2024
- January - Loving Frank by Nancy Horan
- February - Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker
- March - A True Account: Hannah Masury's Sojourn Amongst the Pyrates, Written by Herself by Katherine Howe
- April - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
- May - A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America and the Woman who Stopped Them by Timothy Egan
- June - Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
- July - Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult
- August - The Secret Life of Sunflowers by Marta Molner
- September - The Spymistress by Jennifer Chiaverini
- October - Thunderstruck by Erik Larson
- November - The Patron Saint of Second Chances by Christine Simon
- December - The Art Thief by Michael Finkel
2023
- January - The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick
- February - Still Life by Louise Penny
- March - Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult
- April - Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham
- May - Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
- June - Life on the Mississippi by Rinker Buck
- July - Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
- August - Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
- September - There There by Tommy Orange
- October - The Paris Architect by Charles Belfoure
- November - Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing
- December - Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson
2022
- January - This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
- February - The House is the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
- March - Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein
- April - The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
- May - The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore
- June - Doc by Mary Doria Russell
- July - Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach
- August - Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
- September - Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
- October - The Maid by Nita Prose
- November - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- December - The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
2021
- January - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
- February - The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
- March - Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
- April - The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
- May - The Mountains Sing by Phan Qué̂ Mai Nguyẽ̂n
- June - The Book of Lost Names by Kimberly Harmel
- July - The Feather Thief by Kirk Johnson
- August - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
- September - Jade Dragon Mountain by Elsa Hart
- October - Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
- November - The Wright Brothers by David McCullough
- December - The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg
2020
- January - Triangle: The Fire that Changed America by Dave Von Drehle
- February - The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
- March - The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
- April - Did Not Meet
- May - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
- June - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
- July - Did Not Meet
- August - The Secret, Book and Scone Society by Ellery Adams
- September - The Engineer's Wife by Tracey Emerson Wood
- October - Notorious RBG by Irin Carmon and Shana Snizhnik
- November - All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg
- December - Hiddensee: A Tale of the Once and Future Nutcracker by Gregory Maguire
2019
- January - Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
- February - I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
- March - Watchers by Dean Koontz
- April - Taming of the Queen by Philippa Gregory
- May - Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans: the battle that shaped America’s destiny by Brian Kilmeade
- June - The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
- July - The Eighty Dollar Champion by Elizabeth Letts
- August - The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
- September - Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
- October - Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
- November - Educated by Tara Westover
- December - The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg
2018
- January - Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
- February - Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
- March - American Fire by Monica Hesse
- April - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald
- May - Saint Mazie by Jami Attenberg
- June - So Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell OR The True Picture of Emigration by Rebecca Burlend
- July - Poisoner’s Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in the Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum
- August - Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld
- September - Lost in Shangri-la: a true story of survival, adventure, and the most incredible rescue mission of World War II by Mitchell Zuckoff
- October - Girl Waits With Gun by Amy Stewart
- November - Mrs. Sherlock Holmes by Brad Ricca
- December - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
2017
- January - Caldecott and Newbery Winners,
- February - The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan
- March - The Enchanted Life of Adam Hope by R. Riley
- April - Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
- May - First Women: The Grace and Power of America’s Modern First Ladies by Kate Anderson Brower
- June - America’s First Daughter: From Monticello to Jefferson’s White House, She Shaped the Legacy of a Nation by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie
- July - The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason
- August - Everybody’s Food by Richard Risso
- September - The Reluctant Midwife by Patricia Harman
- October - Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
- November - Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly
- December - The Fire by Night by Teresa Messineo
2016
- January - Newbery and Caldecott Award Winners- 1965, 2015
- February - The Long Walk: The True Story of ta Trek to Freedom by Slavomir Rawicz
- March - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
- April - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
- May - The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin
- June - Harvest Home by Thomas Tryon
- July - Imperial Woman by Pearl S. Buck
- August - 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
- September - The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto by Mitch Albom
- October - Storm of the Century by Al Roker and/or Isaac’s Storm by Erik Larson
- November - The Rosie Project by Graeme C. Simsion
- December - Once Upon a Christmas by Pearl S. Buck and Christmas Day by Pearl S. Buck
2015
- January - Newbery and Caldecott Award Winners-1964, 2014
- February - Patty Jane’s House of Curl by Lorna Landvik
- March - The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
- April - The Martian by Andy Weir
- May - True Sisters by Sandra Dallas
- June - A Daughter’s Tale: The Memoir of Winston Churchill’s Youngest Child by Mary Soames
- July - The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
- August - Back Roads by Tawni O’Dell
- September - The Glass Blowers by Daphne du Maurier
- October - Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
- November - In the Unlikely Event by Judy Bloom
- December - A New York Christmas by Anne Perry
2014
- January - A Prisoner of Birth by Jeffrey Archer
- February - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
- March - Newbery and Caldecott winners from 1963 and 2013
- April - Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland
- May - Home Front by Kristin Hannah
- June - One Summer by David Baldacci
- July - Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff
- August - The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty
- September - George Washington’s Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution by Brian Kilmeade
- October - Left Neglected by Lisa Genova
- November - The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
- December - A Nantucket Christmas by Nancy Thayer
- and/or - A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy
2013
- January - The Memory of Running by Ron McLarty
- February - My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveria
- March - The Tower, the Zoo and the Tortoise by Julia Stuart
- April - Only Time Will Tell by Jeffrey Archer
- May - The Butterfly’s Daughter by Mary Alice Monroe
- June - The Shoemaker’s Wife by Adriana Trigiana
- August - Mr. Churchill’s Secretary by Susan Ella MacNeal
- September - The Kashmir Shawl by Rosie Thomas
- October - Where’d You Go, Bernadette? By Maria Semple
- November - The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat by Edward Kelsey Moore
- December - An Irish Country Christmas by Patrick Thomas
2012
- January - Newbery and Caldecott winners from 1961 and 2011
- February - Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
- March - Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
- April - Running with the Demon by Jerry Brooks
- May - The Girls from Ames by Jeffrey Zaslow
- June - Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson
- July - Caleb’s Crossing by Geraldine Brooks
- August - Crack in the Edge of the World by Simon Winchester
- September - The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
- October - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
- November - The Postmistress by Sarah Blake
- December - The Christmas Wedding by James Patterson
- and/or - A Plain and Fancy Christmas by Cynthia Keller
2011
- January - Newbery and Caldecott winners from 1960 and 2010
- February - The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
- March - The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
- April - The Help by Kathryn Stockett
- May - Down River by John Hart
- June - Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
- July - Sarah’s Key by Tatiana De Rosnay
- August - The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz
- September - The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger
- October - Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Welles
- November - Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
- December - Gingerbread Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke
- and/or - A Christmas Blessing by Donna Van Liere
- and/or - The Autobiography of Santa Claus by Jeff Guinn
2010
- January - Newbery and Caldecott winners from 1959 and 2009
- February - The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson
- March - The Sounds of Wings: The Life of Amelia Earhart by Mary S. Lovell
- April - The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak
- May - The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
- June - The Woods by Harlan Coben
- July - Morgan’s Run by Colleen McCullough
- August - Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
- September - Prayers For Sale by Sandra Dallas
- October - Beach Music by Pat Conroy
- November - Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier
- December - What Child is This? What Child is This? By Barbara Cooney
- and/or - The Christmas Letters by Lee Smith
- and/or - The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter, the Christmas Miracle Dog by Dave Barry
2009
- January - Newbery and Caldecott winners from 1958 and 2008
- February - Team of Rivals by Doris Kerns Goodwin
- March - A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
- April - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
- May - Profiles in Courage by John F. Kennedy
- June - People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
- August - The Memory’s Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards
- September - Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
- October - Dewey: The Small Town Library Cat Who Touched The World by Vicki Myron
- November - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
- December - White Christmas Pie by Wanda Brunstetter
- and/or The Christmas Scrapbook: a Harmony Story by Philip Gulley
2008
- January - Newbery and Caldecott winners from 1957 and 2007
- February - The Faith Club by Ranya Idliby
- March - The Terrorist by John Updike
- April - King of the Mild Frontier by Chris Crutcher
- May - Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
- June - Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
- July - The Zookeeper’s Wife: a War Story by Diane Ackerman or On a Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah
- August - Gentlemen and Players by Joanne Harris
- September - Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Karkauer
- October - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradury
- November - The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
- December - The Christmas Train by David Baldacci
2007
- January - Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Hadden
- February - The Hornet’s Nest by Jimmy Carter
- March - Marley and Me by John Grogan
- April - We Are All Welcome Here by Elizabeth Berg
- May - O’Pioneers by Willa Cather
- June - All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot
- July - The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
- August - Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
- September - The Good Earth by Pearl Buck or Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriett Beecher Stowe
- October - Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian
- November - The Persian Pickle Club by Sandra Dallas
- December - The Christmas Quilt by Thomas J. Davis
2006
- January - Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama or Three Weeks with My Brother by Nicolas Sparks
- February - Evening Glass by Maeve Binchy
- March - A Year in Province by Peter Mayle
- April - The Secret Garden by Frances Burnett
- May - The Known World by Edward P. Jones
- June - Night by Ellie Wiesel
- July - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
- August - Travels with Charlie by John Steinbeck
- September - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
- October - Pick a favorite book from your childhood and tell why you love it.
- November - Together We Read-Ordinary Heroes by Scott Turow
- December - A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg
2005
- January - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- February - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
- March - Women’s Buffet - Choose one of the following:
- No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
- Red Hat Club by Haywood Smith
- Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik
- April - Reading Lolita in Tehran: a Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi
- May - Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
- June - Shane by Jack Schaefer
- July - Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett
- August - Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth
- September - Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers
- October - The Emancipator’s Wife by Barbara Hambly
- November - A Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
- December - The Christmas Thief by Carol Higgins Clark