New York Times Bestsellers for August 10

In Hardcover:
For the second straight week, "Moscow Rules" by Daniel Silva has reigned supreme, taking the top spot on the NY Times Hardcover Fiction list.

Robert Ludlum's legendary character Jason Bourne lives on in "The Bourne Sanction" by Eric Van Lustbader, making its debut at #2.

Stephenie Meyer once again shows us it is her world, and we are just paying rent. "The Host" remains steady at the third spot.

"The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows debuts strongly at #5. It also wins the most-unique-name-of-the-week award

Another novel making a strong debut is "The Lace Reader" by Brunonia Barry attracting enough readers to secure the seventh spot.

"The Last Patriot" by Brad Thor slips three spots to eight. Maybe it's time to start reloading the muskets here!

Also falling three places to the eleventh spot, "Damage Control" by J.A. Jance enjoys its second week on the chart.

Resistance to all things Star Wars is futile! Karen Traviss enjoys a very nice debut on the chart at lucky #13 with "The Clone Wars". Why can't all clones just get along?

Other books of interest: "Swan Peak" by James Lee Burke at eighteen, "Rules of Deception" by Christopher Reich at nineteen, "Say Goodbye" by Lisa Gardner at twenty, "Chasing Darkness" by Robert Crais at twenty-four, "The Last Oracle" by James Rollins at twenty-seven, "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" by Junot Diaz at twenty-nine, "By Schism Rent Asunder" by David Weber at thirty-three, and "The Enchantress of Florence" by Salman Rushdie at thirty-four.

In Trade Paperback:
The lure of "The Shack" by William P. Young is just too great. The novel pulls in enough readers to once again take the #1 spot on the NY Times Trade Fiction list.

Because one can never get enough stories about elephants, "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen stampedes its way to the third spot.

There must still be readers around that have yet to be traumatized by Cormac McCarthy's brilliant novel "The Road" which winds up at the seventh spot.

Making a strong debut on the list, "Run" by Ann Patchett sprints its way to #14. Make sure you replenish your fluids!

Other books of interest: "Out Stealing Horses" by Per Petterson at nineteen, "The Gathering" by Anne Enright at twenty-one, "On Chesil Beach" by Ian McEwan at twenty-two, "The Yiddish Policemen's Union" by Michael Chabon at twenty-four, "The Pillars of Earth" by Ken Follett at thirty-three, and "Replay" by Ken Grimwood at thirty five.

In Mass Market Paperback:
Because if you have to play for something, it should be for either money or pizza! "Playing for Pizza" by John Grisham shows the wisdom of this advice by taking the top spot on the NY Times Mass Market fiction list.

Patricia Briggs enjoys an awesome debut week on the charts. Her novel "Cry Wolf" howls is way to the fourth spot.

Some books just sound ominous. "You've Been Warned" by James Patterson and Howard Roughan must not be too ominous as it takes the sixth spot on the list.

With maybe the cheeriest title of the week, "Left to Die" by Lisa Jackson debuts at #7. Maybe this is what I was being warned about!

After "You've Been Warned" and "Left to Die" at six and seven, I find "The Sanctuary" by Raymond Khoury at #8. And not a moment too soon.

Other books of interest: "The Bone Garden" by Tess Gerritsen at eleven, "Some Like It Wicked" by Teresa Medeiros at fifteen, "The Secret Servant" by Daniel Silva at nineteen, "Step On A Crack" by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge at twenty-one, "The Race" by Richard North Patterson at twenty-three, "The Elves of Cintra" by Terry Brooks at twenty-seven, "The Wheel of Darkness" by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child at twenty-nine, and "Nightwalker" by Jocelynn Drake at thirty-two.