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PRIOR SELECTIONS (2002 - 2010)

2010

The Help Katherine Sackett Fiction

Among the Mad Jacqueline Winspear Mystery

Sing Them Home Stephanie Kallos Fiction

Silver Pigs Lindsey Davis Mystery

Grass Crown (CB) Colleen McCullough Historical fiction

The Woman Behind the New Deal Kirstin Downey Biography

FDR The First Hundred Days (CB) Anthony J. Badger Non-fiction

Narrow Dog to Indian River Terry Darlington Non-fiction

Water Like a Stone (CB) Deborah Crombie Mystery

The Road Cormac McCarthy Fiction

Heart and Soul (CB) Maeve Binchy Fiction

All five of Lincoln Reads selections:

“I Am A Man” Chief Standing Bear’s Journey for Justice (final selection)

Joe Starita Non-fiction

The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery Fiction

The Tortilla Curtain T.C. Boyle Fiction

Finding Nouf Zoe Ferraris Mystery

Loving Frank Nancy Horan Fiction

The Book of Eleanor Pamela Kaufman Historical fiction

Members read other books about Eleanor and reported on them

The Blessing Stone Barbara Wood Fiction

The House at Sugar Beach Helene Cooper Biography

The Immigrants (CB) Howard Fast Fiction

Skipping Christmas John Grisham Fiction

Members bring other holiday books to discuss

2009

Member of the Wedding Carson McCullers Fiction

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (CB) Betty Smith Fiction

People of the Book* Geraldine Brooks Fiction

Exodus (CB) Leon Uris Fiction

Lantern in Her Hand Bess Streeter Aldrich Fiction

White Bird Flying Bess Streeter Aldrich Fiction

No Time on My Hands Grace Snyder Yost Biography

A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Housseini Fiction

Caravans James Michener Fiction

An Incomplete Revenge Jacqueline Winspear Mystery

God is an Englishman (CB) R.J. Delderfield Fiction

Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Burrows Fiction

The Other David Guterson Fiction

Green Glass Sea (CB) Neal Shusterman Fiction

The Color of Water James McBride Biography

Black Girl, White Girl (CB) Joyce Carol Oates Fiction

Black Like Me (CB) John Howard Griffin Biography

People of the Book * Geraldine Brooks Fiction

The Illuminator (CB) Brenda Van Trease Fiction

Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Stieg Larsson Mystery

Death in a Strange Country Donna Leon Mystery

2008

Still Life with Chickens Catherine Goldhammer Biography

Water for Elephants Sarah Gruen Fiction

Middlesex Jeffrey Stephenides Fiction

Amber Room Steve Berry Fiction

On Off Colleen McCullough Mystery

Maisie Dobbs Jacqueline Winspear Mystery

Consequences Penelope Lively Fiction

The City of Falling Angels John Berendt Nonfiction

The Thirteenth Tale* Diane Setterfield Gothic fiction

Mark of the Lion Suzanne Aruda Mystery

Her Royal Spyness Phys Bowen Mystery

2007

Desert Queen Janet Wallach Biography

Curse of the Narrows Laura MacDonald Nonfiction

History of the World in Six Glasses Tom Standage Nonfiction

Power of One Bryce Courteney Fiction

#1 Ladies Detective Club Alexander McCall Smith Mystery

The Constant Princess Philippa Gregory Historical fiction

The Year of Wonders Geraldine Brooks Fiction

The Memory Keeper’s Daughter Kim Edwards Fiction

City of Shadows Ariana Franklin Suspense

Worst Hard Time* Tim Eagin Nonfiction

Lamb Christopher Moore Fantasy

2006

People of the Wolf Michael & Katherine Gear Fiction

Earthly Joys Philippa Gregory Historical fiction

The Known World Edward P. Jones Historical fiction

Isaac’s Storm Erik Larsen Nonfiction

The Perfect Evil Alex Kava Mystery

Five Quarters of the Orange Joanne Harris Fiction

The Children’s Blizzard David Laskin Nonfiction

Snow and the Secret Fan Lisa See Fiction

Devil in the White City* Erik Larsen Nonfiction

Worst Hard Time Tim Eagin Nonfiction

Faith, Hope and a Proper Christmas Tree Connie Dodd Short story fiction

2005

Kite Runner Khaled Housseini Fiction

Hamlet’s Dresser Bob Smith Biography

The Little Women Katherine Weber Fiction

My Sister’s Keeper Jodi Picoult Fiction

Pope Joan Donna Cross Historical fiction

The Winter Queen Boris Akunin Mystery

The Birth of Venus Sarah Dunant Historical fiction

The Devil in the White City Erik Larsen Nonfiction

Haunted Ground Erin Hart Mystery

Red Bird Christmas Fannie Flagg Fiction

2004

Persian Pickle Club Sandra Dallas Fiction/Mystery

The Dress Lodger Sherie Holman Fiction

Perfect Match Jodi Picoult Fiction

Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight Amanda Fuller Biography

The Queen’s Fool Philippa Gregory Historical fiction

Julie and Romeo Jeanne Ray Fiction

Tales from the Milestone Ben Wajekra (Lou Leviticus) Autobiography

Peace Like a River* Lief Enger Fiction

The Beekeeper’s Apprentice Laurie R. King Mystery

Broken for You Stephanie Kallos Fiction

Shepherds Abiding Jan Karon Fiction

2003

The Other Boleyn Girl Philippa Gregory Historical Fiction

Montana 1948 Larry Watson Fiction

Plain Language Barbara Wright Fiction

Dancing with the Witch Doctor Kelly James Fiction – short stories

Atonement Ian McEwan Fiction

Spies Michael Frayn Fiction

Two Truths and a Lie Katrina Kittle Fiction

Good Hope Road Lisa Wingate Fiction

Bel Canto* Ann Patchett Fiction

Empire Falls Richard Russo Fiction

The Christmas Train David Baldacci Fiction

2002

The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint Brady Udell Fiction

The Good House Bonnie Bernard Fiction

Plainsong* Kent Haruf Fiction

Skipping Christmas John Grisham Fiction

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