Boston Globe Bestsellers: August 9-August 15
"The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" remains the leader in hardcover fiction sales.
"Medium Raw" is the top seller in hardcover nonfiction.
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" is again at the top of the paperback fiction list.
"Eat, Pray, Love" perhaps supported by the coming release of a movie adaptation, remains unshakable at the top of the paperback nonfiction list.
Click below to see the full lists.
Hardcover Fiction
1. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
By Stieg Larsson. Knopf.
2. Star Island
By Carl Hiaasen. Knopf.
3. The Help
By Kathryn Stockett. Putnam.
4. Super Sad True Love Story
By Gary Shteyngart. Random House.
5. The Red Queen
By Philippa Gregory. Touchstone.
6. The Rembrandt Affair
By Daniel Silva. Putnam.
7. The Cookbook Collector
By Allegra Goodman. Dial.
8. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
By David Mitchell. Random House.
9. Fly Away Home
By Jennifer Weiner. Atria.
10. Catching Fire
By Suzanne Collins. Scholastic.
Hardcover Nonfiction
1. Medium Raw
By Anthony Bourdain. Ecco.
2. The Big Short
By Michael Lewis. W.W. Norton.
3. Sh*t My Dad Says
By Justin Halpern. It.
4. Born to Run
By Christopher McDougall. Knopf.
5. War
By Sebastian Junger. Twelve.
5. Empire of the Summer Moon
By S.C. Gwynne. Scribner.
7. Washington Rules
By Andrew Bacevich. Metropolitan.
8. The Six Secrets of Change
By Michael Fullan. Jossey-Bass.
9. Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang
By Chelsea Handler. Grand Central.
10. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
By Rebecca Skloot. Crown.
Paperback Fiction
1. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
By Stieg Larsson. Vintage.
2. The Girl Who Played with Fire
By Stieg Larsson. Vintage.
3. Little Bee
By Chris Cleave. Simon & Schuster.
4. Tinkers
By Paul Harding. Bellevue.
5. The Lacuna
By Barbara Kingsolver. Harper Perennial.
6. One Day
By David Nicholls. Vintage.
6. Cutting for Stone
By Abraham Verghese. Vintage.
8. This is Where I Leave You
By Jonathan Tropper. Plume.
9. Best Friends Forever
By Jennifer Weiner. Washington Square.
9. Bad Things Happen
By Harry Dolan. Berkley Trade.
Paperback Nonfiction
1. Eat, Pray, Love
By Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin.
2. Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Penguin.
3. Lit
By Mary Karr. Harper Perennial.
4. Kitchen Confidential
By Anthony Bourdain. Ecco.
5. Freakonomics
By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. Harper Perennial.
6. Where Men Win Glory
By Jon Krakauer. Anchor.
7. Zeitoun
By Dave Eggers. Vintage.
7. Food Rules
By Michael Pollan. Penguin.
9. The Essential Conversation
By Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot. Ballantine.
9. Knopf MapGuide: Boston
By Knopf Guides. Knopf.
Source: Boston area bookstores
