2004 January/February Book Sense 76 Top Ten Announced

Here is the Top Ten of the upcoming 2004 January/February Book Sense 76. Watch for next week's issue of Bookselling This Week for the full 76. And, again, very many thanks to all the independent booksellers who once again made this list possible.

1. The Lady and the Unicorn, by Tracy Chevalier (Dutton, $23.95, 0525947671)

2. The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters: A Novel, by Elisabeth Robinson (Little Brown, $23.95, 0316735027)

3. Retribution, by Jilliane P. Hoffman (Putnam Publishing Group, $24.95, 0399151273)

4. Oracle Night, by Paul Auster (Henry Holt & Co., $23.00, 0805073205)

5. Bet Me, by Jennifer Crusie (St. Martin's, $22.95, 0312303467)

6. The Floating Book: A Novel of Venice, by Michelle Lovric (Regan Books, $25.95, 0060578564)

7. Any Human Heart, by William Boyd (Vintage, $14.95, 1400031001)

8. Something Rising (Light and Swift), by Haven Kimmel (Free Press, $24.00, 0743247752)

9. Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books, by Azar Nafisi (Random House Trade Paperback, $13.95, 081297106X)

10. Playing with Fire: A Novel of Suspense, by Peter Robinson (William Morrow, $23.95, 006019877X)