Top 5 Best Sellers Books 2012

COMBINED PRINT & E-BOOK FICTION

1. FIFTY SHADES OF GREY, by E. L. James
2. FIFTY SHADES DARKER, by E. L. James
3. FIFTY SHADES FREED, by E. L. James
4. GONE GIRL, by Gillian Flynn
5. KISS THE DEAD, by Laurell K. Hamilton

COMBINED PRINT & E-BOOK NONFICTION

1. THE AMATEUR, by Edward Klein
2. WILD, by Cheryl Strayed
3. THE GREAT DESTROYER, by David Limbaugh
4. UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand
5. KILLING LINCOLN, by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. KISS THE DEAD, by Laurell K. Hamilton
2. GONE GIRL, by Gillian Flynn
3. CALICO JOE, by John Grisham
4. THE STORM, by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown
5. SPRING FEVER, by Mary Kay Andrews

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HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. THE AMATEUR, by Edward Klein
2. THE GREAT DESTROYER, by David Limbaugh
3. WILD, by Cheryl Strayed
4. UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand
5. IT WORKED FOR ME, by Colin Powell with Tony Koltz

PAPERBACK TRADE FICTION

1. FIFTY SHADES OF GREY, by E. L. James
2. FIFTY SHADES DARKER, by E. L. James
3. FIFTY SHADES FREED, by E. L. James
4. THE LAST BOYFRIEND, by Nora Roberts
5. ABRAHAM LINCOLN - VAMPIRE HUNTER, by Seth Grahame-Smith

Paperback Mass-Market Fiction

1. A GAME OF THRONES, by George R. R. Martin
2. BIG SKY COUNTRY, by Linda Lael Miller
3. EXPLOSIVE EIGHTEEN, by Janet Evanovich
4. THE UNEXPECTED HUSBAND, by Debbie Macomber
5. TICK TOCK, by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge

Paperback Nonfiction

1. IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS, by Erik Larson
2. HEAVEN IS FOR REAL, by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent
3. THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS, by Rebecca Skloot
4. OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell
5. THE GLASS CASTLE, by Jeannette Walls

E-Book Fiction

1. FIFTY SHADES OF GREY, by E. L. James
2. FIFTY SHADES DARKER, by E. L. James
3. FIFTY SHADES FREED, by E. L. James
4. GONE GIRL, by Gillian Flynn
5. FIFTY SHADES TRILOGY, by E. L. James

E-Book Nonfiction

1. WILD, by Cheryl Strayed
2. THE AMATEUR, by Edward Klein
3. UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand
4. I HATE EVERYONE . . . STARTING WITH ME, by Joan Rivers
5. THE GREAT DESTROYER, by David Limbaugh

Hardcover Advice & Misc.

1. AMERICAN GROWN, by Michelle Obama
2. THE SKINNY RULES, by Bob Harper with Greg Critser
3. DARTH VADER AND SON, by Jeffrey Brown
4. THE BLOOD SUGAR SOLUTION, by Mark Hyman
5. I AM A POLE (AND SO CAN YOU!), by Stephen Colbert. Illustrated by Paul Hildebrand

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Paperback Advice & Misc.

1. EAT TO LIVE, by Joel Fuhrman
2. THE BOOK OF BURGER, by Rachael Ray
3. TO HEAVEN AND BACK, by Mary C. Neal
4. THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES, by Gary Chapman
5. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel

Children's Picture Books

1. GOODNIGHT, GOODNIGHT, CONSTRUCTION SITE, by Sherri Duskey Rinker and Tom Lichtenheld
2. PETE THE CAT AND HIS FOUR GROOVY BUTTONS,by Eric Litwin. Illustrated by James Dean
3. PETE THE CAT: I LOVE MY WHITE SHOES, by Eric Litwin. Illustrated by James Dean
4. PRESS HERE, by Hervé Tullet
5. THE DUCKLING GETS A COOKIE!?, by Mo Willems

Children's Chapter Books

1. INSURGENT, by Veronica Roth
2. MIDDLE SCHOOL: GET ME OUT OF HERE!, by James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts. Illustrated by Laura Park
3. THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, by John Green
4. MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN, by Ransom Riggs
5. THE SON OF NEPTUNE, by Rick Riordan

Children's Paperback Books

1. DIVERGENT, by Veronica Roth
2. ONE DIRECTION: DARE TO DREAM, by the members of One Direction
3. THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER, by Stephen Chbosky
4. THE BOOK THIEF, by Markus Zusak
5. SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN, by Lily Blake, Evan Daugherty, John Lee Hancock and Hossein Amini

Children's Series

1. THE HUNGER GAMES, by Suzanne Collins
2. DORK DIARIES, by Rachel Renée Russell
3. KANE CHRONICLES, by Rick Riordan
4. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney
5. PRETTY LITTLE LIARS, by Sara Shepard

Hardcover Graphic Books

1. ARE YOU MY MOTHER?, by Alison Bechdel
2. BATMAN: DEATH BY DESIGN, by Chip Kidd and Dave Taylor
3. WONDER WOMAN, VOL. 1, by Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang
4. FABLES: DELUXE, BOOK TWO, by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham and others
5. BATMAN: THE COURT OF OWLS, by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo

Paperback Graphic Books

1. AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER, PART 2, by Gene Luen Yang and others
2. AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER, PART 1, by Gene Luen Yang and others
3. EMPOWERED, VOL. 7, by Adam Warren
4. THE WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM, by Robert Kirkman and others
5. IRREDEEMABLE, VOL. 7, by Mark Waid

Manga

1. BLEACH, VOL. 41, by Tite Kubo
2. BLEACH, VOL. 40, by Tite Kubo
3. OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB, VOL. 18, by Bisco Hatori
4. YU-GI-OH! ZEXAL, VOL. 1, by Kazuki Takahashi, Shin Yoshida and Naohito Miyoshi
5. ALICE IN THE COUNTRY OF CLOVER: BLOODY TWINS, by QuinRose and Mamenosuke Fujimaru

Combined Hardcover & Paperback Fiction

1. FIFTY SHADES OF GREY, by E. L. James
2. FIFTY SHADES DARKER, by E. L. James
3. FIFTY SHADES FREED, by E. L. James
4. KISS THE DEAD, by Laurell K. Hamilton
5. A GAME OF THRONES, by George R. R. Martin

Combined Hardcover & Paperback Nonfiction

1. THE AMATEUR, by Edward Klein
2. THE GREAT DESTROYER, by David Limbaugh
3. WILD, by Cheryl Strayed
4. UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand
5. IT WORKED FOR ME, by Colin Powell with Tony Koltz

About the Best Sellers

A version of this Best Sellers report appears in the June 24, 2012 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings on weekly lists reflect sales for the week ending June 9, 2012.