Bestsellers, Penguin Group (USA) Weekly Update - 10/26:

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Penguin Young Readers Group Dominates the New York Times Bestseller Lists

Penguin Young Readers Group dominates this week’s New York Times bestseller list, landing an impressive ten titles on the lists. The Young Readers Group occupies five slots on the children’s picture books list alone: Skippyjon Jones, Lost in Spice by Judy Schachner (Dutton) is #4 in its fifth week; Listen to the Wind by Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth (Dial) is #6 in its 38th week; and Otis, written and illustrated by Loren Long (Philomel) is #7 in its fourth week; The Runaway Mummy by Michael Rex (Putnam) is #8 in its second week; and Strega Nona’s Harvest, written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola (Putnam) is #9 in its fifth week. In addition, DK’s Lego Star Wars holds the #2 position for a second consecutive week.

On the children's chapter books list, Fire by Kristin Cashore (Dial) is #4 in its second week; and Return to the Hundred Acre Wood by David Benedictus (Dutton) is #7 in its second 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 39th week; and Impossible by Nancy Werlin (Speak) is #9 in its fourth week. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead (Razorbill) rounds out the total, appearing at #8 in its fourteenth week on the children’s series list.
 

The New York Times Bestseller Highlights for the Week of November 1st

On the hardcover fiction list, The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Amy Einhorn Books/ Putnam) is #4 in its 29th week; A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris (Ace) is #6 in its second week, Rough Country by John Sandford (Putnam) is #8 in its third week; and The Professional by Robert B. Parker (Putnam) is #10 in its second week.

On the mass market fiction list, Heat Lightning by John Sandford (Berkley) is #3 in its second week; Covet by J.R. Ward (Signet) is #9 in its third week; From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris is #11 in its 28th week; Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell (Berkley) is #13 in its eighth week; while Dead Until Dark and Dead as a Doornail, both by Charlaine Harris (Ace) are #18 and #19 respectively.

On the paperback nonfiction list, Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin (Penguin) is #2 in its 142nd week; Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin) is #12 in its 142nd week; The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowel (Riverhead) is #14 in its second week; The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan (Penguin) is #17 in its 109th week; and In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan (Penguin) is #18 in its 25th week.

In the young readers sector, on the children's picture books list, Lego Star Wars by Simon Beecroft (DK) is #2 in its second week; Skippyjon Jones, Lost in Spice by Judy Schachner (Dutton) is #4 in its fifth week; Listen to the Wind by Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth (Dial) is #6 in its 38th week; and Otis, written and illustrated by Loren Long (Philomel) is #7 in its fourth week; The Runaway Mummy by Michael Rex (Putnam) is #8 in its second week; and Strega Nona’s Harvest, written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola (Putnam) is #9 in its fifth week. On the children’s chapter books list, Fire by Kristin Cashore (Dial) is #4 in its second week; and Return to the Hundred Acre Wood by David Benedictus (Dutton) is #7 in its second 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 39th week; and Impossible by Nancy Werlin (Speak) is #9 in its fourth week. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead (Razorbill) is #8 in its fourteenth week on the children’s series list.

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