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BESTSELLERSHugo and Nebula Award winner T. Kingfisher lands at #9 on our hardcover fiction list with What Feasts at Night. Our review encouraged readers to dig in: "Kingfisher's winning formula of creepy folklore, affable protagonists, familiar Gothic tropes, and truly unsettling horror imagery makes this sing." It's the second volume in her Sworn Soldier series, with first-week print unit sales up significantly compared with book #1, What Moves the Dead. That title has sold 109K print copies in hardcover and trade paperback.UP 60%PHOTO (COLOR)PHOTO (COLOR) [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses that Big Five publishers maintained a substantial presence on hardcover bestseller lists, though their control slightly decreased by about three percentage points from 2022. Penguin Random House increased its share to 36 percent and independent publishers Entangled Publishing and Grove Atlantic made notable contributions. Sourcebooks led in trade paperback bestsellers and HarperCollins dominated mass market bestseller lists.

The article provides information on the best sellers list of "Publishers Weekly" in 2020. Topics discussed include the decline of the Big Five publishers' hold over the adult hardcover and paperback bestsellers list in 2020 compared to 2019, factors to which the improvement in paperback of independent publishers were attributed, and the disconnect between the books that grabbed the media's attention and those that resonated with book buyers and readers.

Focuses on the 50th year of Simon and Schuster Inc. in the publishing business. Publication of the book "The Story of Philosophy," by Will Durant; Experimentation done by Simon in publishing paperback book which they called Pocket Books; Information on some of the best selling books published by Simon including "Catch 22," and "The World of Mathematics."

The article reports on the decreasing sales of paperback bestsellers in 2012. The top selling authors included George R. R. Martin, Nicholas Sparks, and Lee Child, who benefited from tie-in films, and E. L. James and Sylvia Day in the erotic fiction genre. Lists are offered of the bestselling trade and mass market paperbacks for 2012, which include "A Game of Thrones," by George R. R. Martin, "To Kill a Mockingbird," by Harper Lee, and "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," by Stephen Chbosky.

This article looks at trends for paperback bestsellers in 2010. It notes the dominance of Stieg Larsson's first two books of his trilogy, which sold more than 10,942,000 in their mass market and paperback editions. It cites Nicholas Sparks, Danielle Steel and Debbie Macomber as some of the veteran authors in the annual charts, while Harper Lee and J. D. Salinger were the only authors that were not usually included on the mass market annual list. Included is a list of best-selling mass market and trade paperbacks.

A list of the best-selling paperbacks in 2009 is presented including "The Associate: A Novel," by John Grisham, "Your Heart Belong to Me: A Novel," by Dean Koontz, and "The Grand Finale," by Janet Evanovich.

The article offers a look at the sales performance of paperbacks in the U.S. in 2008. Novels far outdistance nonfiction titles in the best sellers' list. There are, however, a fair number of cookbooks with the same bestselling authors such as Rachael Ray, Martha Stewart and Paula Deen. But the most popular domestic titles are books on pregnancy and child care. A list of trade paperbacks and mass market titles that are ranked based on 2008 sales is presented.

The article presents a list of trade paperbacks and mass market books published in 2006 and 2007, ranked based on 2007 sales which includes "The Kite Runner," by Khaled Hosseini, "The Pillars of the Earth," by Ken Follett and "Skinny Bitch," by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin.

The article emphasizes the influence of mainstream media on some of the books included in the 2006 paperback bestsellers of "Publishers Weekly." Based on the article, the extensive exposure of chef Rachael Ray on television (TV) has turned her from one-of-many TV chefs to a bestselling author. Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code" is already a bestseller, but the Tom Hanks film further boosted the book's sales. A list showing the all the bestselling paperbacks in 2006 is presented.

The article focuses on the 2006 bestselling children's books of "Publishers Weekly." Lemony Snicket's "The End," the finale of the Series of Unfortunate Events volume, was the number 1 bestselling children's book in 2006, followed by "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." Licensed product and media tie-ins continue to drive paperback frontlist, including the movies "Cars" and "Over the Hedge." A list showing all the 2006 bestselling children's books is presented.

The article looks at the total number of copies and sales return of several paperback bestsellers in the U.S. market in 2005. The books include A Million Little Pieces by James Frey, South Beach Diet Good Fats/Good Carbs Guide by Arthur Agatston and Carolina Isle by Jude Deveraux.

Provides information on the best selling paperbacks in 2001. 'A Painted House,' by John Grisham; 'The Red Tent,' by Anita Diamant; 'Taliban,' by Ahmed Rashid.

Presents the paperback bestseller list in 1996. Bestseller titles for trade paperbacks showing figures of 100,000 plus, 75,000 plus, 50,000 plus; Almanacs, atlases and annuals; Mass market showing titles for 2 million plus and 1 million plus; Comments on authors John Grisham, Danielle Steel and Stephen King's success.

The article presents a list of the U.S. bestsellers for the week of January 28, 2013 in the categories of hardcover fiction and nonfiction, mass market and trade paperback, and children's books, including "Gone Girl," by Gillian Flynn, "Shred," by Ian K. Smith, and "Quiet," by Susan Cain.

The article presents lists of bestselling paperback books in trade fiction, mass-market fiction, and nonfiction categories from November 10-16, 2013, including "Dark Witch," by Nora Roberts; "Ender's Game," by Orson Scott Card; and "Proof of Heaven," by Eben Alexander.

The article presents lists of best-selling paperback books in categories such as trade fiction, mass-market fiction, and nonfiction as of November 2, 2013, including "Proof of Heaven," by Eben Alexander; "Dear Life," by Alice Munro; and "Ender's Game," by Orson Scott Card.

A chart of best selling paperback books is presented for October 20-26, 2013, including books such as "Dear Life" by Alice Munro, "The Hit" by David Baldacci, and "Me Before You" by Jojo Moyes.

Charts are provided presenting information on the best selling books for the week of June 11-17, 2012, including the top 25 hardcover fiction titles, the top 25 paperback trade titles, and the top 25 children's picture books.

A list of best selling paperback books is presented for May 5, 2013, including books such as "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel, "The Innocent" by David Baldacci, and "Wild" by Cheryl Strayed.

Best selling book charts are presented for the week of March 24-30, 2013 of trade and mass-market paperback fiction and nonfiction, including "The Wanderer" by Robyn Carr, "The Forgotten" by David Baldacci, and "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel.

Several charts are presented of the best selling trade fiction, mass-market fiction, and nonfiction paperback books as of February 17-23, 2013 including "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel, "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin, and "Bossypants" by Tina Fey.

A chart is presented of best selling paperback books for February 17, 2013, such as "Safe Haven" by Nicholas Sparks, "Criminal" by Karin Slaughter, and "Just Kate" by Linda Lael Miller.

A chart is presented depicting several best selling books including paperbacks, education, and travel.

Several tables are presented which list the miscellaneous best sellers as of April 10, 2016 including paperback trade fiction, paperback nonfiction, and hardcover graphic books.

The article lists the paperback best sellers in trade fiction, mass-market fiction, and nonfiction for the week ending on February 9, 2008 including "Three Cups of Tea," by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," by Jean-Dominique Bauby, and "Atonement," by Ian McEwan.

The article lists the best-selling paperback fiction books in the U.S. for the week of January 12, 2008, which includes "Atonement," by Ian McEwan, "The Kite Runner," by Khaled Hosseini, and "The Pillars of the Earth," by Ken Follett.

The article lists the top selling books in the U.S. for the week of January 20, 2008 which includes “Atonement,” by Ian McEwan, “The Kite Runner,” by Khaled Hosseini and “The Pillars of the Earth,” by Ken Follett.

A chart is presented of the best selling paperback formatted books in the U.S. as of January 13, 2008.

A list of paperback sellers for the week of January 6, 2008 is presented, which includes "Into the Wild," by Jon Krakauer, "Atonement," by Ian McEwan, and "I Am Legend," by Richard Matheson.

A chart is presented of the best selling paperbacks in the U.S. as of December 9, 2007.

A chart is presented of the best selling paperbacks in the U.S. as of December 2, 2007.

A chart is presented of the best selling paperback books in the U.S. for November 25, 2007.

A chart is presented listing the paperback fiction and nonfiction best selling books as recorded by "The New York Times" for the week of November 18, 2007.

The article presents a list of best selling paperback books as of November 11, 2007 including "Love in the Time of Cholera," by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, "Cross," by James Patterson, and "Gone Baby Gone," by Dennis Lehane.

This article presents a list of the best selling paperback books for the week ending October 28, 2007. Topping the list in trade fiction is "Love In the Time of Cholera," by Gabriel Garcia Márquez. In mass-market fiction the leader is "Cross," by James Patterson while in nonfiction the winner is "Eat, Pray, Love," by Elizabeth Gilbert.

The article presents several charts of best selling titles in paperback format in the U.S. as of October 22, 2007, including categories such as trade fiction, mass-market fiction, and nonfiction.

Several charts are presented of the best selling fiction books in paperback format in the U.S. as of October 14, 2007.

The article lists the best selling paperback books for the week of September 23, 2007, including "Water for Elephants," by Sara Gruen, "The Kite Runner," by Khaled Hosseini, and "At First Site," by Nicholas Sparks.

A chart of best selling paperback nonfiction books is presented for October 13-19, 2013, including books such as "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot, "The Devil in the White City" by Eric Larson, and "Thinking, Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman.

A chart of best selling paperback books is presented for September 1-7, 2013, including books such as "Fifty Shades of Grey" by E. L. James, "The Racketeer" by john Grisham, and "The Hero" by Robyn Carr.