Trade Paperback Fiction Bestseller List for October 1, 2001 from sales the week ending September 23 Online at www.bookweb.org Wednesday, September 26 Published in Bookselling This Week Monday, October 1 For the Book Sense store nearest you, call 1-888-BOOKSENSE or visit www.booksense.com   TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION Last Week/ Weeks on List 1. The Red Tent Anita Diamant, 0312195516, Picador, $14.95. A re-imagining of the biblical Dinah, daughter to Jacob and Leah, as well as the lives of all women during that time. The Book Sense Book of the Year Award Winner. 2/85 2. Girl With a Pearl Earring Tracy Chevalier, 0452282152, Plume, $12.00. A historical fiction built around Vermeer's household, and the relationship between the artist and a young servant woman. 3/34 3. The Blind Assassin Margaret Atwood, 0385720955, Anchor, $14.00. A richly imagined and layered book about two sisters and the secrets between them. A 'Book Sense 76' Pick. 1/3 4. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Michael Chabon, 0312282990, Picador, $15.00. The Pulitzer Prize winner, just out in paperback. A 'Book Sense 76' Pick. 4/6 5. Bee Season Myla Goldberg, 0385498802, Anchor, $13.00. A coming-of-age novel about an ordinary girl discovering her extraordinary talent for spelling, while her family unravels around her. A Top Ten 'Book Sense 76' Pick. 9/16 6. Ahab's Wife Sena Jeter Naslund, 0688177859, Perennial, $15.00. Historical fiction that looks at the epic of Moby Dick from another perspective. A Top Ten 'Book Sense 76' Pick. 11/47 7. Corelli's Mandolin Louis De Bernieres, 067976397X, Vintage, $14.00. This love story set on a Greek Island during WWII is a long-time indie favorite and bestseller. 5/11 8. Drowning Ruth Christina Schwarz, 0345439104, Ballantine, $14.00. A powerful debut about two sisters and the secrets and bonds between them. A Top Ten 'Book Sense 76' Pick. 8/7 9. Disobedience Jane Hamilton, 0385720467, Anchor, $13.00. A family changes forever when a high school senior discovers that his mother is having an affair. 10/10 10. White Teeth Zadie Smith, 0375703861, Vintage, $14.00. The story of two North London families -- one British, one Bengali -- the patriarchs of which have been best friends since WWII. An epic debut by a brilliant young writer. 6/13 11. Shopgirl - 1st Week on List; 76 Pick Steve Martin, 0786885688, Theia, $10.95. -/1 12. Girl in Hyacinth Blue Susan Vreeland, 014029628X, Penguin, $12.00. 7/47 13. In the Fall Jeffrey Lent, 037570745X, Vintage, $14.00. 15/10 14. Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind Ann B. Ross, 0688177751, Perennial, $13.00. 14/5 15. The Feast of Love Charles Baxter, 037570910X, Vintage, $13.00. 12/18   ON THE RISE   16. The Lord of the Rings J.R.R. Tolkien, 0618129022, Houghton Mifflin, $20.00. The new omnibus edition, in preparation for the upcoming movie.   The Book Sense Bestseller List is copyrighted and cannot be reprinted without permission from the American Booksellers Association. For information, please contact Sascha Alper, Book Sense Projects Manager, at: (914) 591-2665 ext. 1202, 828 South Broadway, Tarrytown NY. Reprint Guidelines.