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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 or The New York Times’s Best Sellers page.

Hardcover Fiction

April 26, 2009

1

Turn Coatby Jim Butcher
Book 11 of the Dresden Files series about a wizard detective in Chicago.

2

Just Take My Heartby Mary Higgins Clark
An assistant prosecutor who has had a heart transplant discovers that her life is at risk when she tries a murder case.

3

Long Lostby Harlan Coben
Myron Bolitar helps an ex-lover search for her daughter.

4

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.

5

Fatally Flakyby Diane Mott Davidson
The caterer Goldy Schulz tries to outwit a killer on the grounds of an Aspen spa.

6

The Associateby John Grisham
An idealistic law-school graduate is forced to take a job at a large, brutalizing law firm.

7

Borderlineby Nevada Barr
Off duty and on vacation in Big Bend National Park, Anna Pigeon rescues a baby and is drawn into cross-border intrigue.

8

Handle with Careby Jodi Picoult
A woman whose daughter has a dangerous birth defect must decide whether to sue her obstetrician, an old friend.

9

Cursedby Carol Higgins Clark
The P.I. Regan Reilly returns to Los Angeles to help a friend who has bad luck.

10

True Detectivesby Jonathan Kellerman
In the 24th Alex Delaware novel, the interracial half-brothers from “Bones” investigate a young woman’s death.

11

Lavender Morningby Jude Deveraux
A woman inherits a house and a mystery in a Virginia town; the first book in the Edilean series.

12

Corsairby Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul
Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon search for a missing secretary of state whose plane has been shot down.

13

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Societyby Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
After World War II, a journalist seeks out Guernsey residents who resisted the Nazi occupation.

14

Once a Runnerby John L. Parker Jr
A young runner trains for a critical race.

15

Outcastby Aaron Allston
The start of a new series about the extended Skywalker family; a “Star Wars” novel.

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Hardcover Nonfiction

April 26, 2009

1

Liberty and Tyrannyby Mark R. Levin
A conservative manifesto from a talk-show host and president of Landmark Legal Foundation.

2

Always Looking Upby Michael J. Fox
Fox’s last 10 years; his struggles with Parkinson’s disease and his work as an activist through his foundation.

3

Outliersby Malcolm Gladwell
Why some people succeed, from the author of “Blink.”

4

House of Cardsby William D. Cohan
The fall of Bear Stearns and the beginning of the Wall Street collapse.

5

A Lion Called Christianby Anthony Bourke and John Rendall
Two men buy a pet lion cub in London, bring him to Africa when he is grown, and later have a heartwarming reunion; an update of a 1971 book.

6

The Yankee Yearsby Joe Torre and Tom Verducci
The former Yankee manager (1996-2007) on his years with the team.

7

Columbineby Dave Cullen
A full account of the Columbine massacre 10 years later.

8

A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanityby Bill O’Reilly
The Fox News commentator on his upbringing and career.

9

The Lost City of Zby David Grann
A New Yorker writer searches for a British explorer who disappeared in the Amazon in 1925.

10

My Booky Wookby Russell Brand
A memoir of sex, drugs and stand-up from a British comedian and actor.

11

Growing Up Againby Mary Tyler Moore
The actress’s life with Type 1 diabetes.

12

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

13

Jesus, Interruptedby Bart D. Ehrman
What scholars have discovered about what the New Testament teaches.

14

Deweyby Vicki Myron with Bret Witter
The kitten left freezing in the returned-book slot of an Iowa public library and his rise to fame.

15

Might As Well Laugh About It Nowby Marie Osmond with Marcia Wilkie
The actress and singer shares her perspectives on life.