Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for December 4, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2024
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Paperback Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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1 |
Demon Copperhead Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $21.99, 9780063251984 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. |
2/14 |
2 |
Orbital Samantha Harvey, Grove Press, $17.00, 9780802163622 Orbital is an eloquent meditation on space and life on our planet through the eyes of six astronauts circling the earth in 24 hours. Winner of the Booker Prize 2024. |
1/3 |
3 |
The Frozen River Ariel Lawhon, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593312070 A gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history. |
3/4 |
4 |
North Woods Daniel Mason, Random House Trade Paperbacks, $18.00, 9780593597040 When two young lovers abscond from a Puritan colony, little do they know that their humble cabin in the woods will become the home of an extraordinary succession of human and nonhuman characters alike. |
4/9 |
5 |
Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $20.99, 9781649377371 Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from bestselling author Rebecca Yarros. |
6/11 |
6 |
The Berry Pickers Amanda Peters, Catapult, $17.95, 9781646222384 A four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a mystery that will haunt the survivors, unravel a family, and remain unsolved for nearly fifty years. |
5/5 |
7 |
Wicked [Movie Tie-in]- Debut Gregory Maguire, William Morrow Paperbacks, $19.99, 9780062852847 The New York Times bestseller and basis for the Tony Award-winning hit musical, now a major motion picture starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. |
/1 |
8 |
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. |
8/116 |
9 |
Hello Beautiful Ann Napolitano, Dial Press Trade Paperback, $18.99, 9780593243756 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. |
7/2 |
10 |
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Gabrielle Zevin, Vintage, $19.00, 9780593466490 Two college friends—often in love, but never lovers—become creative partners in a dazzling and intricately imagined world of video game design, where success brings them fame, joy, tragedy, duplicity, and, ultimately, a kind of immortality. It is a love story, but not one you have read before. |
10/23 |
11 |
The Vegetarian Han Kang, Hogarth, $17.00, 9781101906118 Kang's beautiful and unsettling novel is the winner of the 2016 Man Booker International Prize. |
9/13 |
12 |
The Christmas Tree Farm Laurie Gilmore, One More Chapter, $18.99, 9780008610746 From the author of The Pumpkin Spice Café comes the only spicy grumpy x sunshine Christmas romcom you need this year! |
13/3 |
13 |
The Boyfriend Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99, 9781728296227 A novel about obsession and crimes of passion. She's looking for the perfect man. He's looking for the perfect victim... |
12/9 |
14 |
The Best American Short Stories 2024 Lauren Groff, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner Books, $19.99, 9780063275959 A collection of the year's best short stories, selected by celebrated bestselling author Lauren Groff, and series editor Heidi Pitlor. |
11/6 |
15 |
The Housemaid Freida McFadden, Grand Central, $12.99, 9781538742570 An addictive psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist, Freida McFadden's The Housemaid is perfect for fans of Ruth Ware, Lisa Jewell, and Verity. |
/24 |
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for December 4, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2024
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Paperback Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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1 |
The Backyard Bird Chronicles Amy Tan, Knopf, $35.00, 9780593536131 A gorgeous, witty account of birding, nature, and the beauty around us that hides in plain sight, written and illustrated by the best-selling author of The Joy Luck Club. |
2/29 |
2 |
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. |
3/260 |
3 |
The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession Michael Finkel, Vintage, $18.00, 9781984898456 This is a riveting story of art, crime, love, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost. |
4/23 |
4 |
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century Timothy Snyder, Crown, $12.00, 9780804190114 Today, our political order faces new threats, not unlike the totalitarianism of the 20th century. We are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism, or communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience. |
1/91 |
5 |
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland Patrick Radden Keefe, Vintage, $20.00, 9780307279286 Award-winning New Yorker staff writer Keefe presents a stunning and intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions. |
6/44 |
6 |
Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America Heather Cox Richardson, Penguin, $18.00, 9780593652985 A vital and urgent call to action about the precarious state of American democracy, charting its historical challenges and current threats, from one of our era's most important and insightful historians, with a new afterword by the author. |
5/6 |
7 |
Greenlights Matthew McConaughey, Crown, $20.00, 9780593139158 McConaughey's unconventional memoir is filled with raucous stories, outlaw wisdom, and lessons learned the hard way about living with greater satisfaction. |
7/3 |
8 |
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. |
8/161 |
9 |
The 2025 Old Farmer's Almanac Old Farmer's Almanac, $10.95, 9781571989932 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. |
11/14 |
10 |
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917—2017 Rashid Khalidi, Metropolitan Books, $19.99, 9781250787651 A history of one hundred years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US historian of the Middle East, told through pivotal events and family history. |
9/58 |
11 |
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. |
10/218 |
12 |
The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781452174037 Perfect for the anti-aviary or bird fanatic with a sense of humor, this snarky illustrated handbook is equal parts profane, funny, and—let's face it—true. |
14/26 |
13 |
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI David Grann, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593470831 Grann's twisting and haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history. |
/50 |
14 |
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. |
/84 |
15 |
Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World Naomi Klein, Picador, $20.00, 9781250338143 Naomi Klein's reckoning with her famous double, and with what doppelgangers have to tell us about our world. |
13/12 |
Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for December 4, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2024
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Hardcover Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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1 |
James Percival Everett, Doubleday, $28.00, 9780385550369 Percival Everett's new novel is a brilliant, action-packed re-imagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. The #1 Indie Next Pick for April 2024. |
1/37 |
2 |
Intermezzo Sally Rooney, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $29.00, 9780374602635 An exquisitely moving story about grief, love, and family—but especially love—from the global phenomenon Sally Rooney. An October 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
3/10 |
3 |
The City and Its Uncertain Walls Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $35.00, 9780593801970 A love story, a quest, an ode to books and to the libraries that house them, and a parable for these strange post-pandemic times, The City and Its Uncertain Walls is a singular and towering achievement by one of modern literature's most important writers. A December 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
2/2 |
4 |
Small Things Like These Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802158741 Keegan's landmark novel is a tale of one man's courage and a remarkable portrait of love and family. The #1 Indie Next Pick for December 2021. |
5/20 |
5 |
The God of the Woods Liz Moore, Riverhead Books, $30.00, 9780593418918 Moore's multi-threaded story invites readers into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Moore's most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet. The #1 Indie Next Pick for July 2024. |
6/22 |
6 |
The Grey Wolf Louise Penny, Minotaur Books, $30.00, 9781250328137 The 19th mystery in Louise Penny's bestselling Armand Gamache series. |
4/5 |
7 |
The Women Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Press, $30.00, 9781250178633 The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on the story of all women who put themselves in harm's way to help others. |
7/43 |
8 |
Playground Richard Powers, W. W. Norton & Company, $29.99, 9781324086031 Set in the world's largest ocean, this awe-filled novel explores that last wild place we have yet to colonize in a still-unfolding oceanic game, and interweaves beautiful writing, rich characterization, profound themes of technology and the environment, and a deep exploration of our shared humanity in a way only Richard Powers can. An October 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
10/10 |
9 |
Tell Me Everything Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $30.00, 9780593446096 From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout comes a hopeful, healing novel about new friendships, old loves, and the very human desire to leave a mark on the world. A September 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
8/12 |
10 |
All Fours Miranda July, Riverhead Books, $29.00, 9780593190265 Miranda July returns with an irreverently sexy, tender, hilarious, and surprising novel about a woman upending her life. A May 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
13/29 |
11 |
Somewhere Beyond the Sea TJ Klune, Tor Books, $28.99, 9781250881205 The hugely anticipated sequel to TJ Klune's The House in the Cerulean Sea, one of the best-loved and bestselling fantasy novels of the past decade. A September 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
/11 |
12 |
The Wedding People Alison Espach, Henry Holt and Co., $28.99, 9781250899576 A propulsive and uncommonly wise novel about one unexpected wedding guest and the surprising people who help her start anew. The #1 Indie Next Pick for August 2024. |
11/16 |
13 |
The Life Impossible Matt Haig, Viking, $30.00, 9780593489277 Matt Haig's new novel is filled with wonder and wild adventure, this is a story of hope and the life-changing power of a new beginning. A September 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
15/13 |
14 |
We Solve Murders Richard Osman, Pamela Dorman Books, $30.00, 9780593653227 From the bestselling author of The Thursday Murder Club series—a brand new mystery, an iconic new detective duo, and a thrilling new murder to solve. |
/7 |
15 |
The Mighty Red Louise Erdrich, Harper, $32.00, 9780063277052 In this stunning novel, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author Louise Erdrich tells a story of love, natural forces, spiritual yearnings, and the tragic impact of uncontrollable circumstances on ordinary people's lives. An October 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
/8 |
Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for December 4, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.
Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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1 |
The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World Robin Wall Kimmerer, John Burgoyne (Illus.), Scribner, $20.00, 9781668072240 A bold and inspiring vision for how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity, and community, based on the lessons of the natural world. The #1 Indie Next Pick for December 2024. |
1/2 |
2 |
The Message Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $30.00, 9780593230381 The bestselling author of Between the World and Me travels the world to explore how the stories we tell--and the ones we don't--shape our realities. |
2/9 |
3 |
Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir Ina Garten, Crown, $34.00, 9780593799895 In her long-awaited memoir, Ina Garten—aka the Barefoot Contessa—shares her personal story with readers hungry for a seat at her table. |
3/9 |
4 |
Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown and Company, $32.00, 9780316575805 Twenty-five years after the publication of his groundbreaking first book, Malcolm Gladwell returns with a brand-new volume that reframes the lessons of The Tipping Point in a startling and revealing light. |
5/9 |
5 |
Cher: The Memoir, Part One Cher, Dey Street Books, $36.00, 9780062863102 Cher: The Memoir, Part One follows her extraordinary beginnings through childhood to meeting and marrying Sonny Bono—and reveals the highly complicated relationship that made them world-famous, but eventually drove them apart. |
4/2 |
6 |
The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War Erik Larson, Crown, $35.00, 9780385348744 Larson brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War—a slow-burning crisis that finally tore a deeply divided nation in two. A May 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
10/31 |
7 |
What I Ate in One Year: (And Related Thoughts) Stanley Tucci, Gallery Books, $35.00, 9781668055687 Stanley Tucci's new book is a funny, poignant, heartfelt, and deeply satisfying serving of memories and meals and an irresistible celebration of the profound role that food plays in all our lives. |
8/7 |
8 |
Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI Yuval Noah Harari, Random House, $35.00, 9780593734223 From the bestselling author of Sapiens comes the groundbreaking story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world. |
7/12 |
9 |
Patriot: A Memoir Alexei Navalny, Knopf, $35.00, 9780593320969 The powerful and moving memoir of a fearless political opposition leader who paid the ultimate price for his beliefs. |
6/6 |
10 |
Half Baked Harvest Quick & Cozy Tieghan Gerard, Clarkson Potter, $32.99, 9780593232576 120+ recipes for delicious, soul-warming comfort food...and getting it ready in a hurry. |
9/2 |
11 |
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. |
12/98 |
12 |
What the Chicken Knows: A New Appreciation of the World's Most Familiar Bird Sy Montgomery, Atria Books, $22.99, 9781668047361 A charming and eye-opening exploration of the special relationship between humans and chickens from Sy Montgomery. A November 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
11/4 |
13 |
Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures Katherine Rundell, Doubleday, $26.00, 9780385550826 In this brilliant and passionately persuasive book, Katherine Rundell takes us on a globe-spanning tour of the world's most awe-inspiring animals currently facing extinction. A November 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
14/3 |
14 |
Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions John Grisham, Jim McCloskey, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385550444 John Grisham and Centurion Ministries Founder Jim McCloskey share ten harrowing true stories of wrongful convictions. |
13/7 |
15 |
Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music- Debut Rob Sheffield, Dey Street Books, $27.99, 9780063351318 An intimate look at the life and music of modern pop's most legendary figure, Taylor Swift, from leading music journalist Rob Sheffield. |
/1 |
Mass Market
Bestseller List for December 4, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2024
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Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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1 |
1984 George Orwell, Signet, $10.99, 9780451524935 |
1/439 |
2 |
Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 |
3/172 |
3 |
Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541 |
4/110 |
4 |
The Exchange John Grisham, Vintage, $10.99, 9780593685600 |
2/8 |
5 |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593640340 |
/261 |
6 |
The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365279 |
8/152 |
7 |
The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129 |
5/73 |
8 |
The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $10.99, 9780441478125 |
/9 |
9 |
The Shining Stephen King, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307743657 |
/40 |
10 |
Never Too Late Danielle Steel, Dell, $9.99, 9780593498422 |
7/5 |
Early & Middle Grade Readers
Bestseller List for December 4, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2024
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Early & Middle Grade Readers | ||
1 |
Impossible Creatures Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593809860 |
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2 |
The Bletchley Riddle Ruta Sepetys, Steve Sheinkin, Viking Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593527542 |
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3 |
The Squad: A Graphic Novel Christina Soontornvat, Joanna Cacao (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338741315 |
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4 |
The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science Kate McKinnon, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780316554732 |
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5 |
Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #1 Erin Hunter, Natalie Riess (Illus.), Sara Goetter (Illus.), HarperAlley, $15.99, 9780063203877 |
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6 |
The Sherlock Society James Ponti, Aladdin, $18.99, 9781665932530 |
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7 |
The Eyes and the Impossible Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781524764203 |
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8 |
The New Girl: A Graphic Novel Cassandra Calin, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338762457 |
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9 |
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Barbara Robinson, HarperCollins, $9.99, 9780063416475 |
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10 |
Super Duper Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon) Scholastic, $16.99, 9781339028019 |
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11 |
The Last Dragon on Mars Scott Reintgen, Aladdin, $18.99, 9781665946513 |
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12 |
Let It Glow Marissa Meyer, Joanne Levy, Feiwel & Friends, $9.99, 9781250360816 |
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13 |
The Christmas Pig J. K. Rowling, Jim Field (Illus.), Scholastic , $14.99, 9781338790245 |
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14 |
Spy School Entrance Exam: A Spy School Book of Devious Word Searches, Clever Crosswords, Sly Sudoku, and Other Top Secret Puzzles! Stuart Gibbs, Jeff Chen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $10.99, 9781665951364 |
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15 |
Smile: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264 |
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Young Adult
Bestseller List for December 4, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2024
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Young Adult | ||
1 |
Nothing Like the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665947138 |
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2 |
Powerless Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665954884 |
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3 |
A Study in Drowning (Collector's Deluxe Limited Edition) Ava Reid, HarperCollins, $21.99, 9780063419414 |
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4 |
Darkly- Debut Marisha Pessl, Delacorte Press, $19.99, 9780593706558 |
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5 |
Not for the Faint of Heart- Debut Lex Croucher, Wednesday Books, $20.00, 9781250847232 |
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6 |
Better Than the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534467637 |
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7 |
Heir Sabaa Tahir, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9780593616949 |
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8 |
If He Had Been with Me Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489 |
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9 |
The Reappearance of Rachel Price Holly Jackson, Delacorte Press, $20.99, 9780593374207 |
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10 |
Where the Library Hides Isabel Ibañez, Wednesday Books, $20.00, 9781250822994 |
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11 |
Firekeeper's Daughter Angeline Boulley, Square Fish, $14.99, 9781250866035 |
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12 |
Reckless Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9781665955430 |
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13 |
Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen, Anna Bond (Illus.), Puffin Books, $17.00, 9780593622452 |
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14 |
The Outsiders S. E. Hinton, Viking Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780142407332 |
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15 |
Divine Rivals Rebecca Ross, Wednesday Books, $18.99, 9781250857439 |
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Children's Illustrated
Bestseller List for December 4, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2024
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Children's Illustrated | ||
1 |
How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? Mac Barnett, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Candlewick, $18.99, 9781536223767 |
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2 |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593434383 |
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3 |
Santa's First Christmas Mac Barnett, Sydney Smith (Illus.), Viking Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593524978 |
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4 |
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh! Mo Willems, Union Square Kids, $18.99, 9781454952770 |
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5 |
Knight Owl and Early Bird Christopher Denise, Christy Ottaviano Books, $18.99, 9780316564526 |
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6 |
Alice in a Winter Wonderland- Debut Jan Brett, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593533888 |
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7 |
Chicka Chicka Ho Ho Ho William Boniface, Julien Chung (Illus.), Beach Lane Books, $18.99, 9781665954761 |
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8 |
Bluey: Jingle Bells- Debut Penguin Young Readers, $6.99, 9780593755099 |
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9 |
The Snowy Day Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780670012701 |
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10 |
Where's Bluey? At Christmas Penguin Young Readers, $8.99, 9780593752982 |
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11 |
The Mitten Jan Brett, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780399231094 |
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12 |
The Polar Express Chris Van Allsburg, HMH Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9780544580145 |
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13 |
The Bakery Dragon Devin Elle Kurtz, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593710968 |
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14 |
Christmas at Hogwarts J. K. Rowling, Ziyi Gao (Illus.), Scholastic, $19.99, 9781546129950 |
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15 |
Little Blue Truck's Christmas Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780544320413 |
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Children's Series
Bestseller List for December 4, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2024
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Children's Series | ||
1 |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Harry N. Abrams |
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2 |
The Wild Robot (hardcover and paperback) Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
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3 |
Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix |
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4 |
Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback) Rick Riordan, Hyperion |
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5 |
Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback) Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic |
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6 |
Elephant & Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion |
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7 |
The Bad Guys (paperback) Aaron Blabey, Scholastic |
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8 |
InvestiGators (hardcover) John Patrick Green, First Second |
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9 |
I Survived (hardcover and paperback) Lauren Tarshis, 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 December 1, 2024
16 Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
Shane Hawk (Ed.), Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. (Ed.), Vintage, $17.00, 9780593468463
17 The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman, Penguin, $18.00, 9781984880987
18 The Midnight Library
Matt Haig, Penguin, $18.00, 9780525559498
19 The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318
20 The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250080400
21 Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $19.99, 9781538732182
22 The Bee Sting
Paul Murray, Picador, $20.00, 9781250338259
23 Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $20.00, 9780593135228
24 The Pumpkin Spice Café
Laurie Gilmore, One More Chapter, $18.99, 9780008610678
25 Babel
R. F. Kuang, Harper Voyager, $20.00, 9780063021433
26 A Court of Mist and Fury
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575583
27 The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95, 9780525435006
28 Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781639730957
29 The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Atria, $17.00, 9781501161933
30 Circe
Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316556323
31 Is She Really Going Out with Him?
Sophie Cousens, G.P. Putnam's Sons, $19.00, 9780593718902
32 My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17.00, 9781609455064
33 The Teller of Small Fortunes
Julie Leong, Ace, $19.00, 9780593815915
34 This Is How You Lose the Time War
Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone, Gallery/Saga Press, $16.99, 9781534430990
35 Absolution
Alice McDermott, Picador, $19.00, 9781250337993
36 The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $17.99, 9780062060624
37 The Secret History
Donna Tartt, Vintage, $18.00, 9781400031702
38 Holly
Stephen King, Scribner, $19.99, 9781668014943
39 The Nightmare Before Kissmas
Sara Raasch, Bramble, $19.99, 9781250333193
40 Normal People
Sally Rooney, Crown, $17.00, 9781984822185
41 The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703
42 It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781668055960
43 Annihilation (10th Anniversary Edition)
Jeff VanderMeer, Picador, $18.00, 9781250824042
44 Devotions
Mary Oliver, Penguin, $20.00, 9780399563263
45 How My Neighbor Stole Christmas
Meghan Quinn, Bloom Books, $17.99, 9781464230158
46 A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $18.00, 9780804172707
47 Make the Season Bright
Ashley Herring Blake, Berkley, $19.00, 9780593550595
48 The Overstory
Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95, 9780393356687
49 The Great Alone
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $19.00, 9781250229533
50 The Best Short Stories 2024: The O. Henry Prize Winners
Amor Towles (Ed.), Jenny Minton Quigley (Ed.), Vintage, $19.00, 9780593470619
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2024
16 Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $21.99, 9780316299220
17 The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310
18 All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me
Patrick Bringley, Simon & Schuster, $18.99, 9781982163310
19 Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Oliver Burkeman, Picador, $19.00, 9781250849359
20 Inciting Joy: Essays
Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $19.99, 9781643753959
21 Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $25.99, 9780062316110
22 On Tyranny Graphic Edition: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
Timothy Snyder, Nora Krug (Illus.), Ten Speed Graphic, $16.99, 9781984859150
23 Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Oregon State University Press, $18.95, 9780870714993
24 The Best American Essays 2024
Wesley Morris, Kim Dana Kupperman (Eds.), Mariner Books, $18.99, 9780063351554
25 The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2024
Bill McKibben, Jaime Green (Eds.), Mariner Books, $18.99, 9780063333994
26 Hillbilly Elegy
J. D. Vance, Harper, $18.99, 9780062300553
27 A Philosophy of Walking
Frédéric Gros, John Howe (Transl.), Verso, $19.95, 9781804290446
28 Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, a Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor
Mark Harmon, Leon Carroll, Jr., Harper Select, $19.99, 9781400337040
29 How to Listen (Mindfulness Essentials #11)
Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.), Parallax Press, $9.95, 9780984627110
30 Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next)
Dean Spade, Verso, $14.95, 9781839762123
31 Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell
Sy Montgomery, Matt Patterson (Illus.), Mariner Books, $21.99, 9780063394230
32 Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune
Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe, Harper, $19.99, 9780062964663
33 World Travel: An Irreverent Guide
Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $22.00, 9780062802767
34 A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
Timothy Egan, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735225282
35 American Bulk: Essays on Excess
Emily Mester, W. W. Norton & Company, $17.99, 9781324035237
36 Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir
Dolly Alderton, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780062968791
37 What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds
Jennifer Ackerman, Penguin, $19.00, 9780593298909
38 Life's Short, Talk Fast: Fifteen Writers on Why We Can't Stop Watching Gilmore Girls
Ann Hood (Ed.), W. W. Norton & Company, $17.99, 9781324079453
39 The Best American Food and Travel Writing 2024
Padma Lakshmi, Jaya Saxena (Eds.), Mariner Books, $18.99, 9780063370647
40 The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson, Vintage, $18.00, 9780375725609
41 Surviving Autocracy
Masha Gessen, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780593332245
42 Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities
Rebecca Solnit, Haymarket Books, $15.99, 9781608465767
43 The Book of Delights: Essays
Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $18.99, 9781643753287
44 Loving Corrections
adrienne maree brown, AK Press, $18.00, 9781849355544
45 Meditations (Modern Library Classics)
Marcus Aurelius, Modern Library, $11.00, 9780812968255
46 Poverty, by America
Matthew Desmond, Crown, $20.00, 9780593239933
47 Solito: A Memoir
Javier Zamora, Hogarth, $18.00, 9780593498088
48 Nuts and Bolts: Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World in a Big Way
Roma Agrawal, W. W. Norton & Company, $18.99, 9781324086383
49 Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
Michael Lewis, W. W. Norton & Company, $19.99, 9781324105817
50 The Soul of an Octopus
Sy Montgomery, Atria, $18.99, 9781451697728
Extended Hardcover Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2024
16 Creation Lake
Rachel Kushner, Scribner, $29.99, 9781982116521
17 We'll Prescribe You a Cat
Syou Ishida, E.Madison Shimoda (Transl.), Berkley, $25.00, 9780593818749
18 The Wood at Midwinter
Susanna Clarke, Bloomsbury Publishing, $16.99, 9781639734481
19 Water, Water: Poems
Billy Collins, Random House, $27.00, 9780593731024
20 Time of the Child
Niall Williams, Bloomsbury Publishing, $28.99, 9781639734207
21 Remarkably Bright Creatures
Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $29.99, 9780063204157
22 Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hanover Square Press, $19.99, 9781335430991
23 The Ministry of Time
Kaliane Bradley, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781668045145
24 All the Colors of the Dark
Chris Whitaker, Crown, $30.00, 9780593798874
25 Martyr!
Kaveh Akbar, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593537619
26 The Mistletoe Mystery
Nita Prose, Ballantine Books, $22.00, 9780593875445
27 The Blue Hour
Paula Hawkins, Mariner Books, $30.00, 9780063396524
28 Brightly Shining
Ingvild Rishøi, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802163493
29 Before We Forget Kindness
Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hanover Square Press, $21.99, 9781335915283
30 Blue Sisters
Coco Mellors, Ballantine Books, $30.00, 9780593723760
31 Iron Flame
Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374172
32 By Any Other Name
Jodi Picoult, Ballantine Books, $30.00, 9780593497210
33 The Songbird & the Heart of Stone
Carissa Broadbent, Bramble, $29.99, 9781250367785
34 A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers, Tordotcom, $21.99, 9781250236210
35 To Die For
David Baldacci, Grand Central Publishing, $30.00, 9781538757901
36 Absolution
Jeff VanderMeer, MCD, $30.00, 9780374616595
37 Legends & Lattes (Deluxe Edition)
Travis Baldree, Tor Books, $29.99, 9781250342782
38 The Empusium
Olga Tokarczuk, Antonia Lloyd-Jones (Transl.), Riverhead Books, $30.00, 9780593712948
39 The Bright Sword
Lev Grossman, Viking, $35.00, 9780735224049
40 Table for Two: Fictions
Amor Towles, Viking, $32.00, 9780593296370
41 Christmas Crimes at The Mysterious Bookshop
Otto Penzler (Ed.), Mysterious Press, $19.95, 9781613165720
42 The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
James McBride, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780593422946
43 Wicked Collector's Edition
Gregory Maguire, William Morrow, $40.00, 9780063391086
44 Here One Moment
Liane Moriarty, Crown, $30.00, 9780593798607
45 In Too Deep
Lee Child, Andrew Child, Delacorte Press, $30.00, 9780593725801
46 Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret
Benjamin Stevenson, Mariner Books, $19.99, 9780063412866
47 The Book of Bill
Alex Hirsch, Hyperion Avenue, $26.99, 9781368092203
48 The Waiting
Michael Connelly, Little, Brown and Company, $30.00, 9780316563796
49 The Full Moon Coffee Shop
Mai Mochizuki, Jesse Kirkwood (Transl.), Ballantine Books, $23.00, 9780593726822
50 Now or Never
Janet Evanovich, Atria Books, $29.99, 9781668003138
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2024
16 Ottolenghi Comfort: A Cookbook
Yotam Ottolenghi, Ten Speed Press, $37.99, 9780399581779
17 The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
David Grann, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385534260
18 Into the Uncut Grass
Trevor Noah, Sabina Hahn (Illus.), One World, $26.00, 9780593729960
19 The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement
Sharon McMahon, Thesis, $32.00, 9780593541678
20 Matty Matheson: Soups, Salads, Sandwiches
Matty Matheson, Ten Speed Press, $35.00, 9781984862150
21 On Freedom
Timothy Snyder, Crown, $32.00, 9780593728727
22 The Little Frog's Guide to Self-Care: Affirmations, Self-Love and Life Lessons According to the Internet's Beloved Mushroom Frog
Maybell Eequay, Summersdale, $11.99, 9781837991013
23 What If? 10th Anniversary Edition: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
Randall Munroe, Dey Street Books, $35.00, 9780063412644
24 Guinness World Records 2025
Guinness World Records, $29.95, 9781913484569
25 The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
Jonathan Haidt, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9780593655030
26 Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
James Clear, Avery, $27.00, 9780735211292
27 Didion and Babitz
Lili Anolik, Scribner, $29.99, 9781668065488
28 Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts
Oliver Burkeman, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $27.00, 9780374611996
29 Taylor Swift Style: Fashion Through the Eras
Sarah Chapelle, St. Martin's Griffin, $35.00, 9781250906151
30 War
Bob Woodward, Simon & Schuster, $32.00, 9781668052273
31 The Name of This Band Is R.E.M.: A Biography
Peter Ames Carlin, Doubleday, $32.00, 9780385546942
32 The Universe in Verse: 15 Portals to Wonder through Science & Poetry
Maria Popova, Ofra Amit (Illus.), Storey Publishing, LLC, $22.00, 9781635868838
33 A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
Kevin Fedarko, Scribner, $32.50, 9781501183058
34 The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
Hampton Sides, Doubleday, $35.00, 9780385544764
35 Does This Taste Funny?: Recipes Our Family Loves
Stephen Colbert, Evie McGee Colbert, Celadon Books, $35.00, 9781250859990
36 There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
Hanif Abdurraqib, Random House, $32.00, 9780593448793
37 Why We Love Football: A History in 100 Moments
Joe Posnanski, Dutton, $30.00, 9780593475522
38 Citizen: My Life After the White House
Bill Clinton, Knopf, $38.00, 9780525521440
39 The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir
Kelly Bishop, Gallery Books, $28.99, 9781668023778
40 Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
Katherine May, Riverhead Books, $25.00, 9780593189481
41 Martha: The Cookbook: 100 Favorite Recipes, with Lessons and Stories from My Kitchen
Martha Stewart, Clarkson Potter, $40.00, 9780593139202
42 Brothers
Alex Van Halen, Harper, $32.00, 9780063265707
43 The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year
Margaret Renkl, Spiegel & Grau, $32.00, 9781954118461
44 Every Valley: The Desperate Lives and Troubled Times That Made Handel's Messiah
Charles King, Doubleday, $32.00, 9780385548267
45 Sonny Boy: A Memoir
Al Pacino, Penguin Press, $35.00, 9780593655115
46 Want: Sexual Fantasies by Anonymous
Gillian Anderson, Abrams Press, $28.00, 9781419777295
47 Melania
Melania Trump, Skyhorse, $40.00, 9781510782693
48 The Dog Who Followed the Moon
James Norbury, William Morrow, $25.00, 9780063420717
49 Disappointing Affirmations
Dave Tarnowski, Chronicle Books, $14.95, 9781797226668
50 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581
Extended Mass Market
Based on sales for the week ending December 1, 2024
11 Rhythm of War
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365309
12 After That Night
Karin Slaughter, William Morrow Paperbacks, $10.99, 9780063157804
13 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345391803
14 Countdown
James Patterson, Brendan DuBois, Grand Central Publishing, $10.99, 9781538723999
15 The House Across the Lake
Riley Sager, Dutton, $10.99, 9780593853092
16 Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Spectra, $9.99, 9780553283686
17 Dune Messiah
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233
18 Shattered
James Patterson, James O. Born, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538752968
19 The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741
20 Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $9.99, 9780440180296
21 The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488
22 And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062073488
23 Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $12.00, 9780399501487
24 Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553293357
25 A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
26 The Fellowship of the Ring: The Lord of the Rings: Part One
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780593500484
27 Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365286
28 Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton, Ballantine, $10.99, 9780345538987
29 Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977
30 The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
31 Camino Island
John Grisham, Vintage, $10.99, 9781524797157
32 The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcom X, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345350688
33 Women Who Run With the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345409874
34 Hogfather
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062276285
35 The Silmarillion
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345325815
36 Children of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441104024
37 Warbreaker
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765360038
38 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345514400
39 The Villa
Rachel Hawkins, St. Martin's Paperbacks, $9.99, 9781250344106
40 The Well of Ascension
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9781250318572
41 Oathbringer
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365293
42 Mort
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225719
43 Interview with the Vampire
Anne Rice, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345337665
44 Murder on the Red River
Marcie R. Rendon, Soho Crime, $9.99, 9781641293761
45 The Hero of Ages
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9781250318626
46 Mona Lisa Overdrive
William Gibson, Spectra, $9.99, 9780553281743
47 American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110
48 The Long Walk
Stephen King, Pocket, $11.99, 9781668052013
49 Carrie
Stephen King, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307743664
50 Code Red
Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills, Pocket, $10.99, 9781982165000