The count for romance novels on the New York Times(NYT) best seller lists is down to 12 this week from only 15 on all three of the NYT lists combined three weeks ago. But holiday season hasn’t slowed down the queen of romance, Nora Roberts who boasts three novels on the NYT lists this week. Also notable, Carla Neggers’ novel, Cold River moved up, a rarity, on the NYT paperback best seller list, to 18th place from the 25th spot two weeks ago. Publishers Weekly listed a mere 6 romances and USA Today placed only 12 romance novels in their top 150. These romance best seller numbers are below the norm.
Best selling romance novels by the lists:
NYT hardcover: #33 An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
NYT Paperback Trade: #11 Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts
NYT Paperback: #8 Born of Ice by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Publisher's Weekly Hardcover: No Romance Novels
Publisher's Weekly Mass Market: #8 Born of Ice by Sherrilyn Kenyon
USA Today: #36 Worth the Risk by Nora Roberts
Borders Group Romance Series #1: The Maverick by Diana Palmer
Borders Group Romance Paperback #1: Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts
Amazon Romance #1: Elcipse by Stephenie Meyer
Barnes & Noble: #1 Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts
Library Journal's Most Borrowed (updated quarterly) as of October 2009: #3 The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
To see top selling romances from past weeks, click on: Top Selling Romances Column
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