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.

Three Quick Picks

The Neighbor

This is the best suspense novel I have ever read.

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

Basketball Jones

Basketball Jones is the last book E. Lynn Harris wrote before he passed away. It's a fast-paced, glamorous story about love, betrayal, and basketball. Not for the homophobic.

Harris, E. Lynn. Basketball Jones. New York: Doubleday, 2009.

The Late, Lamented Molly Maxx

This entertaining page turner is part mystery, part ghost story, and part New York City chick lit.

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

Three Quick Picks

The Neighbor

This is the best suspense novel I have ever read.

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

Basketball Jones

Basketball Jones is the last book E. Lynn Harris wrote before he passed away. It's a fast-paced, glamorous story about love, betrayal, and basketball. Not for the homophobic.

Harris, E. Lynn. Basketball Jones. New York: Doubleday, 2009.

The Late, Lamented Molly Maxx

This entertaining page turner is part mystery, part ghost story, and part New York City chick lit.

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

E. Lynn Harris

Yesterday we lost an important voice in popular literature. Author E. Lynn Harris passed away at the early age of 54. Here is a link to his obituary: latimes.com. I am currently rereading his memoir What Becomes of the Brokenhearted and will write about it soon.

Harris, E. Lynn. What Becomes of the Brokenhearted: A Memoir. New York: Doubleday, 2003.