1. Life After Life, by Kate Atkinson, Back Bay
2. Dear Life, by Alice Munro, Vintage
3. Where'd You Go, Bernadette, by Maria Semple, Back Bay
4. Tenth of December, by George Saunders, Random House
5. Me Before You, by Jojo Moyes, Penguin
6. Orphan Train, by Christina Baker Kline, Morrow
7. The Flamethrowers, by Rachel Kushner, Scribner
8. A Tale for the Time Being, by Ruth L. Ozeki, Penguin
9. Beautiful Ruins, by Jess Walter, Harper Perennial
10. The Golem and the Jinni, by Helene Wecker, Harper Perennial
11. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, by Robin Sloan, Picador
12. The Son, by Philipp Meyer, Ecco
13. A Week in Winter, by Maeve Binchy, Anchor
14. The Dinner, by Herman Koch, Hogarth
15. The Light Between Oceans, by M.L. Stedman, Scribner
On the Rise:
17. The Woman Upstairs, by Claire Messud, Vintage
Messud's masterful novel explores the intensity, thrill, and cost of embracing an authentic life.
