| THIS WEEK | LAST WEEK | HARDCOVER FICTION | WEEKS ON LIST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | THE TARGET, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central.) As the government hit man Will Robie and his partner, Jessica Reel, prepare for a mission, they face a new adversary. | 2 | |
| 2 | NATCHEZ BURNING, by Greg Iles. (Morrow/HarperCollins.) Penn Cage, a former prosecutor in Natchez, Miss., delves into the secrets of his father, a doctor who has been accused of murdering an African-American nurse. | 1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | THE GOLDFINCH, by Donna Tartt. (Little, Brown.) A painting smuggled out of the Metropolitan Museum of Art after a bombing becomes a boy’s prize, guilt and burden. | 28 | |
| 4 | 4 | THE COLLECTOR, by Nora Roberts. (Putnam.) A writer travels the world of affluent art collectors to learn the truth about what appears to be a murder/suicide. | 3 | |
| 5 | * | 3 | CHESTNUT STREET, by Maeve Binchy. (Knopf.) Binchy, who died in 2012, depicts ordinary lives in Dublin. | 2 |
| 6 | 8 | THE INVENTION OF WINGS, by Sue Monk Kidd. (Viking.) The relationship between a wealthy Charleston girl, Sarah Grimké, who will grow up to become a prominent abolitionist, and the slave she is given for her 11th birthday. | 17 | |
| 7 | 7 | I'VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN, by Mary Higgins Clark. (Simon & Schuster.) The producer of a true-crime show must contend with participants with secrets. | 5 | |
| 8 | 5 | THE SERPENT OF VENICE, by Christopher Moore. (Morrow/HarperCollins.) A farcical mash-up of “Merchant of Venice,” “Othello” and “The Cask of Amontillado.” | 2 | |
| 9 | * | 11 | KEEP QUIET, by Lisa Scottoline. (St. Martin's.) A father hides a terrible secret to protect his son. | 4 |
| 10 | 9 | NYPD RED 2, by James Patterson and Marshall Karp. (Little, Brown.) Detective Zach Jordan is called in when the body of a woman is discovered in the Central Park. New York Times Bestsellers top 10 |
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Tuesday, May 13, 2014
New York Times Bestsellers
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Saturday, May 11, 2013
New York Times Bestsellers
| THIS WEEK | LAST WEEK | HARDCOVER FICTION | WEEKS ON LIST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12TH OF NEVER, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. (Little, Brown.) One week after the birth of her baby, Detective Lindsay Boxer must return to work to investigate a string of grisly murders; a Women’s Murder Club novel. | 1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | THE HIT, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central.) The government hitman Will Robie uncovers a serious threat as he attempts to take out a fellow assassin who has gone rogue. | 2 | |
| 3 | 2 | WHISKEY BEACH, by Nora Roberts. (Putnam.) A former criminal attorney who has been acquitted of his wife’s murder retreats to his family home on a New England cliff. | 3 | |
| 4 | BEST KEPT SECRET, by Jeffrey Archer. (St. Martin's.) In Volume 3 of the Clifton Chronicles, the focus shifts to a new generation — Sebastian, the son of Harry and Emma Clifton. | 1 | ||
| 5 | * | NOS4A2, by Joe Hill. (Morrow/HarperCollins.) In a creepy battle between real and imaginary worlds, a brave biker chick is pitted against a ghoulish villain who lures children to a place where it is always Christmas. | 1 | |
| 6 | 7 | DADDY'S GONE A HUNTING, by Mary Higgins Clark. (Simon & Schuster.) Two sisters are threatened by a dark secret from their family's past. | 4 | |
| 7 | * | 8 | GONE GIRL, by Gillian Flynn. (Crown.) A woman disappears on her fifth anniversary; is her husband a killer? | 48 |
| 8 | 3 | FLY AWAY, by Kristin Hannah. (St. Martin's.) A woman must deal with her personal issues before she can keep her promise to help the family of her deceased friend. | 2 | |
| 9 | * | 5 | LIFE AFTER LIFE, by Kate Atkinson. (Little, Brown.) A woman appears in different versions of the same events, centered on World War II. | 5 |
| 10 | 4 | PARIS, by Edward Rutherfurd. (Doubleday.) Characters real and imaginary in the City of Light. | 2 | |
| 11 | 9 | THE BURGESS BOYS, by Elizabeth Strout. (Random House.) Two brothers, both lawyers, come together in a small Maine town to defend their troubled nephew. | 6 | |
| 12 | THE APPLE ORCHARD, by Susan Wiggs. (Harlequin Mira.) When a woman inherits half a hundred-acre apple orchard in Sonoma County to be shared with a half-sister she never knew she had, she discovers the pleasures of family and love. | 1 | ||
| 13 | * | 12 | THE INTERESTINGS, by Meg Wolitzer. (Riverhead.) Six friends meet in the 1970s at a summer arts camp, and pursue success, and one another, over succeeding decades. | 4 |
| 14 | 14 | A DANCE WITH DRAGONS, by George R. R. Martin. (Bantam.) Book 5 of "A Song of Ice and Fire." | 71 | |
| 15 | 6 | WEDDING NIGHT, by Sophie Kinsella. (Dial.) A woman tries to break up her sister’s impulsive marriage. | 2 | |
| 16 | * | SOMEDAY, SOMEDAY, MAYBE, by Lauren Graham. (Ballantine.) A young actress tries to make it in New York City, by a star of “Gilmore Girls” and “Parenthood.” | 1 | |
Sunday, May 5, 2013
New York Times Bestsellers
So here is the latest from the New York Times on what the latest top sellers are:
Now, what looks interesting to is Paris, Life after Life, and the Burgess Boys (which I keep hearing about and still haven't read) because they seem different than anything else that I have read. Any votes or opinions from the public?
| THIS WEEK | LAST WEEK | HARDCOVER FICTION | WEEKS ON LIST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE HIT, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central.) The government hitman Will Robie uncovers a serious threat as he attempts to take out a fellow assassin who has gone rogue. | 1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | WHISKEY BEACH, by Nora Roberts. (Putnam.) A former criminal attorney who has been acquitted of his wife’s murder retreats to his family home on a New England cliff. | 2 | |
| 3 | FLY AWAY, by Kristin Hannah. (St. Martin's.) A woman must deal with her personal issues before she can keep her promise to help the family of her deceased friend. | 1 | ||
| 4 | PARIS, by Edward Rutherfurd. (Doubleday.) Characters real and imaginary in the City of Light. | 1 | ||
| 5 | 3 | LIFE AFTER LIFE, by Kate Atkinson. (Little, Brown.) A woman appears in different versions of the same events, centered on World War II. | 4 | |
| 6 | WEDDING NIGHT, by Sophie Kinsella. (Dial.) A woman tries to break up her sister’s impulsive marriage. | 1 | ||
| 7 | 2 | DADDY'S GONE A HUNTING, by Mary Higgins Clark. (Simon & Schuster.) Two sisters are threatened by a dark secret from their family's past. | 3 | |
| 8 | 4 | GONE GIRL, by Gillian Flynn. (Crown.) A woman disappears on her fifth anniversary; is her husband a killer? | 47 | |
| 9 | 6 | THE BURGESS BOYS, by Elizabeth Strout. (Random House.) Two brothers, both lawyers, come together in a small Maine town to defend their troubled nephew. | 5 | |
| 10 | THE MYSTERY WOMAN, by Amanda Quick. (Putnam.) The second book of a new Victorian paranormal series, Ladies of Lantern Street, by Jayne Ann Krentz, writing pseudonymously. |
Now, what looks interesting to is Paris, Life after Life, and the Burgess Boys (which I keep hearing about and still haven't read) because they seem different than anything else that I have read. Any votes or opinions from the public?
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