May 4, 2022

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for May 4, 2022
Based on sales for the week ending May 1, 2022
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.
1/48
2. Klara and the Sun
Kazuo Ishiguro, Vintage, $16.95, 9780593311295
Ishiguro offers a look at our changing world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator, and one that explores the fundamental question: What does it mean to love?
3/9
3. Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens, Putnam, $18.00, 9780735219106
Where the Crawdads Sing is at once an exquisite ode to the natural world, a heartbreaking coming-of-age story, and a surprising tale of possible murder.
4/53
4. 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.
2/23
5. 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.
5/87
6. Verity
Colleen Hoover, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538724736
A sensational psychological thriller by the bestselling author of It Ends with Us.
6/12
7. 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.
7/107
8. The Paper Palace
Miranda Cowley Heller, Riverhead Books, $18.00, 9780593329832
In the course of a single day on Cape Cod, one woman must make a life-changing decision that has been brewing for decades.
8/2
9. Oh William!- Debut
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $18.00, 9780812989441
Pulitzer Prize-winner Elizabeth Strout explores the mysteries of marriage and the secrets we keep, as a former couple reckons with where they've come from—and what they've left behind.
/1
10. 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.
10/68
11. The Lost Apothecary
Sarah Penner, Park Row, $17.99, 9780778311973
Penner's debut novel is a subversive and intoxicating story of secrets, vengeance, and the remarkable ways women can save each other despite the barrier of time.
14/10
12. People We Meet on Vacation
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806758
Henry's sparkling new novel will leave you with the warm, hazy afterglow usually reserved for the best vacations. A May 2021 Indie Next Pick.
9/47
13. The Love Hypothesis
Ali Hazelwood, Berkley, $16.00, 9780593336823
When a fake relationship between scientists meets the irresistible force of attraction, it throws one woman's carefully calculated theories on love into chaos. A September 2021 Indie Next Pick.
12/16
14. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong, Penguin, $17.00, 9780525562047
Vuong's debut novel is a shattering portrait of a family, a first love, and the redemptive power of storytelling.
13/19
15. Great Circle
Maggie Shipstead, Vintage, $18.00, 9781984897701
An unforgettable novel about a daredevil female aviator determined to chart her own course in life at any cost.
11/4


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for May 4, 2022
Based on sales for the week ending May 1, 2022
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: 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.
1/125
2. 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.
2/83
3. All About Love: New Visions
bell hooks, Morrow, $15.99, 9780060959470
All About Love is a revelation about what causes a polarized society and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering.
4/26
4. Maus I: A Survivor's Tale
Art Spiegelman, Pantheon, $16.95, 9780394747231
A brutally moving work of art--widely hailed as the greatest graphic novel ever written—Maus recounts the chilling experiences of the author's father during the Holocaust.
3/14
5. A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
George Saunders, Random House, $18.99, 9781984856036
Saunders' book is a literary master class on what makes great stories work and what they can tell us about ourselves—and our world today.
6/3
6. The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
Erik Larson, Crown, $20.00, 9780385348737
Larson's fresh and compelling portrait of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz.
5/11
7. Educated: A Memoir (An Indies Introduce Title)
Tara Westover, Random House, $18.99, 9780399590528
Westover's unforgettable memoir about growing up, being kept out of school, leaving her survivalist family, and going on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University.
8/12
8. Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted
Suleika Jaouad, Random House, $18.00, 9780399588600
A searing, deeply moving memoir of illness and recovery that traces one young woman's journey from diagnosis to remission and, ultimately, a road trip of healing and self-discovery.
7/9
9. 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.
9/55
10. The Premonition: A Pandemic Story
Michael Lewis, Norton, $17.95, 9781324035534
Michael Lewis's taut nonfiction thriller pits a band of medical visionaries against what was the official response of the Trump administration to the outbreak of COVID-19.
11/4
11. Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316299220
Gladwell offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers—and why they often go wrong.
12/30
12. Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
Art Spiegelman, Pantheon, $16.95, 9780679729778
The second installment of the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel recounting the chilling experiences of the author's father during the Holocaust.
10/13
13. All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake
Tiya Miles, Random House, $18.99, 9781984855015
All That She Carried is a poignant story of resilience and of love passed down through generations of women against steep odds. Winner of a 2021 National Book Award.
14/13
14. The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World
Matt Kracht, Chronicle Books, $15.95, 9781797212272
A must-have sequel to the bestselling parody book The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America.
/15
15. Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths
Natalie Haynes, Harper Perennial, $17.99, 9780063139466
A fascinating, eye-opening take on the remarkable women at the heart of classical stories of Greek mythology, from Helen of Troy to Pandora and the Amazons to Medea.
/4
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16. Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
Timothy Snyder, Basic Books, $22.99, 9781541600065
By the bestselling author of On Tyranny, a history of Hitler's and Stalin's politics of mass killing, explaining why Ukraine has been at the center of Western history for the last century.
 


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for May 4, 2022
Based on sales for the week ending May 1, 2022
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Sea of Tranquility
Emily St. John Mandel, Knopf, $25.00, 9780593321447
Emily St. John Mandel returns with a novel of art, time, love, and plague—unfurling a story of humanity across centuries and space. The #1 Indie Next Pick for April 2022.
1/4
2. Time Is a Mother
Ocean Vuong, Penguin Press, $24.00, 9780593300237
The highly anticipated collection of poems from the award-winning writer Ocean Vuong is an April 2022 Indie Next Pick.
2/4
3. The Candy House
Jennifer Egan, Scribner, $28.00, 9781476716763
Jennifer Egan's novel is an electrifying, deeply moving novel about the quest for authenticity and meaning in a world where memories and identities are no longer private. An April 2022 Indie Next Pick.
3/4
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.
6/4
5. The Paris Apartment
Lucy Foley, Morrow, $28.99, 9780063003057
Foley's new novel is a mystery set in a Paris apartment building in which every resident has something to hide. A March 2022 Indie Next Pick.
4/10
6. 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.
9/78
7. City on Fire- Debut
Don Winslow, Morrow, $28.99, 9780062851192
Winslow's latest, the first novel in an epic new trilogy, is a May 2022 Indie Next Pick.
/1
8. French Braid
Anne Tyler, Knopf, $27.00, 9780593321096
A stirring, uncannily insightful novel of tremendous warmth and humor that illuminates the kindnesses and cruelties of our daily lives. An April 2022 Indie Next Pick.
5/6
9. The Diamond Eye
Kate Quinn, Morrow, $27.99, 9780062943514
Based on a true story, The Diamond Eye is a haunting novel of heroism born of desperation, of a mother who became a soldier, of a woman who found her place in the world and changed the course of history.
11/5
10. The Lincoln Highway
Amor Towles, Viking, $30.00, 9780735222359
Towles' stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s America is an October 2021 Indie Next Pick.
7/30
11. The Good Left Undone- Debut
Adriana Trigiani, Dutton, $28.00, 9780593183328
A lush, immersive novel about three generations of Tuscan artisans with one remarkable secret.
/1
12. Cloud Cuckoo Land
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $30.00, 9781982168438
A beautiful and redemptive novel about stewardship—of the book, of the Earth, of the human heart. The #1 Indie Next Pick for October 2021.
10/31
13. One Italian Summer
Rebecca Serle, Atria, $27.00, 9781982166793
A powerful novel about the transformational love between mothers and daughters set on the breathtaking Amalfi Coast. The #1 Indie Next Pick for March 2022.
12/9
14. Nettle & Bone- Debut
T. Kingfisher, Tor, $25.99, 9781250244048
T. Kingfisher's original and subversive fantasy adventure is a May 2022 Indie Next Pick.
/1
15. Run, Rose, Run
James Patterson, Dolly Parton, Little, Brown, $30.00, 9780759554344
From James Patterson and Dolly Parton comes a thriller about a young singer-songwriter on the rise and on the run, and determined to do whatever it takes to survive.
15/8


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for May 4, 2022
Based on sales for the week ending May 1, 2022
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
Brené Brown, Random House, $30.00, 9780399592553
Brown takes us on a journey through 87 of the emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human.
1/22
2. 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.
2/54
3. Finding Me: A Memoir- Debut
Viola Davis, HarperOne, $28.99, 9780063037328
In Finding Me, you will meet a little girl named Viola who ran from her past until she made a life-changing decision to stop running forever.
/1
4. 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.
7/113
5. Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath
Bill Browder, Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781982153281
Browder's new book chronicles how he became Vladimir Putin's number one enemy by exposing Putin's campaign to steal and launder hundreds of billions of dollars and kill anyone who stands in his way.
3/3
6. How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth- Debut
The Moth, Meg Bowles, Catherine Burns, Jenifer Hixson, Sarah Austin Jenness, Kate Tellers, Crown, $28.00, 9780593139004
The definitive guide to telling an unforgettable story in any setting, drawing on 25 years of experience from the storytelling experts at The Moth.
/1
7. The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor—the Truth and the Turmoil- Debut
Tina Brown, Crown, $35.00, 9780593138090
Stylish and witty, The Palace Papers will change how the world perceives and undersstands the British royal family.
/1
8. Half Baked Harvest Every Day: Recipes for Balanced, Flexible, Feel-Good Meals
Tieghan Gerard, Clarkson Potter, $29.99, 9780593232552
More than 120 all-new, soul-satisfying recipes with a focus on feeling good from the bestselling author of Half Baked Harvest Super Simple.
4/5
9. Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole
Susan Cain, Crown, $28.00, 9780451499783
The author of the bestseller Quiet reveals the power of a bittersweet outlook on life, and why we've been so blind to its value.
8/4
10. Hello, Molly!: A Memoir
Molly Shannon, Sean Wilsey, Ecco, $27.99, 9780063056237
A candid, compulsively readable, hilarious, and heartbreaking memoir of resilience and redemption by comedic genius Molly Shannon.
9/3
11. I'll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood- Debut
Jessi Klein, Harper, $26.99, 9780062981592
The eagerly anticipated second essay collection by the bestselling author of You'll Grow Out of It.
/1
12. 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.
6/18
13. Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases- Debut
Paul Holes, Celadon Books, $28.99, 9781250622792
This memoir by the detective who found the Golden State Killer is a May 2022 Indie Next Pick.
/1
14. The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times Magazine, One World, $38.00, 9780593230572
This is a book that speaks directly to our current moment, contextualizing the systems of race and caste within which we operate today. It reveals long-glossed-over truths around our nation's founding and construction—and the way that the legacy of slavery did not end with emancipation, but continues to shape contemporary American life.
5/24
15. Write for Your Life
Anna Quindlen, Random House, $26.00, 9780593229835
Bestselling author Anna Quindlen shows us how anyone can write, and why everyone should.
14/3


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for May 4, 2022
Based on sales for the week ending May 1, 2022
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  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593438367
1/128
2. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
2/304
3. Bridgerton: The Duke and I
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063078697
3/30
4. The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9780765365279
4/40
5. Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342
/77
6. Dune Messiah
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233
6/70
7. The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
/30
8. Better Off Dead- Debut
Lee Child, Andrew Child, Dell, $9.99, 9781984818539
/1
9. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741
/105
10. American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110
/40


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Early & Middle Grade Readers



Bestseller List for May 4, 2022
Based on sales for the week ending May 1, 2022
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  Early & Middle Grade Readers  
1. Witchlings
Claribel A. Ortega, Scholastic Press, $17.99, 9781338745528
 
2. The Ogress and the Orphans
Kelly Barnhill, Algonquin Young Readers, $19.95, 9781643750743
 
3. The Last Cuentista
Donna Barba Higuera, Levine Querido, $18.99, 9781646140893
 
4. Realm of the Blue Mist: A Graphic Novel (The Rema Chronicles #1)
Amy Kim Kibuishi, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338115130
 
5. Wingbearer
Marjorie Liu, Teny Issakhanian (Illus.), Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062741158
 
6. Smile: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264
 
7. The Aquanaut: A Graphic Novel
Dan Santat, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545497619
 
8. New from Here
Kelly Yang, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9781534488304
 
9. Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon)
Scholastic, $14.99, 9781338714128
 
10. A Wolf Called Wander
Rosanne Parry, Greenwillow Books, $7.99, 9780062895943
 
11. The Last Mapmaker- Debut
Christina Soontornvat, Candlewick, $17.99, 9781536204957
 
12. Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories
Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $14.99, 9781419756979
 
13. Guts: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500
 
14. Once Upon a Tim
Stuart Gibbs, Stacy Curtis (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534499256
 
15. New Kid
Jerry Craft, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062691194
 


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Young Adult



Bestseller List for May 4, 2022
Based on sales for the week ending May 1, 2022
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  Young Adult  
1. Gallant
V.E. Schwab, Greenwillow Books, $18.99, 9780062835772
 
2. The Girl from the Sea: A Graphic Novel
Molly Knox Ostertag, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338540574
 
3. Firekeeper's Daughter
Angeline Boulley, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $18.99, 9781250766564
 
4. They Both Die at the End
Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062457806
 
5. Hotel Magnifique
Emily J. Taylor, Razorbill, $18.99, 9780593404515
 
6. She Gets the Girl
Rachael Lippincott, Alyson Derrick, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781534493797
 
7. Iron Widow
Xiran Jay Zhao, Penguin Teen, $17.99, 9780735269934
 
8. Anatomy: A Love Story
Dana Schwartz, Wednesday Books, $18.99, 9781250774156
 
9. Legendborn (An Indies Introduce Title)
Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $13.99, 9781534441613
 
10. We Were Liars
E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279
 
11. Ain't Burned All the Bright
Jason Reynolds, Jason Griffin (Illus.), Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, $19.99, 9781534439467
 
12. One of Us Is Lying
Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99, 9781524714680
 
13. All My Rage
Sabaa Tahir, Razorbill, $19.99, 9780593202340
 
14. A Magic Steeped in Poison (The Book of Tea #1) (An Indies Introduce Title)
Judy I. Lin, Feiwel & Friends, $18.99, 9781250767080
 
15. I Must Betray You
Ruta Sepetys, Philomel Books, $18.99, 9781984836038
 


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for May 4, 2022
Based on sales for the week ending May 1, 2022
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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. Knight Owl
Christopher Denise, Christy Ottaviano Books, $17.99, 9780399226908
 
4. Perfectly Pegasus
Jessie Sima, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9781534497177
 
5. Nana Loves You More
Jimmy Fallon, Miguel Ordóñez (Illus.), Feiwel & Friends, $17.99, 9781250823946
 
6. Pretty Perfect Kitty-Corn
Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Abrams, $18.99, 9781419750939
 
7. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $19.95, 9780060254926
 
8. I'm Not Scared, You're Scared!
Seth Meyers, Rob Sayegh, Jr. (Illus.), Flamingo Books, $18.99, 9780593352373
 
9. Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $18.99, 9780679805274
 
10. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035
 
11. Book of Questions- Debut
Pablo Neruda, Paloma Valdivia (Illus.), Sara Lissa Paulson (Transl.), Enchanted Lion Books, $22.95, 9781592703227
 
12. Aaron Slater, Illustrator
Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams, $18.99, 9781419753961
 
13. Woodland Dance!
Sandra Boynton, Workman, $7.95, 9781523514687
 
14. Disney Encanto Little Golden Book
Naibe Reynoso (Adapt.), Alejandro Mesa (Illus.), Golden Books/Disney, $5.99, 9780736442350
 
15. Dragons Love Tacos
Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $18.99, 9780803736801
 


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for May 4, 2022
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  Children's Series  
1. Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback)
Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic
 
2. Heartstopper (hardcover and paperback)
Alice Oseman, Graphix
 
3. Cat Kid Comic Club (hardcover)
Dav Pilkey, Graphix
 
4. The Bad Guys (paperback)
Aaron Blabey, Scholastic
 
5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
 
6. Elephant and Piggie (hardcover)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
 
7. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
 
8. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers
 
9. Baby-Sitters Club Graphix (hardcover and paperback)
Ann M. Martin, Gabriela Epstein (Illus.), Scholastic
 
10. The Princess in Black (hardcover and paperback)
Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Candlewick
 


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Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 1, 2022

16. The Paris Library
Janet Skeslien Charles, Atria, $17.99, 9781982134204

17. The Vanishing Half
Brit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $18.00, 9780525536963

18. The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman, Penguin, $17.00, 9781984880987

19. First Person Singular: Stories
Haruki Murakami, Vintage, $17.00, 9780593311189

20. The Guncle
Steven Rowley, G.P. Putnam's Sons, $17.00, 9780525542308

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

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

23. Beach Read
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806734

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

25. A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $18.00, 9781635575569

26. Reminders of Him
Colleen Hoover, Montlake, $15.95, 9781542025607

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

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

29. Pachinko
Min Jin Lee, Grand Central, $17.99, 9781455563920

30. The Music of Bees
Eileen Garvin, Dutton, $17.00, 9780593183939

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

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

33. The Night Watchman
Louise Erdrich, Harper Perennial, $18.00, 9780062671196

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

35. Station Eleven
Emily St. John Mandel, Vintage, $16.95, 9780804172448

36. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $18.00, 9780593438374

37. While Justice Sleeps
Stacey Abrams, Anchor, $17.00, 9780593310939

38. We Begin at the End
Chris Whitaker, Holt Paperbacks, $17.99, 9781250759689

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

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

41. A Visit From the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan, Anchor, $17.00, 9780307477477

42. Piranesi
Susanna Clarke, Bloomsbury Publishing, $17.00, 9781635577808

43. Whereabouts
Jhumpa Lahiri, Vintage, $16.00, 9780593312087

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

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

46. Ariadne
Jennifer Saint, Flatiron Books, $17.99, 9781250773593

47. The Anomaly
Hervé Le Tellier, Other Press, $16.99, 9781635421699

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

49. Devotions
Mary Oliver, Penguin, $20.00, 9780399563263

50. Part of Your World
Abby Jimenez, Forever, $15.99, 9781538704370

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 1, 2022

16. Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
Timothy Snyder, Basic Books, $22.99, 9781541600065

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

18. The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310

19. Hell and Other Destinations: A 21st-Century Memoir
Madeleine Albright, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780062802279

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

21. Forest Walking: Discovering the Trees and Woodlands of North America
Peter Wohlleben, Jane Billinghurst, Greystone Books, $18.95, 9781771643313

22. The Best of Me
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316242400

23. Broken Horses: A Memoir
Brandi Carlile, Crown, $18.00, 9780593237267

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

25. The Unreasonable Virtue of Fly Fishing
Mark Kurlansky, Bloomsbury Publishing, $18.00, 9781635578751

26. Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays
Joan Didion, FSG, $17.00, 9780374531386

27. The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine
Serhii Plokhy, Basic Books, $19.99, 9781541675643

28. How to Forage for Mushrooms without Dying: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Identifying 29 Wild, Edible Mushrooms
Frank Hyman, Storey Publishing, $16.95, 9781635863321

29. Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
Mikki Kendall, Penguin, $16.00, 9780525560562

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

31. Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life
Emily Nagoski, Simon & Schuster, $18.00, 9781982165314

32. Red Notice
Bill Browder, Simon & Schuster, $18.00, 9781476755748

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

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

35. Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future
Elizabeth Kolbert, Crown, $17.00, 9780593136287

36. The White Album: Essays
Joan Didion, FSG, $17.00, 9780374532079

37. The Gifts of Imperfection: 10th Anniversary Edition
Brené Brown, Hazelden Publishing, $16.95, 9781616499600

38. The Barbizon: The Hotel That Set Women Free
Paulina Bren, Simon & Schuster, $18.99, 9781982123901

39. Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Oregon State University Press, $18.95, 9780870714993

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

41. Come Fly The World: The Jet-Age Story of the Women of Pan Am
Julia Cooke, Mariner Books, $16.99, 9780358699187

42. The Coasts of California
Obi Kaufmann, Heyday Books, $55.00, 9781597145510

43. Quiet
Susan Cain, Broadway, $18.00, 9780307352156

44. Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative
Melissa Febos, Catapult, $16.95, 9781646220854

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

46. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
Richard Rothstein, Liveright, $17.95, 9781631494536

47. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson, Vintage, $16.00, 9780375725609

48. The Woman They Could Not Silence: The Shocking Story of a Woman Who Dared to Fight Back
Kate Moore, Sourcebooks, $16.99, 9781728242576

49. An Atlas of Extinct Countries
Gideon Defoe, Europa Compass, $17.95, 9781609457662

50. Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
Patrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $16.95, 9780307279286

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 1, 2022

16. The Atlas Six
Olivie Blake, Tor, $25.99, 9781250854513

17. Call Us What We Carry: Poems
Amanda Gorman, Viking, $24.99, 9780593465066

18. The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer
Janelle Monáe, Harper Voyager, $28.99, 9780063070875

19. Fevered Star
Rebecca Roanhorse, Gallery/Saga Press, $27.99, 9781534437739

20. The Maid
Nita Prose, Ballantine, $27.00, 9780593356159

21. Kaikeyi
Vaishnavi Patel, Redhook, $28.00, 9780759557338

22. The Sentence
Louise Erdrich, Harper, $28.99, 9780062671127

23. Young Mungo
Douglas Stuart, Grove Press, $27.00, 9780802159557

24. Violeta
Isabel Allende, Ballantine, $28.00, 9780593496206

25. True Biz
Sara Novic, Random House, $28.00, 9780593241509

26. Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $28.99, 9780593135204

27. The Swimmers
Julie Otsuka, Knopf, $23.00, 9780593321331

28. Dream Town
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $29.00, 9781538719770

29. Spear
Nicola Griffith, Tordotcom, $19.99, 9781250819321

30. Take My Hand
Dolen Perkins-Valdez, Berkley, $27.00, 9780593337691

31. Marrying the Ketchups
Jennifer Close, Knopf, $28.00, 9780525658870

32. Under the Whispering Door
TJ Klune, Tor, $26.99, 9781250217349

33. Devil House
John Darnielle, MCD, $28.00, 9780374212230

34. Memphis
Tara M. Stringfellow, The Dial Press, $27.00, 9780593230480

35. Pure Colour
Sheila Heti, FSG, $26.00, 9780374603946

36. The Personal Librarian
Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray, Berkley, $27.00, 9780593101537

37. The Books of Jacob
Olga Tokarczuk, Jennifer Croft (Transl.), Riverhead Books, $35.00, 9780593087480

38. The Cartographers
Peng Shepherd, Morrow, $27.99, 9780062910691

39. Unlikely Animals
Annie Hartnett, Ballantine Books, $28.00, 9780593160220

40. House of Sky and Breath
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $28.00, 9781635574074

41. Disorientation
Elaine Hsieh Chou, Penguin Press, $28.00, 9780593298350

42. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V.E. Schwab, Tor, $26.99, 9780765387561

43. Search
Michelle Huneven, Penguin Press, $27.00, 9780593300053

44. The Investigator
John Sandford, Putnam, $29.00, 9780593328682

45. A Sunlit Weapon
Jacqueline Winspear, Harper, $27.99, 9780063142268

46. The Kaiju Preservation Society
John Scalzi, Tor, $26.99, 9780765389121

47. Matrix
Lauren Groff, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9781594634499

48. The School for Good Mothers
Jessamine Chan, Simon & Schuster, $27.00, 9781982156121

49. To Paradise
Hanya Yanagihara, Doubleday, $32.50, 9780385547932

50. Love & Saffron
Kim Fay, Putnam, $24.00, 9780593419335

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 1, 2022

16. Taste: My Life Through Food
Stanley Tucci, Gallery Books, $28.00, 9781982168018

17. The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
Dave Grohl, Dey Street Books, $29.99, 9780063076099

18. The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale
Art Spiegelman, Pantheon, $35.00, 9780679406419

19. The Wok: Recipes and Techniques
J. Kenji López-Alt, Norton, $50.00, 9780393541212

20. The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
David Graeber, David Wengrow, FSG, $35.00, 9780374157357

21. Left on Tenth: A Second Chance at Life: A Memoir
Delia Ephron, Little, Brown, $29.00, 9780316267656

22. These Precious Days: Essays
Ann Patchett, Harper, $26.99, 9780063092785

23. Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor
Kim Kelly, Atria/One Signal Publishers, $28.00, 9781982171056

24. The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life
A.J. Jacobs, Crown, $28.00, 9780593136713

25. The Nineties: A Book
Chuck Klosterman, Penguin Press, $28.00, 9780735217959

26. Korean American: Food That Tastes Like Home
Eric Kim, Clarkson Potter, $32.50, 9780593233498

27. Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives
Mary Laura Philpott, Atria Books, $27.00, 9781982160784

28. Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism
Amanda Montell, Harper Wave, $27.99, 9780062993151

29. The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
John Koenig, Simon & Schuster, $19.99, 9781501153648

30. How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question
Michael Schur, Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781982159313

31. Untamed
Glennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28.00, 9781984801258

32. Things to Look Forward To
Sophie Blackall, Chronicle Books, $22.95, 9781797214481

33. Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation
Hannah Gadsby, Ballantine Books, $28.00, 9781984819789

34. Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside
Nick Offerman, Dutton, $28.00, 9781101984697

35. Lessons From The Edge: A Memoir
Marie Yovanovitch, Mariner Books, $30.00, 9780358457541

36. Playing with Myself
Randy Rainbow, St. Martin's Press, $28.99, 9781250276254

37. Every Good Boy Does Fine: A Love Story, in Music Lessons
Jeremy Denk, Random House, $28.99, 9780812995985

38. How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing
LPC Davis, KC, S&S/Simon Element, $22.00, 9781668002841

39. In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss
Amy Bloom, Random House, $27.00, 9780593243947

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

41. The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times
Jane Goodall, Douglas Abrams, Gail Hudson, Celadon Books, $28.00, 9781250784094

42. Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Oliver Burkeman, FSG, $27.00, 9780374159122

43. Good Eats: The Final Years
Alton Brown, Abrams, $40.00, 9781419753527

44. The Mothers and Daughters of the Bible Speak: Lessons on Faith from Nine Biblical Families
Shannon Bream, Broadside Books, $26.99, 9780063225886

45. In Praise of Good Bookstores
Jeff Deutsch, Princeton University Press, $19.95, 9780691207766

46. Riverman: An American Odyssey
Ben McGrath, Knopf, $29.00, 9780451494009

47. I Dream of Dinner (so You Don't Have To): Low-Effort, High-Reward Recipesk
Ali Slagle, Clarkson Potter, $29.99, 9780593232514

48. Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama: A Memoir
Bob Odenkirk, Random House, $28.00, 9780399180514

49. Welcome to the Universe in 3D: A Visual Tour
Neil Degrasse Tyson, et al., Princeton University Press, $24.95, 9780691194073

50. Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
Suzanne Simard, Knopf, $28.95, 9780525656098

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending May 1, 2022

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

12. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $11.00, 9780399501487

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

14. Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9781250318541

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

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

17. Bridgerton: The Viscount Who Loved Me
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063139503

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

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

20. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345514400

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

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

23. Bridgerton: To Sir Phillip, with Love
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063140639

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

25. Shadow Fire
Christine Feehan, Berkley, $8.99, 9780593439128

26. Bridgerton: An Offer From a Gentleman
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063139510

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

34. The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcom X, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345350688

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

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

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

38. The Slow Regard of Silent Things
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756411329

39. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Quentin Tarantino, Harper Perennial, $9.99, 9780063112520

40. Heretics of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098264

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

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

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

44. The Lord of the Rings:The Fellowship of the Ring
J.R.R. Tolkien, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345339706

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

46. Midnight Riot
Ben Aaronovitch, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345524256

47. The Great Hunt
Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251480

48. Murder on the Orient Express
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062693662

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

50. The Illustrated Man
Ray Bradbury, S&S, $9.99, 9781451678185

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