Where the women are

Memoirs and mysteries seem to be two categories where female authors have a strong presence:

Top 5 Memoirs in New England

1. "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier," by Ishmael Beah (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, paperback)
2. "Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia," by Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin, paperback)
3. "The Glass Castle," by Jeannette Walls (Simon & Schuster, paperback)
4. "Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea," by Chelsea Handler (Simon & Schuster, hardcover)
5. "sTORI Telling," by Tori Spelling (Simon & Schuster, hardcover)

Source: Barnes & Noble.com (bn.com) New England sales, Aug. 24-30

Top 5 Mysteries in New England

1. "The Mercedes Coffin," by Faye Kellerman (Morrow, hardcover)
2. "The Burnt House," by Faye Kellerman (Morrow, paperback)
3. "In the Woods," by Tana French (Viking, paperback)
4. "Strangers in Death," by J.D. Robb (Penguin, paperback)
5. "Beyond Reach," by Karin Slaughter (Dell, paperback)

Source: Barnes & Noble.com (bn.com) New England sales, Aug. 17-23