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6 unusual facts about The New York Times Best Seller list


An American Life

Released almost two years after Reagan left office, the book reached number eight on The New York Times Best Seller list.

Brian Daley

Han Solo at Stars' End, the first book of the trilogy, was a New York Times bestseller.

Kate White

Her books have appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list.

Larry Correia

The sequel, Monster Hunter Vendetta, was a New York Times bestseller.

Oxford History of the United States

When originally published in hardcover, McPherson's Battle Cry of Freedom spent 16 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list, and an additional 3 months for the subsequent paperback edition.

X-Men Misfits

The book appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list for paperback graphic novels for at least five weeks.


Culture of New England

New York Times Bestselling author Dennis Lehane, another native of the Boston area, who was born in Dorchester, wrote the novels that were adapted into the films Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone and Shutter Island.

Howard Roffman

The book, Heir to the Empire by noted science fiction author Timothy Zhan stayed on the The New York Times Best Seller list for nineteen weeks, paving the way for a highly successful re-launch of the franchise.

Joel Osteen

His first book, Your Best Life Now, which was released by Time Warner in 2004, debuted at the top of the The New York Times Best Seller list, and has sold more than 4 million copies.

Jon Gosselin

Gosselin co-wrote Multiple Blessings: Surviving to Thriving with Twins and Sextuplets with then-wife Kate Gosselin and Beth Carson, a book that made The New York Times Best Seller list.

The Blinding Knife

The Blinding Knife is a 2012 epic fantasy novel by New York Times Bestselling author Brent Weeks and the second book in his Lightbringer series following The Black Prism.


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Book store shoplifting

In 2008, Constant gave this list, which he called "pretty much the authoritative top five, the New York Times best-seller list of stolen books": Bukowski, Jim Thompson, Philip K. Dick, and Burroughs, along with "any graphic novel".

Melissa Anelli

Her first book, Harry, A History was released in early November 2008 and debuted at #18 on the New York Times Best Seller List.