--- description: The book will officially be available on June 18. title: E.L. James's 'Grey' Quickly Tops Bestseller Lists image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltce3cb68780cfcbc8/698852b7cd1bba6ab56fb9d3/grey-fifty-shades.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Books](/tag/books/) ## Books Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # E.L. James's _Grey_ Quickly Tops Bestseller Lists by [Megan Daley / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Megan Daley / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 3, 2015 12:17 AM CUT  Vintage by [Megan Daley / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Megan Daley / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 3, 2015 12:17 AM CUT The new edition of _Fifty Shades of Grey_, as told from billionaire entrepreneur Christian Grey’s perspective, has already shot to the top of Barnes & Noble and Amazon bestseller lists. E.L. James, the author of the successful series, [announced the impending arrival](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/01/el-james-christian-grey-book-50-shades "undefined") of _Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian_ on Monday. According to a [statement](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/01/el-james-christian-grey-book-50-shades "undefined"), James dedicated the book to her fans in the opening page saying, “This book is dedicated to those readers who asked… and asked… and asked… and asked for this.” “Christian is a complex character,” James said in the statement, “and readers have always been fascinated by his desires and motivations, and his troubled past. Also, as anyone who has ever been in a relationship knows, there are two sides to every story.” _Grey_ will officially be available on June 18 (the fictional character’s birthday), but fans can pre-order their copy today. > [](https://twitter.com/E%5FL%5FJames/status/605677380477284352) _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/02/el-james-grey-barnes-and-noble-amazon-best-seller-lists "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://ew.com "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3906667/grey-fifty-shades-bestseller-lists/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3906667/grey-fifty-shades-bestseller-lists/"},"headline":"E.L. James's Grey Quickly Tops Bestseller Lists","datePublished":"2015-06-03T00:17:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T07:51:08.458Z","description":"The book will officially be available on June 18","url":"https://time.com/3906667/grey-fifty-shades-bestseller-lists/","keywords":["Books"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltce3cb68780cfcbc8/698852b7cd1bba6ab56fb9d3/grey-fifty-shades.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan Daley / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltce3cb68780cfcbc8/698852b7cd1bba6ab56fb9d3/grey-fifty-shades.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"grey-fifty-shades","caption":"","creditText":"Vintage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/books/","name":"Books"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3906667/grey-fifty-shades-bestseller-lists/","name":"E.L. James's Grey Quickly Tops Bestseller Lists"}}]}] ```