Trade Paperback Fiction Bestseller List for December 17, 2001 from sales the week ending December 9 Online at www.bookweb.org Thursday, December 13 Published in Bookselling This Week Monday, December 17 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. The Book Sense Book of the Year Award Winner. 1/95 2. Prodigal Summer Barbara Kingsolver, 0060959037, Perennial, $14.00. The author of The Poisonwood Bible celebrates the tapestry of nature, and the human thread that runs through it, in her novel set in southern Appalachia. 2/8 3. 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. 3/46 4. A Fine Balance Rohinton Mistry, 140003065X, Vintage, $15.00. The latest Oprah pick. -/1 5. 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. 4/13 6. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Michael Chabon, 0312282990, Picador, $15.00. The Pulitzer Prize winner, now in paperback. A 'Book Sense 76' Pick. 5/17 7. The Lord of the Rings J.R.R. Tolkien, 0618129022, Houghton Mifflin, $20.00. The new omnibus edition, in time for the upcoming movie. 6/4 8. True History of the Kelly Gang Peter Carey, 0375724672, Vintage, $14.00. The Booker-Prize winning novel about the infamous Australian outlaw. 9/3 9. Heartsongs Mattie Stepanek, 1893622118, Vacation Spot, $11.50. A collection of short stories and artwork by a gifted child. -/2 10. When We Were Orphans Kazuo Ishiguro, 0375724400, Vintage, $14.00. The newest novel from the Booker-Prize winning author of The Remains of the Day. 7/6 11. Girl in Hyacinth Blue Susan Vreeland, 014029628X, Penguin, $12.00. 8/58 12. Lying Awake Mark Salzman, 0375706062, Vintage, $12.00. 13/9 13. Shopgirl Steve Martin, 0786885688, Theia, $10.95. 11/12 14. Bee Season Myla Goldberg, 0385498802, Anchor, $13.00. 12/27 15. The Best American Short Stories 2001 Edited by Barbara Kingsolver & Katrina Kenison, 0395926882, Houghton Mifflin, $13.00. 14/11 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.