Note: These books were read over time and are remembered fondly. Several of these authors have produced other books which I have read but I've only listed here the first of their titles which I personally enjoyed. Though these represent my first encounter, the title listed may or may not have been the author's first book.
- Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler. 1982.
- Eddie's Bastard by William Kowalski. 1999.
- Fortune's Rocks by Anita Shreve. 2000.
- The Help by Kathryn Stockett. 2010.
- The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. 2002.
- Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. 1991.
- Patty Jane's House of Curl by Lorna Landvik. 1996.
- A Place to Call Home by Deborah Smith. 1997.
- The River Why by David James Duncan. 1985.
- Schooling of Claybird Catts by Janis Owens. 2003.
- Shoot the Moon by Billie Letts. 2004.
- Some Days There's Pie by Catherine Landis. 2002.
- The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien. 1990.
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. 1960.
- Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. 2006.
- World According to Garp by John Irving. 1978.
Two other authors I have enjoyed are Randy Wayne White (from Florida) and Kate Wilhelm (from Oregon).
YOUNG ADULT BOOKS
(Half of these authors I had read prior to reading the listed title. Alexie's adult short stories and poetry as well as his novel Indian Killer; Spinelli's Maniac Magee; and many of Crutcher's young adult novels.)
- Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie. 2007.
- Bloody Jack by L. A. Meyer. 2002.
- Freak the Mighty by W. Rodman Philbrick. 1993.
- Lyddie by Katherine Paterson. 1991.
- Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli. 2003.
- A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly. 2003.
- Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher. 2001.
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