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Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for June 13, 2002
from sales the week ending June 9
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  TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Empire Falls
Richard Russo, 0375726403, Vintage, $14.95.
The newest Pulitzer Prize winner, about a small town in Maine.
1/8
2. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Rebecca Wells, 0060928336, Perennial, $14.
The bestselling novel, in paperback.
2/*
3. Bel Canto
Ann Patchett, 0060934417, Perennial, $14.
A 76 Pick, based on the true story of a hostage crisis in Peru.
3/7
4. Back When We Were Grownups
Anne Tyler, 0345446860, Ballantine, $14.95.
Anne Tyler's latest in paperback, about a woman who, at 53, decides that she's living the wrong life.
4/8
5. How to Be Good
Nick Hornby, 1573229326, Riverhead, $13.
Hornby's new hilarious novel.
5/5
6. Year of Wonders
Geraldine Brooks, 0142001430, Penguin, $14.
A novel based on the true events surrounding the English plague of 1666. A 76 Pick.
6/5
7. The Fourth Hand
John Irving, 0345449347, Ballantine, $15.
Irving's latest wild ride, now in paper.
7/4
8. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Michael Chabon, 0312282990, Picador, $15.
Last year's Pulitzer Prize winner, now in paperback. A 76 Pick.
8/41
9. The Red Tent
Anita Diamant, 0312195516, Picador, $14.95.
A re-imagining of the biblical Dinah, daughter to Jacob and Leah. The 2001 Book Sense Book of the Year Award Winner.
12/*
10. The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint
Brady Udall, 0375719180, Vintage, $14.
The #1 Summer Paperback 76 Pick! "The best $14 you'll spend this summer." -- Chris Bowe, Longfellow Books, Portland, ME
9/3
11. About a Boy
Nick Hornby, 1573229571, Riverhead, $12.95.
The movie tie-in pushes up sales of this 1998 gem.
10/4
12. Little Altars Everywhere
Rebecca Wells, 0060976845, Harper, $13.
Ya-Ya author's first book, also riding the movie wave.
15/2
13. Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas: A Novel
James Patterson, 0446679593, Warner, $12.95.
Patterson's latest novel is a departure from the thrillers he is known for.
13/2
14. Five Quarters of the Orange - Debut
Joanne Harris, 0060958022, Perennial, $13.95.
Latest bestseller and 76 Pick from the author of Chocolat.
-/1
15. Prodigal Summer
Barbara Kingsolver, 0060959037, Perennial, $14.
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. A 76 and Oprah pick.
14/31
  ON THE RISE  
18. Folly
Laurie R. King, 0553381512, Bantam, $11.95.
"Don't even think of starting this gripping book unless you have a clear calendar." -- Laura Hudson, Bookloft, Great Barrington, MA
 

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