List of The New York Times number-one books of 2002

The American daily newspaper The New York Times publishes multiple weekly lists ranking the best selling books in the United States. The lists are split in three genres—fiction, nonfiction and children's books. Both the fiction and nonfiction lists are further split into multiple lists.

Fiction

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The following list ranks the number-one best selling fiction books, in the hardcover fiction category.[1]

Date Book Author
January 6 Skipping Christmas John Grisham
January 13
January 20 One Door Away from Heaven Dean Koontz
January 27
February 3 Journey Through Heartsongs Mattie Stepanek
February 10
February 17 The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer Joyce Reardon
February 24 The Summons John Grisham
March 3
March 10
March 17
March 24 2nd Chance James Patterson and Andrew Gross
March 31
April 7 Everything's Eventual Stephen King
April 14
April 21 Three Fates Nora Roberts
April 28 The Nanny Diaries Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
May 5 Daddy's Little Girl Mary Higgins Clark
May 12
May 19 The Shelters of Stone Jean M. Auel
May 26
June 2
June 9
June 16 In This Mountain Jan Karon
June 23
June 30 The Beach House James Patterson and Peter de Jonge
July 7 Hard Eight Janet Evanovich
July 14 The Beach House James Patterson and Peter de Jonge
July 21 The Remnant Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
July 28
August 4
August 11
August 18 The Lovely Bones Alice Sebold
August 25 Red Rabbit Tom Clancy
September 1
September 8
September 15 The Lovely Bones Alice Sebold
September 22
September 29
October 6 Nights in Rodanthe Nicholas Sparks
October 13 From a Buick 8 Stephen King
October 20 The Lovely Bones Alice Sebold
October 27
November 3 "Q" Is for Quarry Sue Grafton
November 10
November 17 Answered Prayers Danielle Steel
November 24 Chesapeake Blue Nora Roberts
December 1
December 8 Four Blind Mice James Patterson
December 15 Prey Michael Crichton
December 22
December 29

Nonfiction

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The following list ranks the number-one best selling nonfiction books, in the hardcover nonfiction category.[2]

Date Book Author
January 6 The No Spin Zone Bill O'Reilly
January 13 John Adams David McCullough
January 20 Bias Bernard Goldberg
January 27
February 3
February 10
February 17
February 24 Shadow Warriors Tom Clancy
March 3
March 10 Bias Bernard Goldberg
March 17
March 24 Stupid White Men Michael Moore
March 31
April 7
April 14
April 21 Lucky Man Michael J. Fox
April 28
May 5
May 12
May 19 Master of the Senate Robert A. Caro
May 26 Lucky Man Michael J. Fox
June 2 American Son Richard Blow
June 9 A Mind at a Time Mel Levine
June 16 The Right Words at the Right Time Marlo Thomas
June 23 Stupid White Men Michael Moore
June 30 You Cannot Be Serious John McEnroe with James Kaplan
July 7
July 14 Slander Ann Coulter
July 21
July 28
August 4
August 11
August 18
August 25
September 1
September 8 Let's Roll! Lisa Beamer with Ken Abraham
September 15
September 22
September 29
October 6
October 13
October 20 Leadership Rudy Giuliani with Ken Kurson
October 27
November 3
November 10
November 17
November 24 Journals Kurt Cobain
December 1 Portrait of a Killer Patricia Cornwell
December 8
December 15 Bush at War Bob Woodward
December 22
December 29

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 2002
  2. ^ "The New York Times Book Review Best Sellers", The New York Times, January 6, 2002