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Bestsellers List: April 15, 2010
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- The Help, Kathryn Stockett, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, $24.95, 9780399155345
- Imperfect Birds, Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594487514
- Solar, Ian McEwan, Nan A. Talese, $26.95, 9780385533416
- Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand, Helen Simonson, Random House, $25, 9781400068937
- Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger, Lee Smith, Algonquin, $23.95, 9781565129153
- Miss Julia Renews Her Vows, Ann B. Ross, Viking, $24.95, 9780670021550
- Caught, Harlan Coben, Dutton, $27.95, 9780525951582
- The Three Weissmanns of Westport, Cathleen Schine, Sarah Crichton Books/FSG, $25, 9780374299040
- Changes, Jim Butcher, Roc, $25.95, 9780451463173
- The Girl Who Chased the Moon, Sarah Addison Allen, Bantam, $25, 9780553807219
- Matterhorn, Karl Marlantes, Atlantic Monthly Press, $24.95, 9780802119285
- Bite Me, Christopher Moore, Morrow, $23.99, 9780061779725
- The Postmistress, Sarah Blake, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, $25.95, 9780399156199
- The Last Time I Saw You, Elizabeth Berg, Random House, $25, 9781400068647
- Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter, Seth Grahame-Smith, Grand Central, $21.99, 9780446563086
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
- The Big Short, Michael Lewis, Norton, $27.95, 9780393072235
- The Bridge, David Remnick, Knopf, $29.95, 9781400043606
- Women Food and God, Geneen Roth, Scribner, $24, 9781416543077
- The Pacific, Hugh Ambrose, NAL, $26.95, 9780451230232
- This Time Together, Carol Burnett, Harmony, $25, 9780307461186
- Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang, Chelsea Handler, Grand Central, $25.99, 9780446552448
- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot, Crown, $26, 9781400052172
- Every Day in Tuscany, Frances Mayes, Broadway, $25, 9780767929820
- Paula Deen’s Savannah Style, Paula Deen, S&S, $29.99, 9781416552246
- Game Change, John Heilemann, Mark Halperin, Harper, $27.99, 9780061733635
- Christianity, Diarmaid MacCulloch, Viking, $45, 9780670021260
- The Happiness Project, Gretchen Craft Rubin, Harper, $25.99, 9780061583254
- 13 Bankers, Simon Johnson, James Kwak, Pantheon, $26.95, 9780307379054
- Courage and Consequence, Karl Rove, Threshold Editions, $30, 9781439191057
- Will Jesus Buy Me a Double-Wide?, Karen Spears Zacharias, Zondervan, $16.99, 9780310292500
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
- The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307454546
- The Girl Who Played With Fire, Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307454553
- Little Bee, Chris Cleave, S&S, $14, 9781416589648
- A Reliable Wife, Robert Goolrick, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781565129771
- The Elegance of the Hedgehog, Muriel Barbery, Europa Editions, $15, 9781933372600
- Cutting for Stone, Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368
- Let the Great World Spin, Colum McCann, Random House, $15, 9780812973990
- The Art of Racing in the Rain, Garth Stein, Harper, $14.99, 9780061537967
- Sarah’s Key, Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin’s Griffin, $13.95, 9780312370848
- The Last Song, Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $14.99, 9780446570978
- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows, Dial, $14, 9780385341004
- The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, Alan Bradley, Bantam, $15, 9780385343497
- Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $14, 9780812971835
- The Sweet By and By, Todd Johnson, Harper, $13.99, 9780061579516
- Brooklyn, Colm Tóibín, Scribner, $15, 9781439148952
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
- Food Rules, Michael Pollan, Penguin, $11, 9780143116387
- Conservative Victory, Sean Hannity, Harper, $14.99, 9780062003058
- Same Kind of Different as Me, Ron Hall, Denver Moore, Thomas Nelson, $14.99, 9780849919107
- Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $16, 9780143038252
- The Blind Side, Michael Lewis, Norton, $13.95, 9780393338386
- The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542
- The Girls From Ames, Jeffrey Zaslow, Gotham, $16, 9781592405329
- Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $15, 9780143038412
- I Judge You When You Use Poor Grammar, Sharon Eliza Nichols, St. Martin’s Griffin, $9.99, 9780312533014
- An Altar in the World, Barbara Brown Taylor, HarperOne, $14.99, 9780061370472
- The Lost City of Z, David Grann, Vintage, $15.95, 9781400078455
- Night, Elie Wiesel, FSG, $9.95, 9780374500016
- You’re a Horrible Person, But I Like You, The Believer, Vintage, $13.95, 9780307475237
- Summer at Tiffany, Marjorie Hart, Avon, $12.99, 9780061189531
- The Age of Wonder, Richard Holmes, Vintage, $17.95, 9781400031870
MASS MARKET
- The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307473479
- Dead and Gone, Charlaine Harris, Ace, $7.99, 9780441018512
- The Last Song, Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $7.99, 9780446570961
- The Girl Who Played With Fire, Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307476159
- The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488
- First Family, David Baldacci, Vision, $9.99, 9780446539746
- To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789
- Dear John, Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $7.99, 9780446567336
- Borderline, Nevada Barr, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425233788
- Gone Tomorrow, Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780440243687
CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED
- The Lion & the Mouse, Jerry Pinkney, Little Brown, $16.99, 9780316013567
- Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, Eric Litwin, James Dean (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780061906220
- Shark vs. Train, Chris Barton, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Little Brown, $16.99, 9780316007627
- My Garden, Kevin Henkes, Greenwillow, $17.99, 9780061715174
- Oh, the Places You’ll Go!, Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99, 9780679805274
- Fancy Nancy: Poet Extraordinaire!, Jane O’Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $12.99, 9780061896439
- Gallop!, Rufus Butler Seder, Workman, $12.95, 9780761147633
- Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
- Goodnight Moon, Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
CHILDREN’S INTEREST
- The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary, Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $14.95, 9780810996168
- Will Grayson, Will Grayson, John Green, David Levithan, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525421580
- The Book Thief, Markus Zusak, Knopf, $11.99, 9780375842207
- 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
- Savvy, Ingrid Law, Puffin, $7.99, 9780142414330
- Classy: Exceptional Advice for the Extremely Modern Lady, Derek Blasberg, Razorbill, $16.99, 9781595142795
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illus.), Puffin, $6.99, 9780142410318
- When You Reach Me, Rebecca Stead, Wendy Lamb, $15.99, 9780385737425
- Incarceron, Catherine Fisher, Dial, $17.99, 9780803733961
- A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L’Engle, Square Fish, $6.99, 978031236754
CHILDREN’S SERIES TITLES
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $13.95, 9780810993136
- The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1), Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $7.99, 9781423134947
- The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 4), Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $7.99, 9781423101499
- The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 5), Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $17.99, 9781423101475
- The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 3), Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $7.99, 9781423101482
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $13.95, 9780810994737
- The Emperor’s Code (The 39 Clues, 8), Gordon Korman, Scholastic, $12.99, 9780545060486
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $13.95, 9780810983915
- The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2), Rick Riordan, Miramax, $7.99, 9781423103349
- Breaking Dawn (Twilight, Book 4), Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown, $22.99, 9780316067928
CHILDREN’S FICTION SERIES
- Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback), Rick Riordan, Miramax
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover and paperback), Jeff Kinney, Amulet
- The 39 Clues (hardcover), Gordon Korman, et al., Scholastic, New in Series: The Emperor’s Code (9780545060486)
- Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback), Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
- Twilight (hardcover and paperback), Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown
- The Hunger Games (hardcover), Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
- Series Debut: How to Train Your Dragon (paperback), Cressida Cowell, Little Brown
- Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback), J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
- Fancy Nancy I Can Read Series (paperback), Jane O’Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper
- Alex Rider Adventures (hardcover and paperback), Anthony Horowitz, Puffin
SPECIAL TO THE SOUTHERN LIST!
(books that appear on the southern list, but not the national list)
- Miss Julia Renews Her Vows by Ann B. Ross (fiction)
- The Last Time I Saw You by Elizabeth B (fiction)
- Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger by Lee Smith (fiction)
- Every Day in Tuscany by Frances Mayes (nonfiction)
- Courage and Consequence by Karl Rove (nonfiction)
- Paula Deen’s Savannah Style by Paula Deen (nonfiction)
- Will Jesus Buy Me a Double-Wide by Karen Spears Zacharias (nonfiction)
- The Sweet By and By byTodd Johnson (paperback fiction)
- The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks (paperback fiction)
- Same Kind of Different as me by Ron Hall (paperback nonfiction)
- Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson (paperback nonfiction)
- I Judge You When You Use Poor Grammar by Sharon Eliza Nichols (paperback nonfiction)
- An Altar in the Wold by Barbara Brown Taylor (paperback nonfiction)
- Night by Elie Wiesel (paperback nonfiction)
- You’re a Horrible Person, But I Like You by The Believer (paperback nonfiction)
- Summer at Tiffany’s by Marjorie Hart (paperback nonfiction)
- First Family by David Baldacci (mass market)
- Gallop by Rufus Butler Seder (children’s illustrated)
- Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin (children’s illustrated)
- Classy: Exceptional Advice for the Extremely Modern Lady by Derek Blasberg, (children’s interest)
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (children’s interest)
- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’engle(children’s interest)









