1. Freedom, by Jonathan Franzen, FSG
2. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, by Stieg Larsson, Knopf
3. The Help, by Kathryn Stockett, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam
4. Star Island, by Carl Hiaasen, Knopf
5. Three Stations, by Martin Cruz Smith, S&S
6. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, by David Mitchell, Random House
7. Super Sad True Love Story, by Gary Shteyngart, Random House
8. The Red Queen, by Philippa Gregory, Touchstone
9. The Cookbook Collector, by Allegra Goodman, Dial
10. The Postcard Killers, by James Patterson, Liza Marklund, Little Brown
11. The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise, by Julia Stuart, Doubleday
12. The Way of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson, Tor
13. Body Work, by Sara Paretsky, Putnam
14. The Rembrandt Affair, by Daniel Silva, Putnam
15. I Curse the River of Time, by Per Petterson, Graywolf
ON THE RISE:
19. Juliet, by Anne Fortier, Ballantine
A heartbroken young woman's journey to Siena, Italy changes her life forever. A September Indie Next List Great Read.
