Trade Paperback Fiction Bestseller List for August 22, 2002 from sales the week ending August 18 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. Empire Falls Richard Russo, 0375726403, Vintage, $14.95. The newest Pulitzer Prize winner, about a small town in Maine. 1/18 2. Bel Canto Ann Patchett, 0060934417, Perennial, $14. A 76 Pick, based on the true story of a hostage crisis in Peru. 2/17 3. Five Quarters of the Orange Joanne Harris, 0060958022, Perennial, $13.95. Latest bestseller and 76 Pick from the author of Chocolat. 3/11 4. How to Be Good Nick Hornby, 1573229326, Riverhead, $13. Hornby's new, hilarious novel. 7/15 5. Blue Diary Alice Hoffman, 0425184943, Berkley, $13. "A story of redemption and the (im)possibility of forgiveness." -- Marion Bright, Book Soup, W. Hollywood, CA 6/2 6. The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint Brady Udall, 0375719180, Vintage, $14. The #1 Summer Paperback 76 Pick! "The best $14 you'll spend this summer." -- Chris Bowe, Longfellow Books, Portland, ME 5/13 7. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Michael Chabon, 0312282990, Picador, $15. Last year's Pulitzer Prize winner, now in paperback. A 76 Pick. 9/51 8. Back When We Were Grownups Anne Tyler, 0345446860, Ballantine, $14.95. Anne Tyler's latest in paperback, about a woman who, at 53, decides that she's living the wrong life. 8/18 9. The Red Tent Anita Diamant, 0312195516, Picador, $14.95. A re-imagining of the biblical Dinah, daughter to Jacob and Leah. The 2001 Book Sense Book of the Year Award Winner. 10/* 10. Year of Wonders Geraldine Brooks, 0142001430, Penguin, $14. A novel based on the true events surrounding the English plague of 1666. A 76 Pick. 4/15 11. Good in Bed Jennifer Weiner, 0743418174, Washington Sq., $13. A plus-size, pop-culture reporter discovers that her ex-boyfriend is chronicling their relationship in a series of articles. A 76 Pick. 13/10 12. Prodigal Summer Barbara Kingsolver, 0060959037, Perennial, $14. 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. A 76 and Oprah pick. 11/40 13. Girl With a Pearl Earring Tracy Chevalier, 0452282152, Plume, $13. An historical fiction built around Vermeer's household, and the relationship between the artist and a young servant woman. /3 14. The Last Time They Met Anita Shreve, 0316781266, Back Bay, $13.95. A story of love and loss from the author of The Pilot's Wife. /7 15. Our Lady of the Lost and Found Diane Schoemperlen, 0142001325, Penguin, $13. Fictional account of Blessed Virgin Mary sighting. /   ON THE RISE   30. Embers Sandor Marai, 0375707425, Vintage Books, $12. 76 Pick for September/October; a rediscovered 1940s gem from Hungary.   The Book Sense Bestseller List is copyrighted and cannot be reprinted without permission from the American Booksellers Association. For information on obtaining permission, contact Kristen Gilligan, Manager of Communications, Industry Relations and Trade Policy , ABA, 828 South Broadway, Tarrytown, NY 10591, call (914) 591-2665, ext. 1286.   Reprint Guidelines.