1. The Help, by Kathryn Stockett, Berkley
2. A Visit From the Goon Squad, by Jennifer Egan, Anchor
3. Cutting for Stone, by Abraham Verghese, Vintage
4. Room, by Emma Donoghue, Back Bay
5. Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen, Algonquin
6. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, by Helen Simonson, Random House
7. The Postmistress, by Sarah Blake, Berkley
8. Little Bee, by Chris Cleave, S&S
9. Our Kind of Traitor, by John le Carré, Penguin
10. The Imperfectionists, by Tom Rachman, Dial
11. Island Beneath the Sea, by Isabel Allende, Harper Perennial
12. Matterhorn, by Karl Marlantes, Grove Press
13. The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein, Harper
14. Super Sad True Love Story, by Gary Shteyngart, Random House
15. Imperfect Birds, by Anne Lamott, Riverhead
ON THE RISE:
18. The Passage, by Justin Cronin, Ballantine
Cronin's terrifying and entertaining novel about post- apocalyptic America is available in paperback.
