December 29, 2021

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for December 29, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending December 26, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Trade Paperback Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99, 9780062060624
Miller's monumental debut novel is an action-packed adventure and epic love story that brilliantly re-imagines Homer's enduring masterwork, The Iliad.
2/69
2. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $18.00, 9780593438374
Herbert's classic masterpiece—a triumph of the imagination—is now a major motion picture.
1/25
3. Circe
Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316556323
The masterful follow-up to The Song of Achilles is a triumph of storytelling, an intoxicating epic of family rivalry, palace intrigue, love and loss, as well as a celebration of indomitable female strength in a man's world.
3/89
4. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Washington Square Press, $17.00, 9781501161933
Reid's novel is a mesmerizing journey through the splendor of old Hollywood into the harsh realities of the present day.
5/30
5. The Overstory
Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95, 9780393356687
National Book Award-winner Powers delivers a sweeping, impassioned novel of activism and resistance that is also a stunning evocation of—and paean to—the natural world.
4/134
6. The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman, Penguin, $17.00, 9781984880987
In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves the Thursday Murder Club.
6/20
7. Anxious People
Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $17.00, 9781501160844
An ingeniously constructed novel about the enduring power of friendship, forgiveness, and hope—the things that save us, even in the most anxious times.
9/25
8. The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318
Klune's novel is an enchanting love story, masterfully told, about the profound experience of discovering an unlikely family in an unexpected place.
8/50
9. Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens, Putnam, $18.00, 9780735219106
Where the Crawdads Sing is at once an exquisite ode to the natural world, a heartbreaking coming-of-age story, and a surprising tale of possible murder.
14/38
10. The Night Watchman
Louise Erdrich, Harper Perennial, $18.00, 9780062671196
Erdrich's novel is based on the extraordinary life of her grandfather who worked as a night watchman and carried the fight against Native dispossession from rural North Dakota all the way to Washington, D.C.
7/34
11. The Searcher
Tana French, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735224674
A former Chicago police officer retreats to a bucolic Irish village and starts to realize that even small towns shelter dangerous secrets.
12/8
12. A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Penguin, $18.00, 9780143110439
Towles' transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel.
10/92
13. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $18.00, 9781501173219
Doerr's beautiful novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France during World War II.
15/82
14. Hamnet
Maggie O'Farrell, Vintage, $16.95, 9781984898876
O'Farrell's novel is a luminous portrait of a marriage, a shattering evocation of a family ravaged by grief and loss, and a tender re-imagining of a boy whose life has been all but forgotten.
11/32
15. It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501110368
In Hoover's honest, evocative, and tender novel, a workaholic with a too-good-to-be-true romance can't stop thinking about her first love.
/5


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for December 29, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending December 26, 2021
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. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18.00, 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.
1/107
2. The Best of Me
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316242400
The Best of Me spans a career spent watching and learning and laughing—quite often at himself—and invites readers deep into the world of one of the most brilliant and original writers of our time.
3/16
3. Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
Merlin Sheldrake, Random House, $18.00, 9780525510321
In Entangled Life, biologist Merlin Sheldrake shows us the world from a fungal point of view, providing an exhilarating change of perspective.
2/37
4. The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World- Debut
Matt Kracht, Chronicle Books, $15.95, 9781797212272
A must-have sequel to the bestselling parody book The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America.
/1
5. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99, 9780062316110
A groundbreaking narrative of humanity's creation and evolution that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be human.
7/175
6. 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.
5/65
7. 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.
8/13
8. Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Shelf Love: Recipes to Unlock the Secrets of Your Pantry, Fridge, and Freezer
Noor Murad, Yotam Ottolenghi, Clarkson Potter, $32.00, 9780593234365
85+ irresistible recipes for flexible, everyday home cooking that unlock the secrets of your pantry, fridge, and freezer.
9/8
9. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2022
Old Farmer's Almanac, $9.95, 9781571988935
The annual almanac of weather, astrology, calendars, gardening tips, home remedies, and more all presented in the inimitably useful and humorous way it has done since 1792.
6/18
10. The Body: A Guide for Occupants
Bill Bryson, Anchor, $17.00, 9780804172721
Bryson takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. As addictive as it is comprehensive, this is Bryson at his very best, a must-read owner's manual for everybody.
10/47
11. The New York Times Cooking No-Recipe Recipes
Sam Sifton, Ten Speed Press, $28.00, 9781984858474
The debut cookbook from the popular New York Times website features 100 vividly photographed no-recipe recipes to make weeknight cooking more inspired and delicious.
11/13
12. All About Love: New Visions
bell hooks, Morrow, $15.99, 9780060959470
All About Love is a revelation about what causes a polarized society and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering.
4/8
13. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Trevor Noah, One World, $18.00, 9780399588198
Noah's compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime coming-of-age memoir is set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed.
/124
14. On Tyranny Graphic Edition: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
Timothy Snyder, Nora Krug (Illus.), Ten Speed Press, $16.99, 9781984859150
A graphic edition of historian Timothy Snyder's bestselling book of lessons for surviving and resisting America's arc toward authoritarianism, featuring the visual storytelling talents of renowned illustrator Nora Krug.
12/12
15. The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310
A practical guide to personal freedom, outlining a way of life rooted in traditional Toltec beliefs.
13/155


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for December 29, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending December 26, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Call Us What We Carry: Poems
Amanda Gorman, Viking, $24.99, 9780593465066
The breakout poetry collection by bestselling author and presidential inaugural poet, Amanda Gorman.
1/3
2. The Lincoln Highway
Amor Towles, Viking, $30.00, 9780735222359
Towles' stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s America is an October 2021 Indie Next Pick.
2/12
3. Cloud Cuckoo Land
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $30.00, 9781982168438
A beautiful and redemptive novel about stewardship—of the book, of the Earth, of the human heart. The #1 Indie Next Pick for October 2021.
3/13
4. The Sentence
Louise Erdrich, Harper, $28.99, 9780062671127
This new novel begins on All Souls' Day 2019 and ends on All Souls' Day 2020. Its mystery and proliferating ghost stories during this one year propel a narrative as rich, emotional, and profound as anything Louise Erdrich has written.
6/7
5. Harlem Shuffle
Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385545136
A gloriously entertaining novel of heists, shakedowns, and rip-offs set in Harlem in the 1960s. A September 2021 Indie Next Pick.
4/15
6. State of Terror
Louise Penny, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Simon & Schuster/St. Martin's Press, $30.00, 9781982173678
A unique and utterly compelling international thriller co-written by Hillary Rodham Clinton, the 67th Secretary of State, and multiple award-winning author, Louise Penny.
7/11
7. Wish You Were Here
Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $28.99, 9781984818416
A deeply moving novel about the resilience of the human spirit in a moment of crisis. A December 2021 Indie Next Pick.
5/4
8. The Midnight Library
Matt Haig, Viking, $26.00, 9780525559474
Haig's latest is a dazzling novel about all the choices that go into a life well lived.
10/60
9. Bewilderment
Richard Powers, Norton, $27.95, 9780393881141
The heartrending new novel by the bestselling author of The Overstory is an October 2021 Indie Next Pick.
11/14
10. The Stranger in the Lifeboat
Mitch Albom, Harper, $23.99, 9780062888341
A fast-paced, compelling novel that makes you ponder your deepest beliefs.
9/8
11. Beautiful World, Where Are You
Sally Rooney, FSG, $28.00, 9780374602604
Rooney's excellent new novel is a September 2021 Indie Next Pick.
/12
12. Crossroads
Jonathan Franzen, FSG, $30.00, 9780374181178
Franzen's new novel is the story of a Midwestern family at a pivotal moment of moral crisis.
12/12
13. Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone
Diana Gabaldon, Delacorte Press, $36.00, 9781101885680
Diana Gabaldon returns with the newest novel in the epic Outlander series.
8/5
14. The Judge's List
John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385546027
Investigator Lacy Stoltz follows the trail of a serial killer, and closes in on a shocking suspect.
14/10
15. Klara and the Sun
Kazuo Ishiguro, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593318171
Ishiguro's new novel offers a look at our changing world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator, and one that explores the fundamental question: What does it mean to love? A March 2021 Indie Next List Pick.
/30


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for December 29, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending December 26, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
Brené Brown, Random House, $30.00, 9780399592553
Brown takes us on a journey through 87 of the emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human.
1/4
2. The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times Magazine, One World, $38.00, 9780593230572
This is a book that speaks directly to our current moment, contextualizing the systems of race and caste within which we operate today. It reveals long-glossed-over truths around our nation's founding and construction—and the way that the legacy of slavery did not end with emancipation, but continues to shape contemporary American life.
2/6
3. The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
Dave Grohl, Dey Street Books, $29.99, 9780063076099
An insightful memoir by the popular member of Nirvana and the Foo Fighters.
3/12
4. Renegades: Born in the USA
Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen, Crown, $50.00, 9780593236314
A candid, revealing, and entertaining dialogue between President Barack Obama and legendary musician Bruce Springsteen that explores everything from their origin stories and career-defining moments to our country's polarized politics and the growing distance between the American Dream and the American reality.
11/9
5. A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries (2003-2020)
David Sedaris, Little, Brown, $32.00, 9780316558792
There's no right way to keep a diary, but if there's an entertaining way, David Sedaris seems to have mastered it.
7/12
6. These Precious Days: Essays
Ann Patchett, Harper, $26.99, 9780063092785
Ann Patchett reflects on home, family, friendships, and writing in this deeply personal collection of essays. A December 2021 Indie Next Pick.
4/5
7. The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
David Graeber, David Wengrow, FSG, $35.00, 9780374157357
The Dawn of Everything fundamentally transforms our understanding of the human past and offers a path toward imagining new forms of freedom and new ways of organizing society.
5/7
8. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581
Radiant with Mackesy's warmth and gentle wit, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse blends hand-written narrative with dozens of drawings.
6/95
9. Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
Michelle Zauner, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525657743
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. A May 2021 Indie Next Pick.
12/36
10. All About Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business
Mel Brooks, Ballantine, $29.99, 9780593159118
The never-before-told, behind-the-scenes anecdotes and remembrances from a master storyteller, filmmaker, and creator of all things funny.
/3
11. The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times
Jane Goodall, Douglas Abrams, Gail Hudson, Celadon Books, $28.00, 9781250784094
A rare and intimate look not only at the nature of hope, but also into the heart and mind of a woman who revolutionized how we view the world around us and has spent a lifetime fighting for our future.
9/10
12. Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide
Cecily Wong, Dylan Thuras, Workman, $42.50, 9781523502196
Created by the ever-curious minds behind Atlas Obscura, this breathtaking guide transforms our sense of what people around the world eat and drink.
14/6
13. Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside
Nick Offerman, Dutton, $28.00, 9781101984697
A humorous and rousing set of literal and figurative sojourns as well as a mission statement about comprehending, protecting, and truly experiencing the outdoors.
10/11
14. Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law
Mary Roach, Norton, $26.95, 9781324001935
Roach's irresistible investigation into the unpredictable world where wildlife and humans meet.
13/15
15. Taste: My Life Through Food
Stanley Tucci, Gallery Books, $28.00, 9781982168018
From award-winning actor and food obsessive Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and charming memoir of life in and out of the kitchen.
8/12


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for December 29, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending December 26, 2021
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  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593438367
1/110
2. Dune Messiah
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233
2/52
3. The Eye of the World
Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251466
3/16
4. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
4/286
5. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741
6/96
6. Children of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441104024
5/17
7. Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553293357
7/25
8. The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9780765365279
10/28
9. Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977
8/70
10. The Last Wish- Debut
Andrzej Sapkowski, Orbit, $8.99, 9780316495967
/1


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Early & Middle Grade Readers



Bestseller List for December 29, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending December 26, 2021
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  Early & Middle Grade Readers  
1. The Christmas Pig
J.K. Rowling, Jim Field (Illus.), Scholastic, $24.99, 9781338790238
 
2. Stuntboy, in the Meantime
Jason Reynolds, Raúl the Third (Illus.), Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, $13.99, 9781534418165
 
3. Daughter of the Deep
Rick Riordan, Disney-Hyperion, $19.99, 9781368077927
 
4. Pony
R.J. Palacio, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780553508116
 
5. The Beatryce Prophecy
Kate DiCamillo, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Candlewick, $19.99, 9781536213614
 
6. Friends Forever
Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), First Second, $12.99, 9781250317568
 
7. Out of My Heart
Sharon M. Draper, Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, $18.99, 9781665902168
 
8. Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories
Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $14.99, 9781419756979
 
9. Willodeen
Katherine Applegate, Feiwel & Friends, $16.99, 9781250147400
 
10. Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Life
Professor Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan, DK Children, $19.99, 9780744039436
 
11. Egg Marks the Spot
Amy Timberlake, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Algonquin Young Readers, $18.95, 9781643750064
 
12. Kaleidoscope
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $19.99, 9781338777246
 
13. Skunk and Badger
Amy Timberlake, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Algonquin Young Readers, $18.95, 9781643750057
 
14. Guts: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500
 
15. A Wolf Called Wander
Rosanne Parry, Greenwillow Books, $7.99, 9780062895943
 


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Young Adult



Bestseller List for December 29, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending December 26, 2021
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  Young Adult  
1. You'll Be the Death of Me
Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $19.99, 9780593175866
 
2. They Both Die at the End
Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062457806
 
3. Firekeeper's Daughter
Angeline Boulley, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $18.99, 9781250766564
 
4. One of Us Is Lying
Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99, 9781524714680
 
5. We Were Liars
E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279
 
6. The Girl from the Sea: A Graphic Novel
Molly Knox Ostertag, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338540574
 
7. Hatchet
Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293
 
8. Gilded
Marissa Meyer, Feiwel & Friends, $19.99, 9781250618849
 
9. All of Us Villains
Amanda Foody, Christine Lynn Herman, Tor Teen, $18.99, 9781250789259
 
10. Last Night at the Telegraph Club
Malinda Lo, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780525555254
 
11. A Snake Falls to Earth
Darcie Little Badger, Levine Querido, $18.99, 9781646140923
 
12. These Violent Delights
Chloe Gong, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $19.99, 9781534457690
 
13. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780385754729
 
14. Beasts of Prey
Ayana Gray, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593405680
 
15. The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062871350
 


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for December 29, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending December 26, 2021
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  Children's Illustrated  
1. Change Sings: A Children's Anthem
Amanda Gorman, Loren Long (Illus.), Viking Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593203224
 
2. Aaron Slater, Illustrator
Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams, $18.99, 9781419753961
 
3. How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593434383
 
4. Jan Brett's The Nutcracker
Jan Brett, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593109823
 
5. The Snowy Day
Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780670012701
 
6. The Polar Express
Chris Van Allsburg, HMH Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780544580145
 
7. Woodland Dance!
Sandra Boynton, Workman, $7.95, 9781523514687
 
8. The 1619 Project: Born on the Water
Nikole Hannah-Jones, Renée Watson, Nikkolas Smith (Illus.), Kokila, $18.99, 9780593307359
 
9. It Fell from the Sky
Terry Fan, Eric Fan, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9781534457621
 
10. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
 
11. The Crayons' Christmas
Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Penguin Workshop, $19.99, 9780525515746
 
12. Little Blue Truck's Christmas
Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9780544320413
 
13. Construction Site: Merry and Bright
Sherri Duskey Rinker, AG Ford (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $12.99, 9781797204291
 
14. The Smart Cookie
Jory John, Pete Oswald (Illus.), Harper, $18.99, 9780063045408
 
15. The Littlest Yak
Lu Fraser, Kate Hindley (Illus.), Peachtree Publishing, $16.99, 9781682632826
 


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for December 29, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending December 26, 2021
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  Children's Series  
1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
 
2. Cat Kid Comic Club (hardcover)
Dav Pilkey, Graphix
 
3. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
 
4. Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback)
Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic
 
5. Dog Man (hardcover)
Dav Pilkey, Graphix
 
6. Elephant and Piggie (hardcover)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
 
7. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers
 
8. The Bad Guys (paperback)
Aaron Blabey, Scholastic
 
9. I Survived (paperback)
Lauren Tarshis, Álvaro Sarraseca (Illus.), Scholastic
 
10. Baby-Sitters Club Graphix (hardcover and paperback)
Ann M. Martin, Chan Chau (Illus.), Scholastic
 


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Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 26, 2021

16. The Anomaly
Hervé Le Tellier, Other Press, $16.99, 9781635421699

17. People We Meet on Vacation
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806758

18. When We Cease to Understand the World
Benjamin Labatut, New York Review Books, $17.95, 9781681375663

19. Piranesi
Susanna Clarke, Bloomsbury Publishing, $17.00, 9781635577808

20. Normal People
Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $17.00, 9781984822185

21. The Best American Short Stories 2021
Jesmyn Ward, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner Books, $16.99, 9781328485397

22. Station Eleven
Emily St. John Mandel, Vintage, $16.95, 9780804172448

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

24. The Guest List
Lucy Foley, Morrow, $16.99, 9780062868947

25. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong, Penguin, $17.00, 9780525562047

26. Mexican Gothic
Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $17.00, 9780525620808

27. A Deadly Education
Naomi Novik, Del Rey, $17.00, 9780593128503

28. Devotions
Mary Oliver, Penguin, $20.00, 9780399563263

29. Leave the World Behind
Rumaan Alam, Ecco, $16.99, 9780062667649

30. The Lying Life of Adults
Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $18.00, 9781609457150

31. The Love Hypothesis
Ali Hazelwood, Berkley, $16.00, 9780593336823

32. The Once and Future Witches
Alix E. Harrow, Redhook, $17.99, 9780316422017

33. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $16.99, 9780062315007

34. A Thousand Ships
Natalie Haynes, Harper Perennial, $16.99, 9780063065406

35. The Rose Code
Kate Quinn, Morrow, $17.99, 9780062943477

36. The Ministry for the Future
Kim Stanley Robinson, Orbit, $17.99, 9780316300148

37. The Dutch House
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $17.00, 9780062963680

38. A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $18.00, 9781635575569

39. Perestroika in Paris
Jane Smiley, Anchor, $16.00, 9780525436096

40. Detransition, Baby
Torrey Peters, One World, $18.00, 9780593133385

41. Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538732182

42. The Three-Body Problem
Cixin Liu, Tor, $17.99, 9780765382030

43. Ready Player Two
Ernest Cline, Ballantine, $17.00, 9781524761349

44. The City We Became
N.K. Jemisin, Orbit, $17.99, 9780316509886

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

46. The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
Stuart Turton, Sourcebooks Landmark, $16.99, 9781492670124

47. Verity
Colleen Hoover, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538724736

48. Lucky
Marissa Stapley, Simon & Schuster, $17.00, 9781668002452

49. The Every
Dave Eggers, Vintage, $17.95, 9780593315347

50. Daisy Jones & The Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $17.00, 9781524798642

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 26, 2021

16. How to Forage for Mushrooms without Dying: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Identifying 29 Wild, Edible Mushrooms
Frank Hyman, Storey Publishing, $16.95, 9781635863321

17. Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
Anthony Bourdain, Ecco, $16.99, 9780060899226

18. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
David Grann, Vintage, $17.00, 9780307742483

19. Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
Patrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $16.95, 9780307279286

20. How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735224155

21. Is This Anything?
Jerry Seinfeld, Simon & Schuster, $18.00, 9781982112721

22. The Best American Travel Writing 2021
Padma Lakshmi, Jason Wilson (Eds.), Mariner Books, $16.99, 9780358361312

23. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
Timothy Snyder, Crown, $9.99, 9780804190114

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

25. Sapiens: A Graphic History: The Birth of Humankind (Vol. 1)
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $25.99, 9780063051331

26. The Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion, Vintage, $16.00, 9781400078431

27. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2022
Sarah Janssen, World Almanac, $17.99, 9781510766532

28. Holidays on Ice
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $12.99, 9780316078917

29. Sapiens: A Graphic History, Volume 2: The Pillars of Civilization
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $25.99, 9780063212237

30. First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
Thomas E. Ricks, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780062997463

31. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson, Vintage, $16.00, 9780375725609

32. Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive
Stephanie Land, Legacy Lit, $17.99, 9780316505093

33. The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2021
Ed Yong, Jaime Green (Eds.), Mariner Books, $16.99, 9780358400066

34. Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
Lulu Miller, Simon & Schuster, $17.00, 9781501160349

35. Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays (FSG Classics)
Joan Didion, FSG, $17.00, 9780374531386

36. The Best American Food Writing 2021
Gabrielle Hamilton (Ed.), Mariner Books, $16.99, 9780358525684

37. Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
Mikki Kendall, Penguin, $16.00, 9780525560562

38. The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A Memoir of Friendship, Loyalty, and War
John "Chick" Donohue, J.T. Molloy, Morrow, $17.99, 9780062995476

39. How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy
Jenny Odell, Melville House, $17.99, 9781612198552

40. The Soul of an Octopus
Sy Montgomery, Atria, $16.99, 9781451697728

41. Woolgathering
Patti Smith, New Directions, $14.95, 9780811231251

42. The Boys in the Boat
Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $18.00, 9780143125471

43. Badass Habits: Cultivate the Confidence, Boundaries, and Know-How to Upgrade Your Life
Jen Sincero, Penguin Life, $17.00, 9781984877451

44. Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl
Jonathan C. Slaght, Picador, $18.00, 9781250798718

45. The Best American Essays 2021
Kathryn Schulz, Robert Atwan (Eds.), Mariner Books, $16.99, 9780358381754

46. Eleanor
David Michaelis, Simon & Schuster, $20.00, 9781439192047

47. Humankind: A Hopeful History
Rutger Bregman, Little, Brown, $18.99, 9780316418522

48. No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality
Michael J. Fox, Flatiron Books, $17.99, 9781250265630

49. Wreck This Journal
Keri Smith, Perigee, $15.00, 9780399161940

50. An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Beacon Press, $16.00, 9780807057834

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 26, 2021

16. Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $28.99, 9780593135204

17. Oh William!
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $27.00, 9780812989434

18. Matrix
Lauren Groff, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9781594634499

19. Silverview
John le Carré, Viking, $28.00, 9780593490594

20. The Hill We Climb
Amanda Gorman, Viking, $15.99, 9780593465271

21. Our Country Friends
Gary Shteyngart, Random House, $28.00, 9781984855121

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

23. Never
Ken Follett, Viking, $36.00, 9780593300015

24. Apples Never Fall
Liane Moriarty, Holt, $28.99, 9781250220257

25. The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Harper, $28.99, 9780062942937

26. The Wish
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $28.00, 9781538728628

27. The Madness of Crowds
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99, 9781250145260

28. The Last Thing He Told Me
Laura Dave, Simon & Schuster, $27.00, 9781501171345

29. Termination Shock
Neal Stephenson, Morrow, $35.00, 9780063028050

30. Billy Summers
Stephen King, Scribner, $30.00, 9781982173616

31. The Personal Librarian
Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray, Berkley, $27.00, 9780593101537

32. Malibu Rising
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $28.00, 9781524798659

33. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, Special Edition
V.E. Schwab, Tor, $29.99, 9781250830746

34. The Dark Hours
Michael Connelly, Little, Brown, $29.00, 9780316485647

35. The Magician
Colm Tóibín, Scribner, $28.00, 9781476785080

36. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V.E. Schwab, Tor, $26.99, 9780765387561

37. Poison for Breakfast
Lemony Snicket, Liveright, $17.95, 9781324090625

38. Great Circle
Maggie Shipstead, Knopf, $28.95, 9780525656975

39. The Four Winds
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's, $28.99, 9781250178602

40. Five Tuesdays in Winter
Lily King, Grove Press, $27.00, 9780802158765

41. The Man Who Died Twice
Richard Osman, Pamela Dorman Books, $26.00, 9781984880994

42. The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven
Nathaniel Ian Miller, Little, Brown and Company, $28.00, 9780316592550

43. Intimacies
Katie Kitamura, Riverhead Books, $26.00, 9780399576164

44. The Vanishing Half
Brit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $27.00, 9780525536291

45. The Paper Palace
Miranda Cowley Heller, Riverhead Books, $27.00, 9780593329825

46. Still Life
Sarah Winman, Putnam, $27.00, 9780593330753

47. An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed
Helene Tursten, Soho Crime, $14.99, 9781641291675

48. The Postmistress of Paris
Meg Waite Clayton, Harper, $27.99, 9780062946980

49. The Promise
Damon Galgut, Europa Editions, $25.00, 9781609456580

50. Better Off Dead
Lee Child, Andrew Child, Delacorte Press, $28.99, 9781984818508

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 26, 2021

16. The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present
Paul McCartney, Liveright, $100.00, 9781631492563

17. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), Simon & Schuster, $37.50, 9781476753836

18. Untamed
Glennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28.00, 9781984801258

19. Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
Suzanne Simard, Knopf, $28.95, 9780525656098

20. World Travel: An Irreverent Guide
Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $35.00, 9780062802798

21. Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty
Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe, Harper, $30.00, 9780062964618

22. Get Untamed: The Journal (How to Quit Pleasing and Start Living)
Glennon Doyle, Clarkson Potter, $19.99, 9780593235652

23. This Is Your Mind on Plants
Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $28.00, 9780593296905

24. Will
Will Smith, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9781984877925

25. Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy
Nathaniel Philbrick, Viking, $30.00, 9780525562177

26. Guinness World Records 2022
Guinness World Records, $28.95, 9781913484101

27. The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown, $27.00, 9780316296618

28. On Animals
Susan Orlean, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $28.00, 9781982181536

29. The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
John Green, Dutton, $28.00, 9780525555216

30. The Beatles: Get Back
The Beatles, Callaway Arts & Entertainment, $60.00, 9780935112962

31. How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
Clint Smith, Little, Brown, $29.00, 9780316492935

32. Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography
Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $29.99, 9780062909107

33. Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
Patrick Radden Keefe, Doubleday, $32.50, 9780385545686

34. Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: The Story of Schitt's Creek
Daniel Levy, Eugene Levy, Black Dog & Leventhal, $40.00, 9780762499502

35. North American Maps for Curious Minds: 100 New Ways to See the Continent
Matthew Bucklan, Victor Cizek, Jack Dunnington (Illus.), The Experiment, $19.95, 9781615197484

36. The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
Walter Isaacson, Simon & Schuster, $35.00, 9781982115852

37. Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II
Daniel James Brown, Viking, $30.00, 9780525557401

38. The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
Erik Larson, Crown, $32.00, 9780385348713

39. All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake
Tiya Miles, Random House, $28.00, 9781984854995

40. Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
James Nestor, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780735213616

41. The President and the Freedom Fighter: Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Their Battle to Save America's Soul
Brian Kilmeade, Sentinel, $28.00, 9780525540571

42. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
James Clear, Avery, $27.00, 9780735211292

43. A Bathroom Book for People Not Pooping or Peeing but Using the Bathroom as an Escape
Joe Pera, Joe Bennett (Illus.), Forge Books, $15.99, 9781250782694

44. Poet Warrior: A Memoir
Joy Harjo, Norton, $25.00, 9780393248524

45. The Premonition: A Pandemic Story
Michael Lewis, Norton, $30.00, 9780393881554

46. The Korean Vegan Cookbook: Reflections and Recipes from Omma's Kitchen
Joanne Lee Molinaro, Avery, $35.00, 9780593084274

47. The Hidden Life of Trees
Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95, 9781771642484

48. Greenlights
Matthew McConaughey, Crown, $30.00, 9780593139134

49. What It's Like to Be a Bird
David Allen Sibley, Knopf, $35.00, 9780307957894

50. The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family
Ron Howard, Clint Howard, Morrow, $28.99, 9780063065246

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending December 26, 2021

11. The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $9.99, 9780441478125

12. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803

13. Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342

14. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Quentin Tarantino, Harper Perennial, $9.99, 9780063112520

15. The Great Hunt
Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251480

16. Outlander
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99, 9780553393699

17. American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110

18. Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9781250318541

19. Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $7.99, 9780440180296

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

21. God Emperor of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098257

22. The Dispossessed
Ursula K. Le Guin, Harper Voyager, $8.99, 9780061054884

23. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $11.00, 9780399501487

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

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

26. Foundation and Empire
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553293371

27. The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756407919

28. Bridgerton: The Duke and I
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063078697

29. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary
, Merriam-Webster, $8.50, 9780877795964

30. Women Who Run With the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345409874

31. The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $8.99, 9780307743657

32. The Lord of the Rings:The Fellowship of the Ring
J.R.R. Tolkien, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345339706

33. The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553588941

34. Blood of Elves
Andrzej Sapkowski, Orbit, $8.99, 9780316029193

35. The Color of Magic
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225672

36. The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcom X, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345350688

37. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.99, 9781250773012

38. Heretics of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098264

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

40. Stargazer
Anne Hillerman, Harper, $9.99, 9780062908346

41. Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess
Bobby Fischer, et al., Bantam, $8.99, 9780553263152

42. Second Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553293364

43. And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $8.99, 9780062073488

44. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345514400

45. Mythology
Edith Hamilton, Grand Central, $10.00, 9780446574754

46. The Dragon Reborn
Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251497

47. Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365286

48. Chapterhouse: Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098271

49. Rich Dad Poor Dad
Robert T. Kiyosaki, Plata Publishing, $8.99, 9781612680194

50. The Martian Chronicles
Ray Bradbury, Simon & Schuster, $8.99, 9781451678192

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