Titles in bold were the final selections for the given year
2008 Nominees
Easter Island by Jennifer Vanderbes
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea
Moloka'i by Alan Brennert
The People of Paper by Salvador Plascencia
What Is the What by Dave Eggers
2007 Nominees
Any Bitter Thing by Monica Wood
Distant Land of My Father by  Bo Caldwell
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? by Lorrie Moore
2006 Nominees
González and Daughter Trucking Co. by María Amparo Escandón
Kindred  by Octavia Butler
Queen of Dreams by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Samurai's Garden by Gail Tsukiyama
Summer of the Big Bachi by Naomi Hirahara
The Work of Wolves by Kent Meyers
2005 Nominees
Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros
Easter Island by Jennifer Vanderbes
Jamesland by Michelle Huneven
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
2003 Nominees
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
The Distant Land of My Father by Bo Caldwell
Highwire Moon by Susan Straight
The Hours by Michael Cunningham
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
2002 Nominees
Death of Vishnu by Manil Suri
Kindred by Octavia Butler
The Last Picture Show by Larry McMurtry
The Soloist by Mark Salzman
Tortilla Curtain by T. Coraghessan Boyle