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Yankee Rose’s Reading List

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Yankee Rose hasn’t stopped reading but she has chosen to keep her reading list to herself for the time being. Rube still updates his reading list on occasion. Check it out here.

Lying Awake by Mark Salzman.  (3-20-11)

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. (3-15-11)

The Marriage Artist by Andrew Winer. (1-29-11)

The Conscience of a Liberal by Paul Krugman. (1-15-11)

Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary by David Sedaris.  (1-14-11)

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Steig Larson.  (1-11-11)

The Girl Who Played with Fire by Steig Larson. (1-4-11)

The History of Love by Nicole Krauss. (12-22-10)

That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo. (12-5-10)

Empire Falls by Richard Russo. (11-24-10)

Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo. (10-30-10)

Nobody’s Fool by Richard Russo. (10-16-10)

Truth and Consequences by Allison Lurie. (10-5-10)

Basket Case by Carl Hiaasen. (9-29-10)

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. (9-5-10)

The Whore’s Child by Richard Russo. (9-4-10)

The Help by Kathryn Stockett. (8-26-10)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larson. (8-19-10)

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford. (8-15-10)

I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb. (7-30-10)

Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri. (7-27-10)

Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen. (7-21-10)

Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger. (7-12-10)

Wifey by Judy Blume. (7-8-10)

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri.  (7-4-10)

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami. (6-27-10)

Innocent by Scott Turow. (6-23-10)

Unaccustomed Earth: Stories by Jhumpa Lahiri.  (6-19-10)

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon.  (6-6-10)

Pretty in Plaid by Jen Lancaster. (6-2-10)

Bite Me: A Love Story by Christopher Moore. (5-30-10)

The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. (5-18-10)

A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon. (5-10-10)

Tabloid Dreams by Robert Olen Butler. (5-10-10)

The Spellmans Strike Again by Lisa Lutz. (5-9-2010)

Oryx and Crake by Margret Atwood. (05-02-2010)

Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris. (04-29-2010)

Little Bee by Chris Cleave. (4-27-2010)

The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga. (4-21-2010)

The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon.  (4-16-2010)

Straight Man by Richard Russo. (4-9-2010)

I Was Told There’d Be Cake by Sloan Crosley. (4-8-2010)

A Soft Place To Land by Susan Rebecca White. (4-5-2010)

Fool by Christopher Moore. (3-26-2010)

The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers by Thomas Mullen. (3-13-2010)

Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann. (3-4-2010)

The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera. (3-3-2010)

Invisible Sisters by Jessica Handler. (2-28-2010)

Lark and Termite by Jayne Anne Phillips. (2-23-2010)

Mudbound by Hillary Jordan. (2-20-2010)

Bleachy-Haired Honky Bitch: Tales from a Bad Neighborhood by Hollis Gillespie. (2-15-2010)

Train by Pete Dexter. (2-14-2010)

Us: Americans Talk About Love by John Bowe. (2-7-2010)

Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. (1-31-2010)

This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald. (1-25-2010)

Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It by Maile Meloy. (1-22-2010)

Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby. (1-20-2010) [This novel came highly recommended by Rube.]

Loving Frank by Nancy Horan. (1-12-2010)

The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. (1-5-2010)

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon. (1-4-2010)

My Life in France by Julia Child & Alex Prud’Homme. (1-3-2010)

High Fidelity by Nick Hornby. (1-1-2010)

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett. (12-28-2009)

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver. (12-18-2009)

Trailer Trashed: My Dubious Efforts Toward Upward Mobility by Hollis Gillespie.  (12-15-2009)

The Christmas Cookie Club by Ann Pearlman.  (12-13-2009)

The Help by Kathryn Stockett. (12-8-2009)

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers. (12-3-2009)

Mudbound by Hillary Jordan. (12-1-2009)

Unaccustomed Earth: Stories by Jhumpa Lahiri. (11-28-2009)

Shopgirl: A Novella by Steve Martin.  (11-26-2009)

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. (11-25-2009)

Confessions of a Recovering Slut & Other Love Stories by Hollis Gillespie.  (11-24-2009)

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd.  (11-21-2009)

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.  (11-9-2009)

Hoot by Carl Hiaasen.  (11-8-2009)

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart.  (11-7-2009)

Island of the Sequined Love Nun by Christopher Moore. (11-2-2009)

Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes.  (10-28-2009)

Geek Love by Katherine Dunn. (10-24-2009)

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fanny Flagg. (10-23-2009)

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. (10-21-2009)

The Girls’ Guide to Hunting and Fishing by Melissa Bank.  (10-19-2009)

In Defense Of Food, An Eater’s Manifesto by Michael Pollan.  (10-18-2009)

Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore.  (10-12-2009)

Practical Demonkeeping: A Comedy of Horrors by Christopher Moore.  (10-9-2009)

Peyton Place by Grace Metalious.  (10-5-2009)

Love At The Pub by Mary Jane Mahan. (Advance copy, 10-2-2009)

Merde Happens by Stephen Clarke. (9-30-2009)

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer. (9-28-2009)

Between the Assassinations by Aravind Adiga. (9-26-2009)