The movie tie-in edition of The Road appears on the new USA Today list at #43. The movie, originally scheduled to come out last week, was suddenly switched to an undefined date in 2009, leaving the tie-in seemingly stranded. But it seems that the book doesn’t need no stickin’ movie to be a bestseller again; all it needed was a new cover and prominent display.
There’s no new titles in childrens, but favorite backlist titles are returning to the list, signaling the advent of the major gift-giving season, such as The Cat in the Hat, Where the Wild Things Are and Polar Express
The USA Today list shows the top-selling 150 books, regardless of format, age level, or category. Here, we break down the titles new to the list by broad buying categories.
Adult Fiction
#5 Cross Country, James Patterson, Little, Brown
#30 Dashing Through the Snow, Mary Higgins Clark, Carol Higgins Clark, Simon & Schuster
#31 Private Patient, P.D. James, Knopf
#128 Dying For Revenge, Eric Jerome Dickey, Dutton Adult
Adult Nonfiction
#9 Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown
#45 Why We Suck, Denis Leary, Viking Adult
#55 Do the Right Thing, Mike Huckabee, Sentinel
#71 32 Ways to Be a Champion in Business, Earvin Magic Johnson, Crown Business
#127 Annie Leibovitz at Work, Annie Leibovitz, Random House
Paperback Originals
#91 The Pagan Stone, Nora Roberts, Jove
#103 Talk of The Town, Karen Hawkins, Pocket
Young Adult
#27 Burning Up: On Tour With the Jonas Brothers, Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas, Disney-Hyperion
#140 Night World # 2, L.J. Smith, Simon Pulse
