Top-Selling Fiction in 2008

Here are the fifteen bestsellers in fiction for 2008 at Broadway Books. I'm thrilled to see that The Highest Tide is still near the top -- what a great book! Jim Lynch's next novel will be published in June 2009, so we all have something more to look forward to. (FYI: I made the editorial decision not to include Young Adult fiction in this list but to put out a list of YA fiction separately.) If you particularly liked any of these novels, keep in mind that in most cases we have other books by these writers, so be sure to give them a try as well. One of my favorite books from the list this year was Night Train to Lisbon.

Out Stealing Horses, Per Petterson

The Highest Tide, Jim Lynch

The Last Chinese Chef, Nicole Mones

Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen

The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz

The Art of Racing in the Rain, Garth Stein

Run, Ann Patchett

Unaccustomed Earth, Jhumpa Lahiri

The History of Love, Nicole Krauss

Night Train to Lisbon, Pascal Mercier

The Hearts of Horses, Molly Gloss

What is the What, Dave Eggers

The Road, Cormac McCarthy

Loving Frank, Nancy Horan

Bridge of Sighs, Richard Russo