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Berkley’s Bengal’s Heart by Lora Leigh Debuts at #1 on the New York Times Mass Market Fiction Bestseller List, as Berkley/ NAL Continues to Dominate This List
Powerhouse romance author Lora Leigh’s latest release from Berkley, Bengal’s Heart, hit shelves early this month, garnering much praise and landing in the #1 slot on the New York Times mass market fiction bestseller list its first week on sale. This marks the first time Leigh has debuted at #1. This latest installment in her popular Breeds series also landed the #1 spot on the Publishers Weekly bestseller list in its first week, as well as the #22 position on the USA Today bestseller list. All are personal records for Leigh. Bengal’s Heart remains on the New York Times mass market fiction list for the second week, this week at #17.
Berkley/ NAL continues to dominate the New York Times mass market list in 2009. For the week of August 30th, eleven of the 20 slots are occupied by Berkley/ NAL titles – 55% of the list! Ace's Charlaine Harris holds seven slots on the list this week: Dead Until Dark at #3 in its 38th week; From Dead to Worse at #5 in its nineteenth week; Club Dead at #8 in 24th week; Living Dead in Dallas at #10 in its 32nd week; Dead to the World at #11 in its eighteenth week; Dead as a Doornail at #13 in its eleventh week and Definitely Dead at #15 in its eleventh week. In addition, Storm of Visions by Christina Dodd (Signet) is #16 in its second week; Bengal’s Heart by Lora Leigh (Berkley) is #17 in its second week; Moscow Rules by Daniel Silva (Signet) is #18 in its seventh week; and Promises in Death by J.D. Robb (Berkley) is #19 in its third week.
The New York Times Bestseller Highlights for the Week of August 30th
Penguin Group (USA) has three debuts on the New York Times bestseller list for the week of August 30th: on the hardcover fiction list: The Magicians by Lev Grossman (Viking) hits at #9, while Intervention by Robin Cook (Putnam) comes in at #15, and on the hardcover advice, how-to and miscellaneous list, How Did That Happen? by Roger Connors and Tom Smith (Portfolio) debuts at #2.
Here are more New York Times bestseller highlights:
On the hardcover fiction list, The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Amy Einhorn Books/ Putnam) is #3 in its 20th week; The Defector by Daniel Silva (Putnam) is #10 in its fourth week; Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon (The Penguin Press) is #11 in its second week; and Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris (Ace) is #13 in its fifteenth week.
The Battle for America, 2008 by Dan Balz and Haynes Johnson (Viking) rises to #8 on the hardcover nonfiction list in its second week.
On the trade paperback fiction list, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead) is #16 in its 216th week; and The Likeness by Tana French (Penguin) is #19 in its tenth week.
On the mass market fiction list, Ace's Charlaine Harris holds seven slots on the list this week: Dead Until Dark at #3 in its 38th week; From Dead to Worse at #5 in its nineteenth week; Club Dead at #8 in 24th week; Living Dead in Dallas at #10 in its 32nd week; Dead to the World at #11 in its eighteenth week; Dead as a Doornail at #13 in its eleventh week and Definitely Dead at #15 in its eleventh week. In addition, Storm of Visions by Christina Dodd (Signet) is #16 in its second week; Bengal’s Heart by Lora Leigh (Berkley) is #17 in its second week; Moscow Rules by Daniel Silva (Signet) is #18 in its seventh week; and Promises in Death by J.D. Robb (Berkley) is #19 in its third week.
On the paperback nonfiction list, Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin (Penguin) is #4 in its 133rd week; Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin) is #11 in its 133rd week; The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan (Penguin) is #12 in its 100th week; In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan (Penguin) is #13 in its sixteenth week; and The Reason for God by Timothy Keller (Riverhead) is #14 in its second week.
In the young readers sector, on the children's picture books list, Listen to the Wind by Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth (Dial) is #2 in its 30th week; and Llama Llama Misses Mama written and illustrated by Anna Dewdney (Viking) is #7 in its sixteenth week. On the children's chapter books list, Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen (Viking) is #5 in its ninth week; and Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher (Razorbill) is #7 in its 43rd week. On the children's paperback books list, Three Cups of Tea: Young Readers Edition by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin (Puffin) is #3 in its 30th week; and Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen (Speak) is #7 in its fourteenth week. And Ranger’s Apprentice by John Flanagan (Philomel) is #7 on the children’s series list in its 30th week.
