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 into 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.Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 2006
The most frequent weekly best seller of the year was For One More Day by Mitch Albom with 6 weeks at the top of the list.
DateBookAuthor January 1 Mary, Mary James Patterson January 8 January 15 "S" Is for Silence Sue Grafton January 22 The Hostage W. E. B. Griffin January 29 The Da Vinci Code Dan Brown February 5 February 12 Cell Stephen King February 19 February 26 March 5 The 5th Horseman James Patterson and Maxine Paetro March 12 March 19 The House Danielle Steel March 26 The 5th Horseman James Patterson and Maxine Paetro April 2 The Da Vinci Code Dan Brown April 9 April 16 Gone Jonathan Kellerman April 23 Two Little Girls in Blue Mary Higgins Clark April 30 May 7 May 14 May 21 Beach Road James Patterson and Peter de Jonge May 28 June 4 June 11 At Risk Patricia Cornwell June 18 The Husband Dean Koontz June 25 July 2 July 9 Twelve Sharp Janet Evanovich July 16 July 23 July 30 Angels Fall Nora Roberts August 6 Phantom Terry Goodkind August 13 Angels Fall Nora Roberts August 20 Judge and Jury James Patterson and Andrew Gross August 27 September 3 September 10 September 17 Rise and Shine Anna Quindlen September 24 The Book of Fate Brad Meltzer October 1 The Thirteenth Tale Diane Setterfield October 8 October 15 For One More Day Mitch Albom October 22 October 29 November 5 November 12 Lisey's Story Stephen King November 19 Dear John Nicholas Sparks November 26 December 3 Cross James Patterson December 10 December 17 December 24 For One More Day Mitch Albom December 31
Nonfiction The following list ranks the number-one best selling nonfiction books, in the hardcover nonfiction category.
DateBookAuthorJanuary 1 Teacher Man Frank McCourtJanuary 8 Team of Rivals Doris Kearns GoodwinJanuary 15 Our Endangered Values Jimmy CarterJanuary 22 My Friend Leonard James FreyJanuary 29 For Laci Sharon RochaFebruary 5 February 12 Marley & Me John GroganFebruary 19 February 26 March 5 March 12 March 19 March 26 April 2 April 9 April 16 April 23 April 30 Don't Make a Black Woman Take off Her Earrings Tyler PerryMay 7 May 14 Marley & Me John GroganMay 21 May 28 June 4 June 11 June 18 Dispatches from the Edge Anderson CooperJune 25 Godless: The Church of Liberalism Ann CoulterJuly 2 Wisdom of Our Fathers Tim RussertJuly 9 Godless: The Church of Liberalism Ann CoulterJuly 16 Marley & Me John GroganJuly 23 July 30 August 6 August 13 Fiasco Thomas E. RicksAugust 20 August 27 Marley & Me John GroganSeptember 3 September 10 I Feel Bad About My Neck Nora EphronSeptember 17 September 24 October 1 Marley & Me John GroganOctober 8 I Feel Bad About My Neck Nora EphronOctober 15 Culture Warrior Bill O'ReillyOctober 22 State of Denial Bob WoodwardOctober 29 The Innocent Man John GrishamNovember 5 November 12 The Audacity of Hope Barack ObamaNovember 19 November 26 December 3 December 10 The Innocent Man John GrishamDecember 17 December 24 The Audacity of Hope Barack ObamaDecember 31
See also Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 2000s
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