Bestsellers
| Fiction | weeks on list | |
| 1. | The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb (W.W. Norton & Co.: $24.95) Graphic depictions from all 50 chapters of the first book of the Bible. | 4 |
| 2. | Too Much Happiness by Alice Munro (Knopf: $25.95) The short story master explores women and their relationships in 10 new stories. | 5 |
| 3. | The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Putnam: $24.95) The lives of a maid, a cook and a college graduate become intertwined as they change a Mississippi town. | 30 |
| 4. | Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel ( Henry Holt: $27) The rise of Henry VIII’s advisor Thomas Cromwell. | 8 |
| 5. | U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton (Putnam: $27.95) PI Kinsey Millhone investigates the 20-year-old case of the mysterious disappearance of a 4-year-old girl. | 3 |
| 6. | The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper: $26.99) A writer’s escapades encompassing 1930s Mexican artist communities and Cold War America. | 7 |
| 7. | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney (Amulet: $13.95) Greg desires to spend summer vacation indoors despite his mother’s wishes for outdoor family fun. | 11 |
| 8. | The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown (Doubleday: $25.99) Harvard professor Robert Langdon uses his symbology skills to find a missing Freemason in Washington, D.C. | 15 |
| 9. | Too Much Money by Dominick Dunne (Crown: $29) A high-society journalist attempts to uncover the truth in the suspicious death of a billionaire. | 1 |
| 10. | Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton (Harper: $27.99) A swashbuckling pirate and his crew attempt to commandeer a Spanish ship carrying a golden treasure. | 4 |
| Nonfiction | ||
| 1. | What the Dog Saw by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown: $27.99) A collection of the author’s writings of everyday and extraordinary people. | 9 |
| 2. | Open by Andre Agassi (Knopf: $28.95) The tennis star’s memoir and personal odyssey of a lost childhood, drug use and comebacks. | 7 |
| 3. | Stones Into Schools by Greg Mortenson (Viking: $26.95) The author’s continued struggle to establish schools for girls in Afghanistan in this sequel to “Three Cups of Tea.” | 3 |
| 4. | McSweeney’s 33: San Francisco Panorama by Dave Eggers et al. (McSweeney’s: $16) A Sunday-edition sized newspaper filled with current news, sports, arts and comics. | 1 |
| 5. | Going Rogue by Sarah Palin (HarperCollins: $28.99) A memoir of the 2008 vice presidential nominee and former Alaska governor. | 5 |
| 6. | Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom (Hyperion: $23.99) Albom’s observations of a rabbi and a pastor on an eight-year journey of faith. | 13 |
| 7. | Lit by Mary Karr (Harper: $25.99) The author’s descent into alcoholism and recovery. | 5 |
| 8. | SuperFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner (William Morrow: $29.99) More funny, informative facts and questions to ponder. | 10 |
| 9. | Comeback 2.0 by Lance Armstrong (Simon & Schuster: $27.99) A journal of the seven-time Tour de France winner’s comeback season. | 1 |
| 10. | Guinness World Records 2010 by Guinness World Records (Guinness: $28.95) Bizarre and unfathomable feats from the first decade of the 21st century. | 5 |
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