1. The Help, by Kathryn Stockett, Berkley
2. Cutting for Stone, by Abraham Verghese, Vintage
3. Sarah's Key, by Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin
4. Freedom, by Jonathan Franzen, Picador
5. Room, by Emma Donoghue, Back Bay
6. A Visit From the Goon Squad, by Jennifer Egan, Anchor
7. A Secret Kept, by Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin
8. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, by Helen Simonson, Random House
9. The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein, Harper
10. Started Early, Took My Dog, by Kate Atkinson, Reagan Arthur Books
11. One Day, by David Nicholls, Vintage
12. The Postmistress, by Sarah Blake, Berkley
13. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, by Jamie Ford, Ballantine
14. By Nightfall, by Michael Cunningham, Picador
15. Fall of Giants, by Ken Follett, NAL
ON THE RISE:
21. The Potter's Field, by Andrea Camilleri, Penguin
The witty and entertaining new Montalbano novel by a master of the Italian detective story.
