1.   King is king of the fiction paperback bestseller list right now.

2.   But if the Times editors thought that kicking Harry Potter off the adult fiction list would make room for more literary works, they were mistaken.

3.   Certainly the new breed is popular, with many of its authors regularly appearing on the fiction best-seller lists.

4.   Ghostwriters increasingly work the other side of the street on the fiction list, as well.

5.   The novel reached The New York Times hardback fiction bestseller list for one week in April and has enjoyed almost universally glowing reviews.

6.   Blacks and women were far better represented than on the fiction list.