We have the somewhat odd situation at the end of February where Alice Sebold occupies two slots with one book (in different editions), a product of the motion picture hype and the impressive performance of Irish actress Saoirse Ronan. Colum McCann makes a return after a somewhat strange disappearance driven I suspect by poor restocking or perhaps a rushed reprint. Larsson remains strong and two weeks in a row without Meyer. If Meyer’s fading sales are consistent worldwide, Hachette may need to find something soon for 2010 if their figures have any hope of matching the results from 2010.
1: The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold
2: State Mathematical Tables
3: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson
4: Living with Evil, Cynthia Owen
5: The Girl Who Played with Fire, Stieg Larsson
6: Let the Great World Spin, Colum McCann
7: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest, Stieg Larsson
8: The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold
9: Stolen, Lesley Pearse
10: The Lovers, John Connolly
Source: Nielsen Bookscan, ICM
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