Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for August 28, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending August 25, 2024
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| Paperback Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
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. |
1/111 |
| 2 |
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. |
3/102 |
| 3 |
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. |
4/9 |
| 4 |
The Pairing 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. |
2/3 |
| 5 |
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. |
5/21 |
| 6 |
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. |
6/11 |
| 7 |
It Starts with Us Colleen Hoover, Atria, $17.99, 9781668001226 The long-anticipated sequel to Hoover's bestseller It Ends with Us. |
7/38 |
| 8 |
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. |
9/51 |
| 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. |
11/167 |
| 10 |
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. |
8/25 |
| 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. |
14/67 |
| 12 |
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. |
15/28 |
| 13 |
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. |
/10 |
| 14 |
The Last Devil to Die Richard Osman, Penguin, $18.00, 9780593299449 A mystery is afoot in the fourth book in the Thursday Murder Club series from bestselling author Richard Osman. |
12/2 |
| 15 |
The Nightingale Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250080400 Hannah's heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the durability of women. |
/17 |
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for August 28, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending August 25, 2024
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| Paperback Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
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. |
3/27 |
| 2 |
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. |
1/9 |
| 3 |
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. |
4/15 |
| 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. |
5/246 |
| 5 |
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. |
2/32 |
| 6 |
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. |
6/147 |
| 7 |
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. |
8/44 |
| 8 |
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. |
7/204 |
| 9 |
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. |
9/74 |
| 10 |
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. |
12/46 |
| 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. |
10/38 |
| 12 |
Loving Corrections- Debut adrienne maree brown, AK Press, $18.00, 9781849355544 New York Times bestselling author adrienne maree brown knows we need each other more than ever and offers a practice for holding collective power, righting wrongs, and generating true belonging. |
/1 |
| 13 |
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310 A practical guide to personal freedom, outlining a way of life rooted in traditional Toltec beliefs. |
/239 |
| 14 |
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. |
/12 |
| 15 |
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. |
15/12 |
Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for August 28, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending August 25, 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. |
1/8 |
| 2 |
By Any Other Name- Debut Jodi Picoult, Ballantine Books, $30.00, 9780593497210 A sweeping new novel about two women, centuries apart—one of whom is the real author of Shakespeare's plays—who are both forced to hide behind another name. A September 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
| 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. |
3/23 |
| 4 |
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. |
2/29 |
| 5 |
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. |
5/4 |
| 6 |
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. |
4/10 |
| 7 |
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. |
6/15 |
| 8 |
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. |
9/16 |
| 9 |
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. |
7/9 |
| 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. |
12/73 |
| 11 |
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. |
14/7 |
| 12 |
Burn Peter Heller, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593801628 From the bestselling author of The Dog Stars, a novel about two men—friends since boyhood—who emerge from the woods of rural Maine to a dystopian country racked by bewildering violence. An August 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
10/2 |
| 13 |
Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374042 Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from bestselling author Rebecca Yarros. |
13/59 |
| 14 |
There Are Rivers in the Sky- Debut Elif Shafak, Knopf, $30.00, 9780593801710 An enchanting new novel about three characters living along two great rivers, all connected by a single drop of water. A September 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
| 15 |
Spirit Crossing- Debut William Kent Krueger, Atria Books, $28.99, 9781982179243 A disappearance and a dead body put Cork O'Connor's family in the crosshairs of a killer. A September 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for August 28, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending August 25, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.
| Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
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. |
2/17 |
| 2 |
The Art of Power: My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House 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. |
1/3 |
| 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 the 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. |
4/22 |
| 4 |
On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything Nate Silver, Penguin Press, $35.00, 9781594204128 From the bestselling author of The Signal and the Noise, the definitive guide to our era of risk—and the players raising the stakes. |
5/2 |
| 5 |
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. |
6/84 |
| 6 |
The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore 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. |
7/3 |
| 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. |
8/71 |
| 8 |
Men Have Called Her Crazy: A Memoir Anna Marie Tendler, Simon & Schuster, $29.99, 9781668032343 A powerful memoir that reckons with mental health as well as the insidious ways men impact the lives of women. |
3/2 |
| 9 |
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. |
10/121 |
| 10 |
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. |
9/5 |
| 11 |
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. |
13/12 |
| 12 |
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. |
11/19 |
| 13 |
What's Next: A Backstage Pass to The West Wing, Its Cast and Crew, and Its Enduring Legacy of Service- Debut Melissa Fitzgerald, Mary McCormack, Dutton, $35.00, 9780593184547 A behind-the-scenes look into the creation and legacy of The West Wing as told by cast members Melissa Fitzgerald and Mary McCormack, with compelling insights from cast and crew exploring what made the show what it was and how its impassioned commitment to service has made the series and relationships behind it endure. |
/1 |
| 14 |
Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs- Debut Luis Elizondo, William Morrow, $29.99, 9780063235564 The former head of the Pentagon program responsible for the investigation of UFOs—now known as Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP)—reveals long-hidden truths with profound implications for not only national security but our understanding of the universe. |
/1 |
| 15 |
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. |
15/197 |
Mass Market
Bestseller List for August 28, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending August 25, 2024
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| Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 |
1/425 |
| 2 |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593640340 |
2/249 |
| 3 |
The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365279 |
8/138 |
| 4 |
The Secret Lee Child, Andrew Child, Dell, $10.99, 9781984818614 |
4/9 |
| 5 |
Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541 |
7/96 |
| 6 |
Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 |
3/162 |
| 7 |
The Long Walk- Debut Stephen King, Pocket, $11.99, 9781668052013 |
/1 |
| 8 |
The Shining Stephen King, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307743657 |
/33 |
| 9 |
A Game of Thrones George R. R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716 |
/258 |
| 10 |
Dune Messiah Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233 |
5/124 |
Early & Middle Grade Readers
Bestseller List for August 28, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending August 25, 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 |
Super Duper Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon) Scholastic, $16.99, 9781339028019 |
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| 3 |
The Swifts: A Gallery of Rogues- Debut Beth Lincoln, Claire Powell (Illus.), Dutton Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780593533260 |
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| 4 |
The New Girl: A Graphic Novel Cassandra Calin, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338762457 |
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| 5 |
Unico: Awakening (Volume 1): An Original Manga Tezuka Osamu, Samuel Sattin, Gurihiru (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781339036335 |
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| 6 |
The One and Only Family Katherine Applegate, Harper, $19.99, 9780063221123 |
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| 7 |
Swim School: A Bluey Storybook Penguin Young Readers, $5.99, 9780593752791 |
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| 8 |
Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293 |
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| 9 |
Mini Bluey: A Bluey Storybook Penguin Young Readers, $5.99, 9780593752814 |
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| 10 |
The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel Christopher Lincoln, Dial Books, $13.99, 9780593617663 |
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| 11 |
Guts: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500 |
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| 12 |
Smile: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264 |
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| 13 |
Orris and Timble: The Beginning Kate DiCamillo, Carmen Mok (Illus.), Candlewick, $16.99, 9781536222791 |
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| 14 |
The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels (An Indies Introduce Title) Beth Lincoln, Claire Powell (Illus.), Dutton Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780593533253 |
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| 15 |
Sisters: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801880 |
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Young Adult
Bestseller List for August 28, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending August 25, 2024
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| Young Adult | ||
| 1 |
Powerless Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665954884 |
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| 2 |
The Grandest Game Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780316481014 |
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| 3 |
If He Had Been with Me Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489 |
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| 4 |
Reckless Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9781665955430 |
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| 5 |
The Reappearance of Rachel Price Holly Jackson, Delacorte Press, $20.99, 9780593374207 |
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| 6 |
Such Charming Liars Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $20.99, 9780593485057 |
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| 7 |
Better Than the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534467637 |
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| 8 |
Five Survive Holly Jackson, Ember, $14.99, 9780593374191 |
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| 9 |
The Outsiders S. E. Hinton, Viking Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9780142407332 |
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| 10 |
A Banh Mi for Two- Debut Trinity Nguyen, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $12.99, 9781250910837 |
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| 11 |
If Only I Had Told Her Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $12.99, 9781728276229 |
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| 12 |
Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen, Anna Bond (Illus.), Puffin Books, $17.00, 9780593622452 |
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| 13 |
Lightlark Alex Aster, Amulet, $12.99, 9781419760877 |
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| 14 |
We Were Liars E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279 |
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| 15 |
Divine Rivals Rebecca Ross, Wednesday Books, $18.99, 9781250857439 |
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Children's Illustrated
Bestseller List for August 28, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending August 25, 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 |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780694003617 |
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| 3 |
Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography Wendy Loggia, Elisa Chavarri (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593566718 |
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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 |
Millie Fleur's Poison Garden Christy Mandin, Orchard Books, $18.99, 9781339023274 |
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| 8 |
Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $10.99, 9780358451228 |
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| 9 |
Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99, 9780803736801 |
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| 10 |
Room on the Broom Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illus.), Dial Books, $9.99, 9780593110409 |
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| 11 |
Dragon's First Taco Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $8.99, 9780593533178 |
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| 12 |
Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780399230035 |
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| 13 |
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Bill Martin, Jr., John Archambault, Lois Ehlert (Illus.), Little Simon, $7.99, 9781442450707 |
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| 14 |
Bluey: The Pool Penguin Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593385685 |
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| 15 |
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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Children's Series
Bestseller List for August 28, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending August 25, 2024
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| Children's Series | ||
| 1 |
Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix |
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| 2 |
Wild Robot (hardcover and paperback) Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
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| 3 |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet |
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| 4 |
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (hardcover and paperback) Holly Jackson, Ember |
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| 5 |
Elephant & Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion |
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| 6 |
Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback) Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic |
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| 7 |
Who Was/Is...? (paperback) Kirsten Anderson, Gregory Copeland (Illus.), Penguin Workshop |
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| 8 |
I Survived (hardcover and paperback) Lauren Tarshis, Brian Churilla (Illus.), Scholastic |
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| 9 |
InvestiGators (hardcover and paperback) John Patrick Green, Christopher Hastings, Pat Lewis (Illus.), First Second |
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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 25, 2024
16 The Exchange
John Grisham, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593685280
17 The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman, Penguin, $18.00, 9781984880987
18 A Court of Wings and Ruin
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575606
19 My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17.00, 9781609455064
20 Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
Shane Hawk (Ed.), Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. (Ed.), Vintage, $17.00, 9780593468463
21 Bright Young Women
Jessica Knoll, S&S/Marysue Rucci Books, $18.99, 9781501153235
22 The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703
23 Apprentice to the Villain
Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $19.99, 9781649377173
24 A Court of Silver Flames
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635577990
25 Lady Tan's Circle of Women
Lisa See, Scribner, $18.99, 9781982117092
26 The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $17.99, 9780062060624
27 Circe
Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316556323
28 A Court of Frost and Starlight
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $17.00, 9781635575620
29 The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318
30 Trust
Hernan Diaz, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780593420324
31 The Secret History
Donna Tartt, Vintage, $18.00, 9781400031702
32 Beach Read
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806734
33 The Housemaid's Secret
Freida McFadden, Mobius, $12.99, 9780349132617
34 Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $20.00, 9780593135228
35 A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $18.00, 9780804172707
36 The Three-Body Problem
Cixin Liu, Ken Liu (Transl.), Tor, $18.99, 9780765382030
37 The Iliad
Homer, Emily Wilson (Transl.), W. W. Norton & Company, $19.99, 9781324076148
38 The Assassin's Blade
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781639731091
39 A Novel Love Story
Ashley Poston, Berkley, $19.00, 9780593640975
40 Horse
Geraldine Brooks, Penguin, $19.00, 9780399562976
41 The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $17.99, 9780062315007
42 Babel
R. F. Kuang, Harper Voyager, $20.00, 9780063021433
43 People We Meet on Vacation
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806758
44 Can't Spell Treason Without Tea
Rebecca Thorne, Bramble, $19.99, 9781250333292
45 The Perfect Son
Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99, 9781464227295
46 Bluff: Poems
Danez Smith, Graywolf Press, $18.00, 9781644452981
47 The House Across the Lake
Riley Sager, Dutton, $18.00, 9780593183212
48 Book Lovers
Emily Henry, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593334836
49 The Priory of the Orange Tree
Samantha Shannon, Bloomsbury Publishing, $20.00, 9781635570304
50 Never Let Me Go
Kazuo Ishiguro, Vintage, $17.00, 9781400078776
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 25, 2024
16 I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki: Conversations with My Psychiatrist
Baek Sehee, Anton Hur (Transl.), Bloomsbury Publishing, $17.99, 9781639732043
17 The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA
Liza Mundy, Crown, $22.00, 9780593238196
18 Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $21.99, 9780316299220
19 Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
Adam Grant, Penguin, $20.00, 9781984878120
20 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
21 Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir
Matthew Perry, Flatiron Books, $18.99, 9781250866455
22 A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy
Nathan Thrall, Metropolitan Books, $18.99, 9781250854964
23 Poverty, by America
Matthew Desmond, Crown, $20.00, 9780593239933
24 The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson, Vintage, $18.00, 9780375725609
25 The 48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene, Penguin, $26.00, 9780140280197
26 How to Say Babylon: A Memoir
Safiya Sinclair, 37 Ink, $18.99, 9781982132347
27 Meditations: A New Translation (Modern Library Classics)
Marcus Aurelius, Modern Library, $11.00, 9780812968255
28 Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Oliver Burkeman, Picador, $19.00, 9781250849359
29 The Artist's Way: 30th Anniversary Edition
Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $20.00, 9780143129257
30 Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Dr. Anna Lembke, Dutton, $20.00, 9781524746742
31 The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781452174037
32 Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $21.00, 9780593230275
33 Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $18.99, 9780060936228
34 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
35 Solito: A Memoir
Javier Zamora, Hogarth, $18.00, 9780593498088
36 Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
Patrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $20.00, 9780307279286
37 The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times
Michelle Obama, Crown, $19.99, 9780593237489
38 World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments
Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Fumi Nakamura (Illus.), Milkweed Editions, $20.00, 9781639550562
39 A Promised Land
Barack Obama, Crown, $25.00, 9781524763176
40 Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $25.99, 9780062316110
41 Kitchen Confidential Annotated Edition: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
Anthony Bourdain, Ecco, $24.00, 9780063376502
42 Stay True: A Memoir
Hua Hsu, Vintage, $17.00, 9780593315200
43 You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir
Maggie Smith, Atria/One Signal Publishers, $19.99, 9781982185862
44 Fierce Resilience: Combatting Workplace Stress One Conversation at a Time
Edward Beltran, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, $22.95, 9781523007141
45 The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
Erik Larson, Crown, $22.00, 9780385348737
46 The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean
Susan Casey, Vintage, $19.00, 9781984898869
47 Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Trevor Noah, One World, $18.00, 9780399588198
48 The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness
Morgan Housel, Harriman House, $19.99, 9780857197689
49 The Ruin of All Witches: Life and Death in the New World
Malcolm Gaskill, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593467107
50 How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth
The Moth, Meg Bowles, Catherine Burns, Jenifer Hixson, Sarah Austin Jenness, Kate Tellers, Crown, $19.00, 9780593139028
Extended Hardcover Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 25, 2024
16 The Spellshop
Sarah Beth Durst, Bramble, $29.99, 9781250333971
17 Funny Story
Emily Henry, Berkley, $29.00, 9780593441282
18 The Full Moon Coffee Shop
Mai Mochizuki, Ballantine Books, $23.00, 9780593726822
19 Lady Macbeth
Ava Reid, Del Rey, $28.99, 9780593722565
20 The Bright Sword
Lev Grossman, Viking, $35.00, 9780735224049
21 North Woods
Daniel Mason, Random House, $29.00, 9780593597033
22 Slow Dance
Rainbow Rowell, William Morrow, $28.00, 9780063380196
23 The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
James McBride, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780593422946
24 Iron Flame
Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374172
25 The Book of Elsewhere
Keanu Reeves, China Miéville, Del Rey, $30.00, 9780593446591
26 Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $32.50, 9780063251922
27 A Sorceress Comes to Call
T. Kingfisher, Tor Books, $27.99, 9781250244079
28 Table for Two: Fictions
Amor Towles, Viking, $32.00, 9780593296370
29 Martyr!
Kaveh Akbar, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593537619
30 The Mercy of Gods
James S. A. Corey, Orbit, $30.00, 9780316525572
31 The Midnight Feast
Lucy Foley, William Morrow, $30.00, 9780063003101
32 The Cliffs
J. Courtney Sullivan, Knopf, $29.00, 9780593319154
33 The Black Bird Oracle
Deborah Harkness, Ballantine Books, $32.00, 9780593724774
34 The Paris Novel
Ruth Reichl, Random House, $29.00, 9780812996302
35 The Briar Club
Kate Quinn, William Morrow, $28.99, 9780063244740
36 The Frozen River
Ariel Lawhon, Doubleday, $28.00, 9780385546874
37 Mina's Matchbox
Yoko Ogawa, Pantheon, $28.00, 9780593316085
38 Bear
Julia Phillips, Hogarth, $28.00, 9780525520436
39 Swan Song
Elin Hilderbrand, Little, Brown and Company, $30.00, 9780316258876
40 Small Things Like These
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802158741
41 Long Island
Colm Tóibín, Scribner, $28.00, 9781476785110
42 Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hanover Square Press, $19.99, 9781335430991
43 The Book of Bill
Alex Hirsch, Hyperion Avenue, $26.99, 9781368092203
44 You Like It Darker: Stories
Stephen King, Scribner, $30.00, 9781668037713
45 Eruption
Michael Crichton, James Patterson, Little, Brown and Company, $32.00, 9780316565073
46 The Lion Women of Tehran
Marjan Kamali, Gallery Books, $28.99, 9781668036587
47 A Death in Cornwall
Daniel Silva, Harper, $32.00, 9780063384200
48 A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers, Tordotcom, $21.99, 9781250236210
49 Tom Lake
Ann Patchett, Harper, $30.00, 9780063327528
50 Catalina
Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, One World, $28.00, 9780593449097
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 25, 2024
16 Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Peter Attia, M.D., Bill Gifford, Harmony, $32.00, 9780593236598
17 The Little Frog's Guide to Self-Care: Affirmations, Self-Love and Life Lessons According to the Internet's Beloved Mushroom Frog
Maybell Eequay, Summersdale, $11.99, 9781837991013
18 On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service
Anthony Fauci, M.D., Viking, $36.00, 9780593657478
19 Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health
Casey Means, M.D., Avery, $32.00, 9780593712641
20 Shameless: Republicans' Deliberate Dysfunction and the Battle to Preserve Democracy
Brian Tyler Cohen, Harper, $27.99, 9780063392885
21 The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir
Griffin Dunne, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9780593652824
22 The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
Hampton Sides, Doubleday, $35.00, 9780385544764
23 The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth
Zoë Schlanger, Harper, $29.99, 9780063073852
24 Embracing Hope: On Freedom, Responsibility & the Meaning of Life
Viktor E. Frankl, Beacon Press, $21.95, 9780807020432
25 Survival Is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde
Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $35.00, 9780374603274
26 There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
Hanif Abdurraqib, Random House, $32.00, 9780593448793
27 Love Triangle: How Trigonometry Shapes the World
Matt Parker, Riverhead Books, $30.00, 9780593418109
28 How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
David Brooks, Random House, $30.00, 9780593230060
29 In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife
Sebastian Junger, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781668050835
30 The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
Amanda Montell, Atria/One Signal Publishers, $28.99, 9781668007976
31 What to Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking
Caroline Chambers, Union Square & Co., $35.00, 9781454952718
32 Keeping the Faith: God, Democracy, and the Trial That Riveted a Nation
Brenda Wineapple, Random House, $38.00, 9780593229927
33 True Gretch: What I've Learned About Life, Leadership, and Everything in Between
Gretchen Whitmer, Simon & Schuster, $26.99, 9781668072318
34 The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year
Margaret Renkl, Spiegel & Grau, $32.00, 9781954118461
35 Paradise Bronx: The Life and Times of New York's Greatest Borough
Ian Frazier, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $35.00, 9780374280567
36 Earth to Moon: A Memoir
Moon Unit Zappa, Dey Street Books, $29.99, 9780063113343
37 What It Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World
Prentis Hemphill, Random House, $29.00, 9780593596838
38 Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
Charles Duhigg, Random House, $30.00, 9780593243916
39 Somehow: Thoughts on Love
Anne Lamott, Riverhead Books, $22.00, 9780593714416
40 Blueberries for Sal Cookbook: Sweet Recipes Inspired by the Beloved Children's Classic
Robert McCloskey, Clarkson Potter, $14.99, 9780593580400
41 Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), Simon & Schuster, $37.50, 9781476753836
42 Obitchuary: The Big Hot Book of Death
Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes, Plume, $28.00, 9780593475287
43 Disappointing Affirmations
Dave Tarnowski, Chronicle Books, $14.95, 9781797226668
44 When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion
Julie Satow, Doubleday, $32.50, 9780385548755
45 I'm Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781982185824
46 Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
Adam Higginbotham, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $35.00, 9781982176617
47 Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law
Neil Gorsuch, Janie Nitze, Harper, $32.00, 9780063238473
48 The Horse: A Galloping History of Humanity
Timothy C. Winegard, Dutton, $35.00, 9780593186084
49 Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
Kathleen Hanna, Ecco, $29.99, 9780062825230
50 The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty
Valerie Bauerlein, Ballantine Books, $32.00, 9780593500583
Extended Mass Market
Based on sales for the week ending August 25, 2024
11 Invisible Girl
Lisa Jewell, Pocket, $10.99, 9781668033593
12 Camino Island
John Grisham, Vintage, $10.99, 9781524797157
13 The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741
14 The Summer Place
Jennifer Weiner, Pocket, $10.99, 9781668033661
15 The 6:20 Man
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538719862
16 Fairy Tale
Stephen King, Pocket, $11.99, 9781668052679
17 The Ball at Versailles
Danielle Steel, Dell, $9.99, 9780593498361
18 The House of Wolves
James Patterson, Mike Lupica, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538710791
19 Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $12.00, 9780399501487
20 Children of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441104024
21 Fire & Blood
George R. R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780593598016
22 Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Spectra, $9.99, 9780553283686
23 Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $9.99, 9780440180296
24 The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $10.99, 9780441478125
25 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345391803
26 The Well of Ascension
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318572
27 Rhythm of War
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365309
28 Long Shadows
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538719831
29 The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
30 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345514400
31 Carrie
Stephen King, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307743664
32 The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488
33 God Emperor of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098257
34 The Great Gatsby
F.Scott Fitzgerald, Pocket, $9.99, 9781982146702
35 Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553293357
36 Hamlet
William Shakespeare, Simon & Schuster, $6.99, 9780743477123
37 Warbreaker
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765360038
38 Guards! Guards!
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225757
39 Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365286
40 The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756407919
41 The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch, Spectra, $9.99, 9780553588941
42 Tom Clancy Weapons Grade
Don Bentley, Berkley, $10.99, 9780593422830
43 The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
44 Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977
45 Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345538987
46 A Clash of Kings
George R. R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780345535429
47 And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062073488
48 Betrayal Road
Christine Feehan, Berkley, $9.99, 9780593638781
49 American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110
50 Oathbringer
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365293