Top 10 Bestsellers: List of Best Selling Novels

There are many people who buy books based on the latest lists of bestseller novels that are issued by various publications around the world. A bestselling novel is one that is highly popular with the general public, and sells in large volume and numbers. This does not take into consideration the number of copies of the book that have been published, or that are owned by people.

There have been millions of books published over the years, and there have been different responses to each book. The content of a particular book also plays a major role in determining how many copies of that title will be sold in a particular country. Projections of these sales figures are laid out by experienced book publishers and sellers, and they are the most accurate judges of these sales figures. It is a known fact that the Holy Bible is the most widely selling book all around the world, as it has sold for more than 3 billion copies over the years. But the bestseller novels that we are speaking of here belong to a completely different genre.

International Bestsellers

There are different standards based on which bestseller novels are classified. The different genres of the content obviously play a major role, but here are some other factors that also make a huge difference in determining the sales figures of a particular novel.

• Marketing and advertising
• Budget
• Publishers
• Editors
• Literary agents
• Retailers and sellers
• Book Reviews

All these parties play a specific role in determining how well a novel is going to sell, and how popular it is going to be in some particular markets. These lists are referred to by many people, and they end up purchasing the books that occur in the top 5 or top 10 numbers. Publishers Weekly is the most common trade magazine that issues very accurate lists of the best selling novels. This publication has been around for almost 140 years now, and is widely respected all around the world. The object of the publication is to provide statistics and information to various booksellers, publishers, authors, retailers and buyers.

Bestselling Novels

Here is a list of the bestseller fiction books that are available for sale in the market today. All these books have received wide critical acclaim, and there is a good reason why they figure in the best selling books list.

1. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, by Stieg Larsson
2. Star Island, by Carl Hiaasen
3. The Rembrandt Affair, by Daniel Silva
4. The Help, by Kathryn Stockett
5. Fly Away Home, by Jennifer Weiner
6. All I Ever Wanted, by Kristan Higgins
7. Charlie St.Cloud, by Ben Sherwood
8. Think of a Number, by John Verdon
9. Running Scared, by Lisa Jackson
10. The Passage, by Justin Cronin

If fiction is not your cup of tea, then you can try reading one of these bestseller story books of non-fiction as well.

1. My Dad Says, by Justin Halpern
2. The Obama Diaries, by Laura Ingraham
3. Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang, by Chelsea Handler
4. The Big Short, by Michael Lewis
5. Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell
6. Shit My Dad Says, by Justin Halpern
7. Chariots of the Gods, by Erich Von Daniken
8. Shadow of the Silk Road, by Colin Thubron
9. Angelina: An Unauthorized Biography, by Andrew Morton
10. Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void, by Mary Roach

Children's books is also a genre of the book publishing industry that is very popular indeed. Here are some of the bestseller novels from this particular genre.

1. Lego Star Wars, by Simon Beecroft
2. City Dog, Country Frog, by Mo Willems
3. Star Wars, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder
4. How Rocket Learned to Read, by written and illustrate by Tad Hills
5. Ooh La La! It's Beautiful Day, by Jane O'Connor
6. Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex, by Eoin Colfer
7. The Ugly Truth, by Jeff Kinney
8. The Red Pyramid, by Rick Riordan
9. Happy Halloween, Curious George, by H. Rey
10. My Little People School Bus, by Doris Tomaselli

There are many lovers of romantic novels out there as well. Here is a list of the top 10 best selling romance novels that are available in the market today.

1. Above and Beyond, by Sandra Brown
2. Shadowheart, by Laura Kinsale
3. Sunny Chandler's Return, by Sandra Brown
4. The Christmas Clock, by Kat Martin
5. A Summer to Remember, by Mary Balogh
6. The Search, by Nora Roberts
7. Kiss Me If You Can, by Carly Phillips
8. Nauti and Wild, by Lora Leigh
9. Tough Customer, by Sandra Brown
10. Water Bound, by Christine Feehan

All these bestseller novels can be easily purchased from most of the book stores around you, and no matter what genre you like reading, there will be something for you. Once you develop an interest for a particular genre, you can delve deeper into it and dig out some old classics as well.