Archive for the ‘best seller list’ Category
Monday, May 17th, 2010
Here’s the weekly comparison of the Wall Street Journal and New York Times Top 5 bestsellers in Fiction Hardback.
| Wall Street Journal Top 5 |
New York Times Top 5 |
| Dead in the Family Charlaine Harris* |
Dead in the Family Charlaine Harris* |
| The Red Pyramid Rick Riordan* |
The 9th Judgment James Patterson |
| The 9th Judgment James Patterson |
Innocent Scott Turow* |
| Burned P.C Cast, Kristin Cast |
The Help Kathryn Stockett** |
| Innocent Scott Turow* |
Deliver Us From Evil David Baldacci*** |
*New this week
** Dropped to #6 on WSJ
*** Dropped to #7 of WSJ
Monday, May 10th, 2010
Here’s the weekly comparison of the Wall Street Journal and New York Times Top 5 bestsellers in Fiction Hardback. Both lists have quite a three books debuting in the top 5, The 9th Judgment (#2 on WJS and #1 on NYT), Lover Mine (#3 on WSJ and #3 on NYT), Burned (#1 on WSJ) and Hannah’s List (#5 on NYT, is #8 on WSJ)). On both lists Deliver Us From Evil dropped from #1 to #4. The Help dropped from #3 to #5 on WSJ and from #2 to #3 on NYT.
| Wall Street Journal Top 5 |
New York Times Top 5 |
| Burned P.C Cast, Kristin Cast |
The 9th Judgment James Patterson |
| The 9th Judgment James Patterson |
Lover Mine J.R. Ward |
| Lover Mine J.R. Ward |
The Help Kathryn Stockett |
| Deliver Us From Evil David Baldacci |
Deliver Us From Evil David Baldacci |
| The Help Kathryn Stockett |
Hannah’s List Debbie Macomber |
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
CKY Books Top Ten Best Selling Authors of the Decade (2000-2009)
1. J.K. Rowling
2. Stephanie Meyer
3. Stephen King
4. Dr. Seuss
5. Spencer Johnson
6. Mary Pope Osborne
7. James Patterson
8. Dan Brown
9. Jim Collins
10. Nora Roberts/ J.D. Robb
The list isn’t surprising. These are all prolific and/or wildly popular authors. But I realized only one of these them would land on my personal top ten favorite authors list. It’s not that I don’t LIKE these writers. I do. In fact, I’ve read, and enjoyed, books by all of them. But that begs the question – who would I consider my top ten favorite authors? That was surprisingly easy to answer.
1. Anne Rice
2. Anne McCaffrey
3. Stephen King
4. RA Salvatore
5. Michael Crichton
6. Robert Jordan
7. Terry Brooks
8. David Eddings
9. C.S. Lewis
10. Sara Douglass
That list is in no particular order. But I see a definite trend there…
So what about you? Who would be on YOUR list?
Monday, May 3rd, 2010
Here’s the weekly comparison of the Wall Street Journal and New York Times Top 5 bestsellers in Fiction Hardback. Both lists have quite a few books debuting in the top 5, Deliver Us from Evil (#1 on both), The Double Comfort Safari Club (#3 on NYT and #4 on WSJ), Lucid Intervals (#5 on both) and The Body of Death (#4 on NYT). On the Wall Street Journals’s list, The Shadow of Your Smile and The Help both dropped a spot to #2 and #3 respectively while The Help holds at #2 on NYT.
| Wall Street Journal Top 5 |
New York Times Top 5 |
| Deliver Us From Evil David Baldacci |
Deliver Us From Evil David Baldacci |
| The Shadow of Your Smile Mary Higgins Clark |
The Help Kathryn Stockett |
| The Help Kathryn Stockett |
The Double Comfort Safari Club Alexander Mcall Smith |
| The Double Comfort Safari Club Alexander Mcall Smith |
The Body of Death Elizabeth George |
| Lucid Intervals Stuart Woods |
Lucid Intervals Stuart Woods |
Monday, April 26th, 2010
Here’s the weekly comparison of the Wall Street Journal and New York Times Top 5 bestsellers in Fiction Hardback. The Shadow of Your Smile (Mary Higgins Clark) debuts on both lists at #1. The Help continues to dominate #2. Jeff Kinney’s Wimpy Kid books remains on WSJ’s list. The Last Olympian (Riordan) reappears on WSJ at #4. Every Last One (Anna Quindlen) debuts on NYT’s list at #5 (#10 on WSJ). Changes (Butcher) drops from #1 on the NYT to #3. It dropped to #6 on the WSJ list. Caught (Coben) drops one spot to #4 on NYT and to #9 on WSJ.
| Wall Street Journal Top 5 |
New York Times Top 5 |
| The Shadow of Your Smile
Mary Higgins Clark |
The Shadow of Your Smile
Mary Higgins Clark |
| The Help Kathryn Stockett |
The Help Kathryn Stockett |
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney |
Changes Jim Butcher |
| The Last Olympian Rick Riordan |
Caught Harlan Coben |
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Jeff Kinney |
Every Last One Anna Quindlen |
Monday, April 19th, 2010
Here’s the weekly comparison of the Wall Street Journal and New York Times Top 5 bestsellers in Fiction Hardback. Changes, Jim Butcher’s new Dresden novel, debuts at #1 on both lists. The Help holds strong at #2. The Walk (Richard Paul Evans) debuts at #4 on NYT (#12 on WSJ) and A River in the Sky (Elizabeth Peters) debuts at #5 (#15 on WSJ).
| Wall Street Journal Top 5 |
New York Times Top 5 |
| Changes Jim Butcher |
Changes Jim Butcher |
| The Help Kathryn Stockett |
The Help Kathryn Stockett |
| The 39 Clues, Book 8: The Emperor’s Code Gordon Korman |
Caught Harlan Coben |
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney |
The Walk Richard Paul Evans |
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Jeff Kinney |
A River in the Sky Elizabeth Peters |
Monday, April 12th, 2010
Here’s the weekly comparison of the Wall Street Journal and New York Times Top 5 bestsellers in Fiction Hardback. Doesn’t look like it hurts to be a Wimpy Kid right now! Jeff Kinney holds the top two spots on the WSJ list with books from his series. (He’s also at # 6 and #7) The Help moves back up to #3 on WJS but drops to #2 on NYT. House Rules drops from #2 to #5 on the NYT list. Caught drops to #5 from #1 on WSJ but reappears on the NYT list at #3. Silver Borne (Patricia Briggs) debuts on the list at #4 on WSJ and #1 on NYT. Deception (Jonathan Kellerman) rounds out the NYT list at #4.
| Wall Street Journal Top 5 |
New York Times Top 5 |
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney |
Silver Borne Patricia Briggs |
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Jeff Kinney |
The Help Kathryn Stockett |
| The Help Kathryn Stockett |
Caught Harlan Coben |
| Silver Borne Patricia Briggs |
Deception Jonathan Kellerman |
| Caught Harlan Coben |
House Rules Jodi Picoult |
Monday, April 5th, 2010
Here’s the weekly comparison of the Wall Street Journal and New York Times Top 5 bestsellers in Fiction Hardback. ”Caught” (Harlan Coben) debuts at #1 and “Fablehaven: Keys to the Demon Prison” (Brandon Mull) debuted at #3 on the WSJ. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” (Jeff Kinney) moves up to #2 (it was at #6 last week). ”The Help” (Kathryn Stockett) dropped one spot to #4 and “Fang” (James Patterson) dropped all the way to #5 from #1.
“Caught” (Harlan Coben) debuted at #1 on the NYT list as well. I guess I need to get a copy of this book soon! “The Help” (Kathryn Stockett), “House Rules” (Jodi Picoult) and “The Silent Sea” (Clive Cussler) each dropped a spot to #2, #3 and #4 respectively. “Bite Me” (Christopher Moore) rounds out the NYT list at #5.
| Wall Street Journal Top 5 |
New York Times Top 5 |
| Caught Harlan Coben |
The Help Kathryn Stockett |
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney |
House Rules Jodi Picoult |
| Fablehaven: Keys to the Demon Prison Brandon Mull |
The Silent Sea Clive Cussler |
| The Help Kathryn Stockett |
Think Twice Lisa Scottoline |
| Fang James Patterson |
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Seth Grahame-Smith |
The new releases list will post up later today in a separate post!
Monday, March 29th, 2010
Here’s the weekly comparison of the Wall Street Journal and New York Times Top 5 bestsellers in Fiction Hardback. There are three newcomers to the Wall Street Journal’s Top 5 Fang (James Patterson), Twilight: The Graphic Novel (Stephanie Meyer) and The Vampire Diaries: The Return: Shadow Souls(L.J Smith). (It’s been fun to watch the WB series resurrect a L.J Smith’s Vampire Diaries series. ) The Help remained at #3 while House Rules dropped down three spots to #4.
There weren’t as many changes on the New York Times list. The Help moved to #1 from the second spot, dropping House Rules to #2. Think Twice debuted at #4. The Silent Sea and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter stayed at #3 and #5 respectively.
| Wall Street Journal Top 5 |
New York Times Top 5 |
| Fang James Patterson |
The Help Kathryn Stockett |
| Twilight: The Graphic Novel Stephanie Meyer |
House Rules Jodi Picoult |
| The Help Kathryn Stockett |
The Silent Sea Clive Cussler |
| House Rules Jodi Picoult |
Think Twice Lisa Scottoline |
| The Vampire Diaries: The Return: Shadow Souls L.J Smith |
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Seth Grahame-Smith |
Fiction new releases:
03/30/2010
Solar (Ian McEwan)*
I Am Not A Serial Killer (Dan Wells)
The Last Fix (Kjell Ola Dahl, translated by Don Bartlett)
Beautiful Assassin (Michael C. White)
The Escape (Adam Thirlwell)
The Season of Second Chances (Diane Meier)
Without Mercy (Lisa Jackson)*
Deception (Alex Delaware Series #25) (Jonathan Kellerman)
Scandal on Rincon Hill: A Sarah Woolson Mystery (Shirley Tallman)
Rat (Fernanda Eberstadt)*
Pinion (Jay Lake)
Snakes Can’t Run (Ed Lin)
Whiter Than Snow (Sandra Dallas)
Liars All (Jo Bannister)
Silver Borne (Mercy Thompson Series #5) (Patricia Briggs)
Fireworks over Toccoa ( Jeffrey Stepakoff)
Your Presence is Required at Suvanto (Maile Chapman)
What is This Thing Called Love (Gene Wilder)
He Walked Among Us (Norman Spinard)
The Book of Murdock (Page Murdock Series #8) (Loren D Estleman)
If I Loved You I Would Tell You This: Stories (Robin Black))
31 Bond Street: A Novel (Ellen Horan)
The Long Way Home (Robin Pilcher)
Something Red (Jennifer Gilmore)
The Bradshaw Variations (Rachel Cusk)*
Barbary Pirates: An Ethan Gage Adventure (William Dietrich)
The Lotus Eaters (Tatjana Soli)*
Sick Like That (Norman Green)
Pearl of China (Anchee Min)
04/01/2010
Stress Fracture (D.P Lyle)
Hello Kitty Must Die (Angela S. Choi)
Pretend All Your Life (Joseph L. Mackin)
Drake’s Bay (T.A Roberts)
The Iron Kahn: A Detective Inspector Chen Novel (Liz Williams)
Falling Angel (William Hjortsberg)
*Books added to my “To Be Read” list
Monday, March 22nd, 2010
Here’s the weekly comparison of the Wall Street Journal and New York Times Top 5 bestsellers in Fiction Hardback. House Rules remains in the #1 spot for both lists. On WSJ The Help dropped to #3 while newcomer The Silent Sea took the #2 spot. The Silent Sea also made an appearance on NYT at #3. Also new to the lists are Diary of a Wimpy Kid on WSJ and Starwars: Backlash on NYT (debuted at #12 on WSJ)
| Wall Street Journal Top 5 |
New York Times Top 5 |
| House Rules Jodi Picoult |
House Rules Jodi Picoult |
| The Silent Sea Clive Cussler |
The Help Kathryn Stockett |
| The Help Kathryn Stockett |
The Silent Sea Clive Cussler |
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney |
Backlack Aaron Allston |
| The Last Olympian Rick Riordan |
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Seth Grahame-Smith** |
Fiction (hardback) new releases:
03/23/2010
Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War (Karl Marlantes)
The Man from Saigon: A Novel (Marti Leimbach)
The Sable Queen (Redwall) (Brian Jacques)
Caught (Harlan Coben)
Keys to the Demon Prison (Fablehaven, Book 5) (Brandon Mull)
Fading Echoes (Warrios: Omen of the Stars #2) (Erin Hunter)
Bite Me: A Love Story (Christopher Moore)
A Darker God (Paperback) (Barbara Cleverly)
Epitaph Road (David Patneaude)
Pride & Prejudice & Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls (Steve Hockensmith/Jane Austen)
Known to Evil (Leonid McGill Series #2) (Walter Mosley)
212 (Alafair Burke)
Fragile Beasts (Tawni O’Dell)
Losing Charlotte ( Heather Clay)
The Sheen on the Silk (Anne Perry)
Eddie Signwriter (Adam Schwartzman)
The Creation of Eve (Lynn Cullen)
Brightly Woven (Alexandra Bracken)
The Bone Thief (Jefferson Bass)
The Mapping of Love and Death (Maisie Dobbs Series #7)(Jacqueline Winspear)
Good to a Fault (Marina Endicott) (US Debut)
Shattered (Karen Robards)
March 28, 2010
Black Hills(Dan Simmons)
Songs of Dead Dreamer (Thomas Ligotti) (reissue)
A Pleasure To Burn (Ray Bradbury) (collection of 16 stories)
