Sunday, August 04, 2002
I found a couple hidden gems and surprises on this list. Reminded me how strong backlist and classic summer reading can be for sales...
The Book Sense Extended Bestseller List: Trade Paperback Fiction
The Book Sense Extended Bestseller List for trade paperback fiction,
published Thursday, July 25, for sales during the week ended Sunday,
July 28, and based on reporting from more than 300 independent
bookstores across the U.S.:
1. Empire Falls by Richard Russo (Vintage)
2. Bel Canto by Ann Patchett (Perennial)
3. The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint by Brady Udall (Vintage)
4. How to Be Good by Nick Hornby (Riverhead)
5. Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris (Perennial)
6. Back When We Were Grownups by Anne Tyler (Ballantine)
7. Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks (Penguin )
8. Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon (Picador)
9. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant (Picador)
10. Little Altars Everywhere by Rebecca Wells (Perennial)
11. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
(Perennial)
12. Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner (Washington Square)
13. Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson (Warner )
14. Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver (Perennial)
15. Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier (Plume)
16. The Fourth Hand by John Irving (Ballantine)
17. The Last Time They Met by Anita Shreve (Back Bay)
18. Choke by Chuck Palahniuk (Anchor)
19. Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani (Ballantine)
20. At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon (Penguin)
21. Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind by Ann B. Ross (Perennial)
22. Bee Season by Myla Goldberg (Knopf)
23. Ex Libris by Ross King (Penguin)
24. The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood (Anchor)
25. Slammerkin by Emma Donoghue (Harvest)
26. Miss Julia Takes Over by Ann B. Ross (Penguin)
27. Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse by Louise Erdrich
(Perennial)
28. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (Penguin)
29. High Maintenance by Jennifer Belle (Riverhead)
30. Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland (Penguin)
31. A Common Life by Jan Karon (Penguin)
32. Amsterdam by Ian McEwan (Anchor)
33. Running in Heels by Anna Maxted (Regan)
34. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (S&S)
35. About a Boy by Nick Hornby (Riverhead)
36. Almost: A Novel by Elizabeth Benedict (Mariner)
37. The Good German by Joseph Kanon (Picador)
38. Mr. Maybe by Jane Green (Broadway)
39. Straight Man by Richard Russo (Vintage)
40. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (Perennial)
41. Ahab's Wife by Sena Jeter Naslund (Perennial)
42. Cordina's Royal Family by Nora Roberts (Silhouette)
43. The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver (HarperCollins)
44. Bread Alone by Judith Ryan Hendricks (Perennial)
45. Big Cherry Holler by Adriana Trigiani (Ballantine)
46. The Paris Option by Robert Ludlum, Gayle Lynds (Griffin)
47. Women of the Silk by Gail Tsukiyama (St Martin's)
48. Ishmael by Daniel Quinn (Ballantine)
49. A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines (Vintage)
50. Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella (Delta)
51. Swimming by Joanna Hershon (Ballantine)
52. Entering Normal by Anne D. Leclaire (Ballantine)
53. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (Perennial)
54. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway (S&S)
55. Dark Star by Alan Furst (Random)
56. No Great Mischief by Alistair MacLeod (Vintage)
57. These High, Green Hills by Jan Karon (Penguin)
58. Never Change by Elizabeth Berg (Washington Square)
59. Shopgirl by Steve Martin (Hyperion)
60. Magical Worlds of Harry Potter by David Colbert (Berkley)
61. The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien (Broadway)
62. Best Friends by Martha Moody (Riverhead)
63. Sister of My Heart by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (Bantam)
64. When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro (Vintage)
65. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (S&S)
66. Icy Sparks by Gwyn Hyman Rubio (Penguin)
67. A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway (S&S)
68. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (HarperCollins)
69. Cranberry Queen by Kathleen DeMarco (Talk Miramax)
70. The Samurai's Garden by Gail Tsukiyama (St Martin's)
71. The Dying Animal by Philip Roth (Vintage)
72. The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien (Mariner)
73. Island by Alistair MacLeod (Vintage)
74. Folly by Laurie R. King (Bantam)
75. Snow Mountain Passage by James D. Houston (Harvest Books)
76. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (Penguin)
77. Jemima J by Jane Green (Broadway)
78. Fortune's Rocks by Anita Shreve (Back Bay)
79. Priestess of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley, Diana L. Paxson
(Roc)
80. Someone Like You by Cathi Kelly (Plume)
81. The Shipping News by Annie Proulx (S&S)
82. These Granite Islands by Sarah Stonich (Back Bay)
83. Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri (Mariner)
84. The Flight of the Maidens by Jane Gardam (Plume)
85. Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner (Penguin)
86. Wicked by Gregory Maguire (HarperCollins)
87. Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald (Scribner)
88. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (Perennial)
89. A River Out of Eden by John Hockenberry (Anchor)
90. Night Soldiers by Alan Furst (Random)
91. The Autobiography of Vivian by Sherrie Krantz (Ballantine)
92. White Teeth by Zadie Smith (Vintage)
93. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden (Vintage)
94. The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield (Warner)
95. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis
Stevenson (Dover)
96. The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory (Scribner)
97. The Language of Threads by Gail Tsukiyama (Griffin)
98. Moon Women by Pamela Duncan (Delta)
99. The Good People of New York by Thisbe Nissen (Anchor)
100. Housewrights by Art Corriveau (Penguin)
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The Book Sense Extended Bestseller List: Trade Paperback Fiction
The Book Sense Extended Bestseller List for trade paperback fiction,
published Thursday, July 25, for sales during the week ended Sunday,
July 28, and based on reporting from more than 300 independent
bookstores across the U.S.:
1. Empire Falls by Richard Russo (Vintage)
2. Bel Canto by Ann Patchett (Perennial)
3. The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint by Brady Udall (Vintage)
4. How to Be Good by Nick Hornby (Riverhead)
5. Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris (Perennial)
6. Back When We Were Grownups by Anne Tyler (Ballantine)
7. Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks (Penguin )
8. Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon (Picador)
9. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant (Picador)
10. Little Altars Everywhere by Rebecca Wells (Perennial)
11. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
(Perennial)
12. Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner (Washington Square)
13. Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson (Warner )
14. Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver (Perennial)
15. Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier (Plume)
16. The Fourth Hand by John Irving (Ballantine)
17. The Last Time They Met by Anita Shreve (Back Bay)
18. Choke by Chuck Palahniuk (Anchor)
19. Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani (Ballantine)
20. At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon (Penguin)
21. Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind by Ann B. Ross (Perennial)
22. Bee Season by Myla Goldberg (Knopf)
23. Ex Libris by Ross King (Penguin)
24. The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood (Anchor)
25. Slammerkin by Emma Donoghue (Harvest)
26. Miss Julia Takes Over by Ann B. Ross (Penguin)
27. Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse by Louise Erdrich
(Perennial)
28. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (Penguin)
29. High Maintenance by Jennifer Belle (Riverhead)
30. Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland (Penguin)
31. A Common Life by Jan Karon (Penguin)
32. Amsterdam by Ian McEwan (Anchor)
33. Running in Heels by Anna Maxted (Regan)
34. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (S&S)
35. About a Boy by Nick Hornby (Riverhead)
36. Almost: A Novel by Elizabeth Benedict (Mariner)
37. The Good German by Joseph Kanon (Picador)
38. Mr. Maybe by Jane Green (Broadway)
39. Straight Man by Richard Russo (Vintage)
40. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (Perennial)
41. Ahab's Wife by Sena Jeter Naslund (Perennial)
42. Cordina's Royal Family by Nora Roberts (Silhouette)
43. The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver (HarperCollins)
44. Bread Alone by Judith Ryan Hendricks (Perennial)
45. Big Cherry Holler by Adriana Trigiani (Ballantine)
46. The Paris Option by Robert Ludlum, Gayle Lynds (Griffin)
47. Women of the Silk by Gail Tsukiyama (St Martin's)
48. Ishmael by Daniel Quinn (Ballantine)
49. A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines (Vintage)
50. Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella (Delta)
51. Swimming by Joanna Hershon (Ballantine)
52. Entering Normal by Anne D. Leclaire (Ballantine)
53. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (Perennial)
54. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway (S&S)
55. Dark Star by Alan Furst (Random)
56. No Great Mischief by Alistair MacLeod (Vintage)
57. These High, Green Hills by Jan Karon (Penguin)
58. Never Change by Elizabeth Berg (Washington Square)
59. Shopgirl by Steve Martin (Hyperion)
60. Magical Worlds of Harry Potter by David Colbert (Berkley)
61. The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien (Broadway)
62. Best Friends by Martha Moody (Riverhead)
63. Sister of My Heart by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (Bantam)
64. When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro (Vintage)
65. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (S&S)
66. Icy Sparks by Gwyn Hyman Rubio (Penguin)
67. A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway (S&S)
68. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (HarperCollins)
69. Cranberry Queen by Kathleen DeMarco (Talk Miramax)
70. The Samurai's Garden by Gail Tsukiyama (St Martin's)
71. The Dying Animal by Philip Roth (Vintage)
72. The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien (Mariner)
73. Island by Alistair MacLeod (Vintage)
74. Folly by Laurie R. King (Bantam)
75. Snow Mountain Passage by James D. Houston (Harvest Books)
76. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (Penguin)
77. Jemima J by Jane Green (Broadway)
78. Fortune's Rocks by Anita Shreve (Back Bay)
79. Priestess of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley, Diana L. Paxson
(Roc)
80. Someone Like You by Cathi Kelly (Plume)
81. The Shipping News by Annie Proulx (S&S)
82. These Granite Islands by Sarah Stonich (Back Bay)
83. Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri (Mariner)
84. The Flight of the Maidens by Jane Gardam (Plume)
85. Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner (Penguin)
86. Wicked by Gregory Maguire (HarperCollins)
87. Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald (Scribner)
88. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (Perennial)
89. A River Out of Eden by John Hockenberry (Anchor)
90. Night Soldiers by Alan Furst (Random)
91. The Autobiography of Vivian by Sherrie Krantz (Ballantine)
92. White Teeth by Zadie Smith (Vintage)
93. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden (Vintage)
94. The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield (Warner)
95. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis
Stevenson (Dover)
96. The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory (Scribner)
97. The Language of Threads by Gail Tsukiyama (Griffin)
98. Moon Women by Pamela Duncan (Delta)
99. The Good People of New York by Thisbe Nissen (Anchor)
100. Housewrights by Art Corriveau (Penguin)
