December 4, 2019

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for December 4, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2019
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 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.
1/35
2. The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Heather Morris, Harper, $16.99, 9780062797155
A testament to the endurance of love and humanity under the darkest possible conditions. A September 2018 Indie Next List Great Read.
3/65
3. Unsheltered
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $17.99, 9780062684738
Kingsolver's timely novel interweaves past and present to explore the human capacity for resiliency and compassion in times of great upheaval.
2/7
4. Little Fires Everywhere
Celeste Ng, Penguin, $17.00, 9780735224315
A riveting novel that traces the intertwined fates of a picture-perfect family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives.
4/30
5. A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143110439
Towles' transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel.
7/36
6. Nine Perfect Strangers
Liane Moriarty, Flatiron Books, $17.99, 9781250069832
Could 10 days at a health resort really change you forever? In Liane Moriarty's novel, nine perfect strangers are about to find out.
6/9
7. There There (An Indies Introduce Title)
Tommy Orange, Vintage, $16.00, 9780525436140
Orange's debut novel is a wondrous and shattering portrait of an America few of us have ever seen.
8/30
8. Before We Were Yours
Lisa Wingate, Ballantine, $17.00, 9780425284704
Wingate's novel, which is based on a notorious adoption scandal, is a riveting, wrenching, and ultimately uplifting tale that reminds us the heart never forgets where we belong.
5/28
9. Killing Commendatore
Haruki Murakami, Vintage, $17.00, 9780525435761
An epic novel by the internationally acclaimed and bestselling author of 1Q84.
12/9
10. The Woman in the Window
A.J. Finn, Morrow, $16.99, 9780062678423
Finn's smart, sophisticated novel of psychological suspense is soon to be a major motion picture.
11/39
11. The Great Alone
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250229533
Hannah's novel is a daring and beautiful story about love and loss, the fight for survival, and the wildness that lives in both man and nature.
9/10
12. The Best American Short Stories 2019
Anthony Doerr, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99, 9781328484246
A very satisfying collection of the year's best short stories.
/7
13. Ghosted
Rosie Walsh, Penguin, $16.00, 9780525522799
Seven perfect days. Then he disappeared. Ghosted is a love story with a secret at its heart.
13/18
14. Every Breath
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $15.99, 9781538728543
A story about a chance encounter that becomes a touchstone for two vastly different individuals--transcending decades, continents, and the bittersweet workings of fate.
10/7
15. The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95, 9780525435006
Atwood's funny, unexpected, horrifying, and altogether convincing novel is at once scathing satire, dire warning, and literary tour de force. Now a Hulu series.
15/84


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for December 4, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2019
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference
Greta Thunberg, Penguin, $10.00, 9780143133568
The groundbreaking speeches of Greta Thunberg, the young climate activist who has become the voice of a generation, including her historic address to the United Nations.
1/3
2. Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99, 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.
2/80
3. Calypso
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $17.99, 9780316392426
Calypso is simultaneously Sedaris's darkest and warmest book yet--and it just might be his very best.
3/25
4. The Library Book
Susan Orlean, S&S, $16.99, 9781476740195
Orlean's book is a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution--and an investigation into one of its greatest mysteries.
4/9
5. Born a Crime
Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $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.
11/39
6. Classic Krakauer: Essays on Wilderness and Risk
Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $15.00, 9781984897695
Spanning an extraordinary range of subjects and locations, these 10 gripping essays show why Jon Krakauer is considered a standard-bearer of modern journalism.
7/4
7. On Desperate Ground
Hampton Sides, Anchor, $17.00, 9781101971215
A chronicle of the extraordinary feats of heroism by Marines called on to do the impossible during the greatest battle of the Korean War.
5/5
8. Upstream: Selected Essays
Mary Oliver, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143130086
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.
9/5
9. 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.
6/136
10. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Yuval Noah Harari, Spiegel & Grau, $18.00, 9780525512196
The bestselling author of Sapiens turns to the present to make sense of today's most pressing issues.
8/15
11. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness
Harvard Business Review Press, $24.95, 9781633694361
Ten articles from the Harvard Business Review to help you build your emotional strength and resilience--and to achieve high performance.
10/87
12. In Pieces
Sally Field, Grand Central, $17.99, 9781538763032
In this intimate and haunting literary memoir, Sally Field tells her story for the first time.
12/7
13. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me: A Memoir
Sherman Alexie, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316270748
Alexie's moving memoir about family, love, loss, and forgiveness.
13/2
14. Leadership: In Turbulent Times
Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $18.00, 9781476795935
In this culmination of five decades of acclaimed studies in presidential history, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin offers an illuminating exploration of the early development, growth, and exercise of leadership.
14/9
15. Impeach: The Case Against Donald Trump- Debut
Neal Katyal, Sam Koppelman, Mariner, $14.99, 9780358391173
Supreme Court lawyer and former Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal explains why President Trump has left us with no choice but to remove him from office.
/1


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for December 4, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2019
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Starless Sea
Erin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385541213
Morgenstern's new novel is a timeless love story set in a secret underground world. A November 2019 Indie Next List Great Read.
1/4
2. The Dutch House
Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99, 9780062963673
Patchett's moving new novel explores the indelible bond between two siblings, the house of their childhood, and a past that will not let them go. An October 2019 Indie Next List Great Read.
2/10
3. Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens, Putnam, $26.00, 9780735219090
Owens' exquisite and heartbreaking novel is an August 2018 Indie Next List Great Read.
3/67
4. Olive, Again
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $27.00, 9780812996548
In Olive, Again, Strout continues the story of Olive Kitteridge, the beloved character who has captured the imaginations of millions. An October 2019 Indie Next List Great Read.
4/7
5. The Testaments
Margaret Atwood, Nan A. Talese, $28.95, 9780385543781
Atwood's masterful sequel to her modern classic, The Handmaid's Tale.
7/12
6. The Water Dancer
Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $28.00, 9780399590597
Coates' debut novel is a propulsive, transcendent work that restores the humanity of those from whom everything was stolen. An October 2019 Indie Next List Great Read.
9/10
7. The Guardians
John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385544184
In his riveting new novel, Grisham delivers a classic legal thriller--with a twist.
6/7
8. Blue Moon
Lee Child, Delacorte Press, $28.99, 9780399593543
In Child's new bestseller, Jack Reacher comes to the aid of an elderly couple...and confronts his most dangerous opponents yet.
5/5
9. Agent Running in the Field
John le Carré, Viking, $29.00, 9781984878878
A brilliant new novel of espionage by the bestselling author of a Legacy of Spies.
8/6
10. Nothing to See Here
Kevin Wilson, Ecco, $26.99, 9780062913463
Wilson's moving and uproarious novel about a woman who finds meaning in her life when she begins caring for two children who have a remarkable ability. A November 2019 Indie Next List Great Read.
10/5
11. The Giver of Stars
Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $28.00, 9780399562488
Set in Depression-era America, a breathtaking novel of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond. An October 2019 Indie Next List Great Read.
11/8
12. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong, Penguin Press, $26.00, 9780525562023
Vuong's debut novel is a shattering portrait of a family, a first love, and the redemptive power of storytelling. The #1 Indie Next List Pick for June 2019.
14/26
13. The Topeka School
Ben Lerner, FSG, $27.00, 9780374277789
Lerner's novel is a tender and expansive family drama set in the American Midwest at the turn of the 21st century. An October 2019 Indie Next List Great Read.
15/5
14. A Minute to Midnight
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $29.00, 9781538761601
In Baldacci's new bestseller, FBI Agent Atlee Pine returns to her Georgia hometown to investigate her twin sister's abduction.
12/2
15. Under Occupation- Debut
Alan Furst, Random House, $27.00, 9780399592300
Furst's new novel is a mesmerizing thriller about French resistance fighters working secretly and bravely to defeat Hitler.
/1


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for December 4, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2019
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. A Warning
Anonymous, Twelve, $30.00, 9781538718469
An unprecedented behind-the-scenes portrait of the Trump presidency from the anonymous senior official whose first words of warning about the president rocked the nation's capital.
1/2
2. Talking to Strangers
Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $30.00, 9780316478526
Gladwell offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers--and why they often go wrong.
2/12
3. The Body
Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385539302
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.
3/7
4. Catch and Kill
Ronan Farrow, Little Brown, $30.00, 9780316486637
In this dramatic account, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Farrow exposes serial abusers and a cabal of powerful interests hell-bent on covering up the truth at any cost.
5/7
5. Me
Elton John, Holt, $30.00, 9781250147608
In his first and only official autobiography, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life.
4/7
6. Finding Chika
Mitch Albom, Harper, $24.99, 9780062952394
Albom's latest is an intimate and heartwarming memoir about what it means to be a family and the young Haitian orphan who would forever change his heart.
7/4
7. Educated (An Indies Introduce Title)
Tara Westover, Random House, $28.00, 9780399590504
Westover's unforgettable memoir about growing up, being kept out of school, leaving her survivalist family, and going on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University. A Winter/Spring 2018 Indies Introduce title and the #1 Indie Next List Great Read for March 2018.
8/93
8. Blowout
Rachel Maddow, Crown, $30.00, 9780525575474
Maddow's in-depth look at the unimaginably lucrative and equally corrupting oil and gas industry.
6/9
9. How To
Randall Munroe, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780525537090
The world's most entertaining and useless self-help guide, by the brilliant mind behind the wildly popular webcomic xkcd and bestselling author of What If?.
/7
10. Acid for the Children: A Memoir
Flea, Grand Central, $30.00, 9781455530533
The iconic bassist and co-founder of the Red Hot Chili Peppers takes readers on a deeply personal and revealing tour of his formative years, spanning from Australia to the New York City suburbs to, finally, Los Angeles.
9/4
11. Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers
Brian Kilmeade, Sentinel, $28.00, 9780525540533
The breathtaking story of the fight for Texas by the bestselling author of George Washington's Secret Six and Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates.
10/4
12. The Yellow House: A Memoir- Debut
Sarah M. Broom, Grove Press, $26.00, 9780802125088
Broom's The Yellow House tells the story of her family's relationship to their home in New Orleans across a hundred years. A 2019 National Book Award winner.
/1
13. Strange Planet
Nathan W. Pyle, Morrow Gift, $14.99, 9780062970701
With dozens of never-before-seen illustrations in addition to old favorites, Pyle's book offers a sweet and hilarious look at a distant world not all that unlike our own. Based on the phenomenally popular Instagram of the same name.
15/2
14. Letters from an Astrophysicist
Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Norton, $19.95, 9781324003311
Tyson's most candid and heartfelt writing yet, Letters from an Astrophysicist, introduces us to a newly personal dimension of Tyson's quest to explore our place in the cosmos.
12/7
15. The Beautiful Ones
Prince, Spiegel & Grau, $30.00, 9780399589652
A brilliant coming-of-age-and-into-superstardom story of one of the greatest artists of all time, in his own words. Featuring never-before-seen photos, original scrapbooks and lyric sheets, and the memoir he began writing before his tragic death.
14/5


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for December 4, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2019
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  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Elevation
Stephen King, Scribner, $9.99, 9781982102326
2/2
2. The Reckoning
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780525620938
1/24
3. The Couple Next Door
Shari Lapena, Penguin, $9.99, 9780525505310
3/83
4. Doctor Sleep
Stephen King, Pocket, $10.99, 9781982138868
4/9
5. Tom Clancy Oath of Office
Marc Cameron, Berkley, $9.99, 9780735215979
5/3
6. Past Tense
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780399593536
6/30
7. The Lying Game- Debut
Ruth Ware, Pocket, $9.99, 9781982123420
/1
8. Dark Sacred Night
Michael Connelly, Vision, $9.99, 9781538731765
9/8
9. Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans
Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger, Sentinel, $9.99, 9780593085868
10/2
10. You Don't Own Me
Mary Higgins Clark, Alafair Burke, Pocket, $8.99, 9781501171802
8/5


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Early & Middle Grade Readers



Bestseller List for December 4, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2019
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  Early & Middle Grade Readers  
1. Guts
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500
 
2. Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal
Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $13.99, 9781419740275
 
3. Best Friends
Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), First Second, $12.99, 9781250317469
 
4. A Tale of Magic...
Chris Colfer, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316523479
 
5. My Book with No Pictures
B.J. Novak, Dial Books, $9.99, 9780593111017
 
6. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $14.99, 9781419741906
 
7. White Bird: A Wonder Story
R.J. Palacio, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $24.99, 9780525645535
 
8. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: The Poetry of Mister Rogers
Fred Rogers, Luke Flowers (Illus.), Quirk Books, $19.99, 9781683691136
 
9. Drama
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545326995
 
10. Smile
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545132060
 
11. Sisters
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540605
 
12. The Complete Baking Book for Young Chefs
America's Test Kitchen Kids, Sourcebooks Explore, $19.99, 9781492677697
 
13. Pages & Co.: The Bookwanderers
Anna James, Paola Escobar (Illus.), Philomel Books, $16.99, 9781984837127
 
14. The Midwinter Witch
Molly Knox Ostertag, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338540550
 
15. Ghosts
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540629
 


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Young Adult



Bestseller List for December 4, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2019
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  Young Adult  
1. The Fountains of Silence
Ruta Sepetys, Philomel Books, $18.99, 9780399160318
 
2. The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062871350
 
3. Call Down the Hawk
Maggie Stiefvater, Scholastic Press, $19.99, 9781338188325
 
4. Children of Blood and Bone
Tomi Adeyemi, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), $18.99, 9781250170972
 
5. Turtles All the Way Down
John Green, Penguin, $14.99, 9780525555377
 
6. Looking for Alaska
John Green, Penguin, $12.99, 9780593109069
 
7. One of Us Is Lying
Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99, 9781524714680
 
8. On the Come Up
Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062498564
 
9. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780385754729
 
10. Cursed
Thomas Wheeler, Frank Miller (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $24.99, 9781534425330
 
11. American Royals
Katharine McGee, Random House Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781984830173
 
12. Blood Heir
Amelie Wen Zhao, Delacorte Press, $18.99, 9780525707790
 
13. Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All
Laura Ruby, Balzer + Bray, $17.99, 9780062317643
 
14. The Iliad
Gareth Hinds, Candlewick, $16.99, 9780763696634
 
15. The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, Penguin, $12.99, 9780142424179
 


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for December 4, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2019
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  Children's Illustrated  
1. The Crayons' Christmas
Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Penguin Workshop, $19.99, 9780525515746
 
2. Dasher: How a Brave Little Doe Changed Christmas Forever
Matt Tavares, Candlewick, $17.99, 9781536201376
 
3. How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $16.99, 9780394800790
 
4. The Polar Express
Chris Van Allsburg, HMH Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780544580145
 
5. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
 
6. The Dinky Donkey
Craig Smith, Katz Cowley (Illus.), Scholastic, $7.99, 9781338600834
 
7. The Snowy Day
Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780670012701
 
8. The Shortest Day
Susan Cooper, Carson Ellis (Illus.), Candlewick, $17.99, 9780763686987
 
9. I Spy Christmas: A Book of Picture Riddles
Jean Marzollo, Walter Wick (Illus.), Cartwheel Books, $14.99, 9781338332582
 
10. Dinosnores
Sandra Boynton, Workman, $6.95, 9781523508136
 
11. Frozen 2 Little Golden Book
Golden Books/Disney, $4.99, 9780736440202
 
12. The Snowy Nap
Jan Brett, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780399170737
 
13. Sisters First
Jenna Bush Hager, Barbara Pierce Bush, Ramona Kaulitzki (Illus.), Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316534789
 
14. Pete the Cat Saves Christmas- Debut
Eric Litwin, James Dean (Illus.), Harper, $9.99, 9780062945167
 
15. The Mitten
Jan Brett, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780399231094
 


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for December 4, 2019
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  Children's Series  
1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
 
2. Dog Man (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. Who Was/Is...? (paperback)
Diane Bailey, et al., Penguin Workshop
 
6. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
 
7. The Last Kids on Earth (hardcover and paperback)
Max Brallier, Douglas Holgate (Illus.), Viking Books for Young Readers
 
8. The Questioneers (hardcover and paperback)
Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams
 
9. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
 
10. Arc of a Scythe (hardcover and paperback)
Neal Shusterman, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
 


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Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2019

16. Girl, Woman, Other
Bernardine Evaristo, Grove Press/Black Cat, $17.00, 9780802156983

17. An Anonymous Girl
Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250133755

18. A Spark of Light
Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $17.00, 9780345545008

19. Olive Kitteridge
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $17.00, 9780812971835

20. Run Away
Harlan Coben, Grand Central Publishing, $16.99, 9781538748442

21. Winter in Paradise
Elin Hilderbrand, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316435536

22. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Gail Honeyman, Penguin, $16.00, 9780735220690

23. Queenie
Candice Carty-Williams, Gallery/Scout Press, $16.00, 9781501196027

24. Flights
Olga Tokarczuk, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780525534204

25. The Outsider
Stephen King, Gallery Books, $18.99, 9781501181009

26. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $17.00, 9781501173219

27. The Next Person You Meet in Heaven
Mitch Albom, Harper, $15.99, 9780062294456

28. My Sister, the Serial Killer
Oyinkan Braithwaite, Anchor, $14.95, 9780525564201

29. The Fifth Season
N.K. Jemisin, Orbit, $15.99, 9780316229296

30. Washington Black
Esi Edugyan, Vintage, $16.95, 9780525563242

31. The Winter Soldier
Daniel Mason, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316477598

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

33. The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern, Anchor, $16.00, 9780307744432

34. Ducks, Newburyport
Lucy Ellmann, Biblioasis, $22.95, 9781771963077

35. The Fall of Gondolin
J.R.R. Tolkien, Alan Lee (Illus.), Mariner, $16.99, 9780358131458

36. Celestial Bodies
Jokha Alharthi, Catapult, $16.95, 9781948226943

37. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
Kim Michele Richardson, Sourcebooks Landmark, $15.99, 9781492671527

38. The Great Believers
Rebecca Makkai, Penguin, $16.00, 9780735223530

39. The Chef
James Patterson, Max DiLallo, Grand Central Publishing, $16.99, 9781538714867

40. Hippie
Paulo Coelho, Vintage, $15.00, 9780525565185

41. The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99, 9780062060624

42. A Well-Behaved Woman
Therese Anne Fowler, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250095480

43. Conversations with Friends
Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $17.00, 9780451499066

44. The Immortalists
Chloe Benjamin, Putnam, $16.00, 9780735215092

45. The Witch Elm
Tana French, Penguin, $17.00, 9780735224643

46. Less
Andrew Sean Greer, Back Bay, $15.99, 9780316316132

47. Still Life
Louise Penny, St. Martin's, $16.99, 9780312541538

48. The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt, Back Bay, $20.00, 9780316055444

49. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2019
Carmen Maria Machado, John Joseph Adams (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99, 9781328604378

50. The Three-Body Problem
Cixin Liu, Tor, $16.99, 9780765382030

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2019

16. Good Neighbor
Maxwell King, Abrams, $18.00, 9781419735165

17. Braiding Sweetgrass
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18.00, 9781571313560

18. The Spy and the Traitor
Ben Macintyre, Broadway Books, $18.00, 9781101904213

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

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

21. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2020
Old Farmer's Almanac, $8.95, 9781571988102

22. White Fragility
Robin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16.00, 9780807047415

23. These Truths
Jill Lepore, Norton, $19.95, 9780393357424

24. Killers of the Flower Moon
David Grann, Vintage, $16.95, 9780307742483

25. The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee
David Treuer, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780399573194

26. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Fred Rogers, Penguin, $16.00, 9780143135388

27. The Point of It All
Charles Krauthammer, Crown Forum, $18.00, 9781984825506

28. Braving the Wilderness
Brené Brown, Random House, $18.00, 9780812985818

29. The Flame
Leonard Cohen, Picador, $18.00, 9781250234797

30. The Best American Food Writing 2019
Samin Nosrat, Sylvia Killingsworth (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99, 9781328662255

31. The Best American Essays 2019
Rebecca Solnit, Robert Atwan (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99, 9781328465801

32. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership
Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781422157978

33. Just Mercy
Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $16.00, 9780812984965

34. Brain on Fire
Susannah Cahalan, S&S, $16.00, 9781451621389

35. The Body Keeps the Score
Bessel van der Kolk, Penguin, $19.00, 9780143127741

36. The Patch
John McPhee, Picador, $17.00, 9781250234889

37. The Irishman
Charles Brandt, Steerforth, $17.00, 9781586422479

38. Shoe Dog
Phil Knight, Scribner, $20.00, 9781501135927

39. Great at Work
Morten T. Hansen, S&S, $18.00, 9781476765822

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

41. You Are a Badass
Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16.00, 9780762447695

42. On Tyranny
Timothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $8.99, 9780804190114

43. Making Comics
Lynda Barry, Drawn and Quarterly, $22.95, 9781770463691

44. Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975
Max Hastings, Harper Perennial, $22.99, 9780062405678

45. The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2019
Sy Montgomery, Jaime Green (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99, 9781328519009

46. American Dialogue
Joseph J. Ellis, Vintage, $17.00, 9780804172479

47. Holidays on Ice
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $12.00, 9780316078917

48. My Own Words
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, S&S, $18.00, 9781501145254

49. Heartland
Sarah Smarsh, Scribner, $17.00, 9781501133107

50. The Four Agreements
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2019

16. The Nickel Boys
Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $24.95, 9780385537070

17. The Institute
Stephen King, Scribner, $30.00, 9781982110567

18. Circe
Madeline Miller, Little Brown, $27.00, 9780316556347

19. Exhalation: Stories
Ted Chiang, Knopf, $25.95, 9781101947883

20. Find Me
Andre Aciman, FSG, $27.00, 9780374155018

21. Disappearing Earth
Julia Phillips, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525520412

22. The Night Fire
Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $29.00, 9780316485616

23. Red at the Bone
Jacqueline Woodson, Riverhead Books, $26.00, 9780525535270

24. The Family Upstairs
Lisa Jewell, Atria, $27.00, 9781501190100

25. The Andromeda Evolution
Michael Crichton, Daniel H. Wilson, Harper, $29.99, 9780062473271

26. Ninth House
Leigh Bardugo, Flatiron Books, $27.99, 9781250313072

27. Twisted Twenty-Six
Janet Evanovich, Putnam, $28.00, 9780399180194

28. Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
Olga Tokarczuk, Riverhead Books, $27.00, 9780525541332

29. Trust Exercise
Susan Choi, Holt, $27.00, 9781250309884

30. City of Girls
Elizabeth Gilbert, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9781594634734

31. The Rise of Magicks
Nora Roberts, St. Martin's, $28.99, 9781250123039

32. The Captain and the Glory
Dave Eggers, Knopf, $15.95, 9780525659082

33. This Tender Land
William Kent Krueger, Atria, $27.00, 9781476749297

34. The Secrets We Kept
Lara Prescott, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525656159

35. A Better Man
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99, 9781250066213

36. The Confession Club
Elizabeth Berg, Random House, $26.00, 9781984855176

37. Normal People
Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $26.00, 9781984822178

38. Night Boat to Tangier
Kevin Barry, Doubleday, $25.95, 9780385540315

39. Cilka's Journey
Heather Morris, St. Martin's, $27.99, 9781250265708

40. Grand Union: Stories
Zadie Smith, Penguin Press, $27.00, 9780525558996

41. What Happens in Paradise
Elin Hilderbrand, Little Brown, $28.00, 9780316435574

42. The Deserter
Nelson DeMille, Alex DeMille, S&S, $28.99, 9781501101755

43. The World That We Knew
Alice Hoffman, S&S, $27.99, 9781501137570

44. Christmas Shopaholic
Sophie Kinsella, The Dial Press, $27.00, 9780593132821

45. Chances Are . . .
Richard Russo, Knopf, $26.95, 9781101947746

46. The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $26.99, 9781250301697

47. Imaginary Friend
Stephen Chbosky, Grand Central, $30.00, 9781538731338

48. Fleishman Is in Trouble
Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Random House, $27.00, 9780525510871

49. Gideon the Ninth
Tamsyn Muir, Tor.com, $25.99, 9781250313195

50. The Ten Thousand Doors of January
Alix E. Harrow, Redhook, $27.00, 9780316421997

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2019

16. Crime in Progress
Glenn Simpson, Peter Fritsch, Random House, $30.00, 9780593134153

17. Brilliant Maps for Curious Minds
Ian Wright, The Experiment, $19.95, 9781615196258

18. Dumpty
John Lithgow, Chronicle Prism, $19.95, 9781452182759

19. Dear Girls
Ali Wong, Random House, $27.00, 9780525508830

20. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck
Mark Manson, Harper, $26.99, 9780062457714

21. Becoming
Michelle Obama, Crown, $32.50, 9781524763138

22. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), S&S, $35.00, 9781476753836

23. Little Weirds
Jenny Slate, Little Brown, $27.00, 9780316485340

24. Nothing Fancy
Alison Roman, Clarkson Potter, $32.50, 9780451497017

25. Becoming: A Guided Journal for Discovering Your Voice
Michelle Obama, Clarkson Potter, $19.99, 9780593139127

26. Year of the Monkey
Patti Smith, Knopf, $24.95, 9780525657682

27. Edison
Edmund Morris, Random House, $38.00, 9780812993110

28. Mobituaries
Mo Rocca, S&S, $29.99, 9781501197628

29. Say Nothing
Patrick Radden Keefe, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385521314

30. The Pioneers
David McCullough, S&S, $30.00, 9781501168680

31. The Great Pretender
Susannah Cahalan, Grand Central , $28.00, 9781538715284

32. Joy of Cooking: 2019 Edition Fully Revised and Updated
Irma S. Rombauer, et al., Scribner, $40.00, 9781501169717

33. Guinness World Records 2020
Guinness World Records, $28.95, 9781912286836

34. In the Dream House
Carmen Maria Machado, Graywolf Press, $26.00, 9781644450031

35. Home Work
Julie Andrews, Hachette Books, $30.00, 9780316349253

36. The Book of Gutsy Women
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, S&S, $35.00, 9781501178412

37. Atlas Obscura, 2nd Edition
Joshua Foer, et al., Workman , $37.50, 9781523506484

38. How to Be an Antiracist
Ibram X. Kendi, One World, $27.00, 9780525509288

39. The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off!
Gloria Steinem, Samantha Dion Baker (Illus.), Random House, $22.00, 9780593132685

40. I Really Needed This Today
Hoda Kotb, Putnam, $24.00, 9780735217416

41. Running with Sherman
Christopher McDougall, Knopf, $27.95, 9781524732363

42. With All Due Respect
Nikki R. Haley, St. Martin's, $29.99, 9781250266552

43. The Education of an Idealist
Samantha Power, Dey Street Books, $29.99, 9780062820693

44. The Witches Are Coming
Lindy West, Hachette Books, $27.00, 9780316449885

45. A Pilgrimage to Eternity
Timothy Egan, Viking, $28.00, 9780735225237

46. Know My Name
Chanel Miller, Viking, $28.00, 9780735223707

47. The Little Winter Book of Gnomes
Kirsten Sevig, Countryman Press, $12.95, 9781682684788

48. Trick Mirror
Jia Tolentino, Random House, $27.00, 9780525510543

49. Permanent Record
Edward Snowden, Metropolitan Books, $30.00, 9781250237231

50. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
Lori Gottlieb, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28.00, 9781328662057

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2019

11. The House Next Door
James Patterson, Grand Central, $9.99, 9781538713907

12. We Were the Lucky Ones
Georgia Hunter, Penguin, $9.99, 9780143134763

13. Target: Alex Cross
James Patterson, Vision, $9.99, 9781538713778

14. Red War
Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills, Pocket, $9.99, 9781501190605

15. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780441172719

16. The Irishman
Charles Brandt, Steerforth, $9.99, 9781586422462

17. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Gail Honeyman, Penguin, $9.99, 9780525506348

18. Running Scared
Lisa Jackson, Zebra, $8.99, 9781420147704

19. No Exit
Taylor Adams, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062955265

20. Beauchamp Hall
Danielle Steel, Dell, $8.99, 9780399179310

21. The 13-Minute Murder
James Patterson, Vision, $9.99, 9781538749678

22. The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt, Little Brown, $10.99, 9780316055420

23. The Wedding Guest
Jonathan Kellerman, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780525618515

24. A Snowy Little Christmas
Fern Michaels, et al., Zebra, $8.99, 9781420146080

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

26. Sea of Greed
Clive Cussler, Graham Brown, Putnam, $9.99, 9780735219045

27. The Cabin at the End of the World
Paul Tremblay, Morrow, $7.99, 9780062912237

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

29. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935

30. The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $7.99, 9780062459367

31. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756404741

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

33. Spymaster
Brad Thor, Pocket, $9.99, 9781476789422

34. A Column of Fire
Ken Follett, Penguin, $10.99, 9780451478009

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

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

37. Santa's on His Way
Lisa Jackson, et al., Zebra, $7.99, 9781420145892

38. Year One
Nora Roberts, St. Martin's, $8.99, 9781250122971

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

40. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Perigee, $9.99, 9780399501487

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

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

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

44. Never Tell
Lisa Gardner, Dutton, $9.99, 9781524742102

45. The Fox
Frederick Forsyth, Putnam, $9.99, 9780525538431

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

47. The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9780765365279

48. Murder, Interrupted
James Patterson, Grand Central, $8.99, 9781538763223

49. The Night Agent
Matthew Quirk, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062889164

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

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