One of the finest seasons for new books is upon us. All the reviewers, booksellers and readers are excited about this fall’s abundance. This month in fiction, Lorrie Moore’s latest is satisfying the hunger for finely crafted, flowing prose. Wally Lamb’s most recent book is also now out in paperback. In nonfiction, local is most vocal with books by the Louks Family, Hope Edelman, Rachel Resnick, James Bailey and Norman Ollestad. Also, of national interest: Ted Kennedy’s memoir and David Wessel’s probing look at Ben Bernanke, “In Fed We Trust.” For children, don’t miss the Ranger’s Apprentice series and the award-winning “The Graveyard Book,” for Halloween reading.
Fiction
1. “The Lost Symbol,” by Dan Brown, hardcover, Doubleday, $29.95
2. “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” by Stieg Larsson, paperback, Vintage, $14.95
3. “The Elegance of the Hedgehog,” by Muriel Barbery, paperback, Europa Editions, $15
4. “The Girl Who Played With Fire,” by Stieg Larsson, hardcover, Knopf, $25.95
5. “A Gate at the Stairs,” by Lorrie Moore, hardcover, Knopf, $25.95
6. “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society,” Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows, paper, Dial Press, $14
7. “The Shadow of the Wind,” by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, paperback, Penguin Two, $16
8. “Inherent Vice,” by Thomas Pynchon, hardcover, Penguin Press, $27.95
9. “Olive Kitteridge,” by Elizabeth Strout, paperback, Random House, $14
10. “The Hour I First Believed,” by Wally Lamb, paperback, Harper Perennial, $15.99
Nonfiction
1. “The Possibility of Everything,” by Hope Edelman, hardcover, Ballantine, $25
2. “Rawumptious Recipes: A Family’s Adventure to Healthy, Happy, Harmonious Living,” by the Louks family, paperback, iUniverse, $24.95
3. “True Compass: A Memoir,” by Edward M. Kennedy, hardcover, Twelve, $35
4. “In Fed We Trust: Ben Bernanke’s War on the Great Panic,” by David Wessel, hardcover, Crown, $26.99
5. “Grandma’s Dead: Breaking Bad News with Baby Animals,” by Amanda McCall and Ben Schwartz, paperback, Collins, $9.99
6. “Saltwater Buddha: A Surfer’s Quest to Find Zen on the Sea,” by Jaimal Yogis, paperback, Wisdom, $14.95
7. “Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume 1,” by Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, and Simone Beck, hardcover, Knopf, $40
8. “Love Junkie: A Memoir,” by Rachel Resnick, paperback, Bloomsbury, $14
9. “Man, Interrupted: Welcome to the Bizarre World of OCD, Where Enough is Never Enough,” by James Bailey, paperback, Mainstream Publishing, $14.95
10. “Crazy for the Storm: A Memoir of Survival,” by Norman Ollestad, hardcover, Ecco, $25.99
Children’s
1. “Once Upon a Twice,” by Denise Doyen and Barry Moser, hardcover, Random House, $16.99
2. “The Lightning Thief,” by Rick Riordan, paperback, Miramax, $7.99
3. “The Graveyard Book,” by Neil Gaiman and Dave Mckean, hardcover, HarperCollins, $17.99
4. “Letters A B C,” by Priddy Books, hardcover, Priddy Books, $8.95
5. “Rodrick Rules” (Diary of a Wimpy Kid series), by Jeff Kinney, hardcover, Amulet, $12.95
6. “The Magician’s Elephant,” by Katte DiCamillo and Yoko Tanaka, hardcover, Candlewick, $16.99
7. “Walter the Farting Dog: Banned from the Beach,” by William Kotzwinkle, paperback, Puffin, $6.99
8. “The Tail of Emily Windsnap,” by Liz Kessler, paperback, Candlewick, $5.99
9. “The Siege of Macindaw” (Ranger’s Apprentice Series), by John Flanagan, hardcover, $17.99
10. “Sounds on the Farm: With Real Animal Sounds,” by Gail Donovan, hardcover, innovative Kids, $18.99