9 from '09

Here are my 9 favorite books that were published in 2009. Please click on the links to see what the critics had to say about each book. Happy Reading in 2010!

Irving, John. Last Night in Twisted River: A Novel. New York: Random House, 2009.

Lamb, Wally. Wishin' and Hopin': A Christmas Story. New York: Harper, 2009.


Gardner, Lisa. The Neighbor. New York: Bantam Books, 2009.


Hensley, William L. Iġġiaġruk. Fifty Miles from Tomorrow: A Memoir of Alaska and the Real People. New York: Sarah Crichton Books, 2009.


Lipman, Elinor. The Family Man. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009.

Koslow, Sally. The Late, Lamented Molly Marx: A Novel. New York: Ballantine Books, 2009.

Griffin, Kathy. Official Book Club Selection. New York: Ballantine Books, 2009

Green, George Dawes. Ravens. New York: Grand Central Pub, 2009.


Berg, Elizabeth. Home Safe: A Novel. New York: Random House, 2009.