New York Times

Graphic Books

 

 

Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE BOOK OF GENESIS: ILLUSTRATED, by R. Crumb
2. FINAL CRISIS: LEGION OF THREE WORLDS, by Geoff Johns and George Perez
3. THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ, by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young
4. ULTIMATUM, by Jeph Loeb and David Finch
5. THE WALKING DEAD, BOOK 1, by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard

Paperback Nonfiction

 

 

Top 5 at a Glance
1. FREAKONOMICS, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
2. THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
3. I HOPE THEY SERVE BEER IN HELL, by Tucker Max
4. THE GLASS CASTLE, by Jeannette Walls
5. BLINK, by Malcolm Gladwell

 

Hardcover Nonfiction

 

 

Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE BOOK OF BASKETBALL, by Bill Simmons
2. SUPERFREAKONOMICS, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
3. HAVE A LITTLE FAITH, by Mitch Albom
4. WHAT THE DOG SAW, by Malcolm Gladwell
5. ARGUING WITH IDIOTS, written and edited by Glenn Beck, Kevin Balfe and others

 

Children's Books

 

Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE CHRISTMAS SWEATER, adapted by Chris Schoebinger from the story by Glenn Beck
2. LEGO STAR WARS, by Simon Beecroft
3. JULIE ANDREWS’S COLLECTION OF POEMS, SONGS, AND LULLABIES
4. WADDLE!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder
5. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE, by Barb Bersche and Michelle Quint

 

Hardcover Fiction

 

Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE GATHERING STORM, by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
2. THE LOST SYMBOL, by Dan Brown
3. TRUE BLUE, by David Baldacci
4. LAST NIGHT IN TWISTED RIVER, by John Irving
5. PURSUIT OF HONOR, by Vince Flynn

 

Paperback Advice

 

 

Top 5 at a Glance
1. NEW MOON, by Mark Cotta Vaz
2. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel
3. THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES, by Gary Chapman
4. THE LOVE DARE, by Stephen and Alex Kendrick with Lawrence Kimbrough
5. THE POWER OF NOW, by Eckhart Tolle

 

Hardcover Advice

 

Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE PIONEER WOMAN COOKS, by Ree Drummond
2. KNOCKOUT, by Suzanne Somers
3. THE CONSCIOUS COOK, by Tal Ronnen
4. REINVENTING THE BODY, RESURRECTING THE SOUL, by Deepak Chopra
5. GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2010, edited by Craig Glenday

 

Paperback Mass-Market Fiction

 

Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE ASSOCIATE, by John Grisham
2. THE UNTAMED BRIDE, by Stephanie Laurens
3. DEADLOCK, by Iris Johansen
4. CROSS COUNTRY, by James Patterson
5. HOT ON HER HEELS, by Susan Mallery

 

Paperback Trade Fiction

 

Top 5 at a Glance
1. BED OF ROSES, by Nora Roberts
2. PUSH, by Sapphire
3. SAY YOU'RE ONE OF THEM, by Uwem Akpan
4. THE SHACK, by William P. Young
5. OLIVE KITTERIDGE, by Elizabeth Strout

 

Paperback Business Best Sellers

 

Rankings are based on October figures.

 

Hardcover Business Best Sellers

 

 

Rankings are based on October figures.

 

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The Black Women's Guide to What's Hot Now!

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. Midnight by Sister Souljah (Atria, $26.95) (1)
2. The Best of Everything by Kimberla Lawson Roby (HarperCollins, $23.99)*
3. Still Dirty by Vickie Stringer (Atria, $23.95) (4)
4. Street Judge by Greg Mathis (Strebor Books, $24) (6)
5. She Had It Coming by Mary Monroe (Dafina, $24)*
6. A Mercy by Toni Morrison (Knopf, $23.95) (2)
7. The Million Dollar Deception by RM Johnson (Simon & Schuster, $24)*
8. Honey Flava by Zane (Atria, $22)*
9. Just Too Good To Be True by E. Lynn Harris (Doubleday, $24.95) (7)
10. Dying for Revenge by Eric Jerome Dickey (Dutton, $25.95) (5)

PAPERBACK FICTION
1. Queen B---- by Deja King (A King Production, $15) (1)
2. Crack Head 2 by Lisa Lennox (Triple Crown Publications, $15) (4)
3. The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah (Pocket Star, $7.99) (9)
4. Black and Ugly as Ever by T. Styles (The Cartel Publications, $12)*
5. Knowledge Costs by T.C. Littles (Say U Promise Publications, $15)*
6. The Cartel by Ashley Antoinette and Jaquavis Coleman (Dafina, $14.95)*
7. Dutch: The Finale by Dutch (Dutch, $15) (2)
8. His First Wife by Grace Octavia (Dafina, $15)*
9. True to the Game III by Teri Woods (Grand Central Publications, $14.99)*
10. Sunday Brunch Diaries by Norma Jarrett (Bantam Books, $12.95)*


HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Life Overflowing by T.D. Jakes (Bethany House, $13.59)*
2. Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama (Crown, $25.95)*
3. Hiding in Hip Hop by Terrence Dean (Atria, $23)*
4. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama (Crown, $25) (2)
5. The 4 Day Diet by Dr. Ian Smith (St. Martin's Press, $24.95)*
6. Keep the Faith by Faith Evans (Grand Central Publishing, $24.99) (8)
7. Pichon: A Memoir by Carlos Moore (Chicago Review Press, $26.95)*
8. Black Literate Lives by Maisha Fisher (Taylor & Francis, $125)*
9. Letters To A Young Sister by Hill Harper (Gotham, $22.50) (3)
10. The Rise of Barack Obama by Pete Souza (Triumph Books, $27.95) (9)


PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama (Vintage, $7.99) (2)
2. Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama (Crown, $25.95) (1)
3. April 4, 1968 by Michael Eric Dyson (Basic Civitas, $24.95)*
4. The Willie Lynch Letter by William Lynch and Kashif Malik Hassan-el (Lushena, $3.95) (3)
5. Change We Can Believe In by Barack Obama (Crown, $13.95)*
6. Snakes in the Pulpit by Reuben Armstrong (Reuben Armstrong Publishers, $25.99) (10)
7. And God Said Just Walk by Karen D. Spencer (Vantage Press, $8.95)*
8. Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane (Simon & Schuster, $15) (4)
9. Letters to a Young Brother by Hill Harper (Gotham, $13)*
10. America Speaks: The Historic 2008 Election by USA Today, ABC News & Charles Gibson (Triumph Books, $14.95) (8)