Publishers Weekly Bestsellers: The Week's Hottest Reads

-- HARDCOVER FICTION

1. "The Omen Machine" by Terry Goodkind (Tor)

2. "A Dance With Dragons" by George R.R. Martin (Bantam)

3. "Full Black" by Brad Thor (Atria)

4. "Cold Vengeance" by Lincoln Child and Douglas Preston (Grand Central Publishing)

5. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett (Putnam/Amy Einhorn)

6. "Ghost Story" by Jim Butcher (Roc)

7. "The Ideal Man" by Julie Garwood (Dutton Adult)

8. "Victory and Honor" by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV (Putnam Adult)

9. "Portrait of a Spy" by Daniel Silva (Harper)

10. "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by Stieg Larrson (Knopf)

11. "State of Wonder" by Ann Patchett (Harper)

12. "Now You See Her" by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown)

13. "The Magician King: A Novel" by Lev Grossman (Viking)

14. "Rules of Civility: A Novel" by Amor Towles (Viking)

15. "Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Ascension" by Christie Golden (Del Ray/Lucas Books)

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. "A Stolen Life" by Jaycee Dugard (Simon & Schuster)

2. "The 17 Day Diet: A Doctor's Plan Design for Rapid Results" by Dr. Mike Moreno (Free Press)

3. "Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption" by Laura Hillenbrand (Random House)

4. "Prime Time: Love, Health, Sex, Fitness, Friendship, Spirit--Making the Most of All of Your Life" by Jane Fonda (Random House)

5. "In the Garden of Beasts" by Erik Larson (Crown)

6. "Go the F--k to Sleep" by Adam Mansbach and Illustrations by Ricardo Cortes (Avon)

7. "After America: Get Ready for Armageddon" by Mark Steyn (Regency)

8. "1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created" by Charles C. Mann (Knopf)

9. "The Dukan Diet" by Pierre Dukan (Crown Archetype)

10. "The Greater Journey" by David McCullough (Simon & Schuster)

11. "Bossypants" by Tina Fey (Reagan Arthur)

12. "Aftershock: Protect Yourself and Profit in the Next Global Financial Meltdown" by David Wiedemer, Robert A. Wiedemer and Cindy S. Spitzer (Wiley)

13. "God, No!: Signs You May Already Be an Atheist and Other Magical Tales" by Penn Jillette (Simon & Schuster)

14. "Through My Eyes" by Tim Tebow with Nathan Whitaker (Harper)

15. "Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker" by Kevin Mitnick, Steve Wozniak and William L. Simon (Little, Brown)

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS

1. "The Confession: A Novel" by John Grisham (Dell)

2. "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin (Spectra)

3. "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin (Bantam)

4. "Private" by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro (Vision)

5. "Hell's Corner" by David Baldacci (Vision)

6. "Wicked Appetite" by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's Publishing)

7. "Born to Die" by Lisa Jackson (Zebra)

8. "A Storm of Swords" by George R.R. Martin (Bantam)

9. "Dark Watch" by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul (Berkley)

10. "The Templar Salvation" by Raymond Khoury (Signet)

11. "Out of the Rain" by Debbie Macomber (Mira)

12. "A Feast for Crows" by George R.R. Martin (Bantam)

13. "Midnight Sins" by Lora Leigh (St. Martin's Paperbacks)

14. "The Glass Rainbow: A Dave Robicheaux Novel" by James Lee Burke (Pocket Star)

15. "Moonlight Mile: A Kenzie and Gennaro Novel" by Dennis Lehane (Harper)

TRADE PAPERBACKS

1. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett (Putnam Adult)

2. "Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back" by Todd Burpo, Sonja Burpo, Colton Burpo and Lynn Vincent (Thomas Nelson)

3. "One Day" by David Nicholls (Vintage)

4. "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot (Broadway)

5. "Safe Haven" by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing)

6. "Sarah's Key" by Tatiana de Rosnay (St. Martin's Griffin)

7. "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese (Vintage)

8. "Unlikely Friendships: 47 Remarkable Stories from the Animal Kingdom" by Jennifer S. Holland (Workman)

9. "Water for Elephants: A Novel" by Sara Gruen (Algonquin)

10. "Room" by Emma Donoghue (LB/Back Bay)

11. "Outliers: The Story of Success" by Malcolm Gladwell (LB/Back Bay)

12. "The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein (Harper)

13. "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho (HarperOne)

14. "Empire of the Summer Moon" by S.C. Gwynne (Scribner)

15. "The Glass Castle: A Memoir" by Jeannette Walls (Scribner)

Comments

[Donhitt]

03:35 PM on 08/30/2011

why in the hell is George rr martins "A dance with dragons" on this list?! If people would actually read this book instead of going on his fame from his previous books. This book does not even belong in the same class as the rest of the game of thrones books!

[Author Raymoni Love]

12:58 PM on 08/27/2011

FUNDAMENTALLY INSANE: Don't Let the TEA PARTY movement destroy America, by ANN COULTER

Very Good Book

[Indigo1941]

08:00 PM on 08/26/2011

And the e-book list?

[BettyEverdene]

10:02 AM on 08/27/2011

Your name Time Traveler has prompted me to suggest a new e-thriller by Patricia Goodwin, When Two Women Die: An Historical Novella of Marblehead Telling of Two Murders Which Happened There, 301 Years Apart, $2.99 at the Kindle store at Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005D4U4HC A well-written thriller, a real page turner that goes back and forth from colonial days to modern times. Here's a couple of book trailers I found: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQWwCEDMw7A Dazzling Beauty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqBG5buWAJw Psychics

[Indigo1941]

12:01 PM on 08/27/2011

Thanks! I'll check it out.