Best books read in 2003 (listed alphabetically by author)
- Atwood, Margaret. The Blind Assassin
- Card, Orson Scott. Ender's Game
- Connelly, Michael. Lost Light
- Kidd, Sue Monk. The Secret Life of Bees
- Kidd, Sue Monk. The Dance of the Dissident Daughter
- McCafferty, Jane. Thank You for the Music
- McEwan, Ian. Atonement
- Philbrick, Nathaniel. In the Heart of the Sea
- Sebold, Alice. Lucky: A Memoir
- Tyler, Anne. Back When We Were Grownups
Honorable Mention
- Adams, Douglas. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- Carter, Stephen L. The Emperor of Ocean Park
- Moriarty, Laura. The Center of Everything
- Ruddick, James. Death at the Priory
- Steinbeck, John. East of Eden