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 19. 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. The Silent Sea,
by Clive Cussler, $27.95
4. Backlash, by Aaron Allston, $27
5. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, by Seth Grahame-Smith, $21.99
6. Deep Shadow, by Randy Wayne White, $25.95
7. Angelology,
by Danielle Trussoni, $27.95
8. Worst Case,
by James Patterson and
Michael Ledwidge, $27.99
9. Hell Gate, by Linda Fairstein, $26.95
10. Fantasy in Death,
by J.D. Robb, $26.95
NONFICTION
1. Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang,
by Chelsea Handler, $25.99
2. Courage and Consequence,
by Karl Rove, $30
3. Change Your Brain, Change Your Body, by Daniel G. Amen, $25.99
4. No Apology, by Mitt Romney, $25.99 (b)
5. The Pacific,
by Hugh Ambrose, $26.95
6. American Conspiracies,
by Jesse Ventura with
Dick Russell, $24.95
7. Game Change,
by John Heilemann
and Mark Halperin, $27.99
8. Not Without Hope,
by Nick Schuyler and
Jeré Longman, $25.99
9. The Immortal Life
of Henrietta Lacks,
by Rebecca Skloot, $26
10. Son of Hamas, by Mosab
Hassan Yousef with Ron Brackin, $26.99
PAPERBACK FICTION
1. Little Bee, by Chris Cleave, $14
2. The Last Song,
by Nicholas Sparks, $14.99
3. A Reliable Wife,
by Robert Goolrick, $14.95
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. Push, by Shapphire, $12.95
7. The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein, $14.99
8. The Shack, by William P. Young, $14.99
9. Look Again, by Lisa Scottoline, $13.99
10. Sarah’s Key, by Tatiana de
Rosnay, $13.95
PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. A Patriot’s History of the United States, by Larry Schweikart and Michael Allen, $21.95 (b)
2. Are You There, Vodka?
It’s Me, Chelsea,
by Chelsea Handler, $16
3. My Horizontal Life, by Chelsea Handler, $14.95
4. The Blind Side,
by Michael Lewis, $13.95
5. Three Cups of Tea,
by Greg Mortenson and
David Oliver Relin, $15
6. The Lost City of Z,
by David Grann, $15.95
7. The Survivor’s Club, by Ben Sherwood, $14.99
8. Eat, Pray, Love,
by Elizabeth Gilbert, $15
9. Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell, $15.99
10. Columbine, by Dave Cullen, $15.99
