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Kate Gosselin's latest book isn't exactly flying off the shelves. Since its April 13 release, "I Just Want You to Know: Letters to My Kids on Love, Faith, and Family" has sold just 10,084 copies, according to national book sales tracker Bookscan. The non-fiction title debuted at #11 on the New York Times' non fiction bestseller list, and at #103 on USA Today's bestsellers chart. By Thursday afternoon, its Amazon.com rank was #862.

Almost 48 years after it was first published, "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" by Julia Child is finally topping the best-seller list, bringing with it all the butter, salt and goose fat that home chefs had largely abandoned in the age of Lipitor.

1. Turn Coat by Jim Butcher. (Roc, $25.95.) 2. Just Take My Heart by Mary Higgins Clark. (Simon & Schuster, $25.95.) 3. Long Lost by Harlan Coben. (Dutton, $27.95.)

1. True Detectives by Jonathan Kellerman (Ballantine, $27). In an Alex Delaware novel, interracial half-brothers investigate a young woman's death.

2. Handle With Care by Jodi Picoult (Atria, $27.95). A woman whose daughter has a dangerous birth defect must decide whether to sue her obstetrician.

3. Outcast by Aaron Allston (Del Rey/Ballantine, $27). A "Star Wars" novel about the extended Skywalker family.

1. The Shack by William P. Young (Windblown Media, $14.99). A man whose daughter was abducted is invited to a shack, apparently by God.

2. Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin's Griffin, $14.95). Despite different life choices, a friendship endures between two women.

3. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink (Vintage, $13.95). A German high school student falls in love with a former Auschwitz employee.

Catherine Hardwicke's book tops N.Y. Times best-seller list; see a video she's made to say Thanks!