The New York Times listings are based on sales at 3,985 bookstores and wholesalers with 50,000 retail outlets for the week ended Jan. 8. A “(b)” indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders.
FICTION
1. The Lost Symbol,
by Dan Brown, $29.95
2. The Help,
by Kathryn Stockett, $24.95
3. I, Alex Cross,
by James Patterson, $27.99
4. Sizzle, by Julie Garwood, $26
5. Fired Up, by Jayne Ann Krentz, $25.95
6. The Honor of Spies, by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV, $26.95
7. Deeper Than the Dead, by Tami Hoag, $26.95
8. The Last Song,
by Nicholas Sparks, $24.99
9. Altar of Eden, by James Rollins, $27.99
10. Under the Dome,
by Stephen King, $35
NONFICTION
1. Have a Little Faith,
by Mitch Albom, $23.99
2. Going Rogue, by Sarah Palin, $28.99
3. What the Dog Saw,
by Malcolm Gladwell, $27.99
4. Superfreakonomics,
by Steven D. Levitt and
Stephen J. Dubner, $29.99
5. Stones Into Schools,
by Greg Mortenson, $26.95
6. Open: An Autobiography,
by Andre Agassi, $28.95
7. True Compass,
by Edward M. Kennedy, $35
8. Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell, $27.99
9. Arguing With Idiots, written and edited by Glenn Beck, Kevin Balfe and others, $29.99 (b)
10. Too Big To Fail, by Andrew Ross Sorkin, $32.95
PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Lovely Bones,
by Alice Sebold, $14.99
2. The Girl With the Dragon
Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson, $14.95
3. Push, by Sapphire, $12.95
4. The Piano Teacher,
be Y.K. Lee, $15
5. The Shack, by William P. Young, $14.99 (b)
6. Dear John, by Nicholas Sparks, $13.99
7. Olive Kitteredge,
by Elizabeth Strout
8. The Time Traveler’s Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger, $14.95
9. The Art of Racing in the Rain,
by Garth Stein, $14.99
10. Let the Great World Spin,
Colum McCann, $15
PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. The Blind Side, by Michael Lewis, $13.95
2. Three Cups of Tea,
by Greg Mortenson and
David Oliver Relin, $15
3. Freakonomics, by Steven D.
Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, $15.99
4. Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea, by Chelsea Handler, $16
5. Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell, $15.99
6. I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, by Tucker Max, $15.95
7. The Tipping Point,
by Malcolm Gladwell, $14.95
8. The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls, $15
9. But I Trusted You, by Ann Rule, $7.99
10. The Zombie Survival Guide,
by Max Brooks, $13.95
