Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for August 18, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending August 15, 2021
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| Trade Paperback Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 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. |
1/14 |
| 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. |
2/50 |
| 3. |
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. |
4/20 |
| 4. |
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. |
5/13 |
| 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. |
7/6 |
| 6. |
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. |
3/70 |
| 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. |
9/2 |
| 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. |
6/15 |
| 9. |
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. |
10/25 |
| 10. |
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. |
8/31 |
| 11. |
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. |
13/9 |
| 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. |
12/11 |
| 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. |
11/15 |
| 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. |
14/11 |
| 15. |
The Thursday Murder Club- Debut 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. |
/1 |
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for August 18, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending August 15, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Trade Paperback Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
Braiding Sweetgrass 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. |
1/88 |
| 2. |
The Body Keeps the Score 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. |
2/46 |
| 3. |
The Body 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. |
3/29 |
| 4. |
All We Can Save 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. |
9/4 |
| 5. |
Sapiens 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. |
5/157 |
| 6. |
Killers of the Flower Moon 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. |
7/78 |
| 7. |
Born a Crime 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. |
8/113 |
| 8. |
The Four Agreements Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310 A practical guide to personal freedom, outlining a way of life rooted in traditional Toltec beliefs. |
10/136 |
| 9. |
Entangled Life 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. |
4/18 |
| 10. |
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. |
11/5 |
| 11. |
Kitchen Confidential Anthony Bourdain, Ecco, $16.99, 9780060899226 In Kitchen Confidential, Bourdain tells the wild-but-true tales of his life in the culinary trade. |
13/42 |
| 12. |
Hood Feminism Mikki Kendall, Penguin, $16.00, 9780525560562 A potent and electrifying critique of today's feminist movement announcing a fresh new voice in Black feminism. |
6/25 |
| 13. |
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. |
/28 |
| 14. |
Agent Sonya Ben Macintyre, Crown, $18.00, 9780593136324 Macintyre uncovers the true story behind the Cold War's most intrepid female spy. |
12/3 |
| 15. |
Say Nothing Patrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $16.95, 9780307279286 Award-winning New Yorker staff writer Keefe presents a stunning and intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions. |
14/39 |
Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for August 18, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending August 15, 2021
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| Hardcover Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
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. |
2/41 |
| 2. |
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. |
1/2 |
| 3. |
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. |
3/11 |
| 4. |
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. |
5/6 |
| 5. |
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. |
4/15 |
| 6. |
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. |
7/15 |
| 7. |
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. |
10/45 |
| 8. |
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 Pick. |
6/24 |
| 9. |
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. |
11/2 |
| 10. |
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. |
8/20 |
| 11. |
The Cellist Daniel Silva, Harper, $28.99, 9780062834867 Silva's timely and explosive new thriller featuring art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon. |
12/5 |
| 12. |
The Final Girl Support Group Grady Hendrix, Berkley, $26.00, 9780593201237 In horror movies, the final girls are the ones left standing when the credits roll. They made it through the worst night of their lives...but what happens after? A July 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
14/5 |
| 13. |
The Maidens Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $27.99, 9781250304452 Michaelides' spellbinding follow-up to The Silent Patient is a June 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
13/9 |
| 14. |
Afterparties (An Indies Introduce Title) Anthony Veasna So, Ecco, $27.99, 9780063049901 A vibrant story collection about Cambodian-American life--immersive and comic, yet unsparing--that offers profound insight into the intimacy of queer and immigrant communities. An Indies Introduce title and an August 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
9/2 |
| 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. |
15/62 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 18. |
We Were Never Here Andrea Bartz, Ballantine, $27.00, 9781984820464 A backpacking trip has deadly consequences in Bartz's chilling new novel. |
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Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for August 18, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending August 15, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
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. |
4/76 |
| 2. |
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. |
2/6 |
| 3. |
Crying in H Mart 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. |
3/17 |
| 4. |
I Alone Can Fix It Carol Leonnig, Philip Rucker, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9780593298947 A behind-the-scenes account of Donald Trump's final year in office by bestselling authors of A Very Stable Genius. |
1/4 |
| 5. |
American Marxism Mark R. Levin, Threshold Editions, $28.00, 9781501135972 Levin explains how the dangers he warned against in his book Liberty and Tyranny have come to pass. |
7/5 |
| 6. |
World Travel 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. |
5/17 |
| 7. |
The Anthropocene Reviewed 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. |
6/13 |
| 8. |
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. |
13/75 |
| 9. |
The Premonition 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. |
8/15 |
| 10. |
The Bomber Mafia 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. |
9/16 |
| 11. |
Finding the Mother Tree 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. |
12/15 |
| 12. |
Caste 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. |
11/54 |
| 13. |
Here, Right Matters Alexander Vindman, Harper, $26.99, 9780063079427 Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, who found himself at the center of a firestorm for his decision to report the infamous phone call that led to presidential impeachment, tells his own story for the first time. |
10/2 |
| 14. |
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. |
14/6 |
| 15. |
How the Word Is Passed Clint Smith, Little, Brown, $29.00, 9780316492935 Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks--those that are honest about the past and those that are not--that offers an inter-generational story of how slavery has been central in shaping our nation's collective history, and ourselves. |
15/11 |
Mass Market
Bestseller List for August 18, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending August 15, 2021
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| Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780441172719 |
1/91 |
| 2. |
1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 |
2/267 |
| 3. |
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Quentin Tarantino, Harper Perennial, $9.99, 9780063112520 |
3/7 |
| 4. |
Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 |
4/51 |
| 5. |
Dune Messiah Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233 |
6/33 |
| 6. |
Lord of the Flies William Golding, Penguin, $11.00, 9780399501487 |
5/41 |
| 7. |
The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488 |
9/316 |
| 8. |
Good Omens Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977 |
8/55 |
| 9. |
The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9780765365279 |
7/21 |
| 10. |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803 |
/29 |
Early & Middle Grade Readers
Bestseller List for August 18, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending August 15, 2021
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| Early & Middle Grade Readers | ||
| 1. |
Cat Kid Comic Club Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338712766 |
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| 2. |
Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $14.99, 9781419756979 |
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| 3. |
Allergic Megan Wagner Lloyd, Michelle Mee Nutter (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338568905 |
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| 4. |
Guts Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500 |
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| 5. |
Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon)- Debut Scholastic, $14.99, 9781338714128 |
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| 6. |
A Wolf Called Wander Rosanne Parry, Greenwillow Books, $7.99, 9780062895943 |
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| 7. |
Drama Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545326995 |
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| 8. |
New Kid Jerry Craft, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062691194 |
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| 9. |
Sisters Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540605 |
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| 10. |
Smile Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264 |
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| 11. |
Twins Varian Johnson, Shannon Wright (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338236132 |
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| 12. |
Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $14.99, 9781419749094 |
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| 13. |
When Stars Are Scattered Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, Dial Books, $12.99, 9780525553908 |
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| 14. |
Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood Kwame Mbalia (Ed.), Delacorte Press, $16.99, 9780593379936 |
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| 15. |
Dark Waters- Debut Katherine Arden, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9780593109151 |
Young Adult
Bestseller List for August 18, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending August 15, 2021
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| Young Adult | ||
| 1. |
They Both Die at the End Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062457806 |
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| 2. |
We Were Liars E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279 |
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| 3. |
One of Us Is Lying Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99, 9781524714680 |
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| 4. |
Firekeeper's Daughter Angeline Boulley, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $18.99, 9781250766564 |
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| 5. |
Ace of Spades Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Feiwel & Friends, $18.99, 9781250800817 |
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| 6. |
The Inheritance Games Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $10.99, 9780759555402 |
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| 7. |
The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780385754729 |
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| 8. |
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316453691 |
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| 9. |
The Downstairs Girl Stacey Lee, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $10.99, 9781524740979 |
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| 10. |
Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293 |
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| 11. |
The Giver Lois Lowry, HMH Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780544340688 |
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| 12. |
Cemetery Boys (An Indies Introduce Title) Aiden Thomas, Swoon Reads, $17.99, 9781250250469 |
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| 13. |
The Hate U Give Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062871350 |
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| 14. |
Realm Breaker Victoria Aveyard, HarperTeen, $19.99, 9780062872623 |
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| 15. |
Cinderella Is Dead Kalynn Bayron, Bloomsbury YA, $10.99, 9781547606641 |
Children's Illustrated
Bestseller List for August 18, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending August 15, 2021
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| Children's Illustrated | ||
| 1. |
Time for School, Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $18.99, 9780358412243 |
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| 2. |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 |
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| 3. |
Cat Problems Jory John, Lane Smith (Illus.), Random House Studio, $17.99, 9780593302132 |
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| 4. |
We Are Water Protectors Carole Lindstrom, Michaela Goade (Illus.), Roaring Brook Press, $17.99, 9781250203557 |
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| 5. |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
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| 6. |
Blueberries for Sal Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $8.99, 9780140501698 |
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| 7. |
Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $19.95, 9780060254926 |
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| 8. |
Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Abrams, $18.99, 9781419750915 |
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| 9. |
The Pigeon HAS to Go to School! Mo Willems, Hyperion Books for Children, $16.99, 9781368046459 |
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| 10. |
We Don't Eat Our Classmates Ryan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99, 9781368003551 |
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| 11. |
Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $18.99, 9780803736801 |
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| 12. |
Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race Megan Madison, Jessica Ralli, Isabel Roxas (Illus.), Rise x Penguin Workshop, $8.99, 9780593382639 |
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| 13. |
Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035 |
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| 14. |
Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $8.99, 9780358451228 |
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| 15. |
Jungle Night Sandra Boynton, Workman, $7.95, 9781523513604 |
Children's Series
Bestseller List for August 18, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending August 15, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Children's Series | ||
| 1. |
Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback) Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic |
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| 2. |
Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix |
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| 3. |
Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers |
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| 4. |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet |
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| 5. |
The Bad Guys (paperback) Aaron Blabey, Scholastic |
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| 6. |
Elephant and Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion |
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| 7. |
Six of Crows (hardcover and paperback) Leigh Bardugo, Henry Holt and Co. BYR |
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| 8. |
Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback) J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books |
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| 9. |
I Survived (paperback) Lauren Tarshis, Scholastic |
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| 10. |
Shadow and Bone (hardcover and paperback) Leigh Bardugo, Henry Holt and Co. BYR |
Extended Paperback Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 15, 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. Red, White & Royal Blue
Casey McQuiston, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250316776
20. Transcendent Kingdom
Yaa Gyasi, Vintage, $16.00, 9781984899767
21. Such a Fun Age
Kiley Reid, Putnam, $17.00, 9780525541912
22. Daisy Jones & The Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $17.00, 9781524798642
23. The City We Became
N.K. Jemisin, Orbit, $17.99, 9780316509886
24. Normal People
Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $17.00, 9781984822185
25. It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501110368
26. A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $18.00, 9781635575569
27. The Rose Code
Kate Quinn, Morrow, $17.99, 9780062943477
28. Squeeze Me
Carl Hiaasen, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, $16.95, 9780525435280
29. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $18.00, 9781501173219
30. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $16.99, 9780062315007
31. The Exiles
Christina Baker Kline, Custom House, $16.99, 9780062356338
32. Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538732182
33. Migrations
Charlotte McConaghy, Flatiron Books, $16.99, 9781250204035
34. All the Devils Are Here
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $17.99, 9781250145246
35. The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
Grady Hendrix, Quirk Books, $16.99, 9781683692515
36. The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250080400
37. The Dutch House
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $17.00, 9780062963680
38. Fresh Water for Flowers
Valérie Perrin, Europa Editions, $16.95, 9781609456764
39. In Five Years
Rebecca Serle, Atria, $17.00, 9781982137458
40. Homegoing
Yaa Gyasi, Vintage, $16.95, 9781101971062
41. Deacon King Kong
James McBride, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780735216730
42. The Giver of Stars
Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $17.00, 9780399562495
43. This Tender Land
William Kent Krueger, Atria, $17.00, 9781476749303
44. Devotions
Mary Oliver, Penguin, $20.00, 9780399563263
45. A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Penguin, $18.00, 9780143110439
46. Still Life
Louise Penny, St. Martin's, $17.99, 9780312541538
47. The Secret History
Donna Tartt, Vintage, $17.00, 9781400031702
48. The Evening and the Morning
Ken Follett, Penguin, $20.00, 9780451478016
49. Ninth House
Leigh Bardugo, Flatiron Books, $17.99, 9781250751362
50. The Fifth Season
N.K. Jemisin, Orbit, $16.99, 9780316229296
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 15, 2021
16. Nomadland
Jessica Bruder, Norton, $16.95, 9780393356311
17. The Color of Law
Richard Rothstein, Liveright, $17.95, 9781631494536
18. The Warmth of Other Suns
Isabel Wilkerson, Vintage, $17.95, 9780679763888
19. The Soul of an Octopus
Sy Montgomery, Atria, $16.99, 9781451697728
20. Hidden Valley Road
Robert Kolker, Anchor, $17.00, 9780525562641
21. All About Love
bell hooks, Morrow, $15.99, 9780060959470
22. Evil Geniuses
Kurt Andersen, Random House, $18.00, 9781984801357
23. The Fire Next Time
James Baldwin, Vintage, $13.95, 9780679744726
24. Minor Feelings
Cathy Park Hong, One World, $18.00, 9781984820389
25. How to Do Nothing
Jenny Odell, Melville House, $17.99, 9781612198552
26. Know My Name
Chanel Miller, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735223721
27. The Socrates Express
Eric Weiner, Avid Reader Press/S&S, $18.00, 9781501129025
28. Jesus and John Wayne
Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Liveright, $18.95, 9781631499050
29. The New York Times Cooking No-Recipe Recipes
Sam Sifton, Ten Speed Press, $28.00, 9781984858474
30. Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $18.00, 9780374533557
31. Begin Again
Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., Crown, $17.00, 9780525575337
32. The Bird Way
Jennifer Ackerman, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735223035
33. An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Beacon Press, $16.00, 9780807057834
34. Trick Mirror
Jia Tolentino, Random House, $18.00, 9780525510567
35. Healing After Loss
Martha W. Hickman, Morrow, $15.99, 9780380773381
36. White Fragility
Robin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16.00, 9780807047415
37. Belly of the Beast
Da'Shaun L. Harrison, North Atlantic Books, $14.95, 9781623175979
38. Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl, Beacon Press, $15.00, 9780807014271
39. Why Fish Don't Exist
Lulu Miller, S&S, $17.00, 9781501160349
40. A Woman of No Importance
Sonia Purnell, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735225312
41. Just Mercy
Bryan Stevenson, One World, $17.00, 9780593133934
42. The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson, Vintage, $16.00, 9780375725609
43. The Untethered Soul
Michael A. Singer, New Harbinger, $18.95, 9781572245372
44. The Gifts of Imperfection
Brené Brown, Hazelden, $16.95, 9781592858491
45. Underland
Robert Macfarlane, Norton, $17.95, 9780393358094
46. Becoming
Michelle Obama, Crown, $18.99, 9781524763145
47. The Boys in the Boat
Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $18.00, 9780143125471
48. We Do This 'til We Free Us
Mariame Kaba, Haymarket Books, $16.95, 9781642595253
49. Memorial Drive
Natasha Trethewey, Ecco, $16.99, 9780062248589
50. The Beauty in Breaking
Michele Harper, Riverhead Books, $16.00, 9780525537397
Extended Hardcover Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 15, 2021
16. The Personal Librarian
Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray, Berkley, $27.00, 9780593101537
17. The Four Winds
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's, $28.99, 9781250178602
18. We Were Never Here
Andrea Bartz, Ballantine, $27.00, 9781984820464
19. The Other Black Girl
Zakiya Dalila Harris, Atria, $27.00, 9781982160135
20. The Sweetness of Water
Nathan Harris, Little, Brown, $28.00, 9780316461276
21. Mrs. March
Virginia Feito, Liveright, $26.00, 9781631498619
22. Falling
T.J. Newman, Avid Reader Press/S&S, $28.00, 9781982177881
23. The Plot
Jean Hanff Korelitz, Celadon Books, $28.00, 9781250790767
24. Intimacies
Katie Kitamura, Riverhead Books, $26.00, 9780399576164
25. While Justice Sleeps
Stacey Abrams, Doubleday, $28.00, 9780385546577
26. Great Circle
Maggie Shipstead, Knopf, $28.95, 9780525656975
27. Damnation Spring
Ash Davidson, Scribner, $28.00, 9781982144401
28. The Turnout
Megan Abbott, Putnam, $27.00, 9780593084908
29. Nightbitch
Rachel Yoder, Doubleday, $26.00, 9780385546812
30. Golden Girl
Elin Hilderbrand, Little, Brown, $29.00, 9780316420082
31. Whereabouts
Jhumpa Lahiri, Knopf, $24.00, 9780593318317
32. We Are the Brennans
Tracey Lange, Celadon Books, $26.99, 9781250796226
33. A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers, Tordotcom, $20.99, 9781250236210
34. Ghosts
Dolly Alderton, Knopf, $27.00, 9780593319857
35. Goldenrod: Poems
Maggie Smith, Atria/One Signal Publishers, $20.00, 9781982185060
36. Sooley
John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385547680
37. The Lost Apothecary
Sarah Penner, Park Row, $27.99, 9780778311010
38. She Who Became the Sun
Shelley Parker-Chan, Tor, $27.99, 9781250621801
39. All's Well
Mona Awad, S&S, $27.00, 9781982169664
40. The President's Daughter
Bill Clinton, James Patterson, Little, Brown and Knopf, $30.00, 9780316540711
41. In the Country of Others
Leila Slimani, Penguin, $26.00, 9780143135975
42. Detransition, Baby
Torrey Peters, One World, $27.00, 9780593133378
43. The Book of Accidents
Chuck Wendig, Del Rey, $28.99, 9780399182136
44. Mary Jane
Jessica Anya Blau, Custom House, $27.99, 9780063052291
45. The Manningtree Witches
A.K. Blakemore, Catapult, $26.00, 9781646220649
46. The Paris Library
Janet Skeslien Charles, Atria, $28.00, 9781982134198
47. Piranesi
Susanna Clarke, Bloomsbury Publishing, $27.00, 9781635575637
48. Not a Happy Family
Shari Lapena, Pamela Dorman Books, $27.00, 9781984880550
49. The Reading List
Sara Nisha Adams, Morrow, $27.99, 9780063025288
50. Animal
Lisa Taddeo, Avid Reader Press/S&S, $27.99, 9781982122126
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 15, 2021
16. The Code Breaker
Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35.00, 9781982115852
17. Fox and I
Catherine Raven, Spiegel & Grau, $28.00, 9781954118003
18. Greenlights
Matthew McConaughey, Crown, $30.00, 9780593139134
19. Noise
Daniel Kahneman, et al., Little, Brown Spark, $32.00, 9780316451406
20. What Happened to You?
Oprah Winfrey, Bruce D. Perry, Flatiron Books: An Oprah Book, $28.99, 9781250223180
21. Breath
James Nestor, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780735213616
22. Subpar Parks
Amber Share, Plume, $22.00, 9780593185544
23. Reign of Terror
Spencer Ackerman, Viking, $30.00, 9781984879776
24. Pastoral Song
James Rebanks, Custom House, $28.99, 9780063073272
25. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), S&S, $35.00, 9781476753836
26. Somebody's Daughter
Ashley C. Ford, Flatiron Books: An Oprah Book, $27.99, 9781250305978
27. Empire of Pain
Patrick Radden Keefe, Doubleday, $32.50, 9780385545686
28. Run: Book One
John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, L. Fury (Illus.), Nate Powell (Illus.), Abrams ComicArts, $24.99, 9781419730696
29. Think Again
Adam Grant, Viking, $28.00, 9781984878106
30. The Splendid and the Vile
Erik Larson, Crown, $32.00, 9780385348713
31. Four Thousand Weeks
Oliver Burkeman, FSG, $27.00, 9780374159122
32. The Hummingbirds' Gift
Sy Montgomery, Atria, $20.00, 9781982176082
33. An Ugly Truth
Sheera Frenkel, Cecilia Kang, Harper, $29.99, 9780062960672
34. The Icepick Surgeon
Sam Kean, Little, Brown, $29.00, 9780316496506
35. Nice Racism
Dr. Robin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $24.95, 9780807074121
36. The Sum of Us
Heather McGhee, One World, $28.00, 9780525509561
37. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Deluxe (Yellow) Edition
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $24.99, 9780063142787
38. The Hidden Life of Trees
Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95, 9781771642484
39. Facing the Mountain
Daniel James Brown, Viking, $30.00, 9780525557401
40. This Will All Be Over Soon
Cecily Strong, S&S, $28.00, 9781982168315
41. Giannis
Mirin Fader, Hachette Books, $30.00, 9780306924125
42. Landslide
Michael Wolff, Holt, $29.99, 9781250830012
43. Cultish
Amanda Montell, Harper Wave, $27.99, 9780062993151
44. The Woman They Could Not Silence
Kate Moore, Sourcebooks, $27.99, 9781492696728
45. The Secret to Superhuman Strength
Alison Bechdel, Mariner , $24.00, 9780544387652
46. Yearbook
Seth Rogen, Crown, $28.00, 9781984825407
47. Notes on Grief
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Knopf, $16.00, 9780593320808
48. World of Wonders
Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Fumi Nakamura (Illus.), Milkweed Editions, $25.00, 9781571313652
49. Carry On
John Lewis, Grand Central, $22.00, 9781538707128
50. Cook This Book
Molly Baz, Clarkson Potter, $32.50, 9780593138274
Extended Mass Market
Based on sales for the week ending August 15, 2021
11. The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $9.99, 9780441478125
12. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741
13. Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9781250318541
14. American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110
15. Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553293357
16. A Time for Mercy
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780593157817
17. Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck, Penguin, $12.00, 9780140177398
18. The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $8.99, 9780307743657
19. Bridgerton: The Duke and I
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063078697
20. The Dispossessed
Ursula K. Le Guin, Harper Voyager, $8.99, 9780061054884
21. Children of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098240
22. The Eye of the World
Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251466
23. Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $7.99, 9780440180296
24. The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756407919
25. Women Who Run With the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345409874
26. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
27. A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry, Vintage, $7.95, 9780679755333
28. And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $8.99, 9780062073488
29. Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365286
30. Neuromancer
William Gibson, Ace, $8.99, 9780441569595
31. The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
32. The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcom X, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345350688
33. Mythology
Edith Hamilton, Grand Central, $10.00, 9780446574754
34. The Sentinel
Lee Child, Andrew Child, Dell, $9.99, 9781984818485
35. The Princess Bride
William Goldman, Mariner, $10.99, 9780156035217
36. 'Salem's Lot
Stephen King, Anchor, $8.99, 9780307743671
37. Red Mars
Kim Stanley Robinson, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553560732
38. The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt, Little Brown, $10.99, 9780316055420
39. Outlander
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99, 9780553393699
40. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
41. The Lord of the Rings:The Fellowship of the Ring
J.R.R. Tolkien, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345339706
42. Macbeth
William Shakespeare, S&S, $6.99, 9780743477109
43. The Institute
Stephen King, Pocket, $10.99, 9781982110574
44. Bridgerton: The Viscount Who Loved Me
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063139503
45. Bridgerton: When He Was Wicked
Julia Quinn, Avon, $8.99, 9780062353788
46. Bridgerton: An Offer From a Gentleman
Julia Quinn, Avon, $8.99, 9780062353658
47. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.99, 9781250773012
48. Little Women
Louisa May Alcott, Signet, $6.99, 9780593198025
49. The Color of Magic
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225672
50. The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553588941