Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for January 3, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending December 31, 2023
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| Paperback Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
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. |
2/68 |
| 2 |
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid, Atria , $17.00, 9781501161933 Reid's novel is a mesmerizing journey through the splendor of old Hollywood into the harsh realities of the present day. |
6/135 |
| 3 |
Trust Hernan Diaz, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780593420324 Trust is an unparalleled novel about money, power, intimacy, and perception. A May 2022 Indie Next Pick and a winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. |
3/35 |
| 4 |
All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $18.99, 9781668017340 Doerr's beautiful novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France during World War II. |
1/11 |
| 5 |
The Midnight Library Matt Haig, Penguin, $18.00, 9780525559498 Haig's book is a dazzling novel about all the choices that go into a life well lived. |
5/34 |
| 6 |
A Court of Mist and Fury Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575583 The seductive and stunning sequel to Sarah J. Maas's spellbinding A Court of Thorns and Roses. |
/17 |
| 7 |
The Thursday Murder Club Richard Osman, Penguin, $18.00, 9781984880987 In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves the Thursday Murder Club. |
4/84 |
| 8 |
The House in the Pines Ana Reyes, Dutton, $18.00, 9780593186732 Armed with only hazy memories, a woman who long ago witnessed her friend's sudden, mysterious death, and has since spent her life trying to forget, sets out to track down answers. |
15/3 |
| 9 |
Bookshops & Bonedust Travis Baldree, Tor, $17.99, 9781250886101 Set in the world of Legends & Lattes, Travis Baldree's Bookshops & Bonedust takes us on a journey of high fantasy, first loves, and secondhand books. |
9/8 |
| 10 |
The Silent Patient Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703 A gripping psychological thriller about a woman's act of violence against her husband—and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive. |
14/69 |
| 11 |
A Little Life Hanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $18.00, 9780804172707 Yanagihara's astonishing novel about love and friendship in the 21st century was a March 2015 Indie Next Pick and a National Book Award finalist. |
/37 |
| 12 |
Babel R. F. Kuang, Harper Voyager, $20.00, 9780063021433 Kuang's breathtaking novel grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire. |
7/18 |
| 13 |
Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology Shane Hawk (Ed.), Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. (Ed.), Vintage, $17.00, 9780593468463 These wholly original and shiver-inducing tales introduce readers to ghosts, curses, hauntings, monstrous creatures, complex family legacies, desperate deeds, and chilling acts of revenge. |
11/15 |
| 14 |
Icebreaker- Debut Hannah Grace, Atria, $17.99, 9781668026038 Sparks fly when a competitive figure skater and hockey team captain are forced to share a rink. |
/1 |
| 15 |
The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller, Ecco, $17.99, 9780062060624 Miller's monumental debut novel is an action-packed adventure and epic love story that brilliantly re-imagines Homer's enduring masterwork, The Iliad. |
/159 |
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for January 3, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending December 31, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.
| Paperback Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI David Grann, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593470831 Grann's twisting and haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history. |
1/12 |
| 2 |
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $19.00, 9780593512302 Brown tells the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Now a major motion picture. |
2/141 |
| 3 |
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. |
3/212 |
| 4 |
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917—2017 Rashid Khalidi, Picador, $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. |
7/10 |
| 5 |
All About Love: New Visions bell hooks, Morrow, $16.99, 9780060959470 All About Love is a revelation about what causes a polarized society and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering. |
8/113 |
| 6 |
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. |
9/40 |
| 7 |
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. |
14/170 |
| 8 |
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music Dave Grohl, Dey Street Books, $21.99, 9780063076105 A candid and insightful memoir by the popular member of Nirvana and the Foo Fighters. |
4/9 |
| 9 |
Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know- Debut Adam Grant, Penguin, $20.00, 9781984878120 Grant examines the critical art of rethinking: learning to question your opinions and open other people's minds, which can position you for excellence at work and wisdom in life. |
/1 |
| 10 |
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us Ed Yong, Random House, $20.00, 9780593133255 Every kind of animal, including humans, is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of our immense world. In An Immense World, science journalist Ed Yong helps us to experience the skeins of scent, waves of electromagnetism, and pulses of pressure that other animals perceive. |
6/18 |
| 11 |
Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir Dolly Alderton, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780062968791 A wildly funny, occasionally heartbreaking memoir about growing up, growing older, and learning to navigate friendships, jobs, loss, and love along the ride. Now streaming on Peacock. |
/4 |
| 12 |
The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $21.00, 9781982117368 Rich with Mukherjee's revelatory and exhilarating stories of scientists, doctors, and the patients whose lives may be saved by their work, The Song of the Cell is the third book in this extraordinary writer's exploration of what it means to be human. |
10/10 |
| 13 |
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin, Vintage, $25.00, 9780375726262 A deep, fantastic look at the complex physicist and father of the atomic bomb. |
11/24 |
| 14 |
The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present Paul McCartney, Liveright, $30.00, 9781324094098 A work of unparalleled candor and splendorous beauty, The Lyrics celebrates the creative life and the musical genius of Paul McCartney through 154 of his most meaningful songs. |
5/8 |
| 15 |
The 2024 Old Farmer's Almanac Old Farmer's Almanac, $9.95, 9781571989529 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. |
12/18 |
Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for January 3, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending December 31, 2023
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| Hardcover Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
Iron Flame Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374172 She's survived her first year at Basgiath War College for dragon riders...but the danger is just beginning in the electrifying follow-up to Fourth Wing. |
7/8 |
| 2 |
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store James McBride, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780593422946 Bringing his masterly storytelling skills and his deep faith in humanity to The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, James McBride has written a novel as compassionate as Deacon King Kong and as inventive as The Good Lord Bird. An August 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
1/21 |
| 3 |
Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374042 Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from bestselling author Rebecca Yarros. |
5/32 |
| 4 |
Tom Lake Ann Patchett, Harper, $30.00, 9780063327528 In this beautiful and moving novel about family, love, and growing up, Ann Patchett once again proves herself one of America's finest writers. An August 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
3/22 |
| 5 |
Demon Copperhead Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $32.50, 9780063251922 Kingsolver's brilliant novel enthralls, compels, and captures the heart as it evokes a young hero's unforgettable journey to maturity. A November 2022 Indie Next Pick and a winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. |
4/63 |
| 6 |
Lessons in Chemistry Bonnie Garmus, Doubleday, $29.00, 9780385547345 Funny, shrewdly observant, and studded with a dazzling cast of supporting characters, Lessons in Chemistry is as original and vibrant as its protagonist. An April 2022 Indie Next Pick. |
2/91 |
| 7 |
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Gabrielle Zevin, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593321201 The exhilarating new novel by the bestselling author of The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry is the #1 Indie Next Pick for July 2022. |
9/75 |
| 8 |
North Woods Daniel Mason, Random House, $28.00, 9780593597033 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. An October 2023 Indie Next List Pick. |
8/10 |
| 9 |
The Covenant of Water Abraham Verghese, Grove Press, $32.00, 9780802162175 Verghese's new novel is a stunning and magisterial epic of love, faith, and medicine, set in Kerala, South India, following three generations of a family seeking the answers to a strange secret. A May 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
6/35 |
| 10 |
Prophet Song Paul Lynch, Atlantic Monthly Press, $26.00, 9780802163011 Paul Lynch's novel presents a terrifying and shocking vision of a country sliding into authoritarianism and a deeply human portrait of a mother's fight to hold her family together. Winner of the Booker Prize 2023. |
13/4 |
| 11 |
Fourth Wing (Special Edition) Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99, 9781649376169 The year's biggest book sensation returns in this completely jaw-dropping special edition. |
14/6 |
| 12 |
So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802160850 From Booker Prize Finalist and bestselling author of Small Things Like These, comes a triptych of stories about love, lust, betrayal, and the ever-intriguing interchanges between women and men. A November 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
15/6 |
| 13 |
Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $29.99, 9780063204157 A charming, witty and compulsively readable exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope that traces a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus. A May 2022 Indie Next Pick. |
/41 |
| 14 |
The Little Liar Mitch Albom, Harper, $26.99, 9780062406651 Mitch Albom returns with a powerful novel that moves from a coastal Greek city during the Holocaust, to America, where the intertwined lives of three survivors are forever changed by the perils of deception and the grace of redemption. |
/6 |
| 15 |
The Fraud Zadie Smith, Penguin Press, $29.00, 9780525558965 From acclaimed and bestselling novelist Zadie Smith, a kaleidoscopic work of historical fiction set against the legal trial that divided Victorian England, about who gets to tell their story—and who gets to be believed. A September 2023 Indie Next List Pick. |
10/15 |
Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for January 3, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending December 31, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.
| Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
| 1 |
Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning Liz Cheney, Little, Brown and Company, $32.50, 9780316572064 A gripping first-hand account of the January 6th, 2021, insurrection from inside the halls of Congress, from origins to aftermath—by the House Republican leader who dared to stand up to it. |
3/4 |
| 2 |
The Creative Act: A Way of Being Rick Rubin, Penguin Press, $32.00, 9780593652886 From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their creativity, comes a beautifully crafted book many years in the making that offers that same deep wisdom to all of us. |
2/50 |
| 3 |
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder David Grann, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385534260 The Wager is a grand tale of human behavior at the extremes told by David Grann, one of our greatest nonfiction writers. A May 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
1/37 |
| 4 |
How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen David Brooks, Random House, $30.00, 9780593230060 A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper connections at home, at work, and throughout our lives. |
5/10 |
| 5 |
The Woman in Me Britney Spears, Gallery Books, $32.99, 9781668009048 Written with remarkable candor and humor, Spears's groundbreaking book illuminates the enduring power of music and love—and the importance of a woman telling her own story, on her own terms, at last. |
7/10 |
| 6 |
Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America Heather Cox Richardson, Viking, $30.00, 9780593652961 Many books tell us what has happened over the last five years. Democracy Awakening explains how we got to this perilous point, what our history really tells us about ourselves, and what the future of democracy can be. |
4/14 |
| 7 |
Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism Rachel Maddow, Crown, $32.00, 9780593444511 Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful of committed public servants and brave private citizens thwarted far-right plotters trying to steer our nation toward an alliance with the Nazis. |
6/11 |
| 8 |
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones James Clear, Avery, $27.00, 9780735211292 James Clear reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. |
/87 |
| 9 |
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir Matthew Perry, Flatiron Books, $29.99, 9781250866448 Matthew Perry's memoir is is both intimate and eye-opening—as well as a hand extended to anyone struggling with sobriety. Unflinchingly honest, moving, and uproariously funny, this is the book fans have been waiting for. |
11/12 |
| 10 |
Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things Adam Grant, Viking, $32.00, 9780593653142 This book reveals how anyone can rise to achieve greater things. The true measure of your potential is not the height of the peak you've reached, but how far you've climbed to get there. |
15/10 |
| 11 |
The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year Margaret Renkl, Spiegel & Grau, $32.00, 9781954118461 From the bestselling author of Late Migrations comes a luminous book that traces the passing of seasons, personal and natural. A November 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
14/10 |
| 12 |
Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon Michael Lewis, Norton, $30.00, 9781324074335 From the bestselling author of The Big Short and Flash Boys, the story of FTX's spectacular collapse and the enigmatic founder at its center. |
9/13 |
| 13 |
Elon Musk Walter Isaacson, Simon & Schuster, $35.00, 9781982181284 An astonishingly intimate biography of the most fascinating and controversial innovator of our era—a rule-breaking visionary who helped to lead the world into the era of electric vehicles, private space exploration, and artificial intelligence. |
10/16 |
| 14 |
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. |
13/181 |
| 15 |
My Name Is Barbra Barbra Streisand, Viking, $47.00, 9780525429524 No entertainer's memoir has been more anticipated than Barbra Streisand's, and this engrossing and delightful book will be eagerly welcomed by her millions of fans. |
8/8 |
Mass Market
Bestseller List for January 3, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending December 31, 2023
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| Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593438367 |
1/215 |
| 2 |
1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 |
3/391 |
| 3 |
The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365279 |
2/107 |
| 4 |
Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541 |
/73 |
| 5 |
Just After Sunset: Stories Stephen King, Pocket, $10.99, 9781668018101 |
8/5 |
| 6 |
Good Omens Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977 |
6/132 |
| 7 |
The Boys from Biloxi John Grisham, Vintage, $10.99, 9780593470916 |
7/19 |
| 8 |
A Haunting in Venice Agatha Christie, Morrow, $9.99, 9780063342972 |
/16 |
| 9 |
The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129 |
/67 |
| 10 |
No Plan B Lee Child, Andrew Child, Dell, $9.99, 9781984818577 |
/23 |
Early & Middle Grade Readers
Bestseller List for January 3, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending December 31, 2023
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| Early & Middle Grade Readers | ||
| 1 |
Wings of Fire: A Guide to the Dragon World Tui T. Sutherland, Joy Ang (Illus.), Scholastic Press, $24.99, 9781338634822 |
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| 2 |
96 Facts About Taylor Swift: Quizzes, Quotes, Questions, and More! Arie Kaplan, Risa Rodil (Illus.), Grosset & Dunlap, $6.99, 9780593750933 |
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| 3 |
From the World of Percy Jackson: The Sun and the Star Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro, Disney Hyperion, $19.99, 9781368081153 |
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| 4 |
The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $19.99, 9781536223361 |
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| 5 |
Dogtown Katherine Applegate, Gennifer Choldenko, Wallace West (Illus.), Feiwel & Friends, $17.99, 9781250811608 |
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| 6 |
The Lost Library Rebecca Stead, Wendy Mass, Feiwel & Friends, $17.99, 9781250838810 |
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| 7 |
Smile: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264 |
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| 8 |
Wonka- Debut Roald Dahl, Sibéal Pounder (Adapt.), Simon Farnaby, Paul King, Viking Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780593528686 |
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| 9 |
Drama: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801897 |
|
| 10 |
Sisters: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801880 |
|
| 11 |
Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293 |
|
| 12 |
The Puppets of Spelhorst (The Norendy Tales) Kate DiCamillo, Julie Morstad (Illus.), Candlewick, $17.99, 9781536216752 |
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| 13 |
Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon) Scholastic, $14.99, 9781338714128 |
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| 14 |
The Moth Keeper: A Graphic Novel K. O'Neill, Random House Graphic, $13.99, 9780593182260 |
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| 15 |
Cat on the Run in Cat of Death! Aaron Blabey, Scholastic, $7.99, 9781338831825 |
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Young Adult
Bestseller List for January 3, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending December 31, 2023
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| Young Adult | ||
| 1 |
Ruthless Vows- Debut Rebecca Ross, Wednesday Books, $20.00, 9781250857453 |
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| 2 |
Divine Rivals Rebecca Ross, Wednesday Books, $18.99, 9781250857439 |
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| 3 |
Check & Mate Ali Hazelwood, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $14.00, 9780593619919 |
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| 4 |
Powerless Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665954884 |
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| 5 |
If He Had Been with Me Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489 |
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| 6 |
Lightlark Alex Aster, Amulet, $12.99, 9781419760877 |
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| 7 |
Gwen & Art Are Not in Love Lex Croucher, Wednesday Books, $20.00, 9781250847218 |
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| 8 |
Nightbane Alex Aster, Amulet, $19.99, 9781419760907 |
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| 9 |
Better Than the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534467637 |
|
| 10 |
Five Survive Holly Jackson, Delacorte Press, $19.99, 9780593374160 |
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| 11 |
Betting on You Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665921237 |
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| 12 |
A Study in Drowning Ava Reid, HarperTeen, $19.99, 9780063211506 |
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| 13 |
The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780375842207 |
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| 14 |
The Spirit Bares Its Teeth Andrew Joseph White, Peachtree Teen, $19.99, 9781682636114 |
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| 15 |
Legendborn (An Indies Introduce Title) Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $13.99, 9781534441613 |
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Children's Illustrated
Bestseller List for January 3, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending December 31, 2023
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| Children's Illustrated | ||
| 1 |
Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography Wendy Loggia, Elisa Chavarri (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593566718 |
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| 2 |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593434383 |
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| 3 |
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh! Mo Willems, Union Square Kids, $18.99, 9781454952770 |
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| 4 |
The Big Cheese Jory John, Pete Oswald (Illus.), Harper, $19.99, 9780063329508 |
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| 5 |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780694003617 |
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| 6 |
Dragon's First Taco Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $8.99, 9780593533178 |
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| 7 |
The Snowy Day Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780670012701 |
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| 8 |
Lila Greer, Teacher of the Year Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Harry N. Abrams, $19.99, 9781419769047 |
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| 9 |
Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $21.99, 9780060254926 |
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| 10 |
Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Lost Christmas! Alastair Heim, Aristides Ruiz (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593563168 |
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| 11 |
How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? Mac Barnett, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Candlewick, $18.99, 9781536223767 |
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| 12 |
Bluey 5-Minute Stories: 6 Stories in 1 Book? Hooray! Penguin Young Readers, $14.99, 9780593521908 |
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| 13 |
If I Was a Horse Sophie Blackall, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316510981 |
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| 14 |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
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| 15 |
Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99, 9780803736801 |
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Children's Series
Bestseller List for January 3, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending December 31, 2023
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| Children's Series | ||
| 1 |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet |
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| 2 |
Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback) Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Scholastic New in Series: Winter Turning (9781338730920) |
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| 3 |
Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback) Rick Riordan, Hyperion |
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| 4 |
Heartstopper (hardcover and paperback) Alice Oseman, Graphix New in Series: Heartstopper: Volume 5 (9781338807486) |
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| 5 |
The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback) Suzanne Collins, Scholastic |
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| 6 |
Cat Kid Comic Club (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix |
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| 7 |
Baby-Sitters Club Graphix (hardcover and paperback) Ann M. Martin, Arley Nopra (Illus.), Scholastic New in Series: Claudia and the Bad Joke (9781338835502) |
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| 8 |
Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix |
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| 9 |
Elephant & Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion |
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| 10 |
Wild Robot (hardcover and paperback) Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
Extended Paperback Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending December 31, 2023
16 The Maid
Nita Prose, Ballantine, $18.00, 9780593356173
17 Legends & Lattes
Travis Baldree, Tor, $17.99, 9781250886088
18 It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501110368
19 All Good People Here
Ashley Flowers, Bantam, $18.00, 9780593496497
20 Circe
Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316556323
21 Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781639730957
22 This Other Eden
Paul Harding, Norton, $17.99, 9781324074526
23 Mad Honey
Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan, Ballantine, $18.00, 9781984818409
24 The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318
25 The Secret History
Donna Tartt, Vintage, $18.00, 9781400031702
26 The Last Thing He Told Me
Laura Dave, S&S/Marysue Rucci Books, $17.99, 9781501171352
27 A Court of Wings and Ruin
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575606
28 The Best American Short Stories 2023
Min Jin Lee, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner Books, $18.99, 9780063275904
29 The Housemaid
Freida McFadden, Grand Central, $12.99, 9781538742570
30 Big Swiss
Jen Beagin, Scribner, $17.00, 9781982153090
31 House of Earth and Blood
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635577020
32 The Paris Apartment
Lucy Foley, Morrow, $18.99, 9780063003064
33 Wildfire
Hannah Grace, Atria Books, $18.99, 9781668026274
34 A Court of Silver Flames
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635577990
35 What Moves the Dead
T. Kingfisher, Tor Nightfire, $14.99, 9781250830814
36 Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $20.00, 9780593135228
37 The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V. E. Schwab, Tor, $19.99, 9780765387578
38 It Starts with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $17.99, 9781668001226
39 The Priory of the Orange Tree
Samantha Shannon, Bloomsbury Publishing, $20.00, 9781635570304
40 A Court of Frost and Starlight
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $17.00, 9781635575620
41 The Passenger
Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $18.00, 9780307389091
42 Too Late
Colleen Hoover, Grand Central, $18.99, 9781538756591
43 The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $17.99, 9780062315007
44 This Is How You Lose the Time War
Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone, Gallery/Saga Press, $16.99, 9781534430990
45 Normal People
Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $17.00, 9781984822185
46 My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Ottessa Moshfegh, Penguin, $17.00, 9780525522133
47 The House Across the Lake
Riley Sager, Dutton, $18.00, 9780593183212
48 Twisted Love
Ana Huang, Bloom Books, $17.99, 9781728274867
49 The Mountain in the Sea
Ray Nayler, Picador, $18.00, 9781250872272
50 The Assassin's Blade
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781639731091
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending December 31, 2023
16 The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310
17 Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316299220
18 Solito: A Memoir
Javier Zamora, Hogarth, $18.00, 9780593498088
19 The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781452174037
20 Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Oliver Burkeman, Picador, $19.00, 9781250849359
21 Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Dr. Anna Lembke, Dutton, $20.00, 9781524746742
22 The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams
Stacy Schiff, Back Bay Books, $21.99, 9780316441094
23 Novelist as a Vocation
Haruki Murakami, Vintage, $17.00, 9781101974537
24 Stay True: A Memoir
Hua Hsu, Anchor, $17.00, 9780593315200
25 The Book of Delights: Essays
Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $18.99, 9781643753287
26 Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99, 9780062316110
27 How to Smile (Mindfulness Essentials #10)
Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.), Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781952692437
28 Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America
Pekka Hämäläinen, Liveright, $22.00, 9781324094067
29 And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
Jon Meacham, Random House, $25.00, 9780553393989
30 The Artist's Way: 30th Anniversary Edition
Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $19.00, 9780143129257
31 Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
Merlin Sheldrake, Random House, $18.99, 9780525510321
32 Meditations: A New Translation (Modern Library Classics)
Marcus Aurelius, Modern Library, $11.00, 9780812968255
33 The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781797212272
34 Just Kids: A National Book Award Winner
Patti Smith, Ecco, $18.99, 9780060936228
35 The Best American Essays 2023
Vivian Gornick, Robert Atwan (Eds.), Mariner Books, $18.99, 9780063288843
36 The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
David Graeber, David Wengrow, Picador, $25.00, 9781250858801
37 How We Live Is How We Die
Pema Chodron, Shambhala, $21.95, 9781645472407
38 Quietly Hostile: Essays
Samantha Irby, Vintage, $17.00, 9780593315699
39 The Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion, Vintage, $17.00, 9781400078431
40 Happy-Go-Lucky
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316392433
41 HBR's 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness
Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review Press, $24.95, 9781633694361
42 Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $20.00, 9780593230275
43 The Shortest History of Israel and Palestine: From Zionism to Intifadas and the Struggle for Peace
Michael Scott-Baumann, The Experiment, $16.95, 9781615199501
44 This Is What It Sounds Like: A Legendary Producer Turned Neuroscientist on Finding Yourself Through Music
Susan Rogers, Ogi Ogas, Norton, $17.95, 9781324065968
45 Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
S.C. Gwynne, Scribner, $18.00, 9781416591061
46 The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
John Green, Dutton, $18.00, 9780525555247
47 The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson, Vintage, $18.00, 9780375725609
48 How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth
The Moth, Meg Bowles, Catherine Burns, Jenifer Hixson, Sarah Austin Jenness, Kate Tellers, Crown, $19.00, 9780593139028
49 S.P.Q.R.: A History of Ancient Rome
Mary Beard, Liveright, $17.95, 9781631492228
50 The Calvin and Hobbes Portable Compendium Set 1
Bill Watterson, Andrews McMeel, $19.99, 9781524884970
Extended Hardcover Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending December 31, 2023
16 The Bee Sting
Paul Murray, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $30.00, 9780374600303
17 Yellowface
R. F. Kuang, Morrow, $30.00, 9780063250833
18 Small Things Like These
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802158741
19 The Exchange
John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385548953
20 The Narrow Road Between Desires
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $26.00, 9780756419172
21 Let Us Descend
Jesmyn Ward, Scribner, $28.00, 9781982104498
22 The Frozen River
Ariel Lawhon, Doubleday, $28.00, 9780385546874
23 Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hanover Square Press, $19.99, 9781335430991
24 Chain-Gang All-Stars
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Pantheon, $27.00, 9780593317334
25 Happy Place
Emily Henry, Berkley, $27.00, 9780593441275
26 The Mystery Guest
Nita Prose, Ballantine Books, $29.00, 9780593356180
27 Hello Beautiful
Ann Napolitano, The Dial Press, $28.00, 9780593243732
28 The Iliad
Homer, Emily Watson (Transl.), Norton, $39.95, 9781324001805
29 The Vaster Wilds
Lauren Groff, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780593418390
30 Blackouts
Justin Torres, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $30.00, 9780374293574
31 Foster
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802160140
32 The Serpent & the Wings of Night
Carissa Broadbent, Bramble, $29.99, 9781250343178
33 Roman Stories
Jhumpa Lahiri, Todd Portnowitz (Transl.), Knopf, $27.00, 9780593536322
34 Holly
Stephen King, Scribner, $30.00, 9781668016138
35 Absolution
Alice McDermott, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $28.00, 9780374610487
36 A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers, Tordotcom, $20.99, 9781250236210
37 Bright Young Women
Jessica Knoll, S&S/ Marysue Rucci Books, $27.99, 9781501153228
38 Day
Michael Cunningham, Random House, $28.00, 9780399591341
39 The Berry Pickers
Amanda Peters, Catapult, $27.00, 9781646221950
40 Wellness
Nathan Hill, Knopf, $30.00, 9780593536117
41 The MANIAC
Benjamin Labatut, Penguin Press, $28.00, 9780593654477
42 The Guest
Emma Cline, Random House, $28.00, 9780812998627
43 The Vulnerables
Sigrid Nunez, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780593715512
44 Starling House
Alix E. Harrow, Tor, $28.99, 9781250799050
45 Horse
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $28.00, 9780399562969
46 The Fragile Threads of Power
V. E. Schwab, Tor , $29.99, 9780765387493
47 None of This Is True
Lisa Jewell, Atria Books, $28.00, 9781982179007
48 The Mysteries
Bill Watterson, John Kascht, Andrews McMeel, $19.99, 9781524884949
49 The Last Devil to Die
Richard Osman, Pamela Dorman Books, $29.00, 9780593299425
50 The River We Remember
William Kent Krueger, Atria Books, $28.99, 9781982179212
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending December 31, 2023
16 Poverty, by America
Matthew Desmond, Crown, $28.00, 9780593239919
17 Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Peter Attia, M.D., Bill Gifford, Harmony, $32.00, 9780593236598
18 Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World
Mary Beard, Liveright, $39.99, 9780871404220
19 The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
Michael Finkel, Knopf, $28.00, 9780525657323
20 I'm Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781982185824
21 The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism
Tim Alberta, Harper, $35.00, 9780063226883
22 Guinness World Records 2024
Guinness World Records, $29.95, 9781913484378
23 Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penguin Press, $28.00, 9780593655955
24 The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History
Ned Blackhawk, Yale University Press, $35.00, 9780300244052
25 Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments
Joe Posnanski, Dutton, $29.00, 9780593472675
26 Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune
Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe, Harper, $32.99, 9780062964700
27 Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World
Naomi Klein, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $30.00, 9780374610326
28 A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?
Kelly Weinersmith, Zach Weinersmith, Penguin Press, $32.00, 9781984881724
29 Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook
Sohla El-Waylly, Knopf, $45.00, 9780593320464
30 World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music
Jeff Tweedy, Dutton, $26.00, 9780593472521
31 Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier
Arthur C. Brooks, Oprah Winfrey, Portfolio, $30.00, 9780593545409
32 Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution
Cat Bohannon, Knopf, $35.00, 9780385350549
33 More Is More: Get Loose in the Kitchen: A Cookbook
Molly Baz, Clarkson Potter, $35.00, 9780593578841
34 Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), Simon & Schuster, $37.50, 9781476753836
35 The Book of (More) Delights: Essays
Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $28.00, 9781643753096
36 Dinner Tonight: 100 Simple, Healthy Recipes for Every Night of the Week (A Defined Dish Book)
Alex Snodgrass, William Morrow Cookbooks, $35.00, 9780063278479
37 My Effin' Life
Geddy Lee, Harper, $40.00, 9780063159419
38 The Cat Who Taught Zen
James Norbury, William Morrow, $25.00, 9780063347618
39 Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, a Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor
Mark Harmon, Leon Carroll, Harper Select, $29.99, 9781400337019
40 The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA
Liza Mundy, Crown, $32.50, 9780593238172
41 The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions
Jonathan Rosen, Penguin Press, $32.00, 9781594206573
42 Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s
B. Dylan Hollis, DK, $32.00, 9780744080049
43 Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom
Ilyon Woo, Simon & Schuster, $29.99, 9781501191053
44 How Not to Age: The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older
Michael Greger, M.D., Flatiron Books, $39.99, 9781250796332
45 Big Heart Little Stove: Bringing Home Meals & Moments from The Lost Kitchen
Erin French, Celadon Books, $38.00, 9781250832313
46 To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Lindsey Nyx Walker, National Geographic, $30.00, 9781426223303
47 Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education
Stephanie Land, Atria/One Signal Publishers, $28.00, 9781982151393
48 Making It So: A Memoir
Patrick Stewart, Gallery Books, $35.00, 9781982167738
49 Dinner in One: Exceptional & Easy One-Pan Meals
Melissa Clark, Clarkson Potter, $29.99, 9780593233252
50 Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones
Dolly Parton, Ten Speed Press, $50.00, 9781984862129
Extended Mass Market
Based on sales for the week ending December 31, 2023
11 The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741
12 Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $9.99, 9780440180296
13 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803
14 Dune Messiah
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233
15 Reacher: Bad Luck and Trouble
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780593725498
16 Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342
17 Tom Clancy Red Winter
Marc Cameron, Berkley, $10.99, 9780593422779
18 Worthy Opponents
Danielle Steel, Dell, $9.99, 9781984821829
19 The Eye of the World
Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251466
20 Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553293357
21 Girl, Forgotten
Karin Slaughter, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062859044
22 Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $12.00, 9780399501487
23 The Judge's List
John Grisham, Vintage, $9.99, 9780593157831
24 The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $9.99, 9780307743657
25 The Wish
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538728635
26 Billy Summers
Stephen King, Pocket, $11.99, 9781668010129
27 3 Days to Live
James Patterson, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538752678
28 The Family Upstairs
Lisa Jewell, Pocket, $10.99, 9781668026519
29 The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $10.99, 9780441478125
30 The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488
31 The Jailhouse Lawyer
James Patterson, Nancy Allen, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538752609
32 22 Seconds
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538753156
33 And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062073488
34 Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553283686
35 The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
36 American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110
37 The Maidens
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $10.99, 9781250326669
38 Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365286
39 The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $10.99, 9780063221086
40 The Fellowship of the Ring: The Lord of the Rings: Part One
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780593500484
41 A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
42 The Investigator
John Sandford, Putnam, $10.99, 9780593328705
43 The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch, Spectra, $9.99, 9780553588941
44 Only the Dead
Jack Carr, Pocket, $10.99, 9781982181703
45 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345514400
46 The Color of Magic
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225672
47 Carrie
Stephen King, Anchor, $9.99, 9780307743664
48 Rhythm of War
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365309
49 Children of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441104024
50 The Golden Couple
Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen, St. Martin's Paperbacks, $9.99, 9781250322265