38. Arda Collins "It Is Daylight"

37. Dave Eggers "Zeitoun"

36. Jennifer Egan "A Visit From the Goon Squad"

35. Jonathan Dee "The Privileges"

34. Ben Lerner "Mean Free Path"

33. Sam Lipsyte "The Ask"

32. Sarah Thornton "Seven Days In The Art World"

31. Rebecca Wolff "The King"

30. Dan Chiasson "Where's The Moon, There's The Moon"

29. Alice Munro "Too Much Happiness"

28. Leslie Scalapino "Way"

27. Bret Easton Ellis "Less Than Zero"