A whole another year has passed (with very little blogging here). Here are my favorites from the year, a.k.a. my second year of reading fiction:

1) The End of the Affair by Graham Greene

2) Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott

3) East of Eden by John Steinbeck

4) A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving

5) Garlics and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl

6) Night Draws Near by Anthony Shadid

7) Will in the World by Stephen Greenblatt

The Woman at the Washington Zoo by Marjorie Williams

9) Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain

10) Ghost Light by Frank Rich

[Check here for my previous list from 2004.]