| Month | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January | Of Mice and Men | John Steinbeck |
| February | Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe | Fanny Flagg |
| March | The Universal Baseball Association | Robert Coover |
| April | The Bone People | Keri Hulme |
| May | July's People | Nadine Gordimer |
| June | Run With The Horseman | Ferrall Sams |
| July | Any Anne Tyler Book | Anne Tyler |
| August | Hocus Pocus | Kurt Vonnegut |
| September | The Mayor of Caterbridge or Jude the Obscure | Thomas Hardy |
| October | C is for Corpse | Sue Grafton |
| November | Searoad | Ursula K. LeGuin |
| December | Startide Rising | David Brin |
Book of the Year: The Bone People
Meeting of the Year: Searoad