September 1, 2021

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for September 1, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending August 29, 2021
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. People We Meet on Vacation
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806758
Henry's sparkling new novel will leave you with the warm, hazy afterglow usually reserved for the best vacations. A May 2021 Indie Next Pick.
1/16
2. 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.
2/52
3. Circe
Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316556323
The masterful follow-up to The Song of Achilles is a triumph of storytelling, an intoxicating epic of family rivalry, palace intrigue, love and loss, as well as a celebration of indomitable female strength in a man's world.
7/72
4. Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens, Putnam, $18.00, 9780735219106
Where the Crawdads Sing is at once an exquisite ode to the natural world, a heartbreaking coming-of-age story, and a surprising tale of possible murder.
3/22
5. Anxious People
Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $17.00, 9781501160844
An ingeniously constructed novel about the enduring power of friendship, forgiveness, and hope--the things that save us, even in the most anxious times.
6/8
6. Hamnet
Maggie O'Farrell, Vintage, $16.95, 9781984898876
O'Farrell's novel is a luminous portrait of a marriage, a shattering evocation of a family ravaged by grief and loss, and a tender re-imagining of a boy whose life has been all but forgotten.
4/15
7. The Guest List
Lucy Foley, Morrow, $16.99, 9780062868947
A wedding celebration turns dark and deadly in this deliciously wicked and atmospheric thriller by the bestselling author of The Hunting Party.
5/4
8. The Night Watchman
Louise Erdrich, Harper Perennial, $18.00, 9780062671196
Erdrich's novel is based on the extraordinary life of her grandfather who worked as a night watchman and carried the fight against Native dispossession from rural North Dakota all the way to Washington, D.C.
8/17
9. The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318
Klune's novel is an enchanting love story, masterfully told, about the profound experience of discovering an unlikely family in an unexpected place.
9/33
10. Mexican Gothic
Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $17.00, 9780525620808
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.
12/11
11. Beach Read
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806734
Henry's novel about a romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut is a June 2020 Indie Next List Great Read.
10/27
12. 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.
13/13
13. 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.
11/17
14. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong, Penguin, $17.00, 9780525562047
Vuong's debut novel is a shattering portrait of a family, a first love, and the redemptive power of storytelling.
14/13
15. 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.
15/3


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for September 1, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending August 29, 2021
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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, $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.
1/90
2. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin, $19.00, 9780143127741
van der Kolk transforms our understanding of trauma and offers a bold new paradigm for healing.
2/48
3. 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.
4/20
4. The Body: A Guide for Occupants
Bill Bryson, Anchor, $17.00, 9780804172721
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.
3/31
5. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
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.
5/159
6. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2022- Debut
Old Farmer's Almanac, $9.95, 9781571988935
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.
/1
7. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
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.
6/115
8. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
David Grann, Vintage, $17.00, 9780307742483
Grann's twisting and haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history.
9/80
9. All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Katharine K. Wilkinson (Eds.), One World, $18.00, 9780593237083
Provocative and illuminating essays from women at the forefront of the climate movement who are harnessing truth, courage, and solutions to lead humanity forward.
7/6
10. 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.
8/138
11. 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.
12/30
12. Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
Anthony Bourdain, Ecco, $16.99, 9780060899226
In Kitchen Confidential, Bourdain tells the wild-but-true tales of his life in the culinary trade.
11/44
13. Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
Mikki Kendall, Penguin, $16.00, 9780525560562
A potent and electrifying critique of today's feminist movement announcing a fresh new voice in Black feminism.
10/27
14. Vesper Flights
Helen Macdonald, Grove Press, $17.00, 9780802158673
Macdonald's collection of essays is a captivating and foundational book about observation, fascination, time, memory, love, and loss and how we make sense of the world around us.
/6
15. How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy
Jenny Odell, Melville House, $17.99, 9781612198552
An action plan for thinking outside of capitalist narratives of efficiency and techno-determinism. Provocative, timely, and utterly persuasive, this book will change how you see your place in our world.
/11


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for September 1, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending August 29, 2021
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Madness of Crowds- Debut
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99, 9781250145260
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache returns to Three Pines in Louise Penny's latest spellbinding novel.
/1
2. The Midnight Library
Matt Haig, Viking, $26.00, 9780525559474
Haig's latest is a dazzling novel about all the choices that go into a life well lived.
1/43
3. The Paper Palace
Miranda Cowley Heller, Riverhead Books, $27.00, 9780593329825
In the course of a single day on Cape Cod, one woman must make a life-changing decision that has been brewing for decades. A July 2021 Indie Next Pick.
4/8
4. Billy Summers
Stephen King, Scribner, $30.00, 9781982173616
King's new novel is about love, luck, fate, and a complex hero with one last shot at redemption.
2/4
5. The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois- Debut
Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Harper, $28.99, 9780062942937
Jeffers's brilliant fiction debut is an intimate yet sweeping novel that chronicles the journey of one American family from the centuries of the colonial slave trade through the Civil War to our own tumultuous time. A September 2021 Indie Next Pick.
/1
6. Malibu Rising
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $28.00, 9781524798659
Four famous siblings throw an epic party to celebrate the end of the summer. But over the course of twenty-four hours, their lives will change forever. A June 2021 Indie Next Pick.
3/13
7. The Last Thing He Told Me
Laura Dave, S&S, $27.00, 9781501171345
A gripping mystery about a woman who thinks she's found the love of her life--until he disappears. A May 2021 Indie Next Pick.
5/17
8. Lightning Strike- Debut
William Kent Krueger, Atria Books, $27.00, 9781982128685
Krueger's powerful prequel to his acclaimed Cork O'Connor series is about fathers and sons, long-simmering conflicts in a small Minnesota town, and the events that echo through youth and shape our lives forever. A September 2021 Indie Next Pick.
/1
9. The Guide- Debut
Peter Heller, Knopf, $27.00, 9780525657767
A heart-racing thriller about a young man who is hired by an elite fishing lodge in Colorado, where he uncovers a plot of shocking menace amid the natural beauty of sun-drenched streams and forests. A September 2021 Indie Next Pick.
/1
10. 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 Pick for October 2020.
8/47
11. Klara and the Sun
Kazuo Ishiguro, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593318171
Ishiguro's new novel offers a look at our changing world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator, and one that explores the fundamental question: What does it mean to love? A March 2021 Indie Next List Pick.
7/26
12. Once There Were Wolves
Charlotte McConaghy, Flatiron Books, $27.99, 9781250244147
McConaghy's novel is the unforgettable story of a woman desperate to save the creatures she loves--if she isn't consumed by a wild that was once her refuge. The #1 Indie Next Pick for August 2021.
9/4
13. The Hill We Climb
Amanda Gorman, Viking, $15.99, 9780593465271
Amanda Gorman's powerful and historic poem, read at President Joe Biden's inauguration, now available as a collectible gift edition.
12/22
14. Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $28.99, 9780593135204
In Weir's latest, a lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster. A May 2021 Indie Next Pick.
6/17
15. 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 Pick.
15/64


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for September 1, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending August 29, 2021
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution- Debut
Mike Duncan, PublicAffairs, $30.00, 9781541730335
From the bestselling author of The Storm Before the Storm comes the thrilling story of the Marquis de Lafayette's lifelong quest to defend the principles of liberty and equality.
/1
2. Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
Michelle Zauner, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525657743
From the indie rock star of Japanese Breakfast, an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity. A May 2021 Indie Next Pick.
1/19
3. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581
Radiant with Mackesy's warmth and gentle wit, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse blends hand-written narrative with dozens of drawings.
2/78
4. This Is Your Mind on Plants
Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $28.00, 9780593296905
A radical challenge to how we think about drugs, and an exploration into the powerful human attraction to psychoactive plants—and the equally powerful taboos.
3/8
5. World Travel: An Irreverent Guide
Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $35.00, 9780062802798
A guide to some of the world's most fascinating places, as seen and experienced by writer, television host, and relentlessly curious traveler Anthony Bourdain.
6/19
6. All In: An Autobiography
Billie Jean King, Johnette Howard, Maryanne Vollers, Knopf, $30.00, 9781101947333
An inspiring and intimate self-portrait of the champion of equality that encompasses her brilliant tennis career, unwavering activism, and an ongoing commitment to fairness and social justice.
5/2
7. The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
John Green, Dutton, $28.00, 9780525555216
A deeply moving collection of personal essays by the bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars and Turtles All the Way Down.
7/15
8. Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
Suzanne Simard, Knopf, $28.95, 9780525656098
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.
9/17
9. Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
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.
14/56
10. The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown, $27.00, 9780316296618
Gladwell weaves together the stories of a Dutch genius and his homemade computer, a band of brothers in central Alabama, a British psychopath, and pyromaniacal chemists at Harvard to examine one of the greatest moral challenges in modern American history.
12/18
11. The Premonition: A Pandemic Story
Michael Lewis, Norton, $30.00, 9780393881554
Michael Lewis's taut nonfiction thriller pits a band of medical visionaries against what was the official response of the Trump administration to the outbreak of COVID-19.
11/17
12. The Reckoning: Our Nation's Trauma and Finding a Way to Heal
Mary L. Trump, St. Martin's, $28.99, 9781250278456
By the bestselling author of Too Much and Never Enough: a diagnosis of America's national trauma, and a way to heal.
4/2
13. The Comfort Book
Matt Haig, Penguin Life, $22.00, 9780143136668
In his new book, Haig offers warmth and reassurance, reminding us to slow down and appreciate the beauty and unpredictability of existence.
15/8
14. 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.
10/77
15. Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
James Nestor, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780735213616
Breath turns the conventional wisdom of what we thought we knew about our most basic biological function on its head. You will never breathe the same again.
/27


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for September 1, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending August 29, 2021
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  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780441172719
1/93
2. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
2/269
3. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Quentin Tarantino, Harper Perennial, $9.99, 9780063112520
3/9
4. Dune Messiah
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233
4/35
5. Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977
5/57
6. Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342
6/53
7. Bombshell- Debut
Sarah MacLean, Avon, $8.99, 9780063056152
/1
8. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $11.00, 9780399501487
7/43
9. The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9780765365279
/22
10. Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553293357
/9


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Early & Middle Grade Readers



Bestseller List for September 1, 2021
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  Early & Middle Grade Readers  
1. Cat Kid Comic Club
Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338712766
 
2. Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories
Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $14.99, 9781419756979
 
3. A Wolf Called Wander
Rosanne Parry, Greenwillow Books, $7.99, 9780062895943
 
4. Allergic
Megan Wagner Lloyd, Michelle Mee Nutter (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338568905
 
5. Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon)
Scholastic, $14.99, 9781338714128
 
6. Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $14.99, 9781419749094
 
7. Guts
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500
 
8. Ghosts
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540629
 
9. Smile
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264
 
10. Twins
Varian Johnson, Shannon Wright (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338236132
 
11. Sisters
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540605
 
12. New Kid
Jerry Craft, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062691194
 
13. When Stars Are Scattered
Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, Dial Books, $12.99, 9780525553908
 
14. Ground Zero
Alan Gratz, Scholastic , $17.99, 9781338245752
 
15. The One and Only Bob
Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $18.99, 9780062991317
 


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Young Adult



Bestseller List for September 1, 2021
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  Young Adult  
1. They Both Die at the End
Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062457806
 
2. We Were Liars
E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279
 
3. One of Us Is Lying
Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99, 9781524714680
 
4. Firekeeper's Daughter
Angeline Boulley, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $18.99, 9781250766564
 
5. The Inheritance Games
Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $10.99, 9780759555402
 
6. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780385754729
 
7. Hatchet
Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293
 
8. Ace of Spades
Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Feiwel & Friends, $18.99, 9781250800817
 
9. The Downstairs Girl
Stacey Lee, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $10.99, 9781524740979
 
10. The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062871350
 
11. The Giver
Lois Lowry, HMH Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780544340688
 
12. Legendborn (An Indies Introduce Title)
Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $18.99, 9781534441606
 
13. Six Crimson Cranes
Elizabeth Lim, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593300916
 
14. These Violent Delights
Chloe Gong, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $19.99, 9781534457690
 
15. Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316453691
 


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Children's Illustrated



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  Children's Illustrated  
1. Time for School, Little Blue Truck
Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $18.99, 9780358412243
 
2. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
 
3. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908
 
4. Cat Problems
Jory John, Lane Smith (Illus.), Random House Studio, $17.99, 9780593302132
 
5. The Pigeon HAS to Go to School!
Mo Willems, Hyperion Books for Children, $16.99, 9781368046459
 
6. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $19.95, 9780060254926
 
7. Room on the Broom
Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illus.), Dial Books, $8.99, 9780593110409
 
8. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Bill Martin, Jr., Eric Carle (Illus.), Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $8.99, 9780805047905
 
9. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $7.99, 9780399230035
 
10. We Are Water Protectors
Carole Lindstrom, Michaela Goade (Illus.), Roaring Brook Press, $17.99, 9781250203557
 
11. Blueberries for Sal
Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $8.99, 9780140501698
 
12. We Don't Eat Our Classmates
Ryan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99, 9781368003551
 
13. Little Blue Truck
Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $8.99, 9780358451228
 
14. The Snowy Day
Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780670012701
 
15. Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn
Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Abrams, $18.99, 9781419750915
 


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for September 1, 2021
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  Children's Series  
1. Dog Man (hardcover)
Dav Pilkey, Graphix
 
2. Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback)
Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic
 
3. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers
 
4. Elephant and Piggie (hardcover)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
 
5. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
 
6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
 
7. The Bad Guys (paperback)
Aaron Blabey, Scholastic
 
8. I Survived (paperback)
Lauren Tarshis, Scholastic
 
9. Six of Crows (hardcover and paperback)
Leigh Bardugo, Henry Holt and Co. BYR
 
10. Dragon Masters (paperback)
Tracey West, Scholastic
 


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Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending August 29, 2021

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

17. One Last Stop
Casey McQuiston, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250244499

18. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $18.00, 9780441013593

19. It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501110368

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

21. Red, White & Royal Blue
Casey McQuiston, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250316776

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

23. The Rose Code
Kate Quinn, Morrow, $17.99, 9780062943477

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

25. Transcendent Kingdom
Yaa Gyasi, Vintage, $16.00, 9781984899767

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

27. Such a Fun Age
Kiley Reid, Putnam, $17.00, 9780525541912

28. The Dutch House
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $17.00, 9780062963680

29. The City We Became
N.K. Jemisin, Orbit, $17.99, 9780316509886

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

31. Migrations
Charlotte McConaghy, Flatiron Books, $16.99, 9781250204035

32. Night Music
Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $17.00, 9780735222311

33. The Exiles
Christina Baker Kline, Custom House, $16.99, 9780062356338

34. The Fifth Season
N.K. Jemisin, Orbit, $16.99, 9780316229296

35. The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
Grady Hendrix, Quirk Books, $16.99, 9781683692515

36. All the Devils Are Here
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $17.99, 9781250145246

37. My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Ottessa Moshfegh, Penguin, $16.00, 9780525522133

38. Fresh Water for Flowers
Valérie Perrin, Europa Editions, $16.95, 9781609456764

39. Still Life
Louise Penny, St. Martin's, $17.99, 9780312541538

40. Deacon King Kong
James McBride, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780735216730

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

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

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

44. Squeeze Me
Carl Hiaasen, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, $16.95, 9780525435280

45. The Book of Longings
Sue Monk Kidd, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143111399

46. The Secret History
Donna Tartt, Vintage, $17.00, 9781400031702

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

48. The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250080400

49. This Tender Land
William Kent Krueger, Atria, $17.00, 9781476749303

50. Writers & Lovers
Lily King, Grove Press, $17.00, 9780802148544

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending August 29, 2021

16. Agent Sonya: The Spy Next Door
Ben Macintyre, Crown, $18.00, 9780593136324

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

18. All About Love: New Visions
bell hooks, Morrow, $15.99, 9780060959470

19. Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning
Cathy Park Hong, One World, $18.00, 9781984820389

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

21. The New York Times Cooking No-Recipe Recipes
Sam Sifton, Ten Speed Press, $28.00, 9781984858474

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

23. Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family
Robert Kolker, Anchor, $17.00, 9780525562641

24. The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness
Sy Montgomery, Atria, $16.99, 9781451697728

25. Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion
Jia Tolentino, Random House, $18.00, 9780525510567

26. Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
Bryan Stevenson, One World, $17.00, 9780593133934

27. Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century
Jessica Bruder, Norton, $16.95, 9780393356311

28. My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies
Resmaa Menakem, Central Recovery Press, $17.95, 9781942094470

29. Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation
Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Liveright, $18.95, 9781631499050

30. The Bird Way: A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think
Jennifer Ackerman, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735223035

31. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
Michelle Alexander, New Press, $18.99, 9781620971932

32. The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love
Sonya Renee Taylor, Berrett-Koehler, $18.95, 9781523090990

33. Meditations: A New Translation
Marcus Aurelius, Modern Library, $11.00, 9780812968255

34. Becoming
Michelle Obama, Crown, $18.99, 9781524763145

35. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
Timothy Snyder, Crown, $9.99, 9780804190114

36. An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Beacon Press, $16.00, 9780807057834

37. Why We Swim
Bonnie Tsui, Algonquin Books, $16.95, 9781643751375

38. The Socrates Express: In Search of Life Lessons from Dead Philosophers
Eric Weiner, Avid Reader Press/S&S, $18.00, 9781501129025

39. The Fire Next Time
James Baldwin, Vintage, $13.95, 9780679744726

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

41. Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own
Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., Crown, $17.00, 9780525575337

42. Underland: A Deep Time Journey
Robert Macfarlane, Norton, $17.95, 9780393358094

43. Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl
Jonathan C. Slaght, Picador, $18.00, 9781250798718

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

45. Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life
Emily Nagoski, PhD, S&S, $18.00, 9781982165314

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

47. Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $16.99, 9780060936228

48. You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters
Kate Murphy, Celadon Books, $16.99, 9781250779878

49. Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close
Aminatou Sow, Ann Friedman, S&S, $17.00, 9781982111915

50. The Artist's Way
Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $17.00, 9780143129257

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending August 29, 2021

16. The Maidens
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $27.99, 9781250304452

17. The Final Girl Support Group
Grady Hendrix, Berkley, $26.00, 9780593201237

18. Velvet Was the Night
Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $28.00, 9780593356821

19. Afterparties: Stories
Anthony Veasna So, Ecco, $27.99, 9780063049901

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

21. The Four Winds
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's, $28.99, 9781250178602

22. We Were Never Here
Andrea Bartz, Ballantine, $27.00, 9781984820464

23. The Cellist
Daniel Silva, Harper, $28.99, 9780062834867

24. The Women of Troy
Pat Barker, Doubleday, $28.00, 9780385546690

25. Damnation Spring
Ash Davidson, Scribner, $28.00, 9781982144401

26. Great Circle
Maggie Shipstead, Knopf, $28.95, 9780525656975

27. The Plot
Jean Hanff Korelitz, Celadon Books, $28.00, 9781250790767

28. Mrs. March
Virginia Feito, Liveright, $26.00, 9781631498619

29. The Sweetness of Water
Nathan Harris, Little, Brown, $28.00, 9780316461276

30. The Other Black Girl
Zakiya Dalila Harris, Atria, $27.00, 9781982160135

31. Falling
T.J. Newman, Avid Reader Press/S&S, $28.00, 9781982177881

32. While Justice Sleeps
Stacey Abrams, Doubleday, $28.00, 9780385546577

33. Feral Creatures
Kira Jane Buxton, Grand Central, $28.00, 9781538735244

34. Another Kind of Eden
James Lee Burke, S&S, $27.00, 9781982151713

35. Intimacies
Katie Kitamura, Riverhead Books, $26.00, 9780399576164

36. Ghosts
Dolly Alderton, Knopf, $27.00, 9780593319857

37. We Are the Brennans
Tracey Lange, Celadon Books, $26.99, 9781250796226

38. Wayward
Dana Spiotta, Knopf, $27.00, 9780593318737

39. Nightbitch
Rachel Yoder, Doubleday, $26.00, 9780385546812

40. Whereabouts
Jhumpa Lahiri, Knopf, $24.00, 9780593318317

41. Sooley
John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385547680

42. The Book of Accidents
Chuck Wendig, Del Rey, $28.99, 9780399182136

43. Golden Girl
Elin Hilderbrand, Little, Brown, $29.00, 9780316420082

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

45. Goldenrod: Poems
Maggie Smith, Atria/One Signal Publishers, $20.00, 9781982185060

46. The Lost Apothecary
Sarah Penner, Park Row, $27.99, 9780778311010

47. The Turnout
Megan Abbott, Putnam, $27.00, 9780593084908

48. Piranesi
Susanna Clarke, Bloomsbury Publishing, $27.00, 9781635575637

49. Detransition, Baby
Torrey Peters, One World, $27.00, 9780593133378

50. Bloodless
Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, Grand Central, $29.00, 9781538736708

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending August 29, 2021

16. I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year
Carol Leonnig, Philip Rucker, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9780593298947

17. American Marxism
Mark R. Levin, Threshold Editions, $28.00, 9781501135972

18. Fox and I: An Uncommon Friendship
Catherine Raven, Spiegel & Grau, $28.00, 9781954118003

19. How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
Clint Smith, Little, Brown, $29.00, 9780316492935

20. Greenlights
Matthew McConaughey, Crown, $30.00, 9780593139134

21. Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump
Spencer Ackerman, Viking, $30.00, 9781984879776

22. What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
Oprah Winfrey, Bruce D. Perry, Flatiron Books: An Oprah Book, $28.99, 9781250223180

23. Pastoral Song: A Farmer's Journey
James Rebanks, Custom House, $28.99, 9780063073272

24. 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, $28.00, 9781984856029

25. The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35.00, 9781982115852

26. The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
Erik Larson, Crown, $32.00, 9780385348713

27. The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
Heather McGhee, One World, $28.00, 9780525509561

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

29. Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment
Daniel Kahneman, et al., Little, Brown Spark, $32.00, 9780316451406

30. All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days: The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the German Resistance to Hitler
Rebecca Donner, Little, Brown, $32.00, 9780316561693

31. Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Dr. Anna Lembke, Dutton, $28.00, 9781524746728

32. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Deluxe (Yellow) Edition
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $24.99, 9780063142787

33. Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II
Daniel James Brown, Viking, $30.00, 9780525557401

34. Cook This Book: Techniques That Teach and Recipes to Repeat
Molly Baz, Clarkson Potter, $32.50, 9780593138274

35. Somebody's Daughter: A Memoir
Ashley C. Ford, Flatiron Books: An Oprah Book, $27.99, 9781250305978

36. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), S&S, $35.00, 9781476753836

37. Subpar Parks: America's Most Extraordinary National Parks and Their Least Impressed Visitors
Amber Share, Plume, $22.00, 9780593185544

38. Here, Right Matters: An American Story
Alexander Vindman, Harper, $26.99, 9780063079427

39. Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
Adam Grant, Viking, $28.00, 9781984878106

40. Seeing Ghosts: A Memoir
Kat Chow, Grand Central , $28.00, 9781538716328

41. Run: Book One
John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, L. Fury (Illus.), Nate Powell (Illus.), Abrams ComicArts, $24.99, 9781419730696

42. Frankly, We Did Win This Election: The Inside Story of How Trump Lost
Michael C. Bender, Twelve, $30.00, 9781538734803

43. The Master: The Long Run and Beautiful Game of Roger Federer
Christopher Clarey, Twelve, $30.00, 9781538719268

44. Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
Patrick Radden Keefe, Doubleday, $32.50, 9780385545686

45. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $35.00, 9781571311771

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

47. Real Estate: A Living Autobiography
Deborah Levy, Bloomsbury Publishing, $20.00, 9781635572216

48. The Heartbeat of Trees: Embracing Our Ancient Bond with Forests and Nature
Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $26.95, 9781771646895

49. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
James Clear, Avery, $27.00, 9780735211292

50. Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm
Dr. Robin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $24.95, 9780807074121

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending August 29, 2021

11. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741

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

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

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

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

16. Children of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098240

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

18. A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry, Vintage, $7.95, 9780679755333

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

26. The Sentinel
Lee Child, Andrew Child, Dell, $9.99, 9781984818485

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

28. A Time for Mercy
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780593157817

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

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

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

32. Carrie
Stephen King, Anchor Books, $7.99, 9780307743664

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

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

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

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

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

38. Neuromancer
William Gibson, Ace, $8.99, 9780441569595

39. Mythology
Edith Hamilton, Grand Central, $10.00, 9780446574754

40. All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque, Ballantine, $6.99, 9780449213940

41. Fire & Blood
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780593357538

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

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

44. Camino Winds
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780593157770

45. Total Power
Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills, Pocket, $9.99, 9781501190667

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

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

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

49. Bridgerton: On the Way to the Wedding
Julia Quinn, Avon, $8.99, 9780062353818

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

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