The most noteworthy books hitting stores this week include big guns like Stephen King, Umberto Eco, and Annie Liebovitz; fringe darlings in sci-fi hero Phillip K. Dick and conservative stalwart Newt Gingrich; and highly anticipated books from Robert K. Massie (Catherine the Great) and Christopher Paolini (Inheritance). Plus: two volumes looking to cash in on earlier smash successes—Heaven Is For Real and The Hunger Games, respectively—and a biography of late, beloved author Kurt Vonnegut (yet another fringe darling, a sci-fi hero humanist stalwart).
Find the complete on-sale list for this week below, and follow the links to our reviews and our full monthly On-Sale Calendar.
November 8
11/22/63: A Novel by Stephen King (Scribner, $35; ISBN 978-1-4516-2728-2). 1 million copies. One-day laydown.
The Battle of the Crater by Newt Gingrich and William R Forstchen (St. Martin's/Thomas Dunne, $27.99; ISBN 978-0-312-60710-4). 250,000 copies.
The Prague Cemetery by Umberto Eco (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $27; ISBN 978-0-547-57753-1). 200,000 copies.
Blink of an Eye by William S. Cohen (Forge, $24.99; ISBN 978-0-7653-2764-2). 100,000 copies.
The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick by Philip K. Dick, edited by Pamela Jackson and Jonathan Lethem (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $40; ISBN 978-0-547-54925-5). 100,000 copies.
The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade by Andrew Feinstein (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $27; ISBN 978-0-374-20838-7). 50,000 copies. One-day laydown.
And So It Goes: Kurt Vonnegut: A Life by Charles J. Shields (Henry Holt, $30; ISBN 978-0-8050-8693-5). 50,000 copies.
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. Massie (Random House, $35; ISBN 978-0-6794-5672-8).
Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York That Changed Music Forever by Will Hermes (Faber and Faber, $30; ISBN 978-0-86547-980-7)
Pilgrimage by Annie Liebovitz (Random House, $50; ISBN 978-0-3755-0508-9).
Children's and YA
November 8
Inheritance by Christopher Paolini (Knopf, $27.99; ISBN 978-0-375-85611-2). 2,500,000 copies. A look into the inner workings of the Inheritance cycle
The Hunger Games Companion: The Unauthorized Guide to the Series by Lois Gresh (St. Martin's Griffin, $12.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-312-61793-6). 150,000 copies.
Heaven Is for Real for Kids by Todd and Sonja Burpo (Thomas Nelson, $14.99; ISBN 978-1-4003-1870-4).
November 10
Titanic Sinks! by Barry Denenberg (Viking, $19.99 ISBN 978-0-670-01243-5) Check out our Q&A with Barry Denenberg here.
Complete On-Sale List for the week of November 7, 2011
November 7
The Limit: Life and Death on the 1961 Grand Prix Circuit by Michael Cannell (Twelve, $25.99; ISBN 978-0-446-55472-5). 50,000 copies.
November 8
11/22/63: A Novel by Stephen King (Scribner, $35; ISBN 978-1-4516-2728-2). 1 million copies. One-day laydown.
Spontaneous Happiness by Andrew Weil, M.D. (Little, Brown, $27.99; ISBN 978-0-316-12944-2). 400,000 copies. One-day laydown.
The Battle of the Crater by Newt Gingrich and William R Forstchen (St. Martin's/Thomas Dunne, $27.99; ISBN 978-0-312-60710-4). 250,000 copies.
The Prague Cemetery by Umberto Eco (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $27; ISBN 978-0-547-57753-1). 200,000 copies.
Untitled Biggest Loser #12 by Devin Alexander and the Biggest Loser experts and cast (Rodale, $21.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-60961-423-2). 150,000 copies.
Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson (Tor, $24.99; ISBN 978-0-7653-3042-0). 150,000 copies. One-day laydown.
Blink of an Eye by William S. Cohen (Forge, $24.99; ISBN 978-0-7653-2764-2). 100,000 copies.
100 Yards of Glory: The Greatest Moments in NFL History by Joe Garner and Bob Costas, foreword by Joe Montana (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $35; ISBN 978-0-547-54798-5). 100,000 copies.
The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick by Philip K. Dick, edited by Pamela Jackson and Jonathan Lethem (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $40; ISBN 978-0-547-54925-5). 100,000 copies.
Markets Never Forget (But People Do): How Your Memory Costs You—and Why This Time Isn't Different by Ken Fisher and Lara Hoffmans (Wiley, $29.95; ISBN 978-1-118-09154-8). 100,000 copies.
From Yesterday to Today: Six Decades of Historical Moments, Unforgettable Segments, and News Making Interviews by Steven Battaglia, foreword by Matt Lauer, intro. by Jim Bell (Running Press, $30; ISBN 978-0-7624-4462-5). 75,000 copies.
Simply Divine: A Guide to Easy, Elegant, and Affordable Entertaining by Lisa Vanderpump (Running Press, $27.50; ISBN 978-0-7624-4451-9). 75,000 copies.
The Sisters by Nancy Jensen (St Martin's Press, $24.99; ISBN 978-0-312-54270-2). 75,000 copies.
Prince Philip by Philip Eade (Henry Holt, $28; ISBN 978-0-8050-9544-9). 60,000 copies.
More Badder Grammar! by Sharon Eliza Nichols (St. Martin's Griffin, $9.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-250-00117-7). 60,000 copies.
The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade by Andrew Feinstein (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $27; ISBN 978-0-374-20838-7). 50,000 copies. One-day laydown.
And So It Goes: Kurt Vonnegut: A Life by Charles J. Shields (Henry Holt, $30; ISBN 978-0-8050-8693-5). 50,000 copies.
Breaking Point by Dana Haynes (Minotaur, $24.99; ISBN 978-0-312-59989-8). 50,000 copies.
Expanded Bible (Thomas Nelson, $34.99; ISBN 978-0-7180-1918-1; $69.99 leather). 50,000 copies.
Laughing at Wall Street by Chris Camillo (St. Martins' Press, $24.99; ISBN 978-0-312-65785-7). 50,000 copies.
Grammar Girl's 101 Words to Sound Smart by Mignon Fogarty (St. Martin's Griffin, $5.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-312-57346-1). 50,000 copies.
Them or Us by David Moody (St. Martin's/Thomas Dunne, $24.99; ISBN 978-0-312-53583-4). 50,000 copies.
Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult (Atria, $16; ISBN 978-1-4391-0273-2).
Heaven Is for Real for Kids by Todd and Sonja Burpo (Thomas Nelson, $14.99; ISBN 978-1-4003-1870-4).
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. Massie (Random House, $35; ISBN 978-0-6794-5672-8).
Pilgrimage by Annie Liebovitz (Random House, $50; ISBN 978-0-3755-0508-9).
The Last Sultan: The Life and Times of Ahmet Ertegun by Robert Greenfield (Simon & Schuster, $30; ISBN 978-1-4165-5838-5).
Children & YA
November 8
Inheritance by Christopher Paolini (Knopf, $27.99; ISBN 978-0-375-85611-2). 2,500,000 copies.
The Hunger Games Companion: The Unauthorized Guide to the Series by Lois Gresh (St. Martin’s Griffin, $12.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-312-61793-6). 150,000 copies.
Darker Still: A Novel of Magic Most Foul by Leanna Renee Hieber (Sourcebooks Fire, $8.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-4022-6052-0). 100,000 copies.
Heaven Is for Real for Kids as told by Colton Burpo to his parents, Todd and Sonja Burpo, illus. by Wilson Ong. (Tommy Nelson, $14.99 ISBN 978-1-4003-1870-4)
November 10
Titanic Sinks! by Barry Denenberg (Viking, $19.99 ISBN 978-0-670-01243-5)
