New York Times bestsellers for December 23

Hardcover:
Terry Goodkind's Confessor slips a point to number 16 in its fifth week on the list. United States, Europe, Canada.

.R.R. Tolkien’s Children of Hurin, rounding out its second third week, climbs one spot to hit number 24. United States, Europe, Canada.

Jim Butcher’s Captain’s Fury falls a whole eighteen positions to the very bottom of the list to number 35 at the end of week three. United States, Europe, Canada.


Paperback:
The mass-market paperback of Richard Matheson’s I Am Legend maintains its position at number 2 in the seventh week. United States, Europe, Canada.

The paperback Richard Matheson’s I Am Legend is also steady at number 6 in week five with no change in position. United States, Europe, Canada.

Aaron Allston’s Fury stays on the list for a third week but falls four points to number 8. United States, Europe, Canada.

Anybody know the record for a book on the NYT bestseller list? Cormac McCarthy’s The Road slips a single spot to number 8 in its amazingly 37th week. United States, Europe, Canada.

Gregory Maguire’s Wicked is down two in its eleventh week on the list to hit number 14. United States, Europe, Canada.

Stephen King’s The Mist falls to number 18, down seven in week eleven. United States, Europe, Canada.

Orson Scott Card’s Empire rides the holiday sales to make its debut on the New York Times bestseller list at number 21. United States, Europe, Canada.

Max Brooks’ World War Z beats back the zombies to climb one spot to number 22 in week nine on the charts. United States, Europe, Canada.

Anne and Todd McCaffrey’s Dragon’s Fire finishes its second week down two to number 25. United States, Europe, Canada.