While there isn't much in the way of debut fiction on any of the lists, there is a good deal of literary fiction showing up. Three of these are short story compilations: Unaccustomed Earth (Lahiri, Jhumpa), Olive Kitteridge (Strout, Elizabeth) and Our Story Begins (Wolff, Tobias). It's difficult to say just yet whether this is a rising trend or just a fluke, but it would be great if this could continue, as so many writers who start with short stories go on to be successful novelists. This was the case with The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Diaz, Junot). Diaz had published a number of short story collections before completing Oscar Wao, his first published novel.

The lists of late have been dominated by thrillers and mystery suspense from well-known writers in their respective genres (surprise, surprise), followed by literary fiction and women's fiction. We'll be keeping track of these on a regular basis and hopefully start see some encouraging trends developing. Here's how things shake out form a genre perspective. 

Not all books fit neatly into specific genres or categories, but here's a breakdown of those that do, based on all three lists.