What book have you most recommended to people?
Ruth
TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE by Mitch Albom
Bonnie Gluhanich
TIE BETWEEN GHOST SOLDIERS by Hampton Sides and THE POISONWOOD BIBLE by Barbara Kingsolver
Kellie
The Wedding
Claire
Nelson DeMille's PLUM ISLAND
PJ Apostle
STILLNESS by Richard Mahler
Susan
THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS would be the best book I have read in the past year. Don't miss it!
Laurie
The Beans of Egypt Maine
The Bridges of Madison County
Debbie Nance
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Bev Smith
THE GREAT WORLD by David Malouf
Kathy MacAlister
Jack Finney's TIME AND AGAIN
Kathy MacAlister
THE EIGHT by Katherine Neville
Sheila Macfarlane
IN THE HEART OF THE SEA by Nathaniel Philbrick
Sandy Greathouse
SILENT IN THE GRAVE by Deanna Raybourne. Its a wonderful book that I can't stop telling people about.
Dodalodle from Beautiful British Columbia
BLOOD MEMORY by Greg Iles
Keeva H. Smotherman
A Prayer for Owen Meany
Les Miserables
Paul Eccles
THE HISTORIAN by Elisabeth Kostova
Heidi Freedman
One of my absolute favorites is THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER. Everyone to whom I have recommended it found it great also.
Sue
THE GIRLS by Lori Lansens
Laurel Foster
ONE MISSISSIPPI by Mark Childress is the most recent one I have read, and it is a realistic portrayal of adolescents in the South during the 1970's.
Mary Ward
Lately, it's been THE BOOK OF BRIGHT IDEAS by Sandra Kring. It's such an uplifting, spiritual, fun journey. Everyone who's read it from my recommendation has loved it just as much.
Kathi Swann
Jefferson Bass's 1st book.
backpackgirl
The River Why
Carroll S.
By far, the book I have most recommended is THE KITE RUNNER. It is one that will stay with you long after you finish it.
annie
THE MERCY OF THIN AIR. A terrific read!
Dianne
SOPHIE'S WORLD by Jostein Gaarder
I have reccommended this book to many colleagues and my former students who are Socractic thinkers!
Pam Dean
PILLARS OF THE EARTH by Ken Follett
Beth Cummings
It would probably be THE KITE RUNNER, which I suggested to my former book group (before I moved to a different city) after I read it and consequently encouraged about a dozen people to read the book. Plus, I loaned a copy to several family members.
A second book that I have recommended over a longer period of time is Karl Rolvaag's GIANTS IN THE EARTH.
Paul Eccles
THE HISTORIAN by Elisabeth Kostova
Phyllis Friedman
The Shadow of the Wind
Susan
The Great Gatsby
Carol Riker
HONEYMOON by James Patterson and Howard Roughan
Gord
Just lately, I've been singing the praises of Steve Berry as I'm reading THE TEMPLAR LEGACY.
Malvina
ICE STATION by Matthew Reilly. You can't put it down --- it's one long rollercoaster ride of action and suspense. A heart-thumping good read.
Peggy Soler
Gone with the Wind
Bernice
POPE JOAN by Donna Cross
I LOVED this book and bought copies for all my friends. It's a novel you don't want to end.
Andrea Baltrus
Shadow of the Wind
Michelle Miller
THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH by Ken Follett
Jen
MY SISTER'S KEEPER by Jodi Picoult
Karen Barash
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen
Karen Barash
SNOE FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN by Lisa See
veewall
THE LINCOLN LAWYER by Michael Connelly
Jane Haase
ASSASSINATION VACATION by Sarah Vowells
Michelle McCaffrey
Elegant Gathering of the White Snows
Katie Dean
SOPHIE'S WORLD by Jostein Gaarder
Melissa Hunt
SECOND GLANCE by Jodi Picoult
Maryellen Goodwin
THE ALEXANDRIA LINK - The next bestseller, better than THE DA VINCI CODE!
Sonia Zaffiris
THE POISONWOOD BIBLE by Barbara Kinsolver
Peggy
SILENT IN THE GRAVE by Deanna Raybourn, best I've read this year.
Sandi
THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING by Joan Didion. I think many of us do "magical thinking" and my friends and I are at an age when grief and loss is a regular occurence as we lose our parents, and a few have lost spouses. It is such a beautiful book.
Another book I am recommending is DREAMS FROM MY FATHER by Barak Obama. This memoir shows the influences that helped shape one of our presidential candidates.
Mary Angela Young
GONE WITH THE WIND - You get so much more out of the book than you do with the movie.
Mark
THE BLADE ITSELF, the debut by Marcus Sakey, is a suspenseful thriller that could well be the best book of the year. If you like Dennis Lehane, you will love this one!
Cat
INTENSITY by Dean Koontz - it is so intense. From beginning to end, it's a real page turner. I can't put it down.
Kelly Manfredini
The Alchemist
Chris
The Kite Runner
Dona Malesic
BEL CANTO by Ann Patchett
Trez
I have been recommending NEXT by Michael Crichton.
Noreen Brown
THE GLASS CASTLE by Jeannette Walls.
Kathleen
GIRLS OF TENDER AGE by Mary-Ann Tirone-Smith
Christine M. Culman
CHINAMAN'S CHANCE by Ross Thomas
Ken Swanson
THE ALL-SOUL'S FAIRE by Kristy Tallman
Sandi Lewis
All the Diana Gabaldon Outlander books. They are fabulous with great characters, tons of history of the late 1700's (Britain, Scotland, France & America), and a love story you will never forget.
Kat Solheim
A CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES by John Kennedy Toole
PRODICAL SUMMER by Barbara Kingsolver
URSULA UNDER by Ingrid Hill,
THE HUNDRED SECRECT SENSES by Amy Tan
THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD by Zora Neale Hurston
THE SHIPPING NEWS by E. Annie Proulx
MY SISTER'S KEEPER by Jodi Picoult
THE MEDUSA AND THE SNAIL by Lewis Thomas
Judy
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen. And not one person has been disappointed.
Denise
THE PURSUIT OF ALICE THRIFT by Elinor Lipman.
Kim Miller
The Ruins
Paula D
The Memory Keeper's Daughter!
Amanda Stepro
MY SISTER'S KEEPER by Jodi Picoult
Malcolm Deeley
THE ALL-SOULS FAIRE by Kristy Tallman
This book is a daring and seductive thriller --- unquestionably the best horror novel I have read in years.
Burton Neff
FEVER by Sean Rowe
Ronna Lord
PEACE LIKE A RIVER by Leif Enger. I sure wish he would come out with another book soon!!!
THE PACT by Jodi Picoult --- before her other books became so popular. Now I just push Picoult and it is not at all hard these days. People are grateful to find such a great author!!!
Frank Castillo
THE EVERBORN by Nicholas Grabowsky.
Tamara
THE TORTILLA CURTAIN
T. Coraghaessan Boyle
Margaret Kish
I Capture The Castle
Leanne
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Bernice Spier
BLACK WATER by Joyce Carol Oates
Anna Robinson
84 CHARRING CROSS ROAD
By Helen Hanuf
This is a wonderful story about two people who form a friendship through their love of books.
Marion Miller
THE SAMURAI'S DAUGHTER by Gail Tsugiyama and ONE THOUSAND WHITE WOMEN by Jim Fergus.
Bob
PILLARS OF THE EARTH by Ken Follett
Marjorie Sucansky
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
The Way the Crow Flies
Rob
THE OUTSIDER by Colin Wilson
Melodie
There are 2 books that I've probably recommended equally to friends, relatives and acquaintances. One was L.A. REQUIEM by Robert Crais, and the other was HARD REVOLUTION by George Pelecanos. 2 absolutely wonderful books! Both were a few years ago. I haven't been quite as enthusiastic about anything in awhile.
Sandra Hughes
A YELLOW RAFT IN BLUE WATER by Michael Dorris
Sandy
SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN by Lisa See
Patricia Med
THE BRONZE HORSEMAN by Paullina Simons
Madeline
Most recently, THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini, WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen, and THE BOOK THIEF by Markus Zusak.
Ann
NIGHT FALL by Nelson DeMille
sweettech2u
Instead of a book, I have recommended a series for people to read. The FBI thriller series by Catherine Coulter has been wonderful and I have introduced it to several of my friends.
Maureen
There are a couple: MY SISTER'S KEEPER J. Picoult, THE SHADOW OF THE WIND by Carlos Ruiz Zafron, and THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini.
Linda Estrin
BLACK BOY
Richard Wright
a brutally honest account of growing up in the segregated south. This will resonate with anyone who has suffered abusive treatment.
Loretta Sanford
SECOND GLANCE by Jodi Picoult
Sylvie Nickel
PATTY JANE'S HOUSE OF CURL by Lorna Landvik
Susan Browdy
THE CHOSEN by Chaim Potok
Loretta Sanford
Steve Berry's THE TEMPLAR LEGACY and THE THIRD SECRET, Kate Mosse's LABYRINTH.
Brenda
SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN by Lisa See
Monica
It's a tie between THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER and THE KITE RUNNER.
Jay Wasson
Water For Elephants
Linda M. Johnson
THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE by Audrey Niffenegger is the book I've most encouraged others to read. The book I've suggested the 2nd most times would be ELLA MINNOW PEA by Mark Dunn --- two completely different books.
Cindy Chodor
THE SPEED OF DARK by Elizabeth Moon. I thought this was a fascinating book, and told everyone I came in contact with about it.
Nana
I can't chose just one, sorry. When I read a good book I tell everyone. These are my favorites in the past 4 to 5 years:
THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES by Sue Monk Kidd
LESSON BEFORE DYING by Ernest J. Gaines
SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN by Lisa See
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen
Ann Bowen
Dancing Naked at the Edge of Dawn
The Elegant Gathering of the White Snows
Kate L.
GATES OF FIRE by Steven Pressfield
Florence Sturkey
The Bible
Noreen
The Kite Runner
Sharon Long
The Time Traveler's Wife
Myrna
There are two books I've recommended widely: SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN by Lisa See, and THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BRIDGE by Mary Lawson. Everyone has loved both of them!
Shannon Leonetti
Water For Elephants
RY Storteboom
Lately, I have been recommending Jasper Fforde's AN EYRE AFFAIR and LOST IN A GOOD BOOK, as well as the other books in his Thursday Next series. I have also been recommending Alexander McCall Smith's No. 1 Ladies' Detective series. The most successful and wide-reaching recommdendation I've ever made was Barbara Kingsolver's THE POISONWOOD BIBILE. Eventually someone recommended and it and gave me my OWN old copy! We traced about 13 people who had read it since I'd first passed it on. That felt very, very cool.
Becky Jones
Three actually:
THE KITE RUNNER
THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE
THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN
Make that four: also
MY SISTER'S KEEPER
Katherine Stephens
ANGRY HOUSEWIVES EATING BON BONS by Lorna Landvik
Gail Perryman
The Kite Runner
Jeanie
MY GRANDFATHER'S BLESSINGS: Stories of Strength, Refuge, and Belonging by Rachel Naomi Remen
A great read for anyone. You will be inspired and remember some of the stories for a long time to come.
K. Pinchuck
The Book Thief
Rhea Peterson
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night -Time
Marie
PARANOIA by Joseph Finder
Brenda Broadway
LISEY'S STORY by Stephen King is my most recently reccommended book to others.
Rosalie Sambuco
I have recommended THE BLESSING STONE by Barbara Wood to most of my friends. Most of them have read it and thoroughly enjoyed it also.
Jon Weiman
THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER AND CLAY
by Michael Chabon
Rita Carter
Anything by Mitch Albom, and also THE RED TENT by Anita Diamant
Antoinette Tomasich
I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE by Wally Lamb
Sharon
I've told all of my dog-loving friends about MARLEY AND ME.. a book that my husband and I loved.
Linda
Marley & Me
Joanne Bransford
The Thirteenth Tale
Suzanne
LIFE OF PI by Yann Martel. It is a great book for all ages...my book club read it and my son's entire high school had to read it for summer reading.
Katherine Schulz
Bel Canto
Merrilee
Recently, WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen
Donna Alspach
ZORRO by Isabel Allende
Toni
The Kite Runner
Kelly
THE TORTILLA CURTAIN by T.Coraghessan Boyle
Bob Coghill
In the last month, THE END OF FAITH by Sam Harris.
Through the years, it has been GONE WITH THE WIND, America's version of WAR AND PEACE.
Kim Kovacs
Connie Willis: THE DOOMSDAY BOOK. While billed as a science fiction/time travel book, this novel typically won't appeal to those who normally read science fiction. It's really more of a historical novel, focusing on events and people during the Black Plague. It's character-driven, not event-driven, and quite compelling as a result.
Marlyn E. Myers
CAGE OF STARS by Jacquelyn Mitchard
Kimberly Wlliott
THE ALL-SOUL'S FAIRE by Kristy Tallman
Becky Brown
Not just a book, but the whole series of FBI thrillers by Catherine Coulter. These books keep me interested and I could read them in one sitting, if I did not work. I can hardly wait for the next one to hit the presses!!!
Terri Loeffler
MY SISTER'S KEEPER by Jodi Picoult
Mary D
Greg Iles's THE QUIET GAME. I've yet to recommend this book to a person who didn't love it.
Suzanne
The Miss Julia books by Ann B. Ross.
Linda Troftgruben
I believe I have recommended LONESOME DOVE the most, even though it belongs in the genre I read the least.
Darlene de Ryke
The Kite Runner
Carolyn
GENEVIEVE by Eric Jerome Dickey
Karen Cloutier
THE CONFIDENT WOMAN by Joyce Meyers
Lisa
TRUTH AND BEAUTY by Ann Patchett
Ellen Whitney
NIGHT FALL by Nelson DeMille (now remember, this is just picking one!)
Lesa
PEACHTREE ROAD by Anne Rivers Siddons
Mary D
THE KITE RUNNER, SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN, and THE GLASS CASTLE
Kathy Vieira
There are so many wonderful books that I have read and recommended that it's hard to pick one. I suppose the most surprisingly awesome book I have read and recommended to many people would have to be AHAB'S WIFE by Sena Jeter Naslund. It was a beautiful story told from an original point of view. It is a book that has stayed with me in many ways.
Adeline Marchand
A FINE BALANCE by Rohinton Mistry. A book that stays with you months after the final page is read. A moving story of tenacity that is unmatched in any book before or since. It has also made me quite critical of anything I read, as I am always comparing authors to Mr. Mistry. This is not a "fluff" book; it's disturbing and uplifting at the same time. It will change the way you see the world forever.
John True
Black Hawk Down
Suzanne in Ohio
This past weekend I read Barbara Delinsky's new book FAMILY TREE. You can pick up any of her books and have a good read. Her latest is by far one of the best books I've read. An intiguing story with wonderful characters. The kind of book that's hard to put down and you wish would never end. Not only is it entertaining...the story sticks with you long after you have read the final page. I've been telling everyone about it!
Heather Murdock
MY SISTER'S KEEPER by Jodi Picoult
Mike Lowrie
RED DRAGON by Thomas Harris
Vin Costanzo
THE INNOCENT MAN by John Grisham
David
House of Sand and Fog
Debbie
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
Marlys Davis
The Kite Runner
Rhonda
CHIEFS by Stuart Woods
joyce
The Kite Runner
Kay Hering
YEAR OF WONDERS by Geraldine Brooks
Canadian Reader
A FINE BALANCE by Rohinton Mistry
Vicki
REPLAY by Ken Grimwood, this book grabs you and won't let you go until you finish. I am still thinking about it months after finishing it. What a movie this would make.
Robin Brandi
A FINER BALANCE by Rohinton Mistry
THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini
LIFE OF PI by Yann Martel
Mary J. Petersen
The Mitford series by Jan Karon
K Howard
BEACHCOMBING FOR A SHIPWRECKED GOD by Joe Coomer
Joyce
THE TENDER BAR: A Memoir by J. R. Moehringer
Donna Hall
TRAVELER by Ron McLarty
Vickie Malone
The Time Traveler's Wife
Steven Schwindt
The Kite Runner
Genie
My favorite book, TO KILL A MOCKINGBRID, is the one I recommend to anyone who has not read it.
trish
I recommend the most recent book I have read that is really good. I only tell someone who I think would enjoy that particular book. I don't think I should tie up people's time with a book that they might not be interested in just because I liked it. I read lots of different kinds of books, and nobody I know is interested on all the same topics I am. But most frequently I recommend a book on social change or analysis that has come out recently because they might not have had a chance to hear about it yet; and only if it is well-written.
G. Walker
Year of Wonders
Scott
TIME AND AGAIN by Jack Finney
Michelle
THE PURSUIT OF ALICE THRIFT and MY LATEST GRIEVANCE, both by Elinor Lipman
Janice H.
FROM DAWN TO DECADENCE by Jacques Barzun
Jeannette Howard
THE POSIONWOOD BIBLE by Barbara Kingsolver.
Elizabeth Meagher
FEAST OF LOVE by Charles Baxter
Susan
BROKEN FOR YOU by Stephanie Kallos, is my new favorite novel and, after discovering it through my book group, I'm now "preaching the gospel" and sharing it with everyone I know who appreciates good literature. It's stunningly written, with well-fleshed out characters and a plot line that, although you intuit how it's going to come out, has you delighted at how it happens. I see she has a new novel coming out December 2007 - I'm thinking of pre-ordering!
Susan Levine
The book I've recommended most over the years is FOREVER by Pete Hamill. Among the many books I devour, I loved this most because so much of it dealt with the history of New York.
Donna
Irresistible Revolution
Lynn
I find myself mostly recommending Jodi Picoult and Janet Evanovich. I did recommend CANE RIVER by Lalita Tademy a lot right after Oprah picked it. I also recommended THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME when I finished reading that and LITTLE CHILDREN by Tom Perrotta when I finished that. One that I couldn't stop raving about (to this day) is RUNNING WITH SCISSORS, but it depends on who I'm talking to. My recommendations vary depending on the person's individual tastes.
Vickie Malone
AFTER ALL THESE YEARS by Susan Isaacs
Kristi
THE SPARROW by Mary Doria Russell
Carolyn
The Kite Runner
Becky
THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER by Kim Edwards
Lynn
My most recent you-have-to-read is Nancy Pickard's THE VIRGIN OF THE SMALL PLAINS.
Krys Glavin
THE CALIPH'S HOUSE: A YEAR IN CASABLANCA by Tahir Shah
True story of a Family who decides to leave England and make a life in Casablanca, Morocco. This book, which has a humorous side, tells the tale of the trials they underwent their first year in Casablanca, attempting to renovate the house they now call "home".
Burton Neff
Fever
Carol Cool
An Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life
Bernice Chapel
POPE JOAN by Donna Woolfolk Cross
Susan C. Dawson
FEAR OF THE DARK by Walter Mosley
Nancy Stetler
OUR LADY OF THE LOST AND FOUND: A NOVEL OF MARY, FAITH, AND FRIENDSHIP by Diane Schoemperlen
PJ Apostle
STILLNESS by Richard Mahler.
Everything you could want to know about solitude. Where to find it, what you should do when you are alone, health benefits to alone time. Since solitude is my most unwinding time it is the perfect book for me. I have read it about 5 times already.
Judy O.
The Kite Runner
Snowflower and the Secret Fan
The Prince of Tides
Water for Elephants
kebabette
ANTHROPOLOGY by Dan Rhodes ... these sweet and sour little morsels of short stories are made to be read aloud and shared.
Jim Ross
THE SHADOW OF THE WIND by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Rosemary Harris
FALL OF A SPARROW by Robert Hellenga
Mary Burke
Water for Elephants
Barb Broberg
CAN'T WAIT TO GET TO HEAVEN by Fanny Flagg
J. R. Monahan
Girl in Hyacinth Blue
kc
A PRAYER FOR OWEN MEANY by John Irving
Kathy
I've recommended lots, but the two that stand out in particular are James Frey's A MILLION LITTLE PIECES (in spite of the controversy, it is a gripping story), and Jeannette Walls's THE GLASS CASTLE (also amazing).
Lani Strom
Half of a Yellow Sun
Fran
Any books I' ve read by Jodi Picoult. Probably the most popular I've tended to recommend is PLAIN TRUTH.
Rosalie
Actually the four in the Big Stone Gapseries: BIG STONE GAP, BIG CHERRY HOLLER, MILK GLASS MOON, and HOME TO BIG STONE GAP.
Richard
FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS by Hunter S. Thompson
Rosemarie Ormsbee
The Da Vinci Code
April Lemesh
THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN by Mitch Albom is the book I have most recommended and even bought for friends and family in recent years.
Marsha Neesley
MARCH by Geraldine Brooks
Sonia Zaffiris
THE POISONWOOD BIBLE by Barbara Kinsolver and THE YEAR OF PLEASURES by Elizabeth Berg
Freda
BY BLOOD WRITTEN by Steven Womack
Bob Wigdor
THE INTERVIEW ROOM by Roderick Anscombe
THE BLADE ITSELF by Marcus Sakey
Jean V.
The entire Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich.
Carol Rosenberg
RED CAT the best book I have read in ages.
S. Weber
THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES was one that I hurrahed a lot about. And all the people I convinced to try it have thanked me... The same goes for THE LOVELY BONES. These were wonderful, unique, insightful books, that I hope the authors keep writing.
Gale Schexnayder Moch
Alice Sebold's THE LOVELY BONES.
Louise Pledge
LORELAI'S GUIDING LIGHT by Beth Chamberlin
Christina Pollock
The Secret Life of Bees
Pearl Mackey
I have been recommending all books by Greg Iles. I started with the TURNING ANGEL and have been picking up all I can find. His characters are so believable. They are like the people next door. I have a hard time putting the books down.
Wendy Catalano
The Kite Runner
Jackie Stott
THE INNOCENT MAN by John Grisham
Just don't look at the pictures before you read the rest of the book!
Chantel Simmons
GOOD GRIEF by Lolly Winston
Jen Deja
CASE HISTORIES by Kate Atkinson
Debbie
Snowflower and the Secret Fan
Charles E. Rinehart
The Julia Spencer Fleming series, starting with number one, TO DARKNESS AND TO DEATH
Sue Leven
SHARP OBJECTS by Gillian Flynn
Jill
The Kite Runner
Tara
FINGERSMITH by Sarah Waters: the best historical novel I've read since THE RED TENT.
Jayne
SHADOW OF THE WIND by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Patricia Macy
The Hours
Susan Kellett
FIREFLY SUMMER by Maeve Binchy
anne knaack
PLANET OF THE BLIND by Stephen Kuuisisto
John Stover
ANATOMY OF A MURDER by Robert Traver
D
I have recommended THE CRIMSON PETAL AND THE WHITE by Michel Farber most often in the last two years.
Lucille M. Armintor
Nora Ephron's I FEEL BAD ABOUT MY NECK.
Kathy
Probably, THE KITE RUNNER. I read 4-6 books a month and this book stopped me in my tracks. I have reread it once, something I rarely if ever do, and enjoyed it all over again. It is one of the best books I have read in the past 5 years.
Amy Honan
Any of the Stephanie Plum novels by Janet Evanovich
Teddi Baumgartner
Jonathan Harr's THE LOST PAINTING
Jane Haase
ASSASSINATION VACATION by Sarah Vowells
Lareeta
INDIGO by Beverly Jenkins
Lindy
Harlan Corbon's TELL NO ONE
Jen
I have fallen in love with Mary Kay Andrews's books. The latest in just out in paperback, called SAVANNAH BREEZE. I have read two others of hers. They are fun but good reads.
Sunny
The Kite Runner
Barb
The Kite Runner
Debra Curry
Snow Flower and The Secret Fan
Nancy Filer
The Kite Runner
Krishna
THE EIGHT by Katherine Neville
It is a first book by the author which is full of action and adventure. The lead role is played by a woman with some romance thrown in. Surprisingly, the story takes place in the 1980s but has aged well with the times. Great read.
Sonia Chopra
THE RED TENT by Anita Diament
Marion Miller
I have recommended ONE THOUSAND WHITE WOMEN by Jim Fergus.
Carol Arsenault
BIRDSONG by Sebastian Faulks
Rosalie Sambuco
THE KITE RUNNER - This was a surprise book for me. I picked it up while waiting for an appointment. On the way home, I stopped at B&N and bought it so I could finish the book. It was a book I could not stop reading. I have recommended it to ALL my friends and book lovers.
Don de Blasio
A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES by Howard Zinn
Brenda Snell
LIBERATING PARIS by Linda Bloodworth Thomason. I loved this book and think every one should read it!
Juanita Adamson
ROOTS by Alex Haley
I loved the miniseries, and I love the book even more!
Lindsay
Lately, it's been THE BIRTH HOUSE by Ami McKay. A great Canadian novel about midwifery, community and womanhood.
Trish Graboske
GOOD OMENS by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
Kate English
The Kite Runner
Devan
The House That Jack Built
Karen Ferguson
Actually, there are two books. The first would be THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN by Mitch Albom and the second would be THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY by Erik Larson.
Betsy Woodruff
Rita Mae Brown's Sneaky Pie Mystery Series and Julia Spencer Fleming's series. They are both beyond compare!
Sharron
My recommended list is:
1. A LESSON BEFORE DYING by Ernest J. Gaines. This is a powerful, must read book. I have read it 3 times.
2. POPE JOAN by Donna Cross. Lots of factual information with a lot of speculation, makes a very thoughtful read.
3. IF NOBODY SPEAKS OF REMARKABLE THINGS by Jon McGregor tells of one event in a day from different points of view. Discovered this book by reviews in Word Of Mouth.
Jill
SHUTTER ISLAND by Dennis Lehane
Karin Rhodes
J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Connie Rice
John Marsden's Tomorrow When the War Began series
Margaret Peterson Haddix's The Hidden Children series
Jodi Picoult's MY SISTER'S KEEPER
Lynn
MY SISTER'S KEEPER by Jodi Picoult
CorinnaB
LONESOME DOVE by Larry McMurtry, hands down!
F Tessa Bartels
Over the years the one book I've recommended most often is TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. Recently, the book I'm telling everyone to read is SUITE FRANCAISE by Irene Nemirovsky.
Rhea Peterson
Right now, it would be the book THE UPSIDE OF DOWN by Thomas Homer-Dixon. I think it is today's must-read book. Hopefully, it will even influence people to change.
Maryann Aidikoff
The Red Tent
Maryann Aidikoff
THE HISTORY OF LOVE - Loved it.
WITHOUT GRACE - It was OK
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS - Enjoying
AFTER THIS - I was disappointed.
Donna Scott
MISS JULIA SPEAKS HER MIND by Ann B. Ross
Elaine
The series by Alexander McCall Smith that began with THE NO. 1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY. I loved every one of the books and gave some as gifts.
Gerry
Most recently, I've been recommending SUITE FRANCAISE by Irene Nemirovsky, and in the past, LOSING JULIA by Jonathan Hull.
Norma
THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES by Sue Monk Kidd
