1 : Shakespeare: The World as a Stage by Bill Bryson

Last week 1 weeks on chart 4

Last week 10,540 to date 51,615

(HarperPerennial £7.99)

Bryson investigates the myths surrounding the Bard

Buy the book Read The Times review

2 : Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth

Last week 2 weeks on chart 8

Last week 9,770 to date 88,915

(Phoenix £6.99)

Memoir of a 1950s midwife, attached to an order of nuns in the East End

Buy the book

3 : Silent Boy by Torey Hayden

Last week 3 weeks on chart 4

Last week 7,975 to date 40,545

(Harper Element £6.99)

Story of a young boy trapped in silence for eight years

Buy the book

4 : Bomber Boys by Patrick Bishop

Last week 4 weeks on chart 6

Last week 5,235 to date 49,400

(HarperPerennial £7.99)

Spirited portrait of the men of Bomber Command

Buy the book

5 : The Innocent Man by John Grisham

Last week 6 weeks on chart 26

Last week 3,940 to date 480,410

(Arrow £7.99)

Thriller writer recounts true story of a miscarriage of justice

Buy the book

6 Don't Wake Me at Doyles by Maura Murphy 14 12

Last week 14 weeks on chart 12

Last week 3,720 to date 162,180

(Headline £8.99)

Life and times of an Irish matriarch struggling to survive in England 3,720 (162,180)

Buy the book

7 : Not Without My Sister by Kristina Jones, Celeste Jones and Juliana Buhring

Last week 7 weeks on chart 14

Last week 3,360 to date 123,170

(Harper Element £6.99)

Abuse in a perverse community

Buy the book

8 Sink the “Belgrano” by Mike Rossiter 22 1

Last week 22 weeks on chart 1

Last week 3,335 to date 5,180

(Corgi £6.99) Buy the book

The story behind the controversial sinking of the Argentine warship 3,335 (5,180)

9 : Hidden by Cathy Glass

Last week 5 weeks on chart 8

Last week 3,310 to date 49,780

(Harper Element £6.99)

Foster carer's relationship with a boy disowned by prostitute mother

Buy the book

10 : Blood River by Tim Butcher

Last week 8 weeks on chart 17

Last week 2,970 to date 118,390

(Vintage £7.99) Buy the book

Foreign correspondent's account of his solo expedition to the Congo

Explore Books

• Book Extracts

• Book Reviews

• Books Group

• Audio Books

Times Recommends

• Jane Bussman's Top 10 journalism tips
• Why do Pynchon, Ballard and Wallace provoke such online loyalty?
• The Sunday Times 100 best holiday reads