- The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
- The Help by Kathryn Stockett
- Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon
- River of Doubt by Candice Millard
- Monuments Men by Robert Eds
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
- Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
- Ahab’s Wife by Sena Jeter Naslun