This week’s New York Times Bestseller list sees The Help finally lose the top spot to Lee Child’s The Affair. As for the children’s list there wasn’t a lot of movement and there are definitely some books I expected to be on the list that aren’t.
COMBINED PRINT & E-BOOK FICTION
- THE AFFAIR, by Lee Child
- THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett
- 1225 CHRISTMAS TREE LANE, by Debbie Macomber
- THE MILL RIVER RECLUSE, by Darcie Chan
- LETHAL, by Sandra Brown
While the top five contains several of the usually suspects, a new addition is Debbie Macomber’s latest debuts at #3. Looking further down the list romance writer Susan Mallory lands at #8 with Only His and Miracle Cure by Harlan Corben lands at #12.
- EVERY THING ON IT, by Shel Silverstein
- MODELLAND, by Tyra Banks
- WONDERSTRUCK, by Brian Selznick
- MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN, by Ransom Riggs
- DARTH PAPER STRIKES BACK: AN ORIGAMI YODA BOOK, by Tom Angleberger
New to the list this week is Modelland by Tyra Banks. Yup that’s right Tyra Banks can now add NYT Bestseller to her list of credentials, right next to smiyesing. The list otherwise stays intact with Shel Silverstein holding strong at #1. Some books I fully intended to see on the list but sadly do not are Lola and the Boy Next Door, Daughter of Smoke and Bone and Name of the Star. If you haven’t read these books I highly suggest them. They are all incredibly different from what is out there and from each other.
Now on to my complaints about the children’s list. I find calling this the children’s list misleading and far too generalized. I think it is time for people to realize that Young Adult is a category in and of itself and should be given its own list. Adult books have four categories all to themselves can Young Adult get one? There are many reasons I am in favor for giving YA its own list; the primary reason being that when books like The Encyclopedia of Legos or Lauren Conrad’s Make-Up Tips come out they take up spots on list where they don’t technically belong. Both of those book fall into the non-fiction category not the chapter book category; however, because there is only one children’s book list is becomes a mishmash of fiction and non-fiction and has a huge age range. It should be noted the NYT didn’t have a children’s list until the appearance of Harry Potter. JK Rowling took over the adult list and sat at the top for an incredibly long time prompting the creation of the children’s list and the children’s series list.
So what do you think about the list? Should there be a separate list for Young Adult and non-fiction children’s books? Let us know in the comments.