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Native American Authors

Alexie, Sherman
Bruchac, Joseph
Coldsmith, Don
Conley, Joseph
Craven, Margaret
Dorris, Michael
Eagle, Kathleen
Erdrich, Louise
Highwater, Jamake
Hogan, Linda
LaDuke, Winona
Power, Susan
Shuler, Linda Lay
Silko, Leslie Marmon
Welch, James
Woiwode, Larry
Young Bear, Ray

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Asian-American Authors

Cao, Lan
Keller, Nora Okja
Kingston, Maxine Hong
Lee, C.Y.
Lee, Chang-Rae
Lee, Gus
Liu, Aimee E.
Lord, Bette Bao
Tan, Amy
Tsukiyama, Gail

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The Afternoon after the End of the World: Apocalyptic Fiction

Atwood, Margaret Handmaid's Tale (FIC ATW / Cas)
Brin, David The Postman (SF BRI / Cas)
Brinkley, William The Last Ship (FIC BRI)
Butler, Octavia The Parable of the Sower (SF BUT)
Dick, Philip K. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (SF DIC)
(the basis for film Bladerunner)
King, Stephen The Stand (FIC KIN)
LaHaye, Tim several titles (FIC LAH)
McCammon, Robert Swan Song (HOR MCC)
(deals with post-apocalyptic world)
Miller, Walter Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman (SF MIL)
(completed by Terry Bisson)
Scarborough, Elizabeth Nothing Sacred (Pbk FAN 48)
Shute, Nevil On the Beach (FIC SHU / Cas)
Tepper, Sheri S. Beauty (FAN TEP)
The Gate to Woman's Country (SF TEP)
Ure, Jean Plague (Y URE)
Vonnegut, Kurt Cat's Cradle (FIC VON)
Wren, M.K. A Gift Upon the Shore (FIC WRE)

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Nonfiction that Reads like Fiction

Ambrose, Stephen Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West (917.8042 AMB / Cas)
Angelou, Maya I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (B ANG)
Apple, Max Roomates: My Grandfather's Story (B APP)
Baker, Russell Growing Up (B BAK)
Berendt, John Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (975.87 BER / Cas / LP)
Blais, Madeline In These Girls, Hope is a Muscle (796.323 BLA)
Bragg, Rick All Over But the Shoutin' (B BRA / LP)
Breslin, Jimmy I Want to Thank My Brain for Remembering Me(B BRE)
Capote, Truman In Cold Blood (364.1523 CAP)
Dahl, Roald Boy: Tales of Childhood (B DAH / J B DAH)
Delany, Sarah and A. Elizabeth DelanyHaving Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years(B DEL / cas B DEL)
Dinesen, Isak Out of Africa (916.7 DIN / Cas)
Douglas, John Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Serial Crime Unit (363.2 DOU / Cas)
Duncan, Lois Who Killed My Daughter? A True Story of A Mother's Search for her Daughter's Murderer(364.1523 DUN)
Fadiman, Anne The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down (306.461 FAD)
Gethers, Peter The Cat Who Went to Paris (LP 818.5403 GET)
Grizzard, Lewis I Took A Lickin' and Kept on Tickin': And Now I Believe in Miracles (B GRI)
Hanff, Helen 84 Charing Cross Road (B HAN)
Harr, Jonathan A Civil Action (346.7303 HAR / Cas)
Hickam, Homer Rocket Boys (B HIC)
Junger, Sebastian The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea(974.45 JUN)
Karr, Mary The Liar's Club (818 KAR)
Kidder, Tracy House and other titles (690.837 KID)
Kingsolver, Barbara High Tide in Tuscon: Essays From Now or Never (814.54 KIN)
Kotlowitz, Alex There Are No Children Here (305.2309 KOT)
Kozol, Jonathan Rachel and Her Children: Homeless Families in America (362.5 KOZ)
Krakauer, Jon Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster (796.522 KRA / LP)
Kramer, Mark Travels with a Hungry Bear: A Journey to the Russian Heartland (914.704 KRA)
Lansing, Alfred Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (919.9 LAN)
Maclean, Norman Young Men and Fire (978.6 MAC)
Mayes, Frances Under the Tuscan Sun (944.5 MAY / cd)
Mayle, Peter Toujours Provence (944.9083 MAY)
A Year in Provence (944.9083 MAY / Cas)
McCourt, Frank Angela's Ashes (929.2 MCC / Cas / LP)
Mowat, Farley Never Cry Wolf (599.744 MOW)
Preston, Richard The Hot Zone (614.57 PRE / Cas)
Raban, Jonathan Bad Land: An American Romance (978 RAB)
Read, Piers Paul Alive (982.6 REA)
Rhodes, Richard Deadly Feasts: Tracking the Secrets of a Terrifying New Plague (616.8049 RHO)
Farm: A Year in the Life of an American Farmer (630.9778 RHO)
A Hole in the World: An American Boyhood (B RHO)
Sacks, Oliver The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales (616.8 SAC)
Steinem, Gloria Marilyn (B MON)
Stevenson, William A Man Called Intrepid: The Secret War (940.54 STE)
Verghese, Abraham My Own Country: A Doctor's Story of a Town and its People in the Age of AIDS(362.1 VER)
White, Bailey Mama Makes Up Her Mind and other titles (814.54 WHI)

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Positive Portrayals of Gay and Lesbian Characters (little or no sexual content)

Banville, JohnThe Untouchable (FIC BAN)
Block, Francesca LiaSeveral titles (Y BLO)
Block, Lawrence"burglar" series (MYS BLO)
Brown, Rita MaeBingo
Rubyfruit Jungle
Six of One(FIC BRO)
Chabon, MichaelMysteries of Pittsburgh (FIC CHA)
Cornwell, PatriciaScarpetta series, beginning with The Body Farm (MYS COR)
Cunningham, MichaelA Home at the End of the World
The Hours(FIC CUN)
Flagg, FannieFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café (FIC FLA / LP)
Forster, E.M.Maurice (FIC FOR)
Garden, NancyAnnie on my Mind (Y GAR)
Holland, IsabelleThe Man Without a Face (FIC HOL)
Irving, JohnThe World According to Garp (FIC IRV)
Kellerman, Jonathanvarious titles (FIC KEL)
King, LaurieA Grave Talent (MYS KIN / Cas)
To Play the Fool (Cas FIC KIN)
With Child (MYS KIN)
Koertge, RonThe Arizona Kid (Y KOE)
Lackey, MercedesMage Winds (FAN LAC)
Lansdale, JoeMucho Mojo (MYS LAN)
Lurie, AlisonThe Last Resort (FIC LUR)
Maupin, ArmisteadTales of the City series (FIC MAU)
McCabe, PatrickBreakfast on Pluto (FIC MCC)
Mowry, JessBabylon Boyz (Y MOW)
Patchett, AnnMagician's Assistant (FIC PAT)
Reidy, SueThe Visitation (FIC REI)
Renault, Mary Mask of Apollo
The Parson Boy
Funeral Games(FIC REN)
Sarton, MayThe Education of Harriet Hatfield (FIC SAR)
Walker, KatePeter (Y WAL)
Woodson, JacquelineFrom the Notebooks of Melanin Sun (Y WOO)

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Vietnam in Fiction

Berent, MarkRolling Thunder (FIC BER)
Storm Flight(FIC BER)
Carroll, GerryGhostrider One (FIC CAR)
Coonts, StephenFlight of the Intruder (FIC COO)
The Intruders(FIC COO)
Del Vecchio, John M.The 13th Valley (FIC DEL)
Dickason, CharlesIndochine: An Epic Novel of Vietnam (FIC DIC)
Heath, LayneThe Blue Deep (Cas FIC HEA)
Just, WardA Dangerous Friend (FIC JUS)
Mason, Bobbie AnnIn Country (FIC MAS)
O'Brien, TimThe Things They Carried (FIC OBR)
Scott, Leonard B.The Expendables (FIC SCO)
Truscott, Luscian K.Army Blue (FIC TRU)

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