Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for December 4, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2019
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| Trade Paperback Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
| 1. |
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. |
1/35 |
| 2. |
The Tattooist of Auschwitz Heather Morris, Harper, $16.99, 9780062797155 A testament to the endurance of love and humanity under the darkest possible conditions. A September 2018 Indie Next List Great Read. |
3/65 |
| 3. |
Unsheltered Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $17.99, 9780062684738 Kingsolver's timely novel interweaves past and present to explore the human capacity for resiliency and compassion in times of great upheaval. |
2/7 |
| 4. |
Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng, Penguin, $17.00, 9780735224315 A riveting novel that traces the intertwined fates of a picture-perfect family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. |
4/30 |
| 5. |
A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143110439 Towles' transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel. |
7/36 |
| 6. |
Nine Perfect Strangers Liane Moriarty, Flatiron Books, $17.99, 9781250069832 Could 10 days at a health resort really change you forever? In Liane Moriarty's novel, nine perfect strangers are about to find out. |
6/9 |
| 7. |
There There (An Indies Introduce Title) Tommy Orange, Vintage, $16.00, 9780525436140 Orange's debut novel is a wondrous and shattering portrait of an America few of us have ever seen. |
8/30 |
| 8. |
Before We Were Yours Lisa Wingate, Ballantine, $17.00, 9780425284704 Wingate's novel, which is based on a notorious adoption scandal, is a riveting, wrenching, and ultimately uplifting tale that reminds us the heart never forgets where we belong. |
5/28 |
| 9. |
Killing Commendatore Haruki Murakami, Vintage, $17.00, 9780525435761 An epic novel by the internationally acclaimed and bestselling author of 1Q84. |
12/9 |
| 10. |
The Woman in the Window A.J. Finn, Morrow, $16.99, 9780062678423 Finn's smart, sophisticated novel of psychological suspense is soon to be a major motion picture. |
11/39 |
| 11. |
The Great Alone Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250229533 Hannah's novel is a daring and beautiful story about love and loss, the fight for survival, and the wildness that lives in both man and nature. |
9/10 |
| 12. |
The Best American Short Stories 2019 Anthony Doerr, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99, 9781328484246 A very satisfying collection of the year's best short stories. |
/7 |
| 13. |
Ghosted Rosie Walsh, Penguin, $16.00, 9780525522799 Seven perfect days. Then he disappeared. Ghosted is a love story with a secret at its heart. |
13/18 |
| 14. |
Every Breath Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $15.99, 9781538728543 A story about a chance encounter that becomes a touchstone for two vastly different individuals--transcending decades, continents, and the bittersweet workings of fate. |
10/7 |
| 15. |
The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95, 9780525435006 Atwood's funny, unexpected, horrifying, and altogether convincing novel is at once scathing satire, dire warning, and literary tour de force. Now a Hulu series. |
15/84 |
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for December 4, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2019
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| Trade Paperback Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
| 1. |
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference Greta Thunberg, Penguin, $10.00, 9780143133568 The groundbreaking speeches of Greta Thunberg, the young climate activist who has become the voice of a generation, including her historic address to the United Nations. |
1/3 |
| 2. |
Sapiens Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99, 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. |
2/80 |
| 3. |
Calypso David Sedaris, Back Bay, $17.99, 9780316392426 Calypso is simultaneously Sedaris's darkest and warmest book yet--and it just might be his very best. |
3/25 |
| 4. |
The Library Book Susan Orlean, S&S, $16.99, 9781476740195 Orlean's book is a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution--and an investigation into one of its greatest mysteries. |
4/9 |
| 5. |
Born a Crime Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $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. |
11/39 |
| 6. |
Classic Krakauer: Essays on Wilderness and Risk Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $15.00, 9781984897695 Spanning an extraordinary range of subjects and locations, these 10 gripping essays show why Jon Krakauer is considered a standard-bearer of modern journalism. |
7/4 |
| 7. |
On Desperate Ground Hampton Sides, Anchor, $17.00, 9781101971215 A chronicle of the extraordinary feats of heroism by Marines called on to do the impossible during the greatest battle of the Korean War. |
5/5 |
| 8. |
Upstream: Selected Essays Mary Oliver, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143130086 Upstream is a collection of essays in which Mary Oliver reflects on her willingness, as a young child and as an adult, to lose herself within the beauty and mysteries of both the natural world and the world of literature. |
9/5 |
| 9. |
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781422157992 A collection of Harvard Business Review articles to help you maximize yourself. |
6/136 |
| 10. |
21 Lessons for the 21st Century Yuval Noah Harari, Spiegel & Grau, $18.00, 9780525512196 The bestselling author of Sapiens turns to the present to make sense of today's most pressing issues. |
8/15 |
| 11. |
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness Harvard Business Review Press, $24.95, 9781633694361 Ten articles from the Harvard Business Review to help you build your emotional strength and resilience--and to achieve high performance. |
10/87 |
| 12. |
In Pieces Sally Field, Grand Central, $17.99, 9781538763032 In this intimate and haunting literary memoir, Sally Field tells her story for the first time. |
12/7 |
| 13. |
You Don't Have to Say You Love Me: A Memoir Sherman Alexie, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316270748 Alexie's moving memoir about family, love, loss, and forgiveness. |
13/2 |
| 14. |
Leadership: In Turbulent Times Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $18.00, 9781476795935 In this culmination of five decades of acclaimed studies in presidential history, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin offers an illuminating exploration of the early development, growth, and exercise of leadership. |
14/9 |
| 15. |
Impeach: The Case Against Donald Trump- Debut Neal Katyal, Sam Koppelman, Mariner, $14.99, 9780358391173 Supreme Court lawyer and former Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal explains why President Trump has left us with no choice but to remove him from office. |
/1 |
Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for December 4, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2019
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| Hardcover Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
| 1. |
The Starless Sea Erin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385541213 Morgenstern's new novel is a timeless love story set in a secret underground world. A November 2019 Indie Next List Great Read. |
1/4 |
| 2. |
The Dutch House Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99, 9780062963673 Patchett's moving new novel explores the indelible bond between two siblings, the house of their childhood, and a past that will not let them go. An October 2019 Indie Next List Great Read. |
2/10 |
| 3. |
Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Putnam, $26.00, 9780735219090 Owens' exquisite and heartbreaking novel is an August 2018 Indie Next List Great Read. |
3/67 |
| 4. |
Olive, Again Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $27.00, 9780812996548 In Olive, Again, Strout continues the story of Olive Kitteridge, the beloved character who has captured the imaginations of millions. An October 2019 Indie Next List Great Read. |
4/7 |
| 5. |
The Testaments Margaret Atwood, Nan A. Talese, $28.95, 9780385543781 Atwood's masterful sequel to her modern classic, The Handmaid's Tale. |
7/12 |
| 6. |
The Water Dancer Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $28.00, 9780399590597 Coates' debut novel is a propulsive, transcendent work that restores the humanity of those from whom everything was stolen. An October 2019 Indie Next List Great Read. |
9/10 |
| 7. |
The Guardians John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385544184 In his riveting new novel, Grisham delivers a classic legal thriller--with a twist. |
6/7 |
| 8. |
Blue Moon Lee Child, Delacorte Press, $28.99, 9780399593543 In Child's new bestseller, Jack Reacher comes to the aid of an elderly couple...and confronts his most dangerous opponents yet. |
5/5 |
| 9. |
Agent Running in the Field John le Carré, Viking, $29.00, 9781984878878 A brilliant new novel of espionage by the bestselling author of a Legacy of Spies. |
8/6 |
| 10. |
Nothing to See Here Kevin Wilson, Ecco, $26.99, 9780062913463 Wilson's moving and uproarious novel about a woman who finds meaning in her life when she begins caring for two children who have a remarkable ability. A November 2019 Indie Next List Great Read. |
10/5 |
| 11. |
The Giver of Stars Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $28.00, 9780399562488 Set in Depression-era America, a breathtaking novel of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond. An October 2019 Indie Next List Great Read. |
11/8 |
| 12. |
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous Ocean Vuong, Penguin Press, $26.00, 9780525562023 Vuong's debut novel is a shattering portrait of a family, a first love, and the redemptive power of storytelling. The #1 Indie Next List Pick for June 2019. |
14/26 |
| 13. |
The Topeka School Ben Lerner, FSG, $27.00, 9780374277789 Lerner's novel is a tender and expansive family drama set in the American Midwest at the turn of the 21st century. An October 2019 Indie Next List Great Read. |
15/5 |
| 14. |
A Minute to Midnight David Baldacci, Grand Central, $29.00, 9781538761601 In Baldacci's new bestseller, FBI Agent Atlee Pine returns to her Georgia hometown to investigate her twin sister's abduction. |
12/2 |
| 15. |
Under Occupation- Debut Alan Furst, Random House, $27.00, 9780399592300 Furst's new novel is a mesmerizing thriller about French resistance fighters working secretly and bravely to defeat Hitler. |
/1 |
Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for December 4, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2019
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
| 1. |
A Warning Anonymous, Twelve, $30.00, 9781538718469 An unprecedented behind-the-scenes portrait of the Trump presidency from the anonymous senior official whose first words of warning about the president rocked the nation's capital. |
1/2 |
| 2. |
Talking to Strangers Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $30.00, 9780316478526 Gladwell offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers--and why they often go wrong. |
2/12 |
| 3. |
The Body Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385539302 Bryson takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. As addictive as it is comprehensive, this is Bryson at his very best, a must-read owner's manual for everybody. |
3/7 |
| 4. |
Catch and Kill Ronan Farrow, Little Brown, $30.00, 9780316486637 In this dramatic account, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Farrow exposes serial abusers and a cabal of powerful interests hell-bent on covering up the truth at any cost. |
5/7 |
| 5. |
Me Elton John, Holt, $30.00, 9781250147608 In his first and only official autobiography, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life. |
4/7 |
| 6. |
Finding Chika Mitch Albom, Harper, $24.99, 9780062952394 Albom's latest is an intimate and heartwarming memoir about what it means to be a family and the young Haitian orphan who would forever change his heart. |
7/4 |
| 7. |
Educated (An Indies Introduce Title) Tara Westover, Random House, $28.00, 9780399590504 Westover's unforgettable memoir about growing up, being kept out of school, leaving her survivalist family, and going on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University. A Winter/Spring 2018 Indies Introduce title and the #1 Indie Next List Great Read for March 2018. |
8/93 |
| 8. |
Blowout Rachel Maddow, Crown, $30.00, 9780525575474 Maddow's in-depth look at the unimaginably lucrative and equally corrupting oil and gas industry. |
6/9 |
| 9. |
How To Randall Munroe, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780525537090 The world's most entertaining and useless self-help guide, by the brilliant mind behind the wildly popular webcomic xkcd and bestselling author of What If?. |
/7 |
| 10. |
Acid for the Children: A Memoir Flea, Grand Central, $30.00, 9781455530533 The iconic bassist and co-founder of the Red Hot Chili Peppers takes readers on a deeply personal and revealing tour of his formative years, spanning from Australia to the New York City suburbs to, finally, Los Angeles. |
9/4 |
| 11. |
Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers Brian Kilmeade, Sentinel, $28.00, 9780525540533 The breathtaking story of the fight for Texas by the bestselling author of George Washington's Secret Six and Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates. |
10/4 |
| 12. |
The Yellow House: A Memoir- Debut Sarah M. Broom, Grove Press, $26.00, 9780802125088 Broom's The Yellow House tells the story of her family's relationship to their home in New Orleans across a hundred years. A 2019 National Book Award winner. |
/1 |
| 13. |
Strange Planet Nathan W. Pyle, Morrow Gift, $14.99, 9780062970701 With dozens of never-before-seen illustrations in addition to old favorites, Pyle's book offers a sweet and hilarious look at a distant world not all that unlike our own. Based on the phenomenally popular Instagram of the same name. |
15/2 |
| 14. |
Letters from an Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Norton, $19.95, 9781324003311 Tyson's most candid and heartfelt writing yet, Letters from an Astrophysicist, introduces us to a newly personal dimension of Tyson's quest to explore our place in the cosmos. |
12/7 |
| 15. |
The Beautiful Ones Prince, Spiegel & Grau, $30.00, 9780399589652 A brilliant coming-of-age-and-into-superstardom story of one of the greatest artists of all time, in his own words. Featuring never-before-seen photos, original scrapbooks and lyric sheets, and the memoir he began writing before his tragic death. |
14/5 |
Mass Market
Bestseller List for December 4, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2019
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| Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
| 1. |
Elevation Stephen King, Scribner, $9.99, 9781982102326 |
2/2 |
| 2. |
The Reckoning John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780525620938 |
1/24 |
| 3. |
The Couple Next Door Shari Lapena, Penguin, $9.99, 9780525505310 |
3/83 |
| 4. |
Doctor Sleep Stephen King, Pocket, $10.99, 9781982138868 |
4/9 |
| 5. |
Tom Clancy Oath of Office Marc Cameron, Berkley, $9.99, 9780735215979 |
5/3 |
| 6. |
Past Tense Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780399593536 |
6/30 |
| 7. |
The Lying Game- Debut Ruth Ware, Pocket, $9.99, 9781982123420 |
/1 |
| 8. |
Dark Sacred Night Michael Connelly, Vision, $9.99, 9781538731765 |
9/8 |
| 9. |
Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger, Sentinel, $9.99, 9780593085868 |
10/2 |
| 10. |
You Don't Own Me Mary Higgins Clark, Alafair Burke, Pocket, $8.99, 9781501171802 |
8/5 |
Early & Middle Grade Readers
Bestseller List for December 4, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2019
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Early & Middle Grade Readers | ||
| 1. |
Guts Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500 |
|
| 2. |
Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $13.99, 9781419740275 |
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| 3. |
Best Friends Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), First Second, $12.99, 9781250317469 |
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| 4. |
A Tale of Magic... Chris Colfer, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316523479 |
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| 5. |
My Book with No Pictures B.J. Novak, Dial Books, $9.99, 9780593111017 |
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| 6. |
The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $14.99, 9781419741906 |
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| 7. |
White Bird: A Wonder Story R.J. Palacio, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $24.99, 9780525645535 |
|
| 8. |
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: The Poetry of Mister Rogers Fred Rogers, Luke Flowers (Illus.), Quirk Books, $19.99, 9781683691136 |
|
| 9. |
Drama Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545326995 |
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| 10. |
Smile Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545132060 |
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| 11. |
Sisters Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540605 |
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| 12. |
The Complete Baking Book for Young Chefs America's Test Kitchen Kids, Sourcebooks Explore, $19.99, 9781492677697 |
|
| 13. |
Pages & Co.: The Bookwanderers Anna James, Paola Escobar (Illus.), Philomel Books, $16.99, 9781984837127 |
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| 14. |
The Midwinter Witch Molly Knox Ostertag, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338540550 |
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| 15. |
Ghosts Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540629 |
Young Adult
Bestseller List for December 4, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2019
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| Young Adult | ||
| 1. |
The Fountains of Silence Ruta Sepetys, Philomel Books, $18.99, 9780399160318 |
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| 2. |
The Hate U Give Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062871350 |
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| 3. |
Call Down the Hawk Maggie Stiefvater, Scholastic Press, $19.99, 9781338188325 |
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| 4. |
Children of Blood and Bone Tomi Adeyemi, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), $18.99, 9781250170972 |
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| 5. |
Turtles All the Way Down John Green, Penguin, $14.99, 9780525555377 |
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| 6. |
Looking for Alaska John Green, Penguin, $12.99, 9780593109069 |
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| 7. |
One of Us Is Lying Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99, 9781524714680 |
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| 8. |
On the Come Up Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062498564 |
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| 9. |
The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780385754729 |
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| 10. |
Cursed Thomas Wheeler, Frank Miller (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $24.99, 9781534425330 |
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| 11. |
American Royals Katharine McGee, Random House Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781984830173 |
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| 12. |
Blood Heir Amelie Wen Zhao, Delacorte Press, $18.99, 9780525707790 |
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| 13. |
Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All Laura Ruby, Balzer + Bray, $17.99, 9780062317643 |
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| 14. |
The Iliad Gareth Hinds, Candlewick, $16.99, 9780763696634 |
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| 15. |
The Fault in Our Stars John Green, Penguin, $12.99, 9780142424179 |
Children's Illustrated
Bestseller List for December 4, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2019
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| Children's Illustrated | ||
| 1. |
The Crayons' Christmas Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Penguin Workshop, $19.99, 9780525515746 |
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| 2. |
Dasher: How a Brave Little Doe Changed Christmas Forever Matt Tavares, Candlewick, $17.99, 9781536201376 |
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| 3. |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas Dr. Seuss, Random House, $16.99, 9780394800790 |
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| 4. |
The Polar Express Chris Van Allsburg, HMH Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780544580145 |
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| 5. |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 |
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| 6. |
The Dinky Donkey Craig Smith, Katz Cowley (Illus.), Scholastic, $7.99, 9781338600834 |
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| 7. |
The Snowy Day Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780670012701 |
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| 8. |
The Shortest Day Susan Cooper, Carson Ellis (Illus.), Candlewick, $17.99, 9780763686987 |
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| 9. |
I Spy Christmas: A Book of Picture Riddles Jean Marzollo, Walter Wick (Illus.), Cartwheel Books, $14.99, 9781338332582 |
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| 10. |
Dinosnores Sandra Boynton, Workman, $6.95, 9781523508136 |
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| 11. |
Frozen 2 Little Golden Book Golden Books/Disney, $4.99, 9780736440202 |
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| 12. |
The Snowy Nap Jan Brett, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780399170737 |
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| 13. |
Sisters First Jenna Bush Hager, Barbara Pierce Bush, Ramona Kaulitzki (Illus.), Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316534789 |
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| 14. |
Pete the Cat Saves Christmas- Debut Eric Litwin, James Dean (Illus.), Harper, $9.99, 9780062945167 |
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| 15. |
The Mitten Jan Brett, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780399231094 |
Children's Series
Bestseller List for December 4, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2019
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| Children's Series | ||
| 1. |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet |
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| 2. |
Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix |
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| 3. |
Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback) J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books |
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| 4. |
Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback) Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic |
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| 5. |
Who Was/Is...? (paperback) Diane Bailey, et al., Penguin Workshop |
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| 6. |
Elephant & Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion |
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| 7. |
The Last Kids on Earth (hardcover and paperback) Max Brallier, Douglas Holgate (Illus.), Viking Books for Young Readers |
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| 8. |
The Questioneers (hardcover and paperback) Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams |
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| 9. |
Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House |
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| 10. |
Arc of a Scythe (hardcover and paperback) Neal Shusterman, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
Extended Paperback Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2019
16. Girl, Woman, Other
Bernardine Evaristo, Grove Press/Black Cat, $17.00, 9780802156983
17. An Anonymous Girl
Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250133755
18. A Spark of Light
Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $17.00, 9780345545008
19. Olive Kitteridge
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $17.00, 9780812971835
20. Run Away
Harlan Coben, Grand Central Publishing, $16.99, 9781538748442
21. Winter in Paradise
Elin Hilderbrand, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316435536
22. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Gail Honeyman, Penguin, $16.00, 9780735220690
23. Queenie
Candice Carty-Williams, Gallery/Scout Press, $16.00, 9781501196027
24. Flights
Olga Tokarczuk, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780525534204
25. The Outsider
Stephen King, Gallery Books, $18.99, 9781501181009
26. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $17.00, 9781501173219
27. The Next Person You Meet in Heaven
Mitch Albom, Harper, $15.99, 9780062294456
28. My Sister, the Serial Killer
Oyinkan Braithwaite, Anchor, $14.95, 9780525564201
29. The Fifth Season
N.K. Jemisin, Orbit, $15.99, 9780316229296
30. Washington Black
Esi Edugyan, Vintage, $16.95, 9780525563242
31. The Winter Soldier
Daniel Mason, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316477598
32. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $16.99, 9780062315007
33. The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern, Anchor, $16.00, 9780307744432
34. Ducks, Newburyport
Lucy Ellmann, Biblioasis, $22.95, 9781771963077
35. The Fall of Gondolin
J.R.R. Tolkien, Alan Lee (Illus.), Mariner, $16.99, 9780358131458
36. Celestial Bodies
Jokha Alharthi, Catapult, $16.95, 9781948226943
37. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
Kim Michele Richardson, Sourcebooks Landmark, $15.99, 9781492671527
38. The Great Believers
Rebecca Makkai, Penguin, $16.00, 9780735223530
39. The Chef
James Patterson, Max DiLallo, Grand Central Publishing, $16.99, 9781538714867
40. Hippie
Paulo Coelho, Vintage, $15.00, 9780525565185
41. The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99, 9780062060624
42. A Well-Behaved Woman
Therese Anne Fowler, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250095480
43. Conversations with Friends
Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $17.00, 9780451499066
44. The Immortalists
Chloe Benjamin, Putnam, $16.00, 9780735215092
45. The Witch Elm
Tana French, Penguin, $17.00, 9780735224643
46. Less
Andrew Sean Greer, Back Bay, $15.99, 9780316316132
47. Still Life
Louise Penny, St. Martin's, $16.99, 9780312541538
48. The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt, Back Bay, $20.00, 9780316055444
49. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2019
Carmen Maria Machado, John Joseph Adams (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99, 9781328604378
50. The Three-Body Problem
Cixin Liu, Tor, $16.99, 9780765382030
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2019
16. Good Neighbor
Maxwell King, Abrams, $18.00, 9781419735165
17. Braiding Sweetgrass
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18.00, 9781571313560
18. The Spy and the Traitor
Ben Macintyre, Broadway Books, $18.00, 9781101904213
19. How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735224155
20. The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781452174037
21. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2020
Old Farmer's Almanac, $8.95, 9781571988102
22. White Fragility
Robin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16.00, 9780807047415
23. These Truths
Jill Lepore, Norton, $19.95, 9780393357424
24. Killers of the Flower Moon
David Grann, Vintage, $16.95, 9780307742483
25. The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee
David Treuer, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780399573194
26. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Fred Rogers, Penguin, $16.00, 9780143135388
27. The Point of It All
Charles Krauthammer, Crown Forum, $18.00, 9781984825506
28. Braving the Wilderness
Brené Brown, Random House, $18.00, 9780812985818
29. The Flame
Leonard Cohen, Picador, $18.00, 9781250234797
30. The Best American Food Writing 2019
Samin Nosrat, Sylvia Killingsworth (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99, 9781328662255
31. The Best American Essays 2019
Rebecca Solnit, Robert Atwan (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99, 9781328465801
32. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership
Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781422157978
33. Just Mercy
Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $16.00, 9780812984965
34. Brain on Fire
Susannah Cahalan, S&S, $16.00, 9781451621389
35. The Body Keeps the Score
Bessel van der Kolk, Penguin, $19.00, 9780143127741
36. The Patch
John McPhee, Picador, $17.00, 9781250234889
37. The Irishman
Charles Brandt, Steerforth, $17.00, 9781586422479
38. Shoe Dog
Phil Knight, Scribner, $20.00, 9781501135927
39. Great at Work
Morten T. Hansen, S&S, $18.00, 9781476765822
40. The Soul of an Octopus
Sy Montgomery, Atria, $16.99, 9781451697728
41. You Are a Badass
Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16.00, 9780762447695
42. On Tyranny
Timothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $8.99, 9780804190114
43. Making Comics
Lynda Barry, Drawn and Quarterly, $22.95, 9781770463691
44. Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975
Max Hastings, Harper Perennial, $22.99, 9780062405678
45. The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2019
Sy Montgomery, Jaime Green (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99, 9781328519009
46. American Dialogue
Joseph J. Ellis, Vintage, $17.00, 9780804172479
47. Holidays on Ice
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $12.00, 9780316078917
48. My Own Words
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, S&S, $18.00, 9781501145254
49. Heartland
Sarah Smarsh, Scribner, $17.00, 9781501133107
50. The Four Agreements
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310
Extended Hardcover Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2019
16. The Nickel Boys
Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $24.95, 9780385537070
17. The Institute
Stephen King, Scribner, $30.00, 9781982110567
18. Circe
Madeline Miller, Little Brown, $27.00, 9780316556347
19. Exhalation: Stories
Ted Chiang, Knopf, $25.95, 9781101947883
20. Find Me
Andre Aciman, FSG, $27.00, 9780374155018
21. Disappearing Earth
Julia Phillips, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525520412
22. The Night Fire
Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $29.00, 9780316485616
23. Red at the Bone
Jacqueline Woodson, Riverhead Books, $26.00, 9780525535270
24. The Family Upstairs
Lisa Jewell, Atria, $27.00, 9781501190100
25. The Andromeda Evolution
Michael Crichton, Daniel H. Wilson, Harper, $29.99, 9780062473271
26. Ninth House
Leigh Bardugo, Flatiron Books, $27.99, 9781250313072
27. Twisted Twenty-Six
Janet Evanovich, Putnam, $28.00, 9780399180194
28. Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
Olga Tokarczuk, Riverhead Books, $27.00, 9780525541332
29. Trust Exercise
Susan Choi, Holt, $27.00, 9781250309884
30. City of Girls
Elizabeth Gilbert, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9781594634734
31. The Rise of Magicks
Nora Roberts, St. Martin's, $28.99, 9781250123039
32. The Captain and the Glory
Dave Eggers, Knopf, $15.95, 9780525659082
33. This Tender Land
William Kent Krueger, Atria, $27.00, 9781476749297
34. The Secrets We Kept
Lara Prescott, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525656159
35. A Better Man
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99, 9781250066213
36. The Confession Club
Elizabeth Berg, Random House, $26.00, 9781984855176
37. Normal People
Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $26.00, 9781984822178
38. Night Boat to Tangier
Kevin Barry, Doubleday, $25.95, 9780385540315
39. Cilka's Journey
Heather Morris, St. Martin's, $27.99, 9781250265708
40. Grand Union: Stories
Zadie Smith, Penguin Press, $27.00, 9780525558996
41. What Happens in Paradise
Elin Hilderbrand, Little Brown, $28.00, 9780316435574
42. The Deserter
Nelson DeMille, Alex DeMille, S&S, $28.99, 9781501101755
43. The World That We Knew
Alice Hoffman, S&S, $27.99, 9781501137570
44. Christmas Shopaholic
Sophie Kinsella, The Dial Press, $27.00, 9780593132821
45. Chances Are . . .
Richard Russo, Knopf, $26.95, 9781101947746
46. The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $26.99, 9781250301697
47. Imaginary Friend
Stephen Chbosky, Grand Central, $30.00, 9781538731338
48. Fleishman Is in Trouble
Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Random House, $27.00, 9780525510871
49. Gideon the Ninth
Tamsyn Muir, Tor.com, $25.99, 9781250313195
50. The Ten Thousand Doors of January
Alix E. Harrow, Redhook, $27.00, 9780316421997
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2019
16. Crime in Progress
Glenn Simpson, Peter Fritsch, Random House, $30.00, 9780593134153
17. Brilliant Maps for Curious Minds
Ian Wright, The Experiment, $19.95, 9781615196258
18. Dumpty
John Lithgow, Chronicle Prism, $19.95, 9781452182759
19. Dear Girls
Ali Wong, Random House, $27.00, 9780525508830
20. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck
Mark Manson, Harper, $26.99, 9780062457714
21. Becoming
Michelle Obama, Crown, $32.50, 9781524763138
22. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), S&S, $35.00, 9781476753836
23. Little Weirds
Jenny Slate, Little Brown, $27.00, 9780316485340
24. Nothing Fancy
Alison Roman, Clarkson Potter, $32.50, 9780451497017
25. Becoming: A Guided Journal for Discovering Your Voice
Michelle Obama, Clarkson Potter, $19.99, 9780593139127
26. Year of the Monkey
Patti Smith, Knopf, $24.95, 9780525657682
27. Edison
Edmund Morris, Random House, $38.00, 9780812993110
28. Mobituaries
Mo Rocca, S&S, $29.99, 9781501197628
29. Say Nothing
Patrick Radden Keefe, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385521314
30. The Pioneers
David McCullough, S&S, $30.00, 9781501168680
31. The Great Pretender
Susannah Cahalan, Grand Central , $28.00, 9781538715284
32. Joy of Cooking: 2019 Edition Fully Revised and Updated
Irma S. Rombauer, et al., Scribner, $40.00, 9781501169717
33. Guinness World Records 2020
Guinness World Records, $28.95, 9781912286836
34. In the Dream House
Carmen Maria Machado, Graywolf Press, $26.00, 9781644450031
35. Home Work
Julie Andrews, Hachette Books, $30.00, 9780316349253
36. The Book of Gutsy Women
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, S&S, $35.00, 9781501178412
37. Atlas Obscura, 2nd Edition
Joshua Foer, et al., Workman , $37.50, 9781523506484
38. How to Be an Antiracist
Ibram X. Kendi, One World, $27.00, 9780525509288
39. The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off!
Gloria Steinem, Samantha Dion Baker (Illus.), Random House, $22.00, 9780593132685
40. I Really Needed This Today
Hoda Kotb, Putnam, $24.00, 9780735217416
41. Running with Sherman
Christopher McDougall, Knopf, $27.95, 9781524732363
42. With All Due Respect
Nikki R. Haley, St. Martin's, $29.99, 9781250266552
43. The Education of an Idealist
Samantha Power, Dey Street Books, $29.99, 9780062820693
44. The Witches Are Coming
Lindy West, Hachette Books, $27.00, 9780316449885
45. A Pilgrimage to Eternity
Timothy Egan, Viking, $28.00, 9780735225237
46. Know My Name
Chanel Miller, Viking, $28.00, 9780735223707
47. The Little Winter Book of Gnomes
Kirsten Sevig, Countryman Press, $12.95, 9781682684788
48. Trick Mirror
Jia Tolentino, Random House, $27.00, 9780525510543
49. Permanent Record
Edward Snowden, Metropolitan Books, $30.00, 9781250237231
50. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
Lori Gottlieb, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28.00, 9781328662057
Extended Mass Market
Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2019
11. The House Next Door
James Patterson, Grand Central, $9.99, 9781538713907
12. We Were the Lucky Ones
Georgia Hunter, Penguin, $9.99, 9780143134763
13. Target: Alex Cross
James Patterson, Vision, $9.99, 9781538713778
14. Red War
Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills, Pocket, $9.99, 9781501190605
15. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780441172719
16. The Irishman
Charles Brandt, Steerforth, $9.99, 9781586422462
17. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Gail Honeyman, Penguin, $9.99, 9780525506348
18. Running Scared
Lisa Jackson, Zebra, $8.99, 9781420147704
19. No Exit
Taylor Adams, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062955265
20. Beauchamp Hall
Danielle Steel, Dell, $8.99, 9780399179310
21. The 13-Minute Murder
James Patterson, Vision, $9.99, 9781538749678
22. The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt, Little Brown, $10.99, 9780316055420
23. The Wedding Guest
Jonathan Kellerman, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780525618515
24. A Snowy Little Christmas
Fern Michaels, et al., Zebra, $8.99, 9781420146080
25. Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977
26. Sea of Greed
Clive Cussler, Graham Brown, Putnam, $9.99, 9780735219045
27. The Cabin at the End of the World
Paul Tremblay, Morrow, $7.99, 9780062912237
28. The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $8.99, 9780307743657
29. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
30. The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $7.99, 9780062459367
31. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756404741
32. American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110
33. Spymaster
Brad Thor, Pocket, $9.99, 9781476789422
34. A Column of Fire
Ken Follett, Penguin, $10.99, 9780451478009
35. Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342
36. Outlander
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99, 9780553393699
37. Santa's on His Way
Lisa Jackson, et al., Zebra, $7.99, 9781420145892
38. Year One
Nora Roberts, St. Martin's, $8.99, 9781250122971
39. The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
40. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Perigee, $9.99, 9780399501487
41. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803
42. The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $9.99, 9780441478125
43. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
44. Never Tell
Lisa Gardner, Dutton, $9.99, 9781524742102
45. The Fox
Frederick Forsyth, Putnam, $9.99, 9780525538431
46. Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $7.99, 9780440180296
47. The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9780765365279
48. Murder, Interrupted
James Patterson, Grand Central, $8.99, 9781538763223
49. The Night Agent
Matthew Quirk, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062889164
50. The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756407919