The New York Times listings are based on sales at 3,985 bookstores and wholesalers with 50,000 retail outlets for the week ended Sept. 25. A “(b)” indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders.
FICTION
1. New York to Dallas, by J. D. Robb, $27.95
2. The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern, $26.95
3. Kill Me If You Can, by James Patterson and Marshall Karp, $27.99
4. Abuse of Power, by Michael Savage, $25.99
5. Robert B. Parker’s Killing the Blues, by Michael Brandman, $25.95
6. The Race, by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott, $27.95
7. A Dance With Dragons, by George R.R. Martin, $35
8. How Firm a Foundation, by David Weber, $27.99
9. The Art of Fielding, by Chad Harbach, $25.99
10. Goddess of Vengeance, by Jackie Collins, $26.99
NONFICTION
1. Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy, by Caroline Kennedy, $60
2. That Used to Be Us, by Thomas L. Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum, $28
3. In My Time, by Dick Cheney, with Liz Cheney, $35
4. Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand, $27
5. A Stolen Life, by Jaycee Dugard, $24.99
6. Pearl Jam Twenty, by Pearl Jam, $40
7. In the Garden of Beasts, by Erik Larson, $26
8. Here Comes Trouble, by Michael Moore, $26.99
9. The Black Banners, by Ali H. Soufan with Daniel Freedman, $26.95
10. Arguably, by Christopher Hitchens, $30
PAPERBACK FICTION
1. The Help, by Kathryn Stockett, $16
2. The Sixth Man, by David Baldacci, $14.99
3. Sarah’s Key, by Tatiana de Rosnay, $13.95
4. Cutting for Stone, by Abraham Verghese, $15.95
5. One Day, by David Nicholls, $14.95
6. Room, by Emma Donoghue, $14.99
7. Safe Haven, by Nicholas Sparks, $14.99
8. Fall of Giants, by Ken Follett, $25
9. The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein, $14.99
10. The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho, $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. Cleopatra, by Stacy Schiff, $16.99
4. Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell, $16.99
5. Moneyball, by Michael Lewis, $15.95
6. The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls, $15
7. The Boy Who Came Back from Heaven, by Kevin Malarkey and Alex Malarkey, $15.99
8. Empire of the Summer Moon, by S.C. Gwynne, $16
9. Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang, by Chelsea Handler, $15.99
10. Unlikely Friendships, by Jennifer S. Holland, $13.95
