Paperback fiction bestsellers, week of Jan. 6

1. Atonement
By Ian McEwan. Anchor.

2. The Gathering
By Anne Enright. Grove.

3. Suite Francaise
By Irene Nemirovsky. Vintage.

4. The Emperor’s Children
By Claire Messud. Vintage.

5. The Kite Runner
By Khaled Hosseini. Riverhead.

6. What Is the What
By Dave Eggers. Vintage.

7. Water for Elephants
By Sara Gruen. Algonquin.

8. Love in the Time of Cholera
By Gabriel Maria Marquez. Vintage.

9. Pillars of the Earth
By Ken Follett. NAL.

10. The Best American Short Stories
Edited by Stephen King. Houghton Mifflin.