Thursday, March 30, 2011: According to USA TODAY, the following list contains the top 25 best selling books (out of 150) - based on sales through Sunday, 03/27/2011. For the complete list of 150 books for the week or just to check out more information - plus reviews, book news and a searchable archive of USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list - visit their website.
Note of the week: YA continues to struggle to gain ground in the top 25 books on the list this week. Other than the addition of INVINCIBLE - a new Vampire / Zombie title which debuted at #23 - no new news from our teen friendly genre. I will say, I just finished reading UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand (currently #11) - and what an absolutely amazing read this was. While a departure from all the YA I've been clawing my way through at a wicked pace, this story is a must read and highly recommended (please see my review posted just below this entry).
Legend:
Position This Week, Last Week, Title, Author (Publisher), Price
1 2 Heaven Is for Real, Todd Burpo, Sonja Burpo, Colton Burpo, Lynn Vincent (Thomas Nelson), $16.99
2 1 Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen (Algonquin), $7.99
3 5 The Lincoln Lawyer, Michael Connelly (Little, Brown), $9.99
4 0 Live Wire, Harlan Coben (Dutton), $14.99
5 3 Toys, James Patterson, Neil McMahon (Little, Brown), $27.99
6 0 The Shadow of Your Smile, Mary Higgins Clark (Pocket), $7.99
7 6 Sing You Home, Jodi Picoult (Atria), $28.00
8 7 The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press), $8.99
9 0 The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson (Vintage), $7.99
10 0 Leaving, Karen Kingsbury (Zondervan), $14.99
11 10 Unbroken, Laura Hillenbrand (Random House), $27.00
12 12 The Girl Who Played With Fire, Stieg Larsson (Knopf Doubleday), $25.95
13 0 Night Road, Kristin Hannah (St. Martin's), $27.99
14 16 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest, Stieg Larsson (Knopf), $27.95
15 19 Catching Fire, Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press), $17.99
16 0 Big Girl, Danielle Steel (Dell), $7.99
17 8 Love You More, Lisa Gardner (Bantam), $12.99
18 0 Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins (Scholastic), $17.99
19 14 An Engagement in Seattle, Debbie Macomber (Mira), $7.99
20 4 The 17 Day Diet, Mike Moreno (Free Press), $25.00
21 0 Caught, Harlan Coben (Signet), $9.99
22 21 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot (Broadway), $16.00
23 0 Invincible: The Chronicles of Nick, Sherrilyn Kenyon (St. Martin's Griffin), $17.99
24 22 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth, Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books), $13.95
25 0 The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party, Alexander McCall Smith (Pantheon), $24.95