USA Today's Top 150 Bestselling Books as of 05.15.2011

Thursday, May 19, 2011: According to USA TODAY, the following list contains the top 25 best selling books (out of 150) - based on sales through Sunday, 05/15/2011.  For the complete list of 150 books for the week or just to check out more information - plus reviews, book news and a searchable archive of USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list - visit their website.

Note of the week:  My heart palpitations have thankfully subsided - both Catching Fire and Mockingjay have clawed their way back into the top 25 this week! Phew! *wipes brow* 

As well, the top 25 also contain 5 - count 'em, 5 - YA titles vs. last week's measly 2. And new this week: Sarah Dessen's latest release, What Happened To Goodbye, eeking in at the #24 spot. But still, nothing earth shattering making an appearance...and no new YA authors to the scene. I just bought Divergent by Veronica Roth and Bumped by Megan McCafferty - two books I've been seeing quite a bit of buzz on lately. I wonder if / when they'll make an appearance on the list? Stay tuned for my reviews of both!

Legend:

Position This Week, Last Week, Title, Author (Publisher), Price

1 4 Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen (Algonquin), $7.99
2 5 Heaven Is for Real, Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent (Thomas Nelson), $16.99
3 2 The Throne of Fire, Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion), $18.99
4 1 Dead Reckoning, Charlaine Harris (Ace), $27.95
5 0 Buried Prey, John Sandford (Putnam Adult), $14.99
6 3 10th Anniversary, James Patterson, Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown), $27.99
7 6 Something Borrowed, Emily Giffin (St. Martin's Press), $7.99
8 0 Lies that Chelsea Handler Told Me, Chelsea’s Family, Friends, and Other Victims (Grand Central Publishing), $24.99
9 7 Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?, Steven Tyler (Ecco), $27.99
10 9 The Help, Kathryn Stockett (Berkley), $16.00
11 8 Bossypants, Tina Fey (Reagan Arthur), $26.99
12 0 In the Garden of Beasts, Erik Larson (Crown), $26.00
13 0 The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins (Scholastic), $14.99
14 23 Something Blue, Emily Giffin (St. Martin's Press), $9.99
15 11 The Search, Nora Roberts (Jove), $7.99
16 13 The Sixth Man, David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing), $14.99
17 18 A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin (Spectra), $7.99
18 10 The Dukan Diet, Pierre Dukan (Crown Archetype), $26.00
19 19 The Lincoln Lawyer, Michael Connelly (Little, Brown), $9.99
20 28 Catching Fire, Suzanne Collins (Scholastic), $17.99
21 0 SEAL Team Six, Howard E. Wasdin, Stephen Templin (St. Martin's Press), $12.99
22 31 Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins (Scholastic), $17.99
23 15 Hannah’s List, Debbie Macomber (MIRA), $7.99
24 0 What Happened to Goodbye, Sarah Dessen (Viking Children's), $19.99
25 25 The 17 Day Diet, Mike Moreno (Free Press), $25.00