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Many people who love to read have "book lists," or lists of books that they want to read in the future when they have time. Many of the books on those lists are "best sellers," or books that are very popular, with many people buying copies of those books.

The New York Times is a popular newspaper in the United States. Every Sunday, it publishes The New York Times Best Seller List, which lists all the books that have had the highest sales in the past week. The list, which was first published in 1942, is divided into different "sections" (parts), each with 10-20 books. There is a "fiction" (written about things that are not true) and "non-fiction" (written about things that are true) section.

The sections of the list have changed over time. In 1984, the list began to include a section for "advice" books (books about how people should live their life), because some of those books were becoming so popular that there wasn't enough room on the list for "general-interest" (interesting to most people) non-fiction books.

In 2000, The New York Times Best Seller List began to include a special section for children's books. This was because the Harry Potter "series" (a group of books with the same characters) had become such a famous best seller that it was always on the top of the list and there wasn't room for other books.

Authors want to have their books listed on The New York Times Best Seller List, because many people look at the list to decide which books they will read. Being named a best seller helps even more copies of a book be sold, because many people become interested in it when they see it on the list.