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The New York Times Bestseller List
June 14th, 2009

Hardcover Fiction

1. SKIN TRADE, by Laurell K. Hamilton.  Investigating some killings in Las Vegas, the vampire hunter Anita Blake must contend with the power of the weretigers.
2. MEDUSA, by Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos. In the eighth NUMA Files novel, Kurt Austin and his team confront a rare jellyfish, a Chinese crime syndicate and a deadly virus.
3. THE SCARECROW, by Michael Connelly.  A Los Angeles Times reporter tracks a devious killer.
4. SHANGHAI GIRLS, by Lisa See. Two Chinese sisters in the 1930s are sold as wives to men from California, and leave their war-torn country to join them.
5. MATTERS OF THE HEART, by Danielle Steel.  A New York photographer falls in love with a sociopathic novelist who lures her to his isolated Irish estate.

Hardcover Nonfiction

1. LIBERTY AND TYRANNY, by Mark R. Levin. A conservative manifesto from a talk-show host and president of Landmark Legal Foundation.
2. OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell.  Why some people succeed — it has to do with luck and opportunities as well as talent — from the author of “Blink” and “The Tipping Point.”
3. HORSE SOLDIERS, by Doug Stanton.  A small group of Special Forces soldiers fought the Taliban on horseback shortly after 9/11.
4. RENEGADE, by Richard Wolffe.  The rise of Barack Obama, based on the author’’s coverage of the campaign and on a dozen interviews.
5. A BOLD FRESH PIECE OF HUMANITY, by Bill O’Reilly.  The Fox News commentator on his upbringing and career.

Paperback Trade Fiction

1. THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY, by Mary Ann Shaffer.  A journalist meets the island’s old Nazi resisters.
2. THE SHACK, by William P. Young. A man whose daughter was abducted is invited to an isolated shack, apparently by God.
3. MY SISTER’S KEEPER, by Jodi Picoult. A girl sues her parents after learning they want her to donate a kidney to her sibling.
4. VISION IN WHITE, by Nora Roberts.  A wedding photographer finds romance with the brother of a bride-to-be; Book 1 in the Bride Quartet series.
5. PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES, by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith.The classic story, retold with “ultraviolent zombie mayhem.”

Paperback Mass-Market Fiction

1. RIGHT NEXT DOOR, by Debbie Macomber.  A reissue of two novels, “Father’s Day” (1991) and “The Courtship of Carol Sommars” (1990).
2. MY SISTER’S KEEPER, by Jodi Picoult.  A girl sues her parents after learning they want her to donate a kidney to her sibling.
3. SALVATION IN DEATH, by J.D. Robb. Lt. Eve Dallas investigates the murder of a priest; by Nora Roberts, writing pseudonymously.
4. ANGELS AND DEMONS, by Dan Brown.  A scholar tries to save the Vatican from the machinations of an underground society.
5. THE FRONT, by Patricia Cornwell.  A Massachusetts state investigator and his team from “At Risk” confront a rogue association of municipal police departments.

Paperback Non-Fiction

1. THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. A former climber builds schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
2. WHEN YOU ARE ENGULFED IN FLAMES, by David Sedaris. Humor essays on middle age, mortality and giving up smoking.
3. IN DEFENSE OF FOOD, by Michael Pollan. A manifesto urges us to “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”
4. I HOPE THEY SERVE BEER IN HELL, by Tucker Max.  Life as a self-­absorbed, drunken womanizer.
5. LIBERAL FASCISM, by Jonah Goldberg.  This “alternative history” of American liberalism finds its roots in classical fascism.

Hardcover Advice

1. EXCUSES BEGONE!, by Wayne W. Dyer.  How to throw out old excuses and embrace new ways of thinking to achieve happiness.
2. ACT LIKE A LADY, THINK LIKE A MAN, by Steve Harvey.  Relationship tips from the comedian and host of “The Steve Harvey Morning Show.”
3. THE LAST LECTURE, by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow. After learning he has terminal cancer, a Carnegie Mellon professor shares his thoughts on the importance of “seizing every moment.”
4. MASTER YOUR METABOLISM, by Jillian Michaels with Mariska van Aalst.  A plan for removing toxins and rebalancing hormones to lose weight, by a trainer and coach from “The Biggest Loser” on NBC.
5. THE G-FREE DIET, by Elisabeth Hasselbeck.  Advice for living without gluten, from a television host who has celiac disease.

Paperback Advice

1. COOK YOURSELF THIN, by the staff of Lifetime Television.  How to cut calories, change diets and improve health without sacrificing the foods you love.
2. MARTHA STEWART’S CUPCAKES, by the editors of Martha Stewart Living. Recipes and ideas ranging from the simple to the elaborately ornate.
3. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel.  Advice for parents-to-be.
4. THE LOVE DARE, by Stephen and Alex Kendrick with Lawrence Kimbrough.  A 40-day challenge for spouses to practice unconditional love.
5. HUNGRY GIRL 200 UNDER 200, by Lisa Lillien. Two hundred recipes under 200 calories, for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack time.

Children’s Picture Books

1. GOLDILICIOUS, written and illustrated by Victoria Kann.  An ethereal pet and protector joins Pinkalicious. (Ages 5 to
2. LISTEN TO THE WIND: THE STORY OF DR. GREG AND THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth.  A school grows in Pakistan.
3. GALLOP!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder.  Animals seem to move when you flip the page. (Ages 4 to
4. FRECKLEFACE STRAWBERRY AND THE DODGEBALL BULLY, by Julianne Moore. Illustrated by LeUyen Pham. Scary dodgeball. Hairy dodgeball. Very, very dodgeball. (Ages 4 to
5. EXPLORER EXTRAORDINAIRE!, by Jane O’Connor. Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser..  Fancy Nancy meets the outdoors in the finest tradition of the great explorers. (Ages 4 to 7)

Children’s Chapter Books

1. TWILIGHT: DIRECTOR’S NOTEBOOK, by Catherine Hardwicke. The making of “Twilight,” the movie. (Ages 9 to 12)
2. THE GRAVEYARD BOOK, by Neil Gaiman. Illustrated by Dave McKean.  To avoid a killer, a boy lives in a cemetery. (Ages 10 and up)
3. THE HUNGER GAMES, by Suzanne Collins. In a dystopian future, a girl fights for survival on live TV. (Ages 12 and up)
4. THIRTEEN REASONS WHY, by Jay Asher.  Before committing suicide a girl records and sends explanatory audiotapes to 13 people. (Ages 14 and up)
5. WINGS, by Aprilynne Pike.  Home schooling meets supernatural romance, with cellular-level scientific surprises. (Ages 12 and up)

Children’s Paperback Books

1. THE BOOK THIEF, by Markus Zusak. A girl saves books from Nazi burning and shares them with a Jewish man in hiding. (Ages 14 and up)
2. LOCK AND KEY, by Sarah Dessen.  Loss and change crack Ruby’s cynicism. (Ages 12 and up)
   
3. THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY, by Trenton Lee Stewart. Illustrated by Carson Ellis.  Gifted kids on a mission. (Ages 9 to 12)
4. THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS, by John Boyne. A boy’s innocence is eroded in evil times. (Ages 12 and up)
5. EVERMORE, by Alyson Noël. Immortals in school. (Ages 12 and up)

Children’s Series Books

1. THE TWILIGHT SERIES, by Stephenie Meyer. Vampires and werewolves in high school. (Ages 12 and up)
2. PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS, by Rick Riordan.  Battling mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12)
3. THE 39 CLUES, by various authors. A brother and sister travel the world in search of the key to their family’s power. (Ages 9 to 12)
4. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney.  A boy records the hazards of adolescent life. (Ages 9 to 12)
5. HOUSE OF NIGHT, by P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast.  Vampires in school. (Ages 14 and up)

Source: The New York Times Best Seller List

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