November 1, 2010 Suggestions:

Fiction:

The Girls by Lori Lansens

The Transformation of Bartholomew Fortuno by Ellen Bryson

The Secret Garden, and, The Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Lacuna, and, The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

Charles Todd's "Ian Rutledge" Mystery Series:
A Test of Wills (1996)
Wings of Fire (1998)
Search the Dark (1999)
Legacy of the Dead (2000)
Watchers of Time (2001)
A Fearsome Doubt (2002)
A Cold Treachery (2005)
A Long Shadow (2006)
A False Mirror (2007)
A Pale Horse (2008)
A Matter of Justice (2009)
The Red Door (2010)
A Lonely Death (2011)

Jacqueline Winspear's "Maisie Dobbs" Mystery Series:
Maisie Dobbs (2003)
Birds of a Feather ( 2004)
Pardonable Lies (2005)
Messenger of Truth (2006)
An Incomplete Revenge (2008)
Among the Mad (2009)
The Mapping of Love and Death (2010)

Rhys Bowen's "Molly Murphy" Mystery Series:
Murphy's Law (2001)
Death of Riley (2002)
For the Love of Mike (2003)
In Like Flynn (2005)
Oh Danny Boy (2006)
In Dublin's Fair City (2007)
Tell Me Pretty Maiden (2008)
In a Gilded Cage (2009)
The Last Illusion (2010)

*Also by Rhys Bowen, Her Royal Spyness

Old Filth, The Man in the Wooden Hat, and, God on the Rocks by Jane Gardam
Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier

The Lace Makers of Glenmara by Heather Doran Barbieri

Secrets of Eden, and, Midwives by Chris Bohlakian

City of Light by Lauren Belfer

Nonfiction:

Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Clarissa Pinkok Estes

Disconnect: The Truth about Cell Phone Radiation, What the Industry Has Done to Hide It, and How to Protect Your Family by Devra Davis

In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex, Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War, and, The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn by Nathaniel Philbrick

Heart of a Patriot: How I Found the Courage to Survive Vietnam, Walter Reed and Karl Rove by Max Cleland

Even Silence Has an End: My Six Years of Captivity in the Colombian Jungle by Ingrid Betancourt

How to Talk about Books You Haven’t Read by Pierre Bayard

Feature Film:

Frida, starring Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, Geoffrey Rush, et al. (2002)