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Berkley/NAL Dominates the New York Times Bestseller List, with Both Christine Feehan and Patricia Cornwell Hitting #1, and Berkley/NAL Titles Occupying Nearly 50% of the Mass Market List
Berkley has another exceptional week on the New York Times bestseller list for the week of September 20th, with two titles hitting #1: Dark Slayer by Christine Feehan debuts at #1 on the hardcover fiction list, while Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell hits #1 on the mass market list.
Berkley/NAL continues to dominate the mass market list week to week, and this week is no exception. In addition to holding the #1 slot, Berkley/NAL also has two new debuts, Storm of Shadows by Christina Dodd (Signet) and Rough Weather by Robert B. Parker (Berkley). All combined, Berkley/NAL owns nine slots on this week's list, nearly 50%! For over three months, Berkley/NAL has consistently had seven or more titles on the mass market list. Congratulations to all involved in accomplishing such an impressive feat!
This marks the second consecutive year that Feehan, the bestselling author of the Carpathian series (among others), hits the top of the New York Times hardcover fiction list. She has solidified her place in the paranormal romance genre with thousands of fans subscribing to her website and e-newsletter to keep up to date on her latest projects and events. This month, Feehan is also the star of Berkley’s “Project Paranormal,” which features an in-depth look at her work. The episode includes a behind-the-scenes interview with Christine Feehan discussing her books as well as a chat with her editor Cindy Hwang detailing how she went from being a fan to Christine’s editor. Check it out here.
Read an excerpt from Dark Slayer by Christine Feehan.
The New York Times Bestseller Highlights for the Week of September 20th
Penguin Group (USA) has six debuts on the New York Times bestseller list for the week of September 20th: on the hardcover fiction list, Dark Slayer by Christine Feehan (Berkley) hits at #1, while Spartan Gold by Clive Cussler with Grant Blackwood (Putnam) is #4. Must Love Hellhounds by Ilona Andrews, Charlaine Harris, Nalini Singh, and Meljean Brook (Berkley) is #18 on the trade paperback fiction list, while on the mass market fiction list, Storm of Shadows by Christina Dodd (Signet) is #8, and Rough Weather by Robert B. Parker (Berkley) hits at #20. And, How to Take Over The Wurld by Professor Happycat and icanhascheezburger.com (Gotham) debuts at #7 on the paperback advice, how-to and miscellaneous list.
Here are more New York Times bestseller highlights:
On the hardcover fiction list, The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Amy Einhorn Books/ Putnam) is #5 in its 23rd week; and Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris (Ace) is #12 in its eighteenth week.
On the hardcover nonfiction list, The Healing of America by T.R. Reid (The Penguin Press) is #9 in its second week.
On the trade paperback fiction list, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead) is #15 in its 219th week; and Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (Penguin) is #19 in its eighth week.
On the mass market fiction list, Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell (Berkley) shoots up to the #1 slot in its second week; Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs is #7 in its second week; and Obsidian Prey by Jayne Castle (Jove) is #13 in its second week. In addition, Ace's Charlaine Harris holds four slots this week: From Dead to Worse at #10 in its 22nd week; Dead Until Dark at #11 in its 41st week; Club Dead at #16 in 27th week; and Dead to the World at #18 in its 21st week.
On the paperback nonfiction list, Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin (Penguin) is #3 in its 136th week; Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin) is #12 in its 136th week; The Reason for God by Timothy Keller (Riverhead) is #13 in its fifth week; The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan (Penguin) is #14 in its 103rd week; In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan (Penguin) is #15 in its nineteenth week; and My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor (Plume) is #20 in its tenth 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) returns to the #1 slot in its 32nd week. On the children's chapter books list, Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher (Razorbill) is #8 in its 46th week, while Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen (Viking) is #9 in its twelfth 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 33rd week. And on the children’s series list, Vampire Academy is #3 in its ninth week.
