1. The Help, by Kathryn Stockett, Berkley
2. Cutting for Stone, by Abraham Verghese, Vintage
3. Freedom, by Jonathan Franzen, Picador
4. Sarah's Key, by Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin
5. A Visit From the Goon Squad, by Jennifer Egan, Anchor
6. Room, by Emma Donoghue, Back Bay
7. The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein, Harper
8. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, by Helen Simonson, Random House
9. A Secret Kept, by Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin
10. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk, by David Sedaris, Ian Falconer (Illus.), Back Bay
11. Started Early, Took My Dog, by Kate Atkinson, Reagan Arthur Books
12. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, by Jamie Ford, Ballantine
13. Great House, by Nicole Krauss, Norton
14. The Postmistress, by Sarah Blake, Berkley
15. The Best American Short Stories 2011, by Geraldine Brooks, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner
