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 Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein, Harper
8. The Postmistress, by Sarah Blake, Berkley
9. Matterhorn, by Karl Marlantes, Grove Press
10. Little Bee, by Chris Cleave
11. The Imperfectionists, by Tom Rachman, Dial
12. Our Kind of Traitor, by John le Carre, Penguin
13. A Dog's Purpose, by W. Bruce Cameron, Forge
14. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, by Jamie Ford, Ballantine
15. Super Sad True Love Story, by Gary Shteyngart, Random House
ON THE RISE:
17. Private Life, by Jane Smiley, Anchor
A riveting new historical novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Thousand Acres.
