By: Joe Strupp The New York Times' legendary bestseller lists, whose influence in the book community is unmatched, have expanded once again to a new category: politics. But as with many political-related newspaper offerings these days, this list is strictly Web-only.
You won?t find the new politics bestseller tally in the print edition of Sunday's New York Times Book Review. The line-up is only being posted on the Web site's book section, along with the paper's other bestseller lists.
The political bestseller list was created along with the Times' new political blog, ""The Caucus,"" which launched earlier this month, according to Kate Phillips, who oversees the blog. The bestseller choices are based on the same formula as the paper's other book lists, and compiled by Times Bestseller List Editor Deborah Hofman.
""The more best-seller lists, the better,"" Sam Tanenhaus, editor of the Book Review, told E&P. He said he had not known about the new listing, but supported it. ""We have talked a long time about different categories for books. ""
The first politics book list was posted on Sept. 7, with Patrick J. Buchanan's ""State of Emergency"" (Thomas Dunne/St. Martin's Press) leading the group. Others in the list include:
2. ""Fiasco"" by Thomas E. Ricks. (The Penguin Press)
3. ""The World Is Flat"" by Thomas L. Friedman. (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
4. ""The Looming Tower"" by Lawrence Wright. (Knopf)
5. ""Dispatches From The Edge"" by Anderson Cooper. (HarperCollins)
6. ""Godless"" by Ann Coulter. (Crown Forum)
7. ""A Heckuva Job"" by Calvin Trillin. (Random House)
8. ""The One Percent Doctrine"" by Ron Suskind. (Simon & Schuster)
9. ""Conservatives without Conscience"" by John W. Dean. (Viking)
10."The Shia Revival"" by Vali Nasr. (Norton)
11"Without Precedent: The Inside Story of The 9/11 Commission"" by Thomas H. Kean and Lee H. Hamilton.
12"Take This Job And Ship It"" by Byron L Dorgan. (Thomas Dunne/St. Martin's Press)
The Times Book Review dates back to 1896, according to Tanenhaus, who added that the best seller list first began in 1935. Since then, it has expanded to include lists of fiction, non-fiction, children, advice, and business categories, as well as paperback editions of each.
As with the other categories, the political best sellers may also appear on more than one Times list. Buchanan's book, for instance, also shows up in the hardcover non-fiction category at number three.
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