List of The New York Times number-one books of 2002
The American daily newspaper 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]
Date | Book | Author |
---|---|---|
January 6 | Skipping Christmas | John Grisham |
January 13 | ||
January 20 | One Door Away from Heaven | Dean Koontz |
January 27 | ||
February 3 | Journey Through Heartsongs | Mattie Stepanek |
February 10 | ||
February 17 | The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer | Joyce Reardon |
February 24 | The Summons | John Grisham |
March 3 | ||
March 10 | ||
March 17 | ||
March 24 | 2nd Chance |
James Patterson and Andrew Gross |
March 31 | ||
April 7 | Everything's Eventual | Stephen King |
April 14 | ||
April 21 | Three Fates | Nora Roberts |
April 28 | The Nanny Diaries | Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus |
May 5 | Daddy's Little Girl |
Mary Higgins Clark |
May 12 | ||
May 19 | The Shelters of Stone | Jean M. Auel |
May 26 | ||
June 2 | ||
June 9 | ||
June 16 | In This Mountain | Jan Karon |
June 23 | ||
June 30 | The Beach House | James Patterson and Peter de Jonge |
July 7 | Hard Eight | Janet Evanovich |
July 14 | The Beach House | James Patterson and Peter de Jonge |
July 21 | The Remnant | Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins |
July 28 | ||
August 4 | ||
August 11 | ||
August 18 | The Lovely Bones | Alice Sebold |
August 25 | Red Rabbit | Tom Clancy |
September 1 | ||
September 8 | ||
September 15 | The Lovely Bones | Alice Sebold |
September 22 | ||
September 29 | ||
October 6 | Nights in Rodanthe | Nicholas Sparks |
October 13 | From a Buick 8 | Stephen King |
October 20 | The Lovely Bones | Alice Sebold |
October 27 | ||
November 3 | "Q" Is for Quarry | Sue Grafton |
November 10 | ||
November 17 | Answered Prayers | Danielle Steel |
November 24 | Chesapeake Blue | Nora Roberts |
December 1 | ||
December 8 | Four Blind Mice | James Patterson |
December 15 | Prey | Michael Crichton |
December 22 | ||
December 29 |
Nonfiction
The following list ranks the number-one best selling nonfiction books, in the hardcover nonfiction category.[2]
Date | Book | Author |
---|---|---|
January 6 | The No Spin Zone | Bill O'Reilly
|
January 13 | John Adams | David McCullough |
January 20 | Bias |
Bernard Goldberg |
January 27 | ||
February 3 | ||
February 10 | ||
February 17 | ||
February 24 | Shadow Warriors | Tom Clancy |
March 3 | ||
March 10 | Bias | Bernard Goldberg |
March 17 | ||
March 24 | Stupid White Men | Michael Moore |
March 31 | ||
April 7 | ||
April 14 | ||
April 21 | Lucky Man | Michael J. Fox |
April 28 | ||
May 5 | ||
May 12 | ||
May 19 | Master of the Senate |
Robert A. Caro
|
May 26 | Lucky Man | Michael J. Fox |
June 2 | American Son | Richard Blow
|
June 9 | A Mind at a Time | Mel Levine |
June 16 | The Right Words at the Right Time | Marlo Thomas |
June 23 | Stupid White Men | Michael Moore |
June 30 | You Cannot Be Serious | John McEnroe with James Kaplan |
July 7 | ||
July 14 | Slander |
Ann Coulter |
July 21 | ||
July 28 | ||
August 4 | ||
August 11 | ||
August 18 | ||
August 25 | ||
September 1 | ||
September 8 | Let's Roll! | Lisa Beamer with Ken Abraham |
September 15 | ||
September 22 | ||
September 29 | ||
October 6 | ||
October 13 | ||
October 20 | Leadership | Rudy Giuliani with Ken Kurson |
October 27 | ||
November 3 | ||
November 10 | ||
November 17 | ||
November 24 | Journals | Kurt Cobain |
December 1 | Portrait of a Killer | Patricia Cornwell |
December 8 | ||
December 15 | Bush at War | Bob Woodward |
December 22 | ||
December 29 |
See also
References
- ^ Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 2002
- ^ "The New York Times Book Review Best Sellers", The New York Times, January 6, 2002