October 12, 2022

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for October 12, 2022
Based on sales for the week ending October 9, 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.
1/71
2. Cloud Cuckoo Land
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $20.00, 9781982168445
A beautiful and redemptive novel about stewardshipof the book, of the Earth, of the human heart.
4/2
3. It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501110368
In Hoover's honest, evocative, and tender novel, a workaholic with a too-good-to-be-true romance can't stop thinking about her first love.
3/46
4. Verity
Colleen Hoover, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538724736
A sensational psychological thriller by the bestselling author of It Ends with Us.
2/35
5. The Sentence
Louise Erdrich, Harper Perennial, $18.00, 9780062671134
This novel begins on All Souls' Day 2019 and ends on All Souls' Day 2020. Its mystery and proliferating ghost stories during this one year propel a narrative as rich, emotional, and profound as anything Louise Erdrich has written.
5/5
6. Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens, Putnam, $18.00, 9780593540480
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.
6/76
7. The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman, Penguin, $17.00, 9781984880987
In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves the Thursday Murder Club.
7/36
8. Project Hail Mary- Debut
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $20.00, 9780593135228
In Weir's novel, a lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster.
/1
9. Ugly Love
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781476753188
Hoover's novel is a heart-wrenching love story that proves attraction at first sight can be messy.
12/19
10. The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703
A gripping psychological thriller about a woman's act of violence against her husband—and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive.
14/34
11. 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.
8/130
12. The Personal Librarian
Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593101544
The remarkable story of J. P. Morgan's personal librarian, Belle da Costa Greene, the Black American woman who was forced to hide her true identity and pass as white to leave a lasting legacy that enriched our nation.
11/14
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.
10/110
14. A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $18.00, 9781635575569
From bestselling author Sarah J. Maas comes a seductive, breathtaking book that blends romance, adventure, and faerie lore into an unforgettable read.
9/5
15. Book Lovers
Emily Henry, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593334836
An insightful, delightful new novel by the bestselling author of Beach Read and People We Meet on Vacation. The #1 Indie Next Pick for May 2022.
13/23
ON THE RISE
19. Devil House
John Darnielle, Picador, $19.00, 9781250862884
From John Darnielle, bestselling author and the singer-songwriter of The Mountain Goats, comes an epic, gripping novel about murder, truth, and the dangers of storytelling.
 


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for October 12, 2022
Based on sales for the week ending October 9, 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.
1/148
2. 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.
3/49
3. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin, $19.00, 9780143127741
van der Kolk transforms our understanding of trauma and offers a bold new paradigm for healing.
2/106
4. Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law
Mary Roach, Norton, $16.95, 9781324036128
Roach's irresistible investigation into the unpredictable world where wildlife and humans meet.
4/6
5. The 2023 Old Farmer's Almanac
Old Farmer's Almanac, $8.95, 9781571989215
The annual almanac of weather, astrology, calendars, gardening tips, home remedies, and more all presented in the inimitably useful and humorous way it has done since 1792.
5/5
6. 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.
8/76
7. Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty
Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe, Harper, $18.99, 9780062964625
Anderson Cooper teams with bestselling historian and novelist Katherine Howe to chronicle the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty—his mother's family, the Vanderbilts.
9/2
8. Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
Suzanne Simard, Vintage, $17.00, 9780525565994
Simard brings us into the intimate world of trees to illuminate fascinating and vital truths—that trees are not simply the source of timber or pulp, but are a complicated, interdependent circle of life.
7/16
9. How to Focus (Mindfulness Essentials #9)
Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.), Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781952692178
Written with characteristic simplicity and kindness, these wise meditations teach us that by practicing mindfulness in daily life, we are cultivating the power of concentration and fostering the conditions that bring insight, liberating us from misperceptions and misunderstanding.
6/12
10. Getting Lost- Debut
Annie Ernaux, Alison L. Strayer (Transl.), Seven Stories Press, $18.95, 9781644212196
The diary of one of France's most important, award-winning writers during the year she had a passionate and secret love affair with a Russian diplomat.
/1
11. A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries (2003-2020)- Debut
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316270182
There's no right way to keep a diary, but if there's an entertaining way, David Sedaris seems to have mastered it.
/1
12. 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.
11/35
13. 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.
/52
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.
12/179
15. The Book of Delights: Essays
Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $17.99, 9781643753287
Gay's spirited collection of essays reminds us of the purpose and pleasure of praising, extolling, and celebrating ordinary wonders.
10/4
ON THE RISE
16. It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror
Carmen Maria Machado, Zefyr Lisowski, Richard Scott Larson, Bruce Owens Grimm, Sarah Fonseca, Joe Vallese (Ed.) , The Feminist Press at CUNY, $25.95, 9781952177798
Through the lens of horror—from Halloween to Hereditary—queer and trans writers consider the films that deepened, amplified, and illuminated their own experiences.
 


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for October 12, 2022
Based on sales for the week ending October 9, 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. Our Missing Hearts- Debut
Celeste Ng, Penguin Press, $29.00, 9780593492543
Ng's latest is an inspiring novel about a mother's unbreakable love in a world consumed by fear. The #1 Indie Next Pick for October 2022.
/1
2. Fairy Tale
Stephen King, Scribner, $32.50, 9781668002179
King's spellbinding new novel about a 17-year-old boy who inherits the keys to a parallel world where good and evil are at war, and the stakes could not be higher—for that world or ours.
3/5
3. Lucy by the Sea
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $28.00, 9780593446065
Strout's poignant, pitch-perfect novel about a divorced couple stuck together during lockdown—and the love, loss, despair, and hope that animate us even as the world seems to be falling apart. An October 2022 Indie Next Pick.
2/3
4. The Winners
Fredrik Backman, Atria, $28.99, 9781982112790
The Winners returns to the close-knit, resilient community of Beartown for a story about first loves, second chances, and last goodbyes. An October 2022 Indie Next Pick.
4/2
5. Mad Honey- Debut
Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan, Ballantine, $29.99, 9781984818386
A soul-stirring novel about what we choose to keep from our past and what we choose to leave behind. An October 2022 Indie Next Pick.
/1
6. 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.
7/27
7. The Golden Enclaves
Naomi Novik, Del Rey, $28.00, 9780593158357
Saving the world is a test no school of magic can prepare you for in the triumphant conclusion to Novik's bestselling The Scholomance series.
1/2
8. The Marriage Portrait
Maggie O'Farrell, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593320624
O'Farrell's new novel is an unforgettable fictional portrait of the captivating young duchess Lucrezia de' Medici as she makes her way in a troubled court. A September 2022 Indie Next Pick.
6/5
9. The Bullet That Missed
Richard Osman, Pamela Dorman Books, $27.00, 9780593299395
The third adventure of the Thursday Murder Club is full of the cleverness, intrigue, and irresistible charm that readers have come to expect from Richard Osman's bestselling series. An October 2022 Indie Next Pick.
5/3
10. Horse
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $28.00, 9780399562969
Based on the remarkable true story of the record-breaking thoroughbred Lexington, Horse is a novel of art and science, love and obsession, and our unfinished reckoning with racism. A June 2022 Indie Next Pick.
10/17
11. 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.
12/14
12. Carrie Soto Is Back
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $28.00, 9780593158685
Champion tennis player Carrie Soto comes out of retirement for one more grand slam. A September 2022 Indie Next Pick.
9/6
13. Babel
R. F. Kuang, Harper Voyager, $27.99, 9780063021426
Kuang's breathtaking new novel grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire. A September 2022 Indie Next Pick.
15/6
14. Shrines of Gaiety
Kate Atkinson, Doubleday, $29.00, 9780385547970
Atkinson's new novel transports us to a restless London in the wake of the Great War—a city fizzing with money, glamour, and corruption.
8/2
15. Less Is Lost
Andrew Sean Greer, Little, Brown, $29.00, 9780316498906
In the follow-up to the Pulitzer Prize-winning Less, the awkward and lovable Arthur Less returns in an unforgettable road trip across America. An October 2022 Indie Next Pick.
11/3
ON THE RISE
18. The Whalebone Theatre
Joanna Quinn, Knopf, $29.00, 9780593321706
Quinn's debut novel is a story of love, family, bravery, lost innocence, and self-transformation. An October 2022 Indie Next Pick.
 


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for October 12, 2022
Based on sales for the week ending October 9, 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. I'm Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781982185824
A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor—including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother_and how she retook control of her life.
1/9
2. Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America- Debut
Maggie Haberman, Penguin Press, $32.00, 9780593297346
Pulitzer Prize winner Haberman brings together the events of Donald Trump's life into a single mesmerizing work. It is an account of one of the most norms-shattering and consequential eras in American political history.
/1
3. What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
Randall Munroe, Riverhead Books, $30.00, 9780525537113
The bestselling author of What If? and How To answers more of the weirdest questions you never thought to ask.
3/4
4. Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships
Nina Totenberg, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781982188085
Nina Totenberg delivers an extraordinary memoir of her personal successes, struggles, and life-affirming relationships, including her beautiful friendship of nearly 50 years with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
2/4
5. Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Henry Holt and Co., $28.99, 9781250861504
Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson shines new light on the crucial fault lines of our time—war, politics, religion, truth, beauty, gender, and race—in a way that stimulates a deeper sense of unity for us all.
4/3
6. 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.
7/77
7. Solito: A Memoir
Javier Zamora, Hogarth, $28.00, 9780593498064
A young poet tells the unforgettable story of his harrowing migration from El Salvador to the United States at the age of nine in this moving, page-turning memoir. A September 2022 Indie Next Pick.
6/5
8. The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021
Peter Baker, Susan Glasser, Doubleday, $32.00, 9780385546539
An inside story of the four years when Donald Trump went to war with Washington, and a history of the full Trump presidency that contains dozens of exclusive scoops and stories from behind the scenes in the White House, from the absurd to the deadly serious.
5/3
9. Healing Through Words
Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $24.99, 9781524873264
Rupi Kaur presents guided poetry writing exercises of her own design to help you explore themes of trauma, loss, heartache, love, family, healing, and celebration of the self.
10/2
10. 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.
12/41
11. The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II
Buzz Bissinger, Harper, $32.50, 9780062879929
An extraordinary, untold story of the Second World War in the vein of Unbroken and The Boys in the Boat, from the author of Friday Night Lights.
8/4
12. How We Live Is How We Die- Debut
Pema Chödrön, Shambhala, $24.95, 9781611809244
Discover newfound freedom in life's ever-constant flow of endings and beginnings with the wise words of Pema Chödrön, beloved Buddhist nun and bestselling author of When Things Fall Apart.
/1
13. Lighter: Let Go of the Past, Connect with the Present, and Expand the Future- Debut
Yung Pueblo, Harmony, $24.00, 9780593233177
A radically compassionate plan for turning inward and lifting the heaviness that prevents us from healing ourselves and the world.
/1
14. Dinner in One: Exceptional & Easy One-Pan Meals
Melissa Clark, Clarkson Potter, $29.99, 9780593233252
100 all new, super simple, and incredibly delicious one-pot, one-pan, one-sheet—one-everything!—recipes.
9/5
15. The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
Gabor Maté, M.D., Daniel Maté, Avery, $30.00, 9780593083888
A groundbreaking investigation into the causes of illness, a bracing critique of how our society breeds disease, and a pathway to health and healing.
15/4
ON THE RISE
16. Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be
Dr. Becky Kennedy, Harper Wave, $28.99, 9780063159488
Dr. Becky Kennedy shares her groundbreaking approach to raising kids and offers practical strategies for parenting in a way that feels good.
 


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for October 12, 2022
Based on sales for the week ending October 9, 2022
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  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
1/327
2. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593438367
2/151
3. Fire & Blood
George R. R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780593598016
3/7
4. The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
7/36
5. The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $9.99, 9780307743657
9/24
6. A Game of Thrones
George R. R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
/250
7. Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342
6/98
8. The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365279
/57
9. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741
/113
10. Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $7.99, 9780440180296
10/38


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Early & Middle Grade Readers



Bestseller List for October 12, 2022
Based on sales for the week ending October 9, 2022
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  Early & Middle Grade Readers  
1. Odder
Katherine Applegate, Charles Santoso (Illus.), Feiwel & Friends, $16.99, 9781250147424
 
2. Two Degrees- Debut
Alan Gratz, Scholastic Press, $17.99, 9781338735673
 
3. The Door of No Return
Kwame Alexander, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780316441865
 
4. The Tryout: A Graphic Novel
Christina Soontornvat, Joanna Cacao (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338741261
 
5. The Stars Did Wander Darkling
Colin Meloy, Balzer + Bray, $17.99, 9780063015517
 
6. Besties: Find Their Groove- Debut
Kayla Miller, Kristina Luu (Illus.), Jeffrey Canino, Clarion Books, $13.99, 9780358561927
 
7. The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza
Mac Barnett, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Katherine Tegen Books, $15.99, 9780063084087
 
8. Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon)
Scholastic, $14.99, 9781338714128
 
9. Garlic and the Witch
Bree Paulsen, Quill Tree Books, $13.99, 9780062995117
 
10. Smile: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264
 
11. Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories
Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $14.99, 9781419756979
 
12. A Rover's Story- Debut
Jasmine Warga, Balzer + Bray, $17.99, 9780063113923
 
13. The One and Only Bob
Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780062991324
 
14. Guts: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500
 
15. The Hocus Pocus Spell Book- Debut
Eric Geron, Disney Press, $14.99, 9781368076692
 


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Young Adult



Bestseller List for October 12, 2022
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  Young Adult  
1. The First to Die at the End- Debut
Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $19.99, 9780063240803
 
2. They Both Die at the End
Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062457806
 
3. Nothing More to Tell
Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $19.99, 9780593175903
 
4. A Scatter of Light- Debut
Malinda Lo, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780525555285
 
5. Foul Lady Fortune
Chloe Gong, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $21.99, 9781665905589
 
6. One of Us Is Lying
Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99, 9781524714680
 
7. Long Live the Pumpkin Queen: Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas
Shea Ernshaw, Disney Press, $18.99, 9781368069601
 
8. Hocus Pocus: The Illustrated Novelization
A.W. Jantha, Gris Grimly (Illus.), Disney Press, $24.99, 9781368076685
 
9. The Sunbearer Trials
Aiden Thomas, Feiwel & Friends, $18.99, 9781250822130
 
10. Lightlark
Alex Aster, Amulet, $19.99, 9781419760860
 
11. We Were Liars
E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279
 
12. Hell Followed with Us
Andrew Joseph White, Peachtree Teen, $18.99, 9781682633243
 
13. Firekeeper's Daughter
Angeline Boulley, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $18.99, 9781250766564
 
14. Legendborn (An Indies Introduce Title)
Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $13.99, 9781534441613
 
15. The Weight of Blood
Tiffany D. Jackson, Katherine Tegen Books, $18.99, 9780063029149
 


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for October 12, 2022
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  Children's Illustrated  
1. Room on the Broom
Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illus.), Dial Books, $8.99, 9780593110409
 
2. Creepy Crayon!
Aaron Reynolds, Peter Brown (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers,  $18.99, 9781534465886
 
3. The Crayons Trick or Treat
Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel Books, $9.99, 9780593621028
 
4. Little Blue Truck's Halloween
Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $13.99, 9780544772533
 
5. Construction Site Gets a Fright!
Sherri Duskey Rinker, AG Ford (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $12.99, 9781797204321
 
6. Little Ghostie: Finger Puppet Book
Emily Dove (Illus.), Chronicle, $7.99, 9781797212883
 
7. The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster!
Mo Willems, Union Square Kids, $17.99, 9781454946861
 
8. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
 
9. Farmhouse
Sophie Blackall, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316528948
 
10. Little Blue Truck Makes a Friend
Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $18.99, 9780358722823
 
11. There's a Ghost In This House
Oliver Jeffers, Philomel Books, $27.99, 9780593466186
 
12. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908
 
13. Creepy Carrots!
Aaron Reynolds, Peter Brown (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9781442402973
 
14. Hey, Bruce!: An Interactive Book
Ryan Higgins, Disney-Hyperion, $17.99, 9781368084116
 
15. Busy Betty- Debut
Reese Witherspoon, Xindi Yan (Illus.), Flamingo Books, $19.99, 9780593465882
 


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for October 12, 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. Baby-Sitters Club Graphix (hardcover and paperback)
Ann M. Martin, Chan Chau (Illus.), Scholastic
 
4. Dog Man (hardcover)
Dav Pilkey, Graphix
 
5. InvestiGators (hardcover)
John Patrick Green, First Second
 
6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
 
7. Elephant and Piggie (hardcover)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
 
8. Spy School (hardcover and paperback)
Stuart Gibbs, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
 
9. The Bad Guys (paperback)
Aaron Blabey, Scholastic
 
10. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers
 


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Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending October 9, 2022

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

17. Love on the Brain
Ali Hazelwood, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593336847

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

19. Devil House
John Darnielle, Picador, $19.00, 9781250862884

20. Oh William!
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $18.00, 9780812989441

21. November 9
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501110344

22. Crossroads
Jonathan Franzen, Picador, $20.00, 9781250858702

23. Less
Andrew Sean Greer, Back Bay, $17.99, 9780316316132

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

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

26. The Man Who Died Twice
Richard Osman, Penguin, $17.00, 9781984881014

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

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

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

30. The Best Short Stories 2022: The O. Henry Prize Winners
Valeria Luiselli (Ed.), Anchor, $18.00, 9780593467541

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

32. The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
Sangu Mandanna, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593439357

33. The Final Girl Support Group
Grady Hendrix, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593201244

34. Matrix
Lauren Groff, Riverhead Books, $18.00, 9781594634505

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

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

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

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

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

40. Mexican Gothic
Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $17.00, 9780525620808

41. A Court of Silver Flames
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635577990

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

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

44. A Deadly Education
Naomi Novik, Del Rey, $17.00, 9780593128503

45. Maybe Someday
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781476753164

46. The Love Hypothesis
Ali Hazelwood, Berkley, $16.00, 9780593336823

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

48. Maybe Now
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $17.99, 9781668013342

49. The Last House on Needless Street
Catriona Ward, Tor Nightfire, $17.99, 9781250812643

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

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending October 9, 2022

16. It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror
Carmen Maria Machado, Zefyr Lisowski, Richard Scott Larson, Bruce Owens Grimm, Sarah Fonseca, Joe Vallese (Ed.),
The Feminist Press at CUNY, $25.95, 9781952177798

17. Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings
Neil Price, Basic Books, $19.99, 9781541601116

18. The Love Prescription: Seven Days to More Intimacy, Connection, and Joy
John Gottman, Ph.D, Julie Schwartz Gottman, Ph.D, Penguin Life, $15.00, 9780143136637

19. Solutions and Other Problems
Allie Brosh, Gallery Books, $22.00, 9781982156954

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

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

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

23. The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316296816

24. My Body
Emily Ratajkowski, Metropolitan Books, $16.99, 9781250848932

25. No Cure for Being Human: (And Other Truths I Need to Hear)
Kate Bowler, Random House , $18.00, 9780593230794

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

27. Beautiful Country: A Memoir of an Undocumented Childhood
Qian Julie Wang, Anchor, $17.00, 9780593313008

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

29. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson, Vintage, $18.00, 9780375725609

30. Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind
Judson Brewer, Avery, $18.00, 9780593421406

31. This Is Your Mind on Plants
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $18.00, 9780593296929

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

33. Acid for the Children: A Memoir
Flea, Grand Central , $18.99, 9781455530540

34. Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography
Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $19.99, 9780062909114

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

36. A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts
Leanna Renee Hieber, Andrea Janes, Citadel, $16.95, 9780806541587

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

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

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

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

41. Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet
Thich Nhat Hanh, HarperOne, $17.99, 9780062954817

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

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

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

45. Cuba: An American History
Ada Ferrer, Scribner, $20.00, 9781501154560

46. 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

47. The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America
Elizabeth Letts, Ballantine, $18.00, 9780525619345

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

49. The Cause: The American Revolution and its Discontents, 1773-1783
Joseph J. Ellis, Ph.D, Liveright, $18.95, 9781324092346

50. Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted
Suleika Jaouad, Random House, $18.00, 9780399588600

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending October 9, 2022

16. The Midnight Library
Matt Haig, Viking, $26.00, 9780525559474

17. Nona the Ninth
Tamsyn Muir, Tordotcom, $28.99, 9781250854117

18. The Whalebone Theatre
Joanna Quinn, Knopf, $29.00, 9780593321706

19. Lessons
Ian McEwan, Knopf, $30.00, 9780593535202

20. Dreamland
Nicholas Sparks, Random House, $28.99, 9780593449554

21. Hester
Laurie Lico Albanese, St. Martin's Press, $27.99, 9781250278555

22. All Good People Here
Ashley Flowers, Bantam, $28.00, 9780593496473

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

24. Verity
Colleen Hoover, Grand Central , $29.00, 9781538739723

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

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

27. Righteous Prey
John Sandford, Putnam, $29.95, 9780593422472

28. The Paris Apartment
Lucy Foley, Morrow, $28.99, 9780063003057

29. What Moves the Dead
T. Kingfisher, Tor Nightfire, $19.99, 9781250830753

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

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

32. Suspect
Scott Turow, Grand Central , $29.00, 9781538706329

33. Wrong Place Wrong Time
Gillian McAllister, Morrow, $28.99, 9780063252349

34. Endless Summer: Stories
Elin Hilderbrand, Little, Brown, $29.00, 9780316460910

35. The Butcher and the Wren
Alaina Urquhart, Zando, $27.00, 9781638930143

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

37. Spells for Forgetting
Adrienne Young, Delacorte Press, $28.00, 9780593358511

38. Nights of Plague
Orhan Pamuk, Knopf, $34.00, 9780525656890

39. The Book Eaters
Sunyi Dean, Tor, $26.99, 9781250810182

40. Treasure State
C.J. Box, Minotaur, $28.99, 9781250766960

41. The Ink Black Heart
Robert Galbraith, Mulholland Books, $32.00, 9780316413039

42. The Mountain in the Sea
Ray Nayler, MCD, $28.00, 9780374605957

43. Lapvona
Ottessa Moshfegh, Penguin Press, $27.00, 9780593300268

44. The Lincoln Highway
Amor Towles, Viking, $30.00, 9780735222359

45. Marple: Twelve New Mysteries
Agatha Christie, Naomi Alderman, Leigh Bardugo, Alyssa Cole, Lucy Foley, Elly Griffiths, Natalie Haynes, Jean Kwok, Val McDermid, Karen M. McManus, Dreda Say Mitchell, Kate Mosse, Ruth Ware, Morrow, $28.99, 9780063136052

46. Daisy Darker
Alice Feeney, Flatiron Books, $28.99, 9781250843937

47. Mercury Pictures Presents
Anthony Marra, Hogarth, $28.99, 9780451495204

48. The Hero of This Book
Elizabeth McCracken, Ecco, $26.99, 9780062971272

49. The House Across the Lake
Riley Sager, Dutton, $27.00, 9780593183199

50. Ghost Eaters
Clay Chapman, Quirk Books, $21.99, 9781683692171

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending October 9, 2022

16. Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be
Dr.Becky Kennedy, Harper Wave, $28.99, 9780063159488

17. Jacques Pépin Art Of The Chicken: A Master Chef's Paintings, Stories, and Recipes of the Humble Bird
Jacques Pépin, Harvest, $30.00, 9780358654513

18. Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber
Andy Borowitz, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781668003886

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

20. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581

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

22. Happy-Go-Lucky
David Sedaris, Little, Brown, $29.00, 9780316392457

23. When McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World's Most Powerful Consulting Firm
Walt Bogdanich, Michael Forsythe, Doubleday, $32.50, 9780385546232

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

25. Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories
Kelly Ripa, Dey Street Books, $28.99, 9780063073302

26. Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America
Dahlia Lithwick, Penguin Press, $29.00, 9780525561385

27. Like a Rolling Stone: A Memoir
Jann S. Wenner, Little, Brown, $35.00, 9780316415194

28. Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America
Pekka Hämäläinen, Liveright, $40.00, 9781631496998

29. Grace: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America
Cody Keenan, Mariner Books, $29.99, 9780358651895

30. Sacred Nature: Restoring Our Ancient Bond with the Natural World
Karen Armstrong, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593319437

31. Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands
Kate Beaton, Drawn and Quarterly, $39.95, 9781770462892

32. Fen, Bog and Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis
Annie Proulx, Scribner, $26.99, 9781982173357

33. Making a Scene
Constance Wu, Scribner, $29.00, 9781982188542

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

35. Gateau: The Surprising Simplicity of French Cakes
Aleksandra Crapanzano, Scribner, $30.00, 9781982169732

36. Adrift: America in 100 Charts
Scott Galloway, Portfolio, $35.00, 9780593542408

37. Faith, Hope and Carnage
Nick Cave, Seán O'Hagan, FSG, $28.00, 9780374607371

38. Life on the Mississippi: An Epic American Adventure
Rinker Buck, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $32.50, 9781501106378

39. Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe
David Maraniss, Simon & Schuster, $32.50, 9781476748412

40. Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control (The Stoic Virtues Series)
Ryan Holiday, Portfolio, $26.00, 9780593191699

41. This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You
Susan Rogers, Ogi Ogas, Norton, $28.95, 9780393541250

42. Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers
Mary Rodgers, Jesse Green, FSG, $35.00, 9780374298623

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

44. The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times Magazine, One World, $38.00, 9780593230572

45. Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us
Rachel Aviv, FSG, $28.00, 9780374600846

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

47. Finding Me: A Memoir
Viola Davis, HarperOne, $28.99, 9780063037328

48. Killing the Legends: The Lethal Danger of Celebrity
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, St. Martin's Press, $30.00, 9781250283306

49. Half Baked Harvest Every Day: Recipes for Balanced, Flexible, Feel-Good Meals
Tieghan Gerard, Clarkson Potter, $29.99, 9780593232552

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

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending October 9, 2022

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

19. Carrie
Stephen King, Anchor, $8.99, 9780307743664

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

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

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

23. Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens, Putnam, $9.99, 9780593540350

24. 'Salem's Lot
Stephen King, Anchor, $9.99, 9780307743671

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

36. The Guest List
Lucy Foley, Morrow, $9.99, 9780063215382

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

38. Chapterhouse: Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098271

39. The Princess Bride
William Goldman, Mariner, $10.99, 9780156035217

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

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

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

43. A Storm of Swords
George R. R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780345543981

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

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

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

47. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.99, 9781250773012

48. The Martian Chronicles
Ray Bradbury, S&S, $8.99, 9781451678192

49. If It Bleeds
Stephen King, Pocket, $9.99, 9781982138004

50. Enemy at the Gates
Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills, Pocket, $9.99, 9781982164898

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