Top 5 Rejected Titles of NYT Best Sellers

In the heated, competitive world of publishing, a good title is as essential to successful sales as a good cover. It's a common occurrence that publishing houses change the name of a manuscript many times before making a final decision.

But what if...

Here are my guesses at the Top 5 Rejected Titles of NYT Best Sellers.

1. Gone With The Wind Girl, by Gillian Flynn



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A historic psychological thriller about a Southern belle who disappears after her family hosts a BBQ for confederate solders.









2. The Da Vinci Sudoku Puzzle, by Dan Brown



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A young professor is hunted down by a secret society after he discovers the Mona Lisa was actually a paint by numbers kit.














3. Harry Potter and the Gall Bladder Stone, by JK Rowling

A boy wizard is shocked to find out he's the long lost son of two successful gastroenterologists.



4. Breaking Wind, by Stephanie Meyer



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Young vampires in love toy with the dangerous practice of eating baked beans.









 5. Twenty-Five Shades of Black mix with Twenty-Five Shades of White, by EL James

Things get weird with the rollers and bristle brushes in this paint store tryst between a naive inventory clerk and the guy who runs the mixer-machine thingy.


BONUS!!!!!

The Casual Friday Vacancy, by JK Rowling

A voyeuristic journey into the back stabbing politics of dress down days at the office.

Can you think of any others?

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