How Many Authors Sold How Many Books in 2009

Hardcover Fiction Sales, 2009

1. The Lost Symbol: A Novel. Dan Brown. Doubleday (5,543,643).
2. *The Associate: A Novel. John Grisham. Doubleday.
3. The Help. Kathryn Stockett. Putnam/Amy Einhorn (1,104,617).
4. I, Alex Cross. James Patterson. Little, Brown (1,040,976).
5. The Last Song. Nicholas Sparks. Grand Central (1,032,829).
6. *Ford County. John Grisham. Doubleday.
7. Finger Lickin' Fifteen. Janet Evanovich. St. Martin's (977,178).
8. The Host: A Novel. Stephenie Meyer. Little, Brown (912,165).
9. *Under the Dome. Stephen King. Scribner
10. Pirate Latitudes. Michael Crichton. Harper (855,638).
11. Scarpetta. Patricia Cornwell. Putnam (800,000).
12. U Is for Undertow. Sue Grafton. Putnam (706,154).
13. The Scarpetta Factor. Patricia Cornwell. Putnam (705,000).
14. Shadowland. Alyson Noel. St. Martin's (609,355).
15. The 8th Confession. James Patterson. Little, Brown (606,097).
16. Arctic Drift. Clive Cussler with Dirk Cussler. Putnam (588,247).
17. South of Broad: A Novel. Pat Conroy. Doubleday (565,156).
18. Run for Your Life. James Patterson. Little, Brown (557,356).
19.True Blue. David Baldacci. Grand Central. (555,296).
20. Swimsuit. James Patterson. Little, Brown (553,138).
21. *Pursuit of Honor: A Novel. Vince Flynn. Atria.
22. Alex Cross's Trial. James Patterson. Little, Brown (517,171).
23. Black Hills. Nora Roberts. Putnam (502,000).
24. Breathless: A Novel. Dean Koontz. Bantam (500,964).
25. Dead and Gone: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel. Charlaine Harris. Ace (500,135).
26. Southern Lights: A Novel. Danielle Steel. Delacorte (497,140).
27. First Family. David Baldacci. Grand Central 447,484).
28. The Gathering Storm: Book 12 of the Wheel of Time. Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson. Tor (437, 474).
29. The Wrecker. Clive Cussler. Putnam (387,309).
30. *Just Take My Heart. Mary Higgins Clark. S&S.
Nine Dragons. Michael Connelly. Little, Brown (356,490).
An Echo in the Bone: A Novel. Diana Gabaldon. Delacorte (347,081).
*Handle with Care: A Novel. Jodi Picoult. Atria.
One Day at a Time. Danielle Steel. Delacorte (344,079).
The Girl Who Played with Fire. Stieg Larsson. Knopf (336,534).
The Lacuna. Barbara Kingsolver. Harper (321,980).
Matters of the Heart. Danielle Steel. Delacorte (315,640).
Kindred in Death. J.D. Robb. Putnam (315,000).
*The Secret. Rhonda Byrne. Atria.
Promises in Death. J.D. Robb. Putnam (305,000).
The Defector. Daniel Silva. Putnam (298,343).
The Scarecrow. Michael Connelly. Little, Brown (288,998).
A Touch of Dead. Charlaine Harris. Ace (270,002).
*Half Broke Horses. Jeannette Walls. Scribner.
Bad Moon Rising. Sherrilyn Kenyon. St. Martin's (252,180).
Long Lost. Harlan Cooper. Harper (250,839).
Relentless: A Novel. Dean Koontz. Bantam (250,278).
Wicked Prey. John Sandford. Putnam (249,028).
*Best Friends Forever: A Novel. Jennifer Weiner. Atria.
Gone Tomorrow. Lee Child. Delacorte (245,639).
*Her Fearful Symmetry. Audrey Niffeneggar. Scribner.
Spartan Gold. Clive Cussler. Putnam (231,808).
Medusa. Clive Cussler. Putnam (229,784).
Corsair. Clive Cussler. Putnam (229,049).
Knock Out: An FBI Thriller. Catherine Coulter. Putnam (227,487).
Shanghai Girls: A Novel. Lisa See. Random (225,359).
The Doomsday Key. James Rollins. William Morrow (225,026).
Christmas Secret. Donna Van Liere. St. Martin's (216,773).
*The Christmas List. Richard Paul Evans. S&S.
Last Night in Twisted River: A Novel. John Irving. Random (214,712).
*Smash Cut. Sandra Brown. S&S.
Twenties Girl: A Novel. Sophie Kinsella. Dial (209,661).
Wishin' and Hopin'. Wally Lamb. Harper (207,260).
Deadlock. Iris Johansen. St. Martin's (206,836).
The Paris Vendetta: A Novel. Steve Berry. Ballantine (204,501).
Rough Country. John Sandford. Putnam (203,202).
The Perfect Christmas. Debbie Macomber. Harlequin (200,227).
Black Ops. W.E.B. Griffin. Putnam (198,586).
Altar of Eden. James Rollins. William Morrow (196,734).
Blood Game. Iris Johansen. St. Martin's (195,769).
Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Deception. Eric Van Lustbader. Grand Central (195,029).
The Strain. Guillermo Del Toro. William Morrow (191,627).
Deeper than Dead. Tami Hoag. Penguin (185,936).
True Colors. Kristin Hannah. St. Martin's (185,658).
*The White Queen. Philippa Gregory. Touchstone Fireside.
Paths of Glory. Jeffrey Archer. St. Martin's (183,418).
Evidence: An Alex Delaware Novel. Jonathan Kellerman. Ballantine (182,958).
Sizzle: A Novel. Julie Garwood. Ballantine (182,010).
Look Again. Lisa Scottoline. St. Martin's (180,175).
Summer on Blossom Street. Debbie Macomber. Harlequin (173,694).
Rainwater. Sandra Brown. S&S.
The Christmas Sweater. Glenn Beck. Threshold.
Heart and Soul. Maeve Binchy. Knopf (167,755).
Divine Misdemeanors: A Novel. Laurell K. Hamilton. Ballantine (166,102).
That Old Cape Magic. Richard Russo. Knopf (164,437).
Angel Time. Anne Rice. Knopf (153,520).
Skin Trade. Laurell K. Hamilton. Berkley (153,004).
Cemetery Dance. Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child. Grand Central. (148,804).
Dune Road. Jane Green. Viking (148,570).
*The Apostle: A Thriller. Brad Thor. Atria.
Fool. Christopher Moore. William Morrow (146,098).
Tea Time for the Traditionally Built. Alexander McCall Smith. Pantheon (144,439).
The Honor of Spies. W.E.B. Griffin. Putnam (141,050).
Storm Cycle. Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen. St. Martin's (140,817).
Heat Wave. Richard Castle. Hyperion (140,110).
Return to Sullivans Island. Christopher Moore. William Morrow. (139,020).
Ice: A Novel. Linda Howard. Ballantine (138,126).
Loitering with Intent. Stuart Woods. Putnam (136,381).
White Witch, Black Curse. Kim Harrison. Eos. (135,659).
Knit the Season: A Friday Night Knitting Club Novel. Kate Jacobs. Putnam (135,329).
True Detectives: A Novel. Jonathan Kellerman. Ballantine (132,403).
The Angel's Game: A Novel. Carlos Ruiz Zafón. Doubleday (131,509).
Sidney Sheldon's Mistress of the Game. Sidney Sheldon. William Morrow. (131,405).
Hothouse Orchid. Stuart Woods. Putnam (130,426).
*206 Bones. Kathy Reichs. Scribner.
No Less than Victory: A Novel of World War II. Jeff Shaara. Ballantine (125,221).
Lover Avenged: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood. J.R. Ward. NAL (125,126).
Blindman's Bluff. Faye Kellerman. William Morrow. (124,110).
Guardian of Lies. Steve Martini. William Morrow. (123,393).
Second Opinion. Michael Palmer. St. Martin's (123,166).
The Professional. Robert B. Parker. Putnam (122,593).
Dark Slayer. Christine Feehan. Berkley (121,082).
*Devil's Punchbowl. Greg Iles. Scribner.
The Neighbor. Lisa Gardner. Bantam (120,555).
The Year of the Flood: A Novel. Margaret Atwood. Doubleday (120,249).
Malice. Lisa Jackson. Kensington. (120,000)
The Book of Genesis Illustrated. R. Crumb. Norton (119,914).
Fried Up: Book One of the Dreamlight Trilogy. Jayne Ann Krentz. Putnam (118,775).
Don't Look Twice. Andrew Gross. William Morrow. (117,239).
Pygmy. Chuck Palahniuk. Doubleday (117,202).
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane. Katherine Howe. Voice (116,217).
*Divine Soul Mind Body Healing and Transmission System Special Edition: The Divine Way to Heal You, Humanity, Mother Earth, and All Universes. Zhi Gang Sha. Atria.
Turn Coat: A Novel of the Dresden Files. Jim Butcher. Roc (115,111).
A Change in Altitude: A Novel. Anita Shreve. Little, Brown (113,518).
Fire and Ice. J.A. Jance. William Morrow. (112,453).
*Roadside Crosses. Jeffery Deaver. S&S.
*Nanny Returns: A Novel. Emma McLaughlin. Atria.
*Days of Gold: A Novel. Jude Deveraux. Atria.
Night and Day. Robert B. Parker. Putnam (110,678).
New York: The Novel. Edward Rutherford. Doubleday (110,022).
Mr. and Miss Anonymous. Fern Michaels. Kensington. (110,000)
Fatally Flaky. Diane Mott Davidson. William Morrow. (108,369).
First Lord's Fury. Jim Butcher. Ace (108,105).
Homer & Langley: A Novel. E.L. Doctorow. Random (105,265).
What I Did for Love. Susan Elizabeth Phillips. William Morrow. (105,199).
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. Dial (104,284).
Burn: A Novel. Linda Howard. Ballantine (102,258).
The Disciple. Stephen Coonts. St. Martin's (100,272).
Prayers for Sale. Sandra Dallas. St. Martin's (100,202).
To Try Men's Souls. Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen. St. Martin's/Dunne (100,099).


Mass Market

2,000,000+

The Associate: A Novel. John Grisham. Rep. Dell (2,150,227).

1,000,000+

Cross Country. James Patterson. Grand Central (1,275,888).
Sail. James Patterson. Grand Central (1,251,364).
Tribute. Nora Roberts. Rep. Jove. (1,250,361).
Fearless Fourteen. Janet Evanovich. Rep. St. Martin's (1,200,000).
The Quickie. James Patterson. Grand Central. (1,167,569).
Scarpetta. Patricia Cornwell. Rep. Berkley (1,130,248).
The Whole Truth. David Baldacci. Grand Central (1,109,543).
Divine Justice. David Baldacci. Grand Central (1,021,344).
Sooner or Later. Debbie Macomber. Avon (1,000,000).
Mrs. Miracle. Debbie Macomber. Avon (1,000,000).
Dark Summer. Iris Johansen. Rep. St. Martin's (1,000,000).

750,000+

7th Heaven. James Patterson. Grand Central (994,030).
The Front. Patricia Cornwell. Rep. Berkley (915,192).
Sundays at Tiffany's. James Patterson. Grand Central (911,511).
Your Heart Belong to Me: A Novel. Dean Koontz. Rep. Bantam (887,394).
From Dead to Worse: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel. Charlaine Harris. Rep. Ace (877,000).
The Choice. Nicholas Sparks. Grand Central. (870,116).
The Grand Finale. Janet Evanovich. Harper (850,000).
TailSpin. Catherine Coulter. Rep. Jove (840,210).
*Where Are You Now?: A Novel. Mary Higgins Clark. Rep. Pocket.
Club Dead: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel. Charlaine Harris. Rep. Ace (802,469).
Plum Spooky. Janet Evanovich. Rep. St. Martin's (800,000).
The Last Oracle. James Rollins. Harper (800,000).
Deadlock. Iris Johansen. Rep. St. Martin's (780,000).

500,000+

The Brass Verdict. Michael Connelly. Grand Central (768,417).
The Da Vinci Code. Dan Brown. Rep. Vintage/Anchor (759,982).
Dead to the World: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel. Charlaine Harris. Rep. Ace (750,388).
A Good Woman: A Novel. Danielle Steel. Rep. Dell (733,557).
The Lovely Bones (movie tie-in ed.). Alice Sebold. Little, Brown. (734,835).
Heat Lightning. John Sandford. Rep. Berkley (730,260).
Definitely Dead: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel. Charlaine Harris. Rep. Ace (730,013).
Silent Thunder. Iris and Roy Johansen. Rep. St. Martin's (725,000).
*Smoke Screen: A Novel. Sandra Brown. Rep. Pocket.
Dead as a Doornail: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel. Charlaine Harris. Rep. Ace (728,144).
*Angels & Demons. Dan Brown. Movie tie-in. Rep. Pocket.
Dead Until Dark: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel. Charlaine Harris. TV tie-in. Rep. Ace (700,516).
Phantom Prey. John Sandford. Rep. Berkley (700,191).
What Happens in London. Julia Quinn. Avon (700,000).
Honor Thyself. Danielle Steel. Rep. Dell (693,368).
Hold Tight. Harlan Coben. Rep. Signet (690,107).
Rogue. Danielle Steel. Rep. Dell (677,658).
92 Pacific Boulevard. Debbie Macomber. Mira (677,373).
*My Sister's Keeper: A Novel. Jodi Picoult. Movie tie-in. Rep. Pocket.
Fire and Ice: A Novel. Julie Garwood. Rep. Ballantine (655,836).
All Together Dead: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel. Charlaine Harris. Rep. Ace (655,046).
The Charlemagne Pursuit: A Novel. Steve Berry. Rep. Ballantine (651,373).
Chosen to Die. Fern Michaels. Kensington. (650,000)
Dear John. Nicholas Sparks. Grand Central. (645,978).
*Devil's Punchbowl: A Novel. Greg Iles. Rep. Pocket.
Promises in Death. J.D. Robb. Rep. Berkley (635,372).
Salvation in Death. J.D. Robb. Rep. Berkley (631,019).
While My Sister Sleeps. Barbara Delinsky. Rep. Vintage/Anchor (629,027).
The Untamed Bride. Stephanie Laurens. Avon (625,000).
Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Sanction. Eric Van Lustbader. Grand Central. (615,719).
Plague Ship. Clive Cussler. Rep. Berkley (615,222).
*Lavender Morning. Jude Deveraux. Rep. Pocket.
The Road. Cormac McCarthy. Rep. Vintage/Anchor (605,322).
Odd Hours. Dean Koontz. Rep. Bantam (601,757).
*Just After Sunset: Stories. Stephen King. Rep. Pocket.
Final Justice. Fern Michaels. Kensington. (600,000).
Lost Souls. Lisa Jackson. Kensington. (600,000)
Razor Sharp. Fern Michaels. Kensington. (600,000)
The Book of Lies. Brad Meltzer. Grand Central. (593,330).
Dean Koontz's Frankenstein: Dead & Alive: A Novel. Dean Koontz. Orig. Bantam (582,809).
*Dashing Through the Snow. Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark. Rep. Pocket.
Shutter Island. Dennis Lehane. Harper. (575,000).
Dream Warrior. Sherrilyn Kenyon. Orig. St. Martin's (575,000).
Arctic Drift. Clive Cussler. Rep. Berkley (570,448).
Under the Radar. Fern Michaels. Kensington. (570,000)
Say Goodbye. Lisa Gardner. Rep. Bantam (568,515).
Living Dead in Dallas: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel. Charlaine Harris. Rep. Ace (557,282).
Up Close and Personal. Fern Michaels. Kensington. (550,000)
Snow Angels. Fern Michaels at al. Kensington. (550,000)
True Detectives: A Novel. Jonathan Kellerman. Rep. Ballantine (547,097).
The Treasure: A Novel. Iris Johansen. Rep. Bantam (540,413).
The Mercedes Coffin. Faye Kellerman. Harper (525,000).
Born of Fire. Sherrilyn Kenyon. Orig. St. Martin's (525,000).
Married in Seattle. Debbie Macomber. Mira (520,291).
Shadow of Power. Steve Martini. Harper (520,000).
Right Next Door. Debbie Macomber. Mira (515,992).
Tempt Me at Twilight. Lisa Kleypas. Orig. St. Martin's (515,000).
Where the Heart Lies. Stephanie Laurens. Avon (515,000).
Charmed & Enchanted. Nora Roberts. Silhouette (511,177).
Damage Control. J.A. Jance. Harper (510,000).
Executive Privilege. Phillip Margolin. Harper (510,000).
The Law of Love. Nora Roberts. Silhouette (509,464).
Twenty Wishes. Debbie Macomber. Mira (507,438).
Bones: An Alex Delaware Novel. Jonathan Kellerman. Rep. Ballantine (505,216).
Mastered by Love. Stephanie Laurens. Avon (505,000).
Born of Night. Sherrilyn Kenyon. Orig. St. Martin's (505,000).
The MacKade Brothers: Devin and Shane. Nora Roberts. Silhouette (504,277).
Terminal Freeze. Lincoln Child. Rep. Vintage/Anchor (501,607).
Fireside. Susan Wiggs. Mira (501,392).
Loitering with Intent. Stuart Woods. Rep. Signet (500,138).
Hidden Currents. Christine Feehan. Orig. Jove (500,044).
Worth the Risk. Nora Roberts. Silhouette (500,040).
Wicked Game. Lisa Jackson and Nancy Bush. Kensington. (500,000)
Temptation and Surrender. Stephanie Laurens. Avon (500,000).
Born of Ice. Sherrilyn Kenyon. Orig. St. Martin's (500,000).
The Dark Tide. Andrew Gross. Avon (500,000).

Trade Paperbacks

1,000,000+


The Shack: Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity. William P. Young. Orig. Windblown (3,595,467).
*Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, inspired by Thomas Paine. Glenn Beck. Rep. Threshold.
The Time Traveler's Wife. Audrey Niffenegger. Rep. HMH (1,456,771).
Push. Sapphire. Rep. Vintage/Anchor (1,269,650).
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. Rep. Dial (1,105,469).
Vision in White. Nora Roberts. Orig. Berkley (1,100,427).

750,000+

Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time. Greg Mortenson. Penguin (973,280).
Bed of Roses. Nora Roberts. Orig. Berkley (950,024).
Eat This, Not That! Supermarkets. David Zinczenko. Rodale (950,000).
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith. Quirk (794,333).
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Stieg Larsson. Rep. Vintage/Anchor (777,382).

500,000+

Say You're One of Them. Uwem Akpan. Back Bay. (708,033).
Olive Kitteridge. Elizabeth Strout. Rep. Random (702,993).
The Blindside: Evolution of a Game. Michael Lewis. Movie tie-in. Norton (676,645).
What to Expect When You're Expecting. Heidi Murkoff. Revised. Workman (670,595).
The Lucky One. Nicholas Sparks. Rep. Grand Central (628,127).
The Five Love Languages, How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate. Gary Chapman. Reissue. Northfield (626,238).
The Road. Cormac McCarthy. Rep. Vintage/Anchor (614,879).
Sunday at Tiffany's. James Patterson. Rep. Grand Central (608,597).
Hungry Girl 200 Under 200: 200 Recipes Under 200 Calories. Lisa Lillien. Orig. St. Martin's (600,000).
7th Heaven. James Patterson. Rep. Grand Central (582,269).
Sarah's Key. Tatiana de Rosnay. Rep. St. Martin's (575,000).
*My Sister's Keeper (movie tie-in ed.). Jodi Picoult. Washington Square Press.
Love the One You're With. Emily Giffin. Rep. St. Martin's (500,000).

300,000+

My Life in France. Julia Child with Alex Prud'homme. Rep. Vintage/Anchor (497,731).
*America's Most Wanted Recipes. Ron Douglas. Atria.
Blink. Malcolm Gladwell. Back Bay. (476,532).
Firefly Lane. Kristin Hannah. Rep. St. Martin's (475,000).
Julie & Julia (movie tie-in ed.). Julie Powell. Back Bay. (472,790).
Eat This, Not That! 2010. David Zinczenko. Rodale (450,000).
The Alchemist. Paulo Coehlo. HarperOne (450,000+).
The Reader. Bernhard Schlink. Rep. Vintage/Anchor (449,947).
The Lovely Bones (movie tie-in ed.). Alice Sebold. Back Bay (437,397).
The Tipping Point. Malcolm Gladwell. Back Bay. (434,339).
*Handle with Care. Jodi Picoult. Washington Square Press.
The Lovely Bones. Alice Sebold. Back Bay (400,523).
I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell. Tucker Max. Kensington. (400,000).
When You Are Engulfed in Flames. David Sedaris. Back Bay. (394,613).
Cook This, Not That. David Zinczenko. Rodale (385,000).
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia. Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin (365,831).
Of Mice and Men. John Steinbeck. Penguin (365,502).
Unaccustomed Earth. Jhumpa Lahiri. Rep. Vintage/Anchor (362,055).
*The Glass Castle: A Memoir. Jeannette Walls. Rep. Scribner.
Eat This, Not That Restaurants. David Zinczenko. Rodale (355,000).
Run for Your Life. James Patterson. Rep. Grand Central (347,074).
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance. Barack Obama. Rep. Crown (338,672).
Hello, Cupcake!: Irresistibly Playful Creations Anyone Can Make. Karen Tack and Alan Richardson. Orig. HMH (334,074).
City of Thieves. David Benioff. Rep. Plume (333,675).
*My Sister's Keeper. Jodi Picoult. Washington Square Press.
What to Expect the First Year. Heidi Murkoff. Revised. Workman (326,615).
More Diners, More Drive-ins & Dives. Guy Fieri. Morrow Cookbooks. (325,790).
The Elegance of the Hedgehog. Muriel Barbery, trans. by Alison Anderson. Europa (315,665).
Dear John. Nicholas Sparks. Media tie-in. Rep. Grand Central (312,719).
Testimony. Anita Shreve. Back Bay (308,019).
Same Kind of Different as Me: A Modern-day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together. Ron Hall and Denver Moore, with Lynn Vincent. Nelson (304,559).

250,000+

Into the Wild. Jon Krakauer. Rep. Vintage/Anchor (299,147).
Rachael Ray's Book of Ten: More Than 300 Recipes to Cook Every Day. Rachael Ray. Orig. Crown (293,985).
A Summer Affair. Anita Shreve. Back Bay. (291,920).
The House on Mango Street. Sandra Cisneros. Orig. Vintage/Anchor (284,025).
Martha Stewart's Cupcakes: 175 Inspired Ideas for Everyone's Favorite Treat. Martha Stewart Living Magazine. Orig. Crown (281,504).
Biggest Loser Family Cookbook. Devin Alexander and Melissa Roberson. Rodale (280,000).
The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection for the Living Dead. Max Brooks. Orig. Crown (277,357)
My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands. Chelsea Handler. Bloomsbury (275,000).
The Kite Runner. Khaled Hosseini. Rep. Riverhead (272,273).
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto. Michael Pollan. Penguin (265,003).
Biggest Loser 30 Day Jumpstart. Cheryl Forberg, Melissa Roberson, and Lisa Wheeler. Rodale (265,000).
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment. Eckhart Tolle. Rep. New World Library (262,101).
The Secret. Beverly Lewis. Bethany House (260,661).
Diners, Drive-in & Dives. Guy Fieri. Morrow Cookbooks. (259,955).
The Piano Teacher: A Novel. Janice Y.K. Lee. Penguin (258,779).
The Beach House. Jane Green. Rep. Plume (257,427).
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. Junot Díaz. Rep. Riverhead (254,742).
American Wife: A Novel. Curtis Sittenfeld. Rep. Random (252,697).
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals. Michael Pollan. Penguin (252,185).
The Weight of Silence. Heather Gudenkauf. Harlequin (251, 221).
A Thousand Splendid Suns. Khaled Hosseini. Rep. Riverhead (250,086).
Revolutionary Road. Richard Yates. Rep. Vintage/Anchor (251,338).
Our Choice. Al Gore. Rodale (250,000).
Flat Belly Diet Pocket Guide. Liz Vaccariello. Rodale (250,000).

100,000+

*An Inconvenient Book: Real World Solutions to the World's Biggest Problems. Glenn Beck. Rep. Threshold.
Audition. Barbara Walters. Rep. Vintage/Anchor (239,660).
Things Fall Apart. Chinua Achebe. Rep. Vintage/Anchor (238,527).
The Middle Place. Kelly Corrigan. Rep. Voice (237,662).
The Gate House. Nelson DeMille. Rep. Grand Central (237,052).
This Side of Heaven: A Novel. Karen Kingsbury. Orig. Center Street (235,938).
The Missing. Beverly Lewis. Bethany House (234,865).
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Alexander McCall Smith. Rep. Vintage/Anchor (231,719).
Cook Yourself Thin: Skinny Meals You Can Make in Minutes. Lifetime Television. Orig. Voice (228,574).
Chances. Nora Roberts. Harlequin (222,575).
Knit Two. Kate Jacobs. Rep. Berkley (220,069).
In the Woods. Tana French. Penguin (219,138).
The Secret Life of Bees. Sue Monk Kidd. Penguin (210,768).
Water for Elephants. Sara Gruen. Algonquin (203,000).
The Shadow of the Wind. Carlos Ruiz Zafón. Penguin (202,856).
Likeness: A Novel. Tana French. Penguin (202,762).
*Naturally Thin: Unleash Your SkinnyGirl and Free Yourself from a Lifetime of Dieting. Bethenny Frankel. Touchstone Fireside.
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War. Max Brooks. Rep. Crown (199,435).
A Raisin in the Sun. Lorraine Hansberry. Rep. Vintage/Anchor (197,057).
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet. Jamie Ford. Rep. Ballantine (195,241).
Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of theF.B.I. Bryan Burrough. Penguin (191,937).
Making the Cut: The 30-Day Diet and Fitness Plan for the Strongest, Sexiest You. Jillian Michaels. Rep. Crown (190,764).
*Certain Girls. Jennifer Weiner. Washington Square Press.
Midnight Sons, Vol. 1. Debbie Macmober. Harlequin (186,893).
Netherland. Joseph O'Neill. Vintage/Anchor. (185,479)
People of the Book: A Novel. Geraldine Brooks. Penguin (184,301).
The Inaugural Address, 2009: Together with Abraham Lincoln's First and Second Inaugural Addresses and the Gettysburg Address and Ralph Waldo Emerson's Self-Reliance. Barack Obama. Penguin (180,862).
The Friday Night Knitting Club. Kate Jacobs. Rep. Berkley (180,328).
Wolf Hall: A Novel. Hilary Mantel. Holt (180,000).
*Nineteen Minutes. Jodi Picoult. Washington Square Press.
Battlefield of the Mind: Winning the Battle in Your Mind. Joyce Meyer. Orig. Faith Words (178,899).
Comfort Food. Kate Jacobs. Rep. Berkley (175,159).
Flat Belly Diet. Liz Vaccariello. Rodale (175,000).
American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House. Jon Meachum. Rep. Random (172,043).
I Am America (and So Can You!). Stephen Colbert. Rep. Grand Central (170,819).
The Senator's Wife. Sue Miller. Vintage/Anchor (170,607).
Biggest Loser Simple Swaps. Cheryl Forberg and Melissa Roberson. Rodale (170,000).
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Mark Haddon. Vintage/Anchor (169,587).
The Devil in the White City. Erik Larson. Vintage/Anchor (167,549).
A Mercy. Toni Morrison. Vintage/Anchor (166,349).
*Are You There Vodka, It's Me, Chelsea. Chelsea Handler. Rep. Simon Spotlight.
The Miracle Ball Method. Elaine Petrone. Orig. Workman (165,956).
Hungry Girl: Recipes and Survival Strategies for Guilt-Free Eating in the Real World. Lisa Lillien. Orig. St. Martin's (165,000).
*The White Tiger: A Novel. Aravind Adiga. Rep. Free Press.
Loving Frank: A Novel. Nancy Horan. Rep. Ballantine (162,460).
Hot, Flat, and Crowded 2.0: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America. Thomas L. Friedman. Reissue. Picador (160,000).
South Beach Diet Supercharged. Arthur Agatston. Rep. St. Martin's (160,000).
The Cake Mix Doctor Returns! Anne Byrn. Orig. Workman (159,629).
Caring for Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5. Steven P. Shelov and Tanya Remer Altmann. Rep. Bantam (158,080).
*Chasing Harry Winston: A Novel. Lauren Weisberger. Rep. Pocket.
The 19th Wife: A Novel. David Ebershoff. Rep. Random (151,212).
The Scoop. Fern Michaels. Kensington. (150,000)
Girls in Trucks. Katie Crouch. Back Bay (149,883).
Barefoot. Elin Hilderbrand. Back Bay (146,892).
Atlas Shrugged. Ayn Rand. Rep. Plume (148,695).
The Miracle at Speedy Motors. Alexander McCall Smith. Vintage/Anchor (148,032).
My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey. Jill Bolte Taylor. Rep. Plume (146,224).
Fireproof. Eric Wilson, Alex Kendrick, Stephen Kendrick. Thomas Nelson (146,106).
Lone Survivor. Marcus Luttrell. Back Bay (145,257).
The Other Queen. Philippa Gregory. Touchstone Fireside.
Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money--That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not! Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter. Orig. Grand Central (142,621).
The Memory Keeper's Daughter. Kim Edwards. Penguin (141,490).
The Soloist: A Lost Dream. An Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music. Steve Lopez. Movie tie-in. Rep. Berkley (140,156).
Home: A Novel. Marilynne Robinson. Rep. Picador (140,000).
Food Rules: An Eater's Manual. Michael Pollan (138,770).
Up in the Air. Walter Kirn. Vintage/Anchor (137,062).
Me Talk Pretty One Day. David Sedaris. Back Bay (136,012).
The Stranger. Albert Camus. Vintage/Anchor (135,434).
*Become a Better You: 7 Keys to Improving Your Life Every Day. Joel Osteen. Rep. Free Press.
The Monster of Florence. Douglas Preston and Mario Spezi. Rep. Grand Central (134,690).
The Five People You Meet in Heaven. Mitch Albom. Rep. Hyperion (132,154).
The Reef. Nora Roberts. Reissue. Berkley (130,225).
Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father. Augusten Burroughs. Rep. Picador (130,000).
A Lesson Before Dying. Ernest J. Gaines. Vintage/Anchor (129,716).
Western Skies. Nora Roberts. Harlequin (128,973).
A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future. Daniel H. Pink. Rep. Riverhead (128,397).
Forever. Nora Roberts. Harlequin (127,734).
*Still Alice. Lisa Genova. Orig. Pocket.
*The Skinnygirl Dish: Easy Recipes for Your Naturally Thin Life. Bethenny Frankel. Touchstone Fireside.
Off Season. Anne Rivers Siddons. Rep. Grand Central (124,508).
The Pearl. John Steinbeck. Penguin (123,757).
Let the Great World Spin: A Novel. Colum McCann. Rep. Random (122,757).
What to Expect: The Toddler Years. Heidi Murkoff. Revised. Workman (122,248).
One Fifth Avenue. Candace Bushnell. Rep. Voice (121,443).
*The Bro Code. Barney Stinson. Touchstone Fireside.
*Stori Telling. Tori Spelling. Rep. Simon Spotlight.
*The Catcher in the Rye. J.D. Salinger. Back Bay.
Smart Guide to the Bible. Larry Richards. Thomas Nelson (120,210).
Fix-It and Forget It Cookbook: Feasting with Your Slow Cooker. Dawn J. Ranck and Phyllis Pellman Good. Orig. Good Books (118,423).
Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul. John Eldridge and Stasi Eldridge. Thomas Nelson (117,758).
Midnight Sons, Vol. 2. Debbie Macmober. Harlequin (116,778).
Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul. John Eldridge. Thomas Nelson (115,450).
The Wednesday Letters. Jason F. Wright. Rep. Berkley (115,129).
Sleeping Arrangements. Madeleine Wickham. Rep. St. Martin's (115,000).
Nightlight. The Harvard Lampoon. Vintage/Anchor (114,343).
Against Medical Advice. James Patterson. Rep. Grand Central (114,303).
So You Don't Want to Go to Church Anymore: An Unexpected Journey. Wayne Jacobsen and Dave Coleman. Orig. Windblown Media (112,797).
*Vanishing Acts. Jodi Picoult. Washington Square Press.
The Principles, Practices & Priorities of a Winning Life. Tony Dungy with Nathan Whitaker. Rep. Tyndale (112,562).
Julie & Julia. Julie Powell. Back Bay (111,108).
Where the Heart Is. Nora Roberts. Harlequin (110,546).
World Without End. Ken Follett. Rep. NAL (110,328).
The Private Patient. P.D. James. Vintage/Anchor (110,041).
Secrets of a Shoe Addict. Beth Harbison. Rep. St. Martin's (110,000).
The Reason for God. Timothy Keller. Rep. Riverhead (108,741).
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity. David Allen. Penguin (107,092).
How Not to Look Old: Fast and Effortless Ways to Look 10 Years Younger, 10 Pounds Lighter, 10 Times Better. Charla Krupp. Rep. Grand Central (106,530).
The Post-American World. Fareed Zakaria. Rep. Norton (106,141).
The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story. Diane Ackerman. Rep. Norton (106,141).
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness. Richard H. Thaler. Penguin (105,857).
Stuff White People Like: A Definitive Guide to the Unique Taste of Millions. Christian Lander. Orig. Random (105,628).
Irish Born. Nora Roberts. Orig. Berkley (105,328).
Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's. John Elder Robinson. Rep. Crown (104,988).
Physics of the Impossible. Michio Kaku. Vintage/Anchor (104,797).
God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything. Christopher Hitchens. Rep. Grand Central (104,446).
Cesar's Way: The Natural, Everyday Guide to Understanding and Correcting Common Dog Problems. Cesar Millan and Melissa Jo Peltier. Rep. Three Rivers (103,863).
Bananagrams!: The Official Book. Puzzles by Joe Edley, created by Abe and Rena Nathanson. Orig. Workman (103,583).
1,000 Places to See Before You Die. Patricia Schultz. Orig. Workman (103,578).
The Almost Moon. Alice Sebold. Back Bay (103,178).
AAP New Mother's Guide to Breastfeeding. American Academy of Pediatrics, Joan Younger Meek with Sherill Tippins. Rep. Bantam (102,905).
Halo: Essential Tales of the Halo Universe. Various authors. Orig. Tor (102,779).
The Enchantress of Florence: A Novel. Salman Rushdie. Rep. Random (102,351).
Letter to My Daughter. Maya Angelou. Rep. Random (101,394).
Snuff. Chuck Palahniuk. Vintage/Anchor (101,352).
*The Tenth Circle. Jodi Picoult. Washington Square Press.
Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid. Denis Leary. Rep. Plume (101,093).
The Drunkard's Walk. Leonard Mlodinow. Vintage/Anchor (100,198).
Out Stealing Horses: A Novel. Per Petterson. Reissue. Picador (100,000).
Lush Life: A Novel. Richard Price. Rep. Picador (100,000).
Mere Christianity. C.S. Lewis. HarperOne (100,000+).
Eat This, Not That! For Kids. David Zinczenko. Rodale (100,000).

Comments

Charlie Rice said…
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Charlie Rice said…
I wasn't surprised by Dan Brown's numbers, or that many names in the top spots are familiar, or even that many authors had more than one title on the list. What surprised me was, aside from the top sellers, the numbers weren't that high. It seems easy to sell 100,000 books, doesn't it? lol
Derek J. Canyon said…
That's a lot of books!