Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for November 19, 2001
from sales the week ending November 11
Online at www.bookweb.org Wednesday, November 14
Published in Bookselling This Week Monday, November 19
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TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION |
Last Week/
Weeks on List |
1. |
Prodigal Summer
Barbara Kingsolver, 0060959037, Perennial, $14.00.
The author of The Poisonwood Bible celebrates the tapestry of nature,
and the human thread that runs through it, in her novel set in southern
Appalachia. |
1/4 |
2. |
The Red Tent
Anita Diamant, 0312195516, Picador, $14.95.
A re-imagining of the biblical Dinah, daughter to Jacob and Leah. The Book
Sense Book of the Year Award Winner. |
2/92 |
3. |
Girl With a Pearl Earring
Tracy Chevalier, 0452282152, Plume, $12.00.
A historical fiction built around Vermeer's household, and the relationship
between the artist and a young servant woman. |
3/42 |
4. |
The Blind Assassin
Margaret Atwood, 0385720955, Anchor, $14.00.
A richly imagined and layered book about two sisters and the secrets between
them. A 'Book Sense 76' Pick. |
4/9 |
5. |
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Michael Chabon, 0312282990, Picador, $15.00.
The Pulitzer Prize winner, now in paperback. A 'Book Sense 76' Pick. |
6/13 |
6. |
Soul Mountain
Gao Xingjian, 0060936231, Perennial, $15.00.
The Nobel-Prize winning novel, now in paperback. |
12/3 |
7. |
When We Were Orphans
Kazuo Ishiguro, 0375724400, Vintage, $14.00.
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14/2 |
8. |
Lying Awake
Mark Salzman, 0375706062, Vintage, $12.00.
A present-day nun has to make a devastating decision when she finds out
that her "visions" are connected with a potentially life-threatening disease. |
7/5 |
9. |
Shopgirl
Steve Martin, 0786885688, Theia, $10.95.
From the actor and comedian, a bittersweet tale of love and romance. |
5/8 |
10. |
Bee Season
Myla Goldberg, 0385498802, Anchor, $13.00.
A coming-of-age novel about an ordinary girl discovering her extraordinary
talent for spelling, while her family unravels around her. A Top Ten 'Book
Sense 76' Pick. |
9/23 |
11. |
The Best American Short Stories 2001
Edited by Barbara Kingsolver & Katrina Kenison, 0395926882, Houghton Mifflin,
$13.00.
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11/7 |
12. |
Girl in Hyacinth Blue
Susan Vreeland, 014029628X, Penguin, $12.00.
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8/54 |
13. |
White Teeth
Zadie Smith, 0375703861, Vintage, $14.00.
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13/20 |
14. |
Ahab's Wife
Sena Jeter Naslund, 0688177859, Perennial, $15.00.
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10/54 |
15. |
Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind
Ann B. Ross, 0688177751, Perennial, $13.00.
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ON THE RISE |
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16. |
Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien, 0618129022, Houghton Mifflin, $20.00.
The new omnibus edition, in preparation for the upcoming movie. |
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