Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for November 18, 2020
Based on sales for the week ending November 15, 2020
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Trade Paperback Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver- Debut 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. |
/1 |
| 2. |
What Kind of Woman: Poems- Debut Kate Baer, Harper Perennial, $17.00, 9780063008427 A stunning and honest debut poetry collection about the beauty and hardships of being a woman in the world today. |
/1 |
| 3. |
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. |
2/85 |
| 4. |
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. |
1/31 |
| 5. |
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 shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize. |
7/3 |
| 6. |
Olive, Again Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $18.00, 9780812986471 In Olive, Again, Strout continues the story of Olive Kitteridge, the beloved character who has captured the imaginations of millions. |
4/2 |
| 7. |
The Nickel Boys Colson Whitehead, Anchor, $15.95, 9780345804341 Whitehead's masterful and haunting novel about two boys sentenced to a hellish reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida is the winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. |
9/20 |
| 8. |
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. |
5/24 |
| 9. |
The Best American Short Stories 2020 Curtis Sittenfeld, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $16.99, 9781328485373 A very satisfying collection of the year's best short stories. |
3/2 |
| 10. |
The Topeka School Ben Lerner, Picador, $17.00, 9781250758002 Lerner's novel is a tender and expansive family drama set in the American Midwest at the turn of the 21st century. |
10/7 |
| 11. |
A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143110439 Towles' transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel. |
14/80 |
| 12. |
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. |
6/11 |
| 13. |
Homegoing Yaa Gyasi, Vintage, $16.95, 9781101971062 Gyasi's extraordinary novel illuminates slavery's troubled legacy both for those who were taken and those who stayed--and shows how the memory of captivity has been inscribed on the soul of our nation. |
13/39 |
| 14. |
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. |
12/39 |
| 15. |
Girl, Woman, Other Bernardine Evaristo, Grove Press/Black Cat, $17.00, 9780802156983 Girl, Woman, Other is a polyphonic and richly textured social novel of black British history. Co-winner of the 2019 Booker Prize. |
/36 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 16. |
Miss Benson's Beetle Rachel Joyce, Dial Press, $18.00, 9780812996708 An uplifting, irresistible novel about two women on a life-changing adventure, where they must risk everything, break all the rules, and discover their best selves--together. |
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Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for November 18, 2020
Based on sales for the week ending November 15, 2020
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Trade Paperback Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
The Truths We Hold Kamala Harris, Penguin, $18.00, 9780525560739 Vice President-elect 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. |
3/10 |
| 2. |
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. |
1/49 |
| 3. |
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. |
2/45 |
| 4. |
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. |
5/84 |
| 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. |
6/41 |
| 6. |
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. |
14/10 |
| 7. |
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. |
7/88 |
| 8. |
What Unites Us Dan Rather, Elliot Kirschner, Algonquin Books, $16.95, 9781616209940 With this collection of essays, venerated journalist Rather reminds us of the principles upon which the United States was founded. |
13/3 |
| 9. |
The Color of Law Richard Rothstein, Liveright, $17.95, 9781631494536 Rothstein's powerful book describes how the American government systematically imposed residential segregation. |
10/29 |
| 10. |
Burnout Emily Nagoski, Amelia Nagoski, Ballantine, $17.00, 9781984818324 This groundbreaking book explains why women experience burnout differently than men--and provides a simple, science-based plan to help women minimize stress, manage emotions, and live a more joyful life. |
9/4 |
| 11. |
Conversations with RBG Jeffrey Rosen, Picador, $18.00, 9781250762641 Ruth Bader Ginsburg offers an intimate look at her life and career, through an extraordinary series of conversations with the head of the National Constitution Center, Jeffrey Rosen. |
8/2 |
| 12. |
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. |
12/119 |
| 13. |
Sapiens: A Graphic History: The Birth of Humankind (Vol. 1)- Debut Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $25.99, 9780063051331 Featuring full-color illustrations and easy-to-understand text covering the first part of the full-length original edition, this adaptation of the mind-expanding book furthers the ongoing conversation as it introduces Harari's ideas to a wide new readership. |
/1 |
| 14. |
The New Jim Crow Michelle Alexander, New Press, $18.99, 9781620971932 The tenth-anniversary edition of Alexander's iconic book discusses the impact the book has had and the state of the criminal justice reform movement today. |
/24 |
| 15. |
Intimations Zadie Smith, Penguin, $10.95, 9780593297612 Deeply personal and powerfully moving, a short and timely series of reflective essays by one of the most clear-sighted and essential writers of our time. |
/15 |
Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for November 18, 2020
Based on sales for the week ending November 15, 2020
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Hardcover Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
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. |
1/6 |
| 2. |
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. |
4/24 |
| 3. |
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. |
2/10 |
| 4. |
Moonflower Murders- Debut Anthony Horowitz, Harper, $28.99, 9780062955456 Brilliantly clever, relentlessly suspenseful, full of twists that will keep readers guessing with each revelation and clue, Moonflower Murders is a deviously dark take on vintage English crime fiction. A November 2020 Indie Next List Great Read. |
/1 |
| 5. |
The Law of Innocence- Debut Michael Connelly, Little, Brown, $29.00, 9780316485623 In Connelly's latest thriller, Lincoln Lawyer Mickey Haller must defend himself against murder charges. |
/1 |
| 6. |
A Time for Mercy John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385545969 Jake Brigance returns in John Grisham's most powerful courtroom drama yet. |
3/5 |
| 7. |
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. |
5/6 |
| 8. |
Leave the World Behind Rumaan Alam, Ecco, $27.99, 9780062667632 A magnetic novel about two families, strangers to each other, who are forced together on a long weekend gone terribly wrong. An October 2020 Indie Next List Great Read. |
8/6 |
| 9. |
Transcendent Kingdom Yaa Gyasi, Knopf, $27.95, 9780525658184 Gyasi's stunning follow-up to Homegoing is a powerful, raw, intimate, deeply layered novel about a Ghanaian family in Alabama. A September 2020 Indie Next List Great Read. |
10/11 |
| 10. |
The Sentinel Lee Child, Andrew Child, Delacorte Press, $28.99, 9781984818461 Lee Child teams up with his brother and fellow thriller writer Andrew Child for the latest Jack Reacher novel. |
6/3 |
| 11. |
The Cold Millions Jess Walter, Harper, $28.99, 9780062868084 Walter's propulsive and richly entertaining novel about two brothers swept up in the turbulent class warfare of the early 20th century is a November 2020 Indie Next List Great Read. |
7/3 |
| 12. |
Memorial Bryan Washington, Riverhead Books, $27.00, 9780593087275 A funny and profound story about family in all its strange forms, joyful and hard-won vulnerability, becoming who you're supposed to be, and the limits of love. The #1 Indie Next List Great Read for November 2020. |
9/3 |
| 13. |
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. |
12/18 |
| 14. |
The Evening and the Morning Ken Follett, Viking, $36.00, 9780525954989 Follett's thrilling and addictive new Kingsbridge novel is a prequel to The Pillars of the Earth. |
11/9 |
| 15. |
Piranesi Susanna Clarke, Bloomsbury Publishing, $27.00, 9781635575637 The intoxicating, hypnotic new novel by the bestselling author of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell is a September 2020 Indie Next List Great Read. |
13/8 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 16. |
Dearly: New Poems Margaret Atwood, Ecco, $27.99, 9780063032491 Atwood's new collection of poems is a stunning achievement that will be appreciated by fans of her novels and poetry readers alike. |
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Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for November 18, 2020
Based on sales for the week ending November 15, 2020
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
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. |
2/15 |
| 2. |
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. |
1/2 |
| 3. |
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. |
3/4 |
| 4. |
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. |
4/6 |
| 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. |
5/36 |
| 6. |
One Life- Debut Megan Rapinoe, Penguin Press, $27.00, 9781984881168 Megan Rapinoe, Olympic gold medalist and two-time Women's World Cup champion, reveals for the first time her life both on and off the field. |
/1 |
| 7. |
First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country- Debut Thomas E. Ricks, Harper, $29.99, 9780062997456 A revelatory new book about the founding fathers, examining their educations and, in particular, their devotion to the ancient Greek and Roman classics--and how that influence would shape their ideals and the new American nation. |
/1 |
| 8. |
The Answer Is . . . Alex Trebek, S&S, $26.00, 9781982157999 This wise, charming, and inspiring book is further evidence why Trebek has long been considered one of the most beloved and respected figures in entertainment. |
/4 |
| 9. |
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. |
8/38 |
| 10. |
Is This Anything? Jerry Seinfeld, S&S, $35.00, 9781982112691 The first book in 25 years from Jerry Seinfeld features his best work across five decades in comedy. |
7/6 |
| 11. |
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. |
6/32 |
| 12. |
Solutions and Other Problems Allie Brosh, Gallery Books, $30.00, 9781982156947 The bestselling author of Hyperbole and a Half returns with a new collection of comedic, autobiographical, and illustrated essays. An October 2020 Indie Next List Great Read. |
9/8 |
| 13. |
Our Time Is Now Stacey Abrams, Holt, $27.99, 9781250257703 Abrams draws on extensive research from national organizations and renowned scholars, as well as anecdotes from her life and others' who have fought throughout our country's history for the power to be heard. The stakes could not be higher. Here are concrete solutions and inspiration to stand up for who we are--now. |
11/5 |
| 14. |
Ottolenghi Flavor Yotam Ottolenghi, Ixta Belfrage, Ten Speed Press, $35.00, 9780399581755 Ottolenghi teams up with Ottolenghi Test Kitchen's Ixta Belfrage to reveal how flavor is created and amplified through 100+ super-delicious, plant-based recipes. |
10/5 |
| 15. |
We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence- Debut Becky Cooper, Grand Central, $29.00, 9781538746837 A memoir of mirrors, misogyny, and murder. At once a rumination on the violence and oppression that rules our revered institutions, a ghost story reflecting one young woman's past onto another woman's present, and a love story for a girl who was lost to history. A November 2020 Indie Next List Great Read. |
/1 |
Mass Market
Bestseller List for November 18, 2020
Based on sales for the week ending November 15, 2020
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780441172719 |
1/52 |
| 2. |
1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 |
2/228 |
| 3. |
Dune Messiah Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233 |
4/9 |
| 4. |
The Autobiography of Malcolm X Malcom X, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345350688 |
/17 |
| 5. |
Lord of the Flies William Golding, Perigee, $11.00, 9780399501487 |
/28 |
| 6. |
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345514400 |
/34 |
| 7. |
Women Who Run With the Wolves Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345409874 |
9/3 |
| 8. |
Slaughterhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $7.99, 9780440180296 |
/16 |
| 9. |
Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 |
3/19 |
| 10. |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803 |
/14 |
Early & Middle Grade Readers
Bestseller List for November 18, 2020
Based on sales for the week ending November 15, 2020
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Early & Middle Grade Readers | ||
| 1. |
The Ickabog- Debut J K. Rowling, Scholastic, $26.99, 9781338732870 |
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| 2. |
This Is Your Time- Debut Ruby Bridges, Delacorte Books for Young Readers, $15.99, 9780593378526 |
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| 3. |
Class Act Jerry Craft, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062885500 |
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| 4. |
Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $14.99, 9781419749094 |
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| 5. |
Twins Varian Johnson, Shannon Wright (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338236132 |
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| 6. |
Skunk and Badger Amy Timberlake, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Algonquin Young Readers, $18.95, 9781643750057 |
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| 7. |
The One and Only Bob Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $18.99, 9780062991317 |
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| 8. |
New Kid Jerry Craft, Harper, $12.99, 9780062691194 |
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| 9. |
The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780061992278 |
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| 10. |
When Stars Are Scattered Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, Dial Books, $12.99, 9780525553908 |
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| 11. |
A Whale of the Wild Rosanne Parry, Lindsay Moore (Illus.), Greenwillow Books, $17.99, 9780062995926 |
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| 12. |
Becoming Muhammad Ali James Patterson, Kwame Alexander, Dawud Anyabwile (Illus.), jimmy patterson, $16.99, 9780316498166 |
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| 13. |
Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293 |
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| 14. |
Witches of Brooklyn Sophie Escabasse, Random House Graphic, $12.99, 9780593119273 |
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| 15. |
Max Meow: Cat Crusader- Debut John Gallagher, Random House Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9780593121054 |
Young Adult
Bestseller List for November 18, 2020
Based on sales for the week ending November 15, 2020
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| Young Adult | ||
| 1. |
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316453691 |
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| 2. |
Legendborn (An Indies Introduce Title) Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $18.99, 9781534441606 |
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| 3. |
The Hate U Give Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062871350 |
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| 4. |
We Were Liars E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279 |
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| 5. |
Cemetery Boys (An Indies Introduce Title) Aiden Thomas, Swoon Reads, $17.99, 9781250250469 |
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| 6. |
Dear Justyce Nic Stone, Crown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781984829665 |
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| 7. |
Dear Martin (An Indies Introduce Title) Nic Stone, Ember, $9.99, 9781101939529 |
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| 8. |
Skyhunter Marie Lu, Roaring Brook Press, $19.99, 9781250221681 |
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| 9. |
Instant Karma Marissa Meyer, Feiwel & Friends, $18.99, 9781250618818 |
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| 10. |
One of Us Is Lying Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99, 9781524714680 |
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| 11. |
The Truths We Hold: An American Journey (Young Readers Edition)- Debut Kamala Harris, Penguin, $10.99, 9780593113172 |
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| 12. |
They Both Die at the End Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $11.99, 9780062457806 |
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| 13. |
Punching the Air Ibi Zoboi, Yusef Salaam, Balzer + Bray, $19.99, 9780062996480 |
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| 14. |
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London Garth Nix, Katherine Tegen Books, $19.99, 9780062683250 |
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| 15. |
Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel Jason Reynolds, Danica Novgorodoff (Illus.), Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, $19.99, 9781534444959 |
Children's Illustrated
Bestseller List for November 18, 2020
Based on sales for the week ending November 15, 2020
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| Children's Illustrated | ||
| 1. |
Cozy Jan Brett, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593109793 |
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| 2. |
Kamala and Maya's Big Idea Meena Harris, Ramírez González (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062937407 |
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| 3. |
Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice Nikki Grimes, Laura Freeman (Illus.), Atheneum Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9781534462670 |
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| 4. |
Antiracist Baby Ibram X. Kendi, Ashley Lukashevsky (Illus.), Kokila, $8.99, 9780593110508 |
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| 5. |
The Snowy Day Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780670012701 |
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| 6. |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 |
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| 7. |
Superheroes Are Everywhere Kamala Harris, Mechal Renee Roe (Illus.), Philomel Books, $17.99, 9781984837493 |
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| 8. |
What We'll Build: Plans For Our Together Future Oliver Jeffers, Philomel Books, $19.99, 9780593206751 |
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| 9. |
The Couch Potato Jory John, Pete Oswald (Illus.), Harper, $18.99, 9780062954534 |
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| 10. |
5 More Sleeps 'til Christmas Jimmy Fallon, Rich Deas (Illus.), Feiwel & Friends, $18.99, 9781250266477 |
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| 11. |
If You Come to Earth Sophie Blackall, Chronicle Books, $18.99, 9781452137797 |
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| 12. |
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark Debbie Levy, Elizabeth Baddeley (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781481465595 |
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| 13. |
Unicorns Are the Worst! Alex Willan, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9781534453838 |
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| 14. |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
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| 15. |
I Am Every Good Thing Derrick Barnes, Gordon C. James (Illus.), Nancy Paulsen Books, $17.99, 9780525518778 |
Children's Series
Bestseller List for November 18, 2020
Based on sales for the week ending November 15, 2020
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| Children's Series | ||
| 1. |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet |
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| 2. |
Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix |
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| 3. |
Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback) J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books |
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| 4. |
The Bad Guys (hardcover and paperback) Aaron Blabey, Scholastic New in Series: The Bad Guys in The One?! (9781338329506) |
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| 5. |
Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback) Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic |
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| 6. |
Elephant & Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion |
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| 7. |
Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers |
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| 8. |
Who Was/Is...? (paperback) Ellen Morgan, et al., Penguin Workshop |
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| 9. |
I Survived (paperback) Lauren Tarshis, Scholastic |
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| 10. |
Spy School (hardcover and paperback) Stuart Gibbs, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
Extended Paperback Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending November 15, 2020
16. Miss Benson's Beetle
Rachel Joyce, Dial Press, $18.00, 9780812996708
17. Ninth House
Leigh Bardugo, Flatiron Books, $17.99, 9781250751362
18. Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538732182
19. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $18.00, 9780441013593
20. Nothing to See Here
Kevin Wilson, Ecco, $16.99, 9780062913494
21. The Testaments
Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $16.95, 9780525562627
22. Little Fires Everywhere
Celeste Ng, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143135166
23. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
Kim Michele Richardson, Sourcebooks Landmark, $15.99, 9781492671527
24. Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
Olga Tokarczuk, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780525541349
25. City of Girls
Elizabeth Gilbert, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9781594634741
26. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $16.99, 9780062315007
27. The Starless Sea
Erin Morgenstern, Anchor, $16.95, 9781101971383
28. The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250080400
29. The Shadow King
Maaza Mengiste, Norton, $17.95, 9780393358513
30. News of the World
Paulette Jiles, Morrow, $15.99, 9780062409218
31. The World That We Knew
Alice Hoffman, S&S, $17.00, 9781501137587
32. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2020
Diana Gabaldon, John Joseph Adams (Eds.), Mariner, $16.99, 9781328613103
33. The Institute
Stephen King, Gallery Books, $19.99, 9781982110581
34. Red at the Bone
Jacqueline Woodson, Riverhead Books, $16.00, 9780525535287
35. The Good Lord Bird
James McBride, Riverhead, $16.00, 9781594632785
36. The Fifth Season
N.K. Jemisin, Orbit, $15.99, 9780316229296
37. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $18.00, 9781501173219
38. Still Life
Louise Penny, St. Martin's, $17.99, 9780312541538
39. Lovecraft Country
Matt Ruff, Harper Perennial, $16.99, 9780062292070
40. When No One Is Watching
Alyssa Cole, Morrow, $16.99, 9780062982650
41. Poems 1962-2012
Louise Glück, FSG, $22.00, 9780374534097
42. The Ten Thousand Doors of January
Alix E. Harrow, Redhook, $16.99, 9780316421973
43. The Boy from the Woods
Harlan Coben, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538748206
44. There There
Tommy Orange, Vintage, $16.00, 9780525436140
45. The Best American Mystery Stories 2020
C.J. Box, Otto Penzler (Eds.), Mariner, $16.99, 9781328636102
46. In a Holidaze
Christina Lauren, Gallery Books, $16.00, 9781982123949
47. When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through
Joy Harjo (Ed.), Norton, $19.95, 9780393356809
48. The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead, Anchor, $16.95, 9780345804327
49. Red, White & Royal Blue
Casey McQuiston, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250316776
50. The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95, 9780525435006
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending November 15, 2020
16. My Grandmother's Hands
Resmaa Menakem, Central Recovery Press, $17.95, 9781942094470
17. So You Want to Talk About Race
Ijeoma Oluo, Seal Press, $16.99, 9781580058827
18. The Fire Next Time
James Baldwin, Vintage, $13.95, 9780679744726
19. Shade
Pete Souza, Voracious, $19.99, 9780316458214
20. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2021
Old Farmer's Almanac, $8.95, 9781571988485
21. A Woman of No Importance
Sonia Purnell, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735225312
22. How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America
Kiese Laymon, Scribner, $16.00, 9781982170820
23. All About Love
bell hooks, Morrow, $15.99, 9780060959470
24. Stamped from the Beginning
Ibram X. Kendi, Bold Type Books, $19.99, 9781568585987
25. Say Nothing
Patrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $16.95, 9780307279286
26. The Four Agreements
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310
27. The Soul of America
Jon Meacham, Random House, $20.00, 9780399589829
28. On Tyranny
Timothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $9.99, 9780804190114
29. The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2020
Michio Kaku, Jaime Greene (Eds.), Mariner, $16.99, 9780358074298
30. Lead from the Outside
Stacey Abrams, Picador, $17.00, 9781250214805
31. The Yellow House
Sarah M. Broom, Grove Press, $17.00, 9780802149039
32. Wow, No Thank You.
Samantha Irby, Vintage, $15.95, 9780525563488
33. Promise Me, Dad
Joe Biden, Flatiron Books, $17.99, 9781250171696
34. Decisions and Dissents of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Corey Brettschneider (Ed.), Penguin Classics, $15.00, 9780143135111
35. March: Book One
John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell (Illus.), Top Shelf Productions, $14.95, 9781603093002
36. The Soul of an Octopus
Sy Montgomery, Atria, $16.99, 9781451697728
37. The Best American Food Writing 2020
Sylvia Killingsworth, J.Kenji Lopez-Alt (Eds.), Mariner, $16.99, 9780358344582
38. These Truths
Jill Lepore, Norton, $19.95, 9780393357424
39. The Best American Essays 2020
André Aciman, Robert Atwan (Eds.), Mariner, $16.99, 9780358359913
40. An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Beacon Press, $16.00, 9780807057834
41. Just Mercy
Bryan Stevenson, One World, $17.00, 9780593133934
42. The Best American Travel Writing 2020
Robert Macfarlane, Jason Wilson (Eds.), Mariner, $16.99, 9780358362036
43. Furious Hours
Casey Cep, Vintage, $16.95, 9781101972052
44. Trick Mirror
Jia Tolentino, Random House, $18.00, 9780525510567
45. The Great Influenza
John M. Barry, Penguin, $19.00, 9780143036494
46. Me and White Supremacy
Layla Saad, Sourcebooks, $14.99, 9781728238555
47. Running with Sherman
Christopher McDougall, Vintage, $16.95, 9780525433255
48. Year of the Monkey
Patti Smith, Vintage, $16.00, 9781984898920
49. A People's History of the United States
Howard Zinn, Harper Perennial Modern Classics, $21.99, 9780062397348
50. Underland
Robert Macfarlane, Norton, $17.95, 9780393358094
Extended Hardcover Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending November 15, 2020
16. Dearly
Margaret Atwood, Ecco, $27.99, 9780063032491
17. Hamnet
Maggie O'Farrell, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525657606
18. All the Devils Are Here
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99, 9781250145239
19. The Midnight Library
Matt Haig, Viking, $26.00, 9780525559474
20. Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens, Putnam, $26.00, 9780735219090
21. Snow
John Banville, Hanover Square Press, $27.99, 9781335230003
22. The Kingdom
Jo Nesbø, Knopf, $28.95, 9780525655411
23. The Lying Life of Adults
Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $26.00, 9781609455910
24. The Book of Two Ways
Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $28.99, 9781984818355
25. Squeeze Me
Carl Hiaasen, Knopf, $28.95, 9781524733452
26. A Deadly Education
Naomi Novik, Del Rey, $28.00, 9780593128480
27. The Archer
Paulo Coelho, Knopf, $21.00, 9780593318270
28. The Once and Future Witches
Alix E. Harrow, Redhook, $28.00, 9780316422048
29. The Guest List
Lucy Foley, Morrow, $27.99, 9780062868930
30. The Lost Spells
Robert MacFarlane, Jackie Morris (Illus.), Anansi International, $26.00, 9781487007799
31. The Office of Historical Corrections
Danielle Evans, Riverhead Books, $27.00, 9781594487330
32. Magic Lessons
Alice Hoffman, S&S, $27.99, 9781982108847
33. American Dirt
Jeanine Cummins, Flatiron Books, $27.99, 9781250209764
34. Jack
Marilynne Robinson, FSG, $27.00, 9780374279301
35. The Return
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $28.00, 9781538728574
36. The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop
Fannie Flagg, Random House, $28.00, 9780593133842
37. The Arrest
Jonathan Lethem, Ecco, $27.99, 9780062938787
38. I Would Leave Me If I Could.
Halsey, S&S, $24.99, 9781982135607
39. Fortune and Glory
Janet Evanovich, Atria, $28.99, 9781982154837
40. The Silence
Don DeLillo, Scribner, $22.00, 9781982164553
41. White Ivy
Susie Yang, S&S, $26.00, 9781982100599
42. The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman, Pamela Dorman Books, $26.00, 9781984880963
43. Such a Fun Age
Kiley Reid, Putnam, $26.00, 9780525541905
44. The Dutch House
Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99, 9780062963673
45. One by One
Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $27.99, 9781501188817
46. Monogamy
Sue Miller, Harper, $28.99, 9780062969651
47. To Be a Man
Nicole Krauss, Harper, $26.99, 9780062431028
48. The City We Became
N.K. Jemisin, Orbit, $28.00, 9780316509848
49. Homeland Elegies
Ayad Akhtar, Little, Brown, $28.00, 9780316496421
50. Black Sun
Rebecca Roanhorse, Gallery/Saga Press, $27.99, 9781534437678
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending November 15, 2020
16. The 99% Invisible City
Roman Mars, Kurt Kohlstedt, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $30.00, 9780358126607
17. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581
18. His Truth Is Marching On
Jon Meacham, Random House, $30.00, 9781984855022
19. Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man
Emmanuel Acho, Flatiron Books: An Oprah Book, $27.99, 9781250800466
20. Vesper Flights
Helen MacDonald, Grove Press, $27.00, 9780802128812
21. This Time Next Year We'll Be Laughing
Jacqueline Winspear, Soho Press, $27.95, 9781641292696
22. Breath
James Nestor, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780735213616
23. Pappyland
Wright Thompson, Penguin Press, $27.00, 9780735221253
24. Keep Moving
Maggie Smith, Atria/One Signal Publishers, $24.00, 9781982132071
25. Dessert Person
Claire Saffitz, Clarkson Potter, $35.00, 9781984826961
26. Wintering
Katherine May, Riverhead Books, $24.00, 9780593189481
27. Joe Biden
Evan Osnos, Scribner, $23.00, 9781982174026
28. Braiding Sweetgrass
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $35.00, 9781571311771
29. The Book on Pie
Erin Jeanne McDowell, Rux Martin/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $35.00, 9780358229285
30. Eleanor
David Michaelis, S&S, $35.00, 9781439192016
31. Guinness World Records 2021
Guinness World Records, $28.95, 9781913484002
32. What It's Like to Be a Bird
David Allen Sibley, Knopf, $35.00, 9780307957894
33. Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $26.00, 9780812993547
34. Group
Christie Tate, Avid Reader Press/S&S, $27.00, 9781982154615
35. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), S&S, $35.00, 9781476753836
36. The Greatest Beer Run Ever
John "Chick" Donohue, J.T. Molloy, Morrow, $27.99, 9780062995469
37. How to Write One Song
Jeff Tweedy, Dutton, $23.00, 9780593183526
38. Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World
Fareed Zakaria, Norton, $26.95, 9780393542134
39. Too Much and Never Enough
Mary L. Trump, Ph.D., S&S, $28.00, 9781982141462
40. Humans
Brandon Stanton, St. Martin's, $35.00, 9781250114297
41. Me and White Supremacy
Layla Saad, Sourcebooks, $25.99, 9781728209807
42. Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown
John Lithgow, Chronicle Prism, $22.95, 9781797209463
43. Eat a Peach
David Chang, Gabe Ulla, Clarkson Potter, $28.00, 9781524759216
44. Becoming
Michelle Obama, Crown, $32.50, 9781524763138
45. Where I Come From
Rick Bragg, Knopf, $26.95, 9780593317785
46. Rage
Bob Woodward, S&S, $30.00, 9781982131739
47. Ex Libris
Michiko Kakutani, Clarkson Potter, $25.00, 9780525574972
48. Notorious RBG
Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik, Dey Street, $25.99, 9780062415837
49. Obama: An Intimate Portrait
Pete Souza, Little Brown, $50.00, 9780316512589
50. Educated
Tara Westover, Random House, $28.00, 9780399590504
Extended Mass Market
Based on sales for the week ending November 15, 2020
11. The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9780765365279
12. The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $8.99, 9780307743657
13. Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977
14. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756404741
15. And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $8.99, 9780062073488
16. The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
17. The Guardians
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780525620945
18. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
19. The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $9.99, 9780441478125
20. American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110
21. Outlander
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99, 9780553393699
22. Go Tell It on the Mountain
James Baldwin, Vintage, $7.99, 9780345806543
23. Children of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098240
24. Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck, Penguin, $12.00, 9780140177398
25. Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $8.99, 9781250318541
26. The Last Wish
Andrzej Sapkowski, Orbit, $8.99, 9780316029186
27. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary
Merriam-Webster, $8.50, 9780877795964
28. The Night Fire
Michael Connelly, Grand Central, $9.99, 9781538701454
29. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.99, 9780812550702
30. The Eye of the World
Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251466
31. The Museum of Desire
Jonathan Kellerman, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780525618546
32. Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553293357
33. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488
34. The Stand
Stephen King, Anchor, $9.99, 9780307743688
35. Rebecca
Daphne Du Maurier, Avon, $8.99, 9780380778553
36. One Good Deed
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $9.99, 9781538750544
37. Neuromancer
William Gibson, Ace, $8.99, 9780441569595
38. Oathbringer: Book Three of the Stormlight Archive
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365293
39. The Color of Magic
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225672
40. Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365286
41. Still Life
Louise Penny, St. Martin's, $7.99, 9781250068736
42. The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062984630
43. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
44. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ken Kesey, Signet, $9.99, 9780451163967
45. The Slow Regard of Silent Things
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756411329
46. The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley Jackson, Penguin, $8.99, 9780143134770
47. Blue Moon
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780399593567
48. Wolf Pack
C.J. Box, Putnam, $9.99, 9780525538219
49. Little Women
Louisa May Alcott, Signet, $6.99, 9780593198025
50. The Martian Chronicles
Ray Bradbury, S&S, $7.99, 9781451678192