Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for December 21, 2016
Based on sales for the week ending December 18, 2016
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| Trade Paperback Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16.00, 9781476738024 In Backman's charming novel, a grumpy yet lovable man finds his solitary world turned on its head when a boisterous young family moves in next door. Now a major motion picture. |
1/67 |
| 2. |
The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $16.00, 9780735212152 Hawkins' bestselling debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other people's lives is now a major motion picture. |
2/23 |
| 3. |
The Sellout Paul Beatty, Picador USA, $16.00, 9781250083258 Beatty's biting satire about a young man's isolated upbringing and the race trial that sends him to the Supreme Court is the winner of the 2016 Man Booker Prize. |
5/8 |
| 4. |
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16.00, 9781501115073 This warmhearted novel by the bestselling author of A Man Called Ove is a story about life and death and one of the most important human rights: the right to be different. |
3/35 |
| 5. |
The Sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $16.00, 9780802124944 Nguyen's blistering novel of identity, politics, and America is a 2016 Indies Choice Adult Fiction Honor Book and winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. |
4/35 |
| 6. |
My Name Is Lucy Barton Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $16.00, 9780812979527 A simple hospital visit becomes a portal to the tender relationship between mother and daughter in this extraordinary novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Olive Kitteridge. |
6/10 |
| 7. |
In a Dark, Dark Wood Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16.00, 9781501112331 Ware's suspenseful, compulsive, and darkly twisted psychological thriller is soon to be a major motion picture. |
7/25 |
| 8. |
The Best American Short Stories 2016 Junot Diaz, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780544582897 A very satisfying collection of the year's best short stories. |
8/11 |
| 9. |
My Brilliant Friend Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17.00, 9781609450786 A rich, intense, and generous-hearted story about two friends by one of Italy's most acclaimed authors. |
10/81 |
| 10. |
A Dog's Purpose W. Bruce Cameron, Forge, $14.99, 9780765388117 Cameron's moving and beautifully crafted story teaches us that love never dies, that our true friends are always with us, and that every creature on earth is born with a purpose. Now a major motion picture. |
12/2 |
| 11. |
Milk and Honey Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $14.99, 9781449474256 Kaur's collection of poetry and prose about survival and the experience of violence, abuse, love, loss, and femininity. |
11/15 |
| 12. |
The Little Paris Bookshop Nina George, Broadway, $16.00, 9780553418798 George's novel is a love letter to books, meant for anyone who believes in the power of stories to shape people's lives. |
9/35 |
| 13. |
The Vegetarian- Debut Han Kang, Hogarth, $15.00, 9781101906118 Kang's beautiful and unsettling novel is the winner of the 2016 Man Booker International Prize. |
/1 |
| 14. |
The Swans of Fifth Avenue Melanie Benjamin, Bantam, $16.00, 9780345528704 Benjamin's triumphant novel about the friendship between literary legend Truman Capote and socialite Babe Paley. |
13/8 |
| 15. |
Arrival Ted Chiang, Vintage, $16.00, 9780525433675 Previously published as Stories of Your Life and Others. Includes "Story of Your Life," the basis for the major motion picture Arrival. |
14/6 |
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for December 21, 2016
Based on sales for the week ending December 18, 2016
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Trade Paperback Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
| 1. |
Alexander Hamilton Ron Chernow, Penguin, $20.00, 9780143034759 The inspiration for the hit Broadway musical Hamilton. |
2/56 |
| 2. |
The Road to Little Dribbling Bill Bryson, Anchor, $16.95, 9780804172714 Bryson's loving and hilarious valentine to his adopted country, Great Britain. |
1/8 |
| 3. |
The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143125471 Brown tells the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. |
3/133 |
| 4. |
Hidden Figures Margot Lee Shetterly, Morrow, $15.99, 9780062363602 The phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of America's greatest achievements in space. Soon to be a major motion picture. |
8/2 |
| 5. |
S.P.Q.R.: A History of Ancient Rome Mary Beard, Liveright, $17.95, 9781631492228 A sweeping, revisionist history of the Roman Empire from one of our foremost classicists. |
5/15 |
| 6. |
Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger, Sentinel, $17.00, 9780143129431 Recaptures the forgotten war that changed American history with a real-life drama of intrigue, bravery, and battle on the high seas. |
6/9 |
| 7. |
You Are a Badass Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16.00, 9780762447695 Sincero helps you understand why you are how you are, how to love what you can't change, how to change what you don't love, and how to start living the kind of life you used to be jealous of. |
4/74 |
| 8. |
We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95, 9781101911761 The award-winning author of Americanah offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the 21st century, one rooted in inclusion and awareness. |
10/54 |
| 9. |
The Road to Character David Brooks, Random House, $18.00, 9780812983418 The Road to Character provides an opportunity for us to rethink our priorities and strive to build rich inner lives marked by humility and moral depth. |
7/14 |
| 10. |
The Witches Stacy Schiff, Back Bay , $18.99, 9780316200592 One of America's great mysteries is unveiled fully for the first time by one of our most acclaimed historians. |
11/13 |
| 11. |
The Soul of an Octopus Sy Montgomery, Atria, $16.00, 9781451697728 Montgomery explores the world of the octopus--a surprisingly complex, intelligent, and spirited creature--and the remarkable connections it makes with humans. A National Book Award finalist. |
/23 |
| 12. |
The Invention of Nature Andrea Wulf, Vintage, $17.00, 9780345806291 Wulf reveals the forgotten life of Alexander von Humboldt, the visionary German naturalist whose ideas changed the way we see the natural world. |
9/11 |
| 13. |
The Old Farmer's Almanac 2017: Special Anniversary Edition- Debut Old Farmer's Almanac, $7.95, 9781571987020 The annual almanac of weather, astrology, calendars, gardening tips, home remedies, and more--all in the inimitably useful and humorous way it has done since 1792. |
/1 |
| 14. |
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781422157992 A collection of Harvard Business Review articles to help you maximize yourself. |
13/12 |
| 15. |
Barbarian Days William Finnegan, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143109396 A deeply rendered self-portrait of a lifelong surfer by the acclaimed New Yorker writer. Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Autobiography. |
/26 |
Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for December 21, 2016
Based on sales for the week ending December 18, 2016
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Hardcover Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
| 1. |
The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385542364 Whitehead's magnificent tour de force chronicling a young slave's adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South is a September 2016 Indie Next List Great Read. |
1/20 |
| 2. |
Moonglow Michael Chabon, Harper, $28.99, 9780062225559 Chabon's moving and inventive new novel is the #1 Indie Next List Great Read for December 2016. |
3/4 |
| 3. |
The Whistler John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385541190 Grisham's electrifying new novel is a high-stakes thrill ride through the darkest corners of the Sunshine State. |
4/8 |
| 4. |
Commonwealth Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99, 9780062491794 Patchett's beautifully written new novel tells the enthralling story of how an unexpected romantic encounter irrevocably changes two families' lives. The #1 Indie Next List Great Read for September 2016. |
2/14 |
| 5. |
All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27.00, 9781476746586 Doerr's beautiful novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France during World War II is a May 2014 Indie Next List Great Read. |
7/135 |
| 6. |
Swing Time Zadie Smith, Penguin Press, $27.00, 9781594203985 The exuberant new novel by the bestselling author of White Teeth is a December 2016 Indie Next List Great Read. |
5/5 |
| 7. |
A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Viking, $27.00, 9780670026197 Towles' transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel is a September 2016 Indie Next List Great Read. |
6/15 |
| 8. |
Night School Lee Child, Delacorte, $28.99, 9780804178808 Night School moves through a treacherous landscape of double crosses, faked identities, and new and terrible enemies as Jack Reacher maneuvers inside the game and outside the law. A November 2016 Indie Next List Great Read. |
8/6 |
| 9. |
Small Great Things Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $28.99, 9780345544957 A woman is caught in a gripping moral dilemma that resonates far beyond her place in time and history. An October 2016 Indie Next List Great Read. |
9/10 |
| 10. |
The Spy Paulo Coelho, Knopf, $22.00, 9781524732066 In his unforgettable new novel, Coelho brings to life one of history's most enigmatic women: Mata Hari. |
10/4 |
| 11. |
Today Will Be Different Maria Semple, Little Brown, $27.00, 9780316403436 The hilarious and heart-filled new novel by the bestselling author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette is an October 2016 Indie Next List Great Read. |
11/11 |
| 12. |
No Man's Land David Baldacci, Grand Central, $29.00, 9781455586516 Special Agent John Puller, combat veteran and the Army's most tenacious investigator, is back in Baldacci's new thriller. |
12/5 |
| 13. |
News of the World Paulette Jiles, Morrow, $22.99, 9780062409201 A brilliant work of historical fiction that explores the boundaries of family, responsibility, honor, and trust. An October 2016 Indie Next List Great Read and National Book Award Finalist. |
14/4 |
| 14. |
The Mistletoe Murder P.D. James, Knopf, $24.00, 9780451494146 Four previously uncollected stories from one of the great mystery writers of our time. A treat for P.D. James' legions of fans and anyone who enjoys the pleasures of a masterfully wrought whodunit. |
15/2 |
| 15. |
The Trespasser Tana French, Viking, $27.00, 9780670026333 French's gripping new Murder Squad mystery is an October 2016 Indie Next List Great Read. |
/9 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 22. |
The Seventh Plague James Rollins, Morrow, $27.99, 9780062381682 In the breathtaking new Sigma Force novel, an ancient threat hidden within the pages of the Bible imperils the modern world. |
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Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for December 21, 2016
Based on sales for the week ending December 18, 2016
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
| 1. |
The Undoing Project Michael Lewis, Norton, $28.95, 9780393254594 Lewis tells the incredible true story about how a Nobel Prize-winning theory of the mind altered our perception of reality. |
2/2 |
| 2. |
Hillbilly Elegy J.D. Vance, Harper, $27.99, 9780062300546 By a former Marine and Yale Law School graduate, a powerful account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America's white working class. |
1/19 |
| 3. |
Born a Crime Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $28.00, 9780399588174 Noah's compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime coming-of-age memoir--set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed--is a December 2016 Indie Next List Great Read. |
3/5 |
| 4. |
Born to Run Bruce Springsteen, S&S, $32.50, 9781501141515 In his insightful memoir Springsteen demonstrates the same honesty, humor, and originality found in his songs. |
5/12 |
| 5. |
Atlas Obscura Joshua Foer, et al., Workman, $35.00, 9780761169086 Inspiring equal parts wonder and wanderlust, Atlas Obscura celebrates over 700 of the strangest and most curious places in the world. |
7/9 |
| 6. |
Thank You for Being Late Thomas L. Friedman, FSG, $28.00, 9780374273538 With his trademark vitality, wit, and optimism, Friedman shows that we can overcome the multiple stresses of an age of accelerations--if we slow down, if we dare to be late and use the time to reimagine work, politics, and community. |
4/4 |
| 7. |
The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95, 9781771642484 After reading Wohlleben's fascinating book about the complex life of trees, a walk in the woods will never be the same. A September 2016 Indie Next List Great Read. |
6/14 |
| 8. |
Killing the Rising Sun Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $30.00, 9781627790628 Killing the Rising Sun details the final moments of World War II like never before. |
8/14 |
| 9. |
Settle for More Megyn Kelly, Harper, $29.99, 9780062494603 A deeply personal and surprising memoir by the anchor of The Kelly File. |
10/5 |
| 10. |
Our Revolution Bernie Sanders, Thomas Dunne Books, $27.00, 9781250132925 Sanders shares his personal experiences from the campaign trail, recounting the details of his historic primary fight and the people who made it possible. |
9/5 |
| 11. |
Upstream Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $26.00, 9781594206702 Upstream is a collection of essays in which Mary Oliver reflects on her willingness, as a young child and as an adult, to lose herself within the beauty and mysteries of both the natural world and the world of literature. |
11/10 |
| 12. |
The Daily Show (The Book): An Oral History Chris Smith, Grand Central, $30.00, 9781455565382 The complete and uncensored history of the award-winning The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, as told by its correspondents, writers, and host. |
12/4 |
| 13. |
The Book of Joy Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Avery, $26.00, 9780399185045 In this unique collaboration, the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu offer a reflection on lives filled with pain and turmoil, in the midst of which they discovered a level of peace, courage, and joy that we can all aspire to. |
14/2 |
| 14. |
Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $25.00, 9780812993547 Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding our nation's history and current crisis in this bold and personal literary exploration of America's racial history. A September 2015 Indie Next List Great Read. |
13/75 |
| 15. |
Cooking for Jeffrey Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35.00, 9780307464897 Ina's most personal cookbook yet is filled with the recipes her husband, Jeffrey, and their friends request most often, as well as charming stories from Ina and Jeffrey's many years together. |
15/8 |
Mass Market
Bestseller List for December 21, 2016
Based on sales for the week ending December 18, 2016
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| Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
| 1. |
The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, Riverhead, $9.99, 9780735212169 |
1/17 |
| 2. |
Merry Christmas, Alex Cross James Patterson, Grand Central, $7.99, 9781455544950 |
2/3 |
| 3. |
Rogue Lawyer John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780553393484 |
3/21 |
| 4. |
A Dog's Purpose W. Bruce Cameron, Forge, $9.99, 9780765388100 |
7/2 |
| 5. |
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams Stephen King, Pocket, $9.99, 9781501127878 |
4/9 |
| 6. |
The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.99, 9780756404741 |
9/44 |
| 7. |
Predator Wilbur Smith, Tom Cain, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062276599 |
6/2 |
| 8. |
The Crossing Michael Connelly, Vision, $9.99, 9781455524150 |
8/8 |
| 9. |
George Washington's Secret Six Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger, Sentinel, $9.99, 9780143130604 |
5/9 |
| 10. |
The Survivor Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills, Pocket, $9.99, 9781476783468 |
/14 |
Early & Middle Grade Readers
Bestseller List for December 21, 2016
Based on sales for the week ending December 18, 2016
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| Early and Middle Grade Readers | ||
| 1. |
Ghosts Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540629 |
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| 2. |
Pax Sara Pennypacker, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $16.99, 9780062377012 |
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| 3. |
Dog Man Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $9.99, 9780545581608 |
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| 4. |
Rad Women Worldwide Kate Schatz, Miriam Klein Stahl (Illus.), Ten Speed Press, $15.99, 9780399578861 |
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| 5. |
The Inquisitor's Tale Adam Gidwitz, Hatem Aly (Illus.), Dutton, $17.99, 9780525426165 |
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| 6. |
The Secret Keepers Trenton Lee Stewart, Diana Sudyka (Illus.), Little Brown, $18.99, 9780316389556 |
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| 7. |
Wonder R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99, 9780375869020 |
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| 8. |
Pokemon Deluxe Essential Handbook Scholastic, $11.99, 9780545795661 |
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| 9. |
When the Sea Turned to Silver Grace Lin, Little Brown, $18.99, 9780316125925 |
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| 10. |
The BFG Roald Dahl, Puffin, $7.99, 9781101997697 |
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| 11. |
Smile Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545132060 |
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| 12. |
Drama Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545326995 |
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| 13. |
A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L'Engle, Square Fish, $6.99, 9780312367541 |
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| 14. |
Rad American Women A-Z Kate Schatz, Miriam Klein Stahl (Illus.), City Lights Books, $14.95, 9780872866836 |
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| 15. |
Roller Girl Victoria Jamieson, Dial, $12.99, 9780803740167 |
Young Adult
Bestseller List for December 21, 2016
Based on sales for the week ending December 18, 2016
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| Young Adult | ||
| 1. |
The Sun Is Also a Star Nicola Yoon, Delacorte, $18.99, 9780553496680 |
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| 2. |
A Monster Calls Patrick Ness, Candlewick, $9.99, 9780763692155 |
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| 3. |
The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780385754729 |
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| 4. |
Heartless Marissa Meyer, Feiwel & Friends, $19.99, 9781250044655 |
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| 5. |
The Way Things Work Now David Macaulay, HMH Books for Young Readers, $35.00, 9780544824386 |
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| 6. |
Nimona Noelle Stevenson, HarperTeen, $14.99, 9780062278227 |
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| 7. |
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $15.99, 9780316013697 |
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| 8. |
The Giver Lois Lowry, HMH Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780544340688 |
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| 9. |
Looking for Alaska John Green, Dutton, $19.99, 9780525428022 |
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| 10. |
Salt to the Sea Ruta Sepetys, Philomel, $18.99, 9780399160301 |
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| 11. |
The Reader Traci Chee, Putnam, $19.99, 9780399176777 |
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| 12. |
All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven, Ember, $10.99, 9780385755917 |
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| 13. |
Scythe Neal Shusterman, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781442472426 |
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| 14. |
The Fault in Our Stars John Green, Speak, $12.99, 9780142424179 |
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| 15. |
I'll Give You the Sun Jandy Nelson, Speak, $10.99, 9780142425763 |
Children's Illustrated
Bestseller List for December 21, 2016
Based on sales for the week ending December 18, 2016
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| Children's Illustrated | ||
| 1. |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas Dr. Seuss, Random House, $16.99, 9780394800790 |
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| 2. |
The Polar Express Chris Van Allsburg, HMH Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780544580145 |
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| 3. |
Ada Twist, Scientist Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams Books for Young Readers, $17.95, 9781419721373 |
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| 4. |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 |
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| 5. |
Gingerbread Christmas Jan Brett, Putnam, $18.99, 9780399170713 |
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| 6. |
We Found a Hat Jon Klassen, Candlewick Press, $17.99, 9780763656003 |
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| 7. |
The Night Before Christmas Clement C. Moore, Corinne Malvern (Illus.), Golden Books, $7.99, 9780385384742 |
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| 8. |
Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $16.99, 9780803736801 |
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| 9. |
The Day the Crayons Quit Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99, 9780399255373 |
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| 10. |
The Mitten Jan Brett, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399231094 |
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| 11. |
Little Blue Truck's Christmas Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780544320413 |
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| 12. |
Take Heart, My Child: A Mother's Dream- Debut Ainsley Earhardt, Kathryn Cristaldi, Aladdin, $18.99, 9781481466226 |
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| 13. |
Give Please a Chance Bill O'Reilly, James Patterson, Jimmy Patterson, $17.99, 9780316276887 |
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| 14. |
Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $18.99, 9780060254926 |
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| 15. |
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Robert Frost, Susan Jeffers (Illus.), Dutton, $16.99, 9780525467342 |
Children's Series
Bestseller List for December 21, 2016
Based on sales for the week ending December 18, 2016
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Children's Series | ||
| 1. |
Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback) J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books |
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| 2. |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet |
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| 3. |
Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House |
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| 4. |
Elephant & Piggie (hardcover and paperback) Mo Willems, Hyperion |
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| 5. |
Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children (hardcover and paperback) Ransom Riggs, Quirk |
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| 6. |
The Princess in Black (hardcover and paperback) Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, Candlewick |
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| 7. |
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard (hardcover) Rick Riordan, Hyperion |
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| 8. |
Dork Diaries (hardcover and paperback) Rachel Renee Russell, Aladdin |
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| 9. |
I Survived (hardcover and paperback) Lauren Tarshis, Scott Dawson (Illus.), Scholastic |
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| 10. |
The Land of Stories (hardcover and paperback) Chris Colfer, Little Brown |
Extended Paperback Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending December 18, 2016
16. The Good Girl
Mary Kubica, Mira, $14.95, 9780778317760
17. Fates and Furies
Lauren Groff, Riverhead, $16.00, 9781594634482
18. The Association of Small Bombs
Karan Mahajan, Penguin, $16.00, 9780143109273
19. Ready Player One
Ernest Cline, Broadway, $16.00, 9780307887443
20. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $16.99, 9780062315007
21. See Me
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $15.99, 9781455520626
22. Live by Night
Dennis Lehane, Morrow, $16.99, 9780062662422
23. Americanah
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $16.00, 9780307455925
24. The Light Between Oceans
M.L. Stedman, Scribner, $17.00, 9781501106484
25. The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto
Mitch Albom, Harper, $15.99, 9780062294432
26. The Girl in the Spider's Web
David Lagercrantz, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, $16.95, 9781101872000
27. The Education of Dixie Dupree
Donna Everhart, Kensington, $15.00, 9781496705518
28. A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $17.00, 9780804172707
29. The Muralist
B.A. Shapiro, Algonquin, $15.95, 9781616206437
30. Opening Belle
Maureen Sherry, S&S, $16.00, 9781501110634
31. Rogue Lawyer
John Grisham, Bantam, $17.00, 9781101967669
32. Station Eleven
Emily St. John Mandel, Vintage, $16.00, 9780804172448
33. The Shack
Wm Paul Young, Windblown Media, $15.99, 9781455567607
34. The Little Red Chairs
Edna O'Brien, Back Bay, $15.99, 9780316378246
35. The High Mountains of Portugal
Yann Martel, Spiegel & Grau, $16.00, 9780812987034
36. The Japanese Lover
Isabel Allende, Atria, $16.00, 9781501116995
37. The Passenger
Lisa Lutz, S&S, $15.99, 9781451686647
38. Inferno
Dan Brown, Anchor, $16.00, 9780804172264
39. Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Maria Semple, Back Bay, $15.99, 9780316204262
40. The Martian
Andy Weir, Broadway, $15.00, 9781101903582
41. Circling the Sun
Paula McLain, Ballantine, $16.00, 9780345534200
42. 15th Affair
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, Grand Central, $15.99, 9781455585274
43. Big Little Lies
Liane Moriarty, Berkley, $16.00, 9780425274866
44. Euphoria
Lily King, Grove Press, $16.00, 9780802123701
45. The Secret Chord
Geraldine Brooks, Penguin, $16.00, 9780143109761
46. In the Woods
Tana French, Penguin, $16.00, 9780143113492
47. The Story of a New Name
Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $18.00, 9781609451349
48. The Best American Mystery Stories 2016
Elizabeth George, Otto Penzler (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780544527188
49. The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt, Back Bay, $20.00, 9780316055444
50. Our Souls at Night
Kent Haruf, Vintage, $15.00, 9781101911921
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending December 18, 2016
16. The Wright Brothers
David McCullough, S&S, $17.00, 9781476728759
17. Modern Romance
Aziz Ansari, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143109259
18. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2017
Sarah Janssen (Ed.), World Almanac, $14.99, 9781600572050
19. Just Mercy
Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $16.00, 9780812984965
20. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence
Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781633690196
21. Big Magic
Elizabeth Gilbert, Riverhead, $16.00, 9781594634727
22. Dead Wake
Erik Larson, Broadway, $17.00, 9780307408877
23. Why Not Me?
Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers Press, $16.00, 9780804138161
24. Yuge!
G.B. Trudeau, Andrews McMeel, $14.99, 9781449481339
25. H Is for Hawk
Helen Macdonald, Grove Press, $16.00, 9780802124739
26. Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $16.00, 9780374533557
27. M Train
Patti Smith, Vintage, $16.00, 9781101910160
28. March, Book One
John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Top Shelf Productions, $14.95, 9781603093002
29. Johanna's Christmas
Johanna Basford, Penguin, $15.00, 9780143129301
30. The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson, Vintage, $16.00, 9780375725609
31. The Mindfulness Coloring Book
Emma Farrarons, Experiment, $9.95, 9781615192823
32. Holidays on Ice
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $12.00, 9780316078917
33. The Whispers of Angels
Annette Gail Smith, Harvest House, $5.99, 9780736912181
34. Prisoners of Geography
Tim Marshall, Scribner, $17.00, 9781501121470
35. Year of Yes
Shonda Rhimes, S&S, $16.00, 9781476777122
36. The New Jim Crow
Michelle Alexander, The New Press, $19.95, 9781595586438
37. How to Relax
Thich Nhat Hanh, Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781941529089
38. Lost Ocean
Johanna Basford, Penguin, $16.95, 9780143108993
39. Harry Potter Coloring Book
Scholastic, $15.99, 9781338029994
40. Unlikely Friendships: Dogs
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761187288
41. The Oregon Trail
Rinker Buck, S&S, $16.99, 9781451659177
42. Wreck This Journal
Keri Smith, Perigee, $15.00, 9780399161940
43. The Four Agreements
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310
44. Men Explain Things to Me
Rebecca Solnit, Haymarket Books, $12.95, 9781608464661
45. Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $16.00, 9780060936228
46. Sully
Chesley B. Sullenberger, III, Jeffrey Zaslow, Morrow, $15.99, 9780062561206
47. Moments of Mindfulness
Emma Farrarons, Experiment, $9.95, 9781615193493
48. March: Book Three
John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell (Illus.), Top Shelf Productions, $19.99, 9781603094023
49. David Bowie: The Last Interview
David Bowie, Melville House, $16.99, 9781612195759
50. Best American Science and Nature Writing 2016
Amy Stewart, Tim Folger (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780544748996
Extended Hardcover Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending December 18, 2016
16. The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's, $27.99, 9780312577223
17. Homegoing
Yaa Gyasi, Knopf, $26.95, 9781101947135
18. Two by Two
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $27.00, 9781455520695
19. The Wrong Side of Goodbye
Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $29.00, 9780316225946
20. Cross the Line
James Patterson, Little Brown, $29.00, 9780316407090
21. Envelope Poems
Emily Dickinson, New Directions, $12.95, 9780811225823
22. The Seventh Plague
James Rollins, Morrow, $27.99, 9780062381682
23. Nutshell
Ian McEwan, Nan A. Talese, $24.95, 9780385542074
24. The Woman in Cabin 10
Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $26.00, 9781501132933
25. The Rain in Portugal
Billy Collins, Random House, $26.00, 9780679644064
26. I'll Take You There
Wally Lamb, Harper, $25.99, 9780062656285
27. The North Water
Ian McGuire, Holt, $27.00, 9781627795944
28. Chaos
Patricia Cornwell, Morrow, $28.99, 9780062436689
29. Here I Am
Jonathan Safran Foer, FSG, $28.00, 9780374280024
30. The Nix
Nathan Hill, Knopf, $27.95, 9781101946619
31. The Mothers
Brit Bennett, Riverhead, $26.00, 9780399184512
32. Razor Girl
Carl Hiaasen, Knopf, $27.95, 9780385349741
33. The Whole Town's Talking
Fannie Flagg, Random House, $28.00, 9781400065950
34. Faithful
Alice Hoffman, S&S, $26.00, 9781476799209
35. Before the Fall
Noah Hawley, Grand Central, $26.00, 9781455561780
36. Victoria
Daisy Goodwin, St. Martin's, $26.99, 9781250045461
37. Barkskins
Annie Proulx, Scribner, $32.00, 9780743288781
38. Hag-Seed
Margaret Atwood, Hogarth, $25.00, 9780804141291
39. The Chemist
Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown, $28.00, 9780316387835
40. The Girls
Emma Cline, Random House, $27.00, 9780812998603
41. Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis
Anne Rice, Knopf, $28.95, 9780385353793
42. War and Turpentine
Stefan Hertmans, Pantheon, $26.95, 9781101874028
43. Another Brooklyn
Jacqueline Woodson, Amistad, $22.99, 9780062359988
44. The Nest
Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, Ecco, $26.99, 9780062414212
45. Turbo Twenty-Three
Janet Evanovich, Bantam, $28.00, 9780345543004
46. Tom Clancy: True Faith and Allegiance
Mark Greaney, Putnam, $29.95, 9780399176814
47. A Great Reckoning
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99, 9781250022134
48. The Wonder
Emma Donoghue, Little Brown, $27.00, 9780316393874
49. Sweetbitter
Stephanie Danler, Knopf, $25.00, 9781101875940
50. The Girl from Venice
Martin Cruz Smith, S&S, $27.00, 9781439140239
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending December 18, 2016
16. When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi, Random House, $25.00, 9780812988406
17. The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo
Amy Schumer, Gallery, $28.00, 9781501139888
18. Appetites
Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $37.50, 9780062409959
19. Hamilton: The Revolution
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeremy McCarter, Grand Central, $45.00, 9781455539741
20. Scrappy Little Nobody
Anna Kendrick, Touchstone, $26.99, 9781501117206
21. Shoe Dog
Phil Knight, Scribner, $29.00, 9781501135910
22. A Life Well Played
Arnold Palmer, St. Martin's, $22.99, 9781250085948
23. Hero of the Empire
Candice Millard, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385535731
24. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99, 9781607747307
25. The Magnolia Story
Chip Gaines, Joanna Gaines, Thomas Nelson, $26.99, 9780718079185
26. Guinness World Records 2017
Guinness World Records, $28.95, 9781910561331
27. Absolutely on Music
Haruki Murakami, Seiji Ozawa, Knopf, $27.95, 9780385354349
28. Grunt
Mary Roach, Norton, $26.95, 9780393245448
29. My Own Words
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, S&S, $30.00, 9781501145247
30. Strangers in Their Own Land
Arlie Russell Hochschild, The New Press, $27.95, 9781620972250
31. All the Gallant Men
Donald Stratton, Ken Gire, Morrow, $25.99, 9780062645357
32. Testimony
Robbie Robertson, Crown Archetype, $30.00, 9780307889782
33. White Trash
Nancy Isenberg, Viking, $28.00, 9780670785971
34. Talking as Fast as I Can
Lauren Graham, Ballantine, $28.00, 9780425285176
35. Thing Explainer
Randall Munroe, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $24.95, 9780544668256
36. Notorious RBG
Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik, Dey Street, $22.99, 9780062415837
37. Women in Science
Rachel Ignotofsky, Ten Speed Press, $16.99, 9781607749769
38. Being Mortal
Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26.00, 9780805095159
39. The Gene
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $32.00, 9781476733500
40. Superficial
Andy Cohen, Holt, $27.00, 9781250116482
41. Gratitude
Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $20.00, 9780451492937
42. The Glass Universe
Dava Sobel, Viking, $30.00, 9780670016952
43. Lab Girl
Hope Jahren, Knopf, $26.95, 9781101874936
44. What If?
Randall Munroe, Houghton Mifflin, $24.00, 9780544272996
45. Tools of Titans
Timothy Ferriss, Houghton Mifflin, $28.00, 9781328683786
46. In the Company of Women
Grace Bonney, Artisan Publishers, $35.00, 9781579655976
47. Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
Carlo Rovelli, Riverhead, $18.00, 9780399184413
48. Emotional Intelligence 2.0
Travis Bradberry, Jean Greaves, Talentsmart, $24.99, 9780974320625
49. Dark Money
Jane Mayer, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385535595
50. The Perfect Horse
Elizabeth Letts, Ballantine, $28.00, 9780345544803
Extended Mass Market
Based on sales for the week ending December 18, 2016
11. Property of a Noblewoman
Danielle Steel, Dell, $8.99, 9780425285398
12. Tricky Twenty-Two
Janet Evanovich, Bantam, $8.99, 9780345542977
13. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
14. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441172719
15. Tom Clancy: Commander in Chief
Mark Greaney, Berkley, $9.99, 9781101988817
16. Inferno
Dan Brown, Anchor, $9.99, 9781101972977
17. The Pharaoh's Secret
Clive Cussler, Graham Brown, Putnam, $9.99, 9780735215252
18. The Expats
Chris Pavone, Broadway, $9.99, 9780451498946
19. American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062472106
20. Cross Justice
James Patterson, Vision, $9.99, 9781455585137
21. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803
22. After You
Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $9.99, 9780143131397
23. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
24. It Can't Happen Here
Sinclair Lewis, Signet Classics, $9.99, 9780451465641
25. If She Only Knew
Lisa Jackson, Zebra, $7.99, 9781420142594
26. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $8.99, 9780316769488
27. Blue
Danielle Steel, Dell, $8.99, 9780425285404
28. Outlander
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99, 9780553393699
29. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur/Little Brown, $9.00, 9780316056892
30. A Week in Winter
Maeve Binchy, Anchor, $8.99, 9781101973769
31. The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756407919
32. The Shack
Wm Paul Young, Windblown Media, $9.99, 9781455567614
33. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Grand Central, $9.99, 9781455538966
34. The Guilty
David Baldacci, Vision, $9.99, 9781455586400
35. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.99, 9780765370624
36. Promise Not to Tell
Jennifer McMahon, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062560407
37. Find Her
Lisa Gardner, Dutton, $9.99, 9780451477163
38. X
Sue Grafton, Putnam, $9.99, 9781101981870
39. Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, HarperTorch, $7.99, 9780060853983
40. Family Jewels
Stuart Woods, Putnam, $9.99, 9780451477248
41. The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $9.99, 9780441478125
42. Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $7.99, 9780440180296
43. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, Fifth Edition
Merriam-Webster, $8.50, 9780877798224
44. Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342
45. The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
46. Women Who Run With the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345409874
47. Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl, Beacon Press, $9.99, 9780807014295
48. Make Me
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780804178792
49. Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553293357
50. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Perigee, $9.99, 9780399501487