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The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields — book cover

The Stone Diaries

Carol Shields

The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx — book cover

The Shipping News

E. Annie Proulx

A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain by Robert Olen Butler — book cover

A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain

Robert Olen Butler

Rabbit at Rest by John Updike — book cover

Rabbit at Rest

John Updike

The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love by Oscar Hijuelos — book cover

The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love

Oscar Hijuelos

Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler — book cover

Breathing Lessons

Anne Tyler

Beloved by Toni Morrison — book cover

Beloved

Toni Morrison

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry — book cover

Lonesome Dove

Larry McMurtry

Foreign Affairs by Alison Lurie — book cover

Foreign Affairs

Alison Lurie

The Color Purple by Alice Walker — book cover

The Color Purple

Alice Walker

Rabbit Is Rich by John Updike — book cover

Rabbit Is Rich

John Updike

A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole — book cover

A Confederacy of Dunces

John Kennedy Toole