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NPR Bestsellers March 2012

The NPR Bestseller Lists are produced in collaboration with the American Booksellers Association.The lists are compiled from weekly surveys of close to 500 independent bookstores nationwide.

Hardcover Fictionsee full list

Pos. Title Author Weeks on List
NPR Coverage exists denotes NPR coverage
1 NPR Coverage existsDeath Comes to Pemberley P. D. James 12
2 NPR Coverage existsThe Sense Of An Ending Julian Barnes 19
3 NPR Coverage existsThe Paris Wife Paula McLain 53
4 NPR Coverage existsThe Art of Fielding Chad Harbach 23
5 NPR Coverage existsWhat We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank Nathan Englander 2
6 Kill Shot Vince Flynn 3
7 NPR Coverage existsThe Marriage Plot Jeffrey Eugenides 20
8 The House I Loved Tatiana De Rosnay 1
9 NPR Coverage exists1Q84 Haruki Murakami 17
10 NPR Coverage existsState of Wonder Ann Patchett 38
11 NPR Coverage exists11/22/63 Stephen King 16
12 NPR Coverage existsThe Night Circus Erin Morgenstern 24
13 Defending Jacob William Landay 2
14 NPR Coverage existsThe Wolf Gift Anne Rice 2
15 NPR Coverage existsA Dance With Dragons George R.R. Martin 24

 
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Publishers Weekly Bestsellers 4th March 2012

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. “Lone Wolf” by Jodi Picoult (Atria)

2. “Celebrity in Death” by J.D. Robb (Putnam Adult)

3. “A Perfect Blood” by Kim Harrison (Harper Voyager)

4. “Kill Shot” by Vince Flynn (Atria)

5. “Private Games” by James Patterson, Mark Sullivan (Little, Brown)6. “Defending Jacob” by William Landay (Delacorte Press)

7. “The Wolf Gift” by Anne Rice (Knopf)

8. “I’ve Got Your Number” by Sophie Kinsella (Dial Press)

9. “The Shadow Patrol” by Alex Berenson (Putnam)

10. “11/22/63″ by Stephen King (Scribner)

11. “Sonoma Rose” by Jennifer Chiaverini (Dutton)

12. “Death Comes to Pemberley” by P.D. James (Knopf)

13. “Home Front” by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s)

14. “A Dance with Dragons” by George R.R. Martin (Bantam)

15. “The House I Loved” by Tatiana de Rosnay (St. Martin’s)

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. “American Sniper: The autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History” by Chris Kyle, Jim DeFelice and Scott McEwen (Morrow)

2. “Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think” by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler (Free Press)

3. “The End of Illness” by David Agus (Free Press)

4. “Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever” by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard (Henry Holt and Co.)

5. “The World of Downtown Abbey” by Jessica Fellowes (St. Martin’s)

6. “Steve Jobs: A Biography” by Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster)

7. “Indivisible: Restoring Faith, Family, and Freedom Before It’s Too Late” by James Robison and Jay W. Richards (FaithWords)

8. “The Start-Up of You” by Reid Hoffman & Ben Casnocha (Crown)

9. “Yes! Energy: The Equation to Do Less, Make More” by Loral Langemeier (Hay House)

10. “Ameritopia: The Unmaking of America” by Mark R. Levin (Threshold Editions)

11. “The 17 Day Diet” by Dr. Mike Moreno (Free Press)

12. “Quiet” by Susan Cain (Crown)

13. “Behind the Beautiful Forevers” by Katherine Boo (Random House)

14. “Unbroken” by Laura Hillenbrand (Random House)15. “One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are” by Ann Voskamp (Zondervan)

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS

1. “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest” by Stieg Larsson (Vintage)

2. “Against All Enemies” by Tom Clancy with Peter Telep (Berkley)

3. “The Girl Who Played with Fire” by Stieg Larsson (Vintage)

4. “Tom Clancy Presents: Act of Valor” by Dick Couch and George Galdorisi (Berkley)

5. “44 Charles Street” by Danielle Steel (Dell)

6. “A Game of Thrones” by George R.R. Martin (Bantam)

7. “Lucky Penny” by Catherine Anderson (Signet)

8. “The 9th Judgement” by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro (Vision)

9. “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” by Stieg Larsson (Vintage)

10. “Crunch Time” by Diane Mott Davidson (Avon)

11. “Bonnie” by Iris Johansen (St. Martin’s)

12. “The Lucky One” by Nicholas Sparks (Vision)

13. “Bennett and Camilla” by Nora Roberts (Silhouette)

14. “Carte Blanche” by Jeffery Deaver (Pocket Star)

15. “Cold Vengeance” by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (Grand Central)

TRADE PAPERBACKS

1. “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest” by Stieg Larsson (Vintage)

2. “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett (Putnam Adult)

3. “The Vow” by Kim & Krickitt Carpenter with Dana Wilkerson (B&H)

4. “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)

5. “The Tiger’s Wife: A Novel” by Tea Obreht (Random House)6. “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” by Stieg Larsson (Vintage)7. “Bossypants” by Tina Fey (Back Bay/Reagan Arthur)

8. “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” by Jonathan Safran Foer (Mariner)

9. “Kill Me If You Can” by James Patterson, Marshall Karp (Grand Central)

10. “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot (Broadway)

11. “The Girl Who Played with Fire” by Stieg Larsson (Vintage)

12. “Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey” by The Countess of Carnarvon (Broadway)

13. “Save Me” by Lisa Scottoline (St. Martin’s Griffin)

14. “The Devil in the White City: A Saga of Magic and Murder at the Fair that Changed America” by Erik Larson (Vintage)

15. “The Weird Sisters” by Eleanor Brown (Berkley)

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Bestsellers March 2012

Best Sellers       New York Times  

COMBINED PRINT & E-BOOK FICTION

  1. CELEBRITY IN DEATH,by J. D. Robb
  2. THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST,by Stieg Larsson
  3. A PERFECT BLOOD,by Kim Harrison
  4. KILL SHOT,by Vince Flynn
  5. DEFENDING JACOB, by William Landay
 

COMBINED PRINT & E-BOOK NONFICTION

  1. THE VOW,by Kim and Krickitt Carpenter with Dana Wilkerson
  2. HEAVEN IS FOR REAL,by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent
  3. AMERICAN SNIPER,by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice
  4. STEVE JOBS,by Walter Isaacson
  5. KILLING LINCOLN, by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard
 

HARDCOVER FICTION

  1. CELEBRITY IN DEATH,by J. D. Robb
  2. A PERFECT BLOOD,by Kim Harrison
  3. KILL SHOT,by Vince Flynn
  4. PRIVATE GAMES,by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan
  5. THE WOLF GIFT, by Anne Rice
 

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

  1. AMERICAN SNIPER,by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice
  2. ABUNDANCE,by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler
  3. KILLING LINCOLN,by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard
  4. STEVE JOBS,by Walter Isaacson
  5. INDIVISIBLE, by James Robison and Jay W. Richards
 

PAPERBACK TRADE FICTION

  1. THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST,by Stieg Larsson
  2. THE HELP,by Kathryn Stockett
  3. THE TIGER’S WIFE,by Téa Obreht
  4. THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO,by Stieg Larsson
  5. EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE, by Jonathan Safran Foer

Paperback Mass-Market Fiction

  1. THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST,by Stieg Larsson
  2. AGAINST ALL ENEMIES,by Tom Clancy with Peter Telep
  3. 44 CHARLES STREET,by Danielle Steel
  4. THE 9TH JUDGMENT,by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
  5. THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE, by Stieg Larsson

Paperback Nonfiction

  1. THE VOW,by Kim and Krickitt Carpenter with Dana Wilkerson
  2. HEAVEN IS FOR REAL,by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent
  3. BOSSYPANTS,by Tina Fey
  4. THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS,by Rebecca Skloot
  5. LADY ALMINA AND THE REAL DOWNTON ABBEY, by The Countess of Carnarvon

E-Book Fiction

  1. CELEBRITY IN DEATH,by J. D. Robb
  2. A PERFECT BLOOD,by Kim Harrison
  3. THE SWEETEST THING,by Barbara Freethy
  4. DEFENDING JACOB,by William Landay
  5. KILL SHOT, by Vince Flynn

E-Book Nonfiction

  1. THE VOW,by Kim and Krickitt Carpenter with Dana Wilkerson
  2. WASHINGTON’S CROSSING,by David Hackett Fischer
  3. HEAVEN IS FOR REAL,by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent
  4. AMERICAN SNIPER,by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice
  5. STEVE JOBS, by Walter Isaacson

Hardcover Advice & Misc.

  1. THE END OF ILLNESS,by David B. Agus with Kristin Loberg
  2. THE WORLD OF DOWNTON ABBEY,by Jessica Fellowes
  3. START-UP OF YOU,by Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha
  4. YES! ENERGY,by Loral Langemeier
  5. THE 17 DAY DIET, by Mike Moreno

Paperback Advice & Misc.

  1. THE HUNGER GAMES TRIBUTE GUIDE,by Emily Seife
  2. THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES,by Gary Chapman
  3. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING,by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel
  4. THE HUNGER GAMES,by Kate Egan
  5. THE HAPPINESS PROJECT, by Gretchen Rubin

Children’s Picture Books

  1. THE LORAX,by Dr. Seuss
  2. A BALL FOR DAISY,by Chris Raschka
  3. FANCY NANCY AND THE MERMAID BALLET,by Jane O’Connor. Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser
  4. WHAT COLOR IS MY WORLD?,by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld. Illustrated by Ben Boos and A.G. Ford
  5. HEAVEN IS FOR REAL FOR KIDS, by Todd and Sonja Burpo. Illustrated by Wilson Ong

Children’s Chapter Books

  1. THE FAULT IN OUR STARS,by John Green
  2. MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN,by Ransom Riggs
  3. THE SON OF NEPTUNE,by Rick Riordan
  4. THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET,by Brian Selznick
  5. THE LEGO IDEAS BOOK, by Daniel Lipkowitz

Children’s Paperback Books

  1. THE BOOK THIEF,by Markus Zusak
  2. WAR HORSE,by Michael Morpurgo
  3. TEA FOR TWO,by Jane O’Connor. Illustrated by Carolyn Bracken
  4. A WORLD WITHOUT HEROES,by Brandon Mull
  5. SWITCHED, by Amanda Hocking

Children’s Series

  1. THE HUNGER GAMES,by Suzanne Collins
  2. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID,written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney
  3. THE 39 CLUES,by various authors
  4. INHERITANCE,by Christopher Paolini
  5. PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS, by Rick Riordan

Hardcover Graphic Books

  1. FABLES: THE DELUXE EDITION, BOOK FOUR,by Bill Willingham and others
  2. BATMAN: THE BLACK MIRROR,by Scott Snyder and Jock
  3. THE WALKING DEAD, BOOK 1,by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard
  4. FANTASTIC FOUR: SEASON ONE,by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and David Marquez
  5. AMERICAN VAMPIRE, VOL. 3, by Scott Snyder and others

Paperback Graphic Books

  1. THE WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM,by Robert Kirkman and others
  2. THE WALKING DEAD, VOL. 15,by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard
  3. AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER, PART 1,by Gene Luen Yang and others
  4. BATMAN: GATES OF GOTHAM,by Scott Snyder and Kyle Higgins
  5. THE WALKING DEAD, VOL. 1, by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore

Manga

  1. NAOKI URASAWA’S 20TH CENTURY BOYS, VOL. 19,by Naoki Urasawa
  2. XXXHOLIC, VOL. 19,by Clamp
  3. TENJO TENGE: FULL CONTACT EDITION 2-IN-1, VOL. 5,by Oh Great
  4. POKEMON BLACK AND WHITE, VOL. 5,by Hidenori Kusaka
  5. DURARARA!!, VOL. 1, by Ryohgo Narita and Akiyo Satorigi

Combined Hardcover & Paperback Fiction

  1. THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST,by Stieg Larsson
  2. CELEBRITY IN DEATH,by J. D. Robb
  3. A PERFECT BLOOD,by Kim Harrison
  4. KILL SHOT,by Vince Flynn
  5. PRIVATE GAMES, by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan

Combined Hardcover & Paperback Nonfiction

  1. AMERICAN SNIPER,by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice
  2. THE VOW,by Kim and Krickitt Carpenter with Dana Wilkerson
  3. ABUNDANCE,by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler
  4. HEAVEN IS FOR REAL,by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent
  5. KILLING LINCOLN, by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard

Hardcover Business Books

  1. STEVE JOBS,by Walter Isaacson
  2. THINKING, FAST AND SLOW,by Daniel Kahneman
  3. START-UP OF YOU,by Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha
  4. TAKE THE STAIRS,by Rory Vaden
  5. GREAT BY CHOICE, by Jim Collins and Morten T. Hansen

Paperback Business Books

  1. OUTLIERS,by Malcolm Gladwell
  2. MONEYBALL,by Michael Lewis
  3. MONEY CLASS,by Suze Orman
  4. TIPPING POINT,by Malcolm Gladwell
  5. BIG SHORT, by Michael Lewis

Political Books

  1. AMERITOPIA,by Mark R. Levin
  2. AMERICAN SNIPER,by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice
  3. KILLING LINCOLN,by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard
  4. UNBROKEN,by Laura Hillenbrand
  5. BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS, by Katherine Boo
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New Title: The Hairy Bikers Big Book of Baking

Title: The Hairy Bikers’ Big Book of Baking

Author: Hairy Bikers, Si King and Dave Myers

  • Hardcover:256 pages
  • Publisher:W&N; Hardback edition (1 Mar 2012)
  • LanguageEnglish
  • ISBN-10:0297863266
  • ISBN-13:978-0297863267
  • Product Dimensions: 25 x 19.2 x 3.4 cm

Product Description

With their irrepressible enthusiasm for great food, Si King and Dave Myers AKA the Hairy Bikers travel the length and breadth of Europe to discover the best baking recipes from the Continent. From Norway to Southern Spain, the boys eat their way across ten countries, making friends and swapping recipes along the way. They discover the ultimate Black Forest Gateaux in Germany, the most incredible pastries in Southern France and cook cakes that will tickle the tastebuds of all home bakers. This is a welcome return of the Hairy Bakers. These recipes will delight and will bring a freshness to all home baking.

 

About the Author

Si King hails from North East England and is a big, blond bearded biker with an infectious laugh. His love of food was established at a young age when his father bought exotic ingredients back from his Royal Navy voyages. Born and bred in Barrow-in-Furness, Dave Myers joined the BBC as a make-up artist, and while travelling the world with hit TV series he picked up recipes with Si, Dave’s travelling companion and the other half of the Hairy Bikers.

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Book Recommendation: The Paris Wife

Title: The Paris Wife

Author:  Paula McLain

  • Paperback:400 pages
  • Publisher:Virago (5 Jan 2012)
  • LanguageEnglish
  • ISBN-10:1844086682
  • ISBN-13:978-1844086689
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 2.6 cm

Product Description

Chicago, 1920: Hadley Richardson is a shy twenty-eight-year-old who has all but given up on love and happiness when she meets Ernest Hemingway and is captivated by his energy, intensity and burning ambition to write. After a whirlwind courtship and wedding, the pair set sail for France. But glamorous Jazz Age Paris, full of artists and writers, fuelled by alcohol and gossip, is no place for family life and fidelity. Ernest and Hadley’s marriage begins to founder, and the birth of a beloved son serves only to drive them further apart. Then, at last, Ernest’s ferocious literary endeavours begin to bring him recognition – not least from a woman intent on making him her own . . .

 

About the Author

Paula McLain received an MFA in poetry from the University of Michigan and has been awarded fellowships from Yaddo, the MacDowell Colony, and the National Endowment for the Arts. She is the author of two collections of poetry, as well as a memoir, Like Family, and a novel, A Ticket to Ride. She lives in Cleveland with her family.

 
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New Title: Phantom

Title: Phantom

Authors: Jo Nesbo and Don Bartlett

  • Hardcover:464 pages
  • Publisher:Harvill Secker (15 Mar 2012)
  • ISBN-10:1846555213
  • ISBN-13:978-1846555213
  • Product Dimensions: 24 x 16.2 x 4 cm

Product Description

THE MURDER HAS BEEN SOLVED. BUT HAS JUSTICE BEEN DONE?

 Harry Hole is back in Oslo. He’s been away for some time, but his ghosts have a way of catching up with him. The case that brings him back is already closed. There is no room for doubt: the young junkie was shot dead by a fellow addict.

 THE POLICE DON’T WANT HIM BACK…

 Denied permission to reopen the investigation, Harry strikes out on his own. Beneath the city’s eerie tranquillity, he discovers a trail of violence and mysterious disappearances seemingly unnoticed by the police. At every turn Harry is faced with a conspiracy of silence.

 THE CRIMINALS DON’T WANT HIM BACK…

 Harry is not the only one who is interested in the case. From the moment he steps off the plane, someone is watching his every move and tracing his every call.

 SOMEONE WANTS HIM SILENCED.

 About the Author
Jo Nesbo is a musician, songwriter, economist and author. His first crime novel featuring Harry Hole was published in Norway in 1997 and was an instant hit, winning the Glass Key Award for best Nordic crime novel (an accolade shared with Peter Høeg, Henning Mankell and Stieg Larsson). Phantom is the seventh of Nesbo’s Harry Hole novels to be translated into English. Check out www.jonesbo.co.uk.
 
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Book Recommendation: A Sentimental Traitor

Title: A Sentimental Traitor

Author:  Michael Dobbs

  • Hardcover:400 pages
  • Publisher:Simon & Schuster Ltd (16 Feb 2012)
  • LanguageEnglish
  • ISBN-10:0857203673
  • ISBN-13:978-0857203670
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16 x 3.6 cm

Product Description

A missile tears a passenger plane from the skies over London. Everyone on board is killed, including thirty-seven special children. As terror turns to international chaos, can the government survive…? Who would have killed them? And why? When Harry Jones starts searching for answers, he stumbles into the middle of a plot that stretches from Russia to the Islamic revolution in Egypt, from the shores of the Caspian Sea to an ancient church in rural Wiltshire. Yet every lead he pursues finds its way back to the secret corners of Brussels and a British woman named Patricia Vaine. She and Harry are doomed to fight their battle to the death. Their own lives, and the future of an entire continent, are at stake in what develops into the greatest political power game since the end of the Second World War. For this is a plot not just to take over one country but the whole of Europe. And in this deadly game, the victors will claim total victory – unless Harry Jones can stop them…

 

About the Author

Michael Dobbs – Baron Dobbs of Wylye – is an active member of the House of Lords and an internationally bestselling author who has never been far from controversy. He has worked at the centre of British politics for Margaret Thatcher, John Major and now David Cameron, and was once described as ‘Westminster’s baby-faced hit man’. He is the author of 17 thrillers, including House of Cards which became a hugely successful television drama, and three previous Harry Jones thrillers, The Lords’ Day, The Edge of Madness and The Reluctant Hero. He tries to live quietly near a pub and a church in Wiltshire. For more information, go to www.michaeldobbs.com.