1. The Tiger's Wife, by Téa Obreht, Random House
2. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, by Jonathan Safran Foer, Mariner
3. Swamplandia!, by Karen Russell, Vintage
4. The Help, by Kathryn Stockett, Berkley
5. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, by John le Carré, Penguin
6. A Visit From the Goon Squad, by Jennifer Egan, Anchor
7. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson, Vintage
8. Cutting for Stone, by Abraham Verghese, Vintage
9. The Girl Who Played With Fire, by Stieg Larsson, Vintage
10. A Discovery of Witches, by Deborah Harkness, Penguin
11. Room, by Emma Donoghue, Back Bay
12. The House at Tyneford, by Natasha Solomons, Plume
13. The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein, Harper
14. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, by Helen Simonson, Random House
15. Sarah's Key, by Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin
