| Month | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January | Turn of the Screw | Henry James |
| February | The Assistant | Bernard Malamud |
| March | Child of the Northern Spring | Persia Woolley |
| April | Jurassic Park | Michael Crichton |
| May | Walking Across Egypt | Clyde Edgerton |
| June | Tropic of Cancer | Henry Miller |
| July | A Mother and Two Daughters | Gail Godwin |
| August | A Thousand Acres | Jane Smiley |
| September | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| October | The Fountainhead | Ayn Rand |
| November | The Mote in God's Eye | Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle |
| December | Perfume | Patrick Suskind |
Book of the Year: Jurassic Park
Meeting of the Year: Perfume