Two of the summer’s best fiction books-Thomas Pynchon’s “Inherent Vice” and Richard Russo’s “That Old Cape Magic”-are now out and have hit the bestseller lists.
In nonfiction, the literature of surfing has deepened and broadened with Jaimal Yogis’ “Saltwater Buddha,” and as the school year begins, top children’s reads include fun, series books as well as others featured in summer reading lists.
FICTION
1. “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” by Stieg Larsson, paperback, Vintage, $14
2. “The Elegance of the Hedgehog,” by Muriel Barbery, paperback, Europa Editions, $15
3. “Olive Kitteridge,” by Elizabeth Strout, paperback, Random House, $14
4. “The Girl Who Played with Fire,” by Stieg Larsson, hardcover, Alfred A. Knopf, $25
5. “Inherent Vice,” by Thomas Pynchon, hardcover, Penguin Press, $27
6. “The Time Traveler’s Wife,” by Audrey Niffenegger, paperback, Harvest Books, $14
7. “The Angel’s Game,” by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, hardcover, Doubleday Books, $26
8. “Sarah’s Key,” by Tatiana De Rosnay, paperback, St. Martin’s Griffin, $13
9. “That Old Cape Magic,” by Richard Russo, hardcover, Alfred A. Knopf, $25
10. “Shanghai Girls,” by Lisa See, hardcover, Random House, $25
NONFICTION
1. “Man, Interrupted: Welcome to the Bizarre World of OCD, Where Enough is Never Enough,” by James Bailey, paperback, Mainstream Publishing, $15
2. “Crazy for the Storm: A Memoir of Survival,” by Norman Ollestad, hardcover, Ecco, $26
3. “Saltwater Buddha: A Surfer’s Quest to Find Zen On The Sea,” by Jaimal Yogis, paperback, Wisdom, $14
4. “Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace…One School at a Time,” by Greg Mortenson, paperback, Penguin Books, $15
5. “Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously,” by Julie Powell, paperback, Back Bay Books, $14
6. “Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia,” by Elizabeth Gilbert, paperback, Penguin Books, $15
7. “When You Are Engulfed in Flames,” David Sedaris, paperback, Back Bay Books, $15
8. “If Ignorance Is Bliss, Why Aren’t There More Happy People?: Smart Quotes for Dumb Times,” by John Mitchinson & John Lloyd, hardcover, Harmony, $21
9. “Grandma’s Dead: Breaking Bad News with Baby Animals,” by Amanda McCall and Ben Schwartz, paperback, Collins, $9
10. “Outliers: The Story of Success,” by Malcolm Gladwell, hardcover, Little Brown, $27
CHILDREN
1. “New Moon,” by Stephenie Meyer, paperback, Little Brown, $10
2. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” by Jeff Kinney, hardcover, $12
3. “That Was Then, This Is Now,” by S.E. Hinton, paperback, Penguin Putnam, $9
4. “Boys R Us (Clique, #11),” by Lisi Harrison, paperback, Poppy Books, $9
“Speak,” by Laurie Halse Anderson, paperback, Puffin Books, $10
5. “Friends for Life!,” by Madonna, hardcover, Puffin Books, $9
6. “Where the Wild Things Are,” by Maurice Sendak, paperback, HarperTrophy, $8
7. “Thirteen Reasons Why,” by Jay Asher, hardcover, Sleuth RazorBill, $16
“The Tail of Emily Windsnap,” by Liz Kessler, paperback, Candlewick Press, $5
8. “My Rotten Life,” by David Lubar, paperback, Starscape Books, $5
9. “Travels of Thelonious (Fog Mound, #1),” by Susan Schade, paperback, Aladdin, $8
10. “The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson #1),” by Rick Riordan, paperback, Miramax, $7
Book list provided by Diesel, A Bookstore