- Birth House—Ami McKay (HL)
- Disgrace—J. M. Coetze (IS)*
- The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo—Stieg Larsson (KT)
- A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius—Dave Eggers (EMO)
- Last Night in Twisted River—John Irving (BP)
- A Map of the World—Jane Hamilton (HL, IS)
- Marjorie Morningstar—Herman Wouk (JC)
- Outliers—Malcolm Gladwell (PP)*
- Pillars of the Earth—Ken Follett (PP)
