National bestsellers: May 8

1. DEAD IN THE FAMILY, by Charlaine Harris. (Ace, $25.95.) Sookie Stackhouse is exhausted in the aftermath of a Faery war.

2. THE 9TH JUDGMENT, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) Detective Lindsay Boxer pursues a killer who's preying on women and children.

3. INNOCENT, by Scott Turow. (Grand Central, $27.99.) When Rusty Sabich's wife is found dead, Tommy Molto accuses him of murder for the second time, as Turow revisits the characters from "Presumed Innocent."

4. THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett. (Amy Einhorn/Putnam, $24.95.) A young white woman and two black maids in 1960s Mississippi.

5. DELIVER US FROM EVIL, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central, $27.99.) Two agents are tracking the same man, a human trafficker who is now dealing in nuclear arms.

6. LOVER MINE, by J.R. Ward. (New American Library, $25.95.) Book 8 of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series.

7. THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE, by Mary Higgins Clark. (Simon & Schuster, $25.99.) An elderly woman must decide whether to reveal a family secret.

9. BLUE-EYED DEVIL, by Robert B. Parker. (Putnam, $25.95.) Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch take on a politically ambitious but crooked new chief of police in Appaloosa; Parker died earlier this year.

10. TELL-ALL, by Chuck Palahniuk. (Doubleday, $24.95.) A much-married star is seduced by a bounder who has written a memoir about her death in this sendup of celebrity culture.

1. SPOKEN FROM THE HEART, by Laura Bush. (Scribner, $30.) A memoir from the former first lady.

2. THE BIG SHORT, by Michael Lewis. (Norton, $27.95.) The people who saw the real estate crash coming and made billions from their foresight.

3. THIS TIME TOGETHER, by Carol Burnett. (Harmony, $25.) The comedian describes her rise in show business and the people she's met along the way.

5. MOM, edited by Dave Isay. (Penguin Press, $21.95.) A collection of interviews from NPR's StoryCorps.

6. OPRAH, by Kitty Kelley. (Crown, $30.) A biography, from the author of "Nancy Reagan" and "His Way."

7. THE LAST STAND, by Nathaniel Philbrick. (Viking, $30.) Custer, Sitting Bull and the Battle of the Little Big Horn.

8. S--- MY DAD SAYS, by Justin Halpern. (It Books/HarperCollins, $15.99.) A coming-of-age memoir organized around the musings, purveyed on Twitter, of the author's father.

9. MY FAIR LAZY, by Jen Lancaster. (NAL, $24.95.) The author of "Pretty in Plaid" makes a humorous attempt to broaden her cultural horizons.

1. WOMEN FOOD AND GOD, by Geneen Roth. (Scribner, $24.) How women can improve their relationship with their bodies, food and God.

2. THIS IS WHY YOU'RE FAT (AND HOW TO GET THIN FOREVER), by Jackie Warner. (Wellness Central, $24.99.) A celebrity fitness trainer offers her path to an elusive goal.

3. BRINGING UP GIRLS, by James Dobson. (Tyndale House, $25.99.) Parenting advice based on biblical principles.

4. LIFE! BY DESIGN, by Tom Ferry with Laura Morton. (Ballantine, $25.) A life strategist offers a plan for success at home and at work. (b)

5. A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FUTURE, by Michael J. Fox. (Hyperion, $17.99.) The actor shares lessons learned.