Hoey and Smith expecting their version to take the place of Mr. Fitzgerald's book, which didn't make much money for the author in his own lifetime but is now on best-seller lists.

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The book debuted high on the best-seller lists, launching Mr. Grahame-Smith virtually overnight as an internationally best-selling author.

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Mr. Hosseini's 2003 debut novel, "The Kite Runner, " about an Afghan refugee's attempt to atone for a childhood betrayal, spent nearly two years on the best-seller lists.

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The book appeared on several best-seller lists and has sold more than 100, 000 copies in both print and digital form in the U.S., according to Random House Inc.

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At one point, in 2009, Ms. Harris had nine books on the hardcover and paperback best-seller lists.

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In 2003, "The Devil Wears Prada" reached the top of the best-seller lists and went on to inspire the hit 2006 film starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway.

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Her latest two popular books, The Two-Income Trap and All Your Worth, were both on national best seller lists.

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While many of the books on the best seller lists are international thrillers by authors such as John Grisham, there have been some recent home-grown successes.

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