1. Life of Pi, by Yann Martel, Mariner
2. The Paris Wife, by Paula McLain, Ballantine
3. Wolf Hall, by Hilary Mantel, Picador
4. Cloud Atlas, by David Mitchell, Random House
5. Fifty Shades of Grey, by E.L. James, Vintage
6. State of Wonder, by Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial
7. The Sense of an Ending, by Julian Barnes, Vintage
8. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky, MTV Books
9. The Snow Child, by Eowyn Ivey, Reagan Arthur/Back Bay Books
10. The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern, Anchor
11. The Language of Flowers, by Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Ballantine
12. Rules of Civility, by Amor Towles, Penguin
13. The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, Mariner
14. The Art of Fielding, by Chad Harbach, Back Bay
15. The Marriage Plot, by Jeffrey Eugenides, Picador
ON THE RISE:
24. Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, by Ben Fountain, Ecco
Fountain's poignant, funny, and exquisitely heartbreaking novel was a National Book Award finalist.
