| Golden Gate | Seth | Jan-89 |
| The First Salute | Tuchman | Jan-89 |
| The Hobbit | Tolkien | Feb-89 |
| On the Road | Kerouac | Mar-89 |
| A brief History of Time | hawking | Apr-89 |
| Dictionary of the Khazars | pavic | Apr-89 |
| The Accidental Tourist | Tyler | May-89 |
| Cardinal of the Kremlin | Clancy | Jun-89 |
| A Book of Five Rings | Musashi | Jun-89 |
| Satanic Verses | Rushdie | Jul-89 |
| Strong Poison | Sayers | Aug-89 |
| Washington Itself | Applewhite | Aug-89 |
| Trial of Socrates | Stone | Sep-89 |
| Summer of '49 | Halberstam | Oct-89 |
| Cat's Eye | Atwood | Oct-89 |
| Henderson, The Rain King | Bellows | Nov-89 |