2009

JANUARY

1.  The Reincarnationist ~ by M. J. Rose, 2007, fiction
2.  Canyons ~ by Gary Paulsen, 1990, YA fiction
3.  Titanic Crossing ~ by Barbara Williams, 1995, YA fiction
4. Torn Away ~ by James Heneghan, 1994, YA fiction (Ireland and Canada)
5.  The Book on the Bookshelf ~ by Henry Petroski, 1999, NF

FEBRUARY

6.  Annie Freeman's Fabulous Traveling Funeral ~ by Kris Radish, 2006, fiction, 9/10
7. Farewell to God: My Reasons for Rejecting the Christian Faith ~ by Charles Templeton, 1996, religion
8.  Reinventing Home: Six Working Women Look at Their Home Lives ~ by Laurie Abraham, Mary Beth Danielson, Nancy Eberle, Laura Green, Janice Rosenberg, and Carrol Stoner, 1991, women's studies
9.  The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pit Society ~ by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows, 2008, fiction (Guernsey)
10.  Einstein's Dreams ~ by Alan Lightman, 1993, fiction
11.  Amanda/Miranda ~ by Richard Peck, 1980 and 1999, fiction, 9/10

MARCH

12.  The Bible: A Biography ~ by Karen Armstrong, 2007, religion
13.  Some Days There's Pie ~ by Catherine Landis, 2002, fiction
14.  Fever 1793 ~ by Laurie Halse Anderson, 2000, YA fiction, 9/10
15.  The Book of Calamities: Five Questions about Suffering and Its Meaning ~ by Peter Trachtenberg, 2008, NF
16.  Ruined by Reading: A Life in Books ~ by Lynne Sharon Schwartz, 1996, memoir, 7/10
17.  Lunch at the Piccadilly ~ by Clyde Edgerton, 2003, fiction
18.  The Penelopiad ~ by Margaret Atwood, 2005, fiction, 7/10
19.  The Quilter's Apprentice ~ by Jennifer Chiaverini, 1999, fiction
20.  Atonement ~ by Ian McEwan, 2001, fiction
21.  Handle with Care ~ by Jodi Picoult, 2009, fiction
22.  Sugar Camp Quilt ~ by Jennifer Chiaverini, 2005, fiction
23.  In Search of Molly Pitcher ~ by Linda Grant DePauw, 2007, YA fiction
24.  Wedding of the Waters: The Erie Canal and the Making of a Great Nation ~ by Peter L. Bernstein, 2005, history
25.  Weird but True Tales ~ by Allan Zullo, 1998, YA nonfiction
26.  Becoming a Superhero ~ by William D. Smith, 2008, children's

APRIL

27.  Between Sisters ~ by Kristin Hannah, 2003, fiction
28.  The Saturday Evening Post Stories 1961, 1960, 1961, fiction
29.  The Shack ~ by William P. Young, 2007, fiction
30.  The Sibling Society ~ by Robert Bly, 1996, sociology
31.  Blues ~ by John Nersey, 1987, NF
32.  My Life with Women ~ by Richard Armour, 1968, humor
33.  A Different Kind of Christmas ~ by Alex Haley, 1988, fiction
34.  The Falls ~ by Joyce Carol Oates, 2004, fiction
35.  Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman ~ by Elizabeth Buchan, 2002, fiction
36.  The Akhenaten Adventure (Children of the Lamp Series #1) ~ by P. B. Kerr, 2004, children's
37.  A Cup of Tea: A Novel of 1917 ~ by Amy Ephron, 1997, fiction
38.  Heartburn ~ by Nora Ephron, 1983, fiction
39.  Serena ~ by Ron Rash, 2008, fiction, 7/10
40.  The Legend of Spud Murphy ~ by Eoin Colfer, 2004, children's
41.  Becoming Naomi Leon ~ by Pam Munoz Ryan, 2004, children's, 10/10
42.  Pendulum: Leon Foucault and the Triumph of Science ~ by Amir D. Aczel, 2003, history
43.  The Third Life of Grange Copelend ~ by Alice Walker, 1970, fiction

MAY

44.  Blueberry Girl ~ by Neil Gaiman, 2009, children's, 10/10
45.  Miss Julia Strikes Back ~ by Ann B. Ross, 2007, fiction
46.  Life Goes On ~ by Philip Gulley, 2004, fiction
47.  A Bride Most Begrudging ~ by Deeanne Gist, 2005, fiction
48.  The Fiction Class ~ by Susan Breen, 2008, fiction
49.  11,000 Years Lost ~ by Peni R. Griffin, 2004, YA fiction
50.  Michelle Obama: Mom-in-Chief ~ by Roberta Edwards, 2009, children's
51.  The Girl's Like Spaghetti ~ by Lynn Truss, 2007, writing
52.  Drifting ~ by Stephanie Gertler, 2003, fiction
53.  Split Second ~ by David Baldacci, 2003, fiction/thriller

JUNE

54.  Dogsong ~ by Gary Paulsen, 1985, YA fiction, 9/10
55.  There's No Such Place as Far Away ~  by Richard Bach, 1990, children's picture book
56.  Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter ~ by Thomas Cahill, 2003, history
57.  The Secrets of Judas: The Story of the Misunderstood Disciple and His Lost Gospel ~ by James M. Robinson, religion, 2006, "nah"
58.  The Mystical Life of Jesus ~ by Sylvia Browne, 2006, religion
59.  Dreaming Water ~ by Gail Tsukiyama, 2002, fiction
60.  End of Grace ~ by K. Thomas Murphy, 2009, fiction, 8/10
61.  The Tenth Circle ~ by Jodi Picoult, 2006, fiction
62.  The Twelve ~ by William Gladstone, 2009, fiction
63.  Garden Spells ~ by Sarah Addison Allen, 2007, fiction, 9/10
64.  Rashi's Daughters: Book I: Joheved ~ by Maggie Anton, 2005, fiction
65.  Whirligig ~ by Paul Fleischman, 1998, YA fiction, 9/10
66.  The Truth: What You Must Know Before December 21, 2012 ~ by Stephen Hawley Martin, 2008, speculation
67.  A Short History of Myth ~ by Karen Armstrong, 2005, religion, 9/10
68.  Family Matters ~ by Rohinton Mistry, 2002, fiction, 8/10

AUGUST

69.  Stranger in a Strange Land ~ by Robert A. Heinlein, 1961, science fiction
70.  The Evangelical Universalist ~ by Gregory MacDonald, 2008, religion
71.  A String in the Harp ~ by Nancy Bond, 1976, YA fiction, 8/10
72.  Edenville Owls ~ by Robert B. Parker, 2007, YA fiction
73.  While My Sister Sleeps ~ by Barbara Delinsky, 2009, fiction
74.  The Time Traveler's Wife ~ by Audrey Niffenegger, 2003, fiction, 9/10
75.  Netherland ~ by Joseph O'Neill, 2008, fiction
76.  The Faith Club ~ by Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver, and Priscilla Warner, 2006, religion
77.  Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen ~ by Susan Gregg Gilmore, 2008, fiction, 8/10

SEPTEMBER

78.  Prayers for Sale ~ by Sandra Dallas, 2009, fiction
79.  An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith ~ by Barbara Brown Taylor, 2009, religion, 8/10
80.  The First Paul: Reclaiming the Radical Visionary Behind the Church's Conservative Icon ~ by Marcus J. Borg and John Dominic Crossan, 2009, religion, 9/10

OCTOBER

81.  The Power of Myth ~ by Joseph Campbell with Bill Moyers, 1983, mythology
82.  Chief John Ross (Native American Biographies) ~ by Rachel A. KIoestler-Grack, 2004, children's
83.  The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao ~ by Junot Diaz, 2007, fiction
84.  Little Black Sambo ~ by Helen Bannerman, 1899, children's, 10/10
85.  The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ~ by Steig Larsson, 2008, fiction

NOVEMBER

86.  Through the Triangle ~ by C. P. Stewart, 2009, fiction (SF)
87.  The Pull of the Moon ~ by Elizabeth Berg, 1996, fiction, 8/10
88.  We Are Our Mothers' Daughters ~ by Cokie Roberts, 1998, memoir, 8/10

DECEMBER

89.  The Triumph of Deborah ~ by Eva Etzioni-Halevy, 2008, fiction
90.  A Northern Light ~ by Jennifer Donnelly, 2003, YA fiction, 9/10
91.  The Hours ~ by Michael Cunningham, 1998, fiction, 7/10
92.  Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood ~ by Marjane Satrapi, 2003, graphic novel, 7/10
93.  Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return ~ by Marjane Satrapi, 2004, graphic novel, 7/10