1. Books published in 2009
2. Books short listed for Booker Prize
3. Books short listed for the Orange Prize
a. We Need To Talk About Kevin – Lionel Shriver completed 14th January 2009
b. Fugitive Pieces – Anne Michaels completed 10th January 2009
c. Digging to America – Anne Tyler completed 5th January 2009
4. Non – Fiction
5. Books in translation
6. Books set in America
a. Mudbound – Hilary Jordan completed January 8th 2009
b. December – Elizabeth Winthrop completed 22nd January 2009
7. Books set in Asia
8. Books set in Europe
a. What Was Lost – Catherine O’Flynn completed 2nd January 2009
b. When Will There be Good News – Kate Atkinson completed 24th January 2009
c. The Gargoyle – Andrew Davidson completed 20th January 2009
9. Classics
a. Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte completed 21st January 2009