Story collection “Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It,” a winner this year. Our list, reviewed Lorrie Moore’s novel “A Gate at the Stairs,” which made it too, while Curtis Sittenfeld, whose novel “Prep” was one of the 10 Best in 2005, reviewed Maile Meloy’s

Jonathan Lethem, whose “Chronic City” made Of the pleasures it afforded was the chance to resample the sometimes surprising chemistry of reviewers and authors, particularly when it came to fiction. Not that drawing up the list - or rather, whittling it down - was a wholly painful exercise. But in the end the decisions had to be made. So did the superb literaryīiographies we read - and deeply admired.

The sublime story collections alone created agonies of indecision. These changes reinforce the mission of the Best-Seller Lists to track what is broadly popular in the bookselling industry.Īll Best Sellers lists are available at /books/best-sellers.After so many years, and so many lists, you might think the task of choosing the 10 Best Books would get easier. The monthly Science and Sports lists are being retired as the titles on those lists are frequently represented on current nonfiction lists. In addition, there will be two new monthly children’s lists: Middle Grade Paperback and Young Adult Paperback. And readers are passionate about the many genres - from horror to romance - represented on the mass market fiction list. “Our new monthly graphic books list combines the format as it exists across all platforms - hardcover, paperback and digital - in order to represent the range of ways in which publishers create and people of all ages read these books. “We are thrilled to bring back to our readers graphic books and mass market best sellers as two monthly best-seller lists,” said Pamela Paul, editor of the Book Review.

These monthly lists will begin publishing on October 2 (online) and October 20 (in print). Previously tracked by the Best Sellers franchise until 2017, these lists are returning due to continued reader interest and market strength. The Best Sellers team will begin tracking Mass Market Paperbacks (genres including romance) and a combined list for Graphic Books (fiction, nonfiction, children’s, adults, and manga). Today The New York Times Book Review announced changes to the Best-Seller Lists, in print and online.

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