Best books read in 2001 (listed alphabetically by author)
- Bragg, Rick. All Over But the Shoutin'
- Haruf, Kent. Plainsong
- Irving, John. The World According to Garp
- Lethem, Jonathan. Motherless Brooklyn
- Liss, David. A Conspiracy of Paper
- Oates, Joyce Carol. Blonde
- Oates, Joyce Carol. We Were the Mulvaneys
- Schwarz, Christina. Drowning Ruth
- Shreve, Anita. Strange Fits of Passion
- Vreeland, Susan. Girl in Hyacinth Blue
Honorable Mention
- Chevalier, Tracy. Girl with a Pearl Earring
- Dubus III, Andre. House of Sand and Fog
- Hurston, Zora Neale. Their Eyes Were Watching God