1. Cutting for Stone, by Abraham Verghese, Vintage
2. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, by Helen Simonson, Random House
3. The Imperfectionists, by Tom Rachman, Dial
4. Little Bee, by Chris Cleave, S&S
5. True Grit, by Charles Portis, Overlook
6. The Postmistress, by Sarah Blake, Berkley
7. Tinkers, by Paul Harding, Bellevue Literary Press
8. The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein, Harper
9. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson, Vintage
10. Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen, Algonquin
11. Half Broke Horses, by Jeannette Walls, Scribner
12. The Girl Who Fell from the Sky, by Heidi W. Durrow, Algonquin
13. Let the Great World Spin, by Colum McCann, Random House
14. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, by Jamie Ford, Ballantine
15. The Girl Who Played With Fire, by Stieg Larsson, Vintage
ON THE RISE:
16. Three Weissmanns of Westport, by Cathleen Schine, Picador
Schine's wonderful follow-up to her novel The New Yorkers.
