Doctor Rat
by William Kotzwinkle | 
By Love Possessed
by James Gould Cozzens | 
Final Argument
by Clifford Irving | 
Aiding and Abetting
by Muriel Spark | 
A Singular Man
by J. P. Donleavy | 
Going Native
by Stephen Wright | 
The Heart of the Family
by Elizabeth Goudge | 
Nickel Mountain
by John Gardner | 
The Best of Friends
by Joanna Trollope | 
The Only Problem
by Muriel Spark | 
The Everlasting Story of Nory
by Nicholson Baker | 
Vacant Possession
by Hilary Mantel | 
The Game
by A. S. Byatt | 
The Bat Tattoo
by Russell Hoban | 
Great Jones Street
by Don DeLillo | 
The Time Keeper
by Mitch Albom | 
The Fortress of Solitude
by Jonathan Lethem | 
Blood of Dragons
by Robin Hobb | 
Sexing the Cherry
by Jeanette Winterson | 
Foundryside
by Robert Jackson Bennett |
An idealistic 18th century prince decides to create the perfect city--on paper. But a city needs inhabitants, so the prince hires specialists to fabricate their lives. The novel describes the way the specialists go about their task.