Best Seller Round-Up

“How many a man has dated a new era in his life

from the reading of a book.”

- Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862), Walden.

I. The New York Times.
Published May 21, 2009.

Fiction Paperback (Trade): The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows.
Fiction Hardcover: Wicked Prey, John Sandford.
Nonfiction Paperback: Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin.
Nonfiction Hardcover: Resilience: Reflections on the Burdens and Gifts of Facing Life's Adversities Elizabeth Edwards.

II. Los Angeles Times.
Published May 24, 2009.

Fiction Paperback: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
Fiction Hardcover: Dead and Gone, Charlaine Harris.
Nonfiction Paperback: Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin.
Nonfiction Hardcover: Losing Mum and Pup: A Memoir Christopher Buckley.

III. Northern California Independent Booksellers.
For the week ending May 17, 2009.

Fiction Paperback (Trade): The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows.
Fiction Hardcover: Tea Time for the Traditionally Built, Alexander McCall Smith.
Nonfiction Paperback: In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan.
Nonfiction Hardcover: Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell.

IV. Heartland Indie Bestseller List.
Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association
For the week ending May 17, 2009.

Fiction Paperback (Trade): The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows.
Fiction Hardcover: Wicked Prey, John Sandford.
Nonfiction Hardcover: The Girls From Ames, Jeffrey Zaslow.
Nonfiction Paperback (Trade): Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin.