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. 15. A “(b)” indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders.
FICTION
1. The Help,
by Kathryn Stockett, $24.95
2. The Lost Symbol,
by Dan Brown, $29.95
3. Noah’s Compass,
by Anne Tyler, $25,95
4. Impact, by Douglas Preston, $25.99
5. I, Alex Cross,
by James Patterson, $27.99
6. The Last Song,
by Nicholas Sparks, $24.99
7. Deeper Than the Dead,
by Tami Hoag, $26.95
8. Sizzle, by Julie Garwood, $26
9. The Honor of Spies, by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV, $26.95
10. Under the Dome,
by Stephen King, $35
NONFICTION
1. Committed,
by Elizabeth Gilbert, $26.95
2. Have a Little Faith,
by Mitch Albom, $23.99
3. The Checklist Manifesto, by Atul Gawande, $24.50
4. Going Rogue,
by Sarah Palin, $28.99
5. Stones Into Schools,
by Greg Mortenson, $26.95
6. Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell, $27.99
7. Superfreakonomics,
by Steven D. Levitt and
Stephen J. Dubner, $29.99
8. What the Dog Saw,
by Malcolm Gladwell, $27.99
9. Drive, by Daniel H. Pink, $26.95
10. Open: An Autobiography,
by Andre Agassi, $28.95
PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Lovely Bones,
by Alice Sebold, $14.99
2. A Reliable Wife,
by Robert Goolrick, $14.95
3. The Girl With the Dragon
Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson, $14.95
4. Push, by Sapphire, $12.95
5. Olive Kitteredge,
by Elizabeth Strout, $14
6. The Shack, by William P. Young, $14.99 (b)
7. Dear John,
by Nicholas Sparks, $13.99
8. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann
Shaffer and Annie Barrows, $14
9. The Art of Racing in the Rain,
by Garth Stein, $14.99
10. Sarah’s Key,
by Tatiana de Rosnay, $13.95
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. Eat, Pray, Love,
by Elizabeth Gilbert, $15
4. Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea, by Chelsea Handler, $16
5. I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, by Tucker Max, $15.95
6. Freakonomics, by Steven D.
Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, $15.99
7. The Tipping Point,
by Malcolm Gladwell, $14.95
8. The Glass Castle,
by Jeannette Walls, $15 (b)
9. Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell, $15.99
10. The Omnivore’s Dilemma,
by Michael Pollan, $16
