1. Cutting for Stone, by Abraham Verghese, Vintage
2. The Postmistress, by Sarah Blake, Berkley
3. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, by Helen Simonson, Random House
4. Little Bee, by Chris Cleave, S&S
5. The Imperfectionists, by Tom Rachman, Dial
6. The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein, Harper
7. True Grit, by Charles Portis, Overlook
8. The Girl Who Fell From the Sky, by Heidi W. Durrow, Algonquin
9. Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen, Algonquin
10. Tinkers, by Paul Harding, Bellevue Literary Press
11. The Three Weissmanns of Westport, by Cathleen Schine, Picador
12. Half Broke Horses, by Jeannette Walls, Scribner
13. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson, Vintage
14. The Girl Who Played With Fire, by Stieg Larsson, Vintage
15. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, by Jamie Ford, Ballantine
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22. Angelology, by Danielle Trussoni, Penguin Books
