January 1, 2020

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for January 1, 2020
Based on sales for the week ending December 29, 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.
1/39
2. 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.
4/34
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.
2/11
4. 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.
3/69
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.
5/40
6. 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.
6/34
7. 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.
8/43
8. 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.
11/13
9. 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.
9/32
10. 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.
7/11
11. Killing Commendatore
Haruki Murakami, Vintage, $17.00, 9780525435761
An epic novel by the internationally acclaimed and bestselling author of 1Q84.
12/13
12. 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.
13/14
13. Girl, Woman, Other
Bernardine Evaristo, Grove Press/Black Cat, $17.00, 9780802156983
Girl, Woman, Other is a polyphonic and richly textured social novel of black British history. Co-winner of the 2019 Booker Prize.
10/4
14. 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.
/85
15. Ghosted
Rosie Walsh, Penguin, $16.00, 9780525522799
Seven perfect days. Then he disappeared. Ghosted is a love story with a secret at its heart.
14/22


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for January 1, 2020
Based on sales for the week ending December 29, 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.
1/7
2. Sapiens
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.
2/84
3. The Fifth Risk
Michael Lewis, Norton, $16.95, 9780393357455
Lewis examines what the consequences are if the people given control over our government have no idea how it works.
3/4
4. Just Mercy
Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $17.00, 9780593133934
A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice. Now a major motion picture.
6/3
5. 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.
4/29
6. 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.
5/43
7. 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.
7/13
8. 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.
11/19
9. Braiding Sweetgrass
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.
8/6
10. 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.
9/8
11. The Mueller Report Illustrated: The Obstruction Investigation
The Washington Post, Jan Feindt (Illus.), Scribner, $20.00, 9781982149277
Written and designed by the staff of The Washington Post and illustrated by artist Jan Feindt, The Mueller Report Illustrated: The Obstruction Investigation brings to life the findings of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III in an engaging and illuminating presentation.
13/2
12. How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735224155
Pollan investigates the medical and scientific revolution taking place around psychedelic drugs--and the spellbinding story of his own life-changing psychedelic experiences.
/24
13. The Order of Time
Carlo Rovelli, Riverhead Books, $15.00, 9780735216112
A concise and elegant exploration of time by the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics.
15/2
14. 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.
10/9
15. 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.
/90


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for January 1, 2020
Based on sales for the week ending December 29, 2019
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens, Putnam, $26.00, 9780735219090
Owens' exquisite and heartbreaking novel is an August 2018 Indie Next List Great Read.
1/71
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.
2/14
3. The Testaments
Margaret Atwood, Nan A. Talese, $28.95, 9780385543781
Atwood's masterful sequel to her modern classic, The Handmaid's Tale.
4/16
4. 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.
3/14
5. 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.
5/30
6. 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.
6/8
7. 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.
7/11
8. The Guardians
John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385544184
In his riveting new novel, Grisham delivers a classic legal thriller--with a twist.
8/11
9. 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.
12/9
10. The Institute
Stephen King, Scribner, $30.00, 9781982110567
King's gut-wrenching novel of good versus evil in a world where the good guys don't always win.
11/11
11. The Nickel Boys
Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $24.95, 9780385537070
Whitehead's masterful and haunting new novel about two boys sentenced to a hellish reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida is the #1 Indie Next List Great Read for August 2019.
9/18
12. 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.
14/9
13. 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.
13/10
14. 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.
10/12
15. Circe
Madeline Miller, Little Brown, $27.00, 9780316556347
Miller's masterful follow-up to The Song of Achilles is an April 2018 Indie Next List Great read.
/71


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for January 1, 2020
Based on sales for the week ending December 29, 2019
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. 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.
1/16
2. 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.
2/11
3. 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.
3/97
4. Becoming
Michelle Obama, Crown, $32.50, 9781524763138
Warm, wise, and revelatory, Becoming is the deeply personal reckoning of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily defied expectations--and whose story inspires us to do the same.
8/52
5. 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.
/10
6. 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.
10/11
7. 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.
4/6
8. Blowout
Rachel Maddow, Crown, $30.00, 9780525575474
Maddow's in-depth look at the unimaginably lucrative and equally corrupting oil and gas industry.
5/13
9. Say Nothing
Patrick Radden Keefe, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385521314
Award-winning New Yorker staff writer Keefe presents a stunning and intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions.
6/13
10. 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?.
7/11
11. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), S&S, $35.00, 9781476753836
A visionary new master class in cooking that distills decades of professional experience into just four simple elements. Winner of the 2018 James Beard Award for Best General Cookbook.
11/30
12. Acid for the Children
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.
15/8
13. The Yellow House
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.
/4
14. Dumpty: The Age of Trump in Verse
John Lithgow, Chronicle Prism, $19.95, 9781452182759
Chronicling the last few raucous years in American politics, Lithgow takes readers verse by verse through the history of Donald Trump's presidency.
12/7
15. The Book of Gutsy Women
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, S&S, $35.00, 9781501178412
Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea, share the stories of the gutsy women who have inspired them--women with the courage to stand up to the status quo, ask hard questions, and get the job done.
/6


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for January 1, 2020
Based on sales for the week ending December 29, 2019
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  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Elevation
Stephen King, Scribner, $9.99, 9781982102326
1/6
2. The Reckoning
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780525620938
2/28
3. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780441172719
5/19
4. The Lying Game
Ruth Ware, Pocket, $9.99, 9781982123420
3/4
5. The Couple Next Door
Shari Lapena, Penguin, $9.99, 9780525505310
/86
6. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Gail Honeyman, Penguin, $9.99, 9780525506348
9/4
7. The First Lady
James Patterson, Grand Central, $9.99, 9781538714942
8/2
8. Tom Clancy Oath of Office
Marc Cameron, Berkley, $9.99, 9780735215979
4/7
9. The 13-Minute Murder
James Patterson, Vision, $9.99, 9781538749678
/3
10. Past Tense
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780399593536
7/34


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Early & Middle Grade Readers



Bestseller List for January 1, 2020
Based on sales for the week ending December 29, 2019
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  Early & Middle Grade Readers  
1. Guts
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500
 
2. Best Friends
Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), First Second, $12.99, 9781250317469
 
3. Smile
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545132060
 
4. Little Women
Louisa May Alcott, Puffin, $8.99, 9780142408766
 
5. A Tale of Magic...
Chris Colfer, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316523479
 
6. Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal
Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $13.99, 9781419740275
 
7. Drama
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545326995
 
8. My Book with No Pictures
B.J. Novak, Dial Books, $9.99, 9780593111017
 
9. Sisters
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540605
 
10. White Bird: A Wonder Story
R.J. Palacio, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $24.99, 9780525645535
 
11. Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks
Jason Reynolds, Alexander Nabaum (Illus.), Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, $17.99, 9781481438285
 
12. Allies
Alan Gratz, Scholastic Press, $17.99, 9781338245721
 
13. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: The Poetry of Mister Rogers
Fred Rogers, Luke Flowers (Illus.), Quirk Books, $19.99, 9781683691136
 
14. Ghosts
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540629
 
15. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
Kwame Mbalia, Rick Riordan Presents, $17.99, 9781368039932
 


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Young Adult



Bestseller List for January 1, 2020
Based on sales for the week ending December 29, 2019
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  Young Adult  
1. The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062871350
 
2. The Fountains of Silence
Ruta Sepetys, Philomel Books, $18.99, 9780399160318
 
3. On the Come Up
Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062498564
 
4. One of Us Is Lying
Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99, 9781524714680
 
5. Call Down the Hawk
Maggie Stiefvater, Scholastic Press, $19.99, 9781338188325
 
6. Turtles All the Way Down
John Green, Penguin, $14.99, 9780525555377
 
7. Salt to the Sea
Ruta Sepetys, Penguin, $10.99, 9780142423622
 
8. Looking for Alaska
John Green, Penguin, $12.99, 9780593109069
 
9. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780385754729
 
10. Frankly in Love
David Yoon, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781984812209
 
11. American Royals
Katharine McGee, Random House Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781984830173
 
12. The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Harvest, $11.99, 9780156012195
 
13. The Iliad
Gareth Hinds, Candlewick, $16.99, 9780763696634
 
14. The Giver
Lois Lowry, HMH Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780544340688
 
15. Wilder Girls (An Indies Introduce Title)
Rory Power, Delacorte Press, $18.99, 9780525645580
 


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for January 1, 2020
Based on sales for the week ending December 29, 2019
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  Children's Illustrated  
1. The Crayons' Christmas
Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Penguin Workshop, $19.99, 9780525515746
 
2. The Serious Goose
Jimmy Kimmel, Random House Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780525707752
 
3. The Polar Express
Chris Van Allsburg, HMH Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780544580145
 
4. How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9780394800790
 
5. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
 
6. The Snowy Day
Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780670012701
 
7. Dragons Love Tacos
Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $16.99, 9780803736801
 
8. Dasher: How a Brave Little Doe Changed Christmas Forever
Matt Tavares, Candlewick, $17.99, 9781536201376
 
9. Frozen 2 Little Golden Book
Golden Books/Disney, $4.99, 9780736440202
 
10. The Shortest Day
Susan Cooper, Carson Ellis (Illus.), Candlewick, $17.99, 9780763686987
 
11. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
 
12. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $19.95, 9780060254926
 
13. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Robert Frost, Susan Jeffers (Illus.), Dutton, $16.99, 9780525467342
 
14. Sulwe
Lupita Nyong'o, Vashti Harrison (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9781534425361
 
15. Dinosnores
Sandra Boynton, Workman, $6.95, 9781523508136
 


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for January 1, 2020
Based on sales for the week ending December 29, 2019
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  Children's Series  
1. Dog Man (hardcover)
Dav Pilkey, Graphix
 
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
 
3. 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. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
 
6. Who Was/Is...? (paperback)
Diane Bailey, et al., Penguin Workshop
 
7. Legacy of Orisha (hardcover)
Tomi Adeyemi, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
 
8. The Bad Guys (hardcover and paperback)
Aaron Blabey, Scholastic
New in Series: The Bad Guys in the Baddest Day Ever (9781338305845)
 
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 29, 2019

16. Every Breath
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $15.99, 9781538728543

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

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

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

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

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

22. Little Women
Louisa May Alcott, Penguin, $16.00, 9780143135562

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

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

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

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

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

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

29. Pachinko
Min Jin Lee, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781455563920

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

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

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

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

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

35. Run Away
Harlan Coben, Grand Central , $16.99, 9781538748442

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

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

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

39. Norse Mythology
Neil Gaiman, Norton, $15.95, 9780393356182

40. The Cornwalls Vanish
James Patterson, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538731574

41. The Party
Robyn Harding, Gallery/Scout Press, $16.99, 9781982123444

42. The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead, Anchor, $16.95, 9780345804327

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

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

45. Milk and Honey
Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $14.99, 9781449474256

46. The Power
Naomi Alderman, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316547604

47. The Best American Mystery Stories 2019
Jonathan Lethem, Otto Penzler (Eds.), Mariner , $15.99, 9781328636096

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

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

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

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 29, 2019

16. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself
Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781422157992

17. An Arabian Journey
Levison Wood, Grove Press, $17.00, 9780802148858

18. On Desperate Ground
Hampton Sides, Anchor, $17.00, 9781101971215

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

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

21. Leadership: In Turbulent Times
Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $18.00, 9781476795935

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

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

24. These Truths: A History of the United States
Jill Lepore, Norton, $19.95, 9780393357424

25. In Pieces
Sally Field, Grand Central, $17.99, 9781538763032

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

27. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
Sherman Alexie, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316270748

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

29. Into the Raging Sea
Rachel Slade, Ecco, $17.99, 9780062699879

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

40. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2020
Sarah Janssen (Ed.), World Almanac, $15.99, 9781600572302

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

42. The Impeachment Report
The House Intelligence Committee, Broadway Books, $12.99, 9780593237540

43. Why We Sleep
Matthew Walker, Scribner, $18.00, 9781501144325

44. Churchill: Walking with Destiny
Andrew Roberts, Penguin, $24.00, 9781101981009

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

46. The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson, Vintage, $16.00, 9780375725609

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

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

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

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

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 29, 2019

16. The Topeka School
Ben Lerner, FSG, $27.00, 9780374277789

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

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

19. A Minute to Midnight
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $29.00, 9781538761601

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

21. Under Occupation
Alan Furst, Random House, $27.00, 9780399592300

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

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

24. Criss Cross
James Patterson, Little Brown, $29.00, 9780316526883

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

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

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

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

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

30. Dead Astronauts
Jeff VanderMeer, MCD, $27.00, 9780374276805

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

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

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

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

35. Daisy Jones & The Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $27.00, 9781524798628

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

37. Find Me
André Aciman, FSG, $27.00, 9780374155018

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

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

40. The Most Fun We Ever Had
Claire Lombardo, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385544252

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

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

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

44. The Captain and the Glory: An Entertainment
Dave Eggers, Knopf, $15.95, 9780525659082

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

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

47. Hollow Kingdom
Kira Jane Buxton, Grand Central, $27.00, 9781538745823

48. Conviction
Denise Mina, Mulholland Books, $27.00, 9780316528504

49. Black Leopard, Red Wolf
Marlon James, Riverhead Books, $30.00, 9780735220171

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

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 29, 2019

16. Strange Planet
Nathan W. Pyle, Morrow Gift, $14.99, 9780062970701

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

18. Finding Chika
Mitch Albom, Harper, $24.99, 9780062952394

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

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

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

22. Letters from an Astrophysicist
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Norton, $19.95, 9781324003311

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

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

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

26. The Beautiful Ones
Prince, Spiegel & Grau, $30.00, 9780399589652

27. Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers
Brian Kilmeade, Sentinel, $28.00, 9780525540533

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

29. Midnight in Chernobyl
Adam Higginbotham, S&S, $29.95, 9781501134616

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

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

32. The Coffee Bean
Jon Gordon, Damon West, Wiley, $17.00, 9781119430278

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

34. Triggered
Donald Trump, Jr., Center Street, $30.00, 9781546086031

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

48. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Norton, $18.95, 9780393609394

49. The Blue Zones Kitchen
Dan Buettner, National Geographic, $30.00, 9781426220135

50. The Measure of Our Lives
Toni Morrison, Knopf, $18.00, 9780525659297

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending December 29, 2019

11. Doctor Sleep
Stephen King, Pocket, $10.99, 9781982138868

12. Silent Night
Danielle Steel, Dell, $8.99, 9780399179402

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

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

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

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

17. Dark Sacred Night
Michael Connelly, Vision, $9.99, 9781538731765

18. Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans
Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger, Sentinel, $9.99, 9780593085868

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

20. You Don't Own Me
Mary Higgins Clark, Alafair Burke, Pocket, $8.99, 9781501171802

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

22. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935

23. Someone Knows
Lisa Scottoline, Putnam, $9.99, 9780525539667

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

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

26. Verses for the Dead
Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, Grand Central, $9.99, 9781538747193

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

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

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

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

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

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

33. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.99, 9780812550702

34. Little Women
Louisa May Alcott, Signet, $5.95, 9780451532084

35. The Last Wish
Andrzej Sapkowski, Orbit, $8.99, 9780316029186

36. Mission Critical
Mark Greaney, Berkley, $9.99, 9780451488954

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

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

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

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

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

42. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $8.99, 9780316769488

43. Daughter of War
Brad Taylor, Dutton, $9.99, 9781101984864

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

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

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

47. Women Who Run With the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345409874

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

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

50. Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553293357

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