January 27, 2021

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for January 27, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending January 24, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Trade Paperback Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Dutch House
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $17.00, 9780062963680
Patchett's moving novel explores the indelible bond between two siblings, the house of their childhood, and a past that will not let them go.
1/3
2. Shuggie Bain
Douglas Stuart, Grove Press, $17.00, 9780802148506
A heartbreaking story of addiction, sexuality, and love, Shuggie Bain is an epic portrayal of a working-class family that is rarely seen in fiction. A 2020 National Book Award Finalist and winner of the 2020 Booker Prize.
2/13
3. Circe
Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316556323
Miller's masterful follow-up to The Song of Achilles is a triumph of storytelling, an intoxicating epic of family rivalry, palace intrigue, love and loss, as well as a celebration of indomitable female strength in a man's world.
3/41
4. Interior Chinatown
Charles Yu, Vintage, $16.00, 9780307948472
Yu's deeply personal novel about race, pop culture, immigration, assimilation, and escaping the roles we are forced to play. Winner of the 2020 National Book Award.
5/10
5. Home Body
Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $16.99, 9781449486808
Kaur's greatly anticipated third collection of poetry.
7/10
6. The Overstory
Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95, 9780393356687
National Book Award-winner Powers delivers a sweeping, impassioned novel of activism and resistance that is also a stunning evocation of--and paean to--the natural world.
4/95
7. The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99, 9780062060624
Miller's monumental debut novel is an action-packed adventure and epic love story that brilliantly re-imagines Homer's enduring masterwork, The Iliad.
6/21
8. The Water Dancer
Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $18.00, 9780399590610
Coates' debut novel is a propulsive, transcendent work that restores the humanity of those from whom everything was stolen.
10/10
9. Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538732182
A post-apocalyptic novel of hope and terror by the bestselling author of Kindred.
13/13
10. Normal People
Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $17.00, 9781984822185
Rooney brings her brilliant psychological acuity and perfectly spare prose to a story that explores the subtleties of class, the electricity of first love, and the complex entanglements of family and friendship.
8/47
11. The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318
Klune's novel is an enchanting love story, masterfully told, about the profound experience of discovering an unlikely family in an unexpected place.
14/4
12. Devotions
Mary Oliver, Penguin, $20.00, 9780399563263
A personal selection of Oliver's best work in this definitive collection spanning more than five decades of her esteemed literary career.
15/11
13. News of the World
Paulette Jiles, Morrow, $16.99, 9780063011953
A brilliant work of historical fiction that explores the boundaries of family, responsibility, honor, and trust. Now a major motion picture.
12/32
14. This Tender Land
William Kent Krueger, Atria, $17.00, 9781476749303
A magnificent novel about four orphans on a life-changing odyssey during the Great Depression.
/33
15. The Queen's Gambit
Walter Tevis, Vintage, $16.95, 9780593314654
Engaging and fast-paced, this gripping coming-of-age novel of chess, feminism, and addiction speeds to a conclusion as elegant and satisfying as a mate in four. Now an acclaimed Netflix series.
9/8


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for January 27, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending January 24, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Braiding Sweetgrass
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18.00, 9781571313560
Drawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices.
1/59
2. On Tyranny
Timothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $9.99, 9780804190114
Today, our political order faces new threats, not unlike the totalitarianism of the 20th century. We are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism, or communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience.
2/76
3. The Truths We Hold
Kamala Harris, Penguin, $18.00, 9780525560739
Vice President Harris looks at the core truths that unite us, and the long struggle to discern what those truths are and how best to act upon them.
8/20
4. The Body Keeps the Score
Bessel van der Kolk, Penguin, $19.00, 9780143127741
van der Kolk transforms our understanding of trauma and offers a bold new paradigm for healing.
4/17
5. The Warmth of Other Suns
Isabel Wilkerson, Vintage, $17.95, 9780679763888
Pulitzer Prize-winner Wilkerson's chronicle of the decades-long migration of Black citizens who fled the South in search of a better life.
5/51
6. 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.
6/129
7. White Fragility
Robin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16.00, 9780807047415
DiAngelo explores the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.
9/93
8. Quit Like a Woman
Holly Whitaker, Dial Press, $18.00, 9781984825070
Whitaker's honest and witty book is at once a groundbreaking look at drinking culture and a road map to cutting out alcohol in order to live our best lives without the crutch of intoxication. You will never look at drinking the same way again.
3/2
9. How to Do Nothing
Jenny Odell, Melville House, $17.99, 9781612198552
An action plan for thinking outside of capitalist narratives of efficiency and techno-determinism. Provocative, timely, and utterly persuasive, this book will change how you see your place in our world.
7/4
10. My Own Words
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, S&S, $18.00, 9781501145254
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's first book after becoming a Supreme Court Justice in 1993 is a witty, engaging, and serious collection of writings and speeches.
10/55
11. The Color of Law
Richard Rothstein, Liveright, $17.95, 9781631494536
Rothstein's powerful book describes how the American government systematically imposed residential segregation.
12/38
12. So You Want to Talk About Race
Ijeoma Oluo, Seal Press, $16.99, 9781580058827
Oluo guides readers of all races in an attempt to make the seemingly impossible possible: honest conversations about race and racism, and how they infect almost every aspect of American life.
/24
13. The Fire Next Time
James Baldwin, Vintage, $13.95, 9780679744726
At once a powerful evocation of James Baldwin's early life in Harlem and a disturbing examination of the consequences of racial injustice.
15/26
14. My Grandmother's Hands
Resmaa Menakem, Central Recovery Press, $17.95, 9781942094470
In this groundbreaking book, therapist Resmaa Menakem examines the damage caused by racism in America from the perspective of trauma and body-centered psychology.
11/19
15. Born a Crime
Trevor Noah, One World, $18.00, 9780399588198
Noah's compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime coming-of-age memoir is set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed.
13/98


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for January 27, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending January 24, 2021
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Vanishing Half
Brit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $27.00, 9780525536291
Bennett's beautiful new novel about twin sisters, inseparable as children, who ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds, one Black and one white. A June 2020 Indie Next List Great Read.
1/34
2. Hamnet
Maggie O'Farrell, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525657606
O'Farrell's novel is a luminous portrait of a marriage, a shattering evocation of a family ravaged by grief and loss, and a tender re-imagining of a boy whose life has been all but forgotten. An August 2020 Indie Next List Great Read.
2/15
3. 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.
3/12
4. Anxious People
Fredrik Backman, Atria, $28.00, 9781501160837
An ingeniously constructed novel about the enduring power of friendship, forgiveness, and hope--the things that save us, even in the most anxious times. The #1 Indie Next List Great Read for September 2020.
5/20
5. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V.E. Schwab, Tor, $26.99, 9780765387561
France, 1714: In a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever--and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. The #1 Indie Next List Great Read for October 2020.
4/16
6. The Prophets
Robert Jones, Jr., Putnam, $27.00, 9780593085684
A singular and stunning debut novel about the forbidden union between two enslaved young men on a Deep South plantation, the refuge they find in each other, and a betrayal that threatens their existence. The #1 Indie Next List Great Read for January 2021.
6/3
7. Mexican Gothic
Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $27.00, 9780525620785
A re-imagining of the classic gothic suspense novel, Mexican Gothic is a story about an isolated mansion in 1950s Mexico--and the brave socialite drawn to its treacherous secrets. The #1 Indie Next List Great Read for July 2020.
10/27
8. The Liar's Dictionary
Eley Williams, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385546775
Williams' delightful novel chronicles the misadventures of a lovelorn Victorian lexicographer and the young woman put on his trail a century later to root out his misdeeds while confronting questions of her own sexuality and place in the world. A January 2021 Indie Next List Great Read.
11/3
9. Detransition, Baby- Debut
Torrey Peters, One World, $27.00, 9780593133378
Torrey Peters brilliantly and fearlessly navigates the most dangerous taboos around gender, sex, and relationships, gifting us a thrillingly original, witty, and deeply moving novel.
/1
10. The Searcher
Tana French, Viking, $27.00, 9780735224650
In French's latest novel of suspense, a former Chicago police officer retreats to a bucolic Irish village and starts to realize that even small towns shelter dangerous secrets.
8/16
11. Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens, Putnam, $26.00, 9780735219090
Owens' exquisite and heartbreaking novel is an August 2018 Indie Next List Great Read.
12/117
12. Outlawed
Anna North, Bloomsbury Publishing, $26.00, 9781635575422
North's novel is a riveting adventure story of a fugitive girl, a mysterious gang of robbers, and their dangerous mission to transform the Wild West. A January 2021 Indie Next List Great Read.
7/3
13. The Guest List
Lucy Foley, Morrow, $27.99, 9780062868930
A wedding celebration turns dark and deadly in this deliciously wicked and atmospheric thriller by the bestselling author of The Hunting Party.
15/15
14. Ready Player Two
Ernest Cline, Ballantine, $28.99, 9781524761332
Ready Player Two takes us on another imaginative, fun, action-packed adventure through the virtual universe, and jolts us thrillingly into the future once again.
9/9
15. The Push- Debut
Ashley Audrain, Pamela Dorman Books, $26.00, 9781984881663
A tense psychological drama about the making and breaking of a family and a woman whose experience of motherhood is nothing at all what she hoped for--and everything she feared. A January 2021 Indie Next List Great Read.
/1


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for January 27, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending January 24, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. 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.
5/47
2. A Promised Land
Barack Obama, Crown, $45.00, 9781524763169
Barack Obama's insightful first volume of his presidential memoirs.
2/10
3. Caste
Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $32.00, 9780593230251
Beautifully written, original, and revealing, Caste is an eye-opening story of people and history, and a reexamination of what lies under the surface of ordinary lives and of American life today.
1/25
4. A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
George Saunders, Random House, $28.00, 9781984856029
Saunders' new book is a literary master class on what makes great stories work and what they can tell us about ourselves--and our world today. A January 2021 Indie Next List Great Read.
3/2
5. Untamed
Glennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28.00, 9781984801258
In Doyle's most revealing and powerful memoir yet, she explores the joy and peace we discover when we stop striving to meet the expectations of the world, and start trusting the voice deep within us.
4/46
6. Wintering
Katherine May, Riverhead Books, $24.00, 9780593189481
An intimate, revelatory book exploring the ways we can care for and repair ourselves when life knocks us down. The #1 Indie Next List Great Read for December 2020.
6/8
7. Keep Sharp
Sanjay Gupta, M.D., S&S, $28.00, 9781501166730
Keep your brain young, healthy, and sharp with this science-driven guide to protecting your mind from decline by neurosurgeon and CNN chief medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta.
9/3
8. The Splendid and the Vile
Erik Larson, Crown, $32.00, 9780385348713
Larson's fresh and compelling portrait of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz is a March 2020 Indie Next List Great Read.
8/48
9. Greenlights
Matthew McConaughey, Crown, $30.00, 9780593139134
McConaughey's unconventional memoir is filled with raucous stories, outlaw wisdom, and lessons learned the hard way about living with greater satisfaction.
7/14
10. How to Be an Antiracist
Ibram X. Kendi, One World, $27.00, 9780525509288
Kendi's book is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond the awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a just and equitable society.
11/35
11. Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World- Debut
Simon Winchester, Harper, $29.99, 9780062938336
Winchester explores the notion of property--our proprietary relationship with the land--through human history, how it has shaped us and what it will mean for our future.
/1
12. The Best of Me
David Sedaris, Little, Brown, $30.00, 9780316628242
The Best of Me spans a career spent watching and learning and laughing--quite often at himself--and invites readers deep into the world of one of the most brilliant and original writers of our time.
12/12
13. Breath
James Nestor, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780735213616
Breath turns the conventional wisdom of what we thought we knew about our most basic biological function on its head. You will never breathe the same again.
10/23
14. Modern Comfort Food
Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35.00, 9780804187060
From cocktails to dessert, from special weekend breakfasts to quick weeknight dinners, you'll find yourself making these cozy and delicious recipes over and over again.
13/16
15. The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine- Debut
Janice P. Nimura, Norton, $27.95, 9780393635546
Nimura presents a story of trial and triumph. Together, the Blackwell sisters founded the New York Infirmary for Indigent Women and Children, the first hospital staffed entirely by women.
/1


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for January 27, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending January 24, 2021
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  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
1/238
2. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780441172719
2/62
3. Bridgerton: The Duke and I
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063078697
3/4
4. Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342
4/29
5. The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcom X, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345350688
8/25
6. The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9780765365279
/9
7. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345514400
/36
8. Bridgerton: The Viscount Who Loved Me
Julia Quinn, Avon, $8.99, 9780062353641
6/2
9. Women Who Run With the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345409874
/5
10. The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
/11


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Early & Middle Grade Readers



Bestseller List for January 27, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending January 24, 2021
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  Early & Middle Grade Readers  
1. Cat Kid Comic Club
Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338712766
 
2. Amari and the Night Brothers- Debut
B.B. Alston, Balzer + Bray, $17.99, 9780062975164
 
3. A Wolf Called Wander
Rosanne Parry, Greenwillow Books, $7.99, 9780062895943
 
4. The Ickabog
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic, $26.99, 9781338732870
 
5. This Is Your Time
Ruby Bridges, Delacorte Books for Young Readers, $15.99, 9780593378526
 
6. Class Act
Jerry Craft, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062885500
 
7. Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $14.99, 9781419749094
 
8. Katie the Catsitter
Colleen AF Venable, Stephanie Yue (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781984895639
 
9. New Kid
Jerry Craft, Harper, $12.99, 9780062691194
 
10. When Stars Are Scattered
Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, Dial Books, $12.99, 9780525553908
 
11. Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood
Gary Paulsen, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $17.99, 9780374314156
 
12. Twins
Varian Johnson, Shannon Wright (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338236132
 
13. The One and Only Bob
Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $18.99, 9780062991317
 
14. Unplugged- Debut
Gordon Korman, Balzer + Bray, $16.99, 9780062798893
 
15. Skunk and Badger
Amy Timberlake, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Algonquin Young Readers, $18.95, 9781643750057
 


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Young Adult



Bestseller List for January 27, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending January 24, 2021
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  Young Adult  
1. Concrete Rose
Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $19.99, 9780062846716
 
2. We Were Liars
E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279
 
3. Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316453691
 
4. Legendborn (An Indies Introduce Title)
Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $18.99, 9781534441606
 
5. The Cousins
Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $19.99, 9780525708001
 
6. The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062871350
 
7. One of Us Is Lying
Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99, 9781524714680
 
8. Last Night at the Telegraph Club- Debut
Malinda Lo, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780525555254
 
9. Cemetery Boys (An Indies Introduce Title)
Aiden Thomas, Swoon Reads, $17.99, 9781250250469
 
10. They Both Die at the End
Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $11.99, 9780062457806
 
11. These Violent Delights
Chloe Gong, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $19.99, 9781534457690
 
12. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Holly Jackson, Ember, $10.99, 9781984896391
 
13. Clap When You Land
Elizabeth Acevedo, Quill Tree Books, $18.99, 9780062882769
 
14. The Truths We Hold (Young Readers Edition)
Kamala Harris, Penguin, $10.99, 9780593113172
 
15. Elatsoe
Darcie Little Badger, Rovina Cai (Illus.), Levine Querido, $18.99, 9781646140053
 


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for January 27, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending January 24, 2021
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  Children's Illustrated  
1. Ambitious Girl- Debut
Meena Harris, Marissa Valdez (Illus.), Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316229692
 
2. Little Blue Truck's Valentine
Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $13.99, 9780358272441
 
3. Champ and Major: First Dogs- Debut
Joy McCullough, Sheyda Abvabi Best (Illus.), Dial Books, $17.99, 9780593407141
 
4. Kamala and Maya's Big Idea
Meena Harris, Ana Ramírez González (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062937407
 
5. Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice
Nikki Grimes, Laura Freeman (Illus.), Atheneum Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9781534462670
 
6. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
 
7. Antiracist Baby
Ibram X. Kendi, Ashley Lukashevsky (Illus.), Kokila, $8.99, 9780593110508
 
8. Joey: The Story of Joe Biden- Debut
Jill Biden, Amy June Bates (Illus.), Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, $19.99, 9781534480537
 
9. Superheroes Are Everywhere
Kamala Harris, Mechal Renee Roe (Illus.), Philomel Books, $17.99, 9781984837493
 
10. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
 
11. Eyes That Kiss in the Corners
Joanna Ho, Dung Ho (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780062915627
 
12. The Snowy Day
Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780670012701
 
13. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $19.95, 9780060254926
 
14. If You Come to Earth
Sophie Blackall, Chronicle Books, $18.99, 9781452137797
 
15. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden Books, $9.99, 9780307120007
 


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for January 27, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending January 24, 2021
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  Children's Series  
1. Wings of Fire: (hardcover and paperback)
Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic
 
2. Dog Man (hardover)
Dav Pilkey, Graphix
 
3. Who Was/Is...? (paperback)
Kirsten Anderson, et al., Penguin Workshop
New in Series: Who Is Kamala Harris? (9780593384480)
 
4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
 
5. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
 
6. The Bad Guys (hardcover and paperback)
Aaron Blabey, Scholastic
 
7. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers
 
8. Elephant & Piggie (hardover)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
 
9. The Princess in Black (hardcover and paperback)
Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Candlewick
 
10. Graceling Realm (hardcover and paperback)
Kristin Cashore, Dial Books
New in Series: Winterkeep (9780803741508)
 


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Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending January 24, 2021

16. Homegoing
Yaa Gyasi, Vintage, $16.95, 9781101971062

17. A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143110439

18. The Nickel Boys
Colson Whitehead, Anchor, $15.95, 9780345804341

19. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $18.00, 9781501173219

20. Weather
Jenny Offill, Vintage, $16.00, 9780345806901

21. The Fifth Season
N.K. Jemisin, Orbit, $16.99, 9780316229296

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

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

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

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

26. Nothing to See Here
Kevin Wilson, Ecco, $16.99, 9780062913494

27. There There
Tommy Orange, Vintage, $16.00, 9780525436140

28. Olive, Again
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $18.00, 9780812986471

29. The Authenticity Project
Clare Pooley, Penguin, $17.00, 9781984878632

30. Bridgerton: The Duke and I
Julia Quinn, Avon, $16.99, 9780063078901

31. Red, White & Royal Blue
Casey McQuiston, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250316776

32. The Topeka School
Ben Lerner, Picador, $17.00, 9781250758002

33. Gideon the Ninth
Tamsyn Muir, Tordotcom, $17.99, 9781250313188

34. Long Bright River
Liz Moore, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780525540687

35. The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95, 9780525435006

36. The Best American Short Stories 2020
Curtis Sittenfeld, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $16.99, 9781328485373

37. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Washington Square Press, $16.00, 9781501161933

38. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $18.00, 9780441013593

39. What Kind of Woman
Kate Baer, Harper Perennial, $17.00, 9780063008427

40. Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
Olga Tokarczuk, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780525541349

41. My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Ottessa Moshfegh, Penguin, $16.00, 9780525522133

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

43. Our Darkest Night
Jennifer Robson, Morrow, $17.99, 9780062674975

44. The Starless Sea
Erin Morgenstern, Anchor, $16.95, 9781101971383

45. The Chicken Sisters
KJ Dell'Antonia, Putnam, $16.00, 9780593085141

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

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

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

49. The Testaments
Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $16.95, 9780525562627

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

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending January 24, 2021

16. Say Nothing
Patrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $16.95, 9780307279286

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

18. The Moment of Lift
Melinda Gates, Flatiron Books, $17.99, 9781250257727

19. Stamped from the Beginning
Ibram X. Kendi, Bold Type Books, $19.99, 9781568585987

20. What Unites Us
Dan Rather, Elliot Kirschner, Algonquin Books, $16.95, 9781616209940

21. The New Jim Crow
Michelle Alexander, New Press, $18.99, 9781620971932

22. All About Love
bell hooks, Morrow, $15.99, 9780060959470

23. Little Weirds
Jenny Slate, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316485364

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

25. In the Dream House
Carmen Maria Machado, Graywolf Press, $16.00, 9781644450383

26. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2021
Old Farmer's Almanac, $8.95, 9781571988485

27. Craft in the Real World
Matthew Salesses, Catapult, $16.95, 9781948226806

28. A Woman of No Importance
Sonia Purnell, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735225312

29. Wow, No Thank You.
Samantha Irby, Vintage, $15.95, 9780525563488

30. Burnout
Emily Nagoski, Amelia Nagoski, Ballantine, $17.00, 9781984818324

31. Know My Name
Chanel Miller, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735223721

32. Uncanny Valley
Anna Wiener, Picador, $17.00, 9781250785695

33. Intimations
Zadie Smith, Penguin, $10.95, 9780593297612

34. Just Mercy
Bryan Stevenson, One World, $17.00, 9780593133934

35. One Long River of Song
Brian Doyle, Back Bay, $17.99, 9780316492881

36. Daring Greatly
Brené Brown, Avery, $17.00, 9781592408412

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

38. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2021
Sarah Janssen (Ed.), World Almanac, $15.99, 9781510761391

39. The Listening Path
Julia Cameron, St. Martin's Essentials, $17.99, 9781250768582

40. The Yellow House
Sarah M. Broom, Grove Press, $17.00, 9780802149039

41. Wilmington's Lie
David Zucchino, Grove Press, $18.00, 9780802148650

42. Sapiens: A Graphic History
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $25.99, 9780063051331

43. Lead from the Outside
Stacey Abrams, Picador, $17.00, 9781250214805

44. Furious Hours
Casey Cep, Vintage, $16.95, 9781101972052

45. Conversations with RBG
Jeffrey Rosen, Picador, $18.00, 9781250762641

46. The Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle, New World Library, $16.00, 9781577314806

47. Our Malady
Timothy Snyder, Crown, $12.00, 9780593238899

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

49. A People's History of the United States
Howard Zinn, Harper Perennial Modern Classics, $21.99, 9780062397348

50. Humble Pi
Matt Parker, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780593084694

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending January 24, 2021

16. Transcendent Kingdom
Yaa Gyasi, Knopf, $27.95, 9780525658184

17. American Dirt
Jeanine Cummins, Flatiron Books, $27.99, 9781250209764

18. Deacon King Kong
James McBride, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780735216723

19. A Children's Bible
Lydia Millet, Norton, $25.95, 9781324005032

20. Homeland Elegies
Ayad Akhtar, Little, Brown, $28.00, 9780316496421

21. Mystery of Mrs. Christie
Marie Benedict, Sourcebooks Landmark, $26.99, 9781492682721

22. Piranesi
Susanna Clarke, Bloomsbury Publishing, $27.00, 9781635575637

23. The Children's Blizzard
Melanie Benjamin, Delacorte Press, $28.00, 9780399182280

24. Leave the World Behind
Rumaan Alam, Ecco, $27.99, 9780062667632

25. Such a Fun Age
Kiley Reid, Putnam, $26.00, 9780525541905

26. The Once and Future Witches
Alix E. Harrow, Redhook, $28.00, 9780316422048

27. Remote Control
Nnedi Okorafor, Tordotcom, $19.99, 9781250772800

28. The Cold Millions
Jess Walter, Harper, $28.99, 9780062868084

29. Perestroika in Paris
Jane Smiley, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525520351

30. Black Buck
Mateo Askaripour, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26.00, 9780358380887

31. A Time for Mercy
John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385545969

32. The Wife Upstairs
Rachel Hawkins, St. Martin's, $27.99, 9781250245496

33. A Deadly Education
Naomi Novik, Del Rey, $28.00, 9780593128480

34. The City We Became
N.K. Jemisin, Orbit, $28.00, 9780316509848

35. The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman, Pamela Dorman Books, $26.00, 9781984880963

36. The House on Vesper Sands
Paraic O'Donnell, Tin House Books, $26.95, 9781951142247

37. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong, Penguin Press, $26.00, 9780525562023

38. Moonflower Murders
Anthony Horowitz, Harper, $28.99, 9780062955456

39. The Scorpion's Tail
Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, Grand Central , $29.00, 9781538747278

40. The Ministry for the Future
Kim Stanley Robinson, Orbit, $28.00, 9780316300131

41. The Evening and the Morning
Ken Follett, Viking, $36.00, 9780525954989

42. The Night Watchman
Louise Erdrich, Harper, $28.99, 9780062671189

43. The Office of Historical Corrections
Danielle Evans, Riverhead Books, $27.00, 9781594487330

44. All the Devils Are Here
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99, 9781250145239

45. Writers & Lovers
Lily King, Grove Press, $27.00, 9780802148537

46. Snow
John Banville, Hanover Square Press, $27.99, 9781335230003

47. Migrations
Charlotte McConaghy, Flatiron Books, $26.99, 9781250204028

48. What Could Be Saved
Liese O'Halloran Schwarz, Atria , $27.00, 9781982150617

49. The Glass Hotel
Emily St. John Mandel, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525521143

50. That Old Country Music
Kevin Barry, Doubleday, $23.95, 9780385540339

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending January 24, 2021

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

17. You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey
Amber Ruffin, Lacey Lamar, Grand Central, $28.00, 9781538719367

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

19. Dessert Person
Claire Saffitz, Clarkson Potter, $35.00, 9781984826961

20. The Answer Is . . .
Alex Trebek, S&S, $26.00, 9781982157999

21. Mediocre
Ijeoma Oluo, Seal Press, $28.00, 9781580059510

22. Our Time Is Now
Stacey Abrams, Holt, $27.99, 9781250257703

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

24. Educated
Tara Westover, Random House, $28.00, 9780399590504

25. A Wealth of Pigeons
Steve Martin, Harry Bliss (Illus.), Celadon Books, $28.00, 9781250262899

26. The Book of Delights
Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $23.95, 9781616207922

27. Bag Man
Rachel Maddow, Michael Yarvitz, Crown, $28.00, 9780593136683

28. Evil Geniuses
Kurt Andersen, Random House, $30.00, 9781984801340

29. Braiding Sweetgrass
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $35.00, 9781571311771

30. Half Baked Harvest Super Simple
Tieghan Gerard, Clarkson Potter, $29.99, 9780525577072

31. Accidentally Wes Anderson
Wally Koval, Voracious, $35.00, 9780316492737

32. Exercised
Daniel Lieberman, Pantheon, $29.95, 9781524746988

33. Kill Switch
Adam Jentleson, Liveright, $26.95, 9781631497773

34. Hood Feminism
Mikki Kendall, Viking, $26.00, 9780525560548

35. The 99% Invisible City
Roman Mars, Kurt Kohlstedt, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $30.00, 9780358126607

36. Solutions and Other Problems
Allie Brosh, Gallery Books, $30.00, 9781982156947

37. Joe Biden
Evan Osnos, Scribner, $23.00, 9781982174026

38. Kamala's Way
Dan Morain, S&S, $28.00, 9781982175764

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

40. Bravey
Alexi Pappas, The Dial Press, $27.00, 9781984801128

41. First Principles
Thomas E. Ricks, Harper, $29.99, 9780062997456

42. Shakespeare in a Divided America
James Shapiro, Penguin Press, $27.00, 9780525522294

43. Ottolenghi Flavor
Yotam Ottolenghi, et al., Ten Speed Press, $35.00, 9780399581755

44. Black Futures
Kimberly Drew, Jenna Wortham, One World, $40.00, 9780399181139

45. Hidden Valley Road
Robert Kolker, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385543767

46. Saving Freedom
Joe Scarborough, Harper, $29.99, 9780062950499

47. Pappyland
Wright Thompson, Penguin Press, $27.00, 9780735221253

48. The Flavor Equation
Nik Sharma, Chronicle Books, $35.00, 9781452182698

49. Me and White Supremacy
Layla Saad, Sourcebooks, $25.99, 9781728209807

50. Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $26.00, 9780812993547

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending January 24, 2021

11. Neuromancer
William Gibson, Ace, $8.99, 9780441569595

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

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

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

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

16. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Perigee, $11.00, 9780399501487

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

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

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

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

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

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

23. Go Tell It on the Mountain
James Baldwin, Vintage, $7.99, 9780345806543

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

25. Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $8.99, 9781250318541

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

27. Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck, Penguin, $12.00, 9780140177398

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

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

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

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

32. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ken Kesey, Signet, $9.99, 9780451163967

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

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

35. Still Life
Louise Penny, St. Martin's, $7.99, 9781250068736

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

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

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

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

40. Red Mars
Kim Stanley Robinson, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553560732

41. Children of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098240

42. The Martian Chronicles
Ray Bradbury, S&S, $7.99, 9781451678192

43. The Lost and Found Bookshop
Susan Wiggs, Avon, $9.99, 9780062914125

44. Little Women
Louisa May Alcott, Signet, $6.99, 9780593198025

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

46. Macbeth
William Shakespeare, S&S, $6.99, 9780743477109

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

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

49. Why We Can't Wait
Martin Luther King, Jr., Signet, $9.99, 9780451527530

50. The Fellowship of the Ring
J.R.R. Tolkien, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345339706

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