2009 A to Z authors discussion

Hi,
Does anyone have any Q suggestions besides Anna Quindlin? I browsed the library non-fiction Qs and nothing stood out.

Sara

My goodness, December is nearly here and I still have 6 to go!!! I don't know if I will make it unless I pick some short books.

A: Achebe, Things Fall Apart
B: Baldwin, Go Tell It on the Mountain
C: Camus, The Stranger
D:
E: Egan, The Worst Hard Time
F:
G: Gruen, Water for Elephants
H: Hammett, The Maltese Falcon
I: Islay, Listening is an Act of Love
J:
K: Kawabata, Thousand Cranes
L: London, Call of the Wild
M:
N: Nothomb, Fear & Trembling
O: Oe, Nip The Bud, Shoot the Kids
P: Plath, The Bell Jar
Q:
R: Robinson, Home
S: Swanson, Manhunt
T: Tolan, The Lemon Tree
U: Updike, Rabbit Run
V: Voltaire, Candide
W: Watson, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
X: Xinran, Sky Burial
Y: Yoshimoto, Kitchen
Z:

I just finished Fleming's Casino Royale -- 5 to go. It was good but not my favorite read of the year. I have not seen the movie but I have a feeling it might have been better than the book.

Am I the only one trying to complete 2009? Has everyone else finished? or stopped?

Anyone have good Z suggestion? I wanted to read Germinal but I think I will have to pick a different book if I want to complete this goal in a month. Any Zola recommendations? I am also considing Zweig's The Case of Sgt. Grischa.

The only Zola I've read was Germinal (or part of it, I can't remember) in a sociology class in college. I can recommend The Book Thief by Zusak if you haven't read that yet. It is fantastic.