The Denver area’s best-selling books, according to information from the Tattered Cover Book Store, Barnes & Noble in Greenwood Village, Boulder Book Store and Borders Books at Arapahoe Crossings.
FICTION
1. The Help,
by Kathryn Stockett, $24.95
2. The Swan Thieves,
by Elizabeth Kostova, $26.99
3. Her Fearful Symmetry,
by Audrey Niffenegger, $26.99
4. The Lacuna,
by Barbara Kingsolver, $26.99
5. Dozen on Denver,
various authors, $22
6. The Girl Who Played With Fire, by Stieg Larsson, $25.95
7. The Burning Land,
by Bernard Cornwell, $25.99
8. The First Rule,
by Robert Crais, $26.95
9. Kisser,
by Stuart Woods, $25.95
10. The Lost Symbol,
by Dan Brown, $29.95
NONFICTION
1. Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace With Marriage,
by Elizabeth Gilbert, $26.95
2. Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime,
by John Heilemann and
Mark Halperin, $27.99
3. The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun,
by Gretchen Rubin, $25.99
4. Stones into Schools,
by Greg Mortenson, $26.95
5. What the Dog Saw, And
Other Adventures,
by Malcolm Gladwell, $27.99
6. Just Like Us: The True Story
of Four Mexican Girls Coming of Age in America,
by Helen Thorpe, $27.99
7. Just Kids,
by Patti Smith, $27
8. Outliers: The Story of Success,
by Malcolm Gladwell, $27.99
9. Have a Little Faith: A True
Story, by Mitch Albom, $23.99
10. Going Rogue: An American Life, by Sarah Palin, $28.99
PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Girl With the Dragon
Tattoo,
by Stieg Larsson, $14.95
2. The Art of Racing in the Rain,
by Garth Stein, $14.99
3. Let the Great World Spin,
by Colum McCann, $15
4. The Elegance of the Hedgehog, by Muriel Barbery, $15
5. The Lovely Bones,
by Alice Sebold, $14.99
PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. Food Rules: An Eater’s
Manual, by Michael Pollan, $11
2. Denver’s Best Dive Bars,
by Drew Bixby, $12.95
3. Three Cups of Tea,
by Greg Mortenson and
David Oliver Relin, $15
4. Gabby Gourmet 2010
Restaurant Guide,
by Pat Miller, $16.95
5. Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals,
by Temple Grandin, $15.95
