Notable

1. Written about, but unread
   THE ABSTINENCE TEACHER. By Tom Perrotta.
   
2. Thought about buying, but should probably read Drown first (since it’s on my shelf).
   THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO. By Junot Díaz,
   
3. Read but not written about
   DANCING TO “ALMENDRA.” By Mayra Montero
   
4. Watched my mom buy & discussed it with her, but still unread:
   EXIT GHOST. By Philip Roth.
   
5. Read and written about
   FALLING MAN. By Don DeLillo.
   
6. Reading
   THE INDIAN CLERK. By David Leavitt.
   
7. Read, written about, reviewed
   THROW LIKE A GIRL: Stories. By Jean Thompson.
   
8. Purchased in London
   AGENT ZIGZAG: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal. By Ben Macintyre.
   
9. Have no plans at all to read
   CIRCLING MY MOTHER. By Mary Gordon.
   
10. or
    THE DIANA CHRONICLES. By Tina Brown.
    
11. Watched my husband read
    HOW DOCTORS THINK. By Jerome Groopman.
    
12. Will happily discuss with you
    HOW TO TALK ABOUT BOOKS YOU HAVEN’T READ. By Pierre Bayard.
    
13. Read, written about, reviewed, disliked
    LEONARD WOOLF: A Biography. By Victoria Glendinning.
    
14. Still looking at the review copy from BookExpo of
    TWO LIVES: Gertrude and Alice. By Janet Malcolm.
    
15. Thinking about spending that Three Lives gift certificate in my wallet on
    THE GATHERING. By Anne Enright.
    
16. or
    MATRIMONY. By Joshua Henkin.
    
17. or maybe even
    THEN WE CAME TO THE END. By Joshua Ferris.
    
18. but probably will defy logic and actually purchase
    HOW TO TALK ABOUT BOOKS YOU HAVEN’T READ. By Pierre Bayard

That, in brief, is my brief version of the list.