Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for April 26, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending April 23, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Trade Paperback Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
The Last Thing He Told Me Laura Dave, S&S/Marysue Rucci Books, $17.99, 9781501171352 Dave's novel is a gripping mystery about a woman who thinks she's found the love of her life—until he disappears. |
3/5 |
| 2. |
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. |
2/99 |
| 3. |
Daisy Jones & The Six Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $17.00, 9780593598429 A gripping novel about the whirlwind rise of an iconic 1970s rock group and their beautiful lead singer, revealing the mystery behind their infamous breakup. |
1/36 |
| 4. |
A Court of Thorns and Roses Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575569 From bestselling author Sarah J. Maas comes a seductive, breathtaking book that blends romance, adventure, and faerie lore into an unforgettable read. |
6/32 |
| 5. |
Sea of Tranquility Emily St. John Mandel, Vintage, $17.00, 9780593466735 Emily St. John Mandel returns with a novel of art, time, love, and plague—unfurling a story of humanity across centuries and space. |
4/4 |
| 6. |
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue V. E. Schwab, Tor, $19.99, 9780765387578 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. |
5/2 |
| 7. |
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. |
8/74 |
| 8. |
The Candy House Jennifer Egan, Scribner, $17.99, 9781476716770 An electrifying, deeply moving novel about the quest for authenticity and meaning in a world where memories and identities are no longer private. |
7/7 |
| 9. |
The Thursday Murder Club Richard Osman, Penguin, $18.00, 9781984880987 In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves the Thursday Murder Club. |
11/64 |
| 10. |
The Maid Nita Prose, Ballantine, $18.00, 9780593356173 A mystery and a heartwarming journey of the spirit, The Maid explores what it means to be the same as everyone else and yet entirely different. |
12/16 |
| 11. |
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. |
9/138 |
| 12. |
The Paris Apartment Lucy Foley, Morrow, $18.99, 9780063003064 Foley's novel is a mystery set in a Paris apartment building in which every resident has something to hide. |
13/9 |
| 13. |
The Lincoln Highway Amor Towles, Penguin, $19.00, 9780735222366 The bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility and master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction returns with a stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s America. |
10/5 |
| 14. |
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. |
15/156 |
| 15. |
It Starts with Us Colleen Hoover, Atria, $17.99, 9781668001226 The long-anticipated sequel to Hoover's bestseller It Ends with Us. |
/23 |
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for April 26, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending April 23, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.
| Trade Paperback Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
| 1. |
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir Michelle Zauner, Vintage, $17.00, 9781984898951 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. |
1/4 |
| 2. |
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. |
2/176 |
| 3. |
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. |
4/77 |
| 4. |
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. |
3/134 |
| 5. |
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. |
14/92 |
| 6. |
The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity David Graeber, David Wengrow, Picador, $25.00, 9781250858801 The Dawn of Everything fundamentally transforms our understanding of the human past and offers a path toward imagining new forms of freedom and new ways of organizing society. |
5/3 |
| 7. |
The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet John Green, Dutton, $18.00, 9780525555247 A deeply moving collection of personal essays by the bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars and Turtles All the Way Down. |
6/5 |
| 8. |
Tiny Beautiful Things (10th Anniversary Edition): Advice from Dear Sugar Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $17.00, 9780593685211 An anniversary edition of the bestselling collection of "Dear Sugar" advice columns by the author of Wild—featuring a new preface and six additional columns. |
9/4 |
| 9. |
Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence Dr. Anna Lembke, Dutton, $18.00, 9781524746742 Dr. Anna Lembke explores the exciting new scientific discoveries that explain why the relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to pain—and what to do about it. |
8/16 |
| 10. |
How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question- Debut Michael Schur, Simon & Schuster, $18.99, 9781982159320 From the creator of The Good Place and the co-creator of Parks and Recreation, a hilarious, thought-provoking guide to living an ethical life. |
/1 |
| 11. |
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $20.00, 9780593230275 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. |
7/10 |
| 12. |
OMFG, BEES!: Bees Are So Amazing and You're About to Find Out Why- Debut Matt Kracht, Chronicle Books, $15.95, 9781797219905 Guess what: Bees are incredible. If you don't think so, you're wrong; but you're also in luck! Extreme bee enthusiast and bestselling author Matt Kracht is here to set the record straight with this helpful guidebook to all things bees. |
/1 |
| 13. |
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. |
12/199 |
| 14. |
Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit Lyanda Lynn Haupt, Little, Brown Spark, $18.99, 9780316426497 In the tradition of Rachel Carson, Elizabeth Kolbert, and Mary Oliver, Haupt writes with urgency and grace, reminding us that at the crossroads of science, nature, and spirit we find true hope. |
11/3 |
| 15. |
We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland Fintan O'Toole, Liveright, $20.00, 9781324092872 O'Toole's magisterial, brilliantly insightful chronicle of the wrenching transformations that dragged his homeland into the modern world. |
15/10 |
Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for April 26, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending April 23, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.
| Hardcover Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
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. |
1/55 |
| 2. |
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. |
2/41 |
| 3. |
Hello Beautiful Ann Napolitano, The Dial Press, $28.00, 9780593243732 An exquisite homage to Louisa May Alcott's timeless classic, Little Women, Hello Beautiful is a profoundly moving portrait of what is possible when we choose to love someone not in spite of who they are, but because of it. A March 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
3/6 |
| 4. |
Romantic Comedy Curtis Sittenfeld, Random House, $28.00, 9780399590948 In her new novel, Curtis Sittenfeld explores the neurosis-inducing and heart-fluttering wonder of love, while slyly dissecting the social rituals of romance and gender relations in the modern age. An April 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
4/3 |
| 5. |
Demon Copperhead Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $32.50, 9780063251922 Kingsolver's brilliant novel enthralls, compels, and captures the heart as it evokes a young hero's unforgettable journey to maturity. A November 2022 Indie Next Pick. |
5/27 |
| 6. |
Pineapple Street Jenny Jackson, Pamela Dorman Books, $28.00, 9780593490693 Jackson's deliciously funny, sharply observed debut novel of family, love, and class is a March 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
7/7 |
| 7. |
Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $29.99, 9780063204157 A charming, witty and compulsively readable exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope that traces a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus. A May 2022 Indie Next Pick. |
9/18 |
| 8. |
I Have Some Questions for You Rebecca Makkai, Viking, $28.00, 9780593490143 The riveting new novel by the author of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist The Great Believers is the #1 Indie Next Pick for March 2023. |
6/9 |
| 9. |
Hang the Moon Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $28.00, 9781501117299 From Jeannette Walls, the bestselling author of The Glass Castle, comes a riveting new novel about an indomitable young woman in Virginia during Prohibition. An April 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
8/4 |
| 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. |
10/45 |
| 11. |
Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club- Debut J. Ryan Stradal, Pamela Dorman Books, $28.00, 9781984881076 In this colorful, vanishing world of relish trays and brandy Old Fashioneds, J. Ryan Stradal has once again given us a story full of his signature honest, lovable yet fallible Midwestern characters as they grapple with love, loss, and marriage. A May 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
| 12. |
The Trackers- Debut Charles Frazier, Ecco, $30.00, 9780062948083 From the bestselling author of Cold Mountain and Varina, a stunning new novel that paints a vivid portrait of life during the Great Depression. |
/1 |
| 13. |
Homecoming Kate Morton, Mariner Books, $32.00, 9780063020894 Morton's latest is a sweeping novel that begins with a shocking crime, the effects of which echo across continents and generations. An April 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
11/3 |
| 14. |
Birnam Wood Eleanor Catton, FSG, $28.00, 9780374110338 A gripping thriller of high drama and kaleidoscopic insight into what drives us to survive. |
12/6 |
| 15. |
Simply Lies- Debut David Baldacci, Grand Central, $30.00, 9781538750636 From the bestselling author of The 6:20 Man comes a twisting psychological thriller in which two women—one a former detective, the other a dangerous con artist—go head-to-head in an electrifying game of cat and mouse. |
/1 |
Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for April 26, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending April 23, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.
| Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder- Debut David Grann, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385534260 The Wager is a grand tale of human behavior at the extremes told by David Grann, one of our greatest nonfiction writers. A May 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
| 2. |
The Creative Act: A Way of Being Rick Rubin, Penguin Press, $32.00, 9780593652886 From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their creativity, comes a beautifully crafted book many years in the making that offers that same deep wisdom to all of us. |
3/14 |
| 3. |
Poverty, by America Matthew Desmond, Crown, $28.00, 9780593239919 Elegantly written and fiercely argued, this compassionate book gives us new ways of thinking about a morally urgent problem. It also helps us imagine solutions. Desmond builds a startlingly original and ambitious case for ending poverty. |
1/5 |
| 4. |
You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir Maggie Smith, Atria/One Signal Publishers, $28.00, 9781982185855 The bestselling poet and author of Keep Moving offers a lush and heartrending memoir exploring coming of age in your middle age. |
2/2 |
| 5. |
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. |
4/37 |
| 6. |
A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them Timothy Egan, Viking, $30.00, 9780735225268 Pulitzer and National Book Award-winning author Timothy Egan tells the riveting story of the Klan—s rise to power in the 1920s, the cunning con man who drove that rise, and the woman who stopped them. |
6/3 |
| 7. |
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. |
5/60 |
| 8. |
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581 Radiant with Mackesy's warmth and gentle wit, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse blends hand-written narrative with dozens of drawings. |
7/155 |
| 9. |
Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity Peter Attia, M.D., Bill Gifford, Harmony, $32.00, 9780593236598 A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challenges the conventional medical thinking on aging and reveals a new approach to preventing chronic disease and extending long-term health. |
9/4 |
| 10. |
Life in Five Senses: How Exploring the Senses Got Me Out of My Head and Into the World- Debut Gretchen Rubin, Crown, $28.00, 9780593442746 An absorbing, layered story of discovery filled with profound insights and practical suggestions about how to heighten our senses and use our powers of perception to live fuller, richer lives. |
/1 |
| 11. |
The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times Michelle Obama, Crown, $32.50, 9780593237465 In an inspiring follow-up to her critically acclaimed, bestselling memoir Becoming, former First Lady Michelle Obama shares practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying hopeful and balanced in today's highly uncertain world. |
/22 |
| 12. |
It. Goes. So. Fast.: The Year of No Do-Overs Mary Louise Kelly, Henry Holt and Co., $26.99, 9781250859853 NPR reporter Mary Louise Kelly's moving memoir about the year before her son goes to college—and the joys, losses and surprises that happen along the way. |
12/2 |
| 13. |
Sweet Enough: A Dessert Cookbook Alison Roman, Clarkson Potter, $35.00, 9781984826398 Roman's latest is a simple, stylish cookbook full of desserts that come together faster than you can eat them. |
8/4 |
| 14. |
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us Ed Yong, Random House, $30.00, 9780593133231 Every kind of animal, including humans, is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of our immense world. In An Immense World, science journalist Ed Yong helps us to experience the skeins of scent, waves of electromagnetism, and pulses of pressure that other animals perceive. |
/32 |
| 15. |
Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age Katherine May, Riverhead Books, $26.00, 9780593329993 From the bestselling author of Wintering, an invitation to rediscover the feelings of awe and wonder available to us all. A March 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
10/8 |
Mass Market
Bestseller List for April 26, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending April 23, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 |
1/355 |
| 2. |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593438367 |
2/179 |
| 3. |
Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9781250318541 |
3/55 |
| 4. |
The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741 |
/132 |
| 5. |
The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365279 |
5/83 |
| 6. |
The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129 |
4/52 |
| 7. |
Dune Messiah Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233 |
/92 |
| 8. |
Slaughterhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $8.99, 9780440180296 |
10/60 |
| 9. |
Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 |
7/123 |
| 10. |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803 |
6/65 |
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Early & Middle Grade Readers
Bestseller List for April 26, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending April 23, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Early & Middle Grade Readers | ||
| 1. |
School Trip: A Graphic Novel Jerry Craft, Quill Tree Books, $14.99, 9780062885531 |
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| 2. |
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Judy Blume, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781665921312 |
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| 3. |
The Moth Keeper: A Graphic Novel K. O'Neill, Random House Graphic, $13.99, 9780593182260 |
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| 4. |
Squished: A Graphic Novel Megan Wagner Lloyd, Michelle Mee Nutter (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338568936 |
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| 5. |
Odder Katherine Applegate, Charles Santoso (Illus.), Feiwel & Friends, $16.99, 9781250147424 |
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| 6. |
Big Tree Brian Selznick, Scholastic Press, $32.99, 9781338180633 |
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| 7. |
Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon) Scholastic, $14.99, 9781338714128 |
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| 8. |
Hoops: A Graphic Novel Matt Tavares, Candlewick, $12.99, 9781536231953 |
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| 9. |
Smile: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264 |
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| 10. |
Finally Seen Kelly Yang, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9781534488335 |
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| 11. |
Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $19.99, 9780063225138 |
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| 12. |
Sisters: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Scholastic, $12.99, 9781338801880 |
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| 13. |
Charlotte's Web E.B. White, Harper, $8.99, 9780064400558 |
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| 14. |
Bea Wolf Zach Weinersmith, Boulet (Illus.), First Second, $19.99, 9781250776297 |
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| 15. |
Freewater Amina Luqman-Dawson, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9780316056618 |
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Young Adult
Bestseller List for April 26, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending April 23, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Young Adult | ||
| 1. |
One of Us Is Lying Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $12.99, 9781524714758 |
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| 2. |
If He Had Been with Me Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489 |
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| 3. |
Legendborn (An Indies Introduce Title) Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $13.99, 9781534441613 |
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| 4. |
Girl in Pieces Kathleen Glasgow, Ember, $10.99, 9781101934746 |
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| 5. |
They Both Die at the End Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062457806 |
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| 6. |
Iron Widow Xiran Jay Zhao, Tundra Books, $11.99, 9780735269958 |
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| 7. |
Nick and Charlie Alice Oseman, Scholastic Press, $16.99, 9781338885101 |
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| 8. |
Silver in the Bone Alexandra Bracken, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593481653 |
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| 9. |
Sunshine: A Graphic Novel- Debut Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338356311 |
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| 10. |
Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer, Monique Gray Smith, Nicole Neidhardt (Illus.), Zest Books, $17.99, 9781728458991 |
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| 11. |
Hell Followed with Us Andrew Joseph White, Peachtree Teen, $18.99, 9781682633243 |
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| 12. |
She Gets the Girl Rachael Lippincott, Alyson Derrick, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534493803 |
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| 13. |
Better Than the Movies- Debut Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534467637 |
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| 14. |
Five Survive Holly Jackson, Delacorte Press, $19.99, 9780593374160 |
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| 15. |
We Were Liars E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279 |
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Children's Illustrated
Bestseller List for April 26, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending April 23, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.
| Children's Illustrated | ||
| 1. |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 |
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| 2. |
Hot Dog Doug Salati, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593308431 |
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| 3. |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
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| 4. |
Party Hearty Kitty-Corn Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Harry N. Abrams, $18.99, 9781419750953 |
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| 5. |
Woo Hoo! You're Doing Great! Sandra Boynton, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780316486798 |
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| 6. |
Knight Owl Christopher Denise, Christy Ottaviano Books, $17.99, 9780316310628 |
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| 7. |
We Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish Ryan T. Higgins, Disney Hyperion, $18.99, 9781368076982 |
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| 8. |
Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $19.95, 9780060254926 |
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| 9. |
Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $8.99, 9780358451228 |
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| 10. |
Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99, 9780803736801 |
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| 11. |
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Bill Martin Jr., Eric Carle (Illus.), Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $8.99, 9780805047905 |
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| 12. |
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Bill Martin, Jr., John Archambault, Lois Ehlert (Illus.), Little Simon, $7.99, 9781442450707 |
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| 13. |
Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780399230035 |
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| 14. |
Oh, the Places You'll Go! Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780679805274 |
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| 15. |
Pat the Bunny Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden Books, $9.99, 9780307120007 |
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Children's Series
Bestseller List for April 26, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending April 23, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Children's Series | ||
| 1. |
Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix |
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| 2. |
Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback) Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic |
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| 3. |
Elephant & Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion |
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| 4. |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet |
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| 5. |
Baby-Sitters Club Graphix (hardcover and paperback) Ann M. Martin, Raina Telgemeier, Scholastic |
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| 6. |
Spy School (hardcover) Stuart Gibbs, Anjan Sarkar (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
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| 7. |
I Survived (hardcover and paperback) Lauren Tarshis, Álvaro Sarraseca (Illus.), Scholastic |
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| 8. |
The Princess in Black (hardcover and paperback) Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Candlewick |
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| 9. |
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (hardcover and paperback) Holly Jackson, Ember |
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| 10. |
InvestiGators (hardcover) John Patrick Green, Christopher Hastings, Pat Lewis (Illus.), First Second |
Extended Paperback Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending April 23, 2023
16. The Four Winds
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $18.99, 9781250178619
17. Legends & Lattes
Travis Baldree, Tor, $17.99, 9781250886088
18. Never Never
Colleen Hoover, Tarryn Fisher, Canary Street Press, $17.99, 9781335004888
19. The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703
20. Yours Truly
Abby Jimenez, Forever, $16.99, 9781538704394
21. The Priory of the Orange Tree
Samantha Shannon, Bloomsbury Publishing, $20.00, 9781635570304
22. Cloud Cuckoo Land
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $20.00, 9781982168445
23. Verity
Colleen Hoover, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538724736
24. The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318
25. A Court of Mist and Fury
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575583
26. The Secret Service of Tea and Treason
India Holton, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593547267
27. The It Girl
Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $18.99, 9781982155278
28. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $18.99, 9781501173219
29. One Italian Summer
Rebecca Serle, Atria, $17.99, 9781982166809
30. A Court of Wings and Ruin
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575606
31. Beach Read
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806734
32. Under the Whispering Door
TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217394
33. Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $20.00, 9780593135228
34. The School for Good Mothers
Jessamine Chan, S&S/Marysue Rucci Books, $17.99, 9781982156138
35. The Stranger in the Lifeboat
Mitch Albom, Harper Paperbacks, $18.99, 9780062888365
36. People We Meet on Vacation
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806758
37. Devotions
Mary Oliver, Penguin, $20.00, 9780399563263
38. Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
Jesse Q. Sutanto, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593549223
39. The Diamond Eye
Kate Quinn, Morrow, $19.99, 9780063144705
40. The Secret History
Donna Tartt, Vintage, $18.00, 9781400031702
41. The Sentence
Louise Erdrich, Harper Perennial, $19.00, 9780062671134
42. The Summer Place
Jennifer Weiner, Washington Square Press, $18.99, 9781501133589
43. The Personal Librarian
Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593101544
44. Book Lovers
Emily Henry, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593334836
45. The Cartographers
Peng Shepherd, Morrow, $19.99, 9780062910707
46. The Cat Who Saved Books
Sosuke Natsukawa, HarperVia, $18.99, 9780063095731
47. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $17.99, 9780062315007
48. Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538732182
49. Nightcrawling
Leila Mottley, Vintage, $17.00, 9780593312605
50. A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Penguin, $18.00, 9780143110439
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending April 23, 2023
16. The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781452174037
17. Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility
Rebecca Solnit (Ed.), Thelma Young Lutunatabua (Ed.), Haymarket Books, $16.95, 9781642598971
18. Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
Merlin Sheldrake, Random House, $18.00, 9780525510321
19. Riverman: An American Odyssey
Ben McGrath, Vintage, $18.00, 9781101973615
20. The Nineties: A Book
Chuck Klosterman, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735217966
21. Finding Me: A Memoir
Viola Davis, HarperOne, $17.99, 9780063037366
22. These Precious Days: Essays
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $18.00, 9780063092792
23. The Book of Delights: Essays
Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $17.99, 9781643753287
24. Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316299220
25. What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma
Stephanie Foo, Ballantine, $18.00, 9780593238127
26. How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy
Jenny Odell, Melville House, $18.99, 9781612198552
27. Everyone Wants to Work Here: Attract the Best Talent, Energize Your Team, and Be the Leader in Your Market
Maura Thomas, Simple Truths, $12.99, 9781728234892
28. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99, 9780062316110
29. How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
Clint Smith, Little, Brown, $18.99, 9780316492928
30. Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again
Johann Hari, Crown, $18.00, 9780593138533
31. 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
32. Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law
Mary Roach, Norton, $16.95, 9781324036128
33. Meditations: A New Translation (Modern Library Classics)
Marcus Aurelius, Modern Library, $11.00, 9780812968255
34. Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir
Dolly Alderton, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780062968791
35. Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage
Rachel E. Gross, Norton, $17.95, 9781324050537
36. Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life
Emily Nagoski, Ph.D.,, Simon & Schuster, $18.99, 9781982165314
37. Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
Suzanne Simard, Vintage, $17.00, 9780525565994
38. Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
Matthew Desmond, Crown, $18.00, 9780553447453
39. Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $18.99, 9780060936228
40. The Artist's Way
Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $19.00, 9780143129257
41. 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
42. Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Oregon State University Press, $18.95, 9780870714993
43. The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World
Matt Kracht, Chronicle Books, $15.95, 9781797212272
44. Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl, Beacon Press, $15.00, 9780807014271
45. America the Beautiful?: One Woman in a Borrowed Prius on the Road Most Traveled
Blythe Roberson, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780063115514
46. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson, Vintage, $18.00, 9780375725609
47. The Art of Living: Peace and Freedom in the Here and Now
Thich Nhat Hanh, HarperOne, $18.99, 9780063276482
48. The Soul of an Octopus
Sy Montgomery, Atria, $17.99, 9781451697728
49. Healing After Loss
Martha W. Hickman, Morrow, $18.99, 9780380773381
50. South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
Imani Perry, Ecco, $19.99, 9780062977373
Extended Hardcover Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending April 23, 2023
16. Tress of the Emerald Sea
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $29.99, 9781250899651
17. Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hanover Square Press, $19.99, 9781335430991
18. Small Things Like These
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802158741
19. Babel
R. F. Kuang, Harper Voyager, $27.99, 9780063021426
20. Above Ground: Poems
Clint Smith, Little, Brown, $27.00, 9780316543033
21. Stone Blind
Natalie Haynes, Harper, $30.00, 9780063258396
22. The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
Shannon Chakraborty, Harper Voyager, $32.00, 9780062963505
23. Foster
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802160140
24. Mad Honey
Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan, Ballantine, $29.99, 9781984818386
25. City of Dreams
Don Winslow, William Morrow, $30.00, 9780062851239
26. A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers, Tordotcom, $20.99, 9781250236210
27. Big Swiss
Jen Beagin, Scribner, $27.00, 9781982153083
28. The London Séance Society
Sarah Penner, Park Row, $30.00, 9780778387114
29. A Day of Fallen Night
Samantha Shannon, Bloomsbury Publishing, $35.00, 9781635577921
30. Old Babes in the Wood: Stories
Margaret Atwood, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385549073
31. The Golden Doves
Martha Hall Kelly, Ballantine , $28.99, 9780593354889
32. The White Lady
Jacqueline Winspear, Harper, $30.00, 9780062867988
33. White Cat, Black Dog: Stories
Kelly Link, Random House, $27.00, 9780593449950
34. Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
Heather Fawcett, Del Rey, $28.00, 9780593500132
35. Weyward
Emilia Hart, St. Martin's Press, $27.99, 9781250280800
36. One for My Enemy
Olivie Blake, Tor, $26.99, 9781250892430
37. The Midnight Library
Matt Haig, Viking, $26.00, 9780525559474
38. Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
Benjamin Stevenson, Mariner Books, $30.00, 9780063279025
39. How to Sell a Haunted House
Grady Hendrix, Berkley, $28.00, 9780593201268
40. Biography of X
Catherine Lacey, FSG, $28.00, 9780374606176
41. Someone Else's Shoes
Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $29.00, 9781984879295
42. Trust
Hernan Diaz, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780593420317
43. A House With Good Bones
T. Kingfisher, Tor Nightfire, $26.99, 9781250829795
44. Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide
Rupert Holmes, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $28.00, 9781451648218
45. Greek Lessons
Han Kang, Hogarth, $26.00, 9780593595275
46. Victory City
Salman Rushdie, Random House, $30.00, 9780593243398
47. Symphony of Secrets
Brendan Slocumb, Anchor, $28.00, 9780593315446
48. I Will Find You
Harlan Coben, Grand Central, $30.00, 9781538748367
49. Our Missing Hearts
Celeste Ng, Penguin Press, $29.00, 9780593492543
50. Fairy Tale
Stephen King, Scribner, $32.50, 9781668002179
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending April 23, 2023
16. The Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy)
Admiral William H. McRaven, Grand Central, $25.00, 9781538707944
17. Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock
Jenny Odell, Random House, $28.99, 9780593242704
18. The Language of Trees: A Rewilding of Literature and Landscape
Katie Holten, Tin House Books, $29.95, 9781953534682
19. I Swear: Politics Is Messier Than My Minivan
Katie Porter, Crown, $28.00, 9780593443989
20. It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism
Bernie Sanders, John Nichols, Crown, $28.00, 9780593238714
21. Tasting History: Explore the Past through 4,000 Years of Recipes
Max Miller, Ann Volkwein, S&S/Simon Element, $30.00, 9781982186180
22. Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
Jonathan Kennedy, Crown, $30.00, 9780593240472
23. Be the Bus: The Lost & Profound Wisdom of the Pigeon
Mo Willems, Union Square & Co., $15.99, 9781454948193
24. Spare
Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex, Random House, $36.00, 9780593593806
25. Humanly Possible: Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Inquiry, and Hope
Sarah Bakewell, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9780735223370
26. On the Origin of Time: Stephen Hawking's Final Theory
Thomas Hertog, Bantam, $28.99, 9780593128442
27. The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
Gabor Maté, M.D., Daniel Maté, Avery, $30.00, 9780593083888
28. Built to Move: The Ten Essential Habits to Help You Move Freely and Live Fully
Kelly Starrett, Juliet Starrett, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593534809
29. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck
Mark Manson, Harper, $26.99, 9780062457714
30. Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller
Oliver Darkshire, Norton, $27.95, 9781324092070
31. Solito: A Memoir
Javier Zamora, Hogarth, $28.00, 9780593498064
32. Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O'Connell's Urgent Mission to Bring Healing to Homeless People
Tracy Kidder, Random House, $30.00, 9781984801432
33. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), Simon & Schuster, $37.50, 9781476753836
34. The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $32.50, 9781982117351
35. Choosing to Run: A Memoir
Des Linden, Dutton, $29.00, 9780593186640
36. Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
Brené Brown, Random House, $30.00, 9780399592553
37. Dinner in One: Exceptional & Easy One-Pan Meals
Melissa Clark, Clarkson Potter, $29.99, 9780593233252
38. Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World
Malcolm Harris, Little, Brown, $36.00, 9780316592031
39. All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me
Patrick Bringley, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781982163303
40. The Earth Transformed: An Untold History
Peter Frankopan, Knopf, $40.00, 9780525659167
41. The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening
Ari Shapiro, HarperOne, $28.99, 9780063221345
42. Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
Susan Magsamen, Ivy Ross, Random House, $30.00, 9780593449233
43. How We Live Is How We Die
Pema Chödrön, Shambhala, $24.95, 9781611809244
44. Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
Chris Miller, Scribner, $30.00, 9781982172008
45. How Not to Kill Yourself: A Portrait of the Suicidal Mind
Clancy Martin, Pantheon, $30.00, 9780593317051
46. Stay True: A Memoir
Hua Hsu, Doubleday, $26.00, 9780385547772
47. Once Upon a Prime: The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature
Sarah Hart, Flatiron Books, $29.99, 9781250850881
48. Smitten Kitchen Keepers: New Classics for Your Forever Files
Deb Perelman, Knopf, $35.00, 9780593318782
49. Inciting Joy: Essays
Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $27.00, 9781643753041
50. The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times Magazine, One World, $38.00, 9780593230572
Extended Mass Market
Based on sales for the week ending April 23, 2023
11. Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977
12. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $12.00, 9780399501487
13. Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553283686
14. American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110
15. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488
16. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345514400
17. Rich Dad Poor Dad
Robert T. Kiyosaki, Plata Publishing, $9.99, 9781612681139
18. The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $9.99, 9780307743657
19. The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $9.99, 9780441478125
20. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
21. All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque, Ballantine, $6.99, 9780449213940
22. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
23. The Color of Magic
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225672
24. Guards! Guards!
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225757
25. Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365286
26. The Eye of the World
Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251466
27. And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062073488
28. Rhythm of War
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9780765365309
29. Still Life
Louise Penny, St. Martin's, $9.99, 9781250068736
30. Children of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441104024
31. The Hero of Ages
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318626
32. The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553588941
33. Carrie
Stephen King, Anchor, $9.99, 9780307743664
34. The Well of Ascension
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318572
35. The Fellowship of the Ring: The Lord of the Rings: Part One
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780593500484
36. Oathbringer
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365293
37. The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756407919
38. The Martian Chronicles
Ray Bradbury, Simon & Schuster, $8.99, 9781451678192
39. Women Who Run With the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345409874
40. Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553293357
41. The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcom X, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345350688
42. Mort
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225719
43. Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess
Bobby Fischer, et al., Bantam, $8.99, 9780553263152
44. The Picture of Dorian Gray and Three Stories
Oscar Wilde, Signet, $4.95, 9780451530455
45. Siddhartha
Hermann Hesse, Bantam, $5.99, 9780553208849
46. Fire & Blood
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780593598016
47. Outlander
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99, 9780553393699
48. Going Postal
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062334978
49. The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $8.99, 9780062459367
50. Stardust
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062564344