December 2009
- Fire by Kristin Cashore (05 Dec 09) (YA fiction/fantasy)
- Capote in Kansas by Kim Powers (07 Dec 09) (fiction)
- Gang Leader for a Day by Sudhir Venkatesh (09 Dec 09) (nonfiction)
- Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder (21 Dec 09) (literary journalism)
- Traveling Mercies by Anne Lamott (23 Dec 09) (memoir)
- Dracula is Dead by Sheilah Kast and Jim Rosapepe (28 Dec 09) (nonfiction)
November 2009
- Caroline Hunt: Philosopher for Home Economics by Marjorie East (07 Nov 09) (nonfiction)
- Making the News: A Guide for Nonprofits and Activists by Jason Salzman (07 Nov 09) (nonfiction)
- Salal: Listening for the Northwest Understory by Laurie Ricou (08 Nov 09) (nonfiction)
- The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman (11 Nov 09) (nonfiction, audiobook)
- The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner (16 Nov 09) (literary journalism)
- Serenity: Those Left Behind by Joss Whedon, Brett Matthews, and Will Conrad (17 Nov 09) (comic book)
- Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (22 Nov 09) (YA fiction)
- In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (27 Nov 09) (literary journalism)
- Heat by Bill Buford (29 Nov 09) (literary journalism)
October 2009
- French Milk by Lucy Knisley (03 Oct 09) (comic book, memoir)
- Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver (12 Oct 09) (literary journalism, audiobook)
- Vera and the Ambassador by Vera and Donald Blinken (18 Oct 09) (memoir)
- The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan (20 Oct 09) (literary journalism)
- The Djinn in the Nightingale’s Eye: Five Fairy Stories by A.S. Byatt (21 Oct 09) (short stories)
- Waiting for Columbus by Thomas Troufimuk (23 Oct 09) (fiction)
September 2009
- Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky (09 Sept 09) (nonfiction)
- In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan (09 Sept 09) (nonfiction)
- Bonk by Mary Roach (09 Sept 09) (nonfiction)
- Random Family by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc (19 Sept 09) (literary journalism)
- The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett (20 Sept 09) (literary journalism)
August 2009
- The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf (Aug 09) (fiction)
- Say Everything by Scott Rosenberg (23 Aug 09) (nonfiction)
- Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace (30 Aug 09) (fiction)
- Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger (31 Aug 09) (fiction)
July 2009
- Love Walked In by Marisa de los Santos (30 July 09) (fiction)
- Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell (30 July 09) (nonfiction, audiobook)
- Stiff by Mary Roach (27 July 09) (nonfiction)
- Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer (19 July 09) (literary journalism, audiobook)
- Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven by Susan Jane Gilman (13 July 09) (memoir, audiobook)
- The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell (06 July 09) (nonfiction, audiobook)
- The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen (04 July 09) (YA fiction)
- The Man Who Ate the 747 by Ben Sherwood (04 July 09) (fiction)
June 2009
- The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean (05 June 09) (literary journalism)
- The Sinful Life of Lucy Burns by Elizabeth Leiknes (07 June 09) (fiction)
- The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion (10 June 09) (memoir)
- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer (18 June 09) (fiction)
- Rabbit, Run by John Updike (fiction)
- Graceling by Kristin Cashore (22 June 09) (YA fiction)
- A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick (26 June 09) (fiction)
- American Gods by Neil Gaiman (28 June 09) (fiction)
May 2009
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (25 May 09) (YA fiction)
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (24 May 09) (YA fiction)
- Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud (17 May 09) (comic book, nonfiction)
- I Feel Bad About My Neck by Norah Ephron (04 May 09) (essays)
- Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer (08 May 09) (literary journalism)
- The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart (08 May 09) (YA fiction)
April 2009
- The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester (01 Apr 09) (nonfiction)
- Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O’Malley (04 Apr 09) (comic book)
- The Hours by Michael Cunningham (11 Apr 09) (fiction)
- The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman (11 Apr 09) (literary journalism)
- The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards (17 Apr 09) (fiction)
- Sailing Alone Around the Room by Billy Collins (20 Apr 09) (poetry)
- Audrey, Wait! by Robin Benway (25 Apr 09) (YA fiction)
March 2009
- Dangerous Laughter by Steven Millhauser (06 Mar 09) (short stories)
- The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup by Susan Orlean (18 Mar 09) (literary journalism)
- The Braindead Megaphone by George Saunders (19 Mar 09) (essays)
- I Was Told There’d Be Cake by Sloane Crosley (23 Mar 09) (essays/memoir)
February 2009
- Saturday by Ian McEwan (01 Feb 09) (fiction)
- High Fidelity by Nick Hornby (04 Feb 09) (fiction)
- Lipstick Jihad by Azadeh Moaveni (21 Feb 09) (memoir)
January 2009
- The Post-Birthday World by Lionel Schriver (02 Jan 09) (fiction)
- Twilight by Stephanie Meyer (15 Jan 09) (audiobook)
- It’s All Greek To Me by John Mole (16 Jan 09) (memoir/travel essay)
- Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips (17 Jan 09) (fiction)
- Fables VIII: Wolves, Fables IX: Sons of Empire by Bill Willingham (24 Jan 09) (comic book)