National best sellers
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 27. A “(b)” indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders.
FICTION
1. Toys, by James Patterson
and Neil McMahon, $27.99
2. Sing You Home,
by Jodi Picoult, $28
3. The Jungle, by Clive
Cussler with Jack Du Brul, $27.95
4. The Girl Who Kicked
the Hornet’s Nest,
by Stieg Larsson, $27.95
5. The Wise Man’s Fear,
by Patrick Rothfuss, $29.95
6. The Tiger’s Wife,
by Tea Obreht, $25
7. The Paris Wife,
by Paula McLain, $25
8. A Discovery of Witches,
by Deborah Harkness, $28.95
9. Minding Frankie,
by Maeve Binchy, $26.95
10. Love You More,
by Lisa Gardner, $26
NONFICTION
1. Red,
by Sammy Hagar, $26.99
2. Unbroken,
by Laura Hillenbrand, $27
3. Moonwalking With
Einstein, by Joshua Foer, $26.95
4. The Social Animal,
by David Brooks, $27
5. Jesus of Nazareth,
by Joseph Ratzinger, $24.95
6. Decision Points,
by George W. Bush, $35
7. Physics of the Future,
by Michio Kaku, $28.95
8. Cleopatra: A Life,
by Stacy Schiff, $29.99
9. Blood, Bones, and
Butter, by Gabrielle
Hamilton, $26
10. A Simple Government,
by Mike Huckabee, $26.95
PAPERBACK FICTION
1. Water for Elephants,
by Sara Gruen, $13.95
2. Cutting for Stone,
by Abraham Verghese, $15.95
3. Private, by James
Patterson and Maxine
Paetro, $14.99
4. Heart of the Matter,
by Emily Giffin, $14.99
5. The Girl With the
Dragon Tattoo,
by Stieg Larsson, $14.95
6. The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein, $14.99
7. The Postmistress,
by Sarah Blake, $15
8. Little Bee,
by Chris Cleave, $14
9. The Girl Who
Played With Fire,
by Stieg Larsson, $15.95
10. The Island,
by Elin Hilderbrand, $14.99
PAPERBACK
NONFICTION
1. Heaven Is for Real,
by Todd Burpo with
Lynn Vincent, $16.99
2. The Immortal Life of
Henrietta Lacks,
by Rebecca Skloot, $16
3. Inside of a Dog,
by Alexandra Horowitz, $16
4. The Big Short,
by Michael Lewis, $15.95
5. The Glass Castle,
by Jeannette Walls, $15 (b)
6. The King’s Speech,
by Mark Logue and
Peter Conradi, $14.95
7. Just Kids,
by Patti Smith, $16
8. 90 Minutes in Heaven, by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey, $13.99
9. What the Dog Saw,
by Malcolm Gladwell, $16.99
10. My Horizontal Life,
by Chelsea Handler, $14.95
