| Month | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | John Berendt |
| February | The Sea-Wolf | Jack London |
| March | A Big Storm Knocked It Over | Laurie Colwin |
| April | Cold Mountain | Charles Frazier |
| May | Stranger in a Strange Land | Robert Heinlein |
| June | The Bluest Eye | Toni Morrison |
| July | Wild Horses | Dick Francis |
| August | The Horse Whisperer | Nicholas Evans |
| September | The Horse Whisperer | The Movie |
| October | Atlas Shrugged | Ayn Rand |
| November | The Joy Luck Club | Amy Tan |
| December | The Perfect Storm | Sebastian Junger |
Book of the Year: Cold Mountain
Meeting of the Year: The Perfect Storm