Fiction: The Little Friend (Donna Tartt), Slammerkin (Emma Donoghe), Hope (Glen Duncan), Bilgewater (Jane Gardam), The Ice Storm, (Rick Moody), Mamaw (Susan Dodd), Atonement (Ian McEwan), Bel Canto (Ann Patchett), The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay (Michael Chabon).

Nonfiction: Fast Food Nation (Eric Schlosser), As Nature Made Him (John Colapinto), Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight (Alexandra Fuller).