There are many books on this month’s bestseller list that are celebrating new life, as spring arrives. Susie Bright’s edited anthology of the best erotica brings writings from the margins into one fascinating volume. New interest in Wallace Stegner this year has propelled his classic “Crossing to Safety” onto the list. Oprah Winfrey has brought renewed attention to Ekhart Tolle’s “A New Earth,” and the movie of the same name has brought back the beautiful “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.” On the children’s list, new books in various series have cropped up, a Dr. Seuss edition returns, and some paperback reprints have given last year’s hardbacks new life.
Fiction
1. “The Best of the Best American Erotica 2008,” edited by Susie Bright, paperback, Penguin, $14
2. “Nineteen Minutes,” by Jodi Picoult, paperback, Simon & Schuster, $15
3. “The Witch of Portobello,” by Paulo Coelho, paperback, Harper, $13.95
4. “The Appeal,” by John Grisham, hardcover, Random House, $27.95
5. “Crossing to Safety,” by Wallace Stegner, paperback, Random House, $14.95
6. “Winged Creatures,” by Roy Freirich, paperback, St. Martin’s, $13.95
7. “A Thousand Splendid Suns,” by Khaled Hosseini, hardcover, Riverhead, $25.95
8. “His Illegal Self,” by Peter Carey, hardcover, Random House, $24.95
9. “Celebutantes,” by Amanda Goldberg, hardcover, St. Martin’s, $23.95
10. “A Slip of the Knife,” by Denise Mina, hardcover, Little Brown, $24.95
Nonfiction
1. “A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose,” by Eckhart Tolle, paperback, Penguin, $14
2. “The Diving Bell and The Butterfly,” by Jean-Dominique Bauby, paperback, Random House, $12.95
3. “The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World,” by Lewis Hyde, paperback, Vintage, $14.95
4. “The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream,” by Barack Obama, paperback, Random House, $14.95
5. “Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia,” by Elizabeth Gilbert, paperback, Penguin, $15
6. “Send Yourself Roses: Thoughts on My Life, Love, and Leading Roles,” by Kathleen Turner, hardcover, Springboard, $24.99
7. “Skinny Bitch,” by Kim Barnouin and Rory Freedman, paperback, Perseus, $13.95
8. “Three Cups of Tea : One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time,” by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, paperback, Penguin, $15
9. “In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto,” by Michael Pollan, hardcover, Penguin, $21.95
10. “The Malibu Cookbook,” by Dolores Rivellino, hardcover, AuthorHouse, $28.49
Children
1. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Roderick Rules,” by Jeff Kinney, hardcover, Abrams, $12.95
2. “Thirteen Reasons Why,” by Jay Asher, hardcover, Penguin, $16.99
3. “Goofy/Grab Bag Mad Libs Two-Pack,” by Leonard Stern, paperback, Penguin, $3.99
4. “Clique #9: Bratfest at Tiffany’s,” by Lisi Harrison, paperback, Poppy, $9.99
5. “Tara the Air Fairy,” by Simone Lindner, hardcover, Penguin, $9.99
6. Travels of Thelonious”, by Susan Schade, paper, Simon & Schuster, $7.99
7. “Oh The Places You’ll Go,” by Dr. Seuss, hardcover, Random House, $17.99
8. “Dewdrop Babies,” by Patricia Maccarthy, paperback, Random House, $5.99
9. “A Great and Terrible Beauty,” by Libba Bray, paperback, Random House, $9.99
10. “Fancy Nancy at the Museum,” by Jane O’Connor, paperback, Harper, $3.99
Book list provided by Diesel, A Bookstore