1. An Equal Music, by Vikram Seth (Phoenix House)
2. Monsoon, by Wilbur Smith (Macmillan)
3. The Ground Beneath Her Feet, by Salman Rushdie (Cape)
4. The Testament, by John Grisham (Century)
5. Every Dead Thing, by John Connolly (Hodder)
Hardback Non-fiction
1. Ironing the Land, by Kevin O'Connor (Gill & Macmillan)
2. 44: A Dublin Memoir, by Peter Sheridan (Macmillan)
3. Eternal Echoes, by John O'Donohue (Bantam)
4. Anam Cara, by John Donohue (Bantam)
5. Making Peace, by Senator George Mitchell (Heinemann)
Paperback Fiction
1. Isobel's Wedding, by Sheila O'Flanagan (Poolbeg)
2. She's The One, by Cathy Kelly (Poolbeg)
3. About a Boy, by Nick Hornby (Indigo)
4. Charlie, by Leslie Pearse (Picador)
5. An Isolated Incident, by Susan R Sloan (Warner Books)
Paperback Non-fiction
1. Anam Cara, by John O'Donoghue (Bantam)
2. The Truth About the Irish, by Terry Eagleton (New Island)
3. From the Inside, by Tony Flannery (Mercier)
4. Light in the Window, by June Goulding (Poolbeg)
5. Rough Guide to the Internet 1999, by Angus Kennedy (Rough Guides)