Ireland
Original Fiction
1. That They May Face the Rising Sun, by John McGahern (Faber)
2. The Lord of the Rings (Film Tie-in), by
J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperColllins)
3. What She Wants, by Cathy Kelly (HarperCollins)
4. Atonement, by Ian McEwan (Jonathan Cape)
5. True History of the Kelly Gang, by Peter Carey (Faber)
Hardback Non-fiction
1. It's A Long Way From Penny Apples, by Bill Cullen (Mercier Press)
2. The Glenstal Book of Prayer, by the monks of Glenstal (Columba Press)
3. Under the Duvet, by Marian Keyes (Penguin)
4. Gardening for the Soul, by Sr Stanislaus Kennedy (Simon & Schuster/TownHouse)
5. Happy Days With the Naked Chef, by Jamie Oliver (Michael Joseph)
Paperback Fiction
1. The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins)
2. The Fellowship of the Ring (Film Tie-In), by J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins)
3. My Dream of You, by Nuala O'Faolain (Penguin)
4. The Blind Assassin, by Margaret Atwood (Virago)
5. My Favourite Goodbye, by Sheila O'Flanagan (Headline)
Paperback Non-fiction
1. Raising the Banner, by Ger Loughnane (Blackwater)
2. Paid∅: Life of a Gaelic Football Legend, by Sean Potts (TownHouse)
3. McCarthy's Bar, by Pete McCarthy (Hodder & Stoughton)
4. Roy Keane: Captain Fantastic, by Stafford Hildred (Blake)
5. Official Driver Theory Test, Department of the Environment (Prometric Ireland)
Data: Booksellers Association, Irish Branch
Britain
Hardback Fiction
1. Skipping Christmas, by John Grisham (Century)
2. Atonement, by Ian McEwan (Jonathan Cape)
3. The Last Hero, by Terry Pratchett (Gollancz)
4. Dead Famous, by Ben Elton (Bantam)
5. Last Light, by Andy McNab (Bantam)
Hardback Non-fiction
1. Happy Days with the Naked Chef, by Jamie Oliver (Michael Joseph)
2. Delia's How to Cook: Book 3, by Delia Smith (BBC)
3. Billy, by Pamela Stephenson (HarperCollins)
4. Guinness World Records: 2002 (Guinness)
5. Da Gospel According to Ali G, by Ali G (Fourth Estate)
Data: Whitaker Book Track