Richard Russo, Straight Man
Cynthia Bass, Sherman’s March
Richard Powers, Galatea 2.2
Jhumpa Lahiri, Interpreter of Maladies
James Hynes, Publish and Perish
Michael C. White, A Brother’s Blood
Charlotte Holmes, Gifts and other Stories
Jane Smiley, Moo
Lorrie Moore, Self-Help
Richard Ford, The Sportswriter
Larry Heinemann, Paco’s Story