Martha Washington An American Life by Patricia Brady (non-fiction)
The Distant Land of My Father by Bo Caldwell (fiction)
Ordinary Heroes by Scott Turow (fiction)
Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl (non-fiction)
The Alchemist by Paul Coelho (fiction)
When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka (fiction)
White Butterfly by Walter Moseley (fiction)
Adventure Capitalist by Jim Rogers (non-fiction)
Easter Island by Jennifer Vanderbes (fiction)
The Pickup by Nadine Gordimer (fiction)