As for the Topic of the Day...
David Leavitt - "Family Dancing", "The Lost Language of Cranes"
Brian McNaught - "On Being Gay"
Ken Follett - "Pillars of the Earth" - Long(!) books can be good!
Gerald Moore - "Am I Too Loud?", "The Unashamed Accompanist"
Michael Chabon - "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay"