1991: The Year in Books

Today’s my birthday! 🎉 To celebrate, I thought it would be fun to do a bookish post about my birth year! I hope do this post for more years as time goes on, so you guys can find bookish info on your birth years as well. 🙂

I’m not going to include pictures for all the books (that would take forever!), but the pictures that are there are affiliate links for Amazon.

The Top Books in 1991

(From the New York Times best sellers list)
I’m actually surprised that I recognize some of the authors on here. They’ve been at the top for a while!

The Plains of Passage by Jean Auel
The Secret Pilgrim by John le Carre
Cold Fire by Dean Koontz
Heartbeat by Danielle Steele
The Seeress of Kell by David Eddings
Loves Music, Loves to Dance by Mary Higgins Clark
Oh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss
Heir to the Empire by Tomothy Zahn
The Kitchen God’s Wife by Amy Tan
The Sum of All Fears by Tom Clancy
Scarlett by Alexandra Ripley

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon – This one wasn’t on the New York Time’s list, but it so popular now that I thought it was worth mentioning

My Favorite Books from 1991

Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
Oh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss

Books About Popular Trends in 1991

Super Power, Spoony Bards, and Silverware: The Super Nintendo Entertainment System by Dominic Arsenault
The Great Pet Project by Jacqueline Carrol (Book 1 in the Full House:Michelle series)
When We Grow Up (Minnie N Me) by Walt Disney Company
Rugrats: Reptar’s Surprise Visit by

Books That Won Awards in 1991

Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli – Newberry Medal Winner
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi – Newberry Medal Honor
Dear Nobody by Berlie Doherty – Winner of the Carnegie Medal
Black Horse Island by Dee Holmes -RITA Awards’ Best First Book
Night Spice by Karen Keast – RITA Award for Romantic Suspense
The Prince of Midnight by Laura Kinsale – RITA Award for Novel with Strong Romantic Elements
The Road to Memphis by Mildred Taylor – Coretta Scott King Award
Points of Departure by Pat Murphy – Phillip K. Dick Award
The Vor Game by Lois McMaster – Hugo Award for Best Novel
Zero at the Bone by Mary Walker – Agatha Award Best First Novel
I.O.U by Nancy Pickard – Agatha Award Best Novel
Black and White by David Macauley – Caldecott Medal Winner
Puss in Boots by Fred Marcellino – Caldecott Medal Honor
More, More, More by Vera Williams – Caldecott Medal Honor
Mating by Norman Rush – National Book Award, Fiction
Freedom, Volume 1 by Orlando Patterson – National Book Award, Nonfiction
What Work Is by Philip Levine – National Book Award, Poetry