3. A Mercy
January 5, 2009 – 8:52 pmby Toni Morrison (Knopf, ISBN: 9780307264237); Last week: 3; Weeks on List: 7 "Morrison's remarkable novella of a daughter sold into slavery is a November Indie Next List Remarkable Read."
by Toni Morrison (Knopf, ISBN: 9780307264237); Last week: 3; Weeks on List: 7 "Morrison's remarkable novella of a daughter sold into slavery is a November Indie Next List Remarkable Read."
2. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
January 5, 2009 – 8:52 pmby Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows (Dial, ISBN: 9780385340991); Last week: 2; Weeks on List: 22 "This wonderful, poignant novel is the number one August Indie Next Great Read."
1. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
January 5, 2009 – 8:52 pmby David Wroblewski (Ecco, ISBN: 9780061374227); Last week: 1; Weeks on List: 29 "A masterful debut novel of a mute boy's coming of age in rural Wisconsin. This July Indie Next List Great Read is now an Oprah Book Club title."
7. Unaccustomed Earth
January 5, 2009 – 8:52 pmby Jhumpa Lahiri (Knopf, ISBN: 9780307265739); Last week: 7; Weeks on List: 27 "The latest collection of stories by the author of The Namesake."
9. The Host
January 5, 2009 – 8:52 pmby Stephenie Meyer (Little Brown, ISBN: 9780316068048); Last week: 15; Weeks on List: 26 "The debut adult novel by the author of the very popular Twilight series for teens."
11. The Given Day
December 13, 2008 – 11:59 amby Dennis Lehane (Morrow, ISBN: 9780688163181); Weeks on List: 8 "The new historical novel by the author of Mystic River is an October Indie Next List Great Read."
13. Divine Justice
December 13, 2008 – 11:59 amby David Baldacci (Grand Central, ISBN: 9780446195508); Last week: 12; Weeks on List: 5 "The new Camel Club thriller by the bestselling author of Stone Cold."
9. The Gate House
December 13, 2008 – 11:59 amby Nelson DeMille (Grand Central, ISBN: 9780446533423); Last week: 7; Weeks on List: 6 "DeMille's sequel to his 1990 bestseller, The Gold Coast."
9. Arctic Drift
December 10, 2008 – 10:09 amby Clive Cussler, Dirk Cussler (Putnam, ISBN: 9780399155291); Weeks on List: 1 "The latest Dirk Pitt novel by the bestselling authors of Treasure of Khan."
13. A Lion Among Men
December 10, 2008 – 10:09 amby Gregory Maguire (Morrow, ISBN: 9780060548926); Last week: 13; Weeks on List: 7 "Maguire's much-anticipated new novel shows Oz through the eyes of the Cowardly Lion."