The New York Times listings are based on sales at 3,985 bookstores and wholesalers with 50,000 retail outlets for the week ended May 14. A “(b)” indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders.
FICTION
1. Dead in the Family,
by Charlaine Harris, $25.95
2. Heart of the Matter, by Emily Giffin, $26.99
3. Fever Dream, by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, $26.99
4. Innocent,
by Scott Turow, $27.99
5. The 9th Judgment,
by James Patterson and
Maxine Paetro, $27.99
6. The Help,
by Kathryn Stockett, $24.95
7. Deliver Us From Evil,
by David Baldacci, $27.95
8. The Imperfectionists, by Tom Rachman, $25
9. Matterhorn,
by Karl Marlantes, $24.95
10. Lover Mine,
by J.R. Ward, $25.95
NONFICTION
1. Spoken From the Heart,
by Laura Bush, $30
2. The Big Short,
by Michael Lewis, $27.95
3. War, by Sebastian Junger, $26.99
4. Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang,
by Chelsea Handler, $25.99
5. The Last Stand,
by Nathaniel Philbrick, $30
6. – – – – My Dad Says,
by Justin Halpern, $15.99
7. Steinbrenner,
by Bill Madden, $26.99
8. This Time Together,
by Carol Burnett, $25
9. Crisis Economics,
by Nouriel Roubini
and Stephen Mihm, $27.95
10. The Pacific,
by Hugh Ambrose, $26.95
PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Girl With
the Dragon Tattoo,
by Stieg Larsson, $14.95
2. Savor the Moment,
by Nora Roberts, $16
3. The Girl Who Played With Fire, by Stieg Larsson, $15.95
4. Little Bee,
by Chris Cleave, $14
5. Best Friends Forever,
by Jennifer Weiner, $15
6. South of Broad,
by Pat Conroy, $16
7. A Reliable Wife,
by Robert Goolrick, $14.95
8. The Host,
by Stephenie Meyer, $16.99
9. Sarah’s Key,
by Tatiana de Rosnay, $13.95
10. Cutting for Stone,
by Abraham Verghese, $15.95
PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. Eat, Pray, Love,
by Elizabeth Gilbert, $15
2. Mennonite in a Little Black Dress, by Rhoda Janzen, $14
3. Are You There, Vodka?
It’s Me, Chelsea,
by Chelsea Handler, $16
4. My Horizontal Life,
by Chelsea Handler, $14.95
5. Three Cups of Tea,
by Greg Mortenson and
David Oliver Relin, $15
6. The Black Swan,
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, $17
7. The Blind Side,
by Michael Lewis, $13.95
8. The Tipping Point,
by Malcolm Gladwell, $15.99
9. Conservative Victory,
by Sean Hannity, $14.99 (b)
10. Blink,
by Malcolm Gladwell, $15.99
