Anthony Everit: Cicero: The Life and Times of Rom's Greatest Politician (2001). Looks to be an interesting biography about Cicero, about whom I know rather little. I recall reading parts of De Oratore at university, and finding it interesting.
Carlos Ruiz Zafon, Lucia Graves tr.: The Shadow of the Wind (2001). Set in Barcelona just after World War II, and is proving to be an engrossing mystery. I had not heard of Zafon before, but have enjoyed what I've read so far.
