Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for August 25, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending August 22, 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. |
1/15 |
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. |
2/51 |
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. |
3/21 |
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. |
4/14 |
5. |
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. |
7/3 |
6. |
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. |
5/7 |
7. |
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. |
6/71 |
8. |
The Night Watchman Louise Erdrich, Harper Perennial, $18.00, 9780062671196 Erdrich's novel is based on the extraordinary life of her grandfather who worked as a night watchman and carried the fight against Native dispossession from rural North Dakota all the way to Washington, D.C. |
8/16 |
9. |
The House in the Cerulean Sea TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318 Klune's novel is an enchanting love story, masterfully told, about the profound experience of discovering an unlikely family in an unexpected place. |
10/32 |
10. |
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. |
9/26 |
11. |
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. |
13/16 |
12. |
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. |
11/10 |
13. |
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. |
12/12 |
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. |
14/12 |
15. |
The Thursday Murder Club Richard Osman, Penguin, $17.00, 9781984880987 In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves the Thursday Murder Club. |
15/2 |
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for August 25, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending August 22, 2021
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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. |
1/89 |
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. |
2/47 |
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. |
3/30 |
4. |
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. |
9/19 |
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. |
5/158 |
6. |
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. |
7/114 |
7. |
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. |
4/5 |
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. |
8/137 |
9. |
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. |
6/79 |
10. |
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. |
12/26 |
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. |
11/43 |
12. |
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735224155 Pollan investigates the medical and scientific revolution taking place around psychedelic drugs--and the spellbinding story of his own life-changing psychedelic experiences. |
13/29 |
13. |
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. |
15/40 |
14. |
The Color of Law Richard Rothstein, Liveright, $17.95, 9781631494536 Rothstein's powerful book describes how the American government systematically imposed residential segregation. |
/52 |
15. |
All About Love bell hooks, Morrow, $15.99, 9780060959470 All About Love is a revelation about what causes a polarized society and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering. |
/2 |
Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for August 25, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending August 22, 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. |
1/42 |
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. |
2/3 |
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. |
3/12 |
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. |
4/7 |
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. |
5/16 |
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. |
6/16 |
7. |
Klara and the Sun Kazuo Ishiguro, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593318171 Ishiguro's new novel offers a look at our changing world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator, and one that explores the fundamental question: What does it mean to love? A March 2021 Indie Next List Pick. |
8/25 |
8. |
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. |
7/46 |
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. |
9/3 |
10. |
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. |
12/6 |
11. |
Velvet Was the Night- Debut Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $28.00, 9780593356821 A riveting noir about a daydreaming secretary, a lonesome gangster, and the mystery of the missing woman that brings them together. A September 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
12. |
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. |
10/21 |
13. |
Damnation Spring- Debut Ash Davidson, Scribner, $28.00, 9781982144401 Davidson's novel is a deeply human story of a Pacific Northwest logging town wrenched in two by a mystery that threatens to derail its way of life. An August 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
14. |
The Maidens Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $27.99, 9781250304452 Michaelides' spellbinding follow-up to The Silent Patient is a June 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
13/10 |
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. |
15/63 |
Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for August 25, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending August 22, 2021
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Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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1. |
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. |
3/18 |
2. |
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. |
1/77 |
3. |
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. |
2/7 |
4. |
The Reckoning: Our Nation's Trauma and Finding a Way to Heal- Debut Mary L. Trump, St. Martin's, $28.99, 9781250278456 By the bestselling author of Too Much and Never Enough: a diagnosis of America's national trauma, and a way to heal. |
/1 |
5. |
All In: An Autobiography- Debut Billie Jean King, Johnette Howard, Maryanne Vollers, Knopf, $30.00, 9781101947333 An inspiring and intimate self-portrait of the champion of equality that encompasses her brilliant tennis career, unwavering activism, and an ongoing commitment to fairness and social justice. |
/1 |
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. |
6/18 |
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. |
7/14 |
8. |
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. |
4/5 |
9. |
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. |
11/16 |
10. |
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. |
8/76 |
11. |
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. |
9/16 |
12. |
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. |
10/17 |
13. |
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. |
5/6 |
14. |
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. |
12/55 |
15. |
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. |
14/7 |
Mass Market
Bestseller List for August 25, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending August 22, 2021
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Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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1. |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780441172719 |
1/92 |
2. |
1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 |
2/268 |
3. |
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Quentin Tarantino, Harper Perennial, $9.99, 9780063112520 |
3/8 |
4. |
Dune Messiah Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233 |
5/34 |
5. |
Good Omens Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977 |
8/56 |
6. |
Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 |
4/52 |
7. |
Lord of the Flies William Golding, Penguin, $11.00, 9780399501487 |
6/42 |
8. |
American Gods Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110 |
/37 |
9. |
The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741 |
/85 |
10. |
The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9780765365279 |
9/22 |
Early & Middle Grade Readers
Bestseller List for August 25, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending August 22, 2021
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Early & Middle Grade Readers | ||
1. |
Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $14.99, 9781419756979 |
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2. |
Cat Kid Comic Club Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338712766 |
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3. |
Allergic Megan Wagner Lloyd, Michelle Mee Nutter (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338568905 |
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4. |
Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon) Scholastic, $14.99, 9781338714128 |
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5. |
New Kid Jerry Craft, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062691194 |
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6. |
Smile Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264 |
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7. |
Drama Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545326995 |
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8. |
Guts Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500 |
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9. |
The One and Only Bob Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $18.99, 9780062991317 |
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10. |
Sisters Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540605 |
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11. |
A Wolf Called Wander Rosanne Parry, Greenwillow Books, $7.99, 9780062895943 |
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12. |
The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780061992278 |
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13. |
Ghosts Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540629 |
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14. |
When Stars Are Scattered Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, Dial Books, $12.99, 9780525553908 |
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15. |
Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $14.99, 9781419749094 |
Young Adult
Bestseller List for August 25, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending August 22, 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. |
The Inheritance Games Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $10.99, 9780759555402 |
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6. |
Ace of Spades Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Feiwel & Friends, $18.99, 9781250800817 |
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7. |
The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780385754729 |
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8. |
Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293 |
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9. |
Realm Breaker Victoria Aveyard, HarperTeen, $19.99, 9780062872623 |
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10. |
The Downstairs Girl Stacey Lee, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $10.99, 9781524740979 |
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11. |
The Giver Lois Lowry, HMH Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780544340688 |
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12. |
The Hate U Give Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062871350 |
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13. |
Six Crimson Cranes Elizabeth Lim, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593300916 |
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14. |
Legendborn (An Indies Introduce Title) Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $18.99, 9781534441606 |
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15. |
Salt to the Sea Ruta Sepetys, Penguin, $11.99, 9780142423622 |
Children's Illustrated
Bestseller List for August 25, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending August 22, 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. |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
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5. |
We Are Water Protectors Carole Lindstrom, Michaela Goade (Illus.), Roaring Brook Press, $17.99, 9781250203557 |
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6. |
We Don't Eat Our Classmates Ryan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99, 9781368003551 |
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7. |
Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $19.95, 9780060254926 |
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8. |
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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9. |
The Pigeon HAS to Go to School! Mo Willems, Hyperion Books for Children, $16.99, 9781368046459 |
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10. |
Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $18.99, 9780803736801 |
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11. |
Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035 |
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12. |
Barnyard Dance! Sandra Boynton, Workman, $7.95, 9781563054426 |
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13. |
Bodies Are Cool Tyler Feder, Dial Books, $17.99, 9780593112625 |
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14. |
Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Abrams, $18.99, 9781419750915 |
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15. |
Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $8.99, 9780358451228 |
Children's Series
Bestseller List for August 25, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending August 22, 2021
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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. |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet |
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4. |
Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers |
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5. |
Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback) J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books |
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6. |
The Bad Guys (paperback) Aaron Blabey, Scholastic |
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7. |
Elephant and Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion |
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8. |
Six of Crows (hardcover and paperback) Leigh Bardugo, Henry Holt and Co. BYR |
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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 22, 2021
16. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $18.00, 9780441013593
17. One Last Stop
Casey McQuiston, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250244499
18. Red, White & Royal Blue
Casey McQuiston, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250316776
19. The Overstory
Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95, 9780393356687
20. Such a Fun Age
Kiley Reid, Putnam, $17.00, 9780525541912
21. Daisy Jones & The Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $17.00, 9781524798642
22. Normal People
Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $17.00, 9781984822185
23. The City We Became
N.K. Jemisin, Orbit, $17.99, 9780316509886
24. The Rose Code
Kate Quinn, Morrow, $17.99, 9780062943477
25. The Dutch House
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $17.00, 9780062963680
26. Transcendent Kingdom
Yaa Gyasi, Vintage, $16.00, 9781984899767
27. Night Music
Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $17.00, 9780735222311
28. It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501110368
29. A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $18.00, 9781635575569
30. A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Penguin, $18.00, 9780143110439
31. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $18.00, 9781501173219
32. The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
Grady Hendrix, Quirk Books, $16.99, 9781683692515
33. Migrations
Charlotte McConaghy, Flatiron Books, $16.99, 9781250204035
34. Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538732182
35. All the Devils Are Here
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $17.99, 9781250145246
36. The Bookseller's Secret
Michelle Gable, Graydon House, $16.99, 9781525806469
37. The Fifth Season
N.K. Jemisin, Orbit, $16.99, 9780316229296
38. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $16.99, 9780062315007
39. Fresh Water for Flowers
Valérie Perrin, Europa Editions, $16.95, 9781609456764
40. The Exiles
Christina Baker Kline, Custom House, $16.99, 9780062356338
41. In Five Years
Rebecca Serle, Atria, $17.00, 9781982137458
42. Homegoing
Yaa Gyasi, Vintage, $16.95, 9781101971062
43. Squeeze Me
Carl Hiaasen, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, $16.95, 9780525435280
44. The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250080400
45. Devotions
Mary Oliver, Penguin, $20.00, 9780399563263
46. Conversations with Friends
Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $17.00, 9780451499066
47. The Giver of Stars
Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $17.00, 9780399562495
48. The Unhoneymooners
Christina Lauren, Gallery Books, $16.99, 9781501128035
49. Nine Perfect Strangers
Liane Moriarty, Flatiron Books, $17.99, 9781250818409
50. The Book of Longings
Sue Monk Kidd, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143111399
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 22, 2021
16. Vesper Flights
Helen Macdonald, Grove Press, $17.00, 9780802158673
17. Agent Sonya
Ben Macintyre, Crown, $18.00, 9780593136324
18. The New York Times Cooking No-Recipe Recipes
Sam Sifton, Ten Speed Press, $28.00, 9781984858474
19. How to Do Nothing
Jenny Odell, Melville House, $17.99, 9781612198552
20. Nomadland
Jessica Bruder, Norton, $16.95, 9780393356311
21. The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson, Vintage, $16.00, 9780375725609
22. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2022
Old Farmer's Almanac, $8.95, 9781571988898
23. The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781452174037
24. Begin Again
Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., Crown, $17.00, 9780525575337
25. Hidden Valley Road
Robert Kolker, Anchor, $17.00, 9780525562641
26. Minor Feelings
Cathy Park Hong, One World, $18.00, 9781984820389
27. A Woman of No Importance
Sonia Purnell, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735225312
28. The Warmth of Other Suns
Isabel Wilkerson, Vintage, $17.95, 9780679763888
29. The Soul of an Octopus
Sy Montgomery, Atria, $16.99, 9781451697728
30. The Gifts of Imperfection
Brené Brown, Hazelden, $16.95, 9781592858491
31. On Tyranny
Timothy Snyder, Crown, $9.99, 9780804190114
32. Tree Finder
May Theilgaard Watts, Wilderness Press, $5.95, 9780912550015
33. The Fire Next Time
James Baldwin, Vintage, $13.95, 9780679744726
34. Know My Name
Chanel Miller, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735223721
35. Evil Geniuses
Kurt Andersen, Random House, $18.00, 9781984801357
36. An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Beacon Press, $16.00, 9780807057834
37. Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $16.99, 9780060936228
38. The Artist's Way
Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $17.00, 9780143129257
39. The New Jim Crow
Michelle Alexander, New Press, $18.99, 9781620971932
40. Range
David Epstein, Riverhead Books, $18.00, 9780735214507
41. Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $18.00, 9780374533557
42. Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl, Beacon Press, $15.00, 9780807014271
43. Sometimes I Trip On How Happy We Could Be
Nichole Perkins, Grand Central, $17.99, 9781538702741
44. The Bird Way
Jennifer Ackerman, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735223035
45. Just Mercy
Bryan Stevenson, One World, $17.00, 9780593133934
46. Jesus and John Wayne
Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Liveright, $18.95, 9781631499050
47. In Cold Blood
Truman Capote, Vintage, $16.95, 9780679745587
48. Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316017930
49. Horse Girls
Halimah Marcus, Harper Perennial, $17.00, 9780063009257
50. Trick Mirror
Jia Tolentino, Random House, $18.00, 9780525510567
Extended Hardcover Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 22, 2021
16. The Cellist
Daniel Silva, Harper, $28.99, 9780062834867
17. Afterparties
Anthony Veasna So, Ecco, $27.99, 9780063049901
18. The Four Winds
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's, $28.99, 9781250178602
19. The Personal Librarian
Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray, Berkley, $27.00, 9780593101537
20. We Were Never Here
Andrea Bartz, Ballantine, $27.00, 9781984820464
21. The Plot
Jean Hanff Korelitz, Celadon Books, $28.00, 9781250790767
22. The Other Black Girl
Zakiya Dalila Harris, Atria, $27.00, 9781982160135
23. Mrs. March
Virginia Feito, Liveright, $26.00, 9781631498619
24. Bloodless
Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, Grand Central, $29.00, 9781538736708
25. Falling
T.J. Newman, Avid Reader Press/S&S, $28.00, 9781982177881
26. The Sweetness of Water
Nathan Harris, Little, Brown, $28.00, 9780316461276
27. While Justice Sleeps
Stacey Abrams, Doubleday, $28.00, 9780385546577
28. Great Circle
Maggie Shipstead, Knopf, $28.95, 9780525656975
29. We Are the Brennans
Tracey Lange, Celadon Books, $26.99, 9781250796226
30. Golden Girl
Elin Hilderbrand, Little, Brown, $29.00, 9780316420082
31. Wayward
Dana Spiotta, Knopf, $27.00, 9780593318737
32. Intimacies
Katie Kitamura, Riverhead Books, $26.00, 9780399576164
33. The Lost Apothecary
Sarah Penner, Park Row, $27.99, 9780778311010
34. Nightbitch
Rachel Yoder, Doubleday, $26.00, 9780385546812
35. Ghosts
Dolly Alderton, Knopf, $27.00, 9780593319857
36. Another Kind of Eden
James Lee Burke, S&S, $27.00, 9781982151713
37. The Turnout
Megan Abbott, Putnam, $27.00, 9780593084908
38. The Book of Accidents
Chuck Wendig, Del Rey, $28.99, 9780399182136
39. Whereabouts
Jhumpa Lahiri, Knopf, $24.00, 9780593318317
40. Not a Happy Family
Shari Lapena, Pamela Dorman Books, $27.00, 9781984880550
41. A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers, Tordotcom, $20.99, 9781250236210
42. Sooley
John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385547680
43. The President's Daughter
Bill Clinton, James Patterson, Little, Brown and Knopf, $30.00, 9780316540711
44. Piranesi
Susanna Clarke, Bloomsbury Publishing, $27.00, 9781635575637
45. Hour of the Witch
Chris Bohjalian, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385542432
46. In the Country of Others
Leila Slimani, Penguin , $26.00, 9780143135975
47. The Manningtree Witches
A.K. Blakemore, Catapult, $26.00, 9781646220649
48. Sensor
Junji Ito, VIZ Media, $19.99, 9781974718900
49. The Husbands
Chandler Baker, Flatiron Books, $26.99, 9781250319517
50. Goldenrod
Maggie Smith, Atria/One Signal Publishers, $20.00, 9781982185060
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 22, 2021
16. Fox and I
Catherine Raven, Spiegel & Grau, $28.00, 9781954118003
17. Breath
James Nestor, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780735213616
18. Greenlights
Matthew McConaughey, Crown, $30.00, 9780593139134
19. How the Word Is Passed
Clint Smith, Little, Brown, $29.00, 9780316492935
20. Here, Right Matters
Alexander Vindman, Harper, $26.99, 9780063079427
21. What Happened to You?
Oprah Winfrey, Bruce D. Perry, Flatiron Books: An Oprah Book, $28.99, 9781250223180
22. Facing the Mountain
Daniel James Brown, Viking, $30.00, 9780525557401
23. A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
George Saunders, Random House, $28.00, 9781984856029
24. Reign of Terror
Spencer Ackerman, Viking, $30.00, 9781984879776
25. Run: Book One
John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, L. Fury (Illus.), Nate Powell (Illus.), Abrams ComicArts, $24.99, 9781419730696
26. Noise
Daniel Kahneman, et al., Little, Brown Spark, $32.00, 9780316451406
27. Empire of Pain
Patrick Radden Keefe, Doubleday, $32.50, 9780385545686
28. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), S&S, $35.00, 9781476753836
29. The Code Breaker
Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35.00, 9781982115852
30. The Woman They Could Not Silence
Kate Moore, Sourcebooks, $27.99, 9781492696728
31. The Hidden Life of Trees
Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95, 9781771642484
32. The Hummingbirds' Gift
Sy Montgomery, Atria, $20.00, 9781982176082
33. Four Thousand Weeks
Oliver Burkeman, FSG, $27.00, 9780374159122
34. The Splendid and the Vile
Erik Larson, Crown, $32.00, 9780385348713
35. Somebody's Daughter
Ashley C. Ford, Flatiron Books: An Oprah Book, $27.99, 9781250305978
36. Subpar Parks
Amber Share, Plume, $22.00, 9780593185544
37. Educated
Tara Westover, Random House, $28.00, 9780399590504
38. The Sum of Us
Heather McGhee, One World, $28.00, 9780525509561
39. Braiding Sweetgrass
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $35.00, 9781571311771
40. Against White Feminism
Rafia Zakaria, Norton , $23.95, 9781324006619
41. Atomic Habits
James Clear, Avery, $27.00, 9780735211292
42. Cultish
Amanda Montell, Harper Wave, $27.99, 9780062993151
43. Pastoral Song
James Rebanks, Custom House, $28.99, 9780063073272
44. The Secret to Superhuman Strength
Alison Bechdel, Mariner Books, $24.00, 9780544387652
45. Carry On
John Lewis, Grand Central, $22.00, 9781538707128
46. The Icepick Surgeon
Sam Kean, Little, Brown, $29.00, 9780316496506
47. Cook This Book
Molly Baz, Clarkson Potter, $32.50, 9780593138274
48. Last Best Hope
George Packer, FSG, $27.00, 9780374603663
49. The Awakened Brain
Lisa Miller, Random House, $28.00, 9781984855626
50. This Will All Be Over Soon
Cecily Strong, S&S, $28.00, 9781982168315
Extended Mass Market
Based on sales for the week ending August 22, 2021
11. The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $8.99, 9780307743657
12. Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $7.99, 9780440180296
13. The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
14. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803
15. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488
16. Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9781250318541
17. The Eye of the World
Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251466
18. Women Who Run With the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345409874
19. A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry, Vintage, $7.95, 9780679755333
20. And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $8.99, 9780062073488
21. Children of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098240
22. Bridgerton: The Duke and I
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063078697
23. The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $9.99, 9780441478125
24. Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553293357
25. Bridgerton: The Viscount Who Loved Me
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063139503
26. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
27. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345514400
28. The Lord of the Rings:The Fellowship of the Ring
J.R.R. Tolkien, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345339706
29. The Color of Magic
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225672
30. Macbeth
William Shakespeare, S&S, $6.99, 9780743477109
31. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ken Kesey, Signet, $9.99, 9780451163967
32. The Institute
Stephen King, Pocket, $10.99, 9781982110574
33. A Time for Mercy
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780593157817
34. Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365286
35. 'Salem's Lot
Stephen King, Anchor , $8.99, 9780307743671
36. The Dispossessed
Ursula K. Le Guin, Harper Voyager, $8.99, 9780061054884
37. The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcom X, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345350688
38. The Sentinel
Lee Child, Andrew Child, Dell, $9.99, 9781984818485
39. Camino Winds
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780593157770
40. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
41. Oathbringer
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365293
42. Mythology
Edith Hamilton, Grand Central, $10.00, 9780446574754
43. The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt, Little Brown, $10.99, 9780316055420
44. The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553588941
45. The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756407919
46. Misery
Stephen King, Pocket, $9.99, 9781501156748
47. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
J.R.R.Tolkien, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345339713
48. God Emperor of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098257
49. The Slow Regard of Silent Things
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756411329
50. Fair Warning
Michael Connelly, Grand Central, $9.99, 9781538736326