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New York Times Hardcover Fiction Best Sellers:


New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Best Sellers:


New York Times Paperback Mass-Market Fiction Best Sellers:

  • December 11: Immortal Rider by Larissa Ione debuts at #13 (dropped off the list on December 25)
  • December 25: Lawe's Justice by Lora Leigh debuts at #2 (dropped off the list on January 22)
  • November 20: The Guardian by Sherrilyn Kenyon debuts at #5 (dropped off the list on December 25)
  • November 20: Not Your Ordinary Faerie Tale by Christine Warren debuts at #27 (dropped off the list on November 27)
  • November 13: Adam: The Nightwalkers by Jacquelyn Frank debuts at #18 (dropped off the list on November 20)
  • November 13: Star Wars: Riptide by Paul S. Kemp debuts at #19 (dropped off the list on November 20)
  • October 16: The Darkest Surrender by Gena Showalter debuts at #7 (dropped off the list on November 6)
  • October 16: Sexiest Vampire Alive by Kerrelyn Sparks debuts at #12 (dropped off the list on October 30)
  • October 16: Alterant by Sherrilyn Kenyon and Dianna Love debuts at #15 (dropped off the list on October 23)
  • September 25: Lord of the Vampires by Gena Showalter debuts at #34 (dropped off the list on October 2)
  • September 18: Canyons of Night by Jayne Castle debuts at #3 (dropped off the list on October 16)
  • September 18: One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost debuts at #15 (dropped off the list on October 2)
  • September 11: Dark Taste of Rapture by Gena Showalter debuts at #9 (dropped off the list on September 25)
  • August 28: Cowboys & Aliens by Joan D. Vinge debuts at #28 (dropped off the list on September 4)
  • August 14: Monster Hunter Alpha by Larry Correia debuts at #23 (dropped off the list on August 21)
  • July 31: Saga of the Swamp Thing volume 5 by Alan Moore and Rick Veitch debuts at #2 (dropped off the list on August 7)
  • July 24: X-Men: Age of X by Mike Carey and Clay Mann debuts at #3 (dropped off the list on August 7)
  • July 17: Heart of Evil by Heather Graham debuts at #20 (dropped off the list on August 7)
  • July 17: Deeper Than Midnight by Lara Adrian debuts at #3 (dropped off the list on July 31)
  • July 17: Heartless by Gail Carriger debuts at #11 (dropped off the list on July 31)
  • July 17: Kitty's Big Trouble by Carrie Vaughn debuts at #15 (dropped off the list on July 24)
  • June 26: Hunt the Moon by Karen Chance debuts at #11 (dropped off the list on July 10)
  • June 26: Hexed by Ilona Andrews, Yasmine Galenorn, Allyson James, and Jeanne C. Stein debuts at #32 (dropped off the list on July 3)
  • June 19: Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews debuts at #6 (dropped off the list on July 3)
  • June 12:   Frankenstein: The Dead Town by Dean Koontz debuts at #1 (dropped off the list on July 24)
  • May 22: Halo: The Fall of Reach Boot Camp by Brian Reed and Felix Ruiz debuts at #9 (dropped off the list on August 7)
  • May 22: The Unbearable Lightness of Dragons by Katie MacAlister debuts at #21 (dropped off the list on May 29)
  • May 15: Savage Nature by Christine Feehan debuts at #2 (dropped off the list on June 19)
  • April 24: Navarro's Promise by Lora Leigh debuts at #2 (dropped off the list on May 15)
  • April 17: The Darkest Secret by Gena Showalter debuts at #5 (dropped off the list on May 15)
  • April 17: Vampire Mine by Kerrelyn Sparks debuts at #9 (dropped off the list on May 15)
  • April 17: Eternal Rider by Larissa Ione debuts at #15 (dropped off the list on May 1)
  • April 10: Seduce Me in Dreams by Jacquelyn Frank debuts at #14 (dropped off the list on April 17)
  • March 20: Blackout by Rob Thurman debuts at #19 (dropped off the list on March 27)
  • March 13: This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost debuts at #2 (dropped off the list on April 3)
  • March 6:   Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole debuts at #1 (dropped off the list on April 3)
  • February 20: Blood Wyne by Yasmine Galenorn debuts at #15 (dropped off the list on March 6)
  • February 13: Star Wars: Knight Errant by John Jackson Miller debuts at #25 (dropped off the list on March 13)
  • February 13: Dragon Warrior by Janet Chapman debuts at #19 (dropped off the list on February 27)
  • January 23: Master of Smoke by Angela Knight debuts at #13 (dropped off the list on February 13)
  • January 16: Ruthless Game by Christine Feehan debuts at #2 (dropped off the list on February 13)
  • January 16: Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison debuts at #15 (dropped off the list on February 13)
  • January 16: Impact by Douglas Preston debuts at #19 (dropped off the list on February 13)
  • January 16: In Too Deep by Jayne Ann Krentz debuts at #9 (dropped off the list on February 13)
  • January 16: Prospero Burns by Dan Abnett debuts at #16 (dropped off the list on January 23)
  • January 16: Ghouls, Ghouls, Ghouls by Victoria Laurie debuts at #17 (dropped off the list on January 23)


New York Times E-Book Fiction Best Sellers:

  • December 25: Lawe's Justice by Lora Leigh debuts at #10 (dropped off the list on January 1)
  • December 18: Bound by Darkness by Alexandra Ivy debuts at #24 (dropped off the list on December 25)
  • December 18: Reckoning by Jeaniene Frost debuts at #23 (dropped off the list on December 25)
  • December 11: Micro by Michael Crichton and Richard Preston debuts at #10 (dropped off the list on January 8)
  • December 11: Immortal Rider by Larissa Ione debuts at #21 (dropped off the list on December 18)
  • December 4: The Omen Machine by Terry Goodkind debuts at #18 (dropped off the list on December 11)
  • December 4: Star Wars: The Old Republic: Revan by Drew Karpyshyn debuts at #30 (dropped off the list on December 11)
  • November 27:   11/22/63 by Stephen King debuts at #1 (dropped off the list on April 15)
  • November 27: The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson debuts at #13 (dropped off the list on December 4)
  • November 20: The Guardian by Sherrilyn Kenyon debuts at #14 (dropped off the list on November 27)
  • November 20: Drink Deep by Chloe Neill debuts at #19 (dropped off the list on November 27)
  • November 20: The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett debuts at #22 (dropped off the list on November 27)
  • November 13: 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami debuts at #12 (dropped off the list on November 20)
  • November 13: The Night Eternal by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan debuts at #19 (dropped off the list on November 20)
  • November 13: Adam: The Nightwalkers by Jacquelyn Frank debuts at #35 (dropped off the list on November 20)
  • October 30: Snuff by Terry Pratchett debuts at #23 (dropped off the list on November 6)
  • October 16: The Darkest Surrender by Gena Showalter debuts at #14 (dropped off the list on October 23)
  • October 16: Sexiest Vampire Alive by Kerrelyn Sparks debuts at #34 (dropped off the list on October 23)
  • October 9: REAMDE by Neal Stephenson debuts at #15 (dropped off the list on October 16)
  • October 2: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern debuts at #10 (dropped off the list on December 11)
  • September 25: Archangel's Blade by Nalini Singh debuts at #19 (dropped off the list on October 2)
  • September 18: One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost debuts at #11 (dropped off the list on September 25)
  • September 18: Canyons of Night by Jayne Castle debuts at #13 (dropped off the list on September 25)
  • September 18: The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta debuts at #23 (dropped off the list on September 25)
  • September 11: Dark Taste of Rapture by Gena Showalter debuts at #33 (dropped off the list on September 18)
  • August 28: The Magician King by Lev Grossman debuts at #31 (dropped off the list on September 4)
  • August 21: Retribution by Sherrilyn Kenyon debuts at #8 (dropped off the list on August 28)
  • August 14: Ghost Story by Jim Butcher debuts at #5 (dropped off the list on August 28)
  • July 31:   A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin debuts at #1 (dropped off the list on January 22)
  • July 17: Deeper Than Midnight by Lara Adrian debuts at #5 (dropped off the list on July 24)
  • June 26: Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson debuts at #17 (dropped off the list on July 10)
  • June 19: Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews debuts at #11 (dropped off the list on June 26)
  • June 19: The Reluctant Vampire by Lynsay Sands debuts at #27 (dropped off the list on June 26)
  • June 19: Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh debuts at #28 (dropped off the list on June 26)
  • June 12: Frankenstein: The Dead Town by Dean Koontz debuts at #14 (dropped off the list on June 19)
  • May 22:   Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris debuts at #1 (dropped off the list on July 17)
  • May 22: Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill debuts at #21 (dropped off the list on May 29)
  • May 15: Savage Nature by Christine Feehan debuts at #12 (dropped off the list on May 22)
  • May 15: Born of Shadows by Sherrilyn Kenyon debuts at #17 (dropped off the list on May 22)
  • May 8: Quicksilver by Amanda Quick debuts at #13 (dropped off the list on May 15)
  • May 1: The Spell by Heather Killough-Walden debuts at #25 (dropped off the list on May 15)
  • April 24: Navarro's Promise by Lora Leigh debuts at #2 (dropped off the list on May 1)
  • April 24: Consider Phlebas by Ian M. Banks debuts at #17 (dropped off the list on May 1)
  • April 17: The Land of Painted Caves by Jean M. Auel debuts at #3 (dropped off the list on June 5)
  • April 17: Lover Unleashed by J. R. Ward debuts at #4 (dropped off the list on May 8)
  • April 17: The Darkest Secret by Gena Showalter debuts at #12 (dropped off the list on May 1)
  • April 17: Vampire Mine by Kerrelyn Sparks debuts at #19 (dropped off the list on April 24)
  • April 10: A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin debuts at #34 (dropped off the list on October 16)
  • March 20: The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss debuts at #5 (dropped off the list on April 10)
  • March 20: River Marked by Patricia Briggs debuts at #3 (dropped off the list on April 10)
  • March 13: Pale Demon by Kim Harrison debuts at #7 (dropped off the list on March 27)
  • March 13: This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost debuts at #11 (dropped off the list on March 20)
  • March 6: Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole debuts at #7 (dropped off the list on March 13)
  • February 20: Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson debuts at #11 (dropped off the list on February 27)
  • February 27: A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness debuts at #4 (dropped off the list on May 8)
  • February 13: What the Night Knows by Dean Koontz debuts at #11 (dropped off the list on April 10)
  • February 13: Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning debuts at #16 (dropped off the list on March 13)
  • February 13: Archangel's Consult by Nalini Singh debuts at #19 (dropped off the list on February 20)


New York Times Children's Chapter Books Best Sellers:

  • December 25:   Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare debuts at #1 (dropped off the list on February 5)
  • November 20:   The LEGO Ideas Book by Daniel Lipkowitz debuts at #9 (dropped off the list on May 20)
  • November 20: Crossed by Ally Condie debuts at #2 (dropped off the list on April 29)
  • November 20: The Outcasts by John Flanagan debuts at #3 (dropped off the list on December 4)
  • November 13: The Chronicles of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg, et al, debuts at #10 (dropped off the list on November 20)
  • October 23: The Magic of Reality: How We Know What's Really True by Richard Dawkins debuts at #2 (dropped off the list on November 13)
  • October 16: Modelland by Tyra Banks debuts at #2 (dropped off the list on October 23)
  • October 9: Lego Star Wars Character Encyclopedia by DK Publishing debuts at #4 (dropped off the list on April 22)
  • October 2: The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger debuts at #9 (dropped off the list of November 6)
  • September 18: Hades by Alexandra Adornetto debuts at #9 (dropped off the list on September 25)
  • September 11: Darth Paper Strikes Back: An Origami Yoda Book by Tom Angleberger debuts at #5 (dropped off the list on December 18)
  • September 11:   The Power of Six by Pittacus Lore debuts at #1 (at #10 as of November 20)
  • September 11: Bloodlines by Richelle Mead debuts at #2 (dropped off the list on October 9)
  • August 28:   Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans debuts at #1 (dropped off the list on November 20)
  • August 14: Wolfsbane by Andrea Cremer debuts at #5 (dropped off the list on August 28)
  • August 14: Supernaturally by Kiersten White debuts at #9 (dropped off the list on August 21)
  • July 10: Star Wars Character Encyclopedia by DK Publishing debuts at #10 (dropped off the list on Augus 14)
  • June 26: Tiger's Quest by Colleen Houck debuts at #5 (dropped off the list on July 10)
  • May 22:   The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan debuts at #1 (dropped off the list on May 13)
  • May 22: Divergent by Veronica Roth debuts at #6 (dropped off the list on January 29)
  • May 15: Abandon by Meg Cabot debuts at #6 (dropped off the list on May 29)
  • May 8: Eona by Alison Goodman debuts at #5 (dropped off the list on May 15)
  • May 1:   The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide by Stephenie Meyer debuts at #1 (dropped off the list on June 26)
  • May 1: The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong debuts at #3 (dropped off the list on May 15)
  • April 24: The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens debuts at #5 (dropped off the list on July 3)
  • April 10:   Invincible by Sherrilyn Kenyon debuts at #1 (dropped off the list on May 15)
  • April 3:   A World Without Heroes by Brandon Mull debuts at #1 (dropped off the list on May 29)
  • March 20: Demonglass by Rachel Hawkins debuts at #5 (dropped off the list on April 3)
  • February 20: Delerium by Lauren Oliver debuts at #10 (dropped off the list on March 20)
  • February 13: Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck debuts at #6 (dropped off the list on March 13)
  • January 30: Across the Universe by Beth Revis debuts at #7 (dropped off the list on February 20)
  • January 16: Sapphique by Catherine Fisher debuts at #9 (dropped off the list on January 30)
  • January 2:   The Gift by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet debuts at #2 (dropped off the list on April 10)


New York Times Hardcover Graphic Book Best Sellers: