Paperback Fiction

by Celeste Ng (Penguin, ISBN: 9780735224315); Last week: 1; Weeks on List: 18 "A riveting novel that traces the intertwined fates of a picture-perfect family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives."

by Richard Powers (Norton, ISBN: 9780393356687); Last week: 2; Weeks on List: 23 "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 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 Amor Towles (Penguin, ISBN: 9780143110439); Last week: 5; Weeks on List: 24 "Towles' transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel."

by Tana French (Penguin, ISBN: 9780735224643); Last week: 4; Weeks on List: 6 "A spellbinding standalone novel by the bestselling author of the Dublin Murder Squad series."

by Lisa Wingate (Ballantine, ISBN: 9780425284704); Last week: 6; Weeks on List: 16 "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 Tommy Orange (Vintage, ISBN: 9780525436140); Last week: 8; Weeks on List: 18 "Orange's debut novel is a wondrous and shattering portrait of an America few of us have ever seen."

by A. J. Finn (Morrow, ISBN: 9780062678423); Last week: 7; Weeks on List: 27 "Finn's smart, sophisticated novel of psychological suspense is soon to be a major motion picture."

by Gail Honeyman (Penguin, ISBN: 9780735220690); Last week: 10; Weeks on List: * "Honeyman's novel is a smart, warm, and uplifting story of an out-of-the-ordinary heroine whose deadpan weirdness and wit make for an irresistible journey."

by Rosie Walsh (Penguin, ISBN: 9780525522799); Last week: 13; Weeks on List: 11 "Seven perfect days. Then he disappeared. Ghosted is a love story with a secret at its heart."