Summer reading is in full swing with paperback releases of last year’s hardcover bestsellers: “Out Stealing Horses,” “Ten Days in the Hills,” “On Chesil Beach” and “The Great Man” — all great reads. The two hot nonfiction titles shooting straight onto the bestseller lists: David Sedaris’ new “When You Are Engulfed in Flames” and Scott McClellan’s big splash — “What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington’s Culture of Deception.”
Children are exploring nature, inside and out, this summer, with “Priscilla and the Hollyhocks,” “Beach Bugs,” and the “Down-To-Earth Guide to Global Warming.”
Fiction
1. “Out Stealing Horses,” by Per Pettersen, paperback, Picador, $14
2. “Ten Days in the Hills,” by Jane Smiley, paperback, Anchor, $14.95
3. “On Chesil Beach,” by Ian McEwan, paperback, Anchor, $13.95
4. “Nothing to Lose,” by Lee Child, hardcover, Delacorte Press, $27
5. “The Great Man,” by Kate Christensen, paperback, Anchor, $14.95
6. “After Dark,” by Haruki Murakami, paperback, Vintage, $13.95
7. “Unaccustomed Earth,” by Jhumpa Lahiri, hardcover, Knopf, $25
8. “The Dawn Patrol,” by Don Winslow, hardcover, Knopf, $23.95
9. “The Savage Detectives,” by Roberto Bolano, paperback, Picador, $15
10. “The Wentworths,” by Katie Arnoldi, hardcover, Overlook Press, $23.95
Nonfiction
1. “When You Are Engulfed In Flames,” by David Sedaris, hardcover, Little Brown, $25.99
2. “The Last Lecture,” by Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow, hardcover, Harper, $21.95
3. “A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose,” by Eckhart Tolle, paperback, Penguin, $14
4. “What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington’s Culture of Deception,” by Scott McClellan, hardcover, PublicAffairs, $27.95
5. “Three Cups of Tea,” by Greg Mortenson, paperback, Penguin, $15
6. “Guitars: A Celebration of Pure Mojo,” by David Schiller, paperback, Workman, $13.95
7. “Harry Wolf,” by Xavier Guell, paperback, Watson-Guptill, $34.95
8. “I Feel Bad About My Neck,” by Nora Ephron, paperback, Vintage, $12.95
9. “Clapton,” by Eric Clapton, paperback, Broadway, $15.95
10. “The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream,” by Barack Obama, paperback, Three Rivers, $14.95
Children
1. “Priscilla and the Hollyhocks,” by Anne Broyles, hardcover, Charlesbridge, $15.95
2. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” by Jeff Kinney, hardcover, Abrams, $12.95
3. “Sir Fartsalot Hunts the Booger,” by Kevin Bolger, hardcover, Sleuth Razorbill, $10.99
4. “Alicia (Clique Summer Collection No. 3),” by Lisi Harrison, paperback, Poppy, $6.99
5. “Cathy’s Book: If Found Call (650) 266-8233,” by Sean Stewart, paperback, Running Press, $9.95
6. “Rodrick Rules (Diary of a Wimpy Kid No. 2),” by Jeff Kinney, hardcover, Abrams, $12.95
7. “Alphabet,” by Matthew Van Fleet, board, Simon and Schuster, $19.99
8. “Beach Bugs,” by David Carter, pop-up, Little Simon, $11.99
9. “Down-To-Earth Guide to Global Warming,” by Laurie David, paperback, Orchard, $15.99
10. “The Tale of Emily Windsnap,” by Liz Kessler, paperback, Candlewick Press, $5.99