Ox-Bow Incident.
Coldsmith, Don. The Lost Band.
Combs, Harry. The Scout.
Ferber, Edna. Cimarron.
Fergus, Jim. One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd.
Glancy, Diane. Pushing the Bear: A Novel of the Trail of Tears.
Guthrie, A. B. Fair Land, Fair Land.
Hall, Oakley. The Bad Lands.
Johnston, Terry C. Wind Walker.
Jones, Douglas C. Season of Yellow Leaf.
McCarthy, Cormac. Blood Meridian.
MacLean, Alistair. Breakheart Pass.
McMurtry, Larry. Lonesome Dove.
Mosher, Howard Frank. The True Account.
Nevin, David. Dream West.
Punke, Michael. The Revenant.
Shrake, Edwin. The Borderland.
Stone, Irving. Immortal Wife.
Westward: A Fictional History of the American West.
Willard, Tom. Buffalo Soldiers.

THE OLD SOUTH (TO 1860)

Hambly, Barbara. A Free Man of Color. MYS
Phillips, Caryl. Crossing the River.
Price, Eugenia. Stranger in Savannah.
Randall, Alice. The Wind Done Gone.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Styron, William. The Confessions of Nat Turner.
Tademy, Lalita. Cane River.
Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

 

RECONSTRUCTION (1865-1877)

Bohr, Howard. The Year of Jubilo.
Brady, Joan. Theory of War.
Fast, Howard. Freedom Road.
Fleming, Thomas. The Spoils of War.
Frazier, Charles. Cold Mountain.
Landis, Jill Marie. Magnolia Creek.
Vidal, Gore. 1876.

THE TURN OF THE CENTURY (1877-1917)

Burns, Olive Ann. Cold Sassy Tree.
Cohen, Paula. Gramercy Park.
Doctorow, E. L. Ragtime.
Dreiser, Theodore. Sister Carrie.
Fast, Howard. Max.
Hunter, Evan. Streets of Gold.
Kazan, Elia. The Anatolian.
Marshall, Catherine. Christy.
Sinclair, Upton. The Jungle.
Smith, Betty. Maggie-Now.
Tarkington, Booth. The Magnificent Ambersons.
Wharton, Edith. The Age of Innocence.
Wilson, Dorothy Clarke. Alice and Edith.

THE ROARING TWENTIES (1919-1929)

Askew, Rilla. Fire in Beulah.
Bellow, Saul. The Adventures of Augie March.
Bradbury, Ray. Dandelion Wine.
Bugliosi, Vincent. Lullaby and Good Night.
Clarke, Breena. River, Cross My Heart.
Dreiser, Theodore. An American Tragedy.
Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby.
Gold, Glen David. Carter Beats the Devil.
Hoffman, Allen. Big League Dreams.
Hogan, Linda. Mean Spirit.
Holden, Craig. The Jazz Bird.
Lewis, Sinclair. Arrowsmith.
Martin, Lee. Quakertown.
Morrison, Toni. Jazz.
Roth, Henry. A Diving Rock on the Hudson.
Vanderbilt, Gloria. The Memory Book of Starr Faithfull.
Welty, Eudora. Delta Wedding.

THE GREAT DEPRESSION (1929-1941)

Adams, Alice. A Southern Exposure.
Brown, Joe David. Paper Moon.
Collins, Max Allen. Road to Perdition.
Dallas, Sandra. The Persian Pickle Club.
Green, Gerald. To Brooklyn with Love.
Lansdale, Joe R. The Bottoms.
Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird.
Robinson, Ronald. Diamond Trump: Events Surrounding the Great Powder-House Blowup by the Man who Lit the Fuse.
Sams, Ferroll. Run with the Horsemen.
Steinbeck, John. The Grapes of Wrath.
Walker, Alice. The Color Purple.

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CHICK LIT

Chick Lit (August 2007)

Alan, Theresa. The Girls' Global Guide to Guys
Ashley, Trisha. Singled Out
Bagshawe, Louise. The Go-To Girl
Bank, Melissa. The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing
Baratz-Logsted, Lauren. The Thin Pink Line
Bosnak, Karyn. 20 Times a Lady
Brichoux, Karen. Coffee and Kung Fu
Brodeur, Adrienne. Man Camp
Brodsky, Daniella. Diary of a Working Girl
Bushnell, Candace. Lipstick Jungle
Caldwell, Laura. The Year of Living Famously
Castillo, Mary. Hot Tamara
Castoro, Laura. Icing on the Cake
Cheska, Anna. Love-40
Coburn, Jennifer. Reinventing Mona
Colgan, Jenny. Talking to Addison
Cook, Claire. Must Love Dogs
Cosper, Darcy. Wedding Season: A Comedy of Manners, Matrimony, and Seventeen Marriages in Six Months
Crane, Megan. English as a Second Language
Daswani, Kavita. For Matrimonial Purposes
Davidson, MaryJanice. Undead and Unappreciated
Davis, Jill. Girls' Poker Night
Edwards, Johanna. Your Big Break
Fforde, Katie. Artistic License
Fielding, Helen. Bridget Jones's Diary
Ford, Mina. My Fake Wedding
Frankel, Valerie. The Girlfriend Curse
French, Wendy. After the Rice
Garcia, Eric. Cassandra French's Finishing School for Boys
Giffin, Emily. Something Borrowed
Gray, Alexandra. Ten Men
Green, Jane. Mr. Maybe
Gruenenfelder-Smith, Kim. A Total Waste of Makeup
Haasler, Sue. Time after Time
Harding, Robyn. The Journal of Mortifying Moments
Harmel, Kristin. The Blonde Theory
Holden, Wendy. Gossip Hound
Holliday, Alesia. American Idle
Hopkinson, Christina. Cyber Cinderella
Hwang, Caroline. In Full Bloom
Jacobs, Laura. Women about Town
Keltner, Kim Wong. The Dim Sum of All Things
Kennedy, Erica. Bling
Kenner, Julie. The Givenchy Code
Keyes, Marian. Last Chance Saloon
Kinsella, Sophie. Confessions of a Shopaholic
Kizis, Deanna. How to Meet Cute Boys
Kozak, Harley Jane. Dating Dead Men. MYS
Lang, Adele. Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber
Lehmann, Stephanie. You Could Do Better
Lockwood, Cara. I Do (But I Don't)
McCouch, Hannah. Girl Cook
Margolis, Sue. Apocalipstick
Markham, Wendy. Mike, Mike, & Me
Maxted, Anna. Running in Heels
Mendle, Jane. Kissing in Technicolor
Messina, Lynn. Fashionistas
Mlynowski, Sarah. Fishbowl
Moriarty, Liane. The Last Anniversary
Nathan, Melissa. The Waitress
Naylor, Clare. The Second Assistant: Tales from the Bottom of the Hollywood Ladder
Neale, Naomi. Calendar Girl
Norris, Frances. Blue Plate Special: A Novel of Love, Loss, and Food
Notaro, Anita. The WWW Club
O'Connell, Jennifer. Bachelorette #1
Olson, Shannon. Children of God Go Bowling
Palmer, Liza. Conversations with the Fat Girl
Papa, Ariella. Bundle of Joy?
Pearson, Allison. I Don't Know How She Does It
Phillips, Carly. Cross My Heart
Platas, Berta. Cinderella Lopez
Potter, Alexandra. Do You Come Here Often?
Rice, Zoe. Pick Me Up
Rios, Lara. Becoming Americana
Rosenfeld, Lucinda. Why She Went Home
Rushby, Allison. Hating Valentine's Day
Satran, Pamela Redmond. Suburbanistas
Schwarz, Robin. Night Swimming
Siplin, Karen. His Insignificant Other
Sisman, Robyn. Summer in the City
Swendson, Shanna. Once Upon Stilettos
This Is Chick Lit
Trimble, Amanda. Singletini
Valdes-Rodriguez, Alisa. The Dirty Girls Social Club
Webb, Kris. From Here to Maternity
Weiner, Jennifer. Good in Bed
Weisberger, Lauren. The Devil Wears Prada
White, Kate. If Looks Could Kill. MYS
Wolf, Laura. Diary of a Mad Bride
Young, Elizabeth. Asking for Trouble
Zigman, Laura. Dating Big Bird

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CULINARY MYSTERIESANIMAL SLEUTHS
If you like:
Diane Mott Davidson*
Try:
Marian Babson,
Death Warmed Over
Michael Bond
Peter King
Janet Laurence
Katherine Hall Page*
Nancy Pickard
The 27 Ingredient Chile Con
Carne Murders*
Virginia Rich*

*with recipes

If you like:
Lilian Jackson Braun
try:
Lydia Adamson
Garrison Allen
Marian Babson,
The Diamond Cat,
Nine Lives to Murder
 Rita Mae Brown
Melissa Cleary
Susan J. Conant
Carole Nelson Douglas


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FEMALE PRIVATE EYES
POLICE NOVELS
If you like:
SUE GRAFTON:
Try:
Linda Barnes
Liza Cody
Susan Dunlop
Linda Grant
Karen Kijewski
Janice Law
Marcia Muller
Maxine O'Callaghan
Sara Paretsky
Walter Wager

If you like:
WILLIAM CAUNITZ
TRY THESE AUTHORS:
Rex Burns
Jerome Charyn
Robert Daley
Jack Early
James Ellroy
Ed McBain
Lillian O'Donnell
Dorothy Uhnak
Joseph Wambaugh
AND THESE TITLES:
Vincent Murano and Richard Hammer, The Thursday Club
Jerry Olster, Internal Affairs
Ridley Pearson, Undercurrents
Gerald Petievich, Earth Angels
Lawrence Sanders, Deadly Sins series
Stuart Woods, New York Dead

Some are shelved in mystery, some in general fiction.

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MEDICAL THRILLERS ROMANTIC SUSPENSE/GOTHIC
If you like:
ROBIN COOK
OR
MICHAEL STEWART
TRY:
Sterling Blake, Chiller.
Harlan Cohen, Miracle Cure.
Michael Crichton, The Andromeda Strain.
Thomas M. Disch, The M.D.
Alan Engel, Variant.
Tess Gerritsen, Harvest
--------------, Life Support
Mary L. Hanner, Rapid Growth.
William Katz, Facemaker.
Daniel M. Klein, Beauty Sleep.
Patrick Lynch, Carriers.
John Nance, Pandora's Clock.
Thomas Noguchi, Physical Evidence.
Alan Edward Nourse, The Fourth Horseman.
L.T. Peters, The 11th Plague.
Mary Polan, Second Seed.
Stanley Pottinger, The Fourth Procedure.
Neil Ravin, Evidence.
----------, Informed Consent.
----------, Seven North.
Leah Ruth Robinson, Blood Run.
Jesse Slattery, The Juliet Effect.
F. Paul Wilson, Implant.
---------------, The Select.
Fay Zachary, Blood Work.
R.D. Zimmerman, Mindscream.		If you like:
VICTORIA HOLT
TRY:
Joan Aiken
Laura Black
Madeleine Brent
Gwendoline Butler
Phillippa Carr
Virginia Coffman
Catherine Cookson
Cecily Crowe
Celeste DeBlasis
Daphne DuMaurier
Alice Dwyer-Joyce
Dorothy Eden
Rae Foley
Catherine Gaskin
Marilyn Harris
Jane Aiken Hodge
Isabelle Holland
Sara Hylton
Velda Johnston
Caroline Llewellyn
Norah Lofts
Anne Maybury
Barbara Michaels
Elisabeth Ogilvie
Elizabeth Peters
Rona Randall
Anya Seton
Anne Stevenson
Mary Stewart
Phyllis Whitney

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SERIAL KILLER THRILLERS
Aalborg, Gordon. The Specialist
Ablow, Keith. Psychopath (also audio)
Airth, Rennie. River of Darkness
Alexie, Sherman. The Indian Killer
Baldacci, David. Hour Game (also LT and audio)
Barrow, Adam. Flawless
Belsky, R. B. Loverboy
Bernhardt, William. Silent Justice (and others by this author)
Billingham, Mark. Lazybones (and others by this author)
Brandon, Jay. Running with the Dead
Brown, Sandra. Chill Factor (also LT and audio)
Bruen, Ken. Vixen
Burke, Jan. Nine
Campbell, Ramsey. The Last Voice They Hear (and others by this author)
Cannell, Stephen J. Cold Hit (and others by this author)
Carr, Caleb. The Alienist
Caunitz, William J. Exceptional Clearance
Chapman, Herb. The Book of Cain
Child, Lee. One Shot (also audio)
Connelly, Michael. The Poet (and others by this author)
Cook, Thomas H. Tabernacle
Cornwell, Patricia. All That Remains (and others in series)
Coulter, Catherine. The Maze
Crabbe, Richard. The Empire of Shadows
Cray, David. Partners
Crouch, Blake. Locked Doors
Deaver, Jeffery. The Devil's Teardrop (also audio)
Dekker, Ted. Obsessed
Dietrich, William. Dark Winter
Dorsey, Tim. Cadillac Beach (and others in series)
Elliott, James. Cold, Cold Heart. MYS (also in LT)
Evans, Jon. Dark Places
Ferrigno, Robert. Flinch
Fiske, Dorsey. Raptor
Fredrickson, Michael. A Defense for the Dead
Gardner, Lisa. The Next Accident (also LT) (and others by this author)
Gerritsen, Tess. The Surgeon (also LT and audio) (and others in series)
Glass, Leslie. Burning Time
Grippando, James M. The Informant (and others by this author)
Gutman, Amy. The Anniversary
Harris, Thomas. Silence of the Lambs (also audio and video) (and others in series)
Hayder, Mo. Birdman
Hecht, Daniel. Puppets
Hewson, David. A Season for the Dead
Hirshberg, Glen. The Snowman's Children
Hoffman, Jilliane. Last Witness
Holt, A. J. Watch Me
Hosp, David. Dark Harbor
Iles, Greg. Mortal Fear (and others by this author)
Jackson, Lisa. Shiver
Johansen, Iris. Firestorm (also LT and audio)

John, Katherine. Without Trace
Joyce, Brenda. The Chase
Katzenbach, John. Just Cause (and others by this author)
Kava, Alex. A Perfect Evil (and others in series)
Kellerman, Faye. Straight into Darkness (also LT)
Kellerman, Jonathan. The Butcher's Theater (and others in series)
Kerley, Jack. The Hundredth Man (and others in series)
Koontz, Dean. Velocity (also LT and audio)
Lasdun, James. The Horned Man
Lescroart, John. The Second Chair (also LT and audio)
Lindsey, David. The Cold Mind
Lindsay, Jeff. Darkly Dreaming Dexter
Lovett, Sarah. Acquired Motives
McDermid, Val. Killing the Shadows (and others in series)
Margolin, Philip. Wild Justice (also LT and audio) (and others by this author)
Masterton, Graham. The Chosen Child
May, Peter. The Firemaker. MYS
Mills, Kyle. Burn Factor
Mina, Denise. Deception
Mitchell, Kirk. Shadow on the Valley: A Civil War Thriller
Monsour, Theresa. Cold Blood
Montanari, Richard. Kiss of Evil (and others by this author)
Mooney, Chris. Deviant Ways
Muller, Marcia. Point Deception (also LT)
Nasaw, Jonathan. Twenty-Seven Bones (and others by this author)
Palmer, Michael. The Society (also LT and audio)
Patterson, James. Kiss the Girls (also LT and video) (and others by this author)
Perry, Thomas. Pursuit (and others by this author)
Petit, Christopher. The Psalm Killer
Phillips, Scott. Cottonwood
Preston, Douglas, and Lincoln Child. Brimstone (also LT and audio) (and others in series)
Rendell, Ruth. The Rottweiler (also LT) (and others by this author)
Rhoades, J. D. Good Day in Hell
Rose, M. J. The Halo Effect
Russell, Alan. Shame
Sandford, John. Rules of Prey (and others in series)
Santlofer, Jonathan. The Death Artist
Saul, John. The Manhattan Hunt Club (also LT and audio)
Smith, Mitchell. Sacrifice
Thorp, Roderick. The River
Tracy, P. J. Dead Run (also audio)
Waites, Martyn. The Mercy Seat
Walker, Robert W. Blind Instinct
Walsh, Marcie. The Killing Club
Walter, Jess. Over Tumbled Graves
White, Stephen. Blinded (also LT and audio)
Whittier, Aris. Fatal Embrace
Wiltse, David. Close to the Bone (and others by this author)

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Suggestions for Summer Reading

Ambrose, Stephen. Citizen Soldiers. 940.5421 A/940.54 Amb (also LT and audio)
Beer, Edith Hahn. The Nazi Officer's Wife. B Beer
Brokaw, Tom. The Greatest Generation. 940.5481 Bro (also LT and audio)
Burke, James Lee. Bitterroot. FIC Burke (also LT and audio)
Cahill, Thomas. How the Irish Saved Civilization. 941.501 C (also audio)
Campbell, Bebe Moore. Singing in the Comeback Choir. FIC Campbell (also audio)
Chandler, Raymond. The Big Sleep. MYS Chandler
Chevalier, Tracy. Girl with a Pearl Earring. FIC Chevalier (also audio)
Clancy, Tom. Rainbow Six. FIC Clancy (also audio)
Colapinto, John. As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl. 305.9066 C
Connelly, Michael. Angels Flight. FIC Connelly
Conroy, Pat. Beach Music. FIC Conroy (also LT)
Cook, Thomas H. Blood Echoes: The True Story of an Infamous Mass Murder and Its Aftermath. 364.1523 C
Courter, Gay. The Midwife. FIC Courter
The Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler. The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living. 294.3444 Bst (also LT)
Dawidoff, Nicholas. The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg. B Berg D
Delinsky, Barbara. Coast Road. FIC Delinsky (also LT and audio)
Diamant, Anita. The Red Tent. FIC Diamant (also LT and audio)
Dubner, Stephen J. Turbulent Souls: A Catholic Son's Return to His Jewish Family. B Dubner
Ellroy, James. My Dark Places. B Ellroy E
Erdrich, Louise. The Antelope Wife. FIC Erdrich
Evans, Richard Paul. The Locket. FIC Evans (also LT)
Feiler, Bruce. Walking the Bible: A Journey by Land Through the Five Books of Moses. 915.6045 Fei
Feinstein, John. A Good Walk Spoiled: Days and Nights on the PGA Tour. 796.352 F
Friedman, Thomas L. The Lexus and the Olive Tree. 337 Fri (also LT and audio)
Gaffney, Patricia. The Saving Graces. FIC Gaffney
Gary, Romain. King Solomon. FIC Gary
Gerritsen, Tess. Bloodstream. FIC Gerritsen (also audio)
Gibbs, Tony. Shadow Queen. FIC Gibbs
Gold, Glen David. Carter Beats the Devil. FIC Gold
Gould, Stephen. Bully for Brontosaurus: Reflections in Natural History. 508 G
Greeley, Andrew M. White Smoke. FIC Greeley (also LT)
Hajdu, David. Positively 4th Street: The Life and Times of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Mimi Baez Farina, and Richard Farina. 782.4216 Haj
Halberstam, David. The Children. 323.1196 H (also audio)
Hambly, Barbara. A Free Man of Color. MYS Hambly
Hammett, Dashiell. The Maltese Falcon. MYS Hammett
Harper, Kenn. Give Me My Father's Body: The Life of Minik, the New York Eskimo. B Wallace H
Harris, E. Lynn. Abide with Me. FIC Harris
Hawking, Stephen. The Universe in a Nutshell. 530.12 H
Hayden, Torey. The Tiger's Child. 618.928 H
Heidish, Marcy. The Torching. FIC Heidish
Hillenbrand, Laura. Seabiscuit: An American Legend. 798.4 Hil
Hitchcock, Jane Stanton. Trick of the Eye. FIC Hitchcock
Hooper, Kay. Finding Laura. FIC Hooper (also audio)
Hubbell, Sue. Broadsides from the Other Orders: A Book of Bugs. 595.7 H
Ing, Dean. Loose Cannon. FIC Ing
Karon, Jan. At Home in Mitford. FIC Karon
Karr, Mary. The Liar's Club: A Memoir. B Karr K
Keegan, John. The First World War. 940.3 K
Keyes, Marion. Rachel's Holiday. FIC Keyes
Kidd, Chip. The Cheese Monkeys: A Novel in Two Semesters. FIC Kidd
King, Stephen. Dolores Claiborne. FIC King (also audio)
King, Thomas. Truth and Bright Water. FIC King
Kingsolver, Barbara. Animal Dreams. FIC Kingsolver

Knapp, Caroline. Pack of Two. 636.7088 Kna
LaHaye, Tim and Jerry B. Jenkins. Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth's Last Days. FIC LaHaye (also LT)
Lethem, Jonathan. Motherless Brooklyn. FIC Lethem (also LT and audio)
McBride, James. The Color of Water. B McBride (also LT and audio)
McCammon, Robert. Gone South. FIC McCammon
McCrumb, Sharyn. The Songcatcher. MYS McCrumb
Mattison, Alice. Hilda and Pearl. FIC Mattison
Mayes, Frances. Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy. B Mayes M (also audio)
Niven, Jennifer. The Ice Master: The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk. 919.804 Niv
O'Nan, Stewart. The Circus Fire: A True Story. 974.63 Ona
Palwick, Susan. Flying in Place. FIC Palwick
Pearson, Ryne Douglas. Capitol Punishment. FIC Pearson
Peretti, Frank. The Oath. FIC Peretti
Pollan, Michael. Botany of Desire: A Plant's Eye View of the World. 306.45 Pol
Preston, Douglas, and Lincoln Child. Relic. FIC Preston
Ray, Jeanne. Julie and Romeo. FIC Ray (also LT and audio)
Reichs, Kathy. Deja Dead. FIC Reichs (also LT and audio)
Roberts, Nora. Carnal Innocence. FIC Roberts (also LT and audio)
Robinson, Kim Stanley. Antarctica. FIC Robinson
Rule, Ann. --And Never Let Her Go: Thomas Capano: The Deadly Seducer. 364.1523 Rul
Rutherfurd, Edward. The Forest. FIC Rutherfurd
Sacks, Oliver. An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales. 616.8 S (also audio)
Santangelo, Elena. By Blood Possessed. MYS Santangelo
Saul, John. The Blackstone Chronicles. FIC Saul (also audio)
Shreve, Anita. Resistance. FIC Shreve
Simmons, Dan. Darwin's Blade. FIC Simmons
Simon, David, and Edward Burns. The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood. 364.177 S
Smiley, Jane. Horse Heaven. FIC Smiley (also LT and audio)
Sontag, Sherry, and Christopher Drew. Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage. 359.984 Son
Stanfill, Francesca. Wakefield Hall. FIC Stanfill
Stapinski, Helene. Five-Finger Discount: A Crooked Family History. 364.1092 S
Tales of the American West: The Best of Spur Award Winning Authors. WES Tales
Thomas, Elizabeth Marshall. The Hidden Life of Dogs. 599.7444 T (also audio 599.74 T)
Thurber, James. The Thurber Carnival. 817 Thu
Tolkien, J. R. R. The Lord of the Rings. SF Tolkien (also YA audio)
Tuchman, Barbara. The First Salute: A View of the American Revolution. 973.35 T (also LT)
Vine, Barbara. The Chimney Sweeper's Boy. FIC Vine (also LT and audio)
Wells, Rebecca. Little Altars Everywhere. FIC Wells (also audio)
White, Bailey. Quite a Year for Plums. FIC White (also audio)
Wilhelm, Kate. No Defense. FIC Wilhelm
Will, George. Men at Work: The Craft of Baseball. 796.3576 W (also LT)
Williams, Donna. Nobody Nowhere: The Extraordinary Autobiography of an Autistic. B Williams
Willis, Connie. Passage. SF Willis
Wilson, F. Paul. Implant. FIC Wilson
Winchester, Simon. Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary. 423 Win (also LT)
Wodehouse, P. G. Jeeves and the Tie That Binds. FIC Wodehouse
Wright, L. R. A Chill Rain in January. MYS Wright (also LT)
Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn. Charity, Colorado. WES Yarbro

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WORLD HISTORICAL FICTION

CLASSICAL PERIOD

Alison, Jane. The Love-Artist.
Burgess, Anthony. The Kingdom of the Wicked.
Caldwell, Taylor. Dear and Glorious Physician.
Cook, Elizabeth. Achilles.
Essex, Karen. Kleopatra.
Fast, Howard. Spartacus.
Graves, Robert. I, Claudius.
Kozantzakis, Nikos. At the Palaces of Knossos.
Llywelyn, Morgan. Etruscans.
McCullough, Colleen. The First Man in Rome.
Mailer, Norman. Ancient Evenings.
Pressfield, Steven. Gates of Fire.
Renault, Mary. The Praise Singer.
Rivers, Francine. A Voice in the Wind.
Saylor, Steven. Roman Blood. MYS
Scarrow, Simon. Under the Eagle.
Sienkiewicz, Henryk. Quo Vadis.
Smith, Wilbur. Warlock.
Snyder, James D. All God's Children.
Unsworth, Barry. The Songs of the Kings.
Vidal, Gore. Creation.
Wallace, Lew. Ben-Hur.

EARLY BRITAIN

Bradley, Marion Zimmer. The Mists of Avalon. SF
Bragg, Melvyn. The Sword and the Miracle.
Horsley, Kate. Confessions of a Pagan Nun.
Lawhead, Stephen R. Patrick: Son of Ireland.
Rutherfurd, Edward. Sarum.
Stewart, Mary. The Crystal Cave.
Whyte, Jack. The Skystone.

MIDDLE AGES

Bradshaw, Gillian. Wolf Hunt.
Chadwick, Elizabeth. Lords of the White Castle.
Cokal, Susann. Mirabilis.
Connell, Evan S. Deus Lo Volt!
Cornwell, Bernard. The Archer's Tale.
Eco, Umberto. The Name of the Rose.
Eisner, Michael Alexander. The Crusader.
Elegant, Simon. A Floating Life.
Follett, Ken. Pillars of the Earth.
Haase, Hella S. In a Dark Wood Wandering.
Holland, Cecelia. Jerusalem.
Jones, Ellen. The Fatal Crown.
Larsen, Jeanne. Silk Road.
Pargeter, Edith. The Heaven Tree Trilogy.
Penman, Sharon Kay. Falls the Shadow.
Peters, Ellis. The Sanctuary Sparrow. MYS
Rice, Sile. The Saxon Tapestry.
Riley, Judith Merkle. A Vision of Light.
Rivele, Stephen J. A Booke of Days: A Journal of the Crusade.
Scott, Sir Walter. Ivanhoe.

RENAISSANCE PERIOD

Belle, Pamela. Treason's Gift.
Brooks, Geraldine. Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague.
DuMaurier, Daphne. Frenchman's Creek.
Dunnett, Dorothy. The Spring of the Ram.
Ennis, Michael. The Duchess of Milan.
Forbath, Peter. Lord of the Kongo.
George, Margaret. Mary, Queen of Scotland and the Isles.
George, Sara. The Journal of Mrs. Pepys.
Goodman, Anthony. The Shadow of God.
Gregory, Philippa. The Other Boleyn Girl.
Jennings, Gary. Aztec.
Kay, Susan. Legacy.
Laker, Rosalind. To Dance with Kings.
Lofts, Norah. Pargeters.
McCann, Maria. As Meat Loves Salt.
Maxwell, Robin. Virgin.
Morris, Gilbert. The Sword of Truth.
Nye, Robert. The Late Mr. Shakespeare.
Pears, Iain. An Instance of the Fingerpost.
Richaud, Frederic. Gardener to the King.
Rowland, Laura Joh. Bundori.
Sansom, C. J. Dissolution.
Tremain, Rose. Restoration.
Tsuji, Kunio. The Signore: Shogun of the Warring States.
Vreeland, Susan. The Passion of Artemisia.

18TH CENTURY

Dickens, Charles. A Tale of Two Cities.
Donoghue, Emma. Slammerkin.
Kent, Alexander. Stand into Danger.
Lambdin, Dewey. The King's Coat.
Mantel, Hilary. A Place of Greater Safety.
Orczy, Baroness. The Scarlet Pimpernel.
Sabatini, Rafael. Scaramouche.
Sherwood, Frances. Vindication.

19TH CENTURY

Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice.
Carey, Peter. Jack Maggs.
Delderfield, R. F. God Is an Englishman.
Dickens, Charles. David Copperfield.
Dumas, Alexandre. The Count of Monte Cristo.
Eliot, George. Middlemarch.
Faber, Michel. The Crimson Petal and the White.
Forester, C. S. Lord Hornblower.
Hensher, Philip. The Mulberry Empire.
Hugo, Victor. Les Miserables.
LaFarge, Paul. Haussman, or, The Distinction.
Martin, Valerie. Mary Reilly.
O'Brian, Patrick. The Fortune of War.
Stone, Irving. The Origin.
Thakeray, William Makepeace. Vanity Fair.
Tolstoy, Leo. War and Peace.
Trollope, Anthony. Barchester Towers.
Wood, Barbara. The Dreaming.

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