Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for January 20, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending January 17, 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. |
The Dutch House Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $17.00, 9780062963680 Patchett's moving novel explores the indelible bond between two siblings, the house of their childhood, and a past that will not let them go. |
2/2 |
| 2. |
Shuggie Bain Douglas Stuart, Grove Press, $17.00, 9780802148506 A heartbreaking story of addiction, sexuality, and love, Shuggie Bain is an epic portrayal of a working-class family that is rarely seen in fiction. A 2020 National Book Award Finalist and winner of the 2020 Booker Prize. |
1/12 |
| 3. |
Circe Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316556323 Miller's 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. |
3/40 |
| 4. |
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. |
4/94 |
| 5. |
Interior Chinatown Charles Yu, Vintage, $16.00, 9780307948472 Yu's deeply personal novel about race, pop culture, immigration, assimilation, and escaping the roles we are forced to play. Winner of the 2020 National Book Award. |
7/9 |
| 6. |
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. |
5/20 |
| 7. |
Home Body Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $16.99, 9781449486808 Kaur's greatly anticipated third collection of poetry. |
6/9 |
| 8. |
Normal People Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $17.00, 9781984822185 Rooney brings her brilliant psychological acuity and perfectly spare prose to a story that explores the subtleties of class, the electricity of first love, and the complex entanglements of family and friendship. |
10/46 |
| 9. |
The Queen's Gambit Walter Tevis, Vintage, $16.95, 9780593314654 Engaging and fast-paced, this gripping coming-of-age novel of chess, feminism, and addiction speeds to a conclusion as elegant and satisfying as a mate in four. Now an acclaimed Netflix series. |
8/7 |
| 10. |
The Water Dancer Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $18.00, 9780399590610 Coates' debut novel is a propulsive, transcendent work that restores the humanity of those from whom everything was stolen. |
9/9 |
| 11. |
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. |
13/88 |
| 12. |
News of the World Paulette Jiles, Morrow, $16.99, 9780063011953 A brilliant work of historical fiction that explores the boundaries of family, responsibility, honor, and trust. Now a major motion picture. |
/31 |
| 13. |
Parable of the Sower Octavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538732182 A post-apocalyptic novel of hope and terror by the bestselling author of Kindred. |
/12 |
| 14. |
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. |
12/3 |
| 15. |
Devotions Mary Oliver, Penguin, $20.00, 9780399563263 A personal selection of Oliver's best work in this definitive collection spanning more than five decades of her esteemed literary career. |
11/10 |
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for January 20, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending January 17, 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 |
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| 1. |
Braiding Sweetgrass 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. |
1/58 |
| 2. |
On Tyranny Timothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $9.99, 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. |
2/75 |
| 3. |
Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol- Debut Holly Whitaker, Dial Press, $18.00, 9781984825070 Whitaker's honest and witty book is at once a groundbreaking look at drinking culture and a road map to cutting out alcohol in order to live our best lives without the crutch of intoxication. You will never look at drinking the same way again. |
/1 |
| 4. |
The Body Keeps the Score Bessel van der Kolk, Penguin, $19.00, 9780143127741 van der Kolk transforms our understanding of trauma and offers a bold new paradigm for healing. |
3/16 |
| 5. |
The Warmth of Other Suns Isabel Wilkerson, Vintage, $17.95, 9780679763888 Pulitzer Prize-winner Wilkerson's chronicle of the decades-long migration of Black citizens who fled the South in search of a better life. |
5/50 |
| 6. |
Sapiens 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. |
8/128 |
| 7. |
How to Do Nothing Jenny Odell, Melville House, $17.99, 9781612198552 An action plan for thinking outside of capitalist narratives of efficiency and techno-determinism. Provocative, timely, and utterly persuasive, this book will change how you see your place in our world. |
6/3 |
| 8. |
The Truths We Hold Kamala Harris, Penguin, $18.00, 9780525560739 Vice President Harris looks at the core truths that unite us, and the long struggle to discern what those truths are and how best to act upon them. |
10/19 |
| 9. |
White Fragility Robin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16.00, 9780807047415 DiAngelo explores the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality. |
4/92 |
| 10. |
My Own Words Ruth Bader Ginsburg, S&S, $18.00, 9781501145254 Ruth Bader Ginsburg's first book after becoming a Supreme Court Justice in 1993 is a witty, engaging, and serious collection of writings and speeches. |
7/54 |
| 11. |
My Grandmother's Hands Resmaa Menakem, Central Recovery Press, $17.95, 9781942094470 In this groundbreaking book, therapist Resmaa Menakem examines the damage caused by racism in America from the perspective of trauma and body-centered psychology. |
/18 |
| 12. |
The Color of Law Richard Rothstein, Liveright, $17.95, 9781631494536 Rothstein's powerful book describes how the American government systematically imposed residential segregation. |
11/37 |
| 13. |
Born a Crime 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. |
9/97 |
| 14. |
The New Jim Crow Michelle Alexander, New Press, $18.99, 9781620971932 The tenth-anniversary edition of Alexander's iconic book discusses the impact the book has had and the state of the criminal justice reform movement today. |
/26 |
| 15. |
The Fire Next Time James Baldwin, Vintage, $13.95, 9780679744726 At once a powerful evocation of James Baldwin's early life in Harlem and a disturbing examination of the consequences of racial injustice. |
14/25 |
Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for January 20, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending January 17, 2021
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| Hardcover Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
The Vanishing Half Brit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $27.00, 9780525536291 Bennett's beautiful new novel about twin sisters, inseparable as children, who ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds, one Black and one white. A June 2020 Indie Next List Great Read. |
1/33 |
| 2. |
Hamnet Maggie O'Farrell, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525657606 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. An August 2020 Indie Next List Great Read. |
/14 |
| 3. |
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. |
2/11 |
| 4. |
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue V.E. Schwab, Tor, $26.99, 9780765387561 France, 1714: In a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever--and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. The #1 Indie Next List Great Read for October 2020. |
4/15 |
| 5. |
Anxious People Fredrik Backman, Atria, $28.00, 9781501160837 An ingeniously constructed novel about the enduring power of friendship, forgiveness, and hope--the things that save us, even in the most anxious times. The #1 Indie Next List Great Read for September 2020. |
5/19 |
| 6. |
The Prophets Robert Jones, Jr., Putnam, $27.00, 9780593085684 A singular and stunning debut novel about the forbidden union between two enslaved young men on a Deep South plantation, the refuge they find in each other, and a betrayal that threatens their existence. The #1 Indie Next List Great Read for January 2021. |
3/2 |
| 7. |
Outlawed Anna North, Bloomsbury Publishing, $26.00, 9781635575422 North's novel is a riveting adventure story of a fugitive girl, a mysterious gang of robbers, and their dangerous mission to transform the Wild West. A January 2021 Indie Next List Great Read. |
12/2 |
| 8. |
The Searcher Tana French, Viking, $27.00, 9780735224650 In French's latest novel of suspense, a former Chicago police officer retreats to a bucolic Irish village and starts to realize that even small towns shelter dangerous secrets. |
9/15 |
| 9. |
Ready Player Two Ernest Cline, Ballantine, $28.99, 9781524761332 Ready Player Two takes us on another imaginative, fun, action-packed adventure through the virtual universe, and jolts us thrillingly into the future once again. |
6/8 |
| 10. |
Mexican Gothic Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $27.00, 9780525620785 A re-imagining of the classic gothic suspense novel, Mexican Gothic is a story about an isolated mansion in 1950s Mexico--and the brave socialite drawn to its treacherous secrets. The #1 Indie Next List Great Read for July 2020. |
7/26 |
| 11. |
The Liar's Dictionary Eley Williams, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385546775 Williams' delightful novel chronicles the misadventures of a lovelorn Victorian lexicographer and the young woman put on his trail a century later to root out his misdeeds while confronting questions of her own sexuality and place in the world. A January 2021 Indie Next List Great Read. |
14/2 |
| 12. |
Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Putnam, $26.00, 9780735219090 Owens' exquisite and heartbreaking novel is an August 2018 Indie Next List Great Read. |
11/116 |
| 13. |
Transcendent Kingdom Yaa Gyasi, Knopf, $27.95, 9780525658184 Gyasi's stunning follow-up to Homegoing is a powerful, raw, intimate, deeply layered novel about a Ghanaian family in Alabama. A September 2020 Indie Next List Great Read. |
10/20 |
| 14. |
Deacon King Kong James McBride, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780735216723 National Book Award winner McBride's wise and witty new novel about what happens to the witnesses of a shooting is a March 2020 Indie Next List Great Read. |
8/21 |
| 15. |
The Guest List Lucy Foley, Morrow, $27.99, 9780062868930 A wedding celebration turns dark and deadly in this deliciously wicked and atmospheric thriller by the bestselling author of The Hunting Party. |
/14 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 16. |
Detransition, Baby Torrey Peters, One World, $27.00, 9780593133378 Torrey Peters brilliantly and fearlessly navigates the most dangerous taboos around gender, sex, and relationships, gifting us a thrillingly original, witty, and deeply moving novel. |
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Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for January 20, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending January 17, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.
| Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
Caste Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $32.00, 9780593230251 Beautifully written, original, and revealing, Caste is an eye-opening story of people and history, and a reexamination of what lies under the surface of ordinary lives and of American life today. |
2/24 |
| 2. |
A Promised Land Barack Obama, Crown, $45.00, 9781524763169 Barack Obama's insightful first volume of his presidential memoirs. |
1/9 |
| 3. |
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life- Debut George Saunders, Random House, $28.00, 9781984856029 Saunders' new book is a literary master class on what makes great stories work and what they can tell us about ourselves--and our world today. A January 2021 Indie Next List Great Read. |
/1 |
| 4. |
Untamed Glennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28.00, 9781984801258 In Doyle's most revealing and powerful memoir yet, she explores the joy and peace we discover when we stop striving to meet the expectations of the world, and start trusting the voice deep within us. |
4/45 |
| 5. |
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. |
3/46 |
| 6. |
Wintering Katherine May, Riverhead Books, $24.00, 9780593189481 An intimate, revelatory book exploring the ways we can care for and repair ourselves when life knocks us down. The #1 Indie Next List Great Read for December 2020. |
5/7 |
| 7. |
Greenlights Matthew McConaughey, Crown, $30.00, 9780593139134 McConaughey's unconventional memoir is filled with raucous stories, outlaw wisdom, and lessons learned the hard way about living with greater satisfaction. |
7/13 |
| 8. |
The Splendid and the Vile Erik Larson, Crown, $32.00, 9780385348713 Larson's fresh and compelling portrait of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz is a March 2020 Indie Next List Great Read. |
8/47 |
| 9. |
Keep Sharp Sanjay Gupta, M.D., S&S, $28.00, 9781501166730 Keep your brain young, healthy, and sharp with this science-driven guide to protecting your mind from decline by neurosurgeon and CNN chief medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta. |
6/2 |
| 10. |
Breath James Nestor, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780735213616 Breath turns the conventional wisdom of what we thought we knew about our most basic biological function on its head. You will never breathe the same again. |
13/22 |
| 11. |
How to Be an Antiracist Ibram X. Kendi, One World, $27.00, 9780525509288 Kendi's book is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond the awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a just and equitable society. |
11/34 |
| 12. |
The Best of Me David Sedaris, Little, Brown, $30.00, 9780316628242 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. |
9/11 |
| 13. |
Modern Comfort Food Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35.00, 9780804187060 From cocktails to dessert, from special weekend breakfasts to quick weeknight dinners, you'll find yourself making these cozy and delicious recipes over and over again. |
10/15 |
| 14. |
Evil Geniuses Kurt Andersen, Random House, $30.00, 9781984801340 Andersen tells the epic history of how America decided that big business gets whatever it wants, only the rich get richer, and nothing should ever change--and charts a way back to the future. |
/4 |
| 15. |
Mediocre Ijeoma Oluo, Seal Press, $28.00, 9781580059510 As provocative as it is essential, this book will upend everything you thought you knew about American identity and offers a bold new vision of American greatness. |
14/2 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 17. |
You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey Amber Ruffin, Lacey Lamar, Grand Central, $28.00, 9781538719367 Writer and performer on Late Night with Seth Meyers Amber Ruffin writes with her sister Lacey Lamar with humor and heart to share absurd anecdotes about everyday experiences of racism. A January 2021 Indie Next List Great Read. |
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Mass Market
Bestseller List for January 20, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending January 17, 2021
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| Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 |
2/237 |
| 2. |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780441172719 |
1/61 |
| 3. |
Bridgerton: The Duke and I Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063078697 |
3/3 |
| 4. |
Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 |
4/28 |
| 5. |
Dune Messiah Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233 |
7/18 |
| 6. |
Bridgerton: The Viscount Who Loved Me- Debut Julia Quinn, Avon, $8.99, 9780062353641 |
/1 |
| 7. |
Slaughterhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $7.99, 9780440180296 |
/17 |
| 8. |
The Autobiography of Malcolm X Malcom X, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345350688 |
/24 |
| 9. |
The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756404741 |
5/66 |
| 10. |
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess- Debut Bobby Fischer, et al., Bantam, $8.99, 9780553263152 |
/1 |
Early & Middle Grade Readers
Bestseller List for January 20, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending January 17, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Early & Middle Grade Readers | ||
| 1. |
Cat Kid Comic Club Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338712766 |
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| 2. |
The Ickabog J.K. Rowling, Scholastic, $26.99, 9781338732870 |
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| 3. |
Class Act Jerry Craft, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062885500 |
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| 4. |
Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $14.99, 9781419749094 |
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| 5. |
This Is Your Time Ruby Bridges, Delacorte Books for Young Readers, $15.99, 9780593378526 |
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| 6. |
Katie the Catsitter Colleen AF Venable, Stephanie Yue (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781984895639 |
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| 7. |
New Kid Jerry Craft, Harper, $12.99, 9780062691194 |
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| 8. |
Skunk and Badger Amy Timberlake, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Algonquin Young Readers, $18.95, 9781643750057 |
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| 9. |
When Stars Are Scattered Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, Dial Books, $12.99, 9780525553908 |
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| 10. |
The One and Only Bob Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $18.99, 9780062991317 |
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| 11. |
Twins Varian Johnson, Shannon Wright (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338236132 |
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| 12. |
Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood- Debut Gary Paulsen, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), $17.99, 9780374314156 |
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| 13. |
The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780061992278 |
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| 14. |
City of the Plague God- Debut Sarwat Chadda, Rick Riordan Presents, $16.99, 9781368051507 |
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| 15. |
The Girl Who Drank the Moon Kelly Barnhill, Algonquin Young Readers, $9.95, 9781616207465 |
Young Adult
Bestseller List for January 20, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending January 17, 2021
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| Young Adult | ||
| 1. |
Concrete Rose- Debut Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $19.99, 9780062846716 |
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| 2. |
We Were Liars E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279 |
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| 3. |
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316453691 |
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| 4. |
The Cousins Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $19.99, 9780525708001 |
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| 5. |
The Hate U Give Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062871350 |
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| 6. |
One of Us Is Lying Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99, 9781524714680 |
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| 7. |
Legendborn (An Indies Introduce Title) Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $18.99, 9781534441606 |
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| 8. |
The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person Frederick Joseph, Candlewick, $17.99, 9781536217018 |
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| 9. |
Cemetery Boys (An Indies Introduce Title) Aiden Thomas, Swoon Reads, $17.99, 9781250250469 |
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| 10. |
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Holly Jackson, Ember, $10.99, 9781984896391 |
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| 11. |
The Giver Lois Lowry, HMH Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780544340688 |
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| 12. |
They Both Die at the End Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $11.99, 9780062457806 |
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| 13. |
You Have a Match- Debut Emma Lord, Wednesday Books, $18.99, 9781250237309 |
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| 14. |
Elatsoe Darcie Little Badger, Rovina Cai (Illus.), Levine Querido, $18.99, 9781646140053 |
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| 15. |
Punching the Air Ibi Zoboi, Yusef Salaam, Balzer + Bray, $19.99, 9780062996480 |
Children's Illustrated
Bestseller List for January 20, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending January 17, 2021
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| Children's Illustrated | ||
| 1. |
Little Blue Truck's Valentine Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $13.99, 9780358272441 |
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| 2. |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 |
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| 3. |
The Snowy Day Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780670012701 |
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| 4. |
Antiracist Baby Ibram X. Kendi, Ashley Lukashevsky (Illus.), Kokila, $8.99, 9780593110508 |
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| 5. |
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners Joanna Ho, Dung Ho (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780062915627 |
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| 6. |
If You Come to Earth Sophie Blackall, Chronicle Books, $18.99, 9781452137797 |
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| 7. |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
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| 8. |
Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $19.95, 9780060254926 |
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| 9. |
Outside, Inside- Debut LeUyen Pham, Roaring Brook Press, $18.99, 9781250798350 |
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| 10. |
Cozy Jan Brett, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593109793 |
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| 11. |
Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice Nikki Grimes, Laura Freeman (Illus.), Atheneum Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9781534462670 |
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| 12. |
What We'll Build: Plans For Our Together Future Oliver Jeffers, Philomel Books, $19.99, 9780593206751 |
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| 13. |
Kamala and Maya's Big Idea Meena Harris, Ana Ramírez González (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062937407 |
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| 14. |
Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780358451228 |
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| 15. |
Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.? Board Book- Debut Lisbeth Kaiser, Stanley Chow (Illus.), Rise x Penguin Workshop, $7.99, 9780593222737 |
Children's Series
Bestseller List for January 20, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending January 17, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Children's Series | ||
| 1. |
Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback) Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic |
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| 2. |
Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix |
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| 3. |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet |
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| 4. |
Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback) J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books |
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| 5. |
The Bad Guys (hardcover and paperback) Aaron Blabey, Scholastic |
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| 6. |
Who Was/Is...? (paperback) Ellen Morgan, et al., Penguin Workshop |
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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. |
Keeper of the Lost Cities (hardcover and paperback) Shannon Messenger, Aladdin |
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| 9. |
Elephant & Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion |
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| 10. |
The Princess in Black (hardcover and paperback) Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Candlewick |
Extended Paperback Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending January 17, 2021
16. This Tender Land
William Kent Krueger, Atria, $17.00, 9781476749303
17. Homegoing
Yaa Gyasi, Vintage, $16.95, 9781101971062
18. The Nickel Boys
Colson Whitehead, Anchor, $15.95, 9780345804341
19. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $18.00, 9780441013593
20. Girl, Woman, Other
Bernardine Evaristo, Grove Press/Black Cat, $17.00, 9780802156983
21. Bridgerton: The Duke and I
Julia Quinn, Avon, $16.99, 9780063078901
22. The Best American Short Stories 2020
Curtis Sittenfeld, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $16.99, 9781328485373
23. Olive, Again
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $18.00, 9780812986471
24. Pachinko
Min Jin Lee, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781455563920
25. The Authenticity Project
Clare Pooley, Penguin, $17.00, 9781984878632
26. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $16.99, 9780062315007
27. What Kind of Woman
Kate Baer, Harper Perennial, $17.00, 9780063008427
28. Our Darkest Night
Jennifer Robson, Morrow, $17.99, 9780062674975
29. Little Fires Everywhere
Celeste Ng, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143135166
30. Conversations with Friends
Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $17.00, 9780451499066
31. Long Bright River
Liz Moore, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780525540687
32. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
Kim Michele Richardson, Sourcebooks Landmark, $15.99, 9781492671527
33. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Washington Square Press, $16.00, 9781501161933
34. The Topeka School
Ben Lerner, Picador, $17.00, 9781250758002
35. Ninth House
Leigh Bardugo, Flatiron Books, $17.99, 9781250751362
36. Red, White & Royal Blue
Casey McQuiston, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250316776
37. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $18.00, 9781501173219
38. Station Eleven
Emily St. John Mandel, Vintage, $16.95, 9780804172448
39. The Fifth Season
N.K. Jemisin, Orbit, $16.99, 9780316229296
40. Still Life
Louise Penny, St. Martin's, $17.99, 9780312541538
41. There There
Tommy Orange, Vintage, $16.00, 9780525436140
42. The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95, 9780525435006
43. A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $18.00, 9780804172707
44. The Ten Thousand Doors of January
Alix E. Harrow, Redhook, $16.99, 9780316421973
45. Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
Olga Tokarczuk, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780525541349
46. Miss Benson's Beetle
Rachel Joyce, Dial Press, $18.00, 9780812996708
47. The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250080400
48. The Memory Police
Yoko Ogawa, Vintage, $16.00, 9781101911815
49. When No One Is Watching
Alyssa Cole, Morrow, $16.99, 9780062982650
50. Daisy Jones & The Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $17.00, 9781524798642
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending January 17, 2021
16. What Unites Us
Dan Rather, Elliot Kirschner, Algonquin Books, $16.95, 9781616209940
17. So You Want to Talk About Race
Ijeoma Oluo, Seal Press, $16.99, 9781580058827
18. The Four Agreements
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310
19. All About Love
bell hooks, Morrow, $15.99, 9780060959470
20. The Moment of Lift
Melinda Gates, Flatiron Books, $17.99, 9781250257727
21. Say Nothing
Patrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $16.95, 9780307279286
22. Stamped from the Beginning
Ibram X. Kendi, Bold Type Books, $19.99, 9781568585987
23. Our Malady
Timothy Snyder, Crown, $12.00, 9780593238899
24. Just Mercy
Bryan Stevenson, One World, $17.00, 9780593133934
25. Uncanny Valley
Anna Wiener, Picador, $17.00, 9781250785695
26. The Artist's Way
Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $17.00, 9780143129257
27. Wow, No Thank You.
Samantha Irby, Vintage, $15.95, 9780525563488
28. Burnout
Emily Nagoski, Amelia Nagoski, Ballantine, $17.00, 9781984818324
29. Little Weirds
Jenny Slate, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316485364
30. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2021
Sarah Janssen (Ed.), World Almanac, $15.99, 9781510761391
31. In the Dream Houser
Carmen Maria Machado, Graywolf Press, $16.00, 9781644450383
32. The Untethered Soul
Michael A. Singer, New Harbinger, $18.95, 9781572245372
33. The Listening Path
Julia Cameron, St. Martin's Essentials, $17.99, 9781250768582
34. Intimations
Zadie Smith, Penguin, $10.95, 9780593297612
35. The Soul of an Octopus
Sy Montgomery, Atria, $16.99, 9781451697728
36. A Woman of No Importance
Sonia Purnell, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735225312
37. The Spy and the Traitor
Ben Macintyre, Crown, $18.00, 9781101904213
38. Sapiens: A Graphic History
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $25.99, 9780063051331
39. Lead from the Outside
Stacey Abrams, Picador, $17.00, 9781250214805
40. When Things Fall Apart
Pema Chödrön, Shambhala, $16.95, 9781611803433
41. How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735224155
42. Life Undercover
Amaryllis Fox, Vintage, $16.95, 9780525564089
43. The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson, Vintage, $16.00, 9780375725609
44. The Yellow House
Sarah M. Broom, Grove Press, $17.00, 9780802149039
45. Trick Mirror
Jia Tolentino, Random House, $18.00, 9780525510567
46. Hillbilly Elegy
J.D. Vance, Harper, $16.99, 9780062300553
47. Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl, Beacon Press, $15.00, 9780807014271
48. Killers of the Flower Moon
David Grann, Vintage, $16.95, 9780307742483
49. Leadership
Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $18.00, 9781476795935
50. Know My Name
Chanel Miller, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735223721
Extended Hardcover Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending January 17, 2021
16. Detransition, Baby
Torrey Peters, One World, $27.00, 9780593133378
17. Perestroika in Paris
Jane Smiley, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525520351
18. A Children's Bible
Lydia Millet, Norton, $25.95, 9781324005032
19. A Time for Mercy
John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385545969
20. The Children's Blizzard
Melanie Benjamin, Delacorte Press, $28.00, 9780399182280
21. Mystery of Mrs. Christie
Marie Benedict, Sourcebooks Landmark, $26.99, 9781492682721
22. American Dirt
Jeanine Cummins, Flatiron Books, $27.99, 9781250209764
23. Leave the World Behind
Rumaan Alam, Ecco, $27.99, 9780062667632
24. Such a Fun Age
Kiley Reid, Putnam, $26.00, 9780525541905
25. Homeland Elegies
Ayad Akhtar, Little, Brown, $28.00, 9780316496421
26. Across the Green Grass Fields
Seanan McGuire, Tordotcom, $19.99, 9781250213594
27. The Push
Ashley Audrain, Pamela Dorman Books, $26.00, 9781984881663
28. Piranesi
Susanna Clarke, Bloomsbury Publishing, $27.00, 9781635575637
29. Black Buck
Mateo Askaripour, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26.00, 9780358380887
30. The Wife Upstairs
Rachel Hawkins, St. Martin's, $27.99, 9781250245496
31. The Cold Millions
Jess Walter, Harper, $28.99, 9780062868084
32. Luster
Raven Leilani, FSG, $26.00, 9780374194321
33. A Deadly Education
Naomi Novik, Del Rey, $28.00, 9780593128480
34. Star Wars: Light of the Jedi
Charles Soule, Del Rey, $28.99, 9780593157718
35. The House on Vesper Sands
Paraic O'Donnell, Tin House Books, $26.95, 9781951142247
36. Moonflower Murders
Anthony Horowitz, Harper, $28.99, 9780062955456
37. The Evening and the Morning
Ken Follett, Viking, $36.00, 9780525954989
38. The Scorpion's Tail
Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, Grand Central, $29.00, 9781538747278
39. The Once and Future Witches
Alix E. Harrow, Redhook, $28.00, 9780316422048
40. The City We Became
N.K. Jemisin, Orbit, $28.00, 9780316509848
41. The Night Watchman
Louise Erdrich, Harper, $28.99, 9780062671189
42. The Law of Innocence
Michael Connelly, Little, Brown, $29.00, 9780316485623
43. The Office of Historical Corrections
Danielle Evans, Riverhead Books, $27.00, 9781594487330
44. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong, Penguin Press, $26.00, 9780525562023
45. What Could Be Saved
Liese O'Halloran Schwarz, Atria Books, $27.00, 9781982150617
46. Squeeze Me
Carl Hiaasen, Knopf, $28.95, 9781524733452
47. Rhythm of War
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $34.99, 9780765326386
48. The Archer
Paulo Coelho, Knopf, $21.00, 9780593318270
49. Nick
Michael Farris Smith, Little, Brown, $27.00, 9780316529761
50. The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman, Pamela Dorman Books, $26.00, 9781984880963
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending January 17, 2021
16. What It's Like to Be a Bird
David Allen Sibley, Knopf, $35.00, 9780307957894
17. You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey
Amber Ruffin, Lacey Lamar, Grand Central, $28.00, 9781538719367
18. Bag Man
Rachel Maddow, Michael Yarvitz, Crown, $28.00, 9780593136683
19. Dessert Person
Claire Saffitz, Clarkson Potter, $35.00, 9781984826961
20. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), S&S, $35.00, 9781476753836
21. Accidentally Wes Anderson
Wally Koval, Voracious, $35.00, 9780316492737
22. A Wealth of Pigeons
Steve Martin, Harry Bliss (Illus.), Celadon Books, $28.00, 9781250262899
23. The Answer Is . . .
Alex Trebek, S&S, $26.00, 9781982157999
24. Atomic Habits
James Clear, Avery, $27.00, 9780735211292
25. The Book of Delights: Essays
Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $23.95, 9781616207922
26. World of Wonders
Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Fumi Nakamura (Illus.), Milkweed Editions, $25.00, 9781571313652
27. Our Time Is Now
Stacey Abrams, Holt, $27.99, 9781250257703
28. Becoming
Michelle Obama, Crown, $32.50, 9781524763138
29. Braiding Sweetgrass
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $35.00, 9781571311771
30. Kill Switch
Adam Jentleson, Liveright, $26.95, 9781631497773
31. Hidden Valley Road
Robert Kolker, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385543767
32. Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $26.00, 9780812993547
33. Is This Anything?
Jerry Seinfeld, S&S, $35.00, 9781982112691
34. Bravey
Alexi Pappas, The Dial Press, $27.00, 9781984801128
35. Educated
Tara Westover, Random House, $28.00, 9780399590504
36. Twilight of Democracy
Anne Applebaum, Doubleday, $25.00, 9780385545808
37. Black Futures
Kimberly Drew, Jenna Wortham, One World, $40.00, 9780399181139
38. Me and White Supremacy
Layla Saad, Sourcebooks, $25.99, 9781728209807
39. A Life on Our Planet
Sir David Attenborough, Grand Central , $26.00, 9781538719985
40. Eleanor
David Michaelis, S&S, $35.00, 9781439192016
41. First Principles
Thomas E. Ricks, Harper, $29.99, 9780062997456
42. Too Much and Never Enough
Mary L. Trump, Ph.D., S&S, $28.00, 9781982141462
43. Entangled Life
Merlin Sheldrake, Random House, $28.00, 9780525510314
44. Being Ram Dass
Ram Dass, Rameshwar Das, Sounds True, $29.99, 9781683646280
45. The Hidden Life of Trees
Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95, 9781771642484
46. The 99% Invisible City
Roman Mars, Kurt Kohlstedt, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $30.00, 9780358126607
47. Love is the Way
Bishop Michael Curry, Sara Grace, Avery, $27.00, 9780525543039
48. Solutions and Other Problems
Allie Brosh, Gallery Books, $30.00, 9781982156947
49. Ottolenghi Flavor
Yotam Ottolenghi, et al., Ten Speed Press, $35.00, 9780399581755
50. Keep Moving
Maggie Smith, Atria/One Signal Publishers, $24.00, 9781982132071
Extended Mass Market
Based on sales for the week ending January 17, 2021
11. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803
12. Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977
13. Women Who Run With the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345409874
14. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Perigee, $11.00, 9780399501487
15. And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $8.99, 9780062073488
16. American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110
17. The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $9.99, 9780441478125
18. Children of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098240
19. The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9780765365279
20. The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
21. Neuromancer
William Gibson, Ace, $8.99, 9780441569595
22. Still Life
Louise Penny, St. Martin's, $7.99, 9781250068736
23. The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $8.99, 9780307743657
24. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345514400
25. The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756407919
26. Go Tell It on the Mountain
James Baldwin, Vintage, $7.99, 9780345806543
27. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488
28. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.99, 9780812550702
29. The Dispossessed
Ursula K. Le Guin, Harper Voyager, $8.99, 9780061054884
30. Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $8.99, 9781250318541
31. The Martian Chronicles
Ray Bradbury, S&S, $7.99, 9781451678192
32. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
33. Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck, Penguin, $12.00, 9780140177398
34. Chilled to the Cone
Ellie Alexander, St. Martin's, $8.99, 9781250214386
35. The Pillars of the Earth
Ken Follett, Signet, $10.99, 9780451166890
36. Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553293357
37. The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt, Little Brown, $10.99, 9780316055420
38. 'Salem's Lot
Stephen King, Anchor Books, $8.99, 9780307743671
39. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Gail Honeyman, Penguin, $9.99, 9780525506348
40. Little Women
Louisa May Alcott, Signet, $6.99, 9780593198025
41. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ken Kesey, Signet, $9.99, 9780451163967
42. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary
Merriam-Webster, $8.50, 9780877795964
43. The Color of Magic
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225672
44. Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365286
45. The Eye of the World
Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251466
46. Oathbringer
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365293
47. Shadows in Death
J.D. Robb, St. Martin's, $8.99, 9781250207258
48. The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553588941
49. The Fellowship of the Ring
J.R.R. Tolkien, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345339706
50. Guards! Guards!
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225757