Bestsellers: It's 'Judgment' day for Patterson, Paetro

May 6, 2010

A list of national bestsellers compiled by Publishers Weekly for the week ending May 9.

1. THE 9TH JUDGMENT, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown)

2. LOVER MINE, by J.R. Ward (NAL)

3. DELIVER US FROM EVIL, by David Baldacci (Grand Central)

4. THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett (Putnam/Amy Einhorn)

5. HANNAH'S LIST, by Debbie Macomber (Mira)

6. THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE, by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster)

7. THIS BODY OF DEATH, by Elizabeth George (Harper)

8. THE DOUBLE COMFORT SAFARI CLUB, by Alexander McCall Smith (Pantheon)

10. LUCID INTERVALS, by Stuart Woods (Putnam)

1. THE BIG SHORT, by Michael Lewis (Norton)

2. THIS TIME TOGETHER, by Carol Burnett (Harmony)

3. CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG, by Chelsea Handler (Grand Central)

4. OPRAH, by Kitty Kelley (Crown)

5. WOMEN FOOD AND GOD, by Geneen Roth (Scribner)

6. THE MASTER YOUR METABOLISM COOKBOOK, by Jillian Michaels (Crown)

7. THIS IS WHY YOU'RE FAT, by Jackie Warner (Wellness Central)

8. THE OTHER WES MOORE, by Wes Moore (Spiegel & Grau)

9. THE BEDWETTER, by Sarah Silverman (Harper)

10. LIFT, by Kelly Corrigan (Voice)

1. SAVOR THE MOMENT, by Nora Roberts (Berkley)

2. THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, by Stieg Larsson (Vintage)

3. THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE, by Stieg Larsson (Vintage)

4. LITTLE BEE, by Chris Cleave (Simon & Schuster)

5. THE HOST, by Stephenie Meyer (Back Bay)

6. A RELIABLE WIFE, by Robert Goolrick (Algonquin)

7. MENNONITE IN A LITTLE BLACK DRESS, by Rhoda Janzen (Holt)

8. ALEX CROSS'S TRIAL, by James Patterson and Richard DiLallo (Grand Central)

9. ARE YOU THERE, VODKA? IT'S ME, CHELSEA, by Chelsea Handler (Gallery)

10. EAT, PRAY, LOVE, by Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin)

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