May 31, 2023

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for May 31, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending May 28, 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. Trust
Hernan Diaz, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780593420324
Diaz's book is an unparalleled novel about money, power, intimacy, and perception. A May 2022 Indie Next Pick and a winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
2/4
2. The Midnight Library
Matt Haig, Penguin, $18.00, 9780525559498
Haig's book is a dazzling novel about all the choices that go into a life well lived.
1/3
3. 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.
3/104
4. Meet Me at the Lake
Carley Fortune, Berkley, $18.00, 9780593438558
A random connection sends two strangers on a daylong adventure where they make a promise one keeps and the other breaks, with life-changing effects. A May 2023 Indie Next Pick.
4/4
5. The Last Thing He Told Me
Laura Dave, S&S/Marysue Rucci Books, $17.99, 9781501171352
Dave's novel is a gripping mystery about a woman who thinks she's found the love of her life—until he disappears.
5/10
6. 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.
6/37
7. 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.
7/78
8. When Women Were Dragons
Kelly Barnhill, Anchor, $17.00, 9780593466575
A rollicking feminist tale set in 1950s America where thousands of women have spontaneously transformed into dragons, exploding notions of a woman's place in the world and expanding minds about accepting others for who they really are.
9/2
9. Circe
Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $18.99, 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.
14/161
10. Daisy Jones & The Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $17.00, 9780593598429
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.
8/41
11. Beach Read
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806734
Henry's novel about a romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut is a June 2020 Indie Next Pick.
/45
12. This Is How You Lose the Time War
Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone, Gallery/Saga Press, $16.99, 9781534430990
An enthralling, romantic novel spanning time and space about two time-traveling rivals who fall in love and must change the past to ensure their future.
/2
13. 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.
10/143
14. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V. E. Schwab, Tor, $19.99, 9780765387578
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.
11/7
15. This Time Tomorrow- Debut
Emma Straub, Riverhead Books, $18.00, 9780525539018
With her celebrated humor, insight, and heart, Emma Straub offers her own twist on traditional time travel tropes and a different kind of love story.
/1
 
     

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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for May 31, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending May 28, 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. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
David Grann, Vintage, $17.00, 9780307742483
Grann's twisting and haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history.
3/97
2. Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
Michelle Zauner, Vintage, $17.00, 9781984898951
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.
1/9
3. Quietly Hostile: Essays
Samantha Irby, Vintage, $17.00, 9780593315699
In her hilarious new essay collection, Samantha Irby invites us to share in the gory particulars of her real life, all that festers behind the glitter and glam.
2/2
4. 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.
4/181
5. 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.
5/82
6. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin, $19.00, 9780143127741
van der Kolk transforms our understanding of trauma and offers a bold new paradigm for healing.
6/139
7. The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
David Graeber, David Wengrow, Picador, $25.00, 9781250858801
The Dawn of Everything fundamentally transforms our understanding of the human past and offers a path toward imagining new forms of freedom and new ways of organizing society.
7/8
8. How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth
The Moth, Meg Bowles, Catherine Burns, Jenifer Hixson, Sarah Austin Jenness, Kate Tellers, Crown, $18.00, 9780593139028
The definitive guide to telling an unforgettable story in any setting, drawing on 25 years of experience from the storytelling experts at The Moth.
9/5
9. The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
John Green, Dutton, $18.00, 9780525555247
A deeply moving collection of personal essays by the bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars and Turtles All the Way Down.
12/10
10. 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.
10/21
11. The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781452174037
Perfect for the anti-aviary or bird fanatic with a sense of humor, this snarky illustrated handbook is equal parts profane, funny, and—let's face it—true.
8/18
12. River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile- Debut
Candice Millard, Anchor, $18.00, 9780525435648
Millard's book tells the harrowing story of one of the great feats of exploration of all time and its complicated legacy.
/1
13. Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $20.00, 9780593230275
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.
11/15
14. 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.
14/203
15. Tiny Beautiful Things (10th Anniversary Edition): Advice from Dear Sugar
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $17.00, 9780593685211
An anniversary edition of the bestselling collection of "Dear Sugar" advice columns by the author of Wild--featuring a new preface and six additional columns.
/8
 
     

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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for May 31, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending May 28, 2023
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Covenant of Water
Abraham Verghese, Grove Press, $32.00, 9780802162175
Verghese's new novel is a stunning and magisterial epic of love, faith, and medicine, set in Kerala, South India, following three generations of a family seeking the answers to a strange secret. A May 2023 Indie Next Pick.
2/4
2. Happy Place
Emily Henry, Berkley, $27.00, 9780593441275
Emily Henry's novel about a couple who broke up months ago pretend they're still together for an annual, week-long vacation with their best friends is the #1 Indie Next Pick for May 2023.
1/5
3. 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 and a winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
3/32
4. 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.
4/60
5. Yellowface
R. F. Kuang, Morrow, $30.00, 9780063250833
Yellowface grapples with questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation, as well as the terrifying alienation of social media. R. F. Kuang's novel is timely, razor-sharp, and eminently readable. The #1 Indie Next Pick for June 2023.
5/2
6. 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.
7/46
7. The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece
Tom Hanks, R. Sikoryak (Illus.), Knopf, $32.50, 9780525655596
From the legendary actor comes a graphic novel about the making of a star-studded, multi-million-dollar superhero action film...and the humble comic books that inspired it. Funny, touching, and wonderfully thought-provoking, while also capturing the changes in America and American culture since World War II.
6/3
8. Hello Beautiful
Ann Napolitano, The Dial Press, $28.00, 9780593243732
An exquisite homage to Louisa May Alcott's timeless classic, Little Women, Hello Beautiful is a profoundly moving portrait of what is possible when we choose to love someone not in spite of who they are, but because of it. A March 2023 Indie Next Pick.
8/11
9. The Guest
Emma Cline, Random House, $28.00, 9780812998627
Taut, propulsive, and impossible to look away from, Emma Cline's The Guest is a spellbinding literary achievement. A June 2023 Indie Next Pick.
9/2
10. Remarkably Bright Creatures
Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $29.99, 9780063204157
A charming, witty and compulsively readable exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope that traces a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus. A May 2022 Indie Next Pick.
10/23
11. Rogue Justice- Debut
Stacey Abrams, Doubleday, $29.00, 9780385548328
Stacey Abrams returns with a riveting and intricately plotted thriller, in which a blackmailed federal judge, a secret court and a brazen murder may lead to an unprecedented national crisis.
/1
12. The Postcard
Anne Berest, Tina Kover (Transl.), Europa Editions, $28.00, 9781609458386
Anne Berest's novel is a vivid portrait of twentieth-century Parisian intellectual and artistic life, an enthralling investigation into family secrets, and poignant tale of a Jewish family devastated by the Holocaust and partly restored through the power of storytelling. A May 2023 Indie Next Pick.
12/2
13. The Late Americans- Debut
Brandon Taylor, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780593332337
The Booker Prize finalist and widely acclaimed author of Real Life and Filthy Animals returns with a deeply involving new novel of young men and women at a crossroads. A June 2023 Indie Next Pick.
/1
14. Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374042
Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from bestselling author Rebecca Yarros.
15/4
15. Romantic Comedy
Curtis Sittenfeld, Random House, $28.00, 9780399590948
In her new novel, Curtis Sittenfeld explores the neurosis-inducing and heart-fluttering wonder of love, while slyly dissecting the social rituals of romance and gender relations in the modern age. An April 2023 Indie Next Pick.
13/8
 
     

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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for May 31, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending May 28, 2023
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
David Grann, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385534260
The Wager is a grand tale of human behavior at the extremes told by David Grann, one of our greatest nonfiction writers. A May 2023 Indie Next Pick.
1/6
2. The Creative Act: A Way of Being
Rick Rubin, Penguin Press, $32.00, 9780593652886
From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their creativity, comes a beautifully crafted book many years in the making that offers that same deep wisdom to all of us.
2/19
3. Poverty, by America
Matthew Desmond, Crown, $28.00, 9780593239919
Elegantly written and fiercely argued, this compassionate book gives us new ways of thinking about a morally urgent problem. It also helps us imagine solutions. Desmond builds a startlingly original and ambitious case for ending poverty.
3/10
4. 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.
5/42
5. 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.
4/160
6. 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.
8/65
7. Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Peter Attia, M.D., Bill Gifford, Harmony, $32.00, 9780593236598
A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challenges the conventional medical thinking on aging and reveals a new approach to preventing chronic disease and extending long-term health.
13/9
8. Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs- Debut
Jamie Loftus, Forge Books, $26.99, 9781250847744
Part travelogue, part culinary history, all capitalist critique—comedian Jamie Loftus takes you on a cross-country road trip in the summer of 2021, and reveals what the creation, culture, and class influence of hot dogs says about America now.
/1
9. King: A Life
Jonathan Eig, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $35.00, 9780374279295
In this landmark biography, Jonathan Eig gives us a Martin Luther King Jr. for our times: a deep thinker, a brilliant strategist, and a committed radical who led one of history's greatest movements, and whose demands for racial and economic justice remain as urgent today as they were in his lifetime.
6/2
10. You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir
Maggie Smith, Atria/One Signal Publishers, $28.00, 9781982185855
The bestselling poet and author of Keep Moving offers a lush and heartrending memoir exploring coming of age in your middle age.
7/7
11. Look for Me There: Grieving My Father, Finding Myself
Luke Russert, Harper Horizon, $28.99, 9780785291817
For anyone uncertain about the direction of their life or unsure of how to move forward after a loss, Look for Me There is a poignant reflection that offers encouragement to examine our choices, take risks, and discover our truest selves.
10/2
12. A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
Timothy Egan, Viking, $30.00, 9780735225268
Pulitzer and National Book Award-winning author Timothy Egan tells the riveting story of the Klan's rise to power in the 1920s, the cunning con man who drove that rise, and the woman who stopped them.
9/8
13. On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good- Debut
Elise Loehnen, The Dial Press, $28.00, 9780593243039
A groundbreaking exploration of the ancient rules women unwittingly follow in order to be considered "good", revealing how the Seven Deadly Sins still control and distort our lives and illuminating a path toward a more balanced, spiritually complete way to live.
/1
14. The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man- Debut
David Von Drehle, Simon & Schuster, $26.00, 9781476773926
One of our nation's most prominent writers finds the truth about how to live a long and happy life in the centenarian next door. A June 2023 Indie Next Pick.
/1
15. Stay True: A Memoir
Hua Hsu, Doubleday, $26.00, 9780385547772
From The New Yorker staff writer Hua Hsu, a gripping memoir on friendship, grief, the search for self, and the solace that can be found through art.
/2
 
     

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Mass Market



Bestseller List for May 31, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending May 28, 2023
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  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593438367
1/184
2. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
2/360
3. The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
7/57
4. Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9781250318541
4/60
5. The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365279
3/87
6. Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342
8/128
7. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $12.00, 9780399501487
/71
8. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803
5/69
9. Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $8.99, 9780440180296
6/64
10. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741
/135
 
     

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Early & Middle Grade Readers



Bestseller List for May 31, 2023
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  Early & Middle Grade Readers  
1. From the World of Percy Jackson: The Sun and the Star
Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro, Disney Hyperion, $19.99, 9781368081153
 
2. The One and Only Ruby
Katherine Applegate, Harper, $19.99, 9780063080089
 
3. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Judy Blume, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781665921312
 
4. School Trip: A Graphic Novel
Jerry Craft, Quill Tree Books, $14.99, 9780062885531
 
5. Squished: A Graphic Novel
Megan Wagner Lloyd, Michelle Mee Nutter (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338568936
 
6. The One and Only Bob
Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780062991324
 
7. The Eyes and the Impossible
Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781524764203
 
8. Odder
Katherine Applegate, Charles Santoso (Illus.), Feiwel & Friends, $16.99, 9781250147424
 
9. The Eyes and the Impossible: (Deluxe Wood-Bound Edition)
Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (Illus.), McSweeney's, $28.00, 9781952119453
 
10. Smile: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264
 
11. Drama: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801897
 
12. Swim Team
Johnnie Christmas, HarperAlley, $15.99, 9780063056763
 
13. Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon)
Scholastic, $14.99, 9781338714128
 
14. Hoops: A Graphic Novel
Matt Tavares, Candlewick, $12.99, 9781536231953
 
15. Sisters: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Scholastic, $12.99, 9781338801880
 
 
     


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Young Adult



Bestseller List for May 31, 2023
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  Young Adult  
1. Warrior Girl Unearthed
Angeline Boulley, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $19.99, 9781250766588
 
2. Hell Followed with Us
Andrew Joseph White, Peachtree Teen, $12.99, 9781682635636
 
3. One of Us Is Lying
Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $12.99, 9781524714758
 
4. If He Had Been with Me
Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489
 
5. Solitaire
Alice Oseman, Scholastic Press, $19.99, 9781338863420
 
6. Iron Widow
Xiran Jay Zhao, Tundra Books, $11.99, 9780735269958
 
7. We Were Liars
E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279
 
8. The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich (A Graphic Novel)
Deya Muniz, Little, Brown Ink, $17.99, 9780316538725
 
9. Legendborn (An Indies Introduce Title)
Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $13.99, 9781534441613
 
10. Imogen, Obviously
Becky Albertalli, Balzer + Bray, $19.99, 9780063045873
 
11. Miles Morales Suspended: A Spider-Man Novel
Jason Reynolds, Zeke Peña (Illus.), Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, $19.99, 9781665918466
 
12. Girl in Pieces
Kathleen Glasgow, Ember, $10.99, 9781101934746
 
13. I Must Betray You
Ruta Sepetys, Philomel Books, $12.99, 9781984836045
 
14. Family of Liars
E. Lockhart, Ember, $12.99, 9780593485880
 
15. They Both Die at the End
Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062457806
 
 
     

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Children's Illustrated



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  Children's Illustrated  
1. Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780679805274
 
2. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
 
3. Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography
Wendy Loggia, Elisa Chavarri (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593566718
 
4. Weather Together
Jessie Sima, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781665916981
 
5. Bluey: The Pool
Penguin Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593385685
 
6. Bluey: The Beach
Penguin Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593226094
 
7. Bluey: Camping
Penguin Young Readers, $5.99, 9780593519103
 
8. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908
 
9. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $19.95, 9780060254926
 
10. The Digger and the Butterfly- Debut
Joseph Kuefler, Balzer + Bray, $19.99, 9780063237940
 
11. Bluey: The Creek
Penguin Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593224571
 
12. Hot Dog
Doug Salati, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593308431
 
13. Dragons Love Tacos
Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99, 9780803736801
 
14. Woo Hoo! You're Doing Great!
Sandra Boynton, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780316486798
 
15. Knight Owl
Christopher Denise, Christy Ottaviano Books, $17.99, 9780316310628
 
 
     

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Children's Series



Bestseller List for May 31, 2023
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  Children's Series  
1. Dog Man (hardcover)
Dav Pilkey, Graphix
 
2. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
 
3. Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback)
Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic
 
4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
 
5. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers
 
6. I Survived (hardcover and paperback)
Lauren Tarshis, Álvaro Sarraseca (Illus.), Scholastic
 
7. Spy School (hardcover and paperback)
Stuart Gibbs, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
 
8. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (hardcover and paperback)
Holly Jackson, Ember
 
9. InvestiGators (hardcover)
John Patrick Green, Christopher Hastings, Pat Lewis (Illus.), First Second
 
10. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J. K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
 


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Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 28, 2023

16. The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman, Penguin, $18.00, 9781984880987

17. Sea of Tranquility
Emily St. John Mandel, Vintage, $17.00, 9780593466735

18. The Maid
Nita Prose, Ballantine, $18.00, 9780593356173

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

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

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

22. It Starts with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $17.99, 9781668001226

23. The Paris Apartment
Lucy Foley, Morrow, $18.99, 9780063003064

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

25. The Lincoln Highway
Amor Towles, Penguin, $19.00, 9780735222366

26. The Candy House
Jennifer Egan, Scribner, $17.99, 9781476716770

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

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

29. One Italian Summer
Rebecca Serle, Atria, $17.99, 9781982166809

30. The Four Winds
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $18.99, 9781250178619

31. Legends & Lattes
Travis Baldree, Tor, $17.99, 9781250886088

32. Cloud Cuckoo Land
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $20.00, 9781982168445

33. Never Never
Colleen Hoover, Tarryn Fisher, Canary Street Press, $17.99, 9781335004888

34. Wrong Place Wrong Time
Gillian McAllister, Morrow , $18.99, 9780063252356

35. Either/Or
Elif Batuman, Penguin, $18.00, 9780525557616

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

37. Shrines of Gaiety
Kate Atkinson, Anchor, $17.00, 9780593466322

38. Under the Whispering Door
TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217394

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

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

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

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

43. The Secret History
Donna Tartt, Vintage, $18.00, 9781400031702

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

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

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

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

48. Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
Jesse Q. Sutanto, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593549223

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

50. A Court of Wings and Ruin
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575606

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 28, 2023

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

17. How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question
Michael Schur, Simon & Schuster, $18.99, 9781982159320

18. Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
Merlin Sheldrake, Random House, $18.00, 9780525510321

19. Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care
Mariame Kaba, Kelly Hayes, Haymarket Books, $17.95, 9781642598278

20. Finding Me: A Memoir
Viola Davis, HarperOne, $17.99, 9780063037366

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

22. How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy
Jenny Odell, Melville House, $18.99, 9781612198552

23. Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune
Keith Thomson, Back Bay Books, $19.99, 9780316703635

24. OMFG, BEES!: Bees Are So Amazing and You're About to Find Out Why
Matt Kracht, Chronicle Books, $15.95, 9781797219905

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

26. These Precious Days: Essays
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $18.00, 9780063092792

27. The Book of Delights: Essays
Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $17.99, 9781643753287

28. The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781797212272

29. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99, 9780062316110

30. What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma
Stephanie Foo, Ballantine, $18.00, 9780593238127

31. Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
Suzanne Simard, Vintage, $17.00, 9780525565994

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

33. Life on the Mississippi: An Epic American Adventure
Rinker Buck, Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, $19.99, 9781501106385

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

35. The Nineties: A Book
Chuck Klosterman, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735217966

36. We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland
Fintan O'Toole, Liveright, $20.00, 9781324092872

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

38. There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness: And Other Thoughts on Physics, Philosophy and the World
Carlo Rovelli, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780593192160

39. Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
Art Spiegelman, Pantheon, $16.95, 9780394747231

40. The Soul of an Octopus
Sy Montgomery, Atria, $17.99, 9781451697728

41. Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility
Rebecca Solnit (Ed.), Thelma Young Lutunatabua (Ed.), Haymarket Books, $16.95, 9781642598971

42. Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir
Dolly Alderton, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780062968791

43. Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit
Lyanda Lynn Haupt, Little, Brown Spark, $18.99, 9780316426497

44. How to Focus (Mindfulness Essentials #9)
Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.), Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781952692178

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

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

47. The Artist's Way
Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $19.00, 9780143129257

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

49. Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands
Kelly Lytle Hernández, Norton, $19.95, 9781324064411

50. Riverman: An American Odyssey
Ben McGrath, Vintage, $18.00, 9781101973615

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 28, 2023

16. In the Lives of Puppets
TJ Klune, Tor, $28.99, 9781250217448

17. Horse
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $28.00, 9780399562969

18. Pineapple Street
Jenny Jackson, Pamela Dorman Books, $28.00, 9780593490693

19. Chain-Gang All-Stars
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Pantheon, $27.00, 9780593317334

20. Small Mercies
Dennis Lehane, Harper, $30.00, 9780062129482

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

22. Babel
R. F. Kuang, Harper Voyager, $27.99, 9780063021426

23. I Have Some Questions for You
Rebecca Makkai, Viking, $28.00, 9780593490143

24. Tress of the Emerald Sea
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $29.99, 9781250899651

25. The Secret Book of Flora Lea
Patti Callahan Henry, Atria Books, $28.99, 9781668011836

26. Bad Summer People
Emma Rosenblum, Flatiron Books, $28.99, 9781250887009

27. Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide
Rupert Holmes, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $28.00, 9781451648218

28. Hang the Moon
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $28.00, 9781501117299

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

30. Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club
J. Ryan Stradal, Pamela Dorman Books, $28.00, 9781984881076

31. Fractal Noise
Christopher Paolini, Tor, $28.99, 9781250862488

32. Birnam Wood
Eleanor Catton, FSG, $28.00, 9780374110338

33. The Trackers
Charles Frazier, Ecco, $30.00, 9780062948083

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

35. The True Love Experiment
Christina Lauren, Gallery Books, $27.99, 9781982173432

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

37. Homecoming
Kate Morton, Mariner Books, $32.00, 9780063020894

38. The Ferryman
Justin Cronin, Ballantine Books, $30.00, 9780525619475

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

40. The Lock-Up
John Banville, Hanover Square Press, $30.00, 9781335449634

41. Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
Heather Fawcett, Del Rey, $28.00, 9780593500132

42. Stone Blind
Natalie Haynes, Harper, $30.00, 9780063258396

43. A Day of Fallen Night
Samantha Shannon, Bloomsbury Publishing, $35.00, 9781635577921

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

45. The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
Shannon Chakraborty, Harper Voyager, $32.00, 9780062963505

46. Only the Dead
Jack Carr, Atria/Emily Bestler Books, $29.99, 9781982181697

47. Simply Lies
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $30.00, 9781538750636

48. Identity
Nora Roberts, St. Martin's Press, $30.00, 9781250284112

49. The Lost Journals of Sacajewea
Debra Magpie Earling, Milkweed Editions, $26.00, 9781571311450

50. Swamp Story
Dave Barry, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781982191337

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 28, 2023

16. Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You: A Memoir
Lucinda Williams, Crown, $28.99, 9780593136492

17. The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times
Michelle Obama, Crown, $32.50, 9780593237465

18. Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma
Claire Dederer, Knopf, $28.00, 9780525655114

19. An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Ed Yong, Random House, $30.00, 9780593133231

20. Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age
Katherine May, Riverhead Books, $26.00, 9780593329993

21. Spare
Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, Random House, $36.00, 9780593593806

22. The Language of Trees: A Rewilding of Literature and Landscape
Katie Holten, Tin House Books, $29.95, 9781953534682

23. The Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy)
Admiral William H. McRaven, Grand Central, $25.00, 9781538707944

24. The Story of Art Without Men
Katy Hessel, Norton, $45.00, 9780393881868

25. The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic
Stephen Vladeck, Basic Books, $30.00, 9781541602632

26. Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock
Jenny Odell, Random House, $28.99, 9780593242704

27. Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II
Evan Thomas, Random House, $28.00, 9780399589256

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

29. Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World
Henry Grabar, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9781984881137

30. Walking with Sam: A Father, a Son, and Five Hundred Miles Across Spain
Andrew McCarthy, Grand Central , $28.00, 9781538709207

31. The Daddy Diaries: The Year I Grew Up
Andy Cohen, Henry Holt and Co., $29.99, 9781250890924

32. Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution
Rainn Wilson, Hachette Go, $28.00, 9780306828270

33. It. Goes. So. Fast.: The Year of No Do-Overs
Mary Louise Kelly, Henry Holt and Co., $26.99, 9781250859853

34. Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World
Malcolm Harris, Little, Brown, $36.00, 9780316592031

35. How to Read a Tree: Clues and Patterns from Bark to Leaves
Tristan Gooley, The Experiment, $24.95, 9781615199433

36. Make Your Bed
Admiral William H. McRaven, Grand Central, $20.00, 9781455570249

37. Quantum Supremacy: How the Quantum Computer Revolution Will Change Everything
Michio Kaku, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385548366

38. Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon
Melissa L. Sevigny, Norton , $30.00, 9780393868234

39. Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic
Simon Winchester, Harper, $35.00, 9780063142886

40. Why Fathers Cry at Night: A Memoir in Love Poems, Recipes, Letters, and Remembrances
Kwame Alexander, Little, Brown, $28.00, 9780316417228

41. Sweet Enough: A Dessert Cookbook
Alison Roman, Clarkson Potter, $35.00, 9781984826398

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

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

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

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

46. Be the Bus: The Lost & Profound Wisdom of the Pigeon
Mo Willems, Union Square & Co., $15.99, 9781454948193

47. The World: A Family History of Humanity
Simon Sebag Montefiore, Knopf, $45.00, 9780525659532

48. Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of “Latino”
Héctor Tobar, MCD, $27.00, 9780374609900

49. Holding the Note: Profiles in Popular Music
David Remnick, Knopf, $30.00, 9781400043613

50. Letters to a Young Poet: The Norton Centenary Edition
Rainer Maria Rilke, Norton , $20.00, 9781324050728

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending May 28, 2023

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

19. And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062073488

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

29. Misery
Stephen King, Pocket, $9.99, 9781501156748

30. Carrie
Stephen King, Anchor, $9.99, 9780307743664

31. Guards! Guards!
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225757

32. Rich Dad Poor Dad
Robert T. Kiyosaki, Plata Publishing, $9.99, 9781612681139

33. To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
Christopher Paolini, Tor, $10.99, 9781250786739

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

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

36. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780345535429

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

38. Neverwhere
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062476371

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

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

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

42. Rhythm of War
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9780765365309

43. The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756407919

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

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

46. Interview with the Vampire
Anne Rice, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345337665

47. Bridgerton: Romancing Mister Bridgerton
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063140622

48. Going Postal
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062334978

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

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

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