1. Cutting for Stone, by Abraham Verghese, Vintage
2. Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen, Algonquin
3. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, by Helen Simonson, Random House
4. The Imperfectionists, by Tom Rachman, Dial
5. The Postmistress, by Sarah Blake, Berkley
6. A Visit From the Goon Squad, by Jennifer Egan, Anchor
7. Little Bee, by Chris Cleave, S&S
8. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, by David Mitchell, Random House
9. The Art of Racing in the Rain, by, Garth Stein, Harper
10. The Man From Beijing, by Henning Mankell, Vintage
11. The Girl Who Fell From the Sky, by Heidi W. Durrow, Algonquin
12. Every Last One, by Anna Quindlen, Random House
13. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, by Jamie Ford, Ballantine
14. Tinkers, by Paul Harding, Bellevue Literary Press
15. The Double Comfort Safari Club, by Alexander McCall Smith, Anchor
ON THE RISE:
17. My Name Is Mary Sutter, by Robin Oliveira, Penguin
Oliveira's enthralling debut novel about a young woman's struggle to become a doctor during the Civil War.
