The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 2011
This is a list of adult fiction books that topped The New York Times Fiction Best Seller list in 2011.[1]
The most popular books of the year was The Help by Kathryn Stockett, and Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen with respectively 15 and 8 cumulative weeks at the top. The Help had been released in 2009, was a #1 best seller in 2010, and had a resurgence in 2011. The prolific James Patterson was at the top for three different books (Tick Tock, Now You See Her and Kill Alex Cross).
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 2 | Dead or Alive | Tom Clancy and Grant Blackwood |
| January 9 | ||
| January 16 | What the Night Knows | Dean Koontz |
| January 23 | The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest | Stieg Larsson |
| January 30 | The Inner Circle | Brad Meltzer |
| February 6 | Shadowfever | Karen Marie Moning |
| February 13 | Tick Tock | James Patterson |
| February 20 | ||
| February 27 | ||
| March 6 | Alone | Lisa Gardner |
| March 13 | Treachery in Death | J. D. Robb |
| March 20 | The Wise Man's Fear | Patrick Rothfuss |
| March 27 | Water for Elephants | Sara Gruen |
| April 3 | ||
| April 10 | Live Wire | Harlan Coben |
| April 17 | The Land of Painted Caves | Jean M. Auel |
| April 24 | The Fifth Witness | Michael Connelly |
| May 1 | Water for Elephants | Sara Gruen |
| May 8 | ||
| May 15 | ||
| May 22 | Dead Reckoning | Charlaine Harris |
| May 29 | Water for Elephants | Sara Gruen |
| June 5 | ||
| June 12 | ||
| June 19 | The Help | Kathryn Stockett |
| June 26 | ||
| July 3 | ||
| July 10 | Smokin' Seventeen | Janet Evanovich |
| July 17 | Now You See Her | James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge |
| July 24 | The Help | Kathryn Stockett |
| July 31 | A Dance with Dragons | George R. R. Martin |
| August 7 | The Help | Kathryn Stockett |
| August 14 | ||
| August 21 | ||
| August 28 | ||
| September 4 | ||
| September 11 | ||
| September 18 | ||
| September 25 | ||
| October 2 | ||
| October 9 | ||
| October 16 | The Affair | Lee Child |
| October 23 | The Help | Kathryn Stockett |
| October 30 | The Best of Me | Nicholas Sparks |
| November 6 | ||
| November 13 | The Litigators | John Grisham |
| November 20 | Zero Day | David Baldacci |
| November 27 | 11/22/63 | Stephen King |
| December 4 | Kill Alex Cross | James Patterson |
| December 11 | Explosive Eighteen | Janet Evanovich |
| December 18 | The Drop | Michael Connelly |
| December 25 | Red Mist | Patricia Cornwell |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 2011 Hawes Publications
Categories:
- The New York Times Best Seller list
- 2011 fiction books
- 2011 in the United States