- Art Spiegelman Maus 1
- Alison MacLeod Tenderness
- Zora Neale Hurston Their Eyes Were Watching God
- George Orwell Burmese Days
- Claire Keegan Small Things Like These
- Cesare Pavese The Moon and the Bonfires
- Deborah Levy Hot Milk
- Barbara Kingsolver Demon Copperhead
- Ann Patchett The Magician's Assistant
- Andrea Levy Small Island
- John Williams Stoner
- Elizabeth Taylor Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont