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1930's

1931

 The Ten Commandments by Warwick Deeping (Knopf) - October 12, 1931

Maid In Waiting by John Galsworthy (Scribner) - November 16, 1931

1932

 The Harbourmaster by William McFee (Doubleday, Doran) - January 11, 1932

Mr. and Mrs. Pennington by Francis Brett Young (Harper) - January 25, 1932

The End of Desire by Robert Herrick (Farrar & Rinehart) - February 8, 1932

Mary's Neck by Booth Tarkington (Doubleday, Doran) - February 15, 1932

Magnolia Street by Louis Golding (Farrar & Rinehart) - April 4, 1932

Bright Skin by Julia Peterkin (Bobbs, Merrill) - May 2, 1932

A Modern Hero by Louis Bromfield (Stokes) - May 9, 1932

The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck (John Day) - May 16, 1932

District Nurse by Faith Baldwin (Farrar & Rinehart) - June 6, 1932

The Fountain by Charles Morgan (Knopf) - June 13, 1932

Faraway by J.B. Priestley (Harper) - August 15, 1932

Lark Ascending by Mazo De La Roche (Little, Brown) - August 22, 1932

A New York Tempest by Manuel Komroff (Coward McCann) - September 5, 1932

The Sheltered Life by Ellen Glasgow (Doubleday, Doran) - September 12, 1932

Sons by Pearl S. Buck (John Day) - October 3, 1932

Invitation to the Waltz by Rosamond Lehmann (Holt) - November 14, 1932

Flowering Wilderness by John Galsworthy (Scribner) - November 21, 1932

1933

 The Last Adam by James G. Cozzens (Harcourt, Brace) - January 16, 1933

Ann Vickers by Sinclair Lewis (Doubleday, Doran) - January 30, 1933

The Werewolf of Paris by Guy Endore (Farrar & Rinehart) - April 17, 1933

Rain In the Doorway by Thorne Smith (Doubleday, Doran) - April 24, 1933

As the Earth Turns by Gladys Hasty Carroll (MacMillan) - May 8, 1933

The Store by T.S. Stribling (Doubleday, Doran) - May 22, 1933

Little Man, What Now? by Hans Fallada (Simon & Schuster) - June 12, 1933

Anthony Adverse by Hervey Allen (Farrar & Rinehart) - July 3, 1933

1934

 The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett (Knopf) - January 15, 1934

Work of Art by Sinclair Lewis (Doubleday, Doran) - February 5, 1934

The Oppermanns by Lion Feuchtwanger (Viking) - April 2, 1934

Seven Gothic Tales by Isak Dinesen (Smith & Haas) - April 30, 1934

Tender Is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Scribner) - May 7, 1934

Lamb In His Bosom by Caroline Miller (Harper) - May 21, 1934

Five Silver Daughters by Louis Golding (Farrar & Rinehart) - May 28, 1934

I, Claudius by Robert Graves (Smith & Haas) - July 23, 1934

So Red the Rose by Stark Young (Scribner) - August 6, 1934

Lost Horizon by James Hilton (Morrow) - December 3, 1934

The Forty Days of Musa Dagh by Franz Werfel (Viking) - December 10, 1934

1935

 Heaven's My Destination by Thornton Wilder (Harper) - January 21, 1935

Come and Get It by Edna Ferber (Doubleday, Doran) - March 4, 1935

Of Time and the River by Thomas Wolfe (Scribner) - March 18, 1935

Green Light by Lloyd C. Douglas (Houghton Mifflin) - April 29, 1935

Now In November by Josephine Johnson (Simon & Schuster) - May 20, 1935

Young Renny by Mazo De La Roche (Little, Brown) - June 10, 1935

Paths of Glory by Humphrey Cobb (Viking) - June 17, 1935

Lucy Gayheart by Willa Cather (Knopf) - August 12, 1935

Vein of Iron by Ellen Glasgow (Harcourt, Brace) - September 9, 1935

Europa by Robert Briffault (Scribner) - September 23, 1935

It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis (Doubleday, Doran) - November 4, 1935

1936

 If I Have Four Apples by Josephine Lawrence (Stokes) - January 20, 1936

The Last Puritan by George Santayana (Scribner) - February 10, 1936

Sparkenbroke by Charles Morgan (MacMillan) - April 27, 1936

The Weather In the Streets by Rosamond Lehmann (Reynal & Hitchcock) - June 1, 1936

The Doctor by Mary Roberts Rinehart (Farrar & Rinehart) - June 8, 1936

Sanfelice by Vincent Sheean (Doubleday, Doran) - July 6, 1936

Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell (MacMillan) - July 13, 1936

1937

 Drums Along the Mohawk by Walter D. Edmonds (Little, Brown) - February 22, 1937

Theatre by Somerset Maugham (Doubleday, Doran) - March 22, 1937

The Years by Virginia Woolf (Harcourt, Brace) - May 3, 1937

The Outward Room by Millen Brand (Simon & Schuster) - May 17, 1937

Northwest Passage by Kenneth Roberts (Doubleday, Doran) - July 19, 1937

The Citadel by A.J. Cronin (Little, Brown) - October 4, 1937

1938

 The Prodigal Parents by Sinclair Lewis (Doubleday, Doran) - February 7, 1938

Action at Aquila by Hervey Allen (Farrar & Rinehart) - March 21, 1938

The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (Scribner) - May 16, 1938

My Son, My Son! by Howard Spring (Viking) - July 11, 1938

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (Doubleday, Doran) - October 24, 1938

All This and Heaven Too by Rachel Field (MacMillan) - November 28, 1938

1939

 Wickford Point by John P. Marquand (Little, Brown) - April 3, 1939

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (Viking) - May 1, 1939

Escape by Ethel Vance (Little, Brown) - October 9, 1939

Kitty Foyle by Christopher Morley (Lippincott) - November 20, 1939

The Nazarene by Sholem Asch (Putnam) - December 18, 1939

Moment In Peking by Lin Yutang (John Day) - December 25, 1939

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1940's

1940

 How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn (MacMillan) - March 4, 1940

Native Son by Richard Wright (Harper) - March 18, 1940

Stars on the Sea by F. Van Wyck Mason (Lippincott) - June 10, 1940

Mrs. Miniver by Jan Struther (Harcourt, Brace) - August 19, 1940

The Beloved Returns by Thomas Mann (Knopf) - September 9, 1940

You Can't Go Home Again by Thomas Wolfe (Harper) - September 30, 1940

For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway (Scribner) - October 28, 1940

Oliver Wiswell by Kenneth Roberts (Doubleday, Doran) - December 2, 1940

1941

 Random Harvest by James Hilton (Little, Brown) - February 17, 1941

This Above All by Eric Knight (Harper) - April 28, 1941

The Keys of the Kingdom by A.J. Cronin (Little, Brown) - August 4, 1941

Saratoga Trunk by Edna Ferber (Doubleday, Doran) - November 17, 1941

Windswept by Mary Ellen Chase (MacMillan) - December 15, 1941

1942

 Dragon Seed by Pearl S. Buck (Day) - February 9, 1942

Frenchman's Creek by Daphne du Maurier (Doubleday, Doran) - February 16, 1942

The Moon Is Down by John Steinbeck (Viking) - March 23, 1942

And Now Tomorrow by Rachel Field (MacMillan) - June 15, 1942

The Song of Bernadette by Franz Werfel (Viking) - July 20, 1942

The Prodigal Women by Nancy Hale (Scribner) - November 2, 1942

The Valley of Decision by Marcia Davenport (Scribner) - November 23, 1942

The Robe by Lloyd C. Douglas (Houghton Mifflin) - December 21, 1942

1943

 So Little Time by John P. Marquand (Little, Brown) - September 6, 1943

A Tree Grows In Brooklyn by Betty Smith (Harper) - September 20, 1943

1944

 Strange Fruit by Lillian Smith (Reynal) - April 16, 1944

Razor's Edge by Somerset Maugham (Doubleday) - August 20, 1944

The History of Rome Hanks by Joseph S. Pennell (Scribner) - September 10, 1944

Green Dolphin Street by Elizabeth Goudge (Coward-McCann) - October 29, 1944

Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor (MacMillan) - November 5, 1944

The Green Years by A.J. Cronin (Little, Brown) - December 31, 1944

1945

 Earth and High Heaven by Gwethalyn Graham (Lippincott) - April 22, 1945

The Ballad and the Source by Rosamond Lehmann (Reynal & Hitchcock) - April 29, 1945

Captain From Castile by Samuel Shellabarger (Little, Brown) - June 10, 1945

A Lion Is In the Streets by Adria Locke Langley (McGraw) - July 8, 1945

So Well Remembered by James Hilton (Little, Brown) - September 23, 1945

The Black Rose by Thomas Costain (Doubleday) - October 7, 1945

1946

 The King's General by Daphne du Maurier (Doubleday) - February 3, 1946

Arch of Triumph by Erich Maria Remarque (Appleton-Century) - March 10, 1946

This Side of Innocence by Taylor Caldwell (Scribner) - May 12, 1946

The Hucksters by Frederic Wakeman (Rinehart) - July 14, 1946

East River by Sholem Asch (Putnam) - November 24, 1946

B. F.'s Daughter by John P. Marquand (Little, Brown) - December 1, 1946

1947

 Lydia Bailey by Kenneth Roberts (Doubleday) - February 2, 1947

Gentlemen's Agreement by Laura Z. Hobson (Simon & Schuster) - April 27, 1947

Kingsblood Royal by Sinclair Lewis (Random House) - July 6, 1947

The Moneyman by Thomas Costain (Doubleday) - August 17, 1947

House Divided by Ben Ames Williams (Houghton Mifflin) - November 9, 1947

1948

 East Side, West Side by Marcia Davenport (Scribner) - February 8, 1948

Eagle In the Sky by Van Wyck Mason (Lippincott) - March 7, 1948

The Ides of March by Thornton Wilder (Harper) - April 4, 1948

Raintree County by Ross Lockridge (Houghton Mifflin) - April 25, 1948

Pilgrim's Inn by Elizabeth Goudge (Coward-McCann) - May 9, 1948

The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer (Rinehart) - June 20, 1948

Shannon's Way by A.J. Cronin (Little, Brown) - September 5, 1948

The Young Lions by Irwin Shaw (Random House) - November 7, 1948

The Big Fisherman by Lloyd C. Douglas (Houghton Mifflin) - December 19, 1948

1949

 Point of No Return by John P. Marquand (Little, Brown) - April 10, 1949

Twilight on the Floods by Marguerite Steen (Doubleday- September 11, 1949

A Rage to Live by John O'Hara (Random House) - September 18, 1949

The Egyptian by Mika Waltari (Putnam) - October 30, 1949

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1950's

1950

 The Parasites by Daphne du Maurier (Doubleday) - February 19, 1950

The Wall by John Hersey (Knopf) - March 26, 1950

The Cardinal by Henry Morton Robinson (Simon & Schuster) - April 30, 1950

Across the River and Into the Trees by Ernest Hemingway (Scribner's) - October 15, 1950

The Disenchanted by Budd Schulberg (Random House) - December 3, 1950

1951

 Joy Street by Francis Parkinson Keyes (Messner) - January 14, 1951

From Here to Eternity by James Jones (Scribner's) - March 25, 1951

The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk (Doubleday) - August 12, 1951

1952

 My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier (Doubleday) - March 30, 1952

The Silver Chalice by Thomas Costain (Doubleday) - September 7, 1952

East of Eden by John Steinbeck (Viking) - November 2, 1952

1953

 Desiree by Annemarie Selinko (Morrow) - March 8, 1953

Beyond This Place by A.J. Cronin (Little, Brown) - October 11, 1953

Lord Vanity by Samuel Shellabarger (Little, Brown) - November 29, 1953

1954

 Not as a Stranger by Morton Thompson (Scribner's) - February 14, 1954

Mary Anne by Daphne du Maurier (Doubleday) - August 1, 1954

Love Is Eternal by Irving Stone (Doubleday) - October 17, 1954

1955

 The View from Pompey's Head by Hamilton Basso (Doubleday) - January 2, 1955

Sincerely, Willis Wayde by John P. Marquand (Little, Brown) - April 10, 1955

Bonjour Tristesse by Françoise Sagan (Dutton) - May 22, 1955

Something of Value by Robert Ruark (Doubleday) - July 3, 1955

Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis (Vanguard) - August 28, 1955

Marjorie Morningstar by Herman Wouk (Doubleday) - October 2, 1955

1956

 Andersonville by McKinley Kantor (World Publishing) - January 1, 1956

The Last Hurrah by Edwin O'Connor (Little, Brown) - March 25, 1956

Don't Go Near the Water by William Brinkley (Random House) - August 12, 1956

Peyton Place by Grace Metalious (Messner) - November 25, 1956

1957

 The Scapegoat by Daphne du Maurier (Doubleday) - March 24, 1957

By Love Possessed by James Gould Cozzens (Harcourt) - September 22, 1957

1958

 Anatomy of a Murder by Robert Traver (St. Martin's) - March 9, 1958

Lolita by Vladimir Nakobov (Putnam) - September 28, 1958

Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak (Pantheon) - November 16, 1958

1959

 Exodus by Leon Uris (Doubleday) - May 17, 1959

Advise and Consent by Allen Drury (Doubleday) - October 4, 1959

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1960's

1960

 Hawaii by James Michener (Random House) - January 17, 1960

1961

 The Last of the Just by Andre Schwarz-Bart (Atheneum) - March 26, 1961

The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone (Doubleday) - April 23, 1961

Franny and Zooey by J. D. Sallinger (Little, Brown) - October 29, 1961

1962

 Ship of Fools by Katherine Anne Porter (Little, Brown) - April 29, 1962

A Shade of Difference by Allen Drury (Doubleday) - October 28, 1962

Seven Days in May by Fletcher Knebel (Harper) - November 18, 1962

1963

 Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters by J. D. Sallinger (Little, Brown) - March 10, 1963

The Glass Blowers by Daphne du Maurier (Doubleday) - May 19, 1963

The Shoes of the Fisherman by Morris West (Morrow) - June 30, 1963

The Group by Mary McCarthy (Harcourt) - October 6, 1963

1964

 The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John le Carré (Coward-McCann) - February 23, 1964

The Rector of Justin by Louis Auchincloss (Houghton Mifflin) - October 4, 1964

Herzog by Saul Bellow (Viking) - October 25, 1964

1965

 Up the Down Staircase by Bel Kaufman (Prentice Hall) - May 16, 1965

The Source by James Michener (Random House) - July 11, 1965

1966

 Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann (Geis) - May 8, 1966

The Secret of Santa Vittoria by Robert Crichton (Simon & Schuster) - November 20, 1966

1967

 The Arrangement by Elia Kazan (Stein & Day) - March 26, 1967

The Eighth Day by Thornton Wilder (Harper) - June 4, 1967

The Chosen by Chiam Potok (Simon & Schuster) - October 1, 1967

Topaz by Leon Uris (McGraw Hill) - October 15, 1967

The Gabriel Hounds by Mary Stewart (Morrow) - October 29, 1967

The Confessions of Nat Turner by William Styron (Random House) - November 5, 1967

1968

 Vanished by Fletcher Knebel (Doubleday) - March 31, 1968

Airport by Arthur Hailey (Doubleday) - April 7, 1968

Couples by John Updike (Knopf) - June 30, 1968

The Salzburg Connection by Helen MacInnes (Harcourt) - November 10, 1968

1969

 Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth (Random House) - March 16, 1969

The Love Machine by Jacqueline Susann (Simon & Schuster) - June 22, 1969

The Godfather by Mario Puzo (Putnam) - September 21, 1969

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1970's

1970

 The French Lieutenant's Woman by John Fowles (Little, Brown) - February 8, 1970

Love Story by Erich Segal (Harper) - May 10, 1970

1971

 QB VII by Leon Uris (Doubleday) - February 21, 1971

The Passions of the Mind by Irving Stone (Doubleday) - April 25, 1971

The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty (Harper) - July 25, 1971

The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth (Viking) - October 17, 1971

Wheels by Arthur Hailey (Doubleday) - November 7, 1971

1972

 The Winds of War by Herman Wouk (Little, Brown) - January 16, 1972

The Word by Irving Wallace (Simon & Schuster) - May 14, 1972

Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach (MacMillan) - July 2, 1972

1973

 The Odessa File by Frederick Forsyth (Viking) - March 25, 1973

Once Is Not Enough by Jacqueline Susann (Morrow) - May 6, 1973

Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut (Delacorte) - July 1, 1973

The Hollow Hills by Mary Stewart (Morrow) - September 9, 1973

The Honorary Consul by Graham Greene (Simon & Schuster) - November 25, 1973

Burr by Gore Vidal (Random House) - December 9, 1973

1974

 Watership Down by Richard Adams (MacMillan) - May 5, 1974

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré (Knopf) - August 4, 1974

Centennial by James Michener (Random House) - October 13, 1974

1975

 Something Happened by Joseph Heller (Knopf) - February 9, 1975

The Moneychangers by Arthur Hailey (Doubleday) - May 4, 1975

Looking for Mr. Goodbar by Judith Rossner (Simon & Schuster) - August 3, 1975

Ragtime by E. L. Doctorow (Random House) - August 24, 1975

Curtain by Agatha Christie (Dodd, Mead) - November 30, 1975

1976

 1876 by Gore Vidal (Random House) - April 11, 1976

Trinity by Leon Uris (Doubleday) - June 13, 1976

Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie (Dodd, Mead) - November 7, 1976

1977

 Oliver's Story by Erich Segal (Harper) - April 10, 1977

Falconer by John Cheever (Knopf) - May 22, 1977

The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough (Harper) - June 19, 1977

The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin) - October 2, 1977

1978

 Bloodline by Sidney Sheldon (Morrow) - March 12, 1978

Scruples by Judith Krantz (Crown) - June 18, 1978

The Holcroft Covenant by Robert Ludlum (Putnam) - July 9, 1978

Chesapeake by James Michener (Random House) - July 23, 1978

War and Remembrance by Herman Wouk (Little, Brown) - November 12, 1978

1979

 Overload by Arthur Hailey (Doubleday) - February 25, 1979

The Matarese Circle by Robert Ludlum (Richard Marek) - April 8, 1979

Good as Gold by Joseph Heller (Simon & Schuster) - April 15, 1979

Sophie's Choice by William Styron (Random House) - July 22, 1979

The Last Enchantment by Mary Stewart (Morrow) - September 9, 1979

Jailbird by Kurt Vonnegut (Delacorte) - October 7, 1979

The Dead Zone by Stephen King (Viking) - October 14, 1979

The Establishment by Howard Fast (Houghton Mifflin) - October 28, 1979

Triple by Ken Follett (Arbor House) - December 9, 1979

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1980

 Smiley's People by John le Carré (Knopf) - January 20, 1980

Princess Daisy by Judith Krantz (Crown) - February 17, 1980

The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum (Richard Marek) - March 23, 1980

Rage of Angels by Sidney Sheldon (Morrow) - July 13, 1980

Firestarter by Stephen King (Viking) - September 28, 1980

The Key to Rebecca by Ken Follett (Morrow) - October 19, 1980

The Covenant by James Michener (Random House) - November 2, 1980

1981

 Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith (Random House) - April 26, 1981

Noble House by James Clavell (Delacorte) - May 10, 1981

Cujo by Stephen King (Viking) - August 23, 1981

The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving (Dutton) - September 27, 1981

An Indecent Obsession by Colleen McCullough (Harper) - November 15, 1981

1982

 North and South by John Jakes (Harcourt) - February 28, 1982

The Parsifal Mosaic by Robert Ludlum (Random House) - March 21, 1982

The Man From St. Petersburg by Ken Follett (Morrow) - June 6, 1982

The Prodigal Daughter by Jeffrey Archer (Linden Press) - July 4, 1982

Different Seasons by Stephen King (Viking) - August 15, 1982

Master of the Game by Sidney Sheldon (Morrow) - September 12, 1982

Space by James Michener (Random House) - October 10, 1982

1983

 Mistral's Daughter by Judith Krantz (Bantam) - February 20, 1983

The Little Drummer Girl by John le Carré (Knopf) - March 20, 1983

The Return of the Jedi by Joan D. Vinge (Random House) - June 12, 1983

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco (Harcourt) - August 7, 1983

Poland by James Michener (Random House) - September 11, 1983

Pet Sematary by Stephen King (Doubleday) - November 13, 1983

1984

 Who Killed the Robins Family? by Bill Adler and Thomas Chastain (Morrow) - January 29, 1984

The Aquitaine Progression by Robert Ludlum (Random House) - March 11, 1984

Full Circle by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) - June 3, 1984

"...and Ladies of the Club" by Helen Hooven Santmeyer (Putnam) - July 8, 1984

First Among Equals by Jeffrey Archer (Linden Press) - August 26, 1984

The Fourth Protocol by Frederick Forsyth (Viking) - September 16, 1984

The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub (Viking) - October 28, 1984

1985

 The Sicilian by Mario Puzo (Simon & Schuster) - January 20, 1985

If Tomorrow Comes by Sidney Sheldon (Morrow) - February 3, 1985

Family Album by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) - March 31, 1985

Thinner by Richard Bachman (Stephen King) (NAL Books) - April 28, 1985

Jubal Sackett by Louis L'Amour (Bantam) - June 2, 1985

Hold the Dream by Barbara Taylor Bradford (Doubleday) - June 9, 1985

The Cider House Rules by John Irving (Morrow) - June 16, 1985

Skeleton Crew by Stephen King (Putnam) - June 23, 1985

Lucky by Jackie Collins (Simon & Schuster) - September 1, 1985

Lake Wobegon Days by Garrison Keillor (Viking) - September 15, 1985

Texas by James Michener (Random House) - October 13, 1985

The Mammoth Hunters by Jean M. Auel (Crown) - November 24, 1985

1986

 Lie Down with Lions by Ken Follett (Morrow) - February 16, 1986

The Bourne Supremacy by Robert Ludlum (Random House) - March 9, 1986

A Perfect Spy by John le Carré (Knopf) - May 4, 1986

I'll Take Manhattan by Judith Krantz (Crown) - May 25, 1986

Last of the Breed by Louis L'Amour (Bantam) - June 22, 1986

Wanderlust by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) - July 20, 1986

Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy (Putnam) - August 17, 1986

It by Stephen King (Viking) - September 14, 1986

Whirlwind by James Clavell (Morrow) - November 23, 1986

1987

 The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King (Viking) - February 1, 1987

Windmills of the Gods by Sidney Sheldon (Morrow) - February 8, 1987

Fine Things by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) - March 29, 1987

The Haunted Mesa by Louis L'Amour (Bantam) - May 31, 1987

Misery by Stephen King (Viking) - June 7, 1987

Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow (Farrar, Straus) - July 26, 1987

Patriot Games by Tom Clancy (Putnam) - August 2, 1987

Kaleidoscope by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) - October 25, 1987

The Tommyknockers by Stephen King (Putnam) - November 29, 1987

1988

 The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe (Farrar, Straus) - January 24, 1988

The Icarus Agenda by Robert Ludlum (Random House) - March 20, 1988

Zoya by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) - May 15, 1988

Alaska by James Michener (Random House) - July 3, 1988

The Cardinal and the Kremlin by Tom Clancy (Putnam) - August 7, 1988

The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice (Knopf) - October 30, 1988

The Sands of Time by Sidney Sheldon (Morrow) - November 20, 1988

1989

 Midnight by Dean R. Koontz (Putnam) - February 5, 1989

Star by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) - February 26, 1989

The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie (Viking) - March 26, 1989

While My Pretty Once Sleeps by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster) - May 28, 1989

The Russia House by John le Carré (Knopf) - June 11, 1989

Polar Star by Martin Cruz Smith (Random House) - August 6, 1989

Clear and Present Danger by Tom Clancy (Putnam) - September 3, 1989

The Dark Half by Stephen King (Viking) - November 5, 1989

Daddy by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) - November 26, 1989

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1990

 The Bad Place by Dean R. Koontz (Putnam) - February 4, 1990

Devices and Desires by P. D. James (Knopf) - February 18, 1990

Oh, the Places You'll Go by Dr. Seuss (Random House) - March 4, 1990

The Bourne Ultimatum by Robert Ludlum (Random House) - March 18, 1990

September by Rosamunde Pilcher (St. Martin's) - April 22, 1990

The Stand by Stephen King (Doubleday) - May 13, 1990

The Burden of Proof by Scott Turow (Farrar, Straus) - June 17, 1990

Memories of Midnight by Sidney Sheldon (Morrow) - September 2, 1990

Four Past Midnight by Stephen King (Viking) - September 16, 1990

The Plains of Passage by Jean M. Auel (Crown) - October 21, 1990

1991

 The Secret Pilgrim by John le Carré (Knopf) - January 20, 1991

Cold Fire by Dean R. Koontz (Putnam) - February 3, 1991

Heartbeat by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) - February 24, 1991

The Seeress of Kell by David Eddings (Del Rey-Ballantine) - April 21, 1991

Loves Music, Loves to Dance by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster) - May 12, 1991

Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn (Bantam) - June 30, 1991

The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan (Putnam) - July 7, 1991

The Sum of All Fears by Tom Clancy (Putnam) - August 25, 1991

Scarlett by Alexandra Ripley (Warner) - October 13, 1991

1992

 Hideaway by Dean R. Koontz (Putnam) - February 2, 1992

Rising Sun by Michael Crichton (Putnam) - March 1, 1992

The Pelican Brief by John Grisham (Doubleday) - March 15, 1992

Jewels by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) - May 17, 1992

Gerald's Game by Stephen King (Viking) - July 19, 1992

Where Is Joe Merchant? by Jimmy Buffett (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich) - September 20, 1992

The Stars Shine Down by Sidney Sheldon (Morrow) - October 18, 1992

The Tale of the Body Thief by Anne Rice (Knopf) - October 25, 1992

Mixed Blessings by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) - November 22, 1992

Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King (Viking) - December 6, 1992

1993

 Dragon Tears by Dean R. Koontz (Putnam) - January 24, 1993

The Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller (Warner) - January 31, 1993

The Client by John Grisham (Doubleday) - March 21, 1993

Without Remorse by Tom Clancy (Putnam) - August 29, 1993

Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend by Robert James Waller (Warner) - November 14, 1993

1994

 Disclosure by Michael Crichton (Knopf) - January 23, 1994

Accident by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) - February 27, 1994

The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield (Warner) - April 3, 1994

Remember Me by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster) - May 22, 1994

The Chamber by John Grisham (Doubleday) - June 12, 1994

The Gift by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) - August 7, 1994

Debt of Honor by Tom Clancy (Putnam) - September 4, 1994

Taltos by Anne Rice (Knopf) - October 16, 1994

Insomnia by Stephen King (Viking) - October 23, 1994

Politically Correct Bedtime Stories by James Finn Garner (MacMillan) - December 11, 1994

1995

 The Rainmaker by John Grisham (Doubleday) - April 30, 1995

Beach Music by Pat Conroy (Talese/Doubleday) - July 16, 1995

Memnoch the Devil by Anne Rice (Knopf) - July 30, 1995

From Potter's Field by Patricia Cornwell (Scribner) - August 27, 1995

"L" Is For Lawless by Sue Grafton (Holt) - September 17, 1995

The Horse Whisperer by Nicholas Evans (Delacorte) - October 1, 1995

The Lost World by Michael Crichton (Knopf) - October 8, 1995

Five Days In Paris by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) - December 3, 1995

The Christmas Box by Richard Paul Evans (Simon & Schuster) - December 17, 1995

1996

 Intensity by Dean R. Koontz (Knopf) - January 28, 1996

Primary Colors by Anonymous (Joe Klein) (Random House) - February 18, 1996

Moonlight Becomes You by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster) - April 21, 1996

How Stella Got Her Groove Back by Terry McMillan (Viking) - May 19, 1996

The Runaway Jury by John Grisham (Doubleday) - June 2, 1996

Cause of Death by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam) - July 21, 1996

Servant of the Bones by Anne Rice (Knopf) - August 25, 1996

Executive Orders by Tom Clancy (Putnam) - September 1, 1996

The Deep End of the Ocean by Jacquelyn Mitchard (Viking) - October 6, 1996

Desperation by Stephen King (Viking) - October 13, 1996

Silent Honor by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) - December 1, 1996

Airframe by Michael Crichton (Knopf) - December 29, 1996

1997

 Hornet's Nest by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam) - February 2, 1997

Sole Survivor by Dean R. Koontz (Knopf) - March 2, 1997

The Partner by John Grisham (Doubleday) - March 16, 1997

Pretend You Don't See Her by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster) - May 4, 1997

Plum Island by Nelson DeMille (Warner) - June 15, 1997

Special Delivery by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) - July 20, 1997

Unnatural Exposure by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam) - August 3, 1997

Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier (Atlantic Monthly) - August 31, 1997

Flood Tide by Clive Cussler (Simon & Schuster) - October 12, 1997

The Ghost by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) - November 30, 1997

1998

 Paradise by Toni Morrison (Knopf) - February 1, 1998

The Street Lawyer by John Grisham (Doubleday) - February 22, 1998

The Long Road Home by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) - April 26, 1998

You Belong To Me by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster) - May 10, 1998

"N" Is for Noose by Sue Grafton (Wood/Holt) - May 31, 1998

A Widow For One Year by John Irving (Random House) - June 14, 1998

I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb (Regan Books/HarperCollins) - July 5, 1998

The Klone and I by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) - July 12, 1998

Point of Origin by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam) - July 26, 1998

Rainbow Six by Tom Clancy (Putnam) - August 23, 1998

Bag of Bones by Stephen King (Scribner) - October 11, 1998

The Path of Daggers by Robert Jordan (Tor/Doherty) - November 8, 1998

A Man In Full by Tom Wolfe (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) - November 22, 1998

1999

 Southern Cross by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam) - January 31, 1999

The Testament by John Grisham (Doubleday) - February 21, 1999

Bittersweet by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) - April 25, 1999

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King (Scribner) - May 2, 1999

We'll Meet Again by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster) - May 9, 1999

Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace by Terry Brooks (Lucas/Ballantine) - May 23, 1999

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (Levine/Scholastic) - June 20, 1999

Hannibal by Thomas Harris (Delacorte) - June 27, 1999

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (Levine/Scholastic) - August 15, 1999

Black Notice by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam) - August 22, 1999

The Alibi by Sandra Brown (Warner) - September 19, 1999

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling (Levine/Scholastic) - September 26, 1999

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2000

 The Brethren by John Grisham (Doubleday) - February 20, 2000

The Wedding by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) - April 23, 2000

Before I Say Goodbye by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster) - May 7, 2000

Easy Prey by John Sandford (Putnam) - June 4, 2000

Indwelling by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins (Tyndale) - June 11, 2000

Hot Six by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's) - July 9, 2000

The House on Hope Street by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) - July 16, 2000

Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher (Thomas Dunne/St. Martin's) - August 20, 2000

The Bear and the Dragon by Tom Clancy (Putnam) - September 10, 2000

The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks (Warner) - October 15, 2000

Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz (Doubleday) - October 29, 2000

The Last Precinct by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam) - November 5, 2000

Winter's Heart by Robert Jordan (Tor/Tom Doherty) - November 26, 2000

The Mark by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins (Tyndale) - December 3, 2000

2001

 From the Corner of His Eye by Dean R. Koontz (Bantam) - January 14, 2001

A Day Late and a Dollar Short by Terry McMillan (Viking) - February 4, 2001

A Painted House by John Grisham (Doubleday) - February 25, 2001

1st to Die by James Patterson (Little, Brown) - March 25, 2001

Dreamcatcher by Stephen King (Scribner) - April 8, 2001

A Common Life by Jan Karon (Viking) - April 29, 2001

On the Street Where You Live by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster) - May 6, 2001

Chosen Prey by John Sandford (Putnam) - June 3, 2001

"P" Is For Peril by Sue Grafton (Marian Wood/Putnam) - June 24, 2001

Seven Up by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's) - July 8, 2001

Leap of Faith by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) - July 15, 2001

The Fourth Hand by John Irving (Random House) - July 29, 2001

Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson (Little, Brown) - August 5, 2001

Valhalla Rising by Clive Cussler (Putnam) - September 2, 2001

Black House by Stephen King and Peter Straub (Random House) - September 30, 2001

The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) - October 14, 2001

Isle of Dogs by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam) - October 28, 2001

Midnight Bayou by Nora Roberts (Putnam) - November 4, 2001

The Kiss by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) - November 11, 2001

Desecration by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins (Tyndale) - November 18, 2001

Skipping Christmas by John Grisham (Doubleday) - December 9, 2001

2002

 One Door Away From Heaven by Dean R. Koontz (Bantam) - January 20, 2002

Journey Through Heartsongs by Mattie J. T. Stepanek (VSP Books) - February 3, 2002

The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer by Joyce Reardon (Ridley Pearson) (Hyperion) - February 17, 2002

The Summons by John Grisham (Doubleday) - February 24, 2002

2nd Chance by James Patterson with Andrew Gross (Little, Brown) - March 24, 2002

Everything's Eventual by Stephen King (Scribner) - April 7, 2002

Three Fates by Nora Roberts (Putnam) - April 21, 2002

The Nannie Diaries by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus (St. Martin's) - April 28, 2002

Daddy's Little Girl by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster) - May 5, 2002

The Shelters of Stone by Jean M. Auel (Crown) - May 19, 2002

In This Mountain by Jan Karon (Viking) - June 16, 2002

The Beach House by James Patterson and Peter de Jonge (Little, Brown) - June 30, 2002

Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's) - July 7, 2002

The Remnant by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins (Tyndale) - July 21, 2002

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (Little, Brown) - August 18, 2002

Red Rabbit by Tom Clancy (Putnam) - August 25, 2002

Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks (Warner) - October 6, 2002

From a Buick 8 by Stephen King (Scribner) - October 13, 2002

"Q" Is For Quarry by Sue Grafton (Marian Wood/Putnam) - November 3, 2002

Answered Prayers by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) - November 17, 2002

Chesapeake Blue by Nora Roberts (Putnam) - November 24, 2002

Four Blind Mice by James Patterson (Little, Brown) - December 8, 2002

Prey by Michael Crichton (HarperCollins) - December 15, 2002

2003

 Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan (Tor/Tom Doherty) - January 26, 2003

The King of Torts by John Grisham (Doubleday) - February 23, 2003

The Jester by James Patterson and Andrew Gross (Little, Brown) - March 23, 2003

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (Doubleday) - April 6, 2003

Birthright by Nora Roberts (Putnam) - April 20, 2003

Armageddon by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins (Tyndale) - April 27, 2003

Naked Prey by John Sandford (Putnam) - June 1, 2003

The Lake House by James Patterson (Little, Brown) - June 29, 2003

Johnny Angel by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) - July 20, 2003

To the Nines by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's) - August 3, 2003

The Teeth of the Tiger by Tom Clancy (Putnam) - August 31, 2003

Bleachers by John Grisham (Doubleday) - September 28, 2003

The Five People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom (Hyperion) - October 12, 2003

Blow Fly by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam) - November 2, 2003

2004

 The Last Juror by John Grisham (Doubleday) - February 22, 2004

3rd Degree by James Patterson and Andrew Gross (Little, Brown) - March 21, 2004

Glorious Appearing by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins (Tyndale) - April 18, 2004

Song of Susannah by Stephen King (Donald M. Grant/Scribner) - June 27, 2004

Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's) - July 11, 2004

Sam's Letters to Jennifer by James Patterson (Little, Brown) - July 18, 2004

"R" Is For Ricochet by Sue Grafton (Marian Wood/Putnam) - August 1, 2004

Trace by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam) - September 26, 2004

The Dark Tower by Stephen King (Donald M. Grant/Scribner) - October 10, 2004

Northern Lights by Nora Roberts (Putnam) - October 31, 2004

Hour Game by David Baldacci (Warner) - November 14, 2004

Metro Girl by Janet Evanovich (Harper Collins) - November 21, 2004

London Bridges by James Patterson (Little, Brown) - November 28, 2004

Night Fall by Nelson DeMille (Warner) - December 12, 2004

2005

 The Broker by John Grisham (Doubleday) - January 30, 2005

Honeymoon by James Patterson and Howard Roughan (Little, Brown) - March 6, 2005

The Rising by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins (Tyndale) - April 3, 2005

No Place Like Home by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster) - April 24, 2005

True Believer by Nicholas Sparks (Warner) - May 1, 2005

4th of July by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown) - May 22, 2005

The Closers by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown) - June 5, 2005

The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd (Viking) - June 26, 2005

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova (Little, Brown) - July 3, 2005

Eleven On Top by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's) - July 10, 2005

Lifeguard by James Patterson and Andrew Gross (Little, Brown) - July 31, 2005

Chill Factor by Sandra Brown (Simon & Schuster) - September 4, 2005

Point Blank by Catherine Coulter (Putnam) - September 11, 2005

Polar Shift by Clive Cussler with Paul Kemprecos (Putnam) - September 18, 2005

Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman (Morrow) - October 9, 2005

A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon (Delacorte) - October 16, 2005

The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown) - October 23, 2005

Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan (Tor/ Tom Doherty) - October 30, 2005

At First Sight by Nicholas Sparks (Warner) - November 6, 2005

Predator by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam) - November 13, 2005

A Feast For Crows by George R. R. Martin (Bantam) - November 27, 2005

Mary, Mary by James Patterson (Little, Brown) - December 4, 2005

"S" Is For Silence by Sue Grafton (Marian Wood/Putnam) - December 25, 2005

2006

 The Hostage by W. E. B. Griffin (Putnam) - January 22, 2006

Cell by Stephen King (Scribner) - February 12, 2006

The 5th Horseman by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown) - March 5, 2006

The House by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) - March 19, 2006

Gone by Jonathan Kellerman (Ballantine) - April 16, 2006

Two Little Girls In Blue by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster) - April 23, 2006

Beach Road by James Patterson and Peter de Jonge (Little, Brown) - May 21, 2006

At Risk by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam) - June 11, 2006

The Husband by Dean Koontz (Bantam) - June 18, 2006

Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's) - July 9, 2006

Angels Fall by Nora Roberts (Putnam) - July 30, 2006

Phantom by Terry Goodkind (Tor/Tom Doherty) - August 6, 2006

Judge & Jury by James Patterson and Andrew Gross (Little, Brown) - August 20, 2006

Rise and Shine by Anna Quindlen (Random House) - September 17, 2006

The Book of Fate by Brad Meltzer (Warner) - September 24, 2006

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (Atria) - October 1, 2006

For One More Day by Mitch Albom (Hyperion) - October 15, 2006

Lisey's Story by Stephen King (Scribner) - November 12, 2006

Dear John by Nicholas Sparks (Warner) - November 19, 2006

Cross by James Patterson (Little, Brown) - December 3, 2006

2007

 Plum Lovin' by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's) - January 28, 2007

Step On a Crack by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown) - February 25, 2007

Innocent In Death by J.D. Robb (Putnam) - March 11, 2007

Shopaholic & Baby by Sophie Kinsella (Dial) - March 18, 2007

Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult (Atria) - March 25, 2007

I Heard That Song Before by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster) - April 22, 2007

The Children of the Hurin by J.R.R. Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin) - May 6, 2007

Simple Genius by David Baldacci (Warner) - May 13, 2007

The 6th Target by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown) - May 27, 2007

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead) - June 10, 2007

Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's) - July 8, 2007

The Quickie by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown) - July 22, 2007

You've Been Warned by James Patterson and Howard Roughan (Little, Brown) - September 30, 2007

Playing For Pizza by John Grisham (Doubleday) - October 14, 2007

World Without End by Ken Follett (Dutton) - October 28, 2007

Book of the Dead by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam) - November 11, 2007

Protect and Defend by Vince Flynn (Atria) - November 18, 2007

Stone Cold by David Baldacci (Grand Central) - November 25, 2007

Double Cross by James Patterson (Little, Brown) - December 2, 2007

"T" Is For Trespass by Sue Grafton (Putnam) - December 23, 2007

2008

 Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich (St. Martins) - January 27, 2008

Duma Key by Stephen King (Scribner) - February 10, 2008

The Appeal by John Grisham (Doubleday) - February 17, 2008

Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult (Atria) - March 23, 2008

Compulsion by Jonathan Kellerman (Ballantine) - April 13, 2008

Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri (Knopf) - April 20, 2008

Where Are You Now? by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster) - April 27, 2008

Hold Tight by Harlan Coben (Dutton) - May 4, 2008

The Whole Truth by David Baldacci (Grand Central) - May 11, 2008

Sundays At Tiffany's by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet (Little, Brown) - May 18, 2008

The Host by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown) - May 25, 2008

Odd Hours by Dean R. Koontz (Bantam) - June 8, 2008

Blood Noir by Laurell K. Hamilton (Berkley) - June 15, 2008

Nothing to Lose by Lee Child (Delacorte) - June 22, 2008

Sail by James Patterson and Howard Roughan (Little, Brown) - June 29, 2008

Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's) - July 6, 2008

The Last Patriot by Brad Thor (Atria) - July 20, 2008

Tribute by Nora Roberts (Putnam) - July 27, 2008

Moscow Rules by Daniel Silva (Putnam) - August 10, 2008

Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon (St. Martin's) - August 24, 2008

Smoke Screen by Sandra Brown (Simon & Schuster) - August 31, 2008

The Force Unleashed by Sean Williams (Del Rey) - September 7, 2008

Devil Bones by Kathy Reichs (Scribner) - September 14, 2008

Dark Curse by Christine Feehan (Berkley) - September 21, 2008

Anathem by Neal Stephenson (William Morrow) - September 28, 2008

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski (Ecco) - October 5, 2008

The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central) - October 19, 2008

The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown) - November 2, 2008

Extreme Measures by Vince Flynn (Atria) - November 9, 2008

The Gate House by Nelson DeMille (Grand Central) - November 16, 2008

Divine Justice by David Baldacci (Grand Central) - November 23, 2008

The Christmas Sweater by Glenn Beck with Kevin Balfe and Jason Wright (Threshold Editions) - November 30, 2008

Cross Country by James Patterson (Little, Brown) - December 7, 2008

Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam) - December 21, 2008

2009

 Black Ops by W.E.B. Griffin (Putnam) - January 18, 2009

Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's) - January 25, 2009

The Associate by John Grisham (Doubleday) - February 15, 2009

Promises In Death by J.D. Robb (Putnam) - March 15, 2009

Handle With Care by Jodi Picoult (Atria) - March 22, 2009

True Detectives by Jonathan Kellerman (Ballantine) - April 12, 2009

Long Lost by Harlan Coben (Dutton) - April 19, 2009

Turn Coat by Jim Butcher (Roc) - April 26, 2009

Just Take My Heart by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster) - May 3, 2009

First Family by David Baldacci (Grand Central) - May 10, 2009

The 8th Confession by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown) - May 17, 2009

Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris (Ace) - May 24, 2009

Wicked Prey by John Sandford (Putnam) - May 31, 2009

Gone Tomorrow by Lee Child (Delacorte) - June 7, 2009

The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown) - June 14, 2009

Skin Trade by Laurell K. Hamilton (Berkley) - June 21, 2009

Relentless by Dean Koontz (Bantam) - June 28, 2009

Knockout by Catherine Coulter (Putnam) - July 5, 2009

Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's) - July 12, 2009

Swimsuit by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown) - July 19, 2009

Black Hills by Nora Roberts (Putnam) - July 26, 2009

Best Friends Forever by Jennifer Weiner (Atria) - August 2, 2009

The Defector by Daniel Silva (Putnam) - August 9, 2009

The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson (Knopf) - August 16, 2009

Bad Moon Rising by Sherrilyn Kenyon (St. Martin's) - August 23, 2009

South of Broad by Pat Conroy (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday) - August 30, 2009

Alex Cross's Trial by James Patterson and Richard DiLallo (Little, Brown) - September 13, 2009

Dark Slayer by Christine Feehan (Berkley) - September 20, 2009

The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central) - September 27, 2009

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown (Doubleday) - October 4, 2009

The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson (Tor/Tom Doherty) - November 15, 2009

Ford County by John Grisham (Doubleday) - November 22, 2009

Under the Dome by Stephen King (Scribner) - November 29, 2009

I, Alex Cross by James Patterson (Little, Brown) - December 6, 2009

"U" Is For Undertow by Sue Grafton (Putnam) - December 20, 2009

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2010

 The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Amy Einhorn/Putnam) - January 24, 2010

Worst Case by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown) - February 21, 2010

Fantasy In Death by J.D. Robb (Putnam) - March 14, 2010

House Rules by Jodi Picoult (Atria) - March 21, 2010

Caught by Harlan Coben (Dutton) - April 11, 2010

Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs (Ace) - April 18, 2010

Changes by Jim Butcher (Roc) - April 25, 2010

The Shadow of Your Smile by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster) - May 2, 2010

Deliver Us From Evil by David Baldacci (Grand Central) - May 9, 2010

The 9th Judgment by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown) - May 16, 2010

Dead In the Family by Charlaine Harris (Ace) - May 23, 2010

61 Hours by Lee Child (Delacorte) - June 6, 2010

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson (Knopf) - June 13, 2010

The Overton Window by Glenn Beck (Threshold Editions) - July 4, 2010

Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's) - July 11, 2010

Private by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown) - July 18, 2010

The Search by Nora Roberts (Putnam) - July 25, 2010

The Rembrandt Affair by Daniel Silva (Putnam) - August 8, 2010

The Postcard Killers by James Patterson and Liza Marklund (Little, Brown) - September 5, 2010

Freedom by Jonathan Franzen (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) - September 19, 2010

Safe Haven by Nicolas Sparks (Grand Central) - October 3, 2010

Fall of Giants by Ken Follett (Dutton) - October 17, 2010

The Reversal by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown) - October 24, 2010

American Assassin by Vince Flynn (Atria) - October 31, 2010

Worth Dying For by Lee Child (Delacorte) - November 7, 2010

The Confession by John Grisham (Doubleday) - November 14, 2010

Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson (Tor) - November 21, 2010

Hell's Corner by David Baldacci (Grand Central) - November 28, 2010

Cross Fire by James Patterson (Little, Brown) - December 5, 2010

Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam) - December 19, 2010

Dead or Alive by Tom Clancy with Grant Blackwell (Putnam) - December 26, 2010

2011

 What the Night Knows by Dean Koontz (Bantam) - January 16, 2011

The Inner Circle by Brad Meltzer (Grand Central) - January 30, 2011

Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning (Delacorte) - February 6, 2011

Tick Tock by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown) - February 13, 2011

Treachery In Death by J.D. Robb (Putnam) - March 13, 2011

The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss (DAW) - March 20, 2011

The Jungle by Clive Cussler with Jack Du Brul (Putnam) - March 27, 2011

Toys by James Patterson and Neil McMahon (Little, Brown) - April 3, 2011

Live Wire by Harlan Coben (Dutton) - April 10, 2011

The Land of the Painted Caves by Jean M. Auel (Crown) - April 17, 2011

The Fifth Witness by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown) - April 24, 2011

Chasing Fire by Nora Roberts (Putnam) - May 1, 2011

The Sixth Man by David Baldacci (Grand Central) - May 8, 2011

Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris (Ace) - May 22, 2011

Dreams of Joy by Lisa See (Random House) - June 19, 2011

Hit List by Laurell K. Hamilton (Berkley) - June 26, 2011

Against All Enemies by Tom Clancy with Peter Telep (Putnam) - July 3, 2011

Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich (Bantam) - July 10, 2011

Now You See Her by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown) - July 17, 2011

A Dance With Dragons by George R. R. Martin (Bantam) - July 31, 2011

Ghost Story by Jim Butcher (Roc) - August 14, 2011

Cold Vengeance by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (Grand Central) - August 21, 2011

The Omen Machine by Terry Goodkind (Tor/Tom Doherty) - September 4, 2011

Flash and Bones by Kathy Reichs (Scribner) - September 11, 2011

Kill Me If You Can by James Patterson and Marshall Karp (Little, Brown) - September 18, 2011

New York to Dallas by J.D. Robb (Putnam) - October 2, 2011

Heat Rises by Richard Castle (Hyperion) - October 9, 2011

The Affair by Lee Child (Delacorte) - October 16, 2011

Shock Wave by John Sandford (Putnam) - October 23, 2011

The Best of Me by Nicolas Sparks (Grand Central) - October 30, 2011

The Litigators by John Grisham (Doubleday) - November 13, 2011

Zero Day by David Baldacci (Grand Central) - November 20, 2011

11/22/63 by Stephen King (Scribner) - November 27, 2011

Kill Alex Cross by James Patterson (Little, Brown) - December 4, 2011

Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich (Bantam) - December 11, 2011

The Drop by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown) - December 18, 2011

2012

 77 Shadow Street by Dean Koontz (Bantam) - January 15, 2012

Private: #1 Suspect by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown) - January 22, 2012

Believing the Lie by Elizabeth George (Dutton) - January 29, 2012

Taken by Robert Crais (Putnam) - February 12, 2012

Home Front by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin's) - February 19, 2012

Kill Shot by Vince Flynn (Emily Bestler/Atria) - February 26, 2012

Private Games by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan (Little, Brown) - March 4, 2012

Celebrity In Death by J.D. Robb (Putnam) - March 11, 2012

Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult (Emily Bestler/Atria) - March 18, 2012

The Thief by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott (Putnam) - March 25, 2012

Stay Close by Harlan Coben (Dutton) - April 8, 2012

Lover Reborn by J.R. Ward (New American Library) - April 15, 2012

The Lost Years by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster) - April 22, 2012

Calico Joe by John Grisham (Doubleday) - April 29, 2012

The Innocent by David Baldacci (Grand Central) - May 6, 2012

The Wind Through the Keyhole by Stephen King (Scribner) - May 13, 2012

Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris (Ace) - May 20, 2012

11th Hour by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown) - May 27, 2012

Stolen Prey by John Sandford (Putnam) - June 3, 2012

The Storm by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown (Putnam) - June 17, 2012

Kiss the Dead by Laurell K. Hamilton (Berkley) - June 24, 2012

Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich (Bantam) - July 8, 2012

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (Crown) - July 15, 2012

Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness (Viking) - July 29, 2012

The Fallen Angel by Daniel Silva (Harper/HarperCollins) - August 5, 2012

The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom (Hyperion) - September 23, 2012

A Wanted Man by Lee Child (Delacorte) - September 30, 2012

Winter of the World by Ken Follett (Dutton) - October 7, 2012

The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling (Little, Brown) - October 14, 2012

The Panther by Nelson DeMille (Grand Central) - November 4, 2012

The Racketeer by John Grisham (Doubleday) - November 11, 2012

The Last Man by Vince Flynn (Emily Bestler/Atria) - December 2, 2012

Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich (Bantam) - December 9, 2012

Cold Days by Jim Butcher (Roc) - December 16, 2012

Threat Vector by Tom Clancy with Mark Greaney (Putnam) - December 23, 2012

2013

 A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson (Tor/Tom Doherty) - January 27, 2013

Private Berlin by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan (Little, Brown) - February 10, 2013

Until the End of Time by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) - February 17, 2013

A Week In Winter by Maeve Binchy (Knopf) - March 3, 2013

Alex Cross, Run by James Patterson (Little, Brown) - March 10, 2013

Calculated In Death by J.D. Robb (Putnam) - March 17, 2013

Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs (Ace) - March 24, 2013

The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult (Emily Bestler/Atria) - March 31, 2013

Six Years by Harlan Coben (Dutton) - April 7, 2013

Lover At Last by J.R. Ward (New American Library) - April 14, 2013

Starting Now by Debbie Macomber (Ballantine) - April 21, 2013

Daddy's Gone A Hunting by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster) - April 28, 2013

Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts (Putnam) - May 5, 2013

The Hit by David Baldacci (Grand Central) - May 12, 2013

12th of Never by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown) - May 19, 2013

Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris (Ace) - May 26, 2013

Inferno by Dan Brown (Doubleday) - June 2, 2013

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (Morrow/HarperCollins) - July 7, 2013

The English Girl by Daniel Silva (Harper) - August 4, 2013

The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (aka J.K. Rowling) (Mullholland Books/Little, Brown) - August 11, 2013

How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny (Minotaur) - September 15, 2013

Never Go Back by Lee Child (Delacorte) - September 22, 2013

"W" Is For Wasted by Sue Grafton (Marian Wood/Putnam) - September 29, 2013

The Longest Ride by Nicolas Sparks (Grand Central) - October 6, 2013

Doctor Sleep by Stephen King (Scribner) - October 13, 2013

Storm Front by John Sandford (Putnam) - October 27, 2013

Sycamore Row by John Grisham (Doubleday) - November 10, 2013

The First Phone Call From Heaven by Mitch Albom (Harper) - December 1, 2013

Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich (Bantam) - December 8, 2013

Cross My Heart by James Patterson (Little, Brown) - December 15, 2013

Command Authority by Tom Clancy with Mark Greaney (Putnam) - December 22, 2013

2014

 The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (Little, Brown) - January 19, 2014

The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd (Viking) - January 26, 2014

Private L.A. by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan (Little, Brown) - March 2, 2014

Concealed In Death by J.D. Robb (Putnam) - March 9, 2014

The Undead Pool by Kim Harrison (HarperVoyager) - March 16, 2014

Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson (Tor/Tom Doherty) - March 23, 2014

Power Play by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) - March 30, 2014

Missing You by Harlan Coben (Dutton) - April 6, 2014

NYPD Red 2 by James Patterson and Marshall Karp (Little, Brown) - April 13, 2014

The King by J.R. Ward (New American Library) - April 20, 2014

I've Got You Under My Skin by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster) - April 27, 2014

The Collector by Nora Roberts (Putnam) - May 4, 2014

The Target by David Baldacci (Grand Central) - May 11, 2014

Unlucky 13 by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown) - May 25, 2014

The One and Only by Emily Giffin (Ballantine) - June 8, 2014

Skin Game by Jim Butcher (Roc) - June 15, 2014

Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King (Scribner) - June 22, 2014

Written In My Own Heart's Blood by Diana Gabaldon (Delacorte) - June 29, 2014

Top Secret Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich (Bantam) - July 6, 2014

Invisible by James Patterson and David Ellis (Little, Brown) - July 13, 2014

Act of War by Brad Thor (Emily Bestler/Atria) - July 27, 2014

The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness (Viking) - August 3, 2014

The Heist by Daniel Silva (Harper) - August 10, 2014

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (Amy Einhorn/Putnam) - August 17, 2014

The Magician's Land by Lev Grossman (Viking) - August 24, 2014

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami (Knopf) - August 31, 2014

The Long Way Home by Louise Penny (Minotaur) - September 14, 2014

Personal by Lee Child (Delacorte) - September 21, 2014

Edge of Eternity by Ken Follett (Dutton) - October 5, 2014

Burn by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown) - October 19, 2014

Deadline by John Sandford (Putnam) - October 26, 2014

Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult (Ballantine) - November 2, 2014

Gray Mountain by John Grisham (Doubleday) - November 9, 2014

Revival by Stephen King (Scribner) - November 30, 2014

The Escape by David Baldacci (Grand Central) - December 7, 2014

Hope to Die by James Patterson (Little, Brown) - December 14, 2014

2015

 All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (Scribner) - January 18, 2015

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (Riverhead) - February 8, 2015

Memory Man by David Baldacci (Grand Central) - May 10, 2015

Gathering Prey by John Sandford (Putnam) - May 17, 2015

14th Deadly Sin by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown) - May 24, 2015

Radiant Angel by Nelson DeMille (Grand Central) - June 14, 2015

Finders Keepers by Stephen King (Scribner) - June 21, 2015

The English Spy by Daniel Silva (Harper) - July 19, 2015

Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee (Harper) - August 2, 2015

"X" by Sue Grafton (Marian Wood/Putnam) - September 13, 2015

The Girl In the Spider's Web by David Lagercrantz (Knopf) - September 20, 2015

Make Me by Lee Child (Delacorte) - September 27, 2015

Come Rain or Come Shine by Jan Karon (Putnam) - October 11, 2015

The Murder House by James Patterson with David Ellis (Little, Brown) - October 18, 2015

The Survivor by Kyle Mills (finished for Vince Flynn) (Emily Bestler/Atria) - October 25, 2015

See Me by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central) - November 1, 2015

Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham (Doubleday) - November 8, 2015

The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King (Scribner) - November 22, 2015

Tricky Twenty-Two by Janet Evanovich (Bantam) - December 6, 2015

Cross Justice by James Patterson (Little, Brown) - December 13, 2015

2016

 Star Wars: The Force Awakens by Alan Dean Foster (Del Rey) - January 24, 2016

My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout (Random House) - January 31, 2016

Blue by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) - February 7, 2016

NYPD Red 4 by James Patterson and Marshall Karp (Little, Brown) - February 14, 2016

Brotherhood in Death by J.D. Robb (Berkley) - February 21, 2016

Morning Star by Pierce Brown (Del Rey) - February 28, 2016

Cometh the Hour by Jeffrey Archer (St. Martin's) - March 6, 2016

The Gangster by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott (Putnam) - March 20, 2016

Off the Grid by C.J. Box (Putnam) - March 27, 2016

Private Paris by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan (Little, Brown) - April 3, 2016

Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben (Dutton) - April 10, 2016

As Times Go By by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster) - April 24, 2016

The Obsession by Nora Roberts (Berkley) - May 1, 2016

The Last Mile by David Baldacci (Grand Central) - May 8, 2016

Extreme Prey by John Sandford (Putnam) - May 15, 2016

15th Affair by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown) - May 22, 2016

The Fireman by Joe Hill (Morrow/HarperCollins) - June 5, 2016

The City of Mirrors by Justin Cronin (Ballantine) - June 12, 2016

The Emperor's Revenge by Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison (Putnam) - June 19, 2016

End of Watch by Stephen King (Scribner) - June 26, 2016

First Comes Love by Emily Griffin (Ballantine) - July 17, 2016

Magic by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) - July 24, 2016

The Black Widow by Daniel Silva (Harper) - July 31, 2016

Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty (Flatiron) - August 14, 2016

Bullseye by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown) - August 21, 2016

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (Doubleday) - August 28, 2016

A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny (Minotaur) - September 18, 2016

Apprentice In Death by J.D. Robb (Berkley) - September 25, 2016

Commonwealth by Ann Patchett (Harper) - October 2, 2016

Home by Harlan Coben (Dutton) - October 9, 2016

Woman of God by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown) - October 16, 2016

Two by Two by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central) - October 23, 2016

Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult (Ballantine) - October 30, 2016

Escape Clause by John Sandford (Putnam) - November 6, 2016

The Whistler by John Grisham (Doubleday) - November 13, 2016

Night School by Lee Child (Delacorte) - November 27, 2016

Turbo Twenty-Three by Janet Evanovich (Bantam) - December 4, 2016

Cross the Line by James Patterson (Little, Brown) - December 11, 2016

2017

 The Mistress by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) - January 22, 2017

Never Never by James Patterson and Candice Fox (Little, Brown) - February 5, 2017

Right Behind You by Lisa Gardner (Dutton) - February 19, 2017

Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman (Norton) - February 26, 2017

Lincoln In the Bardo by George Saunders (Random House) - March 5, 2017

Dangerous Games by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) - March 26, 2017

The Cutthroat by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott (Putnam) - April 2, 2017

Mississippi Blood by Greg Iles (Morrow) - April 9, 2017

The Black Book by James Patterson and David Ellis (Little, Brown) - April 16, 2017

The Fix by David Baldacci (Grand Central) - May 7, 2017

Golden Prey by John Sandford (Putnam) - May 14, 2017

16th Seduction by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown) - May 21, 2017

Into the Water by Paula Hawkins (Riverhead) - May 28, 2017

Come Sundown by Nora Roberts (St. Martin's) - June 18, 2017

Camino Island by John Grisham (Doubleday) - June 25, 2017

House of Spies by Daniel Silva (Harper) - July 30, 2017

The Late Show by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown) - August 6, 2017

Any Dream Will Do by Debbie Macomber (Ballantine) - August 27, 2017

Seeing Red by Sandra Brown (Grand Central) - September 3, 2017

"Y" Is For Yesterday by Sue Grafton (Marian Wood/Putnam) - September 10, 2017

Glass Houses by Louise Penny (Minotaur) - September 17, 2017

A Legacy of Spies by John le Carré (Viking) - September 24, 2017

A Column of Fire by Ken Follett (Viking) - October 1, 2017

The Cuban Affair by Nelson DeMille (Simon & Schuster) - October 8, 2017

Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King and Owen King (Scribner) - October 15, 2017

Origin by Dan Brown (Doubleday) - October 22, 2017

The Rooster Bar by John Grisham (Doubleday) - November 12, 2017

The Midnight Line by Lee Child (Delacorte) - November 26, 2017

Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson (Tor) - December 3, 2017

The People vs. Alex Cross by James Patterson (Little, Brown) - December 10, 2017

2018

 The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn (Morrow) - January 21, 2018

Dark In Death by J.D. Robb (St. Martin's) - February 18, 2018

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin's) - February 25, 2018

The Rising Sea by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown (Putnam) - April 1, 2018

Accidental Heroes by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) - April 8, 2018

The Disappeared by C.J. Box (Putnam) - April 15, 2018

I've Got My Eyes on You by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster) - April 22, 2018

Circe by Madeline Miller (Little, Brown) - April 29, 2018

The Fallen by David Baldacci (Grand Central) - May 6, 2018

Twisted Prey by John Sandford (Putnam) - May 13, 2018

The 17th Suspect by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown) - May 20, 2018

The Cast by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) - June 3, 2018

The Outsider by Stephen King (Scribner) - June 10, 2018

The President Is Missing by James Patterson and Bill Clinton (Little, Brown and Knopf) - June 24, 2018

The Other Woman by Daniel Silva (Harper) - August 5, 2018

Thrawn: Alliances by Timothy Zahn (Del Rey) - August 12, 2018

Tailspin by Sandra Brown (Grand Central) - August 26, 2018

Texas Ranger by James Patterson and Andrew Bourelle (Little, Brown) - September 2, 2018

The Fall of Gondolin by J.R.R. Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) - September 16, 2018

Leverage In Death by J.D.Robb (St. Martin's) - September 23, 2018

Juror #3 by James Patterson and Nancy Allen (Little, Brown) - September 30, 2018

Lethal White by Robert Galbraith (aka J.K. Rowling) (Mulholland/Little, Brown) - October 7, 2018

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green (Dutton) - October 14, 2018

A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult (Ballantine) - October 21, 2018

The Next Person You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom (Harper) - October 28, 2018

Every Breath by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central) - November 4, 2018

The Reckoning by John Grisham (Doubleday) - November 11, 2018

Elevation by Stephen King (Scribner) - November 18, 2018

Past Tense by Lee Child (Delacorte) - November 25, 2018

Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich (Putnam) - December 2, 2018

Fire and Blood by George R.R. Martin (Bantam) - December 9, 2018

Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny (Minotaur) - December 16, 2018

2019

 Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (Putnam) - January 20, 2019

An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen (St. Martin's) - January 27, 2019

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides (Celadon) - February 24, 2019

Redemption by David Baldacci (Grand Central) - May 5, 2019

Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand (Little, Brown) - July 7, 2019

The New Girl by Daniel Silva (Harper) - August 4, 2019

One Good Deed by David Baldacci (Grand Central) - August 11, 2019

A Better Man by Louise Penny (Minotaur) - September 15, 2019

The Testaments by Margaret Atwood (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday) - September 29, 2019

The Institute by Stephen King (Scribner) - October 6, 2019

The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates (One World) - October 13, 2019

The 19th Christmas by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown) - October 27, 2019

The Guardians by John Grisham (Doubleday) - November 3, 2019

The Night Fire by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown) - November 10, 2019

Blue Moon by Lee Child (Delacorte) - November 17, 2019

Twisted Twenty-Six by Janet Evanovich (Putnam) - December 1, 2019

A Minute to Midnight by David Baldacci (Grand Central) - December 8, 2019

The Rise of Magicks by Nora Roberts (St. Martin's) - December 15, 2019

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2020

 American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins (Flatiron) - February 9, 2020

Blindside by James Patterson and James O. Born (Little, Brown) - March 15, 2020

House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas (Bloomsbury) - March 22, 2020

The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel (Holt) - March 29, 2020

If It Bleeds by Stephen King (Scribner) - May 10, 2020

Camino Winds by John Grisham (Doubleday) - May 17, 2020

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (Riverhead) - June 21, 2020

28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand (Little, Brown) - July 5, 2020

The Order by Daniel Silva (Harper) - August 2, 2020

All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny (Minotaur) - September 20, 2020

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman (Atria) - September 27, 2020

The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett (Viking) - October 4, 2020

The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult (Ballantine) - October 11, 2020

The Return by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central) - October 18, 2020

A Time For Mercy by John Grisham (Doubleday) - November 1, 2020

The Sentinel by Lee Child and Andrew Child (Delacorte) - November 15, 2020

Fortune and Glory: Tantalizing Twenty-Seven by Janet Evanovich (Atria) - November 22, 2020

The Law of Innocence by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown) - November 29, 2020

Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson (Tor) - December 6, 2020

Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline (Ballantine) - December 13, 2020

2021

 Star Wars: Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule (Del Rey) - January 24, 2021

The Russian by James Patterson and James O. Born (Little, Brown) - February 14, 2021

The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin's) - February 21, 2021

A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas (Bloomsbury) - March 7, 2021

Life After Death by Sister Souljah (Atria/Emily Bestler) - March 21, 2021

Win by Harlan Coben (Grand Central) - April 4, 2021

The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman (Viking) - April 18, 2021

Ocean Prey by John Sandford (Putnam) - May 2, 2021

A Gambling Man by David Baldacci (Grand Central) - May 9, 2021

Sooley by John Grisham (Doubleday) - May 16, 2021

The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave (Simon & Schuster) - May 23, 2021

While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams (Doubleday) - May 30, 2021

Legacy by Nora Roberts (St. Martin's) - June 13, 2021

Golden Girl by Elin Hilderbrand (Little, Brown) - June 20, 2021

The President's Daughter by James Patterson and Bill Clinton (Little, Brown) - June 27, 2021

The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller (Riverhead) - July 25, 2021

The Cellist by Daniel Silva (Harper) - August 1, 2021

Black Ice by Brad Thor (Emily Bestler/Atria) - August 8, 2021

Billy Summers by Stephen King (Scribner) - August 22, 2021

The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny (Minotaur) - September 12, 2021

A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins (Riverhead) - September 19, 2021

Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) - September 26, 2021

Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty (Holt) - October 3, 2021

The Wish by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central) - October 17, 2021

The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles (Viking) - October 24, 2021

State of Terror by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny (Simon & Schuster, St. Martin's) - October 31, 2021

The Judge's List by John Grisham (Doubleday) - November 7, 2021

The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom (Harper) - November 21, 2021

Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon (Delacorte) - December 12, 2021

Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman (Viking) - December 26, 2021

2022

 Invisible by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) - January 23, 2022

To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara (Doubleday) - January 30, 2022

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (Viking) - February 6, 2022

The Maid by Nita Prose (Ballantine) - February 13, 2022

Abandoned in Death by J.D. Robb (St. Martin's) - February 27, 2022

House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas (Bloomsbury) - March 6, 2022

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley (Morrow) - March 13, 2022

Run, Rose, Run by Dolly Parton and James Patterson (Little, Brown) - March 27, 2022

The Investigator by John Sandford (Putnam) - May 1, 2022

Dream Town by David Baldacci (Grand Central) - May 8, 2022

22 Seconds by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown) - May 22, 2022

In the Blood by Jack Carr (Atria/Emily Bestler) - June 5, 2022

Nightwork by Nora Roberts (St. Martin's) - June 12, 2022

Sparring Partners by John Grisham (Doubleday) - June 19, 2022

The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand (Little, Brown) - July 3, 2022

The 6:20 Man by David Baldacci (Grand Central) - July 31, 2022

Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Daniel Silva (Harper) - August 7, 2022

Heat 2 by Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner (Morrow/Michael Mann) - August 28, 2022

All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers with Alex Kiester (Bantam) - September 4, 2022

Babel by R.F. Kuang (Harper Voyager) - September 11, 2022

Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Ballantine) - September 18, 2022

Fairy Tale by Stephen King (Scribner) - September 25, 2022

Dreamland by Nicholas Sparks (Random House) - October 9, 2022

Verity by Colleen Hoover (Grand Central) - October 16, 2022

Long Shadows by David Baldacci (Grand Central) - October 30, 2022

The Boys from Biloxi by John Grisham (Doubleday) - November 6, 2022

Desert Star by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown) - November 27, 2022

The Choice by Nora Roberts (St. Martin's) - December 11, 2022

A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny (Minotaur) - December 18, 2022

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (Doubleday) - December 25, 2022

2023

 Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo (Flatiron) - January 29, 2023

Encore In Death by J.D. Robb (St. Martin's) - February 26, 2023

Storm Watch by C.J. Box (Putnam) - March 19, 2023

I Will Find You by Harlem Coben (Grand Central) - April 2, 2023

Dark Angel by John Sandford (Putnam) - April 30, 2023

Simply Lies by David Baldacci (Grand Central) - May 7, 2023

Happy Place by Emily Henry (Berkley) - May 14, 2023

Only the Dead by Jack Carr (Atria/Emily Bestler) - June 4, 2023

Identity by Nora Roberts (St. Martin's) - June 11, 2023

The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand (Little, Brown) - July 2, 2023

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower) - July 23, 2023

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (Harper) - September 3, 2023

Holly by Stephen King (Scribner) - September 24, 2023

The Exchange by John Grisham (Doubleday) - November 5, 2023

Dirty Thirty by Janet Evanovich (Atria) - November 19, 2023

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower) - November 26, 2023

2024

 House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas (Bloomsbury) - February 18, 2024

The Women by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin's) - February 25, 2024

Funny Story by Emily Henry (Berkley) - May 12, 2024

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