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 April 3. A “(b)” indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders.
FICTION
1. Live Wire,
by Harlan Coben, $27.95
2. Toys, by James Patterson
and Neil McMahon, $27.99
3. The Saturday Big Tent
Wedding Party,
by Alexander McCall Smith, $24.95
4. Sing You Home,
by Jodi Picoult, $28
5. Night Road,
by Kristin Hannah, $27.99
6. A Lesson in Secrets,
by Jacqueline Winspear, $25.99
7. The Jungle,
by Clive Cussler
with Jack Du Brul, $27.95
8. The Girl Who Kicked
the Hornet’s Nest,
by Stieg Larsson, $27.95
9. The Tiger’s Wife,
by Téa Obreht, $25
10. Cold Wind,
by C. J. Box, $25.95
NONFICTION
1. Unbroken,
by Laura Hillenbrand, $27
2. The Social Animal,
by David Brooks, $27
3. Red,
by Sammy Hagar, $26.99
4. Moonwalking With
Einstein, by Joshua Foer, $26.95
5. Unfamiliar Fishes,
by Sarah Vowell, $25.95
6. Physics of the Future,
by Michio Kaku, $28.95
7. Jesus of Nazareth,
by Joseph Ratzinger, $24.95
8. Blood, Bones, and
Butter, by Gabrielle
Hamilton, $26
9. Decision Points,
by George W. Bush, $35
10. Cleopatra: A Life,
by Stacy Schiff, $29.99
PAPERBACK FICTION
1. Water for Elephants,
by Sara Gruen, $13.95
2. Leaving,
by Karen Kingsbury, $14.99
3. Cutting for Stone, by Abraham Verghese, $15.95
4. Private, by James
Patterson and Maxine
Paetro, $14.99
5. Heart of the Matter,
by Emily Giffin, $14.99
6. The Art of Racing in the
Rain, by Garth Stein, $14.99
7. The Postmistress,
by Sarah Blake, $15
8. The Girl With the
Dragon Tattoo,
by Stieg Larsson, $14.95
9. Little Bee,
by Chris Cleave, $14
10. Hotel on the Corner
of Bitter and Sweet,
by Jamie Ford, $15
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 Glass Castle,
by Jeannette Walls, $15 (b)
5. The Big Short,
by Michael Lewis, $15.95
6. 90 Minutes in Heaven,
by Don Piper with
Cecil Murphey, $13.99
7. The King’s Speech,
by Mark Logue and
Peter Conradi, $14.95
8. Just Kids,
by Patti Smith, $16
9. The Tipping Point,
by Malcolm Gladwell, $15.99
10. What the Dog Saw,
by Malcolm Gladwell, $16.99
