January 18, 2023

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for January 18, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending January 15, 2023
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 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.
2/85
2. The Maid
Nita Prose, Ballantine, $18.00, 9780593356173
A mystery and a heartwarming journey of the spirit, The Maid explores what it means to be the same as everyone else and yet entirely different.
3/2
3. 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.
1/60
4. It Starts with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $17.99, 9781668001226
The long-anticipated sequel to Hoover's bestseller It Ends with Us.
4/13
5. Verity
Colleen Hoover, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538724736
A sensational psychological thriller by the bestselling author of It Ends with Us.
6/49
6. The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $17.99, 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.
5/124
7. The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman, Penguin, $18.00, 9781984880987
In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves the Thursday Murder Club.
11/50
8. Cloud Cuckoo Land
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $20.00, 9781982168445
A beautiful and redemptive novel about stewardship—of the book, of the Earth, of the human heart.
8/16
9. Legends & Lattes
Travis Baldree, Tor, $17.99, 9781250886088
Baldree's novel of "High Fantasy and Low Stakes" is a November 2022 Indie Next Pick.
7/9
10. The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703
A gripping psychological thriller about a woman's act of violence against her husband—and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive.
12/45
11. A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575569
From bestselling author Sarah J. Maas comes a seductive, breathtaking book that blends romance, adventure, and faerie lore into an unforgettable read.
10/18
12. 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.
9/144
13. Daisy Jones & The Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $17.00, 9781524798642
A gripping novel about the whirlwind rise of an iconic 1970s rock group and their beautiful lead singer, revealing the mystery behind their infamous breakup.
14/22
14. The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
Shehan Karunatilaka, Norton, $18.95, 9781324064824
Winner of the 2022 Booker Prize, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida is a searing satire set amid the mayhem of the Sri Lankan civil war.
/8
15. The Secret History- Debut
Donna Tartt, Vintage, $18.00, 9781400031702
Tartt's stunning debut novel about a group of students at an elite New England college.
/1


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for January 18, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending January 15, 2023
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. All About Love: New Visions
bell hooks, Morrow, $16.99, 9780060959470
All About Love is a revelation about what causes a polarized society and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering.
1/63
2. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $20.00, 9781571313560
Drawing on her life as an Indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices.
2/162
3. 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.
3/120
4. The January 6th Report
Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, et al., Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250877529
Celadon Books, in collaboration with The New Yorker, presents the committee's final report, the definitive account of January 6th and what led up to it, based on more than a year of investigation by nine members of Congress and committee staff.
11/2
5. "You Just Need to Lose Weight": And 19 Other Myths About Fat People- Debut
Aubrey Gordon, Beacon Press, $15.95, 9780807006474
The co-host of the Maintenance Phase podcast and creator of Your Fat Friend equips you with the facts to debunk common anti-fat myths and with tools to take action for fat justice.
/1
6. These Precious Days: Essays
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $18.00, 9780063092792
Ann Patchett reflects on home, family, friendships, and writing in this deeply personal collection of essays.
4/11
7. The January 6 Report
The January 6th Committee, Harper Paperbacks, $19.99, 9780063315501
The official report and findings of the bipartisan Congressional investigation into the January 6 attack on the Capitol, and Donald Trump's related coup conspiracies to overthrow the election.
5/2
8. 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.
6/186
9. How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
Clint Smith, Little, Brown, $18.99, 9780316492928
Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks—those that are honest about the past and those that are not—that offers an inter-generational story of how slavery has been central in shaping our nation's collective history, and ourselves.
7/3
10. 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.
13/190
11. The Book of Delights: Essays
Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $17.99, 9781643753287
Gay's spirited collection of essays reminds us of the purpose and pleasure of praising, extolling, and celebrating ordinary wonders.
14/17
12. The January 6th Report: Findings from the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol- Debut
The January 6 Select Committee, Random House , $20.00, 9780593597279
The official report by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, featuring an exclusive foreword on the state of American democracy by Congressman Adam Schiff.
/1
13. Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
Suzanne Simard, Vintage, $17.00, 9780525565994
Simard brings us into the intimate world of trees to illuminate fascinating and vital truths—that trees are not simply the source of timber or pulp, but are a complicated, interdependent circle of life.
12/28
14. Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Dr. Anna Lembke, Dutton, $18.00, 9781524746742
Dr. Anna Lembke explores the exciting new scientific discoveries that explain why the relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to pain—and what to do about it.
10/2
15. 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.
15/85
ON THE RISE
19. Write for Life: Creative Tools for Every Writer
Julia Cameron, St. Martin's Essentials, $18.99, 9781250866271
Julia Cameron has been teaching the world about creativity since her seminal book, The Artist's Way, first broke open the conversation around art. Now, in Write for Life, she turns to one of the subjects closest to her heart: the art and practice of writing.
 


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for January 18, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending January 15, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Lessons in Chemistry
Bonnie Garmus, Doubleday, $29.00, 9780385547345
Funny, shrewdly observant, and studded with a dazzling cast of supporting characters, Lessons in Chemistry is as original and vibrant as its protagonist. An April 2022 Indie Next Pick.
2/41
2. Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $32.50, 9780063251922
Kingsolver's brilliant novel enthralls, compels, and captures the heart as it evokes a young hero's unforgettable journey to maturity. A November 2022 Indie Next Pick.
1/13
3. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593321201
The exhilarating new novel by the bestselling author of The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry is the #1 Indie Next Pick for July 2022.
3/27
4. Hell Bent- Debut
Leigh Bardugo, Flatiron Books, $29.99, 9781250313102
Leigh Bardugo's brilliant sequel to Ninth House is a January 2023 Indie Next Pick.
/1
5. Horse
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $28.00, 9780399562969
Based on the remarkable true story of the record-breaking thoroughbred Lexington, Horse is a novel of art and science, love and obsession, and our unfinished reckoning with racism. A June 2022 Indie Next Pick.
5/31
6. Babel
R.F. Kuang, Harper Voyager, $27.99, 9780063021426
Kuang's breathtaking new novel grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire. A September 2022 Indie Next Pick.
4/18
7. Trust
Hernan Diaz, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780593420317
Diaz's unparalleled novel about money, power, intimacy, and perception is a May 2022 Indie Next Pick.
15/9
8. A World of Curiosities
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $29.99, 9781250145291
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache returns in the eighteenth book in Louise Penny's beloved series.
6/7
9. The Passenger
Cormac McCarthy, Knopf, $30.00, 9780307268990
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Road returns with the first of a two-volume masterpiece: The Passenger is the story of a salvage diver, haunted by loss, afraid of the watery deep, pursued for a conspiracy beyond his understanding, and longing for a death he cannot reconcile with God. A November 2022 Indie Next Pick.
7/12
10. Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries- Debut
Heather Fawcett, Del Rey, $28.00, 9780593500132
A curmudgeonly professor journeys to a small town in the far north to study faerie folklore and discovers dark fae magic, friendship, and love. A January 2023 Indie Next Pick.
/1
11. Small Things Like These
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802158741
Keegan's landmark novel is a tale of one man's courage and a remarkable portrait of love and family. The #1 Indie Next Pick for December 2021.
8/4
12. Age of Vice
Deepti Kapoor, Riverhead Books, $30.00, 9780593328798
An intoxicating novel of gangsters and lovers, false friendships, forbidden romance, and the consequences of corruption. The #1 Indie Next Pick for January 2023.
10/2
13. 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.
14/101
14. The Marriage Portrait
Maggie O'Farrell, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593320624
O'Farrell's new novel is an unforgettable fictional portrait of the captivating young duchess Lucrezia de' Medici as she makes her way in a troubled court. A September 2022 Indie Next Pick.
9/15
15. Stella Maris
Cormac McCarthy, Knopf, $26.00, 9780307269003
Cormac McCarthy returns with the second volume of The Passenger series: Stella Maris is an intimate portrait of grief and longing, as a young woman in a psychiatric facility seeks to understand her own existence.
11/6


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for January 18, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending January 15, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Spare- Debut
Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, Random House, $36.00, 9780593593806
For the first time, Prince Harry tells his own story, chronicling his journey with raw, unflinching honesty.
/1
2. I'm Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781982185824
A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor—including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother—and how she retook control of her life.
1/23
3. The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times
Michelle Obama, Crown, $32.50, 9780593237465
In an inspiring follow-up to her critically acclaimed, bestselling memoir Becoming, former First Lady Michelle Obama shares practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying hopeful and balanced in today's highly uncertain world.
2/9
4. An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Ed Yong, Random House, $30.00, 9780593133231
Every kind of animal, including humans, is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of our immense world. In An Immense World, science journalist Ed Yong helps us to experience the skeins of scent, waves of electromagnetism, and pulses of pressure that other animals perceive.
3/19
5. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
James Clear, Avery, $27.00, 9780735211292
James Clear reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.
4/46
6. 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.
6/141
7. 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.
5/85
8. The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness- Debut
Robert Waldinger M.D., Marc Schulz Ph.D, Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781982166694
With warmth, wisdom, and compelling life stories, The Good Life shows us how we can make our lives happier and more meaningful through our connections to others.
/1
9. Smitten Kitchen Keepers: New Classics for Your Forever Files
Deb Perelman, Knopf, $35.00, 9780593318782
Perelman's new book is a collection of essential recipes for meals you'll want to prepare again and again.
7/9
10. Go-To Dinners: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook
Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35.00, 9781984822789
America's favorite home cook presents delicious, crowd-pleasing, go-to recipes that you'll want to make over and over again!
8/12
11. A Book of Days
Patti Smith, Random House, $28.99, 9780593448540
A deeply moving and brilliantly idiosyncratic visual book of days by the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids and M Train, featuring more than 365 images and reflections that chart Smith's singular aesthetic.
10/9
12. The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $32.50, 9781982117351
Rich with Mukherjee's revelatory and exhilarating stories of scientists, doctors, and the patients whose lives may be saved by their work, The Song of the Cell is the third book in this extraordinary writer's exploration of what it means to be human.
9/12
13. The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams
Stacy Schiff, Little, Brown, $35.00, 9780316441117
A revelatory biography from Pulitzer Prize-winner Schiff about the most essential founding father—the one who stood behind the change in thinking that produced the American Revolution.
11/12
14. And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
Jon Meacham, Random House, $40.00, 9780553393965
Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Jon Meacham chronicles the life of Abraham Lincoln, charting how—and why—he confronted secession, threats to democracy, and the tragedy of slavery to expand the possibilities of America.
12/13
15. Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World- Debut
Lauren Fleshman, Penguin Press, $28.00, 9780593296783
Fueled by her years as an elite runner and advocate for women in sports, Lauren Fleshman offers her inspiring personal story and a rallying cry for reform of a sports landscape that is failing young female athletes.
/1
ON THE RISE
17. The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill
Brad Meltzer, Josh Mensch, Flatiron Books, $29.99, 9781250777263
From the bestselling authors of The Lincoln Conspiracy comes the little-known true story of a Nazi plot to kill FDR, Joseph Stalin, and Winston Churchill at the height of World War II.
 


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for January 18, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending January 15, 2023
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  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
1/341
2. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593438367
2/165
3. Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342
4/109
4. Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9781250318541
3/41
5. The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365279
6/69
6. Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $7.99, 9780440180296
9/47
7. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $11.00, 9780399501487
/68
8. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803
7/52
9. Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977
/104
10. And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $8.99, 9780062073488
/6


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Early & Middle Grade Readers



Bestseller List for January 18, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending January 15, 2023
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  Early & Middle Grade Readers  
1. Odder
Katherine Applegate, Charles Santoso (Illus.), Feiwel & Friends, $16.99, 9781250147424
 
2. When You Trap a Tiger
Tae Keller, Yearling, $8.99, 9781524715731
 
3. Captain America: The Ghost Army (Original Graphic Novel)
Alan Gratz, Brent Schoonover (Illus.), Graphix, $14.99, 9781338775891
 
4. Smile: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264
 
5. The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza
Mac Barnett, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Katherine Tegen Books, $15.99, 9780063084087
 
6. Pokémon Visual Companion: Fourth Edition
DK Children, $14.99, 9780744063639
 
7. Matilda
Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illus.), Puffin, $8.99, 9780142410370
 
8. The One and Only Bob
Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780062991324
 
9. Drama: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Scholastic, $12.99, 9781338801897
 
10. The Tryout: A Graphic Novel
Christina Soontornvat, Joanna Cacao (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338741261
 
11. Two Degrees
Alan Gratz, Scholastic Press, $17.99, 9781338735673
 
12. A Rover's Story
Jasmine Warga, Balzer + Bray, $17.99, 9780063113923
 
13. Frizzy
Claribel A. Ortega, Rose Bousamra (Illus.), First Second, $12.99, 9781250259639
 
14. Ghosts: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Scholastic, $12.99, 9781338801903
 
15. Hatchet
Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293
 


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Young Adult



Bestseller List for January 18, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending January 15, 2023
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  Young Adult  
1. The Stolen Heir: A Novel of Elfhame
Holly Black, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $20.99, 9780316592703
 
2. Nick and Charlie- Debut
Alice Oseman, Scholastic Press, $16.99, 9781338885101
 
3. Five Survive
Holly Jackson, Delacorte Press, $19.99, 9780593374160
 
4. They Both Die at the End
Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062457806
 
5. Legendborn (An Indies Introduce Title)
Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $13.99, 9781534441613
 
6. The First to Die at the End
Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $19.99, 9780063240803
 
7. Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute
Talia Hibbert, Joy Revolution, $13.99, 9780593482353
 
8. Lore- Debut
Alexandra Bracken, Disney-Hyperion, $12.99, 9781484799925
 
9. Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Monique Gray Smith, Nicole Neidhardt (Illus.), Zest Books, $17.99, 9781728458991
 
10. We Were Liars
E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279
 
11. Bloodmarked
Tracy Deonn, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781534441637
 
12. Nine Liars
Maureen Johnson, Katherine Tegen Books, $19.99, 9780063032651
 
13. I Was Born for This
Alice Oseman, Scholastic Press, $18.99, 9781338830934
 
14. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780375842207
 
15. The Girl from the Sea: A Graphic Novel
Molly Knox Ostertag, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338540574
 


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for January 18, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending January 15, 2023
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  Children's Illustrated  
1. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
 
2. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908
 
3. The Snowy Day
Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780670012701
 
4. Very Good Hats- Debut
Emma Straub, Blanca Gómez (Illus.), Rocky Pond Books, $18.99, 9780593529430
 
5. The Sour Grape
Jory John, Pete Oswald (Illus.), Harper, $19.99, 9780063045415
 
6. Construction Site: You're Just Right- Debut
Sherri Duskey Rinker, AG Ford (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $12.99, 9781797204307
 
7. The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Mac Barnett, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Orchard Books, $18.99, 9781338673845
 
8. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Bill Martin, Jr., Eric Carle (Illus.), Henry Holt and Co. BYR,$8.99, 9780805047905
 
9. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $19.95, 9780060254926
 
10. Farmhouse
Sophie Blackall, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316528948
 
11. Grumpy Monkey Valentine Gross-Out- Debut
Suzanne Lang, Max Lang (Illus.), Random House Studio, $10.99, 9780593486924
 
12. Peekaboo Rex!
Sandra Boynton, Boynton Bookworks, $7.99, 9781665928403
 
13. Little Blue Truck's Valentine
Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $13.99, 9780358272441
 
14. Dragons Love Tacos
Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99, 9780803736801
 
15. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $8.99, 9780399230035
 


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for January 18, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending January 15, 2023
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  Children's Series  
1. Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback)
Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic
 
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
 
3. Baby-Sitters Club Graphix (hardcover and paperback)
Ann M. Martin, Cynthia Yuan Cheng (Illus.), Graphix
 
4. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
 
5. Cat Kid Comic Club (hardcover)
Dav Pilkey, Graphix
 
6. Heartstopper (hardcover and paperback)
Alice Oseman, Graphix
 
7. The Bad Guys (paperback)
Aaron Blabey, Scholastic
 
8. Dog Man (hardcover)
Dav Pilkey, Graphix
 
9. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
 
10. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers
 


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Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending January 15, 2023

16. Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $20.00, 9780593135228

17. Loathe to Love You
Ali Hazelwood, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593437803

18. A Flicker in the Dark
Stacy Willingham, Minotaur, $17.99, 9781250803849

19. The Sentence
Louise Erdrich, Harper Perennial, $18.00, 9780062671134

20. The Personal Librarian
Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593101544

21. Book Lovers
Emily Henry, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593334836

22. Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens, Putnam, $18.00, 9780593540480

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

24. How High We Go in the Dark
Sequoia Nagamatsu, Morrow , $18.99, 9780063072657

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

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

27. A Man Called Ove
Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $17.99, 9781476738024

28. Ugly Love
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781476753188

29. My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Ottessa Moshfegh, Penguin, $17.00, 9780525522133

30. A Court of Mist and Fury
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575583

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

32. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $18.99, 9781501173219

33. Black Cake
Charmaine Wilkerson, Ballantine, $18.00, 9780593358351

34. The Priory of the Orange Tree
Samantha Shannon, Bloomsbury Publishing, $20.00, 9781635570304

35. The Overstory
Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95, 9780393356687

36. Klara and the Sun
Kazuo Ishiguro, Vintage, $16.95, 9780593311295

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

38. Kindred
Octavia E. Butler, Beacon Press, $16.00, 9780807083697

39. A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $18.00, 9780804172707

40. The Atlas Six
Olivie Blake, Tor, $18.99, 9781250854544

41. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $17.99, 9780062315007

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

43. Ninth House
Leigh Bardugo, Flatiron Books, $17.99, 9781250751362

44. The Idiot
Elif Batuman, Penguin, $18.00, 9780143111061

45. Anxious People
Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $17.00, 9781501160844

46. Malibu Rising
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $18.00, 9781524798673

47. Still Life
Sarah Winman, Putnam, $17.00, 9780593330760

48. A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Penguin, $18.00, 9780143110439

49. Hamnet
Maggie O'Farrell, Vintage, $16.95, 9781984898876

50. Daughter of the Moon Goddess
Sue Lynn Tan, Harper Voyager, $17.99, 9780063031319

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending January 15, 2023

16. Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law
Mary Roach, Norton, $16.95, 9781324036128

17. Lost & Found: Reflections on Grief, Gratitude, and Happiness
Kathryn Schulz, Random House, $18.00, 9780525512486

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

19. Write for Life: Creative Tools for Every Writer (A 6-Week Artist's Way Program)
Julia Cameron, St. Martin's Essentials, $18.99, 9781250866271

20. The 2023 Old Farmer's Almanac
, Old Farmer's Almanac, $8.95, 9781571989215

21. Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $16.99, 9780060936228

22. Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
Patrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $18.00, 9781984899019

23. The Years
Annie Ernaux, Alison L. Strayer (Transl.), Seven Stories Press, $19.95, 9781609807870

24. The Best American Essays 2022
Alexander Chee, Robert Atwan (Eds.), Mariner, $17.99, 9780358658870

25. Ejaculate Responsibly: A Whole New Way to Think About Abortion
Gabrielle Blair, Workman, $14.99, 9781523523184

26. Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life
Emily Nagoski, Simon & Schuster, $18.99, 9781982165314

27. Educated: A Memoir
Tara Westover, Random House, $18.99, 9780399590528

28. The Artist's Way
Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $17.00, 9780143129257

29. Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir
Dolly Alderton, Harper Perennial, $17.99, 9780062968791

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

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

32. The Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion, Vintage, $17.00, 9781400078431

33. All About Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business
Mel Brooks, Ballantine, $20.00, 9780593159132

34. Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find--and Keep--Love
Amir Levine, Rachel Heller, TarcherPerigee, $17.00, 9781585429134

35. Meditations: A New Translation (Modern Library Classics)
Marcus Aurelius, Modern Library, $11.00, 9780812968255

36. Tiny Beautiful Things (10th Anniversary Edition): Advice from Dear Sugar
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $17.00, 9780593685211

37. Gender Queer: A Memoir
Maia Kobabe, Oni Press, $19.99, 9781549304002

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

39. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Trevor Noah, One World, $18.00, 9780399588198

40. Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316299220

41. Hotel Splendide
Ludwig Bemelmans, Pushkin Press, $15.95, 9781782277910

42. Fox and I: An Uncommon Friendship
Catherine Raven, Spiegel & Grau, $18.00, 9781954118119

43. Maus I: A Survivor's Tale
Art Spiegelman, Pantheon, $16.95, 9780394747231

44. A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries (2003-2020)
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316270182

45. Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $20.00, 9780374533557

46. How to Love (Mindfulness Essentials #3)
Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.), Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781937006884

47. The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself
Michael A. Singer, New Harbinger, $18.95, 9781572245372

48. In the Dream House: A Memoir
Carmen Maria Machado, Graywolf Press, $16.00, 9781644450383

49. Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
Lulu Miller, Simon & Schuster, $17.99, 9781501160349

50. The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
Erik Larson, Crown, $20.00, 9780385348737

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending January 15, 2023

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

17. Remarkably Bright Creatures
Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $27.99, 9780063204157

18. Our Missing Hearts
Celeste Ng, Penguin Press, $29.00, 9780593492543

19. Mad Honey
Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan, Ballantine, $29.99, 9781984818386

20. The House in the Pines
Ana Reyes, Dutton, $27.00, 9780593186718

21. Sea of Tranquility
Emily St. John Mandel, Knopf, $25.00, 9780593321447

22. Galatea: A Short Story
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $12.00, 9780063280519

23. Fairy Tale
Stephen King, Scribner, $32.50, 9781668002179

24. Lucy by the Sea
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $28.00, 9780593446065

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

26. The Boys from Biloxi
John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385548922

27. The Candy House
Jennifer Egan, Scribner, $28.00, 9781476716763

28. Liberation Day
George Saunders, Random House, $28.00, 9780525509592

29. Foster
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802160140

30. The Villa
Rachel Hawkins, St. Martin's Press, $28.99, 9781250280015

31. Lost in the Moment and Found
Seanan McGuire, Tordotcom, $22.99, 9781250213631

32. Carrie Soto Is Back
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $28.00, 9780593158685

33. The Deluge
Stephen Markley, Simon & Schuster, $32.50, 9781982123093

34. Just the Nicest Couple
Mary Kubica, Park Row, $28.99, 9780778333111

35. All the Dangerous Things
Stacy Willingham, Minotaur Books, $27.99, 9781250803856

36. The Bandit Queens
Parini Shroff, Ballantine, $28.00, 9780593498958

37. Sam
Allegra Goodman, The Dial Press, $28.00, 9780593447819

38. Now Is Not the Time to Panic
Kevin Wilson, Ecco, $27.99, 9780062913500

39. The House of Wolves
James Patterson, Mike Lupica, Little, Brown , $29.00, 9780316404297

40. A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
Becky Chambers, Tordotcom, $21.99, 9781250236234

41. The Winners
Fredrik Backman, Atria, $28.99, 9781982112790

42. Time Is a Mother
Ocean Vuong, Penguin Press, $24.00, 9780593300237

43. The World We Make
N.K. Jemisin, Orbit, $30.00, 9780316509893

44. A Dangerous Business
Jane Smiley, Knopf, $28.00, 9780525520337

45. The Rabbit Hutch
Tess Gunty, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593534663

46. The Bullet That Missed
Richard Osman, Pamela Dorman Books, $27.00, 9780593299395

47. The Last Chairlift
John Irving, Simon & Schuster, $38.00, 9781501189272

48. The Cloisters
Katy Hays, Atria, $28.00, 9781668004401

49. Alone with You in the Ether
Olivie Blake, Tor, $26.99, 9781250888167

50. Bliss Montage: Stories
Ling Ma, FSG, $26.00, 9780374293512

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending January 15, 2023

16. The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
Gabor Maté, M.D., Daniel Maté, Avery, $30.00, 9780593083888

17. The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill
Brad Meltzer, Josh Mensch, Flatiron Books, $29.99, 9781250777263

18. Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
Brene Brown, Random House, $30.00, 9780399592553

19. Stay True: A Memoir
Hua Hsu, Doubleday, $26.00, 9780385547772

20. What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
Randall Munroe, Riverhead Books, $30.00, 9780525537113

21. Inciting Joy: Essays
Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $27.00, 9781643753041

22. We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland
Fintan O'Toole, Liveright, $32.00, 9781631496530

23. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse: The Animated Story
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $32.99, 9780063256194

24. Dinner in One: Exceptional & Easy One-Pan Meals
Melissa Clark, Clarkson Potter, $29.99, 9780593233252

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

26. Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto
Tricia Hersey, Little, Brown Spark, $27.00, 9780316365215

27. The Half Known Life: In Search of Paradise
Pico Iyer, Riverhead Books, $26.00, 9780593420256

28. One: Simple One-Pan Wonders: [American Measurements]
Jamie Oliver, Flatiron Books, $35.00, 9781250871008

29. Wintering
Katherine May, Riverhead Books, $24.00, 9780593189481

30. Financial Feminist: Overcome the Patriarchy's Bullsh*t to Master Your Money and Build a Life You Love
Tori Dunlap, Dey Street Books, $22.00, 9780063260269

31. Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life
Dacher Keltner, Penguin Press, $28.00, 9781984879684

32. Slow Birding: The Art and Science of Enjoying the Birds in Your Own Backyard 
Joan E. Strassmann, TarcherPerigee, $27.00, 9780593329924

33. Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships
Nina Totenberg, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781982188085

34. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir
Matthew Perry, Flatiron Books, $29.99, 9781250866448

35. Healing Through Words
Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $24.99, 9781524873264

36. Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
Bono, Knopf, $34.00, 9780525521044

37. Novelist as a Vocation
Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $28.00, 9780451494641

38. Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us
Rachel Aviv, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $28.00, 9780374600846

39. Myth America: Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past
Kevin M. Kruse, Julian E. Zelizer, Basic Books, $32.00, 9781541601390

40. Guinness World Records 2023
Guinness World Records, $29.95, 9781913484200

41. What's for Dessert: Simple Recipes for Dessert People
Claire Saffitz, Clarkson Potter, $37.50, 9781984826985

42. Cinema Speculation
Quentin Tarantino, Harper, $35.00, 9780063112582

43. The Philosophy of Modern Song
Bob Dylan, Simon & Schuster, $45.00, 9781451648706

44. Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America
Leila Philip, Twelve, $30.00, 9781538755198

45. Lighter: Let Go of the Past, Connect with the Present, and Expand the Future
Yung Pueblo, Harmony, $24.00, 9780593233177

46. The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir
Paul Newman, Knopf, $32.00, 9780593534502

47. Solito: A Memoir
Javier Zamora, Hogarth, $28.00, 9780593498064

48. American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis
Adam Hochschild, Mariner Books, $29.99, 9780358455462

49. How We Live Is How We Die
Pema Chödrön, Shambhala, $24.95, 9781611809244

50. Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Henry Holt and Co., $28.99, 9781250861504

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending January 15, 2023

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

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

13. The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $9.99, 9780307743657

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

15. Dune Messiah
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233

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

17. Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553283686

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

19. The Silmarillion
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345325815

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

21. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary
Merriam-Webster, $9.50, 9780877795957

22. Children of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441104024

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

24. Mistborn: Secret History
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250859143

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

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

27. The Well of Ascension
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318572

28. The Alloy of Law
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9780765368546

29. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $9.99, 9780063221086

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

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

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

33. The Eye of the World
Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251466

34. Rhythm of War
Brandon Sanderson, Tor Fantasy, $10.99, 9780765365309

35. Fire & Blood
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780593598016

36. The Sacred Bridge
Anne Hillerman, Harper, $9.99, 9780062908377

37. All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque, Ballantine, $6.99, 9780449213940

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

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

40. Oathbringer
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365293

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

42. Mort
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225719

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

44. The Slow Regard of Silent Things
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $13.00, 9780756411329

45. The Dark Hours
Michael Connelly, Grand Central, $9.99, 9781538708484

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

47. The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcom X, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345350688

48. Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345538987

49. The Last Wish
Andrzej Sapkowski, Orbit, $8.99, 9780316495967

50. The Brothers Karamazov (Signet Classics)
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Signet , $7.95, 9780451530608

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