List of The New York Times number-one books of 2002
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 2002
- ^ "The New York Times Book Review Best Sellers", The New York Times, January 6, 2002