List of The New York Times number-one books of 2009

The American daily newspaper The New York Times publishes multiple weekly lists ranking the best selling books in the United States. The lists are split in three genres—fiction, nonfiction and children's books. Both the fiction and nonfiction lists are further split into multiple lists.

Fiction

The following list ranks the number-one best selling fiction books, in the hardcover fiction category.[1]

The most popular books of the year were The Lost Symbol, by Dan Brown and The Associate, by John Grisham with respectively 7 and 4 weeks at the top. The author James Patterson was at the top for four different books (8th Confession, Swimsuit, Alex Cross's Trial and I, Alex Cross).

Date Book Author
January 4 The Christmas Sweater Glenn Beck
January 11 Scarpetta Patricia Cornwell
January 18 Black Ops W. E. B. Griffin
January 25 Plum Spooky Janet Evanovich
February 1
February 8
February 15 The Associate John Grisham
February 22
March 1
March 8
March 15 Promises in Death J. D. Robb
March 22 Handle with Care Jodi Picoult
March 29
April 5
April 12 True Detectives Jonathan Kellerman
April 19 Long Lost Harlan Coben
April 26 Turn Coat Jim Butcher
May 3 Just Take My Heart Mary Higgins Clark
May 10 First Family David Baldacci
May 17 8th Confession James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
May 24 Dead and Gone Charlaine Harris
May 31 Wicked Prey John Sandford
June 7 Gone Tomorrow Lee Child
June 14 The Scarecrow Michael Connelly
June 21 Skin Trade Laurell K. Hamilton
June 28 Relentless Dean Koontz
July 5 Knockout Catherine Coulter
July 12 Finger Lickin' Fifteen Janet Evanovich
July 19 Swimsuit James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
July 26 Black Hills Nora Roberts
August 2 Best Friends Forever Jennifer Weiner
August 9 The Defector Daniel Silva
August 16 The Girl Who Played with Fire Stieg Larsson
August 23 Bad Moon Rising Sherrilyn Kenyon
August 30 South of Broad Pat Conroy
September 6
September 13 Alex Cross's Trial James Patterson and Richard DiLallo
September 20 Dark Slayer Christine Feehan
September 27 The Last Song Nicholas Sparks
October 4 The Lost Symbol Dan Brown
October 11
October 18
October 25
November 1
November 8
November 15 The Gathering Storm Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
November 22 Ford County John Grisham
November 29 Under the Dome Stephen King
December 6 I, Alex Cross James Patterson
December 13
December 20 "U" Is for Undertow Sue Grafton
December 27 The Lost Symbol Dan Brown

Nonfiction

The following list ranks the number-one best selling nonfiction books, in the hardcover nonfiction category.[2]

Date Book Author Publisher
January 4 Outliers Malcolm Gladwell Little Brown
January 11
January 18
January 25
February 1
February 8
February 15
February 22 The Yankee Years Joe Torre and Tom Verducci Doubleday
March 1
March 8
March 15
March 22 Outliers Malcolm Gladwell Little Brown
March 29
April 5
April 12 Liberty and Tyranny Mark R. Levin Threshold Editions
April 19
April 26
May 3
May 10
May 17
May 24
May 31 Resilience Elizabeth Edwards Broadway
June 7 Liberty and Tyranny Mark R. Levin Threshold Editions
June 14
June 21
June 28
July 5
July 12 Catastrophe Dick Morris and Eileen McGann Harper/HarperCollins
July 19
July 26 Outliers Malcolm Gladwell Little Brown
August 2 Unmasked Ian Halperin Simon Spotlight Entertainment
August 9 Outliers Malcolm Gladwell Little Brown
August 16 Culture of Corruption Michelle Malkin Regnery
August 23
August 30
September 6
September 13
September 20
September 27 Official Book Club Selection Kathy Griffin Ballantine
October 4 True Compass Edward M. Kennedy Twelve
October 11 Arguing with Idiots Glenn Beck, Kevin Balfe, and others Mercury Radio Arts/Threshold Editions
October 18 Have a Little Faith Mitch Albom Hyperion
October 25
November 1
November 8
November 15 The Book of Basketball Bill Simmons Ballantine
November 22 Have a Little Faith Mitch Albom Hyperion
November 29 Open Andre Agassi Knopf
December 6 Going Rogue Sarah Palin Harper/HarperCollins
December 13
December 20
December 27

See also

References

  1. ^ Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 2009 Hawes Publications
  2. ^ "Hardcover Nonfiction". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 April 2013.