Paperback Fiction

by Richard Powers (Norton, ISBN: 9780393356687); Last week: 2; Weeks on List: 32 "National Book Award-winner Powers delivers a sweeping, impassioned novel of activism and resistance that is also a stunning evocation of--and paean to--the natural world."

by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper Perennial, ISBN: 9780062684738); Last week: 1; Weeks on List: 4 "Kingsolver's timely novel interweaves past and present to explore the human capacity for resiliency and compassion in times of great upheaval."

by Heather Morris (Harper, ISBN: 9780062797155); Last week: 3; Weeks on List: * "A testament to the endurance of love and humanity under the darkest possible conditions. A September 2018 Indie Next List Great Read."

by Celeste Ng (Penguin, ISBN: 9780735224315); Last week: 4; Weeks on List: 27 "A riveting novel that traces the intertwined fates of a picture-perfect family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives."

by Liane Moriarty (Flatiron Books, ISBN: 9781250069832); Last week: 5; Weeks on List: 6 "Could 10 days at a health resort really change you forever? In Liane Moriarty's novel, nine perfect strangers are about to find out."

by Haruki Murakami (Vintage, ISBN: 9780525435761); Last week: 8; Weeks on List: 6 "An epic novel by the internationally acclaimed and bestselling author of 1Q84."

by Margaret Atwood (Anchor, ISBN: 9780525435006); Last week: 7; Weeks on List: * "Atwood's funny, unexpected, horrifying, and altogether convincing novel is at once scathing satire, dire warning, and literary tour de force. Now a Hulu series."

by Lisa Wingate (Ballantine, ISBN: 9780425284704); Last week: 6; Weeks on List: 25 "Wingate's novel, which is based on a notorious adoption scandal, is a riveting, wrenching, and ultimately uplifting tale that reminds us the heart never forgets where we belong."

by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central, ISBN: 9781538728543); Last week: 11; Weeks on List: 4 "A story about a chance encounter that becomes a touchstone for two vastly different individuals--transcending decades, continents, and the bittersweet workings of fate."

by A. J. Finn (Morrow, ISBN: 9780062678423); Last week: 10; Weeks on List: 36 "Finn's smart, sophisticated novel of psychological suspense is soon to be a major motion picture."