Good Reads from past swaps:

Anastas, Benjamin An Underachiever's Diary
Short novel about twin's different life choices

Atkinson, Kate Case Histories

Atkinson, Kate One Good Turn

Beattie, Ann Picturing Will

Benson, Ann The Plague Tales

Bernstein, Harry The Invisible Wall
Interfaith lovers try to overcome social objections (Memoir)

Bronte Emily Wuthering Heights

Brooks, Geraldine Year of Wonders

Caldwell, Bo The Distant Land of my Father

Clark, Will Lord Vishnu's Love Handles

Cunningham, M. A Home at the End of the World
Coming of age story of two young boys

DeMille, Nelson The Gold Coast

DeSoto, Lewis A Blade of Grass
Debut novel set in South Africa

DeVries, Peter The Blood of the Lamb

Didion, Joan The Year of Magical Thinking
Non-fiction account of first year of widowhood

Dunant, Sarah The Birth of Venus

Edwards, Kim Memory Keeper's Daughter
Twins, one born with Down syndrome

Fairstein, Linda Bad Blood
Fast-paced crime mystery

Fast, Howard The Immigrants
Historical fiction series

French, Tana In the Woods
Detective with a secret past investigates a murder in Ireland

Gilbert, Elizabeth Eat, Pray, Love
Memoir of a young woman who goes on a spiritual journey after a divorce

Golden, Arthur Memoirs of a Geisha

Grabenstein, Chris Tilt a Whirl

Grealy, Lucy Autobiography of a Face

Gruen, Sara Water for Elephants
Romantic page-turner set within the world of the circus during the Depression

Grunwald, Lisa Whatever Makes You Happy
Light read about middle age love

Guterson, David Snow Falling on Cedars

Haddon, Mark The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

Hamill, Pete Snow in August

Hegi, Ursula Stones from the River

Hessler, Peter River Town: Two years on the Yangtze

Hiaasen, Carl Skinny Dip
Light read mystery about a betrayed wife

Hosseini, Khaled The Kite Runner

Irving, John A Widow for One Year
A dysfunctional family tries to cope with tragedy

Jin, Ha Waiting

Kallos, Stephanie Broken for You

King, Stephen Four Past Midnight

Kostova, Elizabeth The Historian

Lahiri, Jhumpa The Namesake

Larson, Erik The Devil in the White City
Biography of serial killer set against the 1893 Chicago World Fair

Lee, Chang-rae Aloft

Lee, Harper To Kill a Mockingbird

Lee, Linda Francis Devil in the Junior League
Light read about Texas Society women

Mah, Adeline Yen Falling Leaves
Memoir of a young girl growing up in mainland China after 1949.

McBride, James The Color of Water

McCall-Smith, A.
Author's many titles consist mostly of cozy mysteries

McDermott, Alice Child of my Heart

Michaels, Anne Fugitive Pieces
Debut novel about a Holocaust survivor

Mistry, Rohinton A Fine Balance

Moehringer, J.R. The Tender Bar

Moore, Ann Leaving Ireland & Gracelin O'Malley & ‘Till Morning Light
Historical fiction set in Ireland

Morris, Mary The Waiting Room
The story of three generations of women

Morton, Brian A Window Across the River
Complex character study about the ethics of artists

Morton, Brian Starting Out in the Evening
A young graduate student interviews a well-known author

Noble, Elizabeth Alphabet Weekends
Funny, romantic novel about best friends who become more

Otsuka, Julie When the Emperor was Divine

Patterson, James The Quickie
Murder mystery about an unfaithful wife

Patterson, Richard Exile

Picoult, Jodi My Sister's Keeper

Reiken, Frederick The Lost Legends of New Jersey
Coming of age novel set in the late 70s/early 80s explores love

Rice, Anne Vittorio

Roth, Philip Everyman

Roth, Philip The Plot Against America

Russo, Richard Empire Falls

Shields, Charles Mockingbird: a Portrait of Harper Lee

Siddons, Anne Rivers
Author's many titles consist mostly of light reads set in the south

Sijie, Dai Balkzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

Swanson, James Manhunt
Non-fiction account of the 12 day search for Lincoln's killer

Tademy, Lalita Cane River

Toole, John Kennedy A Confederacy of Dunces

Trigiani, Adriana Rococo

Tyler, Anne Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant

Updike, John Rabbit at Rest

Updike, John Rabbit Redux

Updike, John Rabbit run

Walls, Jeannette The Glass Castle

Williams, John Stoner
Character study of an academic set in the early 20th century

Winston, Lolly Happiness Sold Separately
Infertility problems strain a modern marriage.