The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 2011

This is a list of adult fiction books that topped The New York Times Fiction Best Seller list in 2011.[1]

The most popular books of the year was The Help by Kathryn Stockett, and Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen with respectively 15 and 8 cumulative weeks at the top. The Help had been released in 2009, was a #1 best seller in 2010, and had a resurgence in 2011. The prolific James Patterson was at the top for three different books (Tick Tock, Now You See Her and Kill Alex Cross).

Date Book Author
January 2Dead or AliveTom Clancy and Grant Blackwood
January 9
January 16What the Night KnowsDean Koontz
January 23The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' NestStieg Larsson
January 30The Inner CircleBrad Meltzer
February 6ShadowfeverKaren Marie Moning
February 13Tick TockJames Patterson
February 20
February 27
March 6AloneLisa Gardner
March 13Treachery in DeathJ. D. Robb
March 20The Wise Man's FearPatrick Rothfuss
March 27Water for ElephantsSara Gruen
April 3
April 10Live WireHarlan Coben
April 17The Land of Painted CavesJean M. Auel
April 24The Fifth WitnessMichael Connelly
May 1Water for ElephantsSara Gruen
May 8
May 15
May 22Dead ReckoningCharlaine Harris
May 29Water for ElephantsSara Gruen
June 5
June 12
June 19The HelpKathryn Stockett
June 26
July 3
July 10Smokin' SeventeenJanet Evanovich
July 17Now You See HerJames Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
July 24The HelpKathryn Stockett
July 31A Dance with DragonsGeorge R. R. Martin
August 7The HelpKathryn Stockett
August 14
August 21
August 28
September 4
September 11
September 18
September 25
October 2
October 9
October 16The AffairLee Child
October 23The HelpKathryn Stockett
October 30The Best of MeNicholas Sparks
November 6
November 13The LitigatorsJohn Grisham
November 20Zero DayDavid Baldacci
November 2711/22/63Stephen King
December 4Kill Alex CrossJames Patterson
December 11Explosive EighteenJanet Evanovich
December 18The DropMichael Connelly
December 25Red MistPatricia Cornwell

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