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. The Postmistress, by Sarah Blake, Berkley
5. Little Bee, by Chris Cleave, S&S
6. True Grit, by Charles Portis, Overlook
7. Tinkers, by Paul Harding, Bellevue Literary Press
8. Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen, Algonquin
9. Half Broke Horses, by Jeannette Walls, Scribner
10. The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein, Harper
11. The Girl Who Fell From the Sky, by Heidi W. Durrow, Algonquin
12. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson, Vintage
13. The Three Weissmanns of Westport, by Cathleen Schine, Picador
14. The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial
15. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, by Jamie Ford, Ballantine
ON THE RISE:
18. The Invisible Bridge, by Julie Orringer, Vintage
The eagerly awaited debut novel by the author of the short story collection How to Breathe Underwater.
