May 16, 2013


Bestseller List for May 16, 2013
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Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for May 16, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending May 12, 2013
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  Trade Paperback Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Great Gatsby
F.Scott Fitzgerald, Scribner, $15, 9781451689433
Fitzgerald's tale of America in the Jazz Age of the 1920s is a classic of 20th-century literature, and now a major motion picture.
1/18
2. Beautiful Ruins
Jess Walter, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780061928178
Walter's dazzling yet deeply human novel spans 50 years and nearly as many lives.
2/6
3. Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Maria Semple, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316204262
Semple's compulsively readable and touching novel about misplaced genius and a mother and daughter's roles in an absurd world.
4/6
4. The Orphan Master's Son
Adam Johnson, Random House, $15, 9780812982626
Johnson's epic story of a young man's journey through the mysterious dictatorship of North Korea.
3/4
5. The Light Between Oceans
M.L. Stedman, Scribner, $16, 9781451681758
Stedman's heartbreaking and transcendent debut novel is now available in paperback.
5/6
6. The Art Forger
B.A. Shapiro, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781616203160
Shapiro's absorbing literary thriller treats readers to three centuries of forgers, art thieves, and obsessive collectors.
9/2
7. The Language of Flowers
Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Ballantine, $15, 9780345525550
Diffenbaugh's beautiful debut novel about a woman whose gift for flowers helps her change the lives of others.
8/57
8. The Yellow Birds
Kevin Powers, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316219341
This powerful novel, written by a veteran of the war in Iraq, is a harrowing story of two young soldiers trying to stay alive.
10/2
9. Bring Up the Bodies- Debut
Hilary Mantel, Picador USA, $16, 9781250024176
Mantel's follow-up to Wolf Hall is the winner of the 2012 Man Booker Prize.
/1
10. The Orchardist
Amanda Coplin, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062188519
Coplin's touching debut novel about a reclusive man who opens his heart and lets the world in.
6/10
11. The Paris Wife
Paula McLain, Ballantine, $15, 9780345521316
McLain's richly rewarding novel about the marriage of Ernest and Hadley Richardson Hemingway.
7/24
12. Broken Harbor
Tana French, Penguin, $16, 9780143123309
A riveting Dublin Murder Squad novel by the bestselling author of In the Woods.
12/2
13. Istanbul Passage
Joseph Kanon, Washington Square Press, $16, 9781439156438
Kanon's haunting novel about a man swept up in the dawn of the Cold War.
13/4
14. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Rachel Joyce, Random House, $15, 9780812983456
Joyce's novel of unsentimental charm, humor, and profound insight into the thoughts and feelings we bury within our hearts.
15/7
15. Phantom
Jo Nesbø, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307951151
A riveting Harry Hole novel by the bestselling author of The Leopard.
11/3
ON THE RISE
19. City of Women
David R. Gillham, Berkley , $16, 9780425252963
Gillham's extraordinary novel explores what happens to ordinary people thrust into extraordinary times, and how the choices they make can be the difference between life and death.
 


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for May 16, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending May 12, 2013
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Wild
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307476074
A powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery by the bestselling author of Tiny Beautiful Things.
1/7
2. Proof of Heaven
Eben Alexander, M.D., S&S, $15.99, 9781451695199
Noted neurosurgeon Alexander's fascinating account of his return from a very deep coma.
2/28
3. Quiet
Susan Cain, Broadway, $16, 9780307352156
Cain seeks to change how we see introverts and, equally important, how introverts see themselves.
3/15
4. Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake
Anna Quindlen, Random House, $15, 9780812981667
Sharp insights and revealing observations that confirm Quindlen's status as America's laureate of real life.
4/3
5. Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $16, 9780374533557
Kahneman takes readers on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two "systems" that drive the way people think.
5/6
6. What My Mother Gave Me: Thirty-One Women on the Gifts That Mattered Most- Debut
Elizabeth Benedict (Ed.), Algonquin, $15.95, 9781616201357
Thirty-one original pieces explore the relationships between mothers and daughters.
/1
7. Let's Pretend This Never Happened
Jenny Lawson, Berkley, $16, 9780425261019
Internet star Jenny Lawson, aka "The Bloggess," makes her literary debut with her "Mostly True Memoir."
6/10
8. Why Does the World Exist?
Jim Holt, Liveright, $16.95, 9780871403599
A fascinating look at the riddle of existence from the ancient world to modern times.
7/6
9. When Women Were Birds
Terry Tempest Williams, Picador, $15, 9781250024114
Williams' lyrical and caring meditation on the mystery of her mother's journals.
/7
10. Escape From Camp 14
Blaine Harden, Penguin, $15, 9780143122913
A heart-wrenching account of the the only known person born inside a North Korean prison camp to have escaped.
12/6
11. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers, $14, 9780307886279
Hilarious essays from the Emmy-nominated writer and actress.
13/32
12. Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China- Debut
Paul French, Penguin, $16, 9780143123361
Historian and China expert French uncovers the truth behind a notorious murder and offers a rare glimpse of the last days of colonial Peking.
/1
13. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878
Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock.
11/69
14. America the Beautiful
Ben Carson, Zondervan, $14.99, 9780310330912
Carson shows how we as a nation can learn from the past in order to chart a better course for the future.
10/11
15. How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
Matthew Inman, Andrews McMeel, $14.99, 9781449410247
A hilarious offering of cat comics from TheOatmeal.com.
/24


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for May 16, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending May 12, 2013
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. A Delicate Truth- Debut
John le Carré, Viking, $28.95, 9780670014897
A masterful new novel of international intrigue by the bestselling author of Our Kind of Traitor.
/1
2. Life After Life
Kate Atkinson, Reagan Arthur Books, $27.99, 9780316176484
Atkinson's utterly original novel about a woman who lives and dies over and over again is an April 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.
2/6
3. The Burgess Boys
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $26, 9781400067688
The remarkable new novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Olive Kitteridge is an April 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.
1/7
4. Dead Ever After- Debut
Charlaine Harris, Ace, $27.95, 9781937007881
The final Sookie Stackhouse novel by the bestselling author of Dead Until Dark.
/1
5. The Woman Upstairs
Claire Messud, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307596901
Messud's brilliant novel of passion and artistic fulfillment is a May 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.
5/2
6. Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn, Crown, $25, 9780307588364
Flynn's thriller about a marriage gone terribly wrong is a June 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.
4/48
7. Maya's Notebook
Isabel Allende, Harper, $27.99, 9780062105622
In Allende's startling new novel, a young woman records her story in her notebook, as she tries to make sense of her past and unravel the mysteries of her family and her own life.
3/3
8. Paris
Edward Rutherfurd, Doubleday, $32.50, 9780385535304
By the bestselling author of London and New York, Paris is a a dazzling portrait of the City of Light.
9/3
9. Z
Therese Anne Fowler, St. Martin's, $25.99, 9781250028655
Fowler's novel is a compelling look at the life and times of Zelda Fitzgerald, and a May 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.
7/7
10. The Hit
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $27.99, 9781455521210
A riveting new thriller featuring Will Robie by the bestselling author of The Innocent.
10/3
11. The Interestings
Meg Wolitzer, Riverhead, $27.95, 9781594488399
Wolitzer's dazzling new novel features complex characters who come together and apart in a changing New York City.
6/5
12. Silken Prey- Debut
John Sandford, Putnam Adult, $27.95, 9780399159312
A suspenseful new Lucas Davenport novel in Sandford's bestselling Prey series.
/1
13. The Flamethrowers
Rachel Kushner, Scribner, $26.99, 9781439142004
Kushner's riveting novel about a young artist and the worlds she encounters in New York and Rome in the mid-1970s.
/2
14. All That Is
James Salter, Knopf, $26.95, 9781400043132
Salter's masterful new novel is a sweeping, seductive, and deeply moving story set in the years after World War II.
8/6
15. The Round House
Louise Erdrich, Harper, $27.99, 9780062065247
The new novel by the author of The Plague of Doves is an October 2012 Indie Next List Great Read and the winner of the 2012 National Book Award for Fiction.
/29
ON THE RISE
16. A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
Anthony Marra, Hogarth, $26, 9780770436407
In Marra's sweeping debut novel, a resilient doctor risks everything to save the life of a hunted child during wartime. A May 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.
 


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for May 16, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending May 12, 2013
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls
David Sedaris, Little Brown, $27, 9780316154697
A new collection of hilarious and thought-provoking essays by the bestselling author of When You Are Engulfed in Flames.
1/3
2. Cooked
Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $27.95, 9781594204210
In his latest bestseller, Pollan reclaims cooking as an act of enjoyment and self-reliance and opens the door to a more nourishing life.
2/3
3. Lean In
Sheryl Sandberg, Knopf, $24.95, 9780385349949
Sandberg examines why women's progress in achieving leadership roles has stalled, explains the root causes, and offers compelling, common sense ideas to empower women to achieve their full potential.
3/9
4. I Could Pee on This
Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $12.95, 9781452110585
In this hilarious book of tongue-in-cheek poetry, Marciuliano helps cats unlock their creative potential and explain their odd behavior to ignorant humans.
5/38
5. Mom & Me & Mom
Maya Angelou, Random House, $22, 9781400066117
In her latest memoir, Angelou shares the deepest personal story of her life: her relationship with her mother.
15/5
6. Vader's Little Princess
Jeffrey Brown, Chronicle, $14.95, 9781452118697
Brown's irresistibly funny follow-up to Darth Vader and Son.
7/3
7. It's All Good
Gwyneth Paltrow, Grand Central, $32, 9781455522712
The Academy Award-winning actress and bestselling cookbook author's recipes for losing weight, looking good, and feeling more energetic.
9/6
8. Bunker Hill
Nathaniel Philbrick, Viking, $32.95, 9780670025442
The bestselling author of Mayflower and In the Heart of the Sea tells the story of battle that ignited the American Revolution.
4/2
9. Gulp
Mary Roach, Norton, $26.95, 9780393081572
The bestselling author of Stiff and Packing For Mars returns with a new adventure to the invisible realm we carry inside, the alimentary canal. An April 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.
8/6
10. Help, Thanks, Wow
Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $17.95, 9781594631290
Lamott writes about three simple prayers she believes are essential to coming through tough times and the hardships of daily life.
12/26
11. My Beloved World
Sonia Sotomayor, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307594884
An autobiography by the first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court.
14/17
12. The Drunken Botanist
Amy Stewart, Algonquin, $19.95, 9781616200466
Stewart explores the dizzying array of herbs, flowers, trees, fruits, and fungi that humans have, through ingenuity, inspiration, and sheer desperation, transformed into alcohol over the centuries.
11/9
13. Waiting to Be Heard
Amanda Knox, Harper, $28.99, 9780062217202
Knox tells the story of her murder conviction, four-year imprisonment in Italy, and return home after the conviction was overturned.
6/2
14. VB6
Mark Bittman, Clarkson Potter, $26, 9780385344746
Bittman introduces a new, flexible, and simply better way of eating that people can really live with.
13/2
15. Darth Vader and Son
Jeffrey Brown, Chronicle, $14.95, 9781452106557
Brown's delightful book presents the trials and joys of parenting through the lens of a galaxy far, far away.
/22
ON THE RISE
16. Obsessed: America's Food Addiction--and My Own
Mika Brzezinski, Weinstein Books, $26, 9781602861763
The bestselling author and co-host of Morning Joe discusses the eating habits of the American people, one of the biggest problems standing between us and a healthier country.
 


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for May 16, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending May 12, 2013
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  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
1/108
2. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780345535429
2/109
3. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99, 9780812550702
8/92
4. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553582024
3/109
5. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780345543981
5/107
6. Defending Jacob
William Landay, Dell, $7.99, 9780440246138
4/11
7. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789
6/*
8. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488
7/*
9. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
10/*
10. Stolen Prey
John Sandford, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425260999
9/2


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Children's Interest



Bestseller List for May 16, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending May 12, 2013
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  Children's Interest Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525478812
1/69
2. Poems to Learn by Heart
Caroline Kennedy, Jon J Muth (Illus.), Hyperion, $19.99, 9781423108054
2/7
3. The 5th Wave- Debut
Rick Yancey, Putnam, $18.99, 9780399162411
/1
4. Wonder
R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $15.99, 9780375869020
4/59
5. The One and Only Ivan
Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780061992254
5/15
6. Looking for Alaska
John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142402511
3/39
7. Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
Stephan Pastis, Candlewick, $14.99, 9780763660505
8/11
8. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207
6/295
9. Code Name Verity- Debut
Elizabeth Wein, Hyperion, $9.99, 9781423152880
/1
10. Art2-D2's Guide to Folding and Doodling
Tom Angleberger, Amulet, $12.95, 9781419705342
7/7
11. Paper Towns
John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142414934
10/17
12. House of Secrets
Chris Columbus, Ned Vizzini, Greg Call (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $17.99, 9780062192462
9/3
13. An Abundance of Katherines
John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142410707
11/9
14. Drama
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545326995
13/31
15. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955
12/100


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for May 16, 2013
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  Children's Illustrated Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99, 9780679805274
2/*
2. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
1/*
3. Steam Train, Dream Train
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9781452109206
4/4
4. The Dark
Lemony Snicket, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Little Brown, $16.99, 9780316187480
3/6
5. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
5/*
6. That Is Not a Good Idea!
Mo Willems, Balzer + Bray, $17.99, 9780062203090
6/3
7. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035
13/*
8. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9780811877824
11/82
9. Love You Forever
Robert Munsch, Sheila McGraw (Illus.), Firefly, $5.95, 9780920668375
12/*
10. This Is Not My Hat
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655990
8/30
11. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
9/*
12. Fancy Nancy: Fanciest Doll in the Universe
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780061703843
7/3
13. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007
10/*
14. Make Way for Ducklings
Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140564341
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15. On the Night You Were Born
Nancy Tillman, Feiwel & Friends, $7.99, 9780312601553
15/37


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for May 16, 2013
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  Children's Series  
1. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
 
2. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
 
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
 
4. Big Nate (hardcover and paperback)
Lincoln Peirce, Harper
New in Series: Genius Mode (9780062086983)
 
5. Captain Underpants (hardcover and paperback)
Dav Pilkey, Scholastic
 
6. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover and paperback)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
 
7. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
 
8. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
 
9. The Mysterious Benedict Society (hardcover and paperback)
Trenton Lee Stewart, Little Brown
 
10. The Kane Chronicles (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
 

 

Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 12, 2013

16. A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar
Suzanne Joinson, Bloomsbury, $16, 9781608198337

17. The Black Box
Michael Connelly, Grand Central, $14.99, 9781455526956

18. Life of Pi
Yann Martel, Mariner, $15.95, 9780547848419

19. City of Women
David R. Gillham, Berkley, $16, 9780425252963

20. World War Z
Max Brooks, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9780307346612

21. The Prisoner of Heaven
Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780062206299

22. Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel, Picador, $16, 9780312429980

23. The Dog Stars
Peter Heller, Vintage, $15, 9780307950475

24. The Sense of an Ending
Julian Barnes, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307947727

25. Rules of Civility
Amor Towles, Penguin, $16, 9780143121169

26. The Snow Child
Eowyn Ivey, Reagan Arthur/Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316175661

27. Fifty Shades of Grey
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803481

28. The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern, Anchor, $15, 9780307744432

29. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky, MTV Books, $14, 9781451696196

30. The Sandcastle Girls
Chris Bohjalian, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307743916

31. The Yard
Alex Grecian, Berkley, $16, 9780425261279

32. Orphan Train
Christina Baker Kline, Morrow, $14.99, 9780061950728

33. State of Wonder
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062049810

34. Beastly Things
Donna Leon, Penguin, $15, 9780143123248

35. The Forgotten
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $14.99, 9781455523153

36. Death Comes to Pemberley
P.D. James, Vintage, $15, 9780307950659

37. Canada
Richard Ford, Ecco Press, $15.99, 9780061692031

38. A Dog's Journey
W.Bruce Cameron, Forge, $14.99, 9780765330543

39. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $14.99, 9780061122415

40. The Art of Hearing Heartbeats
Jan-Philipp Sendker, Other Press, $14.95, 9781590514634

41. Fifty Shades Darker
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803498

42. The Expats
Chris Pavone, Broadway, $15, 9780770435721

43. Cloud Atlas
David Mitchell, Random House, $15, 9780812984415

44. Last Friends
Jane Gardam, Europa Editions, $16, 9781609450939

45. Stag's Leap
Sharon Olds, Knopf, $16.95, 9780375712258

46. Sharp Objects
Gillian Flynn, Three Rivers, $14, 9780307341556

47. The Orphan Master
Jean Zimmerman, Penguin , $16, 9780143123538

48. City of Thieves
David Benioff, Plume, $16, 9780452295292

49. Seating Arrangements
Maggie Shipstead, Vintage, $15, 9780307743954

50. 1Q84
Haruki Murakami, Vintage, $16.95, 9780307476463

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 12, 2013

16. Tiny Beautiful Things
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307949332

17. Control
Glenn Beck, Threshold Editions, $12, 9781476739878

18. F in Exams
Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9780811878319

19. The Swerve
Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton, $16.95, 9780393343403

20. Unlikely Friendships
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131

21. The Four Agreements
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310

22. Drift
Rachel Maddow, Broadway, $15, 9780307460998

23. In the Garden of Beasts
Erik Larson, Broadway, $16, 9780307408853

24. Wreck This Journal
Keri Smith, Perigree, $15, 9780399161940

25. Some Assembly Required
Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $16, 9781594486678

26. Dearie
Bob Spitz, Vintage, $16, 9780307473417

27. This Is How
Augusten Burroughs, Picador USA, $15, 9781250032102

28. Mother to Son
Melissa Harrison, Harry H. Harrison, Jr., Workman, $8.95, 9780761174868

29. The 5 Love Languages
Gary Chapman, Northfield, $14.99, 9780802473158

30. Living the Good Long Life
Martha Stewart, Clarkson Potter, $27.50, 9780307462886

31. The Happiness Project
Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $14.99, 9780061583261

32. What to Expect When You're Expecting
Heidi Murkoff, Sharon Mazel, Workman, $14.95, 9780761148579

33. Call the Midwife
Jennifer Worth, Penguin, $16, 9780143123255

34. Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey
The Countess of Carnarvon, Broadway, $15.99, 9780770435622

35. The First 20 Minutes
Gretchen Reynolds, Plume, $16, 9780142196755

36. The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Vol. IV
Robert A. Caro, Vintage, $18.95, 9780375713255

37. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16, 9781400052189

38. ObamaCare Survival Guide
Nick J. Tate, Humanix, $19.95, 9780893348625

39. The Social Conquest of Earth
Edward Osborne Wilson, Liveright, $17.95, 9780871403636

40. How to Be Interesting
Jessica Hagy, Workman, $10.95, 9780761174707

41. Subliminal
Leonard Mlodinow, Vintage, $15, 9780307472250

42. Paris: A Love Story
Kati Marton, S&S, $14.99, 9781451691559

43. Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316017930

44. Steal Like an Artist
Austin Kleon, Workman, $10.95, 9780761169253

45. Season of the Witch
David Talbot, Free Press, $16, 9781439108246

46. God's Hotel
Victoria Sweet, Riverhead, $16, 9781594486548

47. F for Effort!
Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9781452113227

48. Mother to Daughter
Melissa Harrison, Harry H. Harrison, Jr., Workman , $8.95, 9780761174875

49. The Untethered Soul
Michael A. Singer, New Harbinger, $16.95, 9781572245372

50. Heaven Is for Real
Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99, 9780849946158

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 12, 2013

16. A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
Anthony Marra, Hogarth, $26, 9780770436407

17. A Dance With Dragons
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $35, 9780553801477

18. Manuscript Found in Accra
Paulo Coelho, Knopf, $22, 9780385349833

19. NOS4A2
Joe Hill, Morrow, $28.99, 9780062200570

20. Tenth of December
George Saunders, Random House, $26, 9780812993806

21. The Golem and the Jinni
Helene Wecker, Harper, $26.99, 9780062110831

22. The Dinner
Herman Koch, Hogarth, $24, 9780770437855

23. Flight Behavior
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $28.99, 9780062124265

24. A Week in Winter
Maeve Binchy, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307273574

25. The Storyteller
Jodi Picoult, Atria, $28.99, 9781439102763

26. 12th of Never
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316210829

27. Best Kept Secret
Jeffrey Archer, St. Martin's, $27.99, 9781250000989

28. Robert B. Parker's Wonderland
Ace Atkins, Putnam Adult, $26.95, 9780399161575

29. Me Before You
Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman/Viking, $27.95, 9780670026609

30. A Step of Faith
Richard Paul Evans, S&S, $19.99, 9781451628296

31. Life After Life
Jill McCorkle, Shannon Ravenel Books, $24.95, 9781565122550

32. The Aviator's Wife
Melanie Benjamin, Delacorte, $26, 9780345528674

33. Leaving Everything Most Loved
Jacqueline Winspear, Harper, $26.99, 9780062049605

34. Daddy's Gone a Hunting
Mary Higgins Clark, S&S, $26.99, 9781451668940

35. Whiskey Beach
Nora Roberts, Putnam Adult, $27.95, 9780399159893

36. Southern Cross the Dog
Bill Cheng, Ecco Press, $25.99, 9780062225009

37. The Ophelia Cut
John Lescroart, Atria , $26.99, 9781476709154

38. Benediction
Kent Haruf, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307959881

39. The Golden Egg
Donna Leon, Atlantic Monthly Press, $26, 9780802121011

40. A Thousand Mornings
Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $24.95, 9781594204777

41. Six Years
Harlan Coben, Dutton, $27.95, 9780525953487

42. Fly Away
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's, $27.99, 9780312577216

43. Flora
Gail Godwin, Bloomsbury , $26, 9781620401200

44. A Tale for the Time Being
Ruth Ozeki, Viking, $28.95, 9780670026630

45. A Man Without Breath
Philip Kerr, A Marian Wood Book/Putnam, $26.95, 9780399160790

46. The Accursed
Joyce Carol Oates, Ecco Press, $27.99, 9780062231703

47. Vampires in the Lemon Grove
Karen Russell, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307957238

48. This Is How You Lose Her
Junot Díaz, Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594487361

49. Someday, Someday, Maybe
Lauren Graham, Ballantine, $26, 9780345532749

50. Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker
Jennifer Chiaverini, Dutton, $26.95, 9780525953616

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 12, 2013

16. Obsessed
Mika Brzezinski, Weinstein Books, $26, 9781602861763

17. Country Girl
Edna O'Brien, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316122702

18. Dirty Wars
Jeremy Scahill, Nation Books, $29.99, 9781568586717

19. Henri, Le Chat Noir
William Braden, Ten Speed Press, $12.99, 9781607745105

20. Carrie and Me
Carol Burnett, S&S, $24.99, 9781476706412

21. Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Katherine Boo, Random House, $27, 9781400067558

22. The Autistic Brain
Temple Grandin, Richard Panek, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28, 9780547636450

23. Saving Italy
Robert M. Edsel, Norton , $28.95, 9780393082418

24. Letters to a Young Scientist
Edward Osborne Wilson, Liveright, $21.95, 9780871403773

25. Frozen in Time
Mitchell Zuckoff, Harper, $28.99, 9780062133434

26. Jerusalem: A Cookbook
Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi, Ten Speed Press, $35, 9781607743941

27. 10 1/2 Things No Commencement Speaker Has Ever Said
Charles Wheelan, Peter Steiner (Illus.), Norton, $15.95, 9780393074314

28. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168

29. The Girls of Atomic City
Denise Kiernan, Touchstone, $27, 9781451617528

30. Killing Kennedy
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805096668

31. Vegetable Literacy
Deborah Madison, Ten Speed Press, $40, 9781607741916

32. Wheat Belly
William Davis, Rodale, $25.99, 9781609611545

33. Life Code
Phillip C. McGraw, Bird Street, $26, 9780985462734

34. Dad Is Fat
Jim Gaffigan, Crown Archetype, $25, 9780385349055

35. Plenty
Yotam Ottolenghi, Chronicle, $35, 9781452101248

36. Barefoot Contessa Foolproof
Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307464873

37. Daring Greatly
Brene Brown, Gotham, $26, 9781592407330

38. The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook
Deb Perelman, Knopf, $35, 9780307595652

39. Happy, Happy, Happy
Phil Robertson, Howard Books, $24.99, 9781476726090

40. Who Owns the Future?
Jaron Lanier, S&S, $28, 9781451654967

41. The Unstoppables
Graham Weston, Bill Schley, Wiley, $24.95, 9781118459492

42. The Last Train to Zona Verde
Paul Theroux, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $27, 9780618839339

43. Salt Sugar Fat
Michael Moss, Random House, $28, 9781400069804

44. Sum It Up
Pat Summitt, Sally Jenkins, Crown Archetype, $28, 9780385346870

45. Unsinkable
Debbie Reynolds, Dorian Hannaway, Morrow, $28.99, 9780062213655

46. Jesus Calling
Sarah Young, Integrity, $15.99, 9781591451884

47. The Art of Clean Up
Ursus Wehrli, Chronicle, $14.95, 9781452114163

48. My Dog: The Paradox
The Oatmeal, Matthew Inman, Andrews McMeel , $9.99, 9781449437527

49. Maddie on Things
Theron Humphrey, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781452115566

50. The Plantagenets
Dan Jones, Viking, $36, 9780670026654

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending May 12, 2013

11. American Sniper
Chris Kyle, Harper, $9.99, 9780062238863

12. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.99, 9780756404741

13. The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, Daw, $9.99, 9780756407919

14. Killing Floor
Lee Child, Jove, $9.99, 9780515153651

15. Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $7.99, 9780440180296

16. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur/Little Brown, $8.99, 9780316056892

17. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Berkley, $9.99, 9780399501487

18. Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342

19. Calico Joe
John Grisham, Dell, $7.99, 9780345541338

20. The Best of Me
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $8, 9780446547635

21. Deadlocked
Charlaine Harris, Ace, $7.99, 9780425256381

22. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition
Merriam-Webster, $7.50, 9780877799290

23. Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, HarperTorch, $7.99, 9780060853983

24. Judgment Call
J.A. Jance, Harper, $9.99, 9780061732805

25. Odd Apocalypse
Dean Koontz, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593099

26. The Innocent
David Baldacci, Vision, $9.99, 9780446572989

27. The Big Cat Nap
Rita Mae Brown, Sneaky Pie Brown, Bantam, $7.99, 9780345530455

28. The Lost Years
Mary Higgins Clark, Pocket, $7.99, 9781451668926

29. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441172719

30. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835

31. Frozen Heat
Richard Castle, Hyperion, $9.99, 9780786891436

32. Still Life
Louise Penny, St. Martin's, $7.99, 9780312948559

33. Mrs. Jeffries Turns the Tide
Emily Brightwell, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425252123

34. The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129

35. Robert B. Parker's Lullaby
Ace Atkins, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425260982

36. A Foreign Country
Charles Cumming, St. Martin's, $9.99, 9781250029980

37. Bad Luck and Trouble
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780440246015

38. Speaker for the Dead
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.99, 9780812550757

39. Bloodline
James Rollins, Harper, $9.99, 9780061785665

40. Guinness World Records 2013
Craig Glenday (Ed.), Bantam, $7.99, 9780345547118

41. The Pillars of the Earth
Ken Follett, Signet, $9.99, 9780451232816

42. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803

43. Murder on Fifth Avenue
Victoria Thompson, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425255377

44. American Gods
Neil Gaiman, HarperTorch, $7.99, 9780380789030

45. Earth Unaware
Orson Scott Card, Aaron Johnston, Tor, $7.99, 9780765367365

46. 61 Hours
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780440243694

47. The Cat, the Mill and the Murder
Leann Sweeney, Signet, $7.99, 9780451415417

48. Cat Nap
Claire Donally, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425252130

49. Persuader
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780440245988

50. Existence
David Brin, Tor, $9.99, 9780765342621

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