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G.P. Putnam's Sons' Black Hills by Nora Roberts Debuts at #1 on The New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestseller List
#1 New York Times bestselling author and publishing phenomenon Nora Roberts' latest release from G.P. Putnam's Sons, Black Hills, hit shelves last week, garnering much praise and the #1 slot on The New York Times hardcover fiction bestseller list. Black Hills represents the industry-leading 22nd #1 New York Times bestseller for Penguin Group (USA) so far in 2009.
At a successful subscribers-only event of 550 people at the Washington Post on Tuesday, Roberts offered "witty and wonderful advice" to writers, answered questions and signed copies of Black Hills. She is now in Washington, DC for the Romance Writers of America convention where she will sign books, answer questions, and participate in other convention activities with the 2,000 editors, agents, writers, and industry professionals expected to attend the conference.
Nora is continuing an outstanding year, with Black Hills on the heels of book one of her first original trade paperback series, Vision in White, which debuted at #1 on the New York Times trade paperback fiction list in May. With Vision in White, Nora has achieved #1 New York Times bestsellers across all formats—hardcover, trade paperback and mass market. It's clear to see why the New Yorker hailed Nora Roberts as "America's favorite author" in a recent profile.
The New York Times Bestseller Highlights for the Week of July 26th
Penguin Group (USA) has three debuts on The New York Times bestseller list for the week of July 26th: Black Hills by Nora Roberts (G.P. Putnam's Sons) is #1 on the hardcover fiction list; and on the mass market fiction, TailSpin by Catherine Coulter (Jove) is #2, while Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh (Berkley) is # 14.
Here are more New York Times, bestseller highlights:
On the hardcover fiction list, The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Amy Einhorn Books/ Putnam) is #8 in its fifteenth week; Knockout by Catherine Coulter (Putnam) is #14 in its fourth week; and Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris (Ace) is #16 in its tenth week.
On the hardcover nonfiction list, The Girls from Ames by Jeffrey Zaslow (Gotham) is #6 in its eleventh week.
On the trade paperback fiction list, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead) is #13 in its 211th week; Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (Penguin) is #16 in its third week; Vision in White by Nora Roberts (Berkley) is #18 in its eleventh week; and The Likeness by Tana French (Penguin) is #19 in its fifth week.
On the mass market fiction list, Hidden Currents by Christine Feehan (Jove) is #3 in its second week; Moscow Rules by Daniel Silva (Signet) moves up to #9 in its second week; and Ace's Charlaine Harris lands five titles this week: Dead Until Dark at #6 in its 33rd week; From Dead to Worse at #7 in its fourteenth week; Club Dead at #12 in its nineteenth week; Living Dead in Dallas at #13 in its 27th week; and Dead to the World at #16 in its thirteenth week.
On the paperback nonfiction list, Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin (Penguin) is #3 in its 128th week; Public Enemies by Bryan Burrough (Penguin) is #8 in its fifth week; In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan (Penguin) is #10 in its eleventh week; and The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan (Penguin) is #15 in its 95th week.
On the paperback advice, how-to, and miscellaneous list, A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle (Plume) #9 in its 56th week.
In the young readers sector, on the children's picture books list, Llama Llama Misses Mama, written and illustrated by Anna Dewdney, (Viking) is #6 in its eleventh week; Listen to the Wind by Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth (Dial) is #8 in its 25th week; and Ladybug Girl and Bumblebee Boy by David Soman and Jacky Davis (Dial) is #9 in its seventeenth week. On the children's chapter books list, Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen (Viking) is #2 in its fourth week; and Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher (Razorbill) is #4 in its 38th week. On the children's paperback books list, Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen (Speak) is #5 in its ninth week; and Three Cups of Tea: Young Readers Edition by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin (Puffin) is #8 in its 25th week.
