April 19, 2008

Hardcover Fiction

1. Miss Julia Paints the Town, by Ann B. Ross (Viking $24.95)

2. People of the Book, by Geraldine Brooks (Viking $25.95)

3. Bulls Island, by Dorothy Benton Frank (William Morrow $24.95)

4. Unaccustomed Earth, by Jhumpa Lahiri (Knopf $25)

5. The Disagreement, by Nick Taylor (Simon & Schuster $24.95)

6. Where Are You Now? by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster $25.95)

7. Deep Dish, by Mary Kay Andrews (Harper $24.95)

Paperback Fiction

1. Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind, by Ann B. Ross (HarperPerennial $13.95)

2. Loving Frank, by Nancy Horan (Ballantine $14)

3. Plum Wine, by Angela Davis-Gardner (Dial $13)

4. On Agate Hill, by Lee Smith (Shannon Ravenel $13.95)

5. Hissy Fit, by Mary Andrews (HarperPerennial $13.95)

6. Body of Lies, by David Ignatius (Norton $13.95)

7. The Alibi Man, by Tami Hoag (Bantam $7.99)

Hardcover Nonfiction

1. The Bin-Ladens, by Steve Coll (Penguin $35)

2. The Paradox of Tar Heel Politics, by Rob Christensen (UNC $30)

3. Polk, by Walter R. Borneman (Random House $30)

4. The Last Lecture, by Randy Pausch (Hyperion $21.95)

5. The Place to Be, by Roger Mudd (PubicAffairs $27.95)

6. What Makes You Not a Buddist, by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse

7. The Forger, by Cioma Schonhaus (Da Capo $23)

Paperback Nonfiction

1. A New Earth, by Eckhart Tolle (Plume $14)

2. Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson (Penguin $14)

3. I Feel Bad About My Neck, by Nora Ephron (Vintage $12.95)

4. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin $15)

5. Audacity of Hope, by Barack Obama (Three Rivers $14.95)

6. Best Choices from the People's Pharmacy, by Joe Graedon (Signet $7.99)

7. 90 Minutes in Heaven, by Don Piper (Revell $12.99)

Children's Books

1. Alphabet, by Matthew Van Fleet (Simon & Schuster $19.99)

2. Massie, by Lisi Harrison (Poppy $6.99)

3. Dark Day in the Deep Sea, by Mary Osborne (Random House $11.99)

4. Dirt on My Shirt, by Jeff Foxworthy (HarperCollins $16.99)

5. Fancy Nancy and the Boy from Paris, by Jane O'Connor (HarperTrophy $3.99)

6. The World According to Humphrey, by Better G. Birney (Puffin $5.99)

7. Dog, by Matthew Van Fleet (Simon & Schuster $14.99)

The Sandhills Bestsellers List is compiled by The Country Bookshop in Southern Pines.