New to the USA Today (12/4) & NYT (12/14) Bestseller Lists
Several old favorite childrens books reappeared on the list last week. As holiday gift-buying kicks into gear, more have joined them:
#129 Hop on Pop, Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers
#144 How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
#150 Gallop! Rufus Butler Seder, Workman
Below are titles new to the list. USA Today‘s list is not broken down by categories, but to make it easier for library buyers, we divide the titles here by broad categories. The numbers reflect where the titles appear on the full list. We’ve noted when each title also appears on the new NYT list (12/14; sales through 11/29).
Hardcover Fiction
#18 [#6 NYT Fiction] Your Heart Belongs to Me, Dean Koontz, Bantam
#19 [#3 NYT Fiction] Arctic Drift, Clive Cussler, Dirk Cussler, Putnam Adult
#56 [#13 NYT Fiction] Princeps’ Fury, Jim Butcher, Ace
#86 [#20 NYT Fiction] Knit Two, Kate Jacobs, Putnam
#126 The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2009
Hardcover, Nonfiction
#117 How to Cook Everything, Mark Bittman, Wiley
#131 [#10 NYT NonFiction] The Ascent of Money, Niall Ferguson, The Penguin Press
#132 [#8 NYT Advice, How-to, Misc] Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!: Prepare to Be Shocked! Ripley Entertainment, Ripley Publishing
Original Paperback
#22 [#4 NYT Mass Market] The Manning Grooms, Debbie Macomber, Mira
#38 [#11 NYT Mass Market] Deadly Gift, Heather Graham, Mira
#42 [#16 NYT Mass Market] Love by Design, Nora Roberts, Silhouette
#50 [#4 NYT Trade Paperback Fiction] Halo: The Cole Protocol, Tobias S. Buckell, Tor, Trade Pbk
#53 A Stone Creek Christmas, Linda Lael Miller, Silhouette
#60 [#10 NYT Mass Market] When the Duke Returns, Eloisa James, Avon
#137 Welcome to Serenity, Sherryl Woods, Mira
Young Adult
#119 [NYT Childrens Series, #4] Betrayed: A House of Night Novel, P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast, St. Martin’s Griffin, F P
#102 [NYT Childrens Series, #7] Pretty Little Liars #5: Wicked, Sara Shepard, HarperTeen F, H
Childrens
#34 [NYT Childrens Series, #3] Warriors: Power of Three #5: Long Shadows, Erin Hunter
#138 My Hero, by Irene Trimble, RH/Disney
Other Titles New to the NY Times Lists
NYT Hardcover Nonfiction
#19 PANIC!, by Michael Lewis. (Norton)
#22 THE RETURN OF DEPRESSION ECONOMICS AND THE CRISIS OF 2008, by Paul Krugman. (Norton)
#26 THE NEW YORK TIMES, Introduction by Bill Keller (Black Dog & Leventhal)
NYT Mass Market Paperback Fiction
#1 Pagan Stone, Nora Roberts [on USA Today for two weeks; now at #5)
NYT Mass Market Paperback, Nonfiction
NYT Hardcover Advice, How-to
#13 32 WAYS TO BE A CHAMPION IN BUSINESS, by Earvin “Magic” Johnson
#14 THE LITTLE BOOK OF BULL MOVES IN BEAR MARKETS, by Peter D. Schiff. (Wiley)
NYT Childrens Picture Books
#10 The Lump of Coal, Lemony Snicket, HarperCollins