Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for August 14, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending August 11, 2024
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| Paperback Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
The Pairing- Debut Casey McQuiston, St. Martin's Griffin, $20.00, 9781250862747 In Casey McQuiston's latest romantic comedy, two bisexual exes accidentally book the same European food and wine tour and challenge each other to a hookup competition to prove they're over each other—except they're definitely not. An August 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
| 2 |
It Ends with Us Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781668055960 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. Soon to be a major motion picture. |
4/109 |
| 3 |
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. |
1/100 |
| 4 |
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Gabrielle Zevin, Vintage, $19.00, 9780593466490 Two college friends, often in love, but never lovers—become creative partners in a dazzling and intricately imagined world of video game design, where success brings them fame, joy, tragedy, duplicity, and, ultimately, a kind of immortality. It is a love story, but not one you have read before. |
2/7 |
| 5 |
Apprentice to the Villain- Debut Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $19.99, 9781649377173 The second book in Hannah Nicole Maehrer's Assistant and the Villain series. |
/1 |
| 6 |
Just for the Summer Abby Jimenez, Forever, $17.99, 9781538704431 Abby Jimenez's new witty, slow-burn rom-com is an April 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
3/19 |
| 7 |
The Housemaid Freida McFadden, Grand Central, $12.99, 9781538742570 An addictive psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist, Freida McFadden's The Housemaid is perfect for fans of Ruth Ware, Lisa Jewell, and Verity. |
5/9 |
| 8 |
Happy Place Emily Henry, Berkley, $19.00, 9780593441190 Emily Henry's novel about a couple who broke up months ago and pretend they're still together for an annual, week-long vacation with their best friends. |
6/23 |
| 9 |
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid, Atria, $17.00, 9781501161933 Reid's novel is a mesmerizing journey through the splendor of old Hollywood into the harsh realities of the present day. |
8/165 |
| 10 |
A Court of Mist and Fury Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575583 The seductive and stunning sequel to Sarah J. Maas's spellbinding A Court of Thorns and Roses. |
7/49 |
| 11 |
The Midnight Library Matt Haig, Penguin, $18.00, 9780525559498 Haig's book is a dazzling novel about all the choices that go into a life well lived. |
10/65 |
| 12 |
The Housemaid Is Watching Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99, 9781464221132 A twisting, pulse-pounding thriller from Freida McFadden, the New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid and The Coworker. |
9/9 |
| 13 |
Throne of Glass Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781639730957 Enter the world of Throne of Glass with the first book in the bestselling series by Sarah J. Maas. |
13/26 |
| 14 |
The Exchange John Grisham, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593685280 John Grisham delivers high-flying international suspense in a stunning legal thriller that marks the return of Mitch McDeere, the brilliant hero of The Firm. |
11/4 |
| 15 |
It Starts with Us Colleen Hoover, Atria, $17.99, 9781668001226 The long-anticipated sequel to Hoover's bestseller It Ends with Us. |
/36 |
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for August 14, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending August 11, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.
| Paperback Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession Michael Finkel, Vintage, $18.00, 9781984898456 This is a riveting story of art, crime, love, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost. |
3/7 |
| 2 |
The Backyard Bird Chronicles Amy Tan, Knopf, $35.00, 9780593536131 A gorgeous, witty account of birding, nature, and the beauty around us that hides in plain sight, written and illustrated by the best-selling author of The Joy Luck Club. |
1/13 |
| 3 |
Hillbilly Elegy J. D. Vance, Harper, $18.99, 9780062300553 Vance's account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a probing look at the struggles of America's white working class. |
2/30 |
| 4 |
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. |
4/244 |
| 5 |
The Truths We Hold Kamala Harris, Penguin, $20.00, 9780525560739 Vice President Harris looks at the core truths that unite us, and the long struggle to discern what those truths are and how best to act upon them. |
/25 |
| 6 |
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. |
5/202 |
| 7 |
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. |
6/145 |
| 8 |
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917—2017 Rashid Khalidi, Metropolitan Books, $19.99, 9781250787651 A history of one hundred years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US historian of the Middle East, told through pivotal events and family history. |
7/42 |
| 9 |
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI David Grann, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593470831 Grann's twisting and haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history. |
9/44 |
| 10 |
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. |
10/72 |
| 11 |
Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir Dolly Alderton, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780062968791 A wildly funny, occasionally heartbreaking memoir about growing up, growing older, and learning to navigate friendships, jobs, loss, and love along the ride. Now streaming on Peacock. |
8/36 |
| 12 |
World Travel: An Irreverent Guide Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $22.00, 9780062802767 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. |
11/11 |
| 13 |
What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds Jennifer Ackerman, Penguin, $19.00, 9780593298909 A brilliant scientific investigation into owls—the most elusive of birds—and why they exert such a hold on human imagination. |
12/10 |
| 14 |
The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA- Debut Liza Mundy, Crown, $22.00, 9780593238196 Mundy's fascinating history of three generations at the CIA and about the women who fought to become operatives, transformed spycraft, and tracked down Osama bin Laden. |
/1 |
| 15 |
Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know Adam Grant, Penguin, $20.00, 9781984878120 Grant examines the critical art of rethinking: learning to question your opinions and open other people's minds, which can position you for excellence at work and wisdom in life. |
15/24 |
Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for August 14, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending August 11, 2024
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| Hardcover Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
The God of the Woods Liz Moore, Riverhead Books, $30.00, 9780593418918 Moore's multi-threaded story invites readers into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Moore's most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet. The #1 Indie Next Pick for July 2024. |
2/6 |
| 2 |
The Women Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Press, $30.00, 9781250178633 The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on the story of all women who put themselves in harm's way to help others. |
1/27 |
| 3 |
James Percival Everett, Doubleday, $28.00, 9780385550369 Percival Everett's new novel is a brilliant, action-packed re-imagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. The #1 Indie Next Pick for April 2024. |
3/21 |
| 4 |
Sandwich Catherine Newman, Harper, $26.99, 9780063345164 A moving, hilarious story of a family summer vacation full of secrets, lunch, and learning to let go. A July 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
4/8 |
| 5 |
All Fours Miranda July, Riverhead Books, $29.00, 9780593190265 Miranda July returns with an irreverently sexy, tender, hilarious, and surprising novel about a woman upending her life. A May 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
7/13 |
| 6 |
The Wedding People Alison Espach, Henry Holt and Co., $28.99, 9781250899576 A propulsive and uncommonly wise novel about one unexpected wedding guest and the surprising people who help her start anew. The #1 Indie Next Pick for August 2024. |
5/2 |
| 7 |
Funny Story Emily Henry, Berkley, $29.00, 9780593441282 Emily Henry's shimmering, joyful new novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common is a May 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
9/16 |
| 8 |
All the Colors of the Dark Chris Whitaker, Crown, $30.00, 9780593798874 A missing person mystery, a serial killer thriller, a love story, a unique twist on each, Chris Whitaker has written a novel about what lurks in the shadows of obsession and the blinding light of hope. A July 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
8/7 |
| 9 |
Slow Dance Rainbow Rowell, William Morrow, $28.00, 9780063380196 From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eleanor & Park and Attachments comes a bright, beaming power ballad of a novel about a love so true it refuses to be forgotten. An August 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
6/2 |
| 10 |
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. |
15/71 |
| 11 |
A Sorceress Comes to Call- Debut T. Kingfisher, Tor Books, $27.99, 9781250244079 From Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes A Sorceress Comes to Call—a dark reimagining of the Brothers Grimm's "The Goose Girl," rife with secrets, murder, and forbidden magic. An August 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
| 12 |
The Mercy of Gods- Debut James S. A. Corey, Orbit, $30.00, 9780316525572 From the New York Times bestselling author of The Expanse comes a spectacular new space opera that sees humanity fighting for its survival in a war as old as the universe itself. |
/1 |
| 13 |
Long Island Compromise Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Random House, $30.00, 9780593133491 An exhilarating novel about one American family, the dark moment that shatters their suburban paradise, and the wild legacy of trauma and inheritance, from the New York Times bestselling author of Fleishman Is in Trouble. |
10/5 |
| 14 |
The Bright Sword Lev Grossman, Viking, $35.00, 9780735224049 The bestselling author of the Magicians trilogy returns with a triumphant re-imagining of the King Arthur legend for the new millennium. An August 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
12/4 |
| 15 |
The Ministry of Time Kaliane Bradley, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781668045145 A time travel romance, a spy thriller, a workplace comedy, and an ingenious exploration of the nature of power and the potential for love to change it all: Welcome to The Ministry of Time, the exhilarating debut novel by Kaliane Bradley. The #1 Indie Next Pick for May 2024. |
11/14 |
Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for August 14, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending August 11, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.
| Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
The Art of Power: My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House- Debut Nancy Pelosi, Simon & Schuster, $30.00, 9781668048047 The woman who has been lauded by her opposition as "the most powerful Speaker" ever shows us why she is not afraid of a good fight. The Art of Power is about the fighting spirit that has always animated her, and the historic legacy that spirit has produced. |
/1 |
| 2 |
The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War Erik Larson, Crown, $35.00, 9780385348744 Larson brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War—a slow-burning crisis that finally tore a deeply divided nation in two. A May 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
1/15 |
| 3 |
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness Jonathan Haidt, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9780593655030 From New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Coddling of the American Mind, an essential investigation into the collapse of youth mental health—and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood. |
3/20 |
| 4 |
Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World Anne Applebaum, Doubleday, $27.00, 9780385549936 From Pulitzer-prize winning, bestselling author, Anne Applebaum, an alarming account of how autocracies work together to undermine the democratic world, and how we should organize to defeat them. |
2/3 |
| 5 |
The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore- Debut Evan Friss, Viking, $30.00, 9780593299920 The Bookshop is a love letter to bookstores, a charming chronicle for anyone who cherishes these sanctuaries of literature, and essential reading to understand how these vital institutions have shaped American life—and why we still need them. |
/1 |
| 6 |
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. |
4/82 |
| 7 |
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder 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. |
5/69 |
| 8 |
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. |
6/119 |
| 9 |
On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service Anthony Fauci, M.D., Viking, $36.00, 9780593657478 The memoir by the doctor who became a beacon of hope for millions through the COVID pandemic, and whose six-decade career in high-level public service put him in the room with seven presidents. |
9/8 |
| 10 |
A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon Kevin Fedarko, Scribner, $32.50, 9781501183058 From the author of the beloved bestseller The Emerald Mile, a rollicking and poignant account of the epic misadventure of a 750-mile odyssey, on foot, through the heart of America's most magnificent national park and the grandest wilderness on earth. |
8/10 |
| 11 |
An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s Doris Kearns Goodwin, Simon & Schuster, $35.00, 9781982108663 Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America's most beloved historians, artfully weaves together biography, memoir, and history. She takes you along on the emotional journey she and her husband, Richard (Dick) Goodwin embarked upon in the last years of his life. |
7/17 |
| 12 |
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. |
11/46 |
| 13 |
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. |
13/195 |
| 14 |
The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth Zoë Schlanger, Harper, $29.99, 9780063073852 A groundbreaking work of popular science that probes the hidden world of the plant kingdom and reveals the astonishing capabilities of the green life all around us. |
12/13 |
| 15 |
The Little Frog's Guide to Self-Care: Affirmations, Self-Love and Life Lessons According to the Internet's Beloved Mushroom Frog- Debut Maybell Eequay, Summersdale, $11.99, 9781837991013 Globally loved, the little frog is the creation of Maybell Eequay and appears in this charming book of uplifting affirmations and empowering life lessons. |
/1 |
Mass Market
Bestseller List for August 14, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending August 11, 2024
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| Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 |
1/423 |
| 2 |
Fire & Blood George R. R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780593598016 |
/18 |
| 3 |
The Secret Lee Child, Andrew Child, Dell, $10.99, 9781984818614 |
3/7 |
| 4 |
The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9780765365279 |
5/136 |
| 5 |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593640340 |
2/247 |
| 6 |
Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 |
7/160 |
| 7 |
Fairy Tale Stephen King, Pocket, $11.99, 9781668052679 |
4/7 |
| 8 |
A Game of Thrones George R. R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716 |
/257 |
| 9 |
Dune Messiah Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233 |
8/122 |
| 10 |
Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541 |
/94 |
Early & Middle Grade Readers
Bestseller List for August 14, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending August 11, 2024
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| Early & Middle Grade Readers | ||
| 1 |
Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #1 Erin Hunter, Natalie Riess (Illus.), Sara Goetter (Illus.), HarperAlley, $15.99, 9780063203877 |
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| 2 |
The One and Only Family Katherine Applegate, Harper, $19.99, 9780063221123 |
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| 3 |
Super Duper Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon)- Debut Scholastic, $16.99, 9781339028019 |
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| 4 |
The New Girl: A Graphic Novel Cassandra Calin, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338762457 |
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| 5 |
Swim School: A Bluey Storybook Penguin Young Readers, $5.99, 9780593752791 |
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| 6 |
The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel Christopher Lincoln, Dial Books, $13.99, 9780593617663 |
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| 7 |
Unico: Awakening (Volume 1): An Original Manga- Debut Tezuka Osamu, Samuel Sattin, Gurihiru (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781339036335 |
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| 8 |
The Epic Guide to Dragon Masters- Debut Tracey West, Matt Loveridge (Illus.), Scholastic, $11.99, 9781339023458 |
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| 9 |
Mini Bluey: A Bluey Storybook Penguin Young Readers, $5.99, 9780593752814 |
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| 10 |
Orris and Timble: The Beginning Kate DiCamillo, Carmen Mok (Illus.), Candlewick, $16.99, 9781536222791 |
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| 11 |
Gamerville Johnnie Christmas, HarperAlley, $15.99, 9780063056817 |
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| 12 |
Willodeen- Debut Katherine Applegate, Square Fish, $8.99, 9781250327970 |
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| 13 |
Smile: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264 |
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| 14 |
The Eyes and the Impossible Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781524764203 |
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| 15 |
Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293 |
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Young Adult
Bestseller List for August 14, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending August 11, 2024
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| Young Adult | ||
| 1 |
The Grandest Game Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780316481014 |
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| 2 |
Powerless Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665954884 |
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| 3 |
Reckless Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9781665955430 |
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| 4 |
If He Had Been with Me Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489 |
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| 5 |
Such Charming Liars Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $20.99, 9780593485057 |
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| 6 |
The Reappearance of Rachel Price Holly Jackson, Delacorte Press, $20.99, 9780593374207 |
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| 7 |
Five Survive Holly Jackson, Ember, $14.99, 9780593374191 |
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| 8 |
Death at Morning House- Debut Maureen Johnson, HarperTeen, $19.99, 9780063255951 |
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| 9 |
If Only I Had Told Her Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $12.99, 9781728276229 |
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| 10 |
Better Than the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534467637 |
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| 11 |
Divine Rivals Rebecca Ross, Wednesday Books, $18.99, 9781250857439 |
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| 12 |
Lightlark Alex Aster, Amulet, $12.99, 9781419760877 |
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| 13 |
The Outsiders S. E. Hinton, Viking Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9780142407332 |
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| 14 |
Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen, Anna Bond (Illus.), Puffin Books, $17.00, 9780593622452 |
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| 15 |
This Ravenous Fate- Debut Hayley Dennings, Sourcebooks Fire, $18.99, 9781728297866 |
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Children's Illustrated
Bestseller List for August 14, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending August 11, 2024
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| Children's Illustrated | ||
| 1 |
The Yellow Bus Loren Long, Roaring Brook Press, $19.99, 9781250903136 |
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| 2 |
Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography Wendy Loggia, Elisa Chavarri (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593566718 |
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| 3 |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780694003617 |
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| 4 |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
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| 5 |
Hey! Look at You! Sandra Boynton, Boynton Bookworks, $9.99, 9781665953160 |
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| 6 |
Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $21.99, 9780060254926 |
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| 7 |
Blueberries for Sal Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $8.99, 9780140501698 |
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| 8 |
The Dictionary Story- Debut Oliver Jeffers, Sam Winston, Candlewick, $18.99, 9781536235500 |
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| 9 |
Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99, 9780803736801 |
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| 10 |
Bluey: The Pool Penguin Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593385685 |
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| 11 |
Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $10.99, 9780358451228 |
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| 12 |
Millie Fleur's Poison Garden Christy Mandin, Orchard Books, $18.99, 9781339023274 |
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| 13 |
Dragon's First Taco Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $8.99, 9780593533178 |
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| 14 |
Bluey: Camping Penguin Young Readers, $5.99, 9780593519103 |
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| 15 |
Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780399230035 |
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Children's Series
Bestseller List for August 14, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending August 11, 2024
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| Children's Series | ||
| 1 |
Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix |
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| 2 |
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (hardcover and paperback) Holly Jackson, Ember |
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| 3 |
Wild Robot (hardcover and paperback) Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
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| 4 |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet |
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| 5 |
Who Was/Is...? (paperback) Kirsten Anderson, Gregory Copeland (Illus.), Penguin Workshop |
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| 6 |
Elephant & Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion |
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| 7 |
Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback) Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic |
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| 8 |
Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback) Rick Riordan, Hyperion |
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| 9 |
I Survived (hardcover and paperback) Lauren Tarshis, Brian Churilla (Illus.), Scholastic |
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| 10 |
Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers |
Extended Paperback Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 11, 2024
16 The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250080400
17 A Court of Wings and Ruin
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575606
18 Beach Read
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806734
19 The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman, Penguin, $18.00, 9781984880987
20 Lady Tan's Circle of Women
Lisa See, Scribner, $18.99, 9781982117092
21 A Novel Love Story
Ashley Poston, Berkley, $19.00, 9780593640975
22 The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703
23 This Summer Will Be Different
Carley Fortune, Berkley, $19.00, 9780593638880
24 People We Meet on Vacation
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806758
25 My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17.00, 9781609455064
26 The Iliad
Homer, Emily Wilson (Transl.), W. W. Norton & Company, $19.99, 9781324076148
27 The Perfect Son
Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99, 9781464227295
28 The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $17.99, 9780062060624
29 Not in Love
Ali Hazelwood, Berkley, $19.00, 9780593550427
30 Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
Shane Hawk (Ed.), Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. (Ed.), Vintage, $17.00, 9780593468463
31 A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $18.00, 9780804172707
32 A Court of Silver Flames
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635577990
33 The Housemaid's Secret
Freida McFadden, Mobius, $12.99, 9780349132617
34 Trust
Hernan Diaz, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780593420324
35 Bright Young Women
Jessica Knoll, S&S/ Marysue Rucci Books, $18.99, 9781501153235
36 The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $17.99, 9780062315007
37 Circe
Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316556323
38 Masters of Death
Olivie Blake, Tor Books, $19.99, 9781250884879
39 A Court of Frost and Starlight
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $17.00, 9781635575620
40 The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318
41 Horse
Geraldine Brooks, Penguin, $19.00, 9780399562976
42 The Three-Body Problem
Cixin Liu, Ken Liu (Transl.), Tor, $18.99, 9780765382030
43 Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $19.99, 9781538732182
44 The Perfect Couple
Elin Hilderbrand, Back Bay Books, $19.99, 9780316581370
45 Book Lovers
Emily Henry, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593334836
46 Butcher & Blackbird
Brynne Weaver, Zando - Slowburn, $18.00, 9781638931737
47 Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $20.00, 9780593135228
48 Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
Benjamin Stevenson, Mariner Books, $18.99, 9780063279032
49 Never Let Me Go
Kazuo Ishiguro, Vintage, $17.00, 9781400078776
50 Wellness
Nathan Hill, Vintage, $19.00, 9780593469835
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 11, 2024
16 The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310
17 Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $21.99, 9780316299220
18 Poverty, by America
Matthew Desmond, Crown, $20.00, 9780593239933
19 Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir
Matthew Perry, Flatiron Books, $18.99, 9781250866455
20 The 48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene, Penguin, $26.00, 9780140280197
21 A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
Timothy Egan, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735225282
22 The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781452174037
23 I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki: Conversations with My Psychiatrist
Baek Sehee, Bloomsbury Publishing, $17.99, 9781639732043
24 The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson, Vintage, $18.00, 9780375725609
25 You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir
Maggie Smith, Atria/One Signal Publishers, $19.99, 9781982185862
26 Meditations: A New Translation (Modern Library Classics)
Marcus Aurelius, Modern Library, $11.00, 9780812968255
27 The Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion, Vintage, $17.00, 9781400078431
28 Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
Patrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $20.00, 9780307279286
29 Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation
Tiya Miles, W. W. Norton & Company, $12.00, 9781324076155
30 Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $25.99, 9780062316110
31 Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $18.99, 9780060936228
32 The Artist's Way: 30th Anniversary Edition
Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $20.00, 9780143129257
33 Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Oliver Burkeman, Picador, $19.00, 9781250849359
34 How to Say Babylon: A Memoir
Safiya Sinclair, 37 Ink, $18.99, 9781982132347
35 The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga, Atria Books, $18.99, 9781668065969
36 Solito: A Memoir
Javier Zamora, Hogarth, $18.00, 9780593498088
37 Stay True: A Memoir
Hua Hsu, Vintage, $17.00, 9780593315200
38 The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $19.00, 9780593512302
39 A Philosophy of Walking
Frédéric Gros, John Howe (Transl.), Verso, $19.95, 9781804290446
40 The Fire Next Time
James Baldwin, Vintage, $14.00, 9780679744726
41 Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Dr. Anna Lembke, Dutton, $20.00, 9781524746742
42 The Soul of an Octopus
Sy Montgomery, Atria, $18.99, 9781451697728
43 Educated: A Memoir
Tara Westover, Random House, $18.99, 9780399590528
44 Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Trevor Noah, One World, $18.00, 9780399588198
45 Bad Feminist [Tenth Anniversary Limited Collector's Edition]: Essays
Roxane Gay, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780063384804
46 Loving Corrections
Adrienne Maree Brown, AK Press, $18.00, 9781849355544
47 Against Technoableism: Rethinking Who Needs Improvement
Ashley Shew, W. W. Norton & Company, $12.00, 9781324076254
48 The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
John Green, Dutton, $20.00, 9780525555247
49 HBR's 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness
Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review Press, $24.95, 9781633694361
50 Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $21.00, 9780593230275
Extended Hardcover Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 11, 2024
16 Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374042
17 The Spellshop
Sarah Beth Durst, Bramble, $29.99, 9781250333971
18 The Book of Elsewhere
Keanu Reeves, China Miéville, Del Rey, $30.00, 9780593446591
19 Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $32.50, 9780063251922
20 Swan Song
Elin Hilderbrand, Little, Brown and Company, $30.00, 9780316258876
21 The Seventh Veil of Salome
Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $28.99, 9780593600269
22 North Woods
Daniel Mason, Random House, $28.00, 9780593597033
23 Table for Two: Fictions
Amor Towles, Viking, $32.00, 9780593296370
24 The Midnight Feast
Lucy Foley, William Morrow, $30.00, 9780063003101
25 Iron Flame
Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374172
26 The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
James McBride, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780593422946
27 The Cliffs
J. Courtney Sullivan, Knopf, $29.00, 9780593319154
28 The Black Bird Oracle
Deborah Harkness, Ballantine Books, $32.00, 9780593724774
29 The Paris Novel
Ruth Reichl, Random House, $29.00, 9780812996302
30 A Death in Cornwall
Daniel Silva, Harper, $32.00, 9780063384200
31 The Briar Club
Kate Quinn, William Morrow, $28.99, 9780063244740
32 Bear
Julia Phillips, Hogarth, $28.00, 9780525520436
33 Eruption
Michael Crichton, James Patterson, Little, Brown and Company, $32.00, 9780316565073
34 The Lion Women of Tehran
Marjan Kamali, Gallery Books, $28.99, 9781668036587
35 The Book of Bill
Alex Hirsch, Hyperion Avenue, $26.99, 9781368092203
36 Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hanover Square Press, $19.99, 9781335430991
37 Martyr!
Kaveh Akbar, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593537619
38 Long Island
Colm Tóibín, Scribner, $28.00, 9781476785110
39 The Coven: Special Edition
Harper L. Woods, Bramble, $29.99, 9781250346742
40 You Like It Darker: Stories
Stephen King, Scribner, $30.00, 9781668037713
41 Small Things Like These
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802158741
42 The Frozen River
Ariel Lawhon, Doubleday, $28.00, 9780385546874
43 Same As It Ever Was
Claire Lombardo, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385549554
44 I Was A Teenage Slasher
Stephen Graham Jones, S&S/Saga Press, $29.99, 9781668022245
45 A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers, Tordotcom, $21.99, 9781250236210
46 Tom Lake
Ann Patchett, Harper, $30.00, 9780063327528
47 Camino Ghosts
John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385545990
48 Wandering Stars
Tommy Orange, Knopf, $29.00, 9780593318256
49 The Covenant of Water
Abraham Verghese, Grove Press, $32.00, 9780802162175
50 Middle of the Night
Riley Sager, Dutton, $30.00, 9780593472378
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 11, 2024
16 The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
Hampton Sides, Doubleday, $35.00, 9780385544764
17 The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir
Griffin Dunne, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9780593652824
18 The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
Amanda Montell, Atria/One Signal Publishers, $28.99, 9781668007976
19 In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife
Sebastian Junger, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781668050835
20 All in the Family: The Trumps and How We Got This Way
Fred C. Trump III, Gallery Books, $30.00, 9781668072172
21 How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
David Brooks, Random House, $30.00, 9780593230060
22 Somehow: Thoughts on Love
Anne Lamott, Riverhead Books, $22.00, 9780593714416
23 Love & Whiskey: The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest
Fawn Weaver, Melcher Media Inc, $28.00, 9781595911346
24 True Gretch: What I've Learned About Life, Leadership, and Everything in Between
Gretchen Whitmer, Simon & Schuster, $26.99, 9781668072318
25 Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
Charles Duhigg, Random House, $30.00, 9780593243916
26 Disappointing Affirmations
Dave Tarnowski, Chronicle Books, $14.95, 9781797226668
27 Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law
Neil Gorsuch, Janie Nitze, Harper, $32.00, 9780063238473
28 What This Comedian Said Will Shock You
Bill Maher, Simon & Schuster, $30.00, 9781668051351
29 The Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common Paradise
Olivia Laing, W. W. Norton & Company, $27.99, 9780393882001
30 Democracy or Else: How to Save America in 10 Easy Steps
Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor, Zando-Crooked Media Reads, $28.00, 9781638931430
31 Just Add Water: My Swimming Life
Katie Ledecky, Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781668060209
32 The Light Work: Reclaim Your Feminine Power, Live Your Cosmic Truth, and Illuminate the World
Jessica Zweig, St. Martin's Essentials, $30.00, 9781250332967
33 The Horse: A Galloping History of Humanity
Timothy C. Winegard, Dutton, $35.00, 9780593186084
34 There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
Hanif Abdurraqib, Random House, $32.00, 9780593448793
35 Life in the Present: A Joyful Collection of Comics About Living in the Moment
Liz Climo, Running Press Adult, $20.00, 9780762484874
36 The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year
Margaret Renkl, Spiegel & Grau, $32.00, 9781954118461
37 I'm Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781982185824
38 Nuclear War: A Scenario
Annie Jacobsen, Dutton, $30.00, 9780593476093
39 Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), Simon & Schuster, $37.50, 9781476753836
40 The Tree Collectors: Tales of Arboreal Obsession
Amy Stewart, Random House, $32.00, 9780593446850
41 What's Your Era?: A Celebration of Taylor Swift
Sophie-May Williams, HarperCollins, $16.99, 9780008686260
42 Right Thing, Right Now: Good Values. Good Character. Good Deeds.
Ryan Holiday, Portfolio, $28.00, 9780593191712
43 Blueberries for Sal Cookbook: Sweet Recipes Inspired by the Beloved Children's Classic
Robert McCloskey, Clarkson Potter, $14.99, 9780593580400
44 Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
Salman Rushdie, Random House, $28.00, 9780593730249
45 Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve
Drew Afualo, AUWA, $28.00, 9780374614058
46 Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America
Heather Cox Richardson, Viking, $30.00, 9780593652961
47 When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s
John Ganz, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $30.00, 9780374605445
48 Black Pill: How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society, and Capture American Politics
Elle Reeve, Atria Books, $29.99, 9781982198886
49 When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion
Julie Satow, Doubleday, $32.50, 9780385548755
50 Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed
Maureen Callahan, Little, Brown and Company, $32.50, 9780316276177
Extended Mass Market
Based on sales for the week ending August 11, 2024
11 Long Shadows
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538719831
12 The Summer Place
Jennifer Weiner, Pocket, $10.99, 9781668033661
13 Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $12.00, 9780399501487
14 Camino Island
John Grisham, Vintage, $10.99, 9781524797157
15 Tom Clancy Weapons Grade
Don Bentley, Berkley, $10.99, 9780593422830
16 Second Act
Danielle Steel, Dell, $9.99, 9781984821973
17 The 6:20 Man
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538719862
18 The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741
19 The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488
20 And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062073488
21 Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $9.99, 9780440180296
22 Children of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441104024
23 The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $9.99, 9780307743657
24 Rhythm of War
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365309
25 Lost Souls
Lisa Jackson, Zebra, $9.99, 9781420155952
26 The Collector
Daniel Silva, Harper, $10.99, 9780062835116
27 The Five-Star Weekend
Elin Hilderbrand, Little, Brown and Company, $10.99, 9780316259286
28 Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977
29 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345391803
30 The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $10.99, 9780441478125
31 Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Spectra, $9.99, 9780553283686
32 Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345538987
33 The Well of Ascension
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318572
34 Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553293357
35 A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry, Vintage, $8.95, 9780679755333
36 Interview with the Vampire
Anne Rice, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345337665
37 The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
38 Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365286
39 The Hero of Ages
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9781250318626
40 Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare, Simon & Schuster, $6.99, 9780743477116
41 Macbeth
William Shakespeare, Simon & Schuster, $9.99, 9781451694727
42 God Emperor of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098257
43 Siddhartha
Hermann Hesse, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553208849
44 Guards! Guards!
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225757
45 A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780345535429
46 The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch, Spectra, $9.99, 9780553588941
47 The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
48 The Paris Apartment
Lucy Foley, William Morrow, $10.99, 9780063374317
49 The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcom X, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345350688
50 The Fellowship of the Ring: The Lord of the Rings: Part One
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780593500484