Best Books of 2008

Literature & Fiction

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The Best Books of 2008: Literature & Fiction

Best of 2008
The Northern Clemency
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
What were the best books of 2008? We've chosen our favorites from a year of reading, and we're featuring them, along with our bestselling books of 2008, in our Best of 2008 Store. Find our overall top 100 editors' picks as well as top 10 picks and bestsellers in nearly two dozen categories, including our choice for the best Literature & Fiction book of 2008 (and our No. 1 pick of the year overall), Philip Hensher's sweeping, Booker Prize-shortlisted drama of two families in the north of England, The Northern Clemency. See more:

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A Thousand Splendid Suns
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Suite Francaise
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Change of Heart Eleven years after her sister Elizabeth's murder, Claire is in need of a heart transplant. In Jodi Picoult's spellbinding novel, Change of Heart, the most unlikely donor volunteers to donate his heart in a last-ditch effort at gaining salvation.

Bizarre Love Triangle

Ghost in Love A man and a ghost fall for the same woman in Jonathan Carroll's mesmerizing novel, The Ghost in Love. Their story unfolds in a town where dogs talk and men drink coffee with their teenage selves.

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Bestsellers in Literature & Fiction

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1.The ShackThe Shack $14.99 $8.24
2.The ChristmasThe Christmas Sweater $19.99 $10.99
3.Cross CountryCross Country $27.99 $16.79
4.The Pagan StoneThe Pagan Stone: The Sign of Seven Trilogy $7.99 $4.79
5.The Story of Edgar SawtelleThe Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel (Oprah Book Club #62) $25.95 $14.27
6.The ShackThe Shack $8.24
7.Just After SunsetJust After Sunset: Stories $28.00 $16.80
8.Why We SuckWhy We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid $26.95 $16.17
9.The GuernseyThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society $22.00 $13.20
10.Letter toLetter to My Daughter $25.00 $15.00

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If You Like Charlaine Harris...

Interview with the Vampire Discover the classic vampire tales of Anne Rice, including Interview with the Vampire, the first book in her bestselling Vampire Chronicles. See more books that inspired a new generation of bloodsuckers.

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