Which writer illustrated a Japanese Manga Series which spent 18 weeks at the top of the New York Times Manga Best Sellers list of 2009?
Masashi Kishimoto
Naruto
Naruto (ナルト ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto.
 It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, an adolescent ninja who searches for recognition and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village.
 The story is in two parts, the first set in Naruto's pre-teen years, and the second in his teens.
 The series is based on two one-shot manga by Kishimoto: "Karakuri" (1995), which earned Kishimoto an honorable mention in Shueisha's monthly "Hop Step Award" the following year, and "Naruto" (1997).
The New York Times Manga Best Sellers of 2009
The first year of the Best Seller list saw 55 manga titles and one light novel title make their appearances.
 Of these, eight titles reached the top of the weekly list (in order of number of weeks at the top of the list, from highest to lowest): "Naruto", 18 weeks; "Bleach", 9 weeks; "Vampire Knight", 7 weeks; "Fruits Basket", 4 weeks; "Negima!
", 3 weeks; "Chibi Vampire", 1 week; "Fullmetal Alchemist", 1 week; and "Warriors: Ravenpaw's Path", 1 week.
 "Naruto" and "Warriors: Ravenpaw's Path" were the only two titles to reach the top rank on the week of their debut.
Simone Elkeles
Simone Elkeles (born April 24, 1970), is an American author known for the teen romance Perfect Chemistry Trilogy and How To Ruin Trilogy.
 She is a New York Times Bestselling young adult author.
 Simone has won the 2010 RITA Award for Best Young Adult Romance from the Romance Writers of America for her book "Perfect Chemistry".
 The sequel to "Perfect Chemistry", "Rules of Attraction", appeared on USA Today Best Sellers List and The New York Times Best Sellers List. The New York Times Manga Best Sellers of 2012
This is a list of notable manga series that appeared in The New York Times Manga Best Seller lists in 2012. List of Mayo Chiki! chapters
Mayo Chiki!
 (まよチキ! )
 is a Japanese manga series written by Hajime Asano and illustrated by NEET.
 The story revolves around Kinjirō Sakamachi, a 17-year-old high school boy who suffers from gynophobia, the abnormal fear of women.
 While using the men's washroom, he accidentally discovers that the popular and handsome butler Subaru Konoe is in fact a girl.
 Now that Kinjirō knows about Subaru's secret, he must work together with Subaru and her sadistic mistress, Kanade Suzutsuki, to protect Subaru’s secret from being discovered.
 The manga adaptation began its serialization on October 2010 in the Media Factory's seinen manga magazine, "Comic Alive".
 The series was collected into seven manga volumes, published under the Alive Comics imprint.
 On February 29, 2012 it was announced that the Manga series was to be released in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.
 In all seven volumes were released between December 11, 2012, and September 2, 2014.
 Volume 3 of the English adaptation of Mayo Chiki!
 reached No. 3 on the New York Times best seller list for manga for the week of July 13–20, 2013, while volume 7 reached No. 3 for the week of September 21–28, 2014.
 The series has also been licensed in Taiwan and released through Sharp Point Press.
 A spin-off manga of the series called "Mayo Mayo!"
 (まよマヨ! )
 was also published on Kadokawa Shoten's bishōjo magazine, "Nyantype". The Prince of Tennis
The Prince Of Tennis (Japanese: テニスの王子様 , Hepburn: Tenisu no Ōjisama ) is a Japanese manga series about a tennis prodigy written and illustrated by Takeshi Konomi.
 The title is often shortened to Tenni-Pri (テニプリ ) , a portmanteau of the words "Tennis Prince".
 The manga was first published in Japan in Shueisha's "Weekly Shōnen Jump" in July 1999, and ended publication on March 3, 2008.
 A total of 379 chapters were serialized, spanning 42 volumes.
 As of volume 40, the manga has sold over 40 million copies in Japan.
 News that a sequel to the manga series was going to be developed was announced in the December issue of the Japanese manga magazine "Jump Square".
 The new manga series, entitled "New Prince of Tennis", began serialization in the "Jump Square" magazine on March 4, 2009, with the story taking place several months after the end of the original manga.
 Viz Media acquired the license to distribute the series in English in North America. Happy Wives Club
Happy Wives Club: One Woman's Worldwide Search For The Secrets Of A Great Marriage is a New York Times and USA Today Best Selling book written by American author Fawn Weaver.
 Released on January 7, 2014, Happy Wives Club debuted on the New York Times Nonfiction Paperback list at #3 in the January 26 edition of the New York Times Best Sellers List.
 Happy Wives Club chronicles the author’s journey through 12 countries and 6 continents in search of the universal secret to a happy marriage. The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 1962
This is a list of adult fiction books that topped "The New York Times" Fiction Best Seller list in 1962.
 Four books topped the list that year, the longest on top being "Ship of Fools" by Katherine Anne Porter, which spent exactly half the year there - from April 29 to November 11, its last week at the top - though it continued in the top 15 best sellers for another 20 weeks. "
Franny and Zooey" by J.D. Salinger started the year at the top of the list carrying over from 1961, where it entered the top spot on October 25.
 In all Salinger's book spent 25 continuous weeks in the top spot.
 The list was interrupted at the end of the year by the 1962–63 New York City newspaper strike which lasted 114 days and had a profound impact on the newspaper industry in New York. Manga Bible (series)
Manga Bible (新約聖書 , Shinyaku Seisho ) is a five-volume manga series based on the Christian Bible created under the direction of the non-profit organization Next, a group formed by people from the manga industry.
 Though first published in English, the books are originally written in Japanese and each volume is illustrated by a Japanese manga artist.
 Each book is adapted from the Bible by Hidenori Kumai.
 The first two books were illustrated by manga artist Kozumi Shinozawa, while the remaining three will be illustrated by a different artist.
 The first book in the series, "Manga Messiah" was published in 2006 and covered the four gospels of the Bible: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
 "Manga Metamorphosis" (2008) covers the events in Acts and several of Paul's letters.
 "Manga Mutiny" (2008, 2009) begins in Genesis and ends in Exodus.
 "Manga Melech" (2010) picks up where "Manga Mutiny" left off and continues into the reign of David.
 The fifth, and currently final book, "Manga Messengers" (2011) addresses events starting with the reign of King Solomon and takes stories from several of the major and minor prophets, and the Book of Esther and concludes with anticipation of a messiah. Manga Dogs
Manga Dogs, known in Japan as GDGD-DOGS (Japanese: グダグダドッグス , Hepburn: Gudaguda Doggusu ) , is a "shōjo" manga series by Ema Tōyama.
 The story follows Kanna, a fifteen-year-old manga artist who, already published as a pro joins her school's new manga course.
 Trying to finish her deadlines for her ongoing running manga series, she meets three boys who ask her to teach them Manga and have delusions of their own about being manga artists.
 The series was serialized in the shōjo manga magazine Aria (magazine), and has been released in North America by Kodansha Comics USA.
 Overall, the series has received mixed reviews but made the New York Times best seller list for the week of October 19–26, 2014.