Hardback fiction

1. The Drop by Michael Connelly. Harry Bosch of the LAPD uncovers both the operations of a sadistic killer and a political conspiracy. (1 week on list)

2. 11/22/63 by Stephen King. An English teacher travels back to 1958 via a time portal in a diner. (4)

3. Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich. After a disastrous vacation in Hawaii, Stephanie Plum becomes the target of a killer. (2)

4. The Litigators by John Grisham. Partners in a small law firm take on a big case after a fast-track burnout joins them. (6)

5. Kill Alex Cross by James Patterson. Alex Cross investigates when the president's children are kidnapped. (3)

6. The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks. Twenty-five years after their high school romance ended, a man and woman who have gone their separate ways return to their North Carolina town for a funeral. (8)

7. V Is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton. Pursuing a shoplifter, Kinsey Millhone finds that retail crime is run by gangs. (3)

8. The Scottish Prisoner by Diana Gabaldon. Jamie Fraser, a paroled Jacobite prisoner, and Lord John Grey collaborate uneasily on a mission to Ireland. (1)

9. Micro by Michael Crichton and Richard Preston. Seven graduate students, miniaturized by an evil entrepreneur, do battle with insects in the Hawaiian rain forest. (2)

10. Zero Day, by David Baldacci. A military investigator uncovers a conspiracy. (5)

Hardback nonfiction

1. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. A biography of the deceased entrepreneur. (6 weeks on list)

2. Killing Lincoln by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. The commentator looks at the events surrounding one of the most consequential episodes of U.S. history. (10)

3. Being George Washington by Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe. How Washington turned himself into the indispensable (if imperfect) man. (2)

4. Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. An Olympic runner's story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II. (55)

5. Jack Kennedy by Chris Matthews. An admiring portrait. (5)

6. Catherine the Great by Robert K. Massie. The author of provides a sweeping narrative of the life of an 18th-century German princess who, thanks to ambition and a strategic marriage, became empress of all the Russias. (3)

7. Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. The winner of the Nobel in economic science discusses how we make choices and when we can and cannot trust our intuitions. (6)

8. Back To Work by Bill Clinton. The former president argues that cooperation between the private sector and government is necessary to restore prosperity. (4)

9. Boomerang by Michael Lewis. A look at some of the places – Greece, Ireland, Iceland – hardest hit by the financial collapse of 2008, and at how it happened. (9)

10. Then Again by Diane Keaton. The actress uses her mother's diaries as a springboard for the examination of her own life. (3)

Paperback nonfiction

1. Heaven Is for Real by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent. (55 weeks on list)

2. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. (39)

3. Don't Look Behind You by Ann Rule. (1)

4. Unlikely Friendships by Jennifer S. Holland. (22)

5. The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks. (36)

6. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. (26)

7. Born To Run by Christopher McDougall. (36)

8. Moneyball by Michael Lewis. (32)

9. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. (248)

10. (Expletive) Finish First by Michael Lewis. (7)

Paperback fiction

1. The Help by Kathryn Stockett. (35 weeks on list)

2. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson. (128)

3. The Next Always by Nora Roberts. (5)

4. The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht. (5)

5. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. (130)

6. Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult. (7)

7. Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay. (144)

8. Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese. (97)

9. The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson.. (78)

10. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. (148)

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