1. Cutting for Stone, by Abraham Verghese, Vintage
2. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, by Helen Simonson, Random House
3. The Postmistress, by Sarah Blake, Berkley
4. The Imperfectionists, by Tom Rachman, Dial
5. Little Bee, by Chris Cleave, S&S
6. True Grit, by Charles Portis, Overlook
7. The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein, Harper
8. Tinkers, by Paul Harding, Bellevue Literary Press
9. The Three Weissmanns of Westport, by Cathleen Schine, Picador
10. Half Broke Horses, by Jeannette Walls, Scribner
11. Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen, Algonquin
12. The Girl Who Fell From the Sky, by Heidi W. Durrow, Algonquin
13. The Girl Who Played With Fire, by Stieg Larsson, Vintage
14. Let the Great World Spin, by Colum McCann, Random House
15. The Invisible Bridge, by Julie Orringer, Vintage
ON THE RISE:
23. Parrot and Olivier in America, by Peter Carey, Vintage
Carey's funny new novel is set in early nineteenth-century America.
