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