A book and air conditioning. Does it get any better? The top 5 NY Times bestsellers in hardback fiction include: THE SEARCH, by Nora Roberts; THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST, by Stieg Larsson; PRIVATE, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro; SIZZLING SIXTEEN, by Janet Evanovich; and THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett. In mass market paperback the top five are THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, by Stieg Larsson; THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE, by Stieg Larsson; AUSTIN, by Linda Lael Miller; KNOCKOUT, by Catherine Coulter; and THE LUCKY ONE, by Nicholas Sparks.
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Topping the list to start the month of July: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest, by Stieg Larsson, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, also by Stieg Larsson, Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose, by Tony Hsieh, The Girl Who Played with Fire, Stieg Larsson, This Time is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly, by Carmen Reinhart, The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, by Stephanie Meyer, The Overton Window, by Glenn Beck, The Help, by Kathryn Stockett, Sh*t My Dad Says, by Justin Halpern, Mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins.
The short answer is – he is currently the best-selling author in the US. On the Amazon list, his titles hold four of the top five spots. Where has he been, and why haven’t we heard more about him?
The Stephanie Myers Twilight series was a similar selling phenomenon, occupying several of the top spots at a single time. Maybe the movie tie-ins made her story a little more up front. Stieg Larsson?
If the name sounds Viking-esque, it should. Larsson was a Swedish journalist who died of a heart attack a couple of years ago. He had a stash of completed and uncompleted manuscripts at the time of his death, all part of a series. They’ve proven to be popular, as the sales indicate.
Read more about Stieg Larsson on Wikipedia by clicking on the link. When you want the book, come on in!