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Best of 1998
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January 1999
Compiled by Robin Beerbower
of Salem (OR) Public Library, from contributions by the members of Fiction_L.
(To use this list in your library, book club, etc., please include the following credit line: "Compiled by the subscribers of the Fiction_L mailing list." This list may not be used for commercial purposes.)
Fiction
Legends: 11 Short Fantasy Novels
Abraham, Pearl Romance Reader
Allison, Dorothy Cavedweller
Amis, Martin Night Train
Appelfeld, Aharon Iron Tracks
Bainbridge, Beryl Master Georgie
Banbury, Jen Like a Hole in the Head
Banks, Russell Cloudsplitter
Barr, Nevada Blind Descent
Barrett, Andrea Voyage of the Narwhal (3)
Barry, Sebastian The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty
Bartolomeo, Christina Cupid and Diana (2)
Bauer, Joan Rules of the Road (young adult)
Benard, Cheryl Moghul Buffet
Berg, Elizabeth What We Keep
Block, Lawrence Everybody Dies
Bloor, Edward Tangerine (young adult)
Bohjalian, Chris Midwives (2)
Bradley, Marion Z. Mists of Avalon
Bujold, Lois McMaster Komarr
Burgess, Melvin Smack (young adult)
Carey, Peter Jack Maggs (2)
Case, John First Horseman
Civil-Brown, Sue Letting Loose
Coben, Harlan Fade Away
Connelly, Michael Bloodwork
Cook, Karin What Girls Learn
Cook, Thomas Instruments of the Night
Cooley, Martha Archivist
Crais, Robert Stalking the Angel
Crusie, Jennifer Tell Me Lies
Cunningham, Michael The Hours (3)
Davis, Lindsey Course of Honor
Deaver, Jeffery Coffin Dancer
Dean, Pamela Juniper, Gentian & Rosemary
Desai Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard
Diamant, Anita The Red Tent
Dillon, Leo and Diane To Every Thing There is a Season (picture book)
Dodd, Susan Mourner's Bench
Donati, Sara Into the Wilderness (2)
Donoghue, Emma Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins
Dooling, Richard Brain Storm
Doud, Laurel This Body
Dunn, J. R. Days of Cain
Ekman, Kerstin Under the Snow
Evanovich, Janet Four to Score (5)
Evans, Nicholas The LoopFergus, Jim One Thousand White Women (2)
Fforde, Katie Wild Designs
Fielding, Helen Bridget Jones's Diary (8)
Flagg, Fannie Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!
Fleischman, Paul Whirligig (young adult) (3)
Fletcher, Susan Shadow Spinner (juvenile)
Foden, Giles Last King of Scotland
Forbes, Leslie Bombay Ice
Freed, Lynn The Mirror
Gautreau, Tim Next Step in the Dance
Glass, Joseph Eyes
Golden, Arthur Memoirs of a Geisha
Gordon, Mary Spending
Gorman, Ed & Martin Greenberg Once Upon a Crime
Gregory, Philippa Earthly Joys
Griffith, Nicola The Blue Place
Haddix, Margaret Running Out of Time (young adult)
Hamilton, Jane The Short History of a Prince (2)
Harris, Charlaine Shakespeare's Christmas (2)
Harstad, Donald Eleven Days
Hawley, Noah Conspiracy of Tall Men
Hellenga, Robert Fall of a Sparrow
Hesse, Karen Out of the Dust (young adult)
Hill, Reginald On Beulah Height
Hobb, Robin Ship of Magic
Hornby, Nick About a Boy (2)
Houston, Pam Waltzing the Cat
Irving, John A Widow for One Year (3)
James, P. D. A Certain Justice
Johansen, Iris Face of Deception
John, Michael Murder on Fifth Avenue
Jones, Gayl The Healing
Kalfus, Ken Thirst
King, Stephen Bag of Bones (2)
Kingsolver, Barbara The Poisonwood Bible (6)
Kleier, Glenn Last Day
Knapp, Caroline Pack of Two
Koontz, Dean Fear Nothing
Kugler, Steve Last Days of Summer
Lamb, Wally I Know This Much is True (3)
Landvik, Lorna Patty Jane's House of Curl
Lansdale, Joe R Rumble Tumble
Larson, Gary There's a Hair in My Dirt (picture book)
Letts, Billie Honk and Holler Opening Soon (3), Where the Heart Is
Lipman, Elinor Inn at Lake Devine (3)
Llywelyn, Morgan 1916
Lobel, A. No Pretty Pictures (juvenile)
Lott, Bret Hunt Club
Lurie, Alison The Last Resort
MacGregor, T. J. Hanged Man
Marsden, John A Killing Frost (young adult)
Maurensig, Paolo Canone Inverso
McCarton, Anthony Spinners
McCrumb, Sharyn Bimbos of the Death Sun
McDermott, Alice Charming Billy (3)
McEwan, Ian Enduring Love
McIntyre, Vonda The Moon and the Sun
McNeal, T. Goodnight, Nebraska
Merullo, Roland Revere Beach Boulevard
Moore, Brian Magician's Wife
Moore, Lorrie Birds of America (2)
Mosley, Walter Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned
Muller, Marcia While Other People Sleep
Nava, Michael The Burning Plain
Norman, Howard The Museum Guard
Norton, Andre Scent of Magic
O'Connell, Carol Judas Child (3)
Padgett, Abigail Blue
Parks, Tim Europa
Pears, Iain An Instance of the Fingerpost
Perry, Thomas Face-Changers
Perry, Anne A Breach of Promise
Picoult, Jodi The Pact
Pietrzyk, Leslie Pears on a Willow Tree
Pratchett, Terry The Last Continent
Pressfield, Steven Gates of Fire
Preston, Caroline Jackie by Josie
Preston, Douglas Riptide
Price, Richard Freedomland
Ragen, Naomi Ghost of Hannah Mendes
Reiken, Frederick The Odd Sea
Richardson, B. Bachelor Brothers' Bed and Breakfast
Richler, Mordecai Barney's Version
Roberts, Gillian Time and Trouble
Roberts, Nora MacGregor Brides and The MacGregor Grooms
Robinson, Roxanna This is My Daughter
Rochman, Hazel Leaving Home (young adult)
Roth, Philip I Married A Communist
Rowling, J. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (juvenile)(2)
Roy, Arundhati God of Small Things (5)
Russell, Mary Doria Children of God, The Sparrow
Sachar, Louis Holes (young adult)
Satterhwait Masquerade
Sayers, Dorothy L & Walsh, Jill Paton Thrones, Dominations (2)
Schine, Catherin Evolution of Jane (2)
Schlink, Bernhard The Reader
Schwartz, John Reservation Road
Simmons, Charles Salt Water
Simons, Paullina Eleven Hours (2)
Smiley, Jane All-true Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton
Spencer, William Irrational Fears
Stabenow, Dana Fire and Ice
Stokes, Penelope The Home Fires Trilogy
Stone, Robert Damascus Gate
Trevor, William Death in Summer
Turner, Nancy These is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901: Arizona Territories (6)
Tyler, Ann Patchwork Planet (6)
Vance, Jack Ports of Call
Vine, Barbara Chimney sweeper's Boy
Welden, Fay Big Girls Don't Cry
Wells, Rebecca Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood
Wilhelm, Kate Good Children
Willis, Connie To Say Nothing of the Dog (3)
Winslow, Don A Cool Breeze on the Underground
Wolfe, Swain The Lake Dreams the Sky
Wolfe, Thomas Man in Full (2)
Woodrell, Daniel Tomato Red
Wrede, Patricia Magician's Ward
Zettel, Sarah Fool's War
Zigman, Laura Animal Husbandry
Zimler, Richard Last Kabbalist of Lisbon
Nonfiction
Eyewitness Travel Guide: New York
Albom, Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
Anderson, Pam The Perfect Recipe
Ball, Edward Slaves in the Family
Bernstein, Sara The Seamstress: A Memoir of Survival
Biskind, Peter Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-and-Rock'n'roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Books, Geraldine Foreign Correspondence
Brennan, Christine Edge of Glory
Bryaon, Bill A Walk in the Woods
Edvardson, Cordelia Burned Child Seeks the Fire
Fouts, Roger Next of Kin
George, Nelson Hip-Hop America
Hafner, Katie Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins of the Internet
Hall, Rodney (ed) Michael Dransfield: Collected Poems
Halperin, James L The First Immortal
Haynsworth, Leslie Amelia Earhart's Daughters
Hersch, Patricia A Tribe Apart
Hochschild, Adam King Leopold's Ghost
Johnson, LouAnne My Posse Don't Do Homework, The Girls in the Back of the Class
Junger, Sebastian The Perfect Storm
Kephart, Beth A Slant of Sun
Kinder, Gary Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea
Klemperer, Victor I Will Bear Witness
Lamb Booknotes Lefkowitz, Bernard Our Guys
Lindbergh, Reeve Under a Wing
Martin, Steve Pure Drivel
Meyers, Kent Witness of Combines
Mohin, Ann The Farm She Was
Muller, Melissa Anne Frank: The Biography
Pert, Candace Molecules of Emotion
Queenan, Joe Red Lobster, White Trash and the Blue Lagoon
Quindlen, Anna How Reading Changed My Life
Reichl, Ruth Tender at the Bone
Rosenbaum, Ron Explaining Hitler
Rozelle, Ron Into That Good Night
Sayer, Mandy Dreamtime Alice
Shenk, David Data Smog: Surviving the Information Glut
Suskind, Ron A Hope in the Unseen
Switcher, Kara AOL.COM
Thernstrom, Nelanie Halfway Heaven
Thomas, Donald The Victorian Underworld
Will, George Bunts
Winchester, Simon The Professor and the Madman
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