"There is no shortage of wonderful writers.
What we lack is a dependable mass of readers . . .
I propose that every person out of work be required
to submit a book report before he or she gets his or her welfare check."
What we lack is a dependable mass of readers . . .
I propose that every person out of work be required
to submit a book report before he or she gets his or her welfare check."
- Kurt Vonnegut, The Paris Review Interviews, I.
I. The New York Times.Published August 2, 2009.
Fiction Hardcover: The Defector, Daniel Silva.
Fiction Paperback (Trade): The Time Traveler's Wife, Audrey Niffenegger.
Nonfiction Paperback: Glenn Beck's 'Common Sense', Glenn Beck.
Nonfiction Hardcover: Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell.
II. Los Angeles Times.
Published August 2, 2009.
Fiction Paperback: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson.
Fiction Hardcover: Shanghai Girls: A Novel, Lisa See.
Nonfiction Paperback: Julie & Julia, Julie Powell.
Nonfiction Hardcover: Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell.
III. Northern California Independent Booksellers.
For the week ending July 26, 2009.
Fiction Paperback (Trade): The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society,
Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows.
Fiction Hardcover: The Defector, Daniel Silva.
Nonfiction Paperback: Julie & Julia, Julie Powell.
Nonfiction Hardcover: Zeitoun
, Dave Eggers.IV. Heartland Indie Bestseller List.
Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association
For the week ending July 26, 2009.
Fiction Paperback (Trade): The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows.
Fiction Hardcover: The Help, Kathryn Stockett.
Nonfiction Paperback: Glenn Beck's 'Common Sense', Glenn Beck.
Nonfiction Hardcover: Horse Soldiers, Doug Stanton.
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