* Life of Pi - Yann Martel
* Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen
* When You Look Like Your Passport Photo It's Time to Go Home - Erma Bombeck
* Sex God - Rob Bell
* The Crazy Ladies of Pearl Street - Trevanian
* Searching for God Knows What - Donald Miller
* Crow Lake - Mary Lawson
* The Beach - Alex Garland
* The Martian Chronicles - Ray Bradbury
* Perfect Match - Jodi Picoult
* Chosen By a Horse - Susan Richards
* Salem Falls - Jodi Picoult
* God on a Harley - Joan Brady
* Chicken Soup for the Bride's Soul (I blame boredom!)
* American Taboo: Murder in Peace Corps - Philip Weiss
* Perfect Match - Jodie Picoult
* The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
* Plain Truth - Jodie Picoult
* Second Glance - Jodie Picoult
* Show Me the Magic: Travels Round Benin - Annie Claufield
* We Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families - Philip Gourevitch
* Three Cups of Tea - Greg Mortenson and David Relin
* Special Topics in Calamity Physics - Marisha Pessi
* Gods in Alabama - Joshilyn Jackson
* The Chosen – Chaim Potok
* Dear John - Nicolas Sparks
* Love in the Time of Cholera – Gabriel Garcia Marquez
* The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kindsolver
* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Stieg Larsson
* The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
* The Satanic Verses - Salman Rushdie
* Breaking Dawn - Stephenie Meyer
* New Moon - Stephenie Meyer
* Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer
* Twilight - Stephenie Meyer
* The Bean Trees - Barbara Kingsolver
* Redwall - Brian Jaques
* Harry Potter (All) - JK Rowling
* Girl With A Pearl Earring - Tracy Chevalier
* The Marchesa - Simonetta Agnello Hornby
* Two Forgettable Nora Roberts books
* The Body Project - Joan Jacobs Brumberg
* The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down - Anne Fadiman
* Candide - Voltaire
* My Life in Heavy Metal - Steve Almond