2009 Bestseller List
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2009 Bestseller List
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.
| TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION | |
| 1 | The Guernsey Literary and Potato
Peel Pie Society Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows, Dial, $14, 9780385341004 |
| 2 | The Shack William P. Young, Windblown, $14.99, 9780964729230 |
| 3 | Olive Kitteridge Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $14, 9780812971835 |
| 4 | The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery, Europa Editions, $15, 9781933372600 |
| 5 | The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307454546 |
| 6 | People of the Book Geraldine Brooks, Penguin, $15, 9780143115007 |
| 7 | The Art of Racing in the Rain Garth Stein, Harper, $14.99, 9780061537967 |
| 8 | Sarah's Key Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin, $13.95, 9780312370848 |
| 9 | Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Seth Grahame-Smith, Jane Austen, Quirk, $12.95, 9781594743344 |
| 10 | The Time Traveler's Wife Audrey Niffenegger, Harvest, $14.95, 9780156029438 |
| 11 | The White Tiger Aravind Adiga, Free Press, $14, 9781416562603 |
| 12 | The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar
Wao Junot Diaz, Riverhead, $14, 9781594483295 |
| 13 | Unaccustomed Earth Jhumpa Lahiri, Vintage, $15, 9780307278258 |
| 14 | Out Stealing Horses Per Petterson, Picador, $14, 9780312427085 |
| 15 | Loving Frank Nancy Horan, Ballantine, $14, 9780345495006 |
| TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION | |
| 1 | Three Cups of Tea Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $16, 9780143038252 |
| 2 | Dreams From My Father Barack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9781400082773 |
| 3 | Glenn Beck's Common Sense Glenn Beck, Threshold Editions, $11.99, 9781439168578 |
| 4 | My Life in France Julia Child, Anchor, $15, 9780307277695 |
| 5 | The Omnivore's Dilemma Michael Pollan, Penguin, $16, 9780143038580 |
| 6 | Julie & Julia Julie Powell, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316044271 |
| 7 | In Defense of Food Michael Pollan, Penguin, $15, 9780143114963 |
| 8 | Animal, Vegetable, Miracle Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp, Harper Perennial, $14.95, 9780060852566 |
| 9 | The Zookeeper's Wife Diane Ackerman, Norton, $14.95, 9780393333060 |
| 10 | When You Are Engulfed in Flames David Sedaris, Back Bay, $15.99, 9780316154680 |
| 11 | Eat, Pray, Love Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $15, 9780143038412 |
| 12 | Blink Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $15.99, 9780316010665 |
| 13 | The Middle Place Kelly Corrigan, Voice, $14.95, 9781401340933 |
| 14 | The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542 |
| 15 | Night Elie Wiesel, FSG, $9.95, 9780374500016 |
| HARDCOVER FICTION | |
| 1 | The Lost Symbol Dan Brown, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385504225 |
| 2 | The Help Kathryn Stockett, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, $24.95, 9780399155345 |
| 3 | The Guernsey Literary and Potato
Peel Pie Society Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows, Dial, $22, 9780385340991 |
| 4 | The Girl Who Played With Fire Stieg Larsson, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307269980 |
| 5 | South of Broad Pat Conroy, Nan A. Talese, $29.95, 9780385413053 |
| 6 | The Story of Edgar Sawtelle David Wroblewski, Ecco, $25.95, 9780061374227 |
| 7 | The Associate John Grisham, Doubleday, $27.95, 9780385517836 |
| 8 | The Host Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown, $25.99, 9780316068048 |
| 9 | Shanghai Girls Lisa See, Random House, $25, 9781400067114 |
| 10 | That Old Cape Magic Richard Russo, Knopf, $25.95, 9780375414961 |
| 11 | Finger Lickin' Fifteen Janet Evanovich, St. Martin's, $27.95, 9780312383282 |
| 12 | Tea Time for the Traditionally Built Alexander McCall Smith, Pantheon, $23.95, 9780375424496 |
| 13 | An Echo in the Bone Diana Gabaldon, Delacorte, $30, 9780385342452 |
| 14 | The Sweetness at the Bottom of the
Pie Alan Bradley, Delacorte, $23, 9780385342308 |
| 15 | The Angel's Game Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385528702 |
| HARDCOVER NONFICTION | |
| 1 | Outliers Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316017923 |
| 2 | The Last Lecture Randy Pausch, Hyperion, $21.95, 9781401323257 |
| 3 | Dewey Vicki Myron, Grand Central, $19.99, 9780446407410 |
| 4 | True Compass Edward M. Kennedy, Twelve, $35, 9780446539258 |
| 5 | Liberty and Tyranny Mark R. Levin, Threshold Editions, $25, 9781416562856 |
| 6 | Born to Run Christopher McDougall, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307266309 |
| 7 | Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man Steve Harvey, Amistad, $23.99, 9780061728976 |
| 8 | A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity Bill O'Reilly, Broadway, $26, 9780767928823 |
| 9 | Have a Little Faith Mitch Albom, Hyperion, $23.99, 9780786868728 |
| 10 | The Yankee Years Joe Torre, Tom Verducci, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385527408 |
| 11 | The Secret Rhonda Byrne, Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95, 9781582701707 |
| 12 | Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35, 9781400054350 |
| 13 | Mastering the Art of French Cooking,
Volume I Julia Child, et al., Knopf, $40, 9780375413407 |
| 14 | Strength in What Remains Tracy Kidder, Random House, $26, 9781400066216 |
| 15 | Animals Make Us Human Temple Grandin, Catherine Johnson, Houghton Mifflin, $26, 9780151014897 |
| CHILDREN'S INTEREST | |
| 1 | The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf, $11.99, 9780375842207 |
| 2 | Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Journey
to Change the World... One Child at a Time Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Puffin, $8.99, 9780142414125 |
| 3 | The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780060530921 |
| 4 | The Tales of Beedle the Bard J.K. Rowling, Arthur A. Levine, $12.99, 9780545128285 |
| 5 | The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time
Indian Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $8.99, 9780316013697 |
| 6 | Inkheart Cornelia Funke, Scholastic, $10.99, 9780439709101 |
| 7 | Scat Carl Hiaasen, Knopf, $16.99, 9780375834868 |
| 8 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas John Boyne, David Fickling, $8.99, 9780385751537 |
| 9 | Listen to the Wind Greg Mortenson, Susan L. Roth, Dial, $16.99, 9780803730588 |
| 10 | The Tale of Despereaux Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $7.99, 9780763625290 |
| CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED | |
| 1 | Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926 |
| 2 | Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 |
| 3 | Gallop! Rufus Butler Seder, Workman, $12.95, 9780761147633 |
| 4 | Oh, the Places You'll Go! Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99, 9780679805274 |
| 5 | Swing! Rufus Butler Seder, Workman, $12.95, 9780761151272 |
| 6 | The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
| 7 | Pat the Bunny Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007 |
| 8 | Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Judi Barrett, Ron Barrett (Illus.), S&S, $6.99, 9780689707490 |
| 9 | Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You
See? Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illus.), Holt, $7.95, 9780805047905 |
| 10 | Love You Forever Robert Munsch, Sheila McGraw (Illus.), Firefly, $5.95, 9780920668375 |
| CHILDREN'S FICTION SERIES | |
| 1 | Twilight Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown |
| 2 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney, Amulet |
| 3 | Percy Jackson and the Olympians Rick Riordan, Hyperion |
| 4 | Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House |
| 5 | The 39 Clues Rick Riordan, Jude Watson, et al., Scholastic |
| 6 | Alex Rider Adventures Anthony Horowitz, Puffin |
| 7 | Harry Potter J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books |
| 8 | The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins, Scholastic |
| 9 | Fancy Nancy I Can Read Series Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper |
| 10 | House of Night P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast, St. Martin's |