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New York Times Best Seller lists

The New York Times Best Seller list is widely considered the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States. It is updated online every Wednesday evening. Below are best seller lists for hardcover fiction and non-fiction. For more lists, visit our New York Times Children’s Best Sellers page, our NYT Best Sellers for Teens page, or The New York Times’s Best Sellers page.

Hardcover Fiction

June 15, 2008

1

Blood Noirby Laurell K. Hamilton
The vampire hunter Anita Blake is involved in a scandal that threatens the master vampire Jean-Claude’s power.

2

The Hostby Stephenie Meyer
In this first adult novel by the author of the Twilight series for teenagers, aliens have taken control of the minds and bodies of most humans, but one woman won’t surrender; originally published in 2008.

3

Odd Hoursby Dean R. Koontz
Odd Thomas, who can communicate with the dead, confronts evil forces in a California coastal town.

4

Love the One You're withby Emily Giffin
A woman's happy marriage is shaken when she encounters an old boyfriend.

5

Sundays at Tiffany’sby James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet
A woman finds an unexpected love.

6

Chasing Harry Winstonby Lauren Weisberger
Three glamorous friends, New York women nearing 30, vow to change their lives.

7

The Frontby Patricia Cornwell
A Massachusetts state investigator and his team from "At Risk" confront a rogue association of municipal police departments.

8

Devil May Careby Sebastian Faulks
James Bond tracks a dangerous executive amid cold war tensions with the help of a beautiful girl.

9

Phantom Preyby John Sandford
The Minneapolis detective Lucas Davenport investigates a string of murders of young Goths.

10

Snuffby Chuck Palahniuk
An aging porn queens aims to cap her career by having sex on film with 600 men in one day.

11

Shadow of Powerby Steve Martini
The lawyer Paul Madriani searches for a missing letter from Thomas Jefferson that might explain a scholar’s murder.

12

Careless in Redby Elizabeth George
In Cornwall, trying to recover from his wife's death, Detective Thomas Lynley becomes involved in a murder investigation.

13

Twenty Wishesby Debbie Macomber
A widow who owns a bookstore on Blossom Street compiles a list of things she always wanted to do.

14

The Art of Racing in the Rainby Garth Stein
An insightful Lab-terrier mix helps his owner, a struggling race car driver.

15

Invincibleby Troy Denning
The New Jedi order battles Darth Caedus, Darth Vader's gradson; a 'Star Wars: Legacy of the Force' novel.

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Hardcover Nonfiction

June 15, 2008

1

What Happenedby Scott McClellan
A former White House press secretary regrets that “I allowed myself to be deceived” by top officials.

2

Auditionby Barbara Walters
A personal and professional memoir.

3

Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelseaby Chelsea Handler
Humorous personal essays from the comedian.

4

The Post-american World: Release 2.0by Fareed Zakaria
The rise of China and India and the global distribution of power.

5

Stolen Innocenceby Elissa Wall with Lisa Pulitzer
The star witness against the polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs describes how he forced her to marry her first cousin when she was 14.

6

My Stroke of Insightby Jill Bolte Taylor
A brain scientist shares what she learned from her 1996 stroke.

7

The Revolutionby Ron Paul
A liberatarian manifesto from the Texas congressman and Republican candidate.

8

The Revolutionby Ron Paul
A liberatarian manifesto from the Texas congressman and Republican candidate.

9

The Great Derangementby Matt Taibbi
An examination of the American public on the eve of the election, its views “forged in a crucible of … nihilism.”

10

Counselorby Ted Sorensen
A memoir by John F. Kennedy's speechwriter and close aide, who was sometimes called a 'deputy president.'

11

Always by My Sideby Jim Nantz with Eli Spielman
Remembering two decades with CBS Sports, with a focus on father-son relationships.

12

A Wolf at the Tableby Augusten Burroughs
A memoir of life with a cruel father.

13

Escapeby Carolyn Jessop
A former member of a fundamentalist polygamous sect describes her forced marriage.

14

The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murderby Vincent Bugliosi
The Manson prosecutor makes a case for trying the president for the deaths of 4,000 American soldiers in Iraq.

15

A Time to Fightby Jim Webb
The Democratic senator from Virginia offers his political vision.