BookJingle Blog

The beginning of a new year always leads to a reflection of the previous year. Best movies and music, top-selling books, etc. Nielsen’s has already released the best-selling books of 2011, broken down into three categories: Adult Non-Fiction, Adult Fiction, and Young Adult Fiction. The list compiles the top 30 selling books between the dates of January 3, 2011 and December 4, 2011. I have read 7 of these books. How many have you read?

Adult Non-Fiction
1 “Heaven Is For Real” Todd Burpo
2 “Steve Jobs” Walter Isaacson
3 “Unbroken” Laura Hillenbrand
4 “Killing Lincoln” Bill O’Reilly
5 “Strengths Finder 2.0″ Tom Rath
6 “A Stolen Life” Jaycee Dugard
7 “Bossypants” Tina Fey
8 “The 17 Day Diet” Mike Moreno
9 “The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks” Rebecca Skloot
10 “In The Garden Of Beasts” Erik Larson

Adult Fiction
1 “The Help” Kathryn Stockett
2 “The Help” (Movie Tie-In Edition) Kathryn Stockett
3 “Water For Elephants” Sara Gruen
4 “Cutting For Stone” Abraham Verghese
5 “A Dance With Dragons” George R. R. Martin
6 “The Confession” John Grisham
7 “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” Stieg Larsson
8 “The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest” Stieg Larsson
9 “The Litigators” John Grisham
10 “Room” Emma Donoghue

Children and Young Adults
1 “The Hunger Games” Suzanne Collins
2 “Cabin Fever” Jeff Kinney
3 “Catching Fire” Suzanne Collins
4 “Inheritance” Christopher Paolini
5 “Mockingjay” Suzanne Collins
6 “The Son Of Neptune” Rick Riordan
7 “The Throne Of Fire” Rick Riordan
8 “The Ugly Truth” Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books)
9 “The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book” Jeff Kinney
10 “Elf On The Shelf” Carol V. Aebersold