Books in December 2009
| Date | Reviewer | Title | Author | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 December | Paul Diamond | Gate at the Stairs | Lorrie Moore | Faber & Faber |
| 2 December | Phil Vine | Little Bird of Heaven | Joyce Carol Oates | Fourth Estate |
| 3 December | Gail Pittaway | You or Someone Like You | Chandler Burr | Allen & Unwin |
| 4 December | John McIntyre | Children’s Book Review | ||
| 7 December | Louise O’Brien | Anne Frank: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife | Francine Prose | HarperCollins |
| 8 December | Sonja de Freiz | Oscar Wilde’s Stories for All Ages | Oscar Wilde as selected by Stephen Fry | HarperCollins |
| 9 December | Graham Beattie | Containment | Vanda Symon | Penguin |
| 10 December | Emma Hart | The Lady in the Tower | Alison Weir | Jonathan Cape |
| 11 December | Ralph McAllister | Red Lotus | Pai Kit Fai | Sphere |
| 14 December | Mary McCallum | Auggie Wren’s Christmas Story | Paul Auster | Faber |
| 15 December | Anne Buchanan | Breakfast with Socrates | Robert Rowland Smith | Profile |
| 16 December | Catriona Ferguson | My Prison, My Home | Haleh Esfandiari | Fourth Estate |
| 17 December | Quentin Johnson | No Impact Man | Colin Beavan | Piatkus |
| 18 December | John McIntyre | Children’s Book Review | ||
| 21 December | Rae McGregor | Sunflowers: A Novel of Vincent van Gogh (move to after 11th) | Sheramy Bundrick | HarperCollins |
| 22 December | Phil Smith | A Week at the Airport | Alain De Botton | Profile |
| 23 December | Laura Kroetsch | The Joy of Eating | Jill Foulston | Virago |
| 24 December | Christmas Special | |||
| 25 December | Christmas Day |