Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for August 30, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending August 27, 2023
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| Trade Paperback Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
Trust Hernan Diaz, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780593420324 Trust is an unparalleled novel about money, power, intimacy, and perception. A May 2022 Indie Next Pick and a winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. |
1/17 |
| 2. |
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid, Washington Square Press, $17.00, 9781501161933 Reid's novel is a mesmerizing journey through the splendor of old Hollywood into the harsh realities of the present day. |
2/117 |
| 3. |
A Court of Thorns and Roses Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575569 From bestselling author Sarah J. Maas comes a seductive, breathtaking book that blends romance, adventure, and faerie lore into an unforgettable read. |
4/50 |
| 4. |
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. |
3/16 |
| 5. |
Red, White & Royal Blue Casey McQuiston, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250316776 McQuiston's novel about what happens when America's First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales is a June 2019 Indie Next List Pick. |
6/10 |
| 6. |
The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller, Ecco, $17.99, 9780062060624 Miller's monumental debut novel is an action-packed adventure and epic love story that brilliantly re-imagines Homer's enduring masterwork, The Iliad. |
9/156 |
| 7. |
It Ends with Us Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501110368 In Hoover's honest, evocative, and tender novel, a workaholic with a too-good-to-be-true romance can't stop thinking about her first love. |
5/91 |
| 8. |
Our Missing Hearts- Debut Celeste Ng, Penguin, $18.00, 9780593492666 Ng's inspiring novel about a mother's unbreakable love in a world consumed by fear. |
/1 |
| 9. |
The Last Thing He Told Me Laura Dave, S&S/Marysue Rucci Books, $17.99, 9781501171352 Dave's novel is a gripping mystery about a woman who thinks she's found the love of her life—until he disappears. |
8/23 |
| 10. |
Verity Colleen Hoover, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538724736 A sensational psychological thriller by the bestselling author of It Ends with Us. |
13/64 |
| 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. |
14/56 |
| 12. |
A Court of Mist and Fury- Debut 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. |
/1 |
| 13. |
Too Late Colleen Hoover, Grand Central, $18.99, 9781538756591 A psychological suspense novel of obsession and dangerous love. The new, updated edition of Too Late from the bestselling author of Verity. |
12/9 |
| 14. |
A Little Life Hanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $18.00, 9780804172707 Yanagihara's astonishing novel about love and friendship in the 21st century was a March 2015 Indie Next Pick and a National Book Award finalist. |
/25 |
| 15. |
Circe Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $18.99, 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. |
/164 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 18. |
Killers of a Certain Age Deanna Raybourn, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593200704 Older women often feel invisible, but sometimes that's their secret weapon. They've spent their lives as the deadliest assassins in a clandestine international organization, but now that they're sixty years old, four women friends can't just retire—it's kill or be killed in Raybourn's action-packed thriller. |
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Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for August 30, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending August 27, 2023
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. |
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI David Grann, Vintage, $17.00, 9780307742483 Grann's twisting and haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history. |
1/110 |
| 2. |
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin, Vintage, $25.00, 9780375726262 A deep, fantastic look at the complex physicist and father of the atomic bomb. |
2/10 |
| 3. |
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. |
3/22 |
| 4. |
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $20.00, 9781571313560 Drawing on her life as an Indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices. |
4/194 |
| 5. |
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. |
5/95 |
| 6. |
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin, $19.00, 9780143127741 van der Kolk transforms our understanding of trauma and offers a bold new paradigm for healing. |
6/152 |
| 7. |
Happy-Go-Lucky David Sedaris, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316392433 David Sedaris once again captures what is most unexpected, hilarious, and poignant about recent upheavals, personal and public, and expresses in precise language both the misanthropy and desire for connection that drive us all. |
7/13 |
| 8. |
Solito: A Memoir Javier Zamora, Hogarth, $18.00, 9780593498088 A young poet tells the unforgettable story of his harrowing migration from El Salvador to the United States at the age of nine in this moving, page-turning memoir. |
8/12 |
| 9. |
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals Oliver Burkeman, Picador, $18.00, 9781250849359 Drawing on the insights of both ancient and contemporary philosophers, psychologists, and spiritual teachers, Oliver Burkeman delivers an entertaining, humorous, practical, and ultimately profound guide to time and time management. |
9/9 |
| 10. |
Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis' Fortress Prison Ben Macintyre, Crown, $18.00, 9780593136355 A moving account of the remarkable POWs whose relentlessly creative attempts to escape a notorious Nazi prison embodied the spirit of resistance against fascism, from the author of The Spy and the Traitor. |
10/4 |
| 11. |
Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence Dr. Anna Lembke, Dutton, $18.00, 9781524746742 Dr. Anna Lembke explores the exciting new scientific discoveries that explain why the relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to pain—and what to do about it. |
11/32 |
| 12. |
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. |
13/206 |
| 13. |
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316299220 Gladwell offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers—and why they often go wrong. |
12/66 |
| 14. |
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. |
15/3 |
| 15. |
The Artist's Way: 30th Anniversary Edition- Debut Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $19.00, 9780143129257 A revolutionary program for personal renewal, The Artist's Way will help get you back on track, rediscover your passions, and take the steps you need to change your life. |
/1 |
Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for August 30, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending August 27, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Hardcover Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
Tom Lake Ann Patchett, Harper, $30.00, 9780063327528 In this beautiful and moving novel about family, love, and growing up, Ann Patchett once again proves herself one of America's finest writers. An August 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
1/4 |
| 2. |
Demon Copperhead Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $32.50, 9780063251922 Kingsolver's brilliant novel enthralls, compels, and captures the heart as it evokes a young hero's unforgettable journey to maturity. A November 2022 Indie Next Pick and a winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. |
3/45 |
| 3. |
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store James McBride, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780593422946 Bringing his masterly storytelling skills and his deep faith in humanity to The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, James McBride has written a novel as compassionate as Deacon King Kong and as inventive as The Good Lord Bird. An August 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
2/3 |
| 4. |
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. |
4/14 |
| 5. |
The Covenant of Water Abraham Verghese, Grove Press, $32.00, 9780802162175 Verghese's new novel is a stunning and magisterial epic of love, faith, and medicine, set in Kerala, South India, following three generations of a family seeking the answers to a strange secret. A May 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
5/17 |
| 6. |
Lessons in Chemistry Bonnie Garmus, Doubleday, $29.00, 9780385547345 Funny, shrewdly observant, and studded with a dazzling cast of supporting characters, Lessons in Chemistry is as original and vibrant as its protagonist. An April 2022 Indie Next Pick. |
6/73 |
| 7. |
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Gabrielle Zevin, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593321201 The exhilarating new novel by the bestselling author of The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry is the #1 Indie Next Pick for July 2022. |
7/59 |
| 8. |
Happy Place Emily Henry, Berkley, $27.00, 9780593441275 Emily Henry's novel about a couple who broke up months ago pretend they're still together for an annual, week-long vacation with their best friends is the #1 Indie Next Pick for May 2023. |
8/18 |
| 9. |
Yellowface R. F. Kuang, Morrow, $30.00, 9780063250833 Yellowface grapples with questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation, as well as the terrifying alienation of social media. R. F. Kuang's novel is timely, razor-sharp, and eminently readable. The #1 Indie Next Pick for June 2023. |
9/15 |
| 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. |
11/36 |
| 11. |
Crook Manifesto Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $29.00, 9780385545150 Crook Manifesto continues Colson Whitehead's Harlem saga in a powerful and hugely-entertaining novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy glory. An August 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
10/6 |
| 12. |
Hello Beautiful Ann Napolitano, The Dial Press, $28.00, 9780593243732 An exquisite homage to Louisa May Alcott's timeless classic, Little Women, Hello Beautiful is a profoundly moving portrait of what is possible when we choose to love someone not in spite of who they are, but because of it. A March 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
12/24 |
| 13. |
None of This Is True Lisa Jewell, Atria Books, $28.00, 9781982179007 Lisa Jewell returns with a scintillating new psychological thriller about a woman who finds herself the subject of her own popular true crime podcast. An August 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
/2 |
| 14. |
The Guest Emma Cline, Random House, $28.00, 9780812998627 Taut, propulsive, and impossible to look away from, Emma Cline's The Guest is a spellbinding literary achievement. A June 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
15/15 |
| 15. |
The Invisible Hour Alice Hoffman, Atria Books, $27.99, 9781982175375 An enchanting novel about love, heartbreak, self-discovery, and the enduring magic of books. An August 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
13/2 |
Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for August 30, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending August 27, 2023
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 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. |
1/19 |
| 2. |
The Creative Act: A Way of Being Rick Rubin, Penguin Press, $32.00, 9780593652886 From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their creativity, comes a beautifully crafted book many years in the making that offers that same deep wisdom to all of us. |
2/32 |
| 3. |
Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity Peter Attia M.D., Bill Gifford, Harmony, $32.00, 9780593236598 A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challenges the conventional medical thinking on aging and reveals a new approach to preventing chronic disease and extending long-term health. |
4/22 |
| 4. |
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones James Clear, Avery, $27.00, 9780735211292 James Clear reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. |
6/78 |
| 5. |
The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession Michael Finkel, Knopf, $28.00, 9780525657323 This is a riveting story of art, crime, love, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost. The #1 Indie Next Pick for July 2023. |
5/9 |
| 6. |
Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair- Debut Mercury Stardust, DK, $24.99, 9780744079074 Renting a home can be a complex process—from finding a safe and affordable space, to hiring help for moving in and out, and of course, managing repairs that come up during your stay. You deserve to feel empowered to take matters into your own hands—and it's not as hard as you might think. In this book, Mercury will show you how to tackle the projects that need improvement in your home. |
/1 |
| 7. |
I'm Glad My Mom Died Jennette McCurdy, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781982185824 A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor—including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother—and how she retook control of her life. |
3/55 |
| 8. |
Poverty, by America Matthew Desmond, Crown, $28.00, 9780593239919 Elegantly written and fiercely argued, this compassionate book gives us new ways of thinking about a morally urgent problem. It also helps us imagine solutions. Desmond builds a startlingly original and ambitious case for ending poverty. |
7/23 |
| 9. |
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. |
10/173 |
| 10. |
What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds Jennifer Ackerman, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9780593298886 A brilliant scientific investigation into owls—the most elusive of birds—and why they exert such a hold on human imagination. |
8/11 |
| 11. |
Necessary Trouble: Growing Up at Midcentury- Debut Drew Gilpin Faust, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $30.00, 9780374601805 Drew Gilpin Faust's memoir of coming of age in a conservative Southern family in postwar America. |
/1 |
| 12. |
Pageboy: A Memoir Elliot Page, Flatiron Books, $29.99, 9781250878359 With this evocative and lyrical memoir, Oscar-nominated star Elliot Page captures the universal human experience of searching for ourselves and our place in this complicated world. |
11/12 |
| 13. |
Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s B. Dylan Hollis, DK, $32.00, 9780744080049 Friends of baking, are you sick and tired of making the same recipes again and again? Then look no further than this baking blast from the past, as B. Dylan Hollis highlights the most unique tasty treats of yesteryear. |
9/5 |
| 14. |
Blueberries for Sal Cookbook: Sweet Recipes Inspired by the Beloved Children's Classic Robert McCloskey, Clarkson Potter, $14.00, 9780593580400 Enjoy 30 sweet blueberry recipes in this beautifully illustrated official cookbook based on the beloved children's classic Blueberries for Sal. |
12/11 |
| 15. |
Gambler: Secrets from a Life at Risk- Debut Billy Walters, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $35.00, 9781668032855 The wild and highly anticipated autobiography of Billy Walters, who shares his extraordinary life story and reveals the secrets to his fiercely protected betting system. |
/1 |
Mass Market
Bestseller List for August 30, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending August 27, 2023
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| Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
Good Omens Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977 |
3/119 |
| 2. |
1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 |
2/373 |
| 3. |
No Plan B Lee Child, Andrew Child, Dell, $9.99, 9781984818577 |
4/8 |
| 4. |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593438367 |
1/197 |
| 5. |
The Boys from Biloxi- Debut John Grisham, Vintage, $10.99, 9780593470916 |
/1 |
| 6. |
Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 |
7/140 |
| 7. |
A Haunting in Venice- Debut Agatha Christie, Morrow , $9.99, 9780063342972 |
/1 |
| 8. |
Billy Summers Stephen King, Pocket, $11.99, 9781668010129 |
8/9 |
| 9. |
Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9781250318541 |
/69 |
| 10. |
Sparring Partners John Grisham, Vintage, $9.99, 9780593470909 |
9/5 |
Early & Middle Grade Readers
Bestseller List for August 30, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending August 27, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Early & Middle Grade Readers | ||
| 1. |
The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $19.99, 9781536223361 |
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| 2. |
The One and Only Ruby Katherine Applegate, Harper, $19.99, 9780063080089 |
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| 3. |
From the World of Percy Jackson: The Sun and the Star Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro, Disney Hyperion, $19.99, 9781368081153 |
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| 4. |
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Judy Blume, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781665921312 |
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| 5. |
Odder Katherine Applegate, Charles Santoso (Illus.), Feiwel & Friends, $16.99, 9781250147424 |
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| 6. |
The One and Only Bob Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780062991324 |
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| 7. |
Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon) Scholastic, $14.99, 9781338714128 |
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| 8. |
Ghost Book- Debut Remy Lai, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $14.99, 9781250810434 |
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| 9. |
Squished: A Graphic Novel Megan Wagner Lloyd, Michelle Mee Nutter (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338568936 |
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| 10. |
School Trip: A Graphic Novel Jerry Craft, Quill Tree Books, $14.99, 9780062885531 |
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| 11. |
Smile: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264 |
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| 12. |
Drama: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801897 |
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| 13. |
Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293 |
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| 14. |
Sisters: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801880 |
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| 15. |
Mexikid Pedro Martín, Dial Books, $14.99, 9780593462294 |
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Young Adult
Bestseller List for August 30, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending August 27, 2023
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| Young Adult | ||
| 1. |
Divine Rivals Rebecca Ross, Wednesday Books, $18.99, 9781250857439 |
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| 2. |
Nimona ND Stevenson, Quill Tree Books, $18.99, 9780062278227 |
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| 3. |
Foxglove- Debut Adalyn Grace, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780316162500 |
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| 4. |
If He Had Been with Me Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489 |
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| 5. |
Solitaire Alice Oseman, Scholastic Press, $19.99, 9781338863420 |
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| 6. |
Girl in Pieces Kathleen Glasgow, Ember, $10.99, 9781101934746 |
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| 7. |
Hell Followed with Us Andrew Joseph White, Peachtree Teen, $12.99, 9781682635636 |
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| 8. |
Legendborn (Indies Introduce) Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $13.99, 9781534441613 |
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| 9. |
Nick and Charlie Alice Oseman, Scholastic Press, $16.99, 9781338885101 |
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| 10. |
They Both Die at the End Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062457806 |
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| 11. |
We Were Liars E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279 |
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| 12. |
Better Than the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534467637 |
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| 13. |
Warrior Girl Unearthed Angeline Boulley, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $19.99, 9781250766588 |
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| 14. |
Five Survive Holly Jackson, Delacorte Press, $19.99, 9780593374160 |
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| 15. |
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky, MTV Books, $15.99, 9781451696196 |
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Children's Illustrated
Bestseller List for August 30, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending August 27, 2023
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| Children's Illustrated | ||
| 1. |
Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography Wendy Loggia, Elisa Chavarri (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593566718 |
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| 2. |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 |
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| 3. |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
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| 4. |
Room on the Broom Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illus.), Dial Books, $8.99, 9780593110409 |
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| 5. |
Bluey: The Pool Penguin Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593385685 |
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| 6. |
Bluey: Camping Penguin Young Readers, $5.99, 9780593519103 |
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| 7. |
Blueberries for Sal Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $8.99, 9780140501698 |
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| 8. |
The Crayons Go Back to School Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel Books, $9.99, 9780593621110 |
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| 9. |
Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $19.95, 9780060254926 |
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| 10. |
Bluey: Barky Boats Penguin Young Readers, $5.99, 9780593750469 |
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| 11. |
Bluey: The Beach Penguin Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593226094 |
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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. |
Bluey: The Creek Penguin Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593224571 |
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| 14. |
Hot Dog Doug Salati, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593308431 |
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| 15. |
Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $8.99, 9780358451228 |
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Children's Series
Bestseller List for August 30, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending August 27, 2023
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| Children's Series | ||
| 1. |
Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix |
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| 2. |
The Summer I Turned Pretty (hardcover and paperback) Jenny Han, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
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| 3. |
Elephant & Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion |
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| 4. |
The Bad Guys (paperback) Aaron Blabey, Scholastic |
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| 5. |
Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback) Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic |
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| 6. |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet |
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| 7. |
Heartstopper (hardcover and paperback) Alice Oseman, Graphix |
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| 8. |
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (hardcover and paperback) Holly Jackson, Ember |
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| 9. |
The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback) Suzanne Collins, Scholastic |
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| 10. |
Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers |
Extended Paperback Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 27, 2023
16. The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman, Penguin, $18, 9781984880987
17. It Starts with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $18, 9781668001226
18. Killers of a Certain Age
Deanna Raybourn, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593200704
19. Big Swiss
Jen Beagin, Scribner, $17.00, 9781982153090
20. Beach Read
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16, 9781984806734
21. A Court of Wings and Ruin
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575606
22. The Secret History
Donna Tartt, Vintage, $18, 9781400031702
23. Love, Theoretically
Ali Hazelwood, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593336861
24. The Marriage Portrait
Maggie O'Farrell, Vintage, $17.00, 9780593315088
25. This Is How You Lose the Time War
Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone, Gallery/Saga Press, $16.99, 9781534430990
26. The Housemaid
Freida McFadden, Grand Central Publishing, $12.99, 9781538742570
27. The Paris Apartment
Lucy Foley, Morrow, $19, 9780063003064
28. Meet Me at the Lake
Carley Fortune, Berkley, $18.00, 9780593438558
29. The Rabbit Hutch
Tess Gunty, Vintage, $17.00, 9780593467879
30. The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318
31. Fairy Tale
Stephen King, Scribner, $20, 9781668002193
32. Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19, 9781639730957
33. People We Meet on Vacation
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16, 9781984806758
34. Icebreaker
Hannah Grace, Atria, $18, 9781668026038
35. Book Lovers
Emily Henry, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593334836
36. Legends & Lattes
Travis Baldree, Tor, $17.99, 9781250886088
37. The Whalebone Theatre
Joanna Quinn, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593467152
38. The House Across the Lake
Riley Sager, Dutton, $18.00, 9780593183212
39. The Priory of the Orange Tree
Samantha Shannon, Bloomsbury Publishing, $20, 9781635570304
40. Daisy Jones & The Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $17.00, 9780593598429
41. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V. E. Schwab, Tor, $20, 9780765387578
42. Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
Satoshi Yagisawa, Harper Perennial, $17, 9780063278677
43. When Women Were Dragons
Kelly Barnhill, Anchor, $17.00, 9780593466575
44. Carrie Soto Is Back
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $18, 9780593158708
45. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $17.99, 9780062315007
46. A Court of Silver Flames
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19, 9781635577990
47. A Haunting in Venice
Agatha Christie, William Morrow Paperbacks, $18.99, 9780063342965
48. Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $20, 9780593135228
49. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $18.99, 9781501173219
50. The Three-Body Problem
Cixin Liu, Tor, $18.99, 9780765382030
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 27, 2023
16. The Book of Delights: Essays
Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $18, 9781643753287
17. Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them: A Journey to the Edge of Physics
Antonio Padilla, Picador, $20.00, 9781250872821
18. The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
John Green, Dutton, $18.00, 9780525555247
19. Quietly Hostile: Essays
Samantha Irby, Vintage, $17.00, 9780593315699
20. Meditations: A New Translation (Modern Library Classics)
Marcus Aurelius, Modern Library, $11.00, 9780812968255
21. The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
David Graeber, David Wengrow, Picador, $25, 9781250858801
22. How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth
The Moth, Meg Bowls, Catherine Burns, Crown, $18.00, 9780593139028
23. The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $16, 9781452174037
24. Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
Merlin Sheldrake, Random House, $18.00, 9780525510321
25. Educated: A Memoir (Indies Introduce)
Tara Westover, Random House, $18.99, 9780399590528
26. The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir
Paul Newman, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593467718
27. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson, Vintage, $18.00, 9780375725609
28. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $25, 9780062316110
29. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Trevor Noah, One World, $18.00, 9780399588198
30. Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole
Susan Cain, Crown, $18, 9780451499790
31. The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781797212272
32. The Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion, Vintage, $17, 9781400078431
33. Gender Queer: A Memoir
Maia Kobabe, Oni Press, $24.99, 9781549304002
34. Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $20.00, 9780593230275
35. These Precious Days: Essays
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $18, 9780063092792
36. On Disinformation: How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy
Lee McIntyre, The MIT Press, $14.95, 9780262546300
37. Just Kids: A National Book Award Winner
Patti Smith, Ecco, $18.99, 9780060936228
38. Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
Lulu Miller, Simon & Schuster, $18, 9781501160349
39. Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks
Patrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $18, 9780593467732
40. Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World: Essays
Barry Lopez, Random House, $18.00, 9780593242841
41. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness
Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review Press, $25, 9781633694361
42. The Soul of an Octopus
Sy Montgomery, Atria, $18, 9781451697728
43. How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy
Jenny Odell, Melville House, $18.99, 9781612198552
44. In the Dream House: A Memoir
Carmen Maria Machado, Graywolf Press, $18, 9781644450383
45. How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question
Michael Schur, Simon & Schuster, $18.99, 9781982159320
46. Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life
Emily Nagoski, Ph.D., Simon & Schuster, $19.99, 9781982165314
47. The White Album: Essays
Joan Didion, FSG, $17.00, 9780374532079
48. Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
Patrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $18, 9780307279286
49. The Myth of Sisyphus
Albert Camus, Vintage, $16, 9780525564454
50. France: An Adventure History
Graham Robb, Norton, $22, 9781324064695
Extended Hardcover Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 27, 2023
16. Masters of Death
Olivie Blake, Tor Books, $26.99, 9781250892461
17. Somebody's Fool
Richard Russo, Knopf, $29.00, 9780593317891
18. The Last Ranger
Peter Heller, Knopf, $27.00, 9780593535110
19. Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hanover Square Press, $19.99, 9781335430991
20. Family Lore
Elizabeth Acevedo, Ecco, $30.00, 9780063207264
21. Horse
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $28.00, 9780399562969
22. Lady Tan's Circle of Women
Lisa See, Scribner, $28.00, 9781982117085
23. The Five-Star Weekend
Elin Hilderbrand, Little, Brown, $30.00, 9780316258777
24. The Only One Left
Riley Sager, Dutton, $28.00, 9780593183229
25. The Collector
Daniel Silva, Harper, $32, 9780062834874
26. He Who Drowned the World
Shelley Parker-Chan, Tor Books, $28.99, 9781250621825
27. Small Things Like These
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802158741
28. The Librarianist
Patrick deWitt, Ecco, $30.00, 9780063085121
29. The Bee Sting
Paul Murray, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $30.00, 9780374600303
30. A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers, Tordotcom, $20.99, 9781250236210
31. The Postcard
Anne Berest, Tina Kover (Transl.), Europa Editions, $28.00, 9781609458386
32. Whalefall
Daniel Kraus, MTV Books, $27.99, 9781665918169
33. Silver Nitrate
Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $28.00, 9780593355367
34. Pineapple Street
Jenny Jackson, Pamela Dorman Books, $28.00, 9780593490693
35. Thornhedge
T. Kingfisher, Tor Books, $19.99, 9781250244093
36. Sun House
David James Duncan, Little, Brown, $35, 9780316129374
37. Shark Heart (Indies Introduce)
Emily Habeck, S&S/ Marysue Rucci Books, $28, 9781668006498
38. The Wind Knows My Name
Isabel Allende, Ballantine, $28.00, 9780593598108
39. Foster
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802160140
40. Small Mercies
Dennis Lehane, Harper, $30, 9780062129482
41. Vampires of El Norte
Isabel Cañas, Berkley, $28.00, 9780593436721
42. Tress of the Emerald Sea
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $29.99, 9781250899651
43. Babel
R. F. Kuang, Harper Voyager, $27.99, 9780063021426
44. The Bookbinder
Pip Williams, Ballantine Books, $28, 9780593600443
45. After That Night
Karin Slaughter, Morrow, $32.00, 9780063157781
46. The First Ladies
Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray, Berkley, $28, 9780593440285
47. Immortal Longings
Chloe Gong, Gallery/Saga Press, $28.99, 9781668000229
48. Ripe
Sarah Rose Etter, Scribner, $25.00, 9781668011638
49. Romantic Comedy
Curtis Sittenfeld, Random House, $28.00, 9780399590948
50. Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide
Rupert Holmes, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $28, 9781451648218
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 27, 2023
16. The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean
Susan Casey, Doubleday, $32, 9780385545570
17. You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir
Maggie Smith, Atria/One Signal Publishers, $28.00, 9781982185855
18. A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
Timothy Egan, Viking, $30, 9780735225268
19. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck
Mark Manson, Harper, $26.99, 9780062457714
20. An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Ed Yong, Random House, $30.00, 9780593133231
21. The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man
David Von Drehle, Simon & Schuster, $26, 9781476773926
22. They Called Us Exceptional: And Other Lies That Raised Us
Prachi Gupta, Crown, $28, 9780593442982
23. The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet
Jeff Goodell, Little, Brown, $29, 9780316497572
24. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), Simon & Schuster, $37.50, 9781476753836
25. Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail
Andrea Lankford, Hachette Books, $30.00, 9780306831959
26. On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good
Elise Loehnen, The Dial Press, $28, 9780593243039
27. Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
James Nestor, Riverhead Books, $28, 9780735213616
28. The Language of Trees: A Rewilding of Literature and Landscape
Katie Holten, Tin House Books, $30, 9781953534682
29. The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
Gabor Maté, M.D., Daniel Maté, Avery, $30, 9780593083888
30. Yummy Toddler Food: Dinnertime SOS: 100 Sanity-Saving Meals Parents and Kids of All Ages Will Actually Want to Eat: A Cookbook
Amy Palanjian, Rodale Books, $28.00, 9780593578506
31. Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
Brené Brown, Random House, $30, 9780399592553
32. Stay True: A Memoir
Hua Hsu, Doubleday, $26.00, 9780385547772
33. Thin Skin: Essays
Jenn Shapland, Pantheon, $26, 9780593317457
34. Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World
Christian Cooper, Random House, $28, 9780593242384
35. The Quickening: Creation and Community at the Ends of the Earth
Elizabeth Rush, Milkweed Editions, $30, 9781571313966
36. Dinner in One: Exceptional & Easy One-Pan Meals
Melissa Clark, Clarkson Potter, $30, 9780593233252
37. Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity
Devon Price, PhD, Harmony, $26.99, 9780593235232
38. The Slip: The New York City Street That Changed American Art Forever
Prudence Peiffer, Harper, $39, 9780063097209
39. The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
John Koenig, Simon & Schuster, $22, 9781501153648
40. Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
Susan Magsamen, Ivy Ross, Random House, $30.00, 9780593449233
41. August Wilson: A Life
Patti Hartigan, Simon & Schuster, $32.50, 9781501180668
42. Goblin Mode: How to Get Cozy, Embrace Imperfection, and Thrive in the Muck
McKayla Coyle, Quirk Books, $17.99, 9781683693536
43. How to Read a Tree: Clues and Patterns from Bark to Leaves (Natural Navigation)
Tristan Gooley, The Experiment, $24.95, 9781615199433
44. Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma
Claire Dederer, Knopf, $28, 9780525655114
45. Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life
Dacher Keltner, Penguin Press, $28.00, 9781984879684
46. Tabula Rasa: Volume 1
John McPhee, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $28, 9780374603601
47. Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World
Malcolm Harris, Little, Brown, $36.00, 9780316592031
48. Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs
Jamie Loftus, Forge Books, $27, 9781250847744
49. Dinosaur Friendship
James Stewart, K. Roméy (Illus.), HarperCollins, $14.99, 9780008578947
50. Congratulations, The Best Is Over!: Essays
R.Eric Thomas, Ballantine Books, $27, 9780593496268
Extended Mass Market
Based on sales for the week ending August 27, 2023
11. The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365279
12. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $12.00, 9780399501487
13. Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $8.99, 9780440180296
14. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488
15. Dune Messiah
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233
16. Oath of Loyalty
Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills, Pocket, $10.99, 9781982164928
17. Knockout
Sarah MacLean, Avon, $9.99, 9780063056794
18. Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553293357
19. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803
20. The Judge's List
John Grisham, Vintage, $9.99, 9780593157831
21. The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $10.99, 9780441478125
22. The Noise
James Patterson, J.D. Barker, Grand Central, $9.99, 9781538753040
23. The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $9.99, 9780307743657
24. The Hotel Nantucket
Elin Hilderbrand, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316258937
25. The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
26. American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110
27. Apples Never Fall
Liane Moriarty, Holt Paperbacks, $10.99, 9781250894229
28. And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062073488
29. That Summer
Jennifer Weiner, Pocket, $9.99, 9781668020661
30. The Whittiers
Danielle Steel, Dell, $9.99, 9781984821850
31. Tom Clancy Zero Hour
Don Bentley, Berkley, $9.99, 9780593422748
32. The Girl Who Survived
Lisa Jackson, Zebra, $9.99, 9781420146363
33. The Color of Magic
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225672
34. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741
35. The Perfect Assassin
James Patterson, Brian Sitts, Grand Central Publishing, $9.99, 9781538721865
36. The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch, Spectra, $9.99, 9780553588941
37. Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553283686
38. Neverwhere
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062476371
39. Children of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441104024
40. Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365286
41. The High Notes
Danielle Steel, Dell, $9.99, 9781984821768
42. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
43. The Fellowship of the Ring: The Lord of the Rings: Part One
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780593500484
44. Fear No Evil
James Patterson, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538752906
45. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
46. Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345538987
47. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345514400
48. The Eye of the World
Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251466
49. Carrie
Stephen King, Anchor, $9.99, 9780307743664
50. The Well of Ascension
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318572