October 23, 2019

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for October 23, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending October 20, 2019
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 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.
1/29
2. The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Heather Morris, Harper, $16.99, 9780062797155
A testament to the endurance of love and humanity under the darkest possible conditions. A September 2018 Indie Next List Great Read.
2/59
3. Little Fires Everywhere
Celeste Ng, Penguin, $17.00, 9780735224315
A riveting novel that traces the intertwined fates of a picture-perfect family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives.
3/24
4. Nine Perfect Strangers
Liane Moriarty, Flatiron Books, $17.99, 9781250069832
Could 10 days at a health resort really change you forever? In Liane Moriarty's novel, nine perfect strangers are about to find out.
5/3
5. Unsheltered- Debut
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $17.99, 9780062684738
Kingsolver's timely novel interweaves past and present to explore the human capacity for resiliency and compassion in times of great upheaval.
/1
6. The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95, 9780525435006
Atwood's funny, unexpected, horrifying, and altogether convincing novel is at once scathing satire, dire warning, and literary tour de force. Now a Hulu series.
4/78
7. The Great Alone
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250229533
Hannah's novel is a daring and beautiful story about love and loss, the fight for survival, and the wildness that lives in both man and nature.
7/4
8. Killing Commendatore
Haruki Murakami, Vintage, $17.00, 9780525435761
An epic novel by the internationally acclaimed and bestselling author of 1Q84.
6/3
9. 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.
10/30
10. The Woman in the Window
A.J. Finn, Morrow, $16.99, 9780062678423
Finn's smart, sophisticated novel of psychological suspense is soon to be a major motion picture.
11/33
11. A Spark of Light
Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $17.00, 9780345545008
Picoult's powerful and provocative novel about ordinary lives that intersect during a crisis.
12/4
12. Before We Were Yours
Lisa Wingate, Ballantine, $17.00, 9780425284704
Wingate's novel, which is based on a notorious adoption scandal, is a riveting, wrenching, and ultimately uplifting tale that reminds us the heart never forgets where we belong.
8/22
13. The Best American Short Stories 2019
Anthony Doerr, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99, 9781328484246
A very satisfying collection of the year's best short stories.
9/3
14. There There (An Indies Introduce Title)
Tommy Orange, Vintage, $16.00, 9780525436140
Orange's debut novel is a wondrous and shattering portrait of an America few of us have ever seen.
14/24
15. Every Breath- Debut
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $15.99, 9781538728543
A story about a chance encounter that becomes a touchstone for two vastly different individuals--transcending decades, continents, and the bittersweet workings of fate.
/1


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for October 23, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending October 20, 2019
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. The Library Book
Susan Orlean, S&S, $16.99, 9781476740195
Orlean's book is a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution--and an investigation into one of its greatest mysteries.
2/3
2. Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99, 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.
1/74
3. Calypso
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $17.99, 9780316392426
Calypso is simultaneously Sedaris's darkest and warmest book yet--and it just might be his very best.
3/19
4. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Yuval Noah Harari, Spiegel & Grau, $18.00, 9780525512196
The bestselling author of Sapiens turns to the present to make sense of today's most pressing issues.
6/9
5. Leadership: In Turbulent Times
Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $18.00, 9781476795935
In this culmination of five decades of acclaimed studies in presidential history, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin offers an illuminating exploration of the early development, growth, and exercise of leadership.
7/3
6. Born a Crime
Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $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.
5/33
7. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness
Harvard Business Review Press, $24.95, 9781633694361
Ten articles from the Harvard Business Review to help you build your emotional strength and resilience--and to achieve high performance.
8/81
8. 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.
10/43
9. The Spy and the Traitor
Ben Macintyre, Broadway Books, $18.00, 9781101904213
Macintyre tells the incredible true story of Oleg Gordievsky, the Russian whose secret work helped hasten the end of the Cold War.
4/11
10. In Pieces- Debut
Sally Field, Grand Central, $17.99, 9781538763032
In this intimate and haunting literary memoir, Sally Field tells her story for the first time.
/1
11. Braving the Wilderness
Brené Brown, Random House, $18.00, 9780812985818
A timely and important book that challenges everything we think we know about cultivating true belonging in our communities, organizations, and culture.
9/8
12. How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735224155
Pollan investigates the medical and scientific revolution taking place around psychedelic drugs--and the spellbinding story of his own life-changing psychedelic experiences.
13/22
13. These Truths: A History of the United States
Jill Lepore, Norton, $19.95, 9780393357424
Lepore offers a magisterial account of the origins and rise of a divided nation, an urgently needed reckoning with the beauty and tragedy of American history.
12/3
14. The Escape Artists
Neal Bascomb, Mariner, $15.99, 9780358118220
Bascomb tells the spellbinding story of the downed Allied airmen who masterminded the remarkably courageous--and ingenious--breakout from Germany's most devilish POW camp during World War I.
/4
15. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself
Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781422157992
A collection of Harvard Business Review articles to help you maximize yourself.
/130


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for October 23, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending October 20, 2019
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Dutch House
Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99, 9780062963673
Patchett's moving new novel explores the indelible bond between two siblings, the house of their childhood, and a past that will not let them go. An October 2019 Indie Next List Great Read.
1/4
2. The Testaments
Margaret Atwood, Nan A. Talese, $28.95, 9780385543781
Atwood's masterful sequel to her modern classic, The Handmaid's Tale.
2/6
3. The Water Dancer
Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $28.00, 9780399590597
Coates' debut novel is a propulsive, transcendent work that restores the humanity of those from whom everything was stolen. An October 2019 Indie Next List Great Read.
3/4
4. Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens, Putnam, $26.00, 9780735219090
Owens' exquisite and heartbreaking novel is an August 2018 Indie Next List Great Read.
4/61
5. The Guardians- Debut
John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385544184
In his riveting new novel Grisham delivers a classic legal thriller--with a twist.
/1
6. Olive, Again- Debut
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $27.00, 9780812996548
In Olive, Again, Strout continues the story of Olive Kitteridge, the beloved character who has captured the imaginations of millions. An October 2019 Indie Next List Great Read.
/1
7. The Institute
Stephen King, Scribner, $30.00, 9781982110567
King's gut-wrenching novel of good versus evil in a world where the good guys don't always win.
5/6
8. The Giver of Stars
Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $28.00, 9780399562488
Set in Depression-era America, a breathtaking novel of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond. An October 2019 Indie Next List Great Read.
9/2
9. Red at the Bone
Jacqueline Woodson, Riverhead Books, $26.00, 9780525535270
In Woodson's powerful new novel, an unexpected teenage pregnancy pulls together two families from different social classes, and exposes the private hopes, disappointments, and longings that can bind or divide us from each other. The #1 Indie Next List Great Read for October 2019.
7/5
10. What Happens in Paradise
Elin Hilderbrand, Little Brown, $28.00, 9780316435574
In Hilderbrand's new novel, secret lives and new loves emerge in the bright Caribbean sunlight.
8/2
11. Ninth House
Leigh Bardugo, Flatiron Books, $27.99, 9781250313072
Bardugo's debut adult novel is a tale of power, privilege, dark magic, and murder set among the Ivy League elite. An October 2019 Indie Next List Great Read.
6/2
12. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong, Penguin Press, $26.00, 9780525562023
Vuong's debut novel is a shattering portrait of a family, a first love, and the redemptive power of storytelling. The #1 Indie Next List Pick for June 2019.
14/20
13. The Topeka School
Ben Lerner, FSG, $27.00, 9780374277789
Lerner's novel is a tender and expansive family drama set in the American Midwest at the turn of the 21st century. An October 2019 Indie Next List Great Read.
12/3
14. Imaginary Friend
Stephen Chbosky, Grand Central, $30.00, 9781538731338
The bestselling author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower returns with an epic work of literary horror, years in the making, whose grand scale and rich emotion redefine the genre. An October 2019 Indie Next List Great Read.
10/3
15. Cilka's Journey
Heather Morris, St. Martin's, $27.99, 9781250265708
The new novel by the bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz is based on a riveting true story of love and resilience.
13/2


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for October 23, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending October 20, 2019
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Me: Elton John Official Autobiography- Debut
Elton John, Holt, $30.00, 9781250147608
In his first and only official autobiography, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life.
/1
2. Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators- Debut
Ronan Farrow, Little Brown, $30.00, 9780316486637
In this dramatic account, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Farrow exposes serial abusers and a cabal of powerful interests hell-bent on covering up the truth at any cost.
/1
3. Talking to Strangers
Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $30.00, 9780316478526
Gladwell offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers--and why they often go wrong.
1/6
4. Blowout
Rachel Maddow, Crown, $30.00, 9780525575474
Maddow's in-depth look at the unimaginably lucrative and equally corrupting oil and gas industry.
2/3
5. The Body: A Guide for Occupants- Debut
Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385539302
Bryson takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. As addictive as it is comprehensive, this is Bryson at his very best, a must-read owner's manual for everybody.
/1
6. Letters from an Astrophysicist
Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Norton, $19.95, 9781324003311
Tyson's most candid and heartfelt writing yet, Letters from an Astrophysicist, introduces us to a newly personal dimension of Tyson's quest to explore our place in the cosmos.
7/2
7. Educated (An Indies Introduce Title)
Tara Westover, Random House, $28.00, 9780399590504
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. A Winter/Spring 2018 Indies Introduce title and the #1 Indie Next List Great Read for March 2018.
3/87
8. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck
Mark Manson, Harper, $24.99, 9780062457714
Superstar blogger Manson shows us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people.
6/133
9. Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice for Living Your Best Life- Debut
Ali Wong, Random House, $27.00, 9780525508830
Ali Wong's heartfelt and hilarious letters to her daughters cover everything they need to know in life.
/1
10. Year of the Monkey
Patti Smith, Knopf, $24.95, 9780525657682
Smith's profound, beautifully realized memoir in which dreams and reality are vividly woven into a tapestry of one transformative year.
4/4
11. The Book of Gutsy Women
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, S&S, $35.00, 9781501178412
Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea, share the stories of the gutsy women who have inspired them--women with the courage to stand up to the status quo, ask hard questions, and get the job done.
5/3
12. Know My Name
Chanel Miller, Viking, $28.00, 9780735223707
Know My Name will forever transform the way we think about sexual assault, challenging our beliefs about what is acceptable and speaking truth to the tumultuous reality of healing.
9/4
13. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Norton, $18.95, 9780393609394
What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There's no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and bestselling author Neil deGrasse Tyson.
14/95
14. Permanent Record
Edward Snowden, Metropolitan Books, $30.00, 9781250237231
Snowden, the man who exposed the U.S. government's system of mass surveillance, reveals the story of his life, including how he helped to build that system and what motivated him to try to bring it down.
8/5
15. Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years- Debut
Julie Andrews, Hachette Books, $30.00, 9780316349253
In this follow-up to her critically acclaimed memoir, Home, Julie Andrews shares reflections on her astonishing career.
/1


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for October 23, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending October 20, 2019
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Reckoning
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780525620938
1/18
2. Dark Sacred Night
Michael Connelly, Vision, $9.99, 9781538731765
9/2
3. Doctor Sleep
Stephen King, Pocket, $10.99, 9781982138868
2/3
4. The Couple Next Door
Shari Lapena, Penguin, $9.99, 9780525505310
3/77
5. Past Tense
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780399593536
5/24
6. Red War
Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills, Pocket, $9.99, 9781501190605
7/7
7. Target: Alex Cross
James Patterson, Vision, $9.99, 9781538713778
4/3
8. The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt, Little Brown, $10.99, 9780316055420
6/7
9. Beauchamp Hall- Debut
Danielle Steel, Dell, $8.99, 9780399179310
/1
10. We Were the Lucky Ones
Georgia Hunter, Penguin, $9.99, 9780143134763
8/11


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Early & Middle Grade Readers



Bestseller List for October 23, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending October 20, 2019
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Early & Middle Grade Readers  
1. Guts
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500
 
2. A Tale of Magic...
Chris Colfer, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316523479
 
3. Best Friends
Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), First Second, $12.99, 9781250317469
 
4. White Bird: A Wonder Story
R.J. Palacio, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $24.99, 9780525645535
 
5. Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks
Jason Reynolds, Alexander Nabaum (Illus.), Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, $17.99, 9781481438285
 
6. Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal
Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $13.99, 9781419740275
 
7. Sisters
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540605
 
8. Smile
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545132060
 
9. Dog Man Guide to Creating Comics in 3-D
Kate Howard, Dav Pilkey (Illus.), Scholastic, $10.99, 9781338568844
 
10. Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry
Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Norton Young Readers, $17.95, 9781324003281
 
11. Drama
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545326995
 
12. Allies- Debut
Alan Gratz, Scholastic Press, $17.99, 9781338245721
 
13. Beverly, Right Here
Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $16.99, 9780763694647
 
14. Ghosts
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540629
 
15. Pages & Co.: The Bookwanderers
Anna James, Paola Escobar (Illus.), Philomel Books, $16.99, 9781984837127
 


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Young Adult



Bestseller List for October 23, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending October 20, 2019
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  Young Adult  
1. The Fountains of Silence
Ruta Sepetys, Philomel Books, $18.99, 9780399160318
 
2. The Beautiful
Renee Ahdieh, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781524738174
 
3. The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062871350
 
4. Turtles All the Way Down
John Green, Penguin, $14.99, 9780525555377
 
5. Pumpkinheads
Rainbow Rowell, Faith Erin Hicks (Illus.), First Second, $17.99, 9781626721623
 
6. One of Us Is Lying
Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99, 9781524714680
 
7. Looking for Alaska
John Green, Penguin, $12.99, 9780593109069
 
8. Frankly in Love
David Yoon, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781984812209
 
9. Bridge of Clay
Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780375845604
 
10. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780385754729
 
11. Are You Listening?
Tillie Walden, First Second, $17.99, 9781250207562
 
12. Cursed
Thomas Wheeler, Frank Miller (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $24.99, 9781534425330
 
13. The Sun Is Also a Star
Nicola Yoon, Ember, $12.99, 9781984849397
 
14. Pet
Akwaeke Emezi, Make Me a World, $17.99, 9780525647072
 
15. Salt to the Sea
Ruta Sepetys, Penguin, $10.99, 9780142423622
 


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for October 23, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending October 20, 2019
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  Children's Illustrated  
1. Room on the Broom
Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illus.), Puffin, $7.99, 9780142501122
 
2. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
 
3. The Scarecrow
Beth Ferry, The Fan Brothers (Illus.), Harper, $18.99, 9780062475763
 
4. Little Blue Truck's Halloween
Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9780544772533
 
5. Dinosnores
Sandra Boynton, Workman, $6.95, 9781523508136
 
6. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
 
7. Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You
Sonia Sotomayor, Rafael López (Illus.), Philomel Books, $17.99, 9780525514121
 
8. Sulwe- Debut
Lupita Nyong'o, Vashti Harrison (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9781534425361
 
9. Dragons Love Tacos
Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $16.99, 9780803736801
 
10. Where's the Witch?
Ingela P. Arrhenius (Illus.), Nosy Crow, $8.99, 9781536207538
 
11. Three Cheers for Kid McGear!
Sherri Duskey Rinker, AG Ford (Illus.), Chronicle, $17.99, 9781452155821
 
12. The Crayons' Christmas- Debut
Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Penguin Workshop, $19.99, 9780525515746
 
13. Grumpy Monkey Board Book- Debut
Suzanne Lang, Max Lang (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780593123997
 
14. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $18.95, 9780060254926
 
15. Dr. Seuss's Spooky Things
Dr. Seuss, Tom Brannon (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9781984850973
 


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for October 23, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending October 20, 2019
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  Children's Series  
1. Dog Man (hardcover)
Dav Pilkey, Graphix
 
2. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
 
3. Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback)
Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic
New: The Hidden Kingdom Graphic Novel (9781338344059)
 
4. Who Was/Is...? (paperback)
Ann Waldron, et al., Penguin Workshop
 
5. The Last Kids on Earth (hardcover and paperback)
Max Brallier, Douglas Holgate (Illus.), Viking Books for Young Readers
 
6. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
 
7. Baby-Sitters Club Graphix (hardcover and paperback)
Ann M. Martin, Raina Telgemeier (Illus.), Scholastic
 
8. The Book of Dust (hardcover and paperback)
Philip Pullman, Knopf Books for Young Readers
 
9. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
 
10. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
 


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Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending October 20, 2019

16. Ghosted
Rosie Walsh, Penguin, $16.00, 9780525522799

17. Winter in Paradise
Elin Hilderbrand, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316435536

18. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Gail Honeyman, Penguin, $16.00, 9780735220690

19. The Witch Elm
Tana French, Penguin, $17.00, 9780735224643

20. Redemption
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538761458

21. The Next Person You Meet in Heaven
Mitch Albom, Harper, $15.99, 9780062294456

22. Flights
Olga Tokarczuk, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780525534204

23. A Well-Behaved Woman
Therese Anne Fowler, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250095480

24. Convenience Store Woman
Sayaka Murata, Grove Press, $15.00, 9780802129628

25. The Fall of Gondolin
J.R.R. Tolkien, Alan Lee (Illus.), Mariner, $16.99, 9780358131458

26. The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt, Back Bay, $20.00, 9780316055444

27. My Sister, the Serial Killer
Oyinkan Braithwaite, Anchor, $14.95, 9780525564201

28. The Winter Soldier
Daniel Mason, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316477598

29. Hippie
Paulo Coelho, Vintage, $15.00, 9780525565185

30. The Outsider
Stephen King, Gallery Books, $18.99, 9781501181009

31. Olive Kitteridge
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $17.00, 9780812971835

32. The Cockroach
Ian McEwan, Anchor, $11.00, 9780593082423

33. Celestial Bodies
Jokha Alharthi, Catapult, $16.95, 9781948226943

34. Virgil Wander
Leif Enger, Grove Press, $17.00, 9780802147127

35. The Immortalists
Chloe Benjamin, Putnam, $16.00, 9780735215092

36. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $17.00, 9781501173219

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

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

39. Washington Black
Esi Edugyan, Vintage, $16.95, 9780525563242

40. Ducks, Newburyport
Lucy Ellmann, Biblioasis, $22.95, 9781771963077

41. Beloved
Toni Morrison, Vintage, $16.00, 9781400033416

42. The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99, 9780062060624

43. It
Stephen King, Scribner, $19.99, 9781982127794

44. Pachinko
Min Jin Lee, Grand Central, $15.99, 9781455563920

45. The Great Believers
Rebecca Makkai, Penguin, $16.00, 9780735223530

46. The Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein, Harper, $16.99, 9780062364913

47. The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead, Anchor, $16.95, 9780345804327

48. Motherless Brooklyn
Jonathan Lethem, Vintage, $16.95, 9781984899392

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

50. The Bluest Eye
Toni Morrison, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307278449

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending October 20, 2019

16. Just Mercy
Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $16.00, 9780812984965

17. Great at Work
Morten T. Hansen, S&S, $18.00, 9781476765822

18. On Tyranny
Timothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $8.99, 9780804190114

19. Dopesick
Beth Macy, Back Bay, $17.99, 9780316551304

20. Anthony Bourdain: The Last Interview
Melville House, $16.99, 9781612198248

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

22. The Best American Food Writing 2019
Samin Nosrat, Sylvia Killingsworth (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99, 9781328662255

23. The Best American Essays 2019
Rebecca Solnit, Robert Atwan (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99, 9781328465801

24. Killing the Rising Sun
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250237095

25. Heartland
Sarah Smarsh, Scribner, $17.00, 9781501133107

26. Braiding Sweetgrass
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18.00, 9781571313560

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

28. You Are a Badass
Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16.00, 9780762447695

29. Winners Take All
Anand Giridharadas, Vintage, $16.00, 9781101972670

30. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership
Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781422157978

31. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2020
Old Farmer's Almanac, $8.95, 9781571988102

32. The Body Keeps the Score
Bessel van der Kolk, Penguin, $18.00, 9780143127741

33. So You Want to Talk About Race
Ijeoma Oluo, Seal Press, $16.99, 9781580058827

34. The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2019
Sy Montgomery, Jaime Green (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99, 9781328519009

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

36. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
Eric Idle, Broadway, $17.00, 9781984822598

37. Dear America
Jose Antonio Vargas, Dey Street Books, $15.99, 9780062851345

38. The Big Fella
Jane Leavy, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780062380234

39. The Soul of an Octopus
Sy Montgomery, Atria, $16.00, 9781451697728

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

41. All You Can Ever Know
Nicole Chung, Catapult, $16.95, 9781948226370

42. Own Your Anxiety
Julian Brass, Page Two Books, $16.95, 9781989025628

43. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence
Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781633690196

44. The Flame
Leonard Cohen, Picador, $18.00, 9781250234797

45. The Good Neighbor
Maxwell King, Abrams Press, $18.00, 9781419735165

46. Exactly What to Say
Phil M. Jones, Page Two Books, $14.99, 9781989025000

47. The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson, Vintage, $16.00, 9780375725609

48. The Laws of Human Nature
Robert Greene, Penguin, $23.00, 9780143111375

49. Pleasure Activism
Adrienne Maree Brown (Ed.), AK Press, $20.00, 9781849353267

50. How to Invent Everything
Ryan North, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780735220157

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending October 20, 2019

16. Grand Union: Stories
Zadie Smith, Penguin Press, $27.00, 9780525558996

17. The Nickel Boys
Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $24.95, 9780385537070

18. Circe
Madeline Miller, Little Brown, $27.00, 9780316556347

19. The 19th Christmas
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, Little Brown, $29.00, 9780316420273

20. Lethal Agent
Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills, Atria/Emily Bestler Books, $28.99, 9781501190629

21. The Secrets We Kept
Lara Prescott, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525656159

22. This Tender Land
William Kent Krueger, Atria, $27.00, 9781476749297

23. A Better Man
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99, 9781250066213

24. Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
Olga Tokarczuk, Riverhead Books, $27.00, 9780525541332

25. The World That We Knew
Alice Hoffman, S&S, $27.99, 9781501137570

26. City of Girls
Elizabeth Gilbert, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9781594634734

27. Chances Are . . .
Richard Russo, Knopf, $26.95, 9781101947746

28. Christmas Shopaholic
Sophie Kinsella, The Dial Press, $27.00, 9780593132821

29. A Single Thread
Tracy Chevalier, Viking, $27.00, 9780525558248

30. Frankissstein
Jeanette Winterson, Grove Press, $27.00, 9780802129499

31. The Girl Who Lived Twice
David Lagercrantz, Knopf, $27.95, 9780451494344

32. Normal People
Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $26.00, 9781984822178

33. The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $26.99, 9781250301697

34. Quichotte
Salman Rushdie, Random House, $28.00, 9780593132982

35. Inland
Téa Obreht, Random House, $27.00, 9780812992861

36. Full Throttle: Stories
Joe Hill, Morrow, $27.99, 9780062200679

37. Bloody Genius
John Sandford, Putnam, $29.00, 9780525536611

38. Fleishman Is in Trouble
Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Random House, $27.00, 9780525510871

39. The Girl Who Reads on the Metro
Christine Feret-Fleury, Flatiron Books, $22.99, 9781250315427

40. The Most Fun We Ever Had
Claire Lombardo, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385544252

41. Gideon the Ninth
Tamsyn Muir, Tor.com, $25.99, 9781250313195

42. Metropolitan Stories
Christine Coulson, Other Press, $23.00, 9781590510582

43. The Beekeeper of Aleppo
Christy Lefteri, Ballantine, $27.00, 9781984821218

44. The Turn of the Key
Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $27.99, 9781501188770

45. Disappearing Earth
Julia Phillips, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525520412

46. An American Sunrise: Poems
Joy Harjo, Norton, $25.95, 9781324003861

47. Ask Again, Yes
Mary Beth Keane, Scribner, $27.00, 9781982106980

48. A Dog's Promise
W.Bruce Cameron, Forge, $26.99, 9781250163516

49. Black Leopard, Red Wolf
Marlon James, Riverhead Books, $30.00, 9780735220171

50. Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts
Kate Racculia, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26.00, 9780358023937

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending October 20, 2019

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

17. I Really Needed This Today
Hoda Kotb, Putnam, $24.00, 9780735217416

18. The Education of an Idealist
Samantha Power, Dey Street Books, $29.99, 9780062820693

19. How To
Randall Munroe, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780525537090

20. Medallion Status
John Hodgman, Viking, $25.00, 9780525561101

21. Call Sign Chaos
Jim Mattis, Bing West, Random House, $28.00, 9780812996838

22. She Said
Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey, Penguin Press, $28.00, 9780525560340

23. The Infinite Game
Simon Sinek, Portfolio, $28.00, 9780735213500

24. Inside Out
Demi Moore, Harper, $27.99, 9780062049537

25. Face It
Debbie Harry, Dey Street Books, $32.50, 9780060749583

26. The United States of Trump
Bill O'Reilly, Holt, $28.00, 9781250237224

27. How to Be an Antiracist
Ibram X. Kendi, One World, $27.00, 9780525509288

28. Life Undercover
Amaryllis Fox, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525654971

29. Trick Mirror
Jia Tolentino, Random House, $27.00, 9780525510543

30. The Pioneers
David McCullough, S&S, $30.00, 9781501168680

31. Running with Sherman
Christopher McDougall, Knopf, $27.95, 9781524732363

32. A Pilgrimage to Eternity
Timothy Egan, Viking, $28.00, 9780735225237

33. Over the Top
Jonathan Van Ness, HarperOne, $27.99, 9780062906373

34. Tough Love
Susan Rice, S&S, $30.00, 9781501189975

35. Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?
Caitlin Doughty, Dianne Ruz (Illus.), Norton, $25.95, 9780393652703

36. Deep State
James B. Stewart, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9780525559108

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

38. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
Lori Gottlieb, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28.00, 9781328662057

39. Everything Is F*cked
Mark Manson, Harper, $26.99, 9780062888433

40. Movies (And Other Things)
Shea Serrano, Arturo Torres (Illus.), Twelve, $25.00, 9781538730195

41. Three Women
Lisa Taddeo, Avid Reader Press/S&S , $27.00, 9781451642292

42. The Ride of a Lifetime
Robert Iger, Random House, $28.00, 9780399592096

43. On Fire
Naomi Klein, S&S, $27.00, 9781982129910

44. The Way I Heard It
Mike Rowe, Gallery , $28.00, 9781982130855

45. Guinness World Records 2020
Guinness World Records, $28.95, 9781912286836

46. Mindf*ck
Christopher Wylie, Random House, $28.00, 9781984854636

47. Erosion
Terry Tempest Williams, Sarah Crichton Books, $27.00, 9780374280062

48. What It Takes
Stephen A. Schwarzman, Avid Reader Press/S&S, $30.00, 9781501158148

49. How We Fight for Our Lives
Saeed Jones, S&S, $26.00, 9781501132735

50. Wild Game
Adrienne Brodeur, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $27.00, 9781328519030

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending October 20, 2019

11. Holy Ghost
John Sandford, Putnam, $9.99, 9780735217348

12. Shadow Tyrants
Clive Cussler, Boyd Morrison, Putnam, $9.99, 9780735219083

13. The Fox
Frederick Forsyth, Putnam, $9.99, 9780525538431

14. A Column of Fire
Ken Follett, Penguin, $10.99, 9780451478009

15. Year One: Chronicles of The One, Book 1
Nora Roberts, St. Martin's, $8.99, 9781250122971

16. Spymaster
Brad Thor, Pocket, $9.99, 9781476789422

17. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780441172719

18. The Irishman (Movie Tie-In)
Charles Brandt, Steerforth, $9.99, 9781586422462

19. Murder, Interrupted
James Patterson, Grand Central, $8.99, 9781538763223

20. Blood Work
Michael Connelly, Grand Central, $9.99, 9781478948339

21. Alaskan Holiday
Debbie Macomber, Ballantine, $6.99, 9780399181306

22. Tom Clancy's Op-Center: For Honor
Jeff Rovin, St. Martin's, $9.99, 9781250156891

23. Cottage by the Sea
Debbie Macomber, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780399181276

24. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935

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

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

27. Winter Solstice
Elin Hilderbrand, Little Brown , $7.99, 9780316435475

28. Abandoned
Allison Brennan, Minotaur, $8.99, 9781250164490

29. Still Me
Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $9.99, 9780143135029

30. Wild Card
Stuart Woods, Putnam, $9.99, 9780735219298

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

32. Santa's on His Way
Lisa Jackson, et al., Zebra, $7.99, 9781420145892

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

34. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $8.99, 9780316769488

35. The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129

36. Women Who Run With the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345409874

37. Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342

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

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

40. Origin
Dan Brown, Anchor, $9.99, 9780525563709

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

42. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Perigee, $9.99, 9780399501487

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

44. Texas Ranger
James Patterson, Vision, $9.99, 9781538713808

45. Crucible
James Rollins, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062381798

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

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

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

49. The Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein, Harper, $9.99, 9780062370945

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

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