Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for December 1, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending November 28, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Trade Paperback Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $18.00, 9780593438374 Herbert's classic masterpiece—a triumph of the imagination—is now a major motion picture. |
1/21 |
| 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. |
2/65 |
| 3. |
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. |
3/26 |
| 4. |
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. |
7/85 |
| 5. |
The Overstory Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95, 9780393356687 National Book Award-winner Powers delivers a sweeping, impassioned novel of activism and resistance that is also a stunning evocation of—and paean to—the natural world. |
9/130 |
| 6. |
The Searcher Tana French, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735224674 A former Chicago police officer retreats to a bucolic Irish village and starts to realize that even small towns shelter dangerous secrets. |
4/4 |
| 7. |
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. |
5/30 |
| 8. |
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. |
/3 |
| 9. |
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. |
8/16 |
| 10. |
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. |
6/21 |
| 11. |
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. |
10/46 |
| 12. |
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. |
11/28 |
| 13. |
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. |
15/34 |
| 14. |
All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $18.00, 9781501173219 Doerr's beautiful novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France during World War II. |
/80 |
| 15. |
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. |
13/29 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 16. |
The Anomaly Hervé Le Tellier, Other Press, $16.99, 9781635421699 An international phenomenon, this dizzying, whip-smart novel blends crime, fantasy, sci-fi, and thriller as it plumbs the mysteries surrounding a Paris-New York flight. |
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Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for December 1, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending November 28, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Trade Paperback Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
| 1. |
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants 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. |
1/103 |
| 2. |
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. |
2/61 |
| 3. |
The Best of Me David Sedaris, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316242400 The Best of Me spans a career spent watching and learning and laughing—quite often at himself—and invites readers deep into the world of one of the most brilliant and original writers of our time. |
4/12 |
| 4. |
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. |
3/9 |
| 5. |
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures 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. |
6/33 |
| 6. |
The Old Farmer's Almanac 2022 Old Farmer's Almanac, $9.95, 9781571988935 The annual almanac of weather, astrology, calendars, gardening tips, home remedies, and more all presented in the inimitably useful and humorous way it has done since 1792. |
9/14 |
| 7. |
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 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. |
7/171 |
| 8. |
Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Shelf Love: Recipes to Unlock the Secrets of Your Pantry, Fridge, and Freezer Noor Murad, Yotam Ottolenghi, Clarkson Potter, $32.00, 9780593234365 85+ irresistible recipes for flexible, everyday home cooking that unlock the secrets of your pantry, fridge, and freezer. |
5/4 |
| 9. |
The Body: A Guide for Occupants 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. |
8/43 |
| 10. |
On Tyranny Graphic Edition: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century Timothy Snyder, Nora Krug (Illus.), Ten Speed Press, $16.99, 9781984859150 A graphic edition of historian Timothy Snyder's bestselling book of lessons for surviving and resisting America's arc toward authoritarianism, featuring the visual storytelling talents of renowned illustrator Nora Krug. |
10/8 |
| 11. |
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. |
14/151 |
| 12. |
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Beacon Press, $16.00, 9780807057834 Spanning more than four hundred years, this classic bottom-up peoples' history radically reframes US history and explodes the silences that have haunted our national narrative. |
12/3 |
| 13. |
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 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. |
15/121 |
| 14. |
The New York Times Cooking No-Recipe Recipes Sam Sifton, Ten Speed Press, $28.00, 9781984858474 The debut cookbook from the popular New York Times website features 100 vividly photographed no-recipe recipes to make weeknight cooking more inspired and delicious. |
/9 |
| 15. |
First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country Thomas E. Ricks, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780062997463 A revelatory book about the founding fathers, examining their educations and, in particular, their devotion to the ancient Greek and Roman classics—and how that influence would shape their ideals and the new American nation. |
13/3 |
Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for December 1, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending November 28, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Hardcover Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
| 1. |
Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone- Debut Diana Gabaldon, Delacorte Press, $36.00, 9781101885680 Diana Gabaldon returns with the newest novel in the epic Outlander series. |
/1 |
| 2. |
The Lincoln Highway Amor Towles, Viking, $30.00, 9780735222359 Towles' stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s America is an October 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
1/8 |
| 3. |
Cloud Cuckoo Land Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $30.00, 9781982168438 A beautiful and redemptive novel about stewardship—of the book, of the Earth, of the human heart. The #1 Indie Next Pick for October 2021. |
3/9 |
| 4. |
The Sentence Louise Erdrich, Harper, $28.99, 9780062671127 This new novel begins on All Souls' Day 2019 and ends on All Souls' Day 2020. Its mystery and proliferating ghost stories during this one year propel a narrative as rich, emotional, and profound as anything Louise Erdrich has written. |
2/3 |
| 5. |
State of Terror Louise Penny, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Simon & Schuster/St. Martin's Press, $30.00, 9781982173678 A unique and utterly compelling international thriller co-written by Hillary Rodham Clinton, the 67th Secretary of State, and multiple award-winning author, Louise Penny. |
6/7 |
| 6. |
Oh William! Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $27.00, 9780812989434 Pulitzer Prize-winner Elizabeth Strout explores the mysteries of marriage and the secrets we keep, as a former couple reckons with where they've come from—and what they've left behind. A November 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
4/6 |
| 7. |
Harlem Shuffle Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385545136 A gloriously entertaining novel of heists, shakedowns, and rip-offs set in Harlem in the 1960s. A September 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
7/11 |
| 8. |
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. |
11/56 |
| 9. |
The Stranger in the Lifeboat Mitch Albom, Harper, $23.99, 9780062888341 A fast-paced, compelling novel that makes you ponder your deepest beliefs. |
5/4 |
| 10. |
Beautiful World, Where Are You Sally Rooney, FSG, $28.00, 9780374602604 Rooney's excellent new novel is a September 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
/11 |
| 11. |
Crossroads Jonathan Franzen, FSG, $30.00, 9780374181178 Franzen's new novel is the story of a Midwestern family at a pivotal moment of moral crisis. |
13/8 |
| 12. |
Bewilderment Richard Powers, Norton, $27.95, 9780393881141 The heartrending new novel by the bestselling author of The Overstory is an October 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
8/10 |
| 13. |
The Judge's List John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385546027 Investigator Lacy Stoltz follows the trail of a serial killer, and closes in on a shocking suspect. |
10/6 |
| 14. |
Our Country Friends Gary Shteyngart, Random House, $28.00, 9781984855121 It's March 2020 and a calamity is unfolding. A group of people gather in a country house to wait out the pandemic. Over the next six months, new friendships and romances will take hold, while old betrayals will emerge, forcing each character to reevaluate whom they love and what matters most. A November 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
9/4 |
| 15. |
Silverview John le Carré, Viking, $28.00, 9780593490594 In his last completed novel, John le Carré turns his focus to the world that occupied his writing for the past sixty years—the secret world itself. |
14/7 |
Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for December 1, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending November 28, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
| 1. |
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times Magazine, One World, $38.00, 9780593230572 This is a book that speaks directly to our current moment, contextualizing the systems of race and caste within which we operate today. It reveals long-glossed-over truths around our nation's founding and construction—and the way that the legacy of slavery did not end with emancipation, but continues to shape contemporary American life. |
1/2 |
| 2. |
These Precious Days: Essays- Debut Ann Patchett, Harper, $26.99, 9780063092785 Ann Patchett reflects on home, family, friendships, and writing in this deeply personal collection of essays. A December 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
| 3. |
Taste: My Life Through Food Stanley Tucci, Gallery Books, $28.00, 9781982168018 From award-winning actor and food obsessive Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and charming memoir of life in and out of the kitchen. |
3/8 |
| 4. |
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music Dave Grohl, Dey Street Books, $29.99, 9780063076099 A candid and insightful memoir by the popular member of Nirvana and the Foo Fighters. |
4/8 |
| 5. |
The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity David Graeber, David Wengrow, FSG, $35.00, 9780374157357 The Dawn of Everything fundamentally transforms our understanding of the human past and offers a path toward imagining new forms of freedom and new ways of organizing society. |
2/3 |
| 6. |
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. |
5/91 |
| 7. |
The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present Paul McCartney, Liveright, $100.00, 9781631492563 A work of unparalleled candor and splendorous beauty, The Lyrics celebrates the creative life and the musical genius of Paul McCartney through 154 of his most meaningful songs. |
6/4 |
| 8. |
A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries (2003-2020) David Sedaris, Little, Brown, $32.00, 9780316558792 There's no right way to keep a diary, but if there's an entertaining way, David Sedaris seems to have mastered it. |
7/8 |
| 9. |
Renegades: Born in the USA Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen, Crown, $50.00, 9780593236314 A candid, revealing, and entertaining dialogue between President Barack Obama and legendary musician Bruce Springsteen that explores everything from their origin stories and career-defining moments to our country's polarized politics and the growing distance between the American Dream and the American reality. |
10/5 |
| 10. |
Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside Nick Offerman, Dutton, $28.00, 9781101984697 A humorous and rousing set of literal and figurative sojourns as well as a mission statement about comprehending, protecting, and truly experiencing the outdoors. |
11/7 |
| 11. |
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir 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. |
13/32 |
| 12. |
The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times Jane Goodall, Douglas Abrams, Gail Hudson, Celadon Books, $28.00, 9781250784094 A rare and intimate look not only at the nature of hope, but also into the heart and mind of a woman who revolutionized how we view the world around us and has spent a lifetime fighting for our future. |
9/6 |
| 13. |
Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law Mary Roach, Norton, $26.95, 9781324001935 Roach's irresistible investigation into the unpredictable world where wildlife and humans meet. |
14/11 |
| 14. |
Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide Cecily Wong, Dylan Thuras, Workman, $42.50, 9781523502196 Created by the ever-curious minds behind Atlas Obscura, this breathtaking guide transforms our sense of what people around the world eat and drink. |
/4 |
| 15. |
Get Untamed: The Journal (How to Quit Pleasing and Start Living) Glennon Doyle, Clarkson Potter, $19.99, 9780593235652 Glennon Doyle's bold, interactive guide to discovering and creating the truest, most beautiful lives, families, and world we can imagine. |
12/2 |
Mass Market
Bestseller List for December 1, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending November 28, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
| 1. |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593438367 |
1/106 |
| 2. |
Dune Messiah Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233 |
2/48 |
| 3. |
The Eye of the World Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251466 |
5/12 |
| 4. |
Foundation Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553293357 |
4/21 |
| 5. |
1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 |
3/282 |
| 6. |
Children of Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441104024 |
6/13 |
| 7. |
Good Omens Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977 |
9/66 |
| 8. |
The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741 |
10/92 |
| 9. |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803 |
/32 |
| 10. |
Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 |
7/66 |
Early & Middle Grade Readers
Bestseller List for December 1, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending November 28, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Early & Middle Grade Readers | ||
| 1. |
The Christmas Pig J.K. Rowling, Jim Field (Illus.), Scholastic, $24.99, 9781338790238 |
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| 2. |
Daughter of the Deep Rick Riordan, Disney-Hyperion, $19.99, 9781368077927 |
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| 3. |
The Beatryce Prophecy Kate DiCamillo, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Candlewick, $19.99, 9781536213614 |
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| 4. |
Out of My Heart Sharon M. Draper, Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, $18.99, 9781665902168 |
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| 5. |
Friends Forever Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), First Second, $12.99, 9781250317568 |
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| 6. |
Pony R.J. Palacio, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780553508116 |
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| 7. |
Cat Kid Comic Club Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338712766 |
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| 8. |
The Awakening Storm: A Graphic Novel (City of Dragons #1) Jaimal Yogis, Vivian Truong (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338660425 |
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| 9. |
Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $14.99, 9781419756979 |
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| 10. |
Willodeen Katherine Applegate, Feiwel & Friends, $16.99, 9781250147400 |
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| 11. |
Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Life Professor Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan, DK Children, $19.99, 9780744039436 |
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| 12. |
Tidesong- Debut Wendy Xu, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062955791 |
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| 13. |
Christmas Is Coming: Traditions from Around the World- Debut Monika Utnik-Strugala, Ewa Poklewska-Koziello (Illus.), NorthSouth Books, $25.00, 9780735844438 |
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| 14. |
A Wolf Called Wander Rosanne Parry, Greenwillow Books, $7.99, 9780062895943 |
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| 15. |
How Do You Live? Genzaburo Yoshino, Bruno Navasky (Transl.), Algonquin Young Readers, $17.95, 9781616209773 |
Young Adult
Bestseller List for December 1, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending November 28, 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. |
Gilded Marissa Meyer, Feiwel & Friends, $19.99, 9781250618849 |
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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 Girl from the Sea: A Graphic Novel Molly Knox Ostertag, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338540574 |
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| 6. |
Iron Widow Xiran Jay Zhao, Penguin Teen, $17.99, 9780735269934 |
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| 7. |
We Were Liars E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279 |
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| 8. |
Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293 |
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| 9. |
A Snake Falls to Earth- Debut Darcie Little Badger, Levine Querido, $18.99, 9781646140923 |
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| 10. |
All of Us Villains Amanda Foody, Christine Lynn Herman, Tor Teen, $18.99, 9781250789259 |
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| 11. |
Last Night at the Telegraph Club Malinda Lo, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780525555254 |
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| 12. |
Our Violent Ends Chloe Gong, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $19.99, 9781534457720 |
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| 13. |
These Violent Delights Chloe Gong, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $19.99, 9781534457690 |
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| 14. |
Once Upon a Broken Heart Stephanie Garber, Flatiron Books, $19.99, 9781250268396 |
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| 15. |
You've Reached Sam Dustin Thao, Wednesday Books, $18.99, 9781250762030 |
Children's Illustrated
Bestseller List for December 1, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending November 28, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Children's Illustrated | ||
| 1. |
Jan Brett's The Nutcracker Jan Brett, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593109823 |
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| 2. |
The 1619 Project: Born on the Water Nikole Hannah-Jones, Renée Watson, Nikkolas Smith (Illus.), Kokila, $18.99, 9780593307359 |
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| 3. |
Aaron Slater, Illustrator Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams, $18.99, 9781419753961 |
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| 4. |
Change Sings: A Children's Anthem Amanda Gorman, Loren Long (Illus.), Viking Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593203224 |
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| 5. |
Woodland Dance! Sandra Boynton, Workman, $7.95, 9781523514687 |
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| 6. |
The Smart Cookie Jory John, Pete Oswald (Illus.), Harper, $18.99, 9780063045408 |
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| 7. |
Construction Site: Merry and Bright Sherri Duskey Rinker, AG Ford (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $12.99, 9781797204291 |
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| 8. |
The Crayons' Christmas Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Penguin Workshop, $19.99, 9780525515746 |
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| 9. |
It Fell from the Sky Terry Fan, Eric Fan, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9781534457621 |
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| 10. |
Christmas Mouse: Finger Puppet Book Emily Dove (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $7.99, 9781797205694 |
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| 11. |
The Snowy Day Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780670012701 |
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| 12. |
The Polar Express Chris Van Allsburg, HMH Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780544580145 |
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| 13. |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 |
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| 14. |
Little Blue Truck's Christmas Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9780544320413 |
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| 15. |
We Are Water Protectors Carole Lindstrom, Michaela Goade (Illus.), Roaring Brook Press, $17.99, 9781250203557 |
Children's Series
Bestseller List for December 1, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending November 28, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Children's Series | ||
| 1. |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet |
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| 2. |
Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback) Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic |
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| 3. |
Elephant and Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion |
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| 4. |
Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback) J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books |
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| 5. |
Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix |
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| 6. |
The Bad Guys (paperback) Aaron Blabey, Scholastic |
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| 7. |
Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers |
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| 8. |
I Survived (paperback) Lauren Tarshis, Scholastic |
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| 9. |
Baby-Sitters Club Graphix (hardcover and paperback) Ann M. Martin, Chan Chau (Illus.), Scholastic |
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| 10. |
Spy School (hardcover and paperback) Stuart Gibbs, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
Extended Paperback Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending November 28, 2021
16. The Anomaly
Hervé Le Tellier, Other Press, $16.99, 9781635421699
17. The Love Hypothesis
Ali Hazelwood, Berkley, $16.00, 9780593336823
18. Normal People
Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $17.00, 9781984822185
19. The Every
Dave Eggers, Vintage, $17.95, 9780593315347
20. The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703
21. A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Penguin, $18.00, 9780143110439
22. The Guest List
Lucy Foley, Morrow, $16.99, 9780062868947
23. Mexican Gothic
Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $17.00, 9780525620808
24. I Hope This Finds You Well: Poems
Kate Baer, Harper Perennial, $12.00, 9780063137998
25. A Thousand Ships
Natalie Haynes, Harper Perennial, $16.99, 9780063065406
26. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong, Penguin, $17.00, 9780525562047
27. Piranesi
Susanna Clarke, Bloomsbury Publishing, $17.00, 9781635577808
28. The Best American Short Stories 2021
Jesmyn Ward, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner Books, $16.99, 9781328485397
29. The Once and Future Witches
Alix E. Harrow, Redhook, $17.99, 9780316422017
30. The Christmas Bookshop
Jenny Colgan, Morrow, $16.99, 9780063141674
31. Leave the World Behind
Rumaan Alam, Ecco, $16.99, 9780062667649
32. Ready Player Two
Ernest Cline, Ballantine, $17.00, 9781524761349
33. Daisy Jones & The Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $17.00, 9781524798642
34. Lore Olympus: Volume One
Rachel Smythe, Del Rey, $19.99, 9780593356074
35. The Lying Life of Adults
Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $18.00, 9781609457150
36. A Deadly Education
Naomi Novik, Del Rey, $17.00, 9780593128503
37. The Dutch House
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $17.00, 9780062963680
38. Detransition, Baby
Torrey Peters, One World, $18.00, 9780593133385
39. One Last Stop
Casey McQuiston, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250244499
40. Perestroika in Paris
Jane Smiley, Anchor, $16.00, 9780525436096
41. The Ministry for the Future
Kim Stanley Robinson, Orbit, $17.99, 9780316300148
42. Red, White & Royal Blue
Casey McQuiston, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250316776
43. A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $18.00, 9781635575569
44. The Liar's Dictionary
Eley Williams, Anchor, $16.00, 9780593311868
45. A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $18.00, 9780804172707
46. Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538732182
47. Devotions
Mary Oliver, Penguin, $20.00, 9780399563263
48. Christmas by the Book
Anne Marie Ryan, Putnam, $16.00, 9780593331248
49. Still Life
Louise Penny, St. Martin's, $17.99, 9780312541538
50. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $16.99, 9780062315007
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending November 28, 2021
16. All About Love: New Visions
bell hooks, Morrow, $15.99, 9780060959470
17. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
David Grann, Vintage, $17.00, 9780307742483
18. The Best American Food Writing 2021
Gabrielle Hamilton (Ed.), Mariner Books, $16.99, 9780358525684
19. The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781452174037
20. Is This Anything?
Jerry Seinfeld, Simon & Schuster, $18.00, 9781982112721
21. How to Forage for Mushrooms without Dying: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Identifying 29 Wild, Edible Mushrooms
Frank Hyman, Storey Publishing, $16.95, 9781635863321
22. The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2021
Ed Yong, Jaime Green (Eds.), Mariner Books, $16.99, 9780358400066
23. Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
Lulu Miller, Simon & Schuster, $17.00, 9781501160349
24. Tacky: Love Letters to the Worst Culture We Have to Offer
Rax King, Vintage, $15.95, 9780593312728
25. Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
Anthony Bourdain, Ecco, $16.99, 9780060899226
26. Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive
Stephanie Land, Legacy Lit, $17.99, 9780316505093
27. Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
Patrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $16.95, 9780307279286
28. Woolgathering
Patti Smith, New Directions, $14.95, 9780811231251
29. Sapiens: A Graphic History: The Birth of Humankind (Vol. 1)
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $25.99, 9780063051331
30. Humankind: A Hopeful History
Rutger Bregman, Little, Brown , $18.99, 9780316418522
31. Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
Mikki Kendall, Penguin, $16.00, 9780525560562
32. How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735224155
33. Holidays on Ice
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $12.99, 9780316078917
34. Sapiens: A Graphic History, Volume 2: The Pillars of Civilization
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $25.99, 9780063212237
35. The Best American Travel Writing 2021
Padma Lakshmi, Jason Wilson (Eds.), Mariner Books, $16.99, 9780358361312
36. The Soul of an Octopus
Sy Montgomery, Atria, $16.99, 9781451697728
37. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
Timothy Snyder, Crown, $9.99, 9780804190114
38. How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy
Jenny Odell, Melville House, $17.99, 9781612198552
39. The House of Gucci: A True Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed
Sara Gay Forden, Custom House, $17.99, 9780063159983
40. The Best American Essays 2021
Kathryn Schulz, Robert Atwan (Eds.), Mariner Books, $16.99, 9780358381754
41. The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X
Les Payne, Tamara Payne, Liveright, $21.95, 9781324091059
42. The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive
Lucy Adlington, Harper, $17.99, 9780063030930
43. Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America
Ijeoma Oluo, Seal Press, $17.99, 9781580059527
44. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson, Vintage, $16.00, 9780375725609
45. The Artist's Way
Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $17.00, 9780143129257
46. Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life
Emily Nagoski, Ph.D., Simon & Schuster, $18.00, 9781982165314
47. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
Richard Rothstein, Liveright, $17.95, 9781631494536
48. The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A Memoir of Friendship, Loyalty, and War
John "Chick" Donohue, J.T. Molloy, Morrow, $17.99, 9780062995476
49. All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Katharine K. Wilkinson (Eds.), One World, $18.00, 9780593237083
50. The Warmth of Other Suns
Isabel Wilkerson, Vintage, $17.95, 9780679763888
Extended Hardcover Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending November 28, 2021
16. Matrix
Lauren Groff, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9781594634499
17. Apples Never Fall
Liane Moriarty, Holt, $28.99, 9781250220257
18. Never
Ken Follett, Viking, $36.00, 9780593300015
19. Termination Shock
Neal Stephenson, Morrow, $35.00, 9780063028050
20. The Dark Hours
Michael Connelly, Little, Brown, $29.00, 9780316485647
21. Klara and the Sun
Kazuo Ishiguro, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593318171
22. Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $28.99, 9780593135204
23. The Hill We Climb
Amanda Gorman, Viking, $15.99, 9780593465271
24. Five Tuesdays in Winter
Lily King, Grove Press, $27.00, 9780802158765
25. Hell of a Book
Jason Mott, Dutton, $27.00, 9780593330968
26. The Last Thing He Told Me
Laura Dave, Simon & Schuster, $27.00, 9781501171345
27. Poison for Breakfast
Lemony Snicket, Liveright, $17.95, 9781324090625
28. The Madness of Crowds
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99, 9781250145260
29. The Wish
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $28.00, 9781538728628
30. The Personal Librarian
Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray, Berkley, $27.00, 9780593101537
31. An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed
Helene Tursten, Soho Crime, $14.99, 9781641291675
32. Mercy
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $29.00, 9781538719725
33. Better Off Dead
Lee Child, Andrew Child, Delacorte Press, $28.99, 9781984818508
34. The Book of Form and Emptiness
Ruth Ozeki, Viking, $30.00, 9780399563645
35. Still Life
Sarah Winman, Putnam, $27.00, 9780593330753
36. The Last Graduate
Naomi Novik, Del Rey, $28.00, 9780593128862
37. The Magician
Colm Tóibín, Scribner, $28.00, 9781476785080
38. Under the Whispering Door
TJ Klune, Tor, $26.99, 9781250217349
39. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, Special Edition
V.E. Schwab, Tor Books, $29.99, 9781250830746
40. The Becoming: The Dragon Heart Legacy, Book 2
Nora Roberts, St. Martin's, $28.99, 9781250272706
41. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V.E. Schwab, Tor, $26.99, 9780765387561
42. The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
Honoree Fanonne Jeffers, Harper, $28.99, 9780062942937
43. The Man Who Died Twice
Richard Osman, Pamela Dorman Books, $26.00, 9781984880994
44. The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven
Nathaniel Ian Miller, Little, Brown , $28.00, 9780316592550
45. Billy Summers
Stephen King, Scribner, $30.00, 9781982173616
46. A Line to Kill
Anthony Horowitz, Harper, $27.99, 9780062938169
47. The Four Winds
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's, $28.99, 9781250178602
48. The Vanishing Half
Brit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $27.00, 9780525536291
49. Malibu Rising
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $28.00, 9781524798659
50. Dune: Deluxe Edition
Frank Herbert, Ace, $40.00, 9780593099322
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending November 28, 2021
16. Betrayal: The Final Act of the Trump Show
Jonathan Karl, Dutton, $28.00, 9780593186329
17. Will
Will Smith, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9781984877925
18. Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
Suzanne Simard, Knopf, $28.95, 9780525656098
19. Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village
Maureen Johnson, Jay Cooper, Ten Speed Press, $16.99, 9781984859624
20. Untamed
Glennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28.00, 9781984801258
21. Guinness World Records 2022
Guinness World Records, $28.95, 9781913484101
22. World Travel: An Irreverent Guide
Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $35.00, 9780062802798
23. On Animals
Susan Orlean, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $28.00, 9781982181536
24. The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family
Ron Howard, Clint Howard, Morrow, $28.99, 9780063065246
25. This Is Your Mind on Plants
Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $28.00, 9780593296905
26. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), Simon & Schuster, $37.50, 9781476753836
27. The Korean Vegan Cookbook: Reflections and Recipes from Omma's Kitchen
Joanne Lee Molinaro, Avery, $35.00, 9780593084274
28. Peril
Bob Woodward, Robert Costa, Simon & Schuster, $30.00, 9781982182915
29. Dogs on the Trail: A Year in the Life
Blair Braverman, Quince Mountain, Ecco, $17.99, 9780063066267
30. Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: The Story of Schitt's Creek
Daniel Levy, Eugene Levy, Black Dog & Leventhal, $40.00, 9780762499502
31. Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could
Adam Schiff, Random House, $30.00, 9780593231524
32. Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy
Nathaniel Philbrick, Viking, $30.00, 9780525562177
33. Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty
Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe, Harper, $30.00, 9780062964618
34. My Body
Emily Ratajkowski, Metropolitan Books, $26.00, 9781250817860
35. Black Food: Stories, Art, and Recipes from Across the African Diaspora
Bryant Terry (Ed.), 4 Color Books, $40.00, 9781984859723
36. Going There
Katie Couric, Little, Brown, $30.00, 9780316535861
37. Immune: A Journey into the Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive
Philipp Dettmer, Random House, $35.00, 9780593241318
38. Poet Warrior: A Memoir
Joy Harjo, Norton, $25.00, 9780393248524
39. The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
John Koenig, Simon & Schuster, $19.99, 9781501153648
40. The President and the Freedom Fighter: Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Their Battle to Save America's Soul
Brian Kilmeade, Sentinel, $28.00, 9780525540571
41. The Real Anthony Fauci: Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Skyhorse, $32.50, 9781510766808
42. The Midwest Survival Guide: How We Talk, Love, Work, Drink, and Eat . . . Everything with Ranch
Charlie Berens, Morrow, $26.99, 9780063074958
43. Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography
Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $29.99, 9780062909107
44. Wish It Lasted Forever: Life with the Larry Bird Celtics
Dan Shaughnessy, Scribner, $28.00, 9781982169978
45. Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
Patrick Radden Keefe, Doubleday, $32.50, 9780385545686
46. The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
John Green, Dutton, $28.00, 9780525555216
47. Atlas of the Invisible: Maps and Graphics That Will Change How You See the World
James Cheshire, Oliver Uberti, Norton , $40.00, 9780393651515
48. Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $32.00, 9780593230251
49. Orwell's Roses
Rebecca Solnit, Viking, $28.00, 9780593083369
50. Led Zeppelin: The Biography
Bob Spitz, Penguin Press, $35.00, 9780399562426
Extended Mass Market
Based on sales for the week ending November 28, 2021
11. American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110
12. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Quentin Tarantino, Harper Perennial, $9.99, 9780063112520
13. God Emperor of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098257
14. The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9780765365279
15. Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9781250318541
16. Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $7.99, 9780440180296
17. The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $8.99, 9780307743657
18. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $11.00, 9780399501487
19. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488
20. The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $9.99, 9780441478125
21. The Great Hunt
Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251480
22. Outlander
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99, 9780553393699
23. The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
24. The Princess Bride
William Goldman, Mariner, $10.99, 9780156035217
25. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
26. Women Who Run With the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345409874
27. The Dispossessed
Ursula K. Le Guin, Harper Voyager, $8.99, 9780061054884
28. Foundation and Empire
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553293371
29. Heretics of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098264
30. Bridgerton: The Duke and I
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063078697
31. A Wizard of Earthsea
Ursula K. Le Guin, Clarion Books, $8.99, 9780547773742
32. Oathbringer
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365293
33. Fire & Blood
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780593357538
34. The Lord of the Rings:The Fellowship of the Ring
J.R.R. Tolkien, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345339706
35. Open Season
C.J. Box, Putnam, $9.99, 9780399576607
36. Bridgerton: The Viscount Who Loved Me
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063139503
37. The Sentinel
Lee Child, Andrew Child, Dell, $9.99, 9781984818485
38. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary
Merriam-Webster, Merriam-Webster, $8.50, 9780877795964
39. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345514400
40. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.99, 9781250773012
41. The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756407919
42. The Stand
Stephen King, Anchor, $10.99, 9780593313886
43. Chapterhouse: Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098271
44. Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553283686
45. Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365286
46. The Slow Regard of Silent Things
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756411329
47. Still Life
Louise Penny, St. Martin's, $9.99, 9781250068736
48. The Dragon Reborn
Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251497
49. The Last Wish
Andrzej Sapkowski, Orbit, $8.99, 9780316495967
50. 'Salem's Lot
Stephen King, Anchor, $8.99, 9780307743671