At their Reader's Almanac weblog the Library of America has a post on The Library of America's Best-Selling Titles (2014 update), the always interesting overview of volumes (out of over 240) which were the most popular last year.
Not really the ones I would have expected -- I would have though the traditional classics (James, Melville, Poe, Wharton, Twain, Cather, etc. etc.) would fare better. I certainly wouldn't have guessed that Philip K. Dick would enjoy such continued popularity (though I'm all for it).
Of course, actual sales numbers would make such a list even more useful/informative .....
Not really the ones I would have expected -- I would have though the traditional classics (James, Melville, Poe, Wharton, Twain, Cather, etc. etc.) would fare better. I certainly wouldn't have guessed that Philip K. Dick would enjoy such continued popularity (though I'm all for it).
Of course, actual sales numbers would make such a list even more useful/informative .....