The 2004 Reading Group Suggestions Book Sense 76 Top Ten

This week, Book Sense announces the Top Ten selections of the 2004 Reading Group Suggestions Book Sense 76. The full list, which will be announced in the coming weeks, is based on the nominations of independent booksellers nationwide.

Book Sense 76 Editor-in-Chief Dan Cullen noted to BTW that "we are extremely grateful to all the booksellers who took the time during the very busy holiday season to send us their nominations for the list. While the name of every bookseller can't be included in the list, the thanks of the Book Sense Team goes out to everyone who participated -- for, without them, this widely used list would not have been possible."

Watch BTW for more information on the shipping dates for the Reading Group Suggestions Book Sense 76.

1. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (Penguin, $14, 0142001740)

2. Life of Pi by Yann Martel (Harvest, $14, 0156027321)

3. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (Doubleday, $24, 0385504209)

4. Atonement by Ian McEwan (Anchor, $14, 038572179X)

5. Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood by Alexandra Fuller (Random House Trade Paper, $12, 0375758992)

6. Bel Canto by Ann Patchett (Perennial, $13, 0060934417)

7. Middlesex: A Novel by Jeffrey Eugenides (Picador, $15, 0312422156)

8. Three Junes by Julia Glass (Anchor, $14, 0385721420)

9. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith (Anchor, $11.95, 1400034779)

10. Peace Like a River by Leif Enger (Grove, $13, 0802139256)