The New York Times listings are based on sales at 3,985 bookstores and wholesalers with 50,000 retail outlets for the week ended March 12. A “(b)” indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders.
FICTION
1. House Rules, by Jodi Picoult, $28
2. The Help,
by Kathryn Stockett, $24.95
3. Fantasy in Death, by J.D. Robb, $26.95
4. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, by Seth Grahame-Smith, $21.99
5. Worst Case,
by James Patterson and
Michael Ledwidge, $27.99
6. Big Girl, by Danielle Steel, $28
7. Black Magic Sanction, by Kim Harrison, $25.99
8. Split Image, by Robert B.
Parker, $25.95
9. The Lost Symbol,
by Dan Brown, $29.95
10. The Postmistress, by Sarah Blake, $25.95
NONFICTION
1. No Apology, by Mitt Romney, $25.99 (b)
2. Lift, by Kelly Corrigan, $16.99
3. Game Change,
by John Heilemann
and Mark Halperin, $27.99
4. Not Without Hope, by Nick Schuyler and Jeré Longman, $25.99
5. The Immortal Life
of Henrietta Lacks,
by Rebecca Skloot, $26
6. No One Would Listen, by Harry Markopolos with others, $27.95
7. The Pacific, by Hugh Ambrose, $26.95
8. Willie Mays,
by James S. Hirsch, $30
9. The Politician,
by Andrew Young, $24.99
10. Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell, $27.99
PAPERBACK FICTION
1. Little Bee, by Chris Cleave, $14
2. A Reliable Wife,
by Robert Goolrick, $14.95
3. The Last Song,
by Nicholas Sparks, $14.99
4. The Girl With the Dragon
Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson, $14.95
5. The 8th Confession, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro, $14.99
6. Look Again, by Lisa Scottoline, $13.99
7. Shanghai Girls,
by Lisa See, $15
8. Sarah’s Key, by Tatiana de Rosnay, $13.95
9. Dear John,
by Nicholas Sparks, $13.99
10. The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein, $14.99
PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. A Patriot’s History of the United States, by Larry Schweikart and Michael Allen, $21.95
2. The Lost City of Z,
by David Grann, $15.95
3. The Blind Side,
by Michael Lewis, $13.95
4. Three Cups of Tea,
by Greg Mortenson and
David Oliver Relin, $15
5. The Survivor’s Club, by Ben Sherwood, $14.99
6. Are You There, Vodka?
It’s Me, Chelsea,
by Chelsea Handler, $16
7. My Horizontal Life, by Chelsea Handler, $14.95
8. The Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell, $14.95
9. Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell, $15.99
10. Eat, Pray, Love,
by Elizabeth Gilbert, $15
