March 14, 2009

Hardcover Fiction

1. The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer (Dial Press $22)

2. Heart and Soul, by Maeve Binchy (Knopf $26.95)

3. Cutting Stone, by Abraham Verghese (Knopf $26.95)

4. The Help, by Kathryn Stockett (Putnam $24.95)

5. Very Valentine, by Adriana Trigiani (Harper $25.99)

6. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, by David Wroblewski (Ecco $25.95)

7. Night and Day, by Robert Parker (Putnam $25.95)

Paperback Fiction

1. The Shack, by William Young (Windblown $14.99)

2. The Madonnas of Leningard, by Debra Dean (HarperPerennial $13.99)

3. The Commoner, by John Schwartz (Vintage $14.95)

4. Sonata for Miriam, by Linda Olsson (Penguin $15)

5. Keeper of the House, by Shirley Ann Grau (Vintage $14)

6. The House at Riverton, by Kate Morton (Washington Square $15)

7. Deep Dish, Mary Andrews (Harper $14.99)

Hardcover Nonfiction

1. Scratch Beginnings, by Adam Shepard (Collins $19.95)

2. Great Powers, by Thomas Barnett (Putnam $29.95)

3. Dewey, by Vicki Myron (Grand Central $19.99)

4. Instinct Putting, by Eric Alpenfels (Gotham $22.50)

5. The Gamble, by Thomas Ricks (Penguin $27.95)

6. Last Lion, by Peter Canellos (Simon & Schuster $28)

7. Madness Under the Royal Palms, by Laurence Leamer (Hyperion $25.95)

Paperback Nonfiction

1. Superfoods Healthstyle, by Steven Pratt (HarperCollins $14.95)

2. God's Problem, by Bart Ehrman (HarperOne $16.99)

3. Suze Orman's 2009 Action Plan, by Suze Orman (Spiegel & Grau $9.99)

4. Heart in the Right Place, by Carolyn Jourdan (Algonquin $14.95)

5. Boone, by Robert Morgan (Algonquin $18.95)

6. Overhills, by Jeffrey Irwin and Kaitlin O'shea (Arcadia $19.99)

7. Why Women Should Rule, by Dee Dee Myers (Harper $14.95)

Children's Books

1. 39 Clues #3: Sword Thief, by Peter Lerangis (Scholastic $12.99)

2. The Outsiders, by S. E. Hinton (Puffin $9.99)

3. P. S. I Loathe You, by Lisi Harrison (Poppy $9.99)

4. The Bronze Bow, by Elizabeth Speare (Houghton Mifflin $6.95)

5. Winnie the Pooh's Colors, by A. A. Milne (Dutton $6.99)

6. Eon: Dragoneye Reborn, by Alison Goodman (Viking $19.99)

7. Swing! by Rufus Seder (Workman $12.95)

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