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Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for June 26, 2003
from sales the week ending June 22, 2003
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| TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION | Last Week/
Weeks on List |
| 1. |
The Secret Life of Bees
Sue Monk Kidd, 0142001740, Penguin, $14
A Top 76 Pick and 2003 Book Sense Book of the Year finalist, now in paperback. |
1/20 |
| 2. |
#1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Alexander McCall Smith, 1400034779, Anchor, $11.95
A 76 Pick, indie discovery, and Today Show pick! Do not miss this "mystery" and its sequels. |
3/19 |
| 3. |
Life of Pi
Yann Martel, 0156027321, Harvest, $14
A Top Ten 76 Pick and Booker Prize winner, now in paperback. |
2/9 |
| 4. |
Three Junes
Julia Glass, 0385721420, Anchor , $14
A 76 Pick and National Book Award winner, now in paperback! |
4/8 |
| 5. |
East of Eden - Debut
John Steinbeck, 0142004235, Penguin , $16
Oprah is back, reading the classics, and Steinbeck's story of brotherly rivalry is a sudden bestseller. |
/1 |
| 6. |
Bel Canto
Ann Patchett, 0060934417, Perennial, $13.95
A 76 Pick and 2003 Book Sense Book of the Year winner, based on the true story of a hostage crisis in Peru. |
5/60 |
| 7. |
Atonement
Ian McEwan, 038572179X, Anchor, $14
76 Pick; Booker Prize winner; NBCC winner. A winner on all counts. |
6/16 |
| 8. |
Tears of the Giraffe
Alexander McCall Smith, 1400031354, Anchor, $11.95
Sequel to the fantastically popular #1 Ladies' Detective Agency. |
7/17 |
| 9. |
The Nanny Diaries
Emma McLaughlin, Nicola Kraus, 0312291639, St. Martin's , $13.95
There's a heartwarming story of love and loyalty lurking under this sharp portrait of the Upper East Side; now in paperback. |
8/13 |
| 10. |
The Dive From Clausen's Pier
Ann Packer, 0375727132, Vintage, $14
A Top Ten 76 Pick, now in paperback. A young woman is faced with a terrible decision when her fiance is critically injured in an accident. |
9/10 |
| 11. |
Peace Like a River
Leif Enger, 0802139256, Grove, $13
The 2002 Book Sense Book of the Year winner for fiction is now in paperback. Run, don't walk. |
12/43 |
| 12. |
Unless
Carol Shields, 0007154615, Fourth Estate, $13.95
A 76 Pick. A compassionate mother's story from the Pulitzer Prize winning
author of The Stone Diaries. |
10/7 |
| 13. |
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Dai Sijie, 0385722206, Anchor, $10
#1 76 Pick! A magical little novel; two Chinese boys discover forbidden literature and more. |
14/33 |
| 14. |
The Emperor of Ocean Park
Stephen L. Carter, 0375712925, Vintage, $14
The major literary thriller and 76 pick, now in paperback. |
11/3 |
| 15. |
Morality for Beautiful Girls
Alexander McCall Smith, 1400031362, Anchor, $11.95
Book 3 in the incredible #1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. |
15/9 |
| ON THE RISE |
| 39. |
Robert Ludlum's The Altman Code: A Covert-One Novel
Gayle Lynds, 0312289901, St. Martin's, $15.95
A new novel of international intrigue, from Ludlum's Covert-One series; perfect for beach-going! |
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