May 15, 2024

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestsellers List for May 15, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending May 12, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Paperback Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1 This Summer Will Be Different- Debut
Carley Fortune, Berkley, $19.00, 9780593638880
A glorious and tantalizing new escape from New York Times bestselling author Carley Fortune. This summer they'll keep their promise. This summer they won't give into temptation. This summer will be different.
/1
2 A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575569
From bestselling author Sarah J. Maas comes a seductive, breathtaking book that blends romance, adventure, and faerie lore into an unforgettable read.
1/87
3 Happy Place
Emily Henry, Berkley, $19.00, 9780593441190
Emily Henry's novel about a couple who broke up months ago and pretend they're still together for an annual, week-long vacation with their best friends.
2/10
4 Just for the Summer
Abby Jimenez, Forever, $17.99, 9781538704431
Abby Jimenez's new witty, slow-burn rom-com is an April 2024 Indie Next Pick.
3/6
5 Can't Spell Treason Without Tea- Debut
Rebecca Thorne, Bramble, $19.99, 9781250333292
A cozy fantasy steeped in sapphic romance about one of the Queen's private guards and a powerful mage who want to open a bookshop and live happily ever after...if only the world would let them.
/1
6 Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide
Rupert Holmes, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $18.99, 9781451648225
A delightful mix of witty wordplay, breathtaking twists, and genuine intrigue, Holmes' novel will gain you admission into a wholly original world, cocooned within the most entertaining book about well-intentioned would-be murderers you'll ever read.
7/2
7 A Court of Mist and Fury
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575583
The seductive and stunning sequel to Sarah J. Maas's spellbinding A Court of Thorns and Roses.
5/36
8 The Three-Body Problem
Cixin Liu, Ken Liu (Transl.), Tor, $18.99, 9780765382030
Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or to fight against the invasion. The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision.
4/8
9 The Midnight Library
Matt Haig, Penguin, $18.00, 9780525559498
Haig's book is a dazzling novel about all the choices that go into a life well lived.
6/52
10 Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $18.00, 9780441013593
Herbert's classic masterpiece—a triumph of the imagination—is now a major motion picture.
8/39
11 Horse
Geraldine Brooks, Penguin, $19.00, 9780399562976
Based on the remarkable true story of the record-breaking thoroughbred Lexington, Horse is a novel of art and science, love and obsession, and our unfinished reckoning with racism.
14/17
12 The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Atria, $17.00, 9781501161933
Reid's novel is a mesmerizing journey through the splendor of old Hollywood into the harsh realities of the present day.
9/152
13 Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
Benjamin Stevenson, Mariner Books, $18.99, 9780063279032
Knives Out and Clue meet Agatha Christie and The Thursday Murder Club in this fiendishly clever blend of classic and modern murder mystery.
13/19
14 Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781639730957
Enter the world of Throne of Glass with the first book in the bestselling series by Sarah J. Maas.
10/17
15 The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman, Penguin, $18.00, 9781984880987
In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves the Thursday Murder Club.
15/95
ON THE RISE
16 The Guest
Emma Cline, Random House, $18.00, 9780812988031
Taut, propulsive, and impossible to look away from, Emma Cline's The Guest is a spellbinding literary achievement.
 
 
     

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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestsellers List for May 15, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending May 12, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1 The Backyard Bird Chronicles
Amy Tan, Knopf, $35.00, 9780593536131
A gorgeous, witty account of birding, nature, and the beauty around us that hides in plain sight, written and illustrated by the best-selling author of The Joy Luck Club.
1/3
2 The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 19172017
Rashid Khalidi, Metropolitan Books, $19.99, 9781250787651
A history of one hundred years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US historian of the Middle East, told through pivotal events and family history.
2/29
3 Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $20.00, 9781571313560
Drawing on her life as an Indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices.
3/231
4 Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
Michelle Zauner, Vintage, $17.00, 9781984898951
From the indie rock star of Japanese Breakfast, an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity.
8/59
5 The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin, $19.00, 9780143127741
van der Kolk transforms our understanding of trauma and offers a bold new paradigm for healing.
6/189
6 All About Love: New Visions
bell hooks, Morrow, $16.99, 9780060959470
All About Love is a revelation about what causes a polarized society and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering.
4/132
7 Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
David Grann, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593470831
Grann's twisting and haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history.
7/31
8 Poverty, by America
Matthew Desmond, Crown, $20.00, 9780593239933
Elegantly written and fiercely argued, this compassionate book gives us new ways of thinking about a morally urgent problem. It also helps us imagine solutions. Desmond builds a startlingly original and ambitious case for ending poverty.
5/7
9 The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times
Michelle Obama, Crown, $19.99, 9780593237489
In an inspiring follow-up to her critically acclaimed, bestselling memoir Becoming, former First Lady Michelle Obama shares practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying hopeful and balanced in today's highly uncertain world.
11/4
10 Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir
Dolly Alderton, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780062968791
A wildly funny, occasionally heartbreaking memoir about growing up, growing older, and learning to navigate friendships, jobs, loss, and love along the ride. Now streaming on Peacock.
10/23
11 World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments
Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Fumi Nakamura (Illus.), Milkweed Editions, $20.00, 9781639550562
Beloved author Aimee Nezhukumatathil's celebrated work of nonfiction, now including additional essays and illustrations.
13/3
12 Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
Adam Grant, Penguin, $20.00, 9781984878120
Grant examines the critical art of rethinking: learning to question your opinions and open other people's minds, which can position you for excellence at work and wisdom in life.
14/15
13 Disability Intimacy: Essays on Love, Care, and Desire
Alice Wong (Ed.), Vintage, $19.00, 9780593469736
The much-anticipated follow up to the groundbreaking anthology Disability Visibility: another revolutionary collection of first-person writing on the joys and challenges of the modern disability experience, and intimacy in all its myriad forms.
9/2
14 Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom
Ilyon Woo, 37 Ink, $19.99, 9781501191060
With three epic journeys compressed into one monumental bid for freedom, Master Slave Husband Wife is an American love story—one that would challenge the nation's core precepts of life, liberty, and justice for all—one that challenges us even now.
/9
15 Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316299220
Gladwell offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers—and why they often go wrong.
15/82
ON THE RISE
16 Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden
Camille T. Dungy, Simon & Schuster, $19.99, 9781982195311
Soil expands on how we talk about the natural world and the environment as National Book Critics Circle finalist Camille T. Dungy diversifies her garden to reflect her heritage.
 
 
     

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Hardcover Fiction



Bestsellers List for May 15, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending May 12, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1 Funny Story
Emily Henry, Berkley, $29.00, 9780593441282
Emily Henry's shimmering, joyful new novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common is a May 2024 Indie Next Pick.
1/3
2 The Women
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Press, $30.00, 9781250178633
The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on the story of all women who put themselves in harm's way to help others.
2/14
3 James
Percival Everett, Doubleday, $28.00, 9780385550369
Percival Everett's new novel is a brilliant, action-packed re-imagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. The #1 Indie Next Pick for April 2024.
4/8
4 Table for Two: Fictions
Amor Towles, Viking, $32.00, 9780593296370
From Amor Towles, a richly detailed and sharply drawn collection of stories, including a novella featuring one of his most beloved characters. An April 2024 Indie Next Pick.
3/6
5 Long Island- Debut
Colm Tóibín, Scribner, $28.00, 9781476785110
A spectacularly moving and intense novel of secrecy, misunderstanding, and love. The story of Eilis Lacey, the complex and enigmatic heroine of Brooklyn. A May 2024 Indie Next Pick.
/1
6 The Ministry of Time- Debut
Kaliane Bradley, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781668045145
A time travel romance, a spy thriller, a workplace comedy, and an ingenious exploration of the nature of power and the potential for love to change it all: Welcome to The Ministry of Time, the exhilarating debut novel by Kaliane Bradley. The #1 Indie Next Pick for May 2024.
/1
7 The Paris Novel
Ruth Reichl, Random House, $29.00, 9780812996302
Ruth Reichl's new novel is a testament to living deliciously, taking chances, and finding your true home. A May 2024 Indie Next Pick.
5/3
8 The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
James McBride, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780593422946
Bringing his masterly storytelling skills and his deep faith in humanity to The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, James McBride has written a novel as compassionate as Deacon King Kong and as inventive as The Good Lord Bird. An August 2023 Indie Next Pick.
8/40
9 The Familiar
Leigh Bardugo, Flatiron Books, $29.99, 9781250884251
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo comes a spellbinding novel set in the Spanish Golden Age. An April 2024 Indie Next Pick.
6/5
10 Real Americans
Rachel Khong, Knopf, $29.00, 9780593537251
An exhilarating novel of American identity that spans three generations in one family and asks: What makes us who we are? And how inevitable are our futures? A May 2024 Indie Next Pick.
7/2
11 Remarkably Bright Creatures
Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $29.99, 9780063204157
A charming, witty and compulsively readable exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope that traces a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus. A May 2022 Indie Next Pick.
9/60
12 North Woods
Daniel Mason, Random House, $28.00, 9780593597033
When two young lovers abscond from a Puritan colony, little do they know that their humble cabin in the woods will become the home of an extraordinary succession of human and nonhuman characters alike. An October 2023 Indie Next List Pick.
10/29
13 Five Broken Blades (Deluxe Limited Edition)- Debut
Mai Corland, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99, 9781649376909
The five most dangerous liars in the land have been mysteriously summoned to work together for a single objective: to kill the God King Joon. He has it coming. Under his merciless immortal hand, the nobles flourish, while the poor and innocent are imprisoned, ruined, or sold. And now each of the five blades will come for him. None can resist the sweet, icy lure of vengeance.
/1
14 Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374042
Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from bestselling author Rebecca Yarros.
11/51
15 The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club- Debut
Helen Simonson, The Dial Press, $29.00, 9781984801319
A young woman's life is forever changed in the summer after World War I when she befriends a group of independent, motorcycle-riding women in a seaside town on the English coast—a captivating novel from the bestselling author of Major Pettigrew's Last Stand.
/1
 
     

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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestsellers List for May 15, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending May 12, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1 The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
Erik Larson, Crown, $35.00, 9780385348744
Larson brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War—a slow-burning crisis that finally tore a deeply divided nation in two. A May 2024 Indie Next Pick.
1/2
2 An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s
Doris Kearns Goodwin, Simon & Schuster, $35.00, 9781982108663
Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America's most beloved historians, artfully weaves together biography, memoir, and history. She takes you along on the emotional journey she and her husband, Richard (Dick) Goodwin embarked upon in the last years of his life.
4/4
3 Somehow: Thoughts on Love
Anne Lamott, Riverhead Books, $22.00, 9780593714416
Lamott explores the transformative power that love has in our lives: how it surprises us, forces us to confront uncomfortable truths, reminds us of our humanity, and guides us forward.
3/5
4 The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
Jonathan Haidt, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9780593655030
From New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Coddling of the American Mind, an essential investigation into the collapse of youth mental health and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood.
5/7
5 Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
Salman Rushdie, Random House, $28.00, 9780593730249
From internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply personal account of enduring—and surviving—an attempt on his life thirty years after the fatwa that was ordered against him.
2/4
6 Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World- Debut
Jen Psaki, Scribner, $28.99, 9781668019856
Former White House Press Secretary and current MSNBC host Jen Psaki shares the surprising lessons she's learned on her path to success and offers unique yet universal advice about how to be a more effective communicator in any situation.
/1
7 The Creative Act: A Way of Being
Rick Rubin, Penguin Press, $32.00, 9780593652886
From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their creativity, comes a beautifully crafted book many years in the making that offers that same deep wisdom to all of us.
6/69
8 Coming Home- Debut
Brittney Griner, Michelle Burford, Knopf, $30.00, 9780593801345
Women's basketball icon and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner's raw, revelatory account of her unfathomable detainment in Russia and her journey home.
/1
9 The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
Hampton Sides, Doubleday, $35.00, 9780385544764
From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook's death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day.
7/5
10 The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth- Debut
Zoë Schlanger, Harper, $29.99, 9780063073852
A groundbreaking work of popular science that probes the hidden world of the plant kingdom and reveals the astonishing capabilities of the green life all around us.
/1
11 The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
David Grann, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385534260
The Wager is a grand tale of human behavior at the extremes told by David Grann, one of our greatest nonfiction writers. A May 2023 Indie Next Pick.
8/56
12 The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
Amanda Montell, Atria/One Signal Publishers, $28.99, 9781668007976
A delicious blend of cultural criticism and personal narrative that explores our cognitive biases and the power, disadvantages, and highlights of magical thinking. An April 2024 Indie Next Pick.
9/5
13 Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
James Clear, Avery, $27.00, 9780735211292
James Clear reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.
13/106
14 You Never Know: A Memoir- Debut
Tom Selleck, Dey Street Books, $29.99, 9780062945761
Frank, funny and open-hearted, You Never Know is an intimate memoir from one of the most beloved actors of our time, the highly personal story of a remarkable life and thoroughly accidental career.
/1
15 There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
Hanif Abdurraqib, Random House, $32.00, 9780593448793
A poignant, personal reflection on basketball, life, and home—from the author of the National Book Award finalist A Little Devil in America. An April 2024 Indie Next Pick.
10/7
 
     

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Mass Market



Bestsellers List for May 15, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending May 12, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1 Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593640340
1/234
2 Dune Messiah
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233
2/110
3 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
4/410
4 Children of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441104024
3/39
5 The Boys from Biloxi
John Grisham, Vintage, $10.99, 9780593470916
6/31
6 The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9780765365279
5/124
7 The Paris Apartment
Lucy Foley, William Morrow, $10.99, 9780063374317
9/7
8 Dead Fall- Debut
Brad Thor, Pocket, $10.99, 9781982182205
/1
9 Suspect- Debut
Scott Turow, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538706336
/1
10 Private Moscow
James Patterson, Adam Hamdy, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538752630
10/4
 
     

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Early & Middle Grade Readers



Bestsellers List for May 15, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending May 12, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Early & Middle Grade Readers  
1 The One and Only Family- Debut
Katherine Applegate, Harper, $19.99, 9780063221123
 
2 Orris and Timble: The Beginning
Kate DiCamillo, Carmen Mok (Illus.), Candlewick, $16.99, 9781536222791
 
3 Swim School: A Bluey Storybook- Debut
Penguin Young Readers, $5.99, 9780593752791
 
4 The Eyes and the Impossible
Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781524764203
 
5 Plain Jane and the Mermaid- Debut
Vera Brosgol, First Second, $14.99, 9781250314857
 
6 96 Facts About Taylor Swift: Quizzes, Quotes, Questions, and More!
Arie Kaplan, Risa Rodil (Illus.), Grosset & Dunlap, $6.99, 9780593750933
 
7 Drama: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801897
 
8 Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor
Alan Gratz, Scholastic Press, $18.99, 9781338736076
 
9 Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon)
Scholastic, $14.99, 9781338714128
 
10 Smile: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264
 
11 The Night War
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Dial Books, $17.99, 9780735228566
 
12 The Secret Library- Debut
Kekla Magoon, Candlewick, $18.99, 9781536230888
 
13 Guts: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500
 
14 Wings of Fire: A Guide to the Dragon World
Tui T. Sutherland, Joy Ang (Illus.), Scholastic Press, $24.99, 9781338634822
 
15 Sisters: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801880
 
 
     

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Young Adult



Bestsellers List for May 15, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending May 12, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Young Adult  
1 The Reappearance of Rachel Price
Holly Jackson, Delacorte Press, $20.99, 9780593374207
 
2 Powerless
Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665954884
 
3 If He Had Been with Me
Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489
 
4 Powerful: A Powerless Story
Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9781665966306
 
5 Divine Rivals
Rebecca Ross, Wednesday Books, $18.99, 9781250857439
 
6 If Only I Had Told Her
Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $12.99, 9781728276229
 
7 Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen, Anna Bond (Illus.), Puffin Books, $17.00, 9780593622452
 
8 Blood at the Root- Debut
LaDarrion Williams, Labyrinth Road, $20.99, 9780593711927
 
9 Five Survive
Holly Jackson, Ember, $14.99, 9780593374191
 
10 Check & Mate
Ali Hazelwood, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $14.00, 9780593619919
 
11 Lightlark
Alex Aster, Amulet, $12.99, 9781419760877
 
12 Turtles All the Way Down
John Green, Penguin, $14.99, 9780525555377
 
13 Better Than the Movies
Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534467637
 
14 Heartless Hunter
Kristen Ciccarelli, Wednesday Books, $20.00, 9781250866905
 
15 Anatomy: A Love Story
Dana Schwartz, Wednesday Books, $14.00, 9781250342898
 
 
     

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Children's Illustrated



Bestsellers List for May 15, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending May 12, 2024
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  Children's Illustrated  
1 Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography
Wendy Loggia, Elisa Chavarri (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593566718
 
2 Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780694003617
 
3 May You Love and Be Loved: Wishes for Your Life- Debut
Cleo Wade, Feiwel & Friends, $18.99, 9781250873958
 
4 The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908
 
5 Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780679805274
 
6 Little Blue Truck Feeling Happy
Alice Schertle, Clarion Books, $14.99, 9780063342705
 
7 My Mum Is the Best by Bluey and Bingo
Penguin Young Readers, $9.99, 9780593519660
 
8 Dinosaurs in Trucks Because Hey, Why Not?- Debut
Sandra Boynton, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $7.99, 9780316574662
 
9 Bubbly Beautiful Kitty-Corn
Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Harry N. Abrams, $19.99, 9781419768774
 
10 Buffalo Fluffalo
Bess Kalb, Erin Kraan (Illus.), Random House Studio, $18.99, 9780593564530
 
11 Dragon's First Taco
Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $8.99, 9780593533178
 
12 Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $21.99, 9780060254926
 
13 Dragons Love Tacos
Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99, 9780803736801
 
14 Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Bill Martin, Jr., Eric Carle (Illus.), Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $8.99, 9780805047905
 
15 Bluey: Butterflies
Penguin Young Readers, $5.99, 9780593750889
 
 
     

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Children's Series



Bestsellers List for May 15, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending May 12, 2024
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  Children's Series  
1 Dog Man (hardcover)
Dav Pilkey, Graphix
 
2 Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
 
3 Elephant & Piggie (hardcover)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
 
4 Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback)
Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Scholastic
 
5 Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
 
6 I Survived (hardcover and paperback)
Lauren Tarshis, Brian Churilla (Illus.), Scholastic
 
7 Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers
 
8 InvestiGators (hardcover and paperback)
John Patrick Green, Christopher Hastings, Pat Lewis (Illus.), First Second
 
9 Baby-Sitters Little Sister Graphic Novels (hardcover and paperback)
Ann M. Martin, Katy Farina (Illus.), Graphix
New in Series: Karen's Sleepover (9781338762549)
 
10 Wild Robot (hardcover and paperback)
Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
 


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Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 12, 2024

16 The Guest
Emma Cline, Random House, $18.00, 9780812988031

17 A Court of Wings and Ruin
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575606

18 Within Arm's Reach
Ann Napolitano, Dial Press, $18.00, 9780593732496

19 Bride
Ali Hazelwood, Berkley, $19.00, 9780593550403

20 A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $18.00, 9780804172707

21 The Housemaid
Freida McFadden, Grand Central, $12.99, 9781538742570

22 Circe
Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316556323

23 The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703

24 The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250080400

25 The Postcard
Anne Berest, Europa Editions, $18.95, 9798889660354

26 Beach Read
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806734

27 Small Mercies
Dennis Lehane, Harper Perennial, $19.99, 9780062129499

28 Trust
Hernan Diaz, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780593420324

29 Babel
R. F. Kuang, Harper Voyager, $20.00, 9780063021433

30 The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $17.99, 9780062060624

31 A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Penguin, $18.00, 9780143110439

32 Book Lovers
Emily Henry, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593334836

33 A Court of Frost and Starlight
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $17.00, 9781635575620

34 Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
Shane Hawk (Ed.), Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. (Ed.), Vintage, $17.00, 9780593468463

35 The Quiet Tenant
Clémence Michallon, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593467862

36 A Court of Silver Flames
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635577990

37 The Breakaway
Jennifer Weiner, Atria Books, $18.99, 9781668033432

38 Chain Gang All-Stars
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593469316

39 The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318

40 Homecoming
Kate Morton, Mariner Books, $19.99, 9780063020900

41 Death Valley
Melissa Broder, Scribner, $17.99, 9781668024867

42 The House in the Pines
Ana Reyes, Dutton, $18.00, 9780593186732

43 Birnam Wood
Eleanor Catton, Picador, $19.00, 9781250321718

44 House of Earth and Blood
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635577020

45 One by One
Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99, 9781728296197

46 Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
Heather Fawcett, Del Rey, $18.00, 9780593500156

47 Icebreaker
Hannah Grace, Atria, $17.99, 9781668026038

48 Tress of the Emerald Sea
Brandon Sanderson, Tor Books, $19.99, 9781250899668

49 It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501110368

50 Romantic Comedy
Curtis Sittenfeld, Random House, $18.00, 9780399590962

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 12, 2024

16 Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden
Camille T. Dungy, Simon & Schuster, $19.99, 9781982195311

17 The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310

18 The Language of Trees: A Rewilding of Literature and Landscape
Katie Holten, Tin House Books, $19.95, 9781959030782

19 The Artist's Way: 30th Anniversary Edition
Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $19.00, 9780143129257

20 The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $19.00, 9780593512302

21 Meditations: A New Translation
Marcus Aurelius, Modern Library, $11.00, 9780812968255

22 This Wild and Precious Life: A Journal
Mary Oliver, Clarkson Potter, $16.99, 9780593580288

23 Solito: A Memoir
Javier Zamora, Hogarth, $18.00, 9780593498088

24 A Book of Days
Patti Smith, Random House , $20.00, 9780593730386

25 The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781452174037

26 An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Ed Yong, Random House, $20.00, 9780593133255

27 Cinema Speculation
Quentin Tarantino, Harper Perennial, $21.00, 9780063112575

28 The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson, Vintage, $18.00, 9780375725609

29 Stay True: A Memoir
Hua Hsu, Anchor, $17.00, 9780593315200

30 The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening
Ari Shapiro, HarperOne, $18.99, 9780063221352

31 Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $21.00, 9780593230275

32 Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Oliver Burkeman, Picador, $19.00, 9781250849359

33 Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
Jonathan Kennedy, Crown, $20.00, 9780593240496

34 The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
Dave Grohl, Dey Street Books, $21.99, 9780063076105

35 Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma
Claire Dederer, Vintage, $17.00, 9780525564188

36 The Book of Delights: Essays
Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $18.99, 9781643753287

37 Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $22.00, 9780374533557

38 The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions
Jonathan Rosen, Penguin Books, $20.00, 9780143132899

39 Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships
Nina Totenberg, Simon & Schuster, $18.99, 9781982188092

40 Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $18.99, 9780060936228

41 Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic
Simon Winchester, Harper Perennial, $21.99, 9780063142893

42 Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Dr. Anna Lembke, Dutton, $20.00, 9781524746742

43 The 48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene, Penguin, $26.00, 9780140280197

44 How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth
The Moth, Meg Bowles, Catherine Burns, Jenifer Hixson, Sarah Austin Jenness, Kate Tellers, Crown, $19.00, 9780593139028

45 The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga, Atria Books, $18.99, 9781668065969

46 HBR's 10 Must Reads on High Performance
Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review Press, $24.95, 9781647823467

47 The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
Erik Larson, Crown, $22.00, 9780385348737

48 Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $25.99, 9780062316110

49 What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma
Stephanie Foo, Ballantine, $18.00, 9780593238127

50 Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Anne Lamott, Vintage, $17.00, 9780385480017

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 12, 2024

16 Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $32.50, 9780063251922

17 Iron Flame
Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374172

18 The Hunter
Tana French, Viking, $32.00, 9780593493434

19 Tom Lake
Ann Patchett, Harper, $30.00, 9780063327528

20 The Covenant of Water
Abraham Verghese, Grove Press, $32.00, 9780802162175

21 Wandering Stars
Tommy Orange, Knopf, $29.00, 9780593318256

22 Lessons in Chemistry
Bonnie Garmus, Doubleday, $29.00, 9780385547345

23 Summers at the Saint
Mary Kay Andrews, St. Martin's Press, $29.00, 9781250278388

24 The Frozen River
Ariel Lawhon, Doubleday, $28.00, 9780385546874

25 Martyr!
Kaveh Akbar, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593537619

26 The Husbands
Holly Gramazio, Doubleday, $29.00, 9780385550611

27 Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593321201

28 Miss Morgan's Book Brigade
Janet Skeslien Charles, Atria Books, $28.99, 9781668008980

29 A Calamity of Souls
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $30.00, 9781538765029

30 Night Watch
Jayne Anne Phillips, Knopf, $28.00, 9780451493330

31 Red Side Story
Jasper Fforde, Soho Press, $29.95, 9781641296281

32 How to Solve Your Own Murder
Kristen Perrin, Dutton, $28.00, 9780593474013

33 Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hanover Square Press, $19.99, 9781335430991

34 You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World
Ada Limón (Ed.), Milkweed Editions, $25.00, 9781571315687

35 First Lie Wins
Ashley Elston, Pamela Dorman Books, $28.00, 9780593492918

36 How to Read a Book
Monica Wood, Mariner Books, $28.00, 9780063243675

37 I Cheerfully Refuse
Leif Enger, Grove Press, $28.00, 9780802162939

38 Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies
Catherine Mack, Minotaur Books, $28.00, 9781250325853

39 The Cemetery of Untold Stories
Julia Alvarez, Algonquin Books, $28.00, 9781643753843

40 A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers, Tordotcom, $20.99, 9781250236210

41 Expiration Dates
Rebecca Serle, Atria, $27.00, 9781982166823

42 The Bee Sting
Paul Murray, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $30.00, 9780374600303

43 Small Things Like These
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802158741

44 The Berry Pickers
Amanda Peters, Catapult, $27.00, 9781646221950

45 Hello Beautiful
Ann Napolitano, The Dial Press, $28.00, 9780593243732

46 Close to Death
Anthony Horowitz, Harper, $30.00, 9780063305649

47 Sipsworth
Simon Van Booy, David R. Godine Publisher, $26.95, 9781567927948

48 Yellowface
R. F. Kuang, Morrow, $30.00, 9780063250833

49 A Fate Inked in Blood
Danielle L. Jensen, Del Rey, $29.99, 9780593599839

50 Until August
Gabriel García Márquez, Anne McLean (Transl.), Knopf, $22.00, 9780593801994

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 12, 2024

16 Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees
Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Ecco, $26.99, 9780063282261

17 Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent
Judi Dench, Brendan O'Hea, St. Martin's Press, $32.00, 9781250325778

18 Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present
Fareed Zakaria, Norton, $29.99, 9780393239232

19 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581

20 Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
Charles Duhigg, Random House, $30.00, 9780593243916

21 The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year
Margaret Renkl, Spiegel & Grau, $32.00, 9781954118461

22 The Work of Art: How Something Comes from Nothing
Adam Moss, Penguin Press, $45.00, 9780593297582

23 How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
David Brooks, Random House, $30.00, 9780593230060

24 Sociopath: A Memoir
Patric Gagne, Ph.D., Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781668003183

25 There Are Moms Way Worse Than You: Irrefutable Proof That You Are Indeed a Fantastic Parent
Glenn Boozan, Priscilla Witte (Illus.), Workman, $15.00, 9781523515646

26 The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
James Patterson, Matt Eversmann, Little, Brown and Company, $28.00, 9780316567534

27 The Age of Grievance
Frank Bruni, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781668016435

28 Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Peter Attia, M.D., Bill Gifford, Harmony, $32.00, 9780593236598

29 The Little Frog's Guide to Self-Care: Affirmations, Self-Love and Life Lessons According to the Internet's Beloved Mushroom Frog
Maybell Eequay, Summersdale, $11.99, 9781837991013

30 Secrets of the Octopus
Sy Montgomery, National Geographic, $30.00, 9781426223723

31 The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Financial Security
Scott Galloway, Portfolio, $32.00, 9780593714027

32 I'm Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781982185824

33 The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters
Susan Page, Simon & Schuster, $30.99, 9781982197926

34 Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me
Whoopi Goldberg, Blackstone Publishing, $28.99, 9798200920235

35 Disappointing Affirmations
Dave Tarnowski, Chronicle Books, $14.95, 9781797226668

36 Grief Is for People
Sloane Crosley, MCD, $27.00, 9780374609849

37 Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism
Stephen Breyer, Simon & Schuster, $32.00, 9781668021538

38 The Moth Presents: A Point of Beauty: True Stories of Holding On and Letting Go
The Moth (Ed.), Crown, $28.00, 9780593139035

39 The New Menopause: Navigating Your Path Through Hormonal Change with Purpose, Power, and Facts
Mary Claire Haver, M.D., Rodale Books, $28.00, 9780593796252

40 Uncomfortable Conversations with a Jew
Emmanuel Acho, Noa Tishby, S&S/Simon Element, $27.99, 9781668057858

41 Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
Cal Newport, Portfolio, $30.00, 9780593544853

42 It's Not Hysteria: Everything You Need to Know About Your Reproductive Health (but Were Never Told)
Dr. Karen Tang, Flatiron Books, $30.99, 9781250894151

43 Who's Afraid of Gender?
Judith Butler, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $30.00, 9780374608224

44 My Beloved Monster: Masha, the Half-wild Rescue Cat Who Rescued Me
Caleb Carr, Little, Brown and Company, $32.00, 9780316503600

45 Mostly What God Does: Reflections on Seeking and Finding His Love Everywhere
Savannah Guthrie, Thomas Nelson, $29.99, 9781400341122

46 Love, Mom: Inspiring Stories Celebrating Motherhood
Nicole Saphier, M.D., Broadside Books, $29.99, 9780063325654

47 The Birds That Audubon Missed: Discovery and Desire in the American Wilderness
Kenn Kaufman, Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, $32.50, 9781668007594

48 The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
Michael Finkel, Knopf, $28.00, 9780525657323

49 Burn Book: A Tech Love Story
Kara Swisher, Simon & Schuster, $30.00, 9781982163891

50 An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children
Jamaica Kincaid, Kara Walker (Illus.), Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $27.00, 9780374608255

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending May 12, 2024

11 Tom Clancy Flash Point
Don Bentley, Berkley, $10.99, 9780593422809

12 Must Love Flowers
Debbie Macomber, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780593600573

13 Desert Star
Michael Connelly, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538740460

14 God Emperor of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098257

15 Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541

16 The Dead Zone
Stephen King, Pocket, $11.99, 9781668035078

17 Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553283686

18 The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129

19 The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $10.99, 9780441478125

20 Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342

21 Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $9.99, 9780440180296

22 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345391803

23 Clive Cussler Fire Strike
Mike Maden, Putnam, $10.99, 9780593543955

24 Chapterhouse: Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098271

25 Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977

26 The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741

27 The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $9.99, 9780307743657

28 American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110

29 Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $12.00, 9780399501487

30 Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553293357

31 Heretics of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098264

32 The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488

33 Equal Rites
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225696

34 Oathbringer
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365293

35 The Well of Ascension
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318572

36 A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716

37 The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835

38 Neverwhere
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062476371

39 Carrie
Stephen King, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307743664

40 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345514400

41 Palazzo
Danielle Steel, Dell, $9.99, 9781984821911

42 Rhythm of War
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365309

43 The Fellowship of the Ring: The Lord of the Rings: Part One
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780593500484

44 The Fall of Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553288209

45 The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $10.99, 9780063221086

46 The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756407919

47 Women Who Run With the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345409874

48 Heated Rivalry
Rachel Reid, Carina Press, $9.99, 9781335468437

49 The Great Gatsby
F.Scott Fitzgerald, Pocket, $8.99, 9781982146702

50 Dreamland
Nicholas Sparks, Dell, $10.99, 9780593449585

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