May 1, 2024

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestsellers List for May 1, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Paperback Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1 Just for the Summer
Abby Jimenez, Forever, $17.99, 9781538704431
Abby Jimenez's new witty, slow-burn rom-com is an April 2024 Indie Next Pick.
2/4
2 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.
1/85
3 Happy Place
Emily Henry, Berkley, $19.00, 9780593441190
Emily Henry's novel about a couple who broke up months ago and pretend they're still together for an annual, week-long vacation with their best friends.
3/8
4 The Three-Body Problem
Cixin Liu, Ken Liu (Transl.), Tor, $18.99, 9780765382030
Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or to fight against the invasion. The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision.
4/6
5 Bride
Ali Hazelwood, Berkley, $19.00, 9780593550403
A dangerous alliance between a Vampyre bride and an Alpha Werewolf becomes a love deep enough to sink your teeth into in this new paranormal romance from the bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis. The #1 Indie Next Pick for February 2024.
10/12
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.
8/34
7 Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $18.00, 9780441013593
Herbert's classic masterpiece—a triumph of the imagination—is now a major motion picture.
5/37
8 Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
Benjamin Stevenson, Mariner Books, $18.99, 9780063279032
Knives Out and Clue meet Agatha Christie and The Thursday Murder Club in this fiendishly clever blend of classic and modern murder mystery.
9/17
9 Horse
Geraldine Brooks, Penguin, $19.00, 9780399562976
Based on the remarkable true story of the record-breaking thoroughbred Lexington, Horse is a novel of art and science, love and obsession, and our unfinished reckoning with racism.
12/15
10 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.
7/50
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.
14/53
12 Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781639730957
Enter the world of Throne of Glass with the first book in the bestselling series by Sarah J. Maas.
11/15
13 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.
/93
14 A Court of Wings and Ruin
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575606
The epic third novel in the bestselling A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas.
13/17
15 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.
/19
ON THE RISE
18 Small Mercies
Dennis Lehane, Harper Perennial, $19.99, 9780062129499
Set against the hot, tumultuous months when Boston's desegregation of its public schools exploded in violence, Small Mercies is a superb thriller, a brutal depiction of criminality and power, and an unflinching portrait of the dark heart of American racism. It is a mesmerizing and wrenching work that only Dennis Lehane could write.
 
 
     

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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestsellers List for May 1, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1 The Backyard Bird Chronicles- Debut
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.
/1
2 The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 19172017
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.
1/27
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.
4/229
4 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.
5/130
5 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.
2/29
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.
7/57
7 Poverty, by America
Matthew Desmond, Crown, $20.00, 9780593239933
Elegantly written and fiercely argued, this compassionate book gives us new ways of thinking about a morally urgent problem. It also helps us imagine solutions. Desmond builds a startlingly original and ambitious case for ending poverty.
3/5
8 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.
6/187
9 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.
9/21
10 World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments- Debut
Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Fumi Nakamura (Illus.), Milkweed Editions, $20.00, 9781639550562
Beloved author Aimee Nezhukumatathil's celebrated work of nonfiction, now including additional essays and illustrations.
/1
11 The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times
Michelle Obama, Crown, $19.99, 9780593237489
In an inspiring follow-up to her critically acclaimed, bestselling memoir Becoming, former First Lady Michelle Obama shares practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying hopeful and balanced in today's highly uncertain world.
8/2
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.
/24
13 The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310
A practical guide to personal freedom, outlining a way of life rooted in traditional Toltec beliefs.
15/227
14 The Language of Trees: A Rewilding of Literature and Landscape- Debut
Katie Holten, Tin House Books, $19.95, 9781959030782
The Language of Trees considers our relationship with literature and landscape, resulting in an astonishing fusion of storytelling and art and a deeply beautiful celebration of trees through the ages.
/1
15 Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma- Debut
Claire Dederer, Vintage, $17.00, 9780525564188
Can we love the work of Hemingway, Polanski, Naipaul, Miles Davis, or Picasso? Should we? A passionate, provocative, blisteringly smart interrogation of how we make and experience art in the age of #MeToo, and of the link between genius and monstrosity.
/1
ON THE RISE
16 A Book of Days
Patti Smith, Random House Trade Paperbacks, $20.00, 9780593730386
A deeply moving and brilliantly idiosyncratic visual book of days by the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids and M Train, featuring more than 365 images and reflections that chart Smith's singular aesthetic.
 
 
     

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Hardcover Fiction



Bestsellers List for May 1, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1 Funny Story- Debut
Emily Henry, Berkley, $29.00, 9780593441282
Emily Henry's shimmering, joyful new novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common is a May 2024 Indie Next Pick.
/1
2 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.
1/6
3 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.
2/12
4 The Familiar
Leigh Bardugo, Flatiron Books, $29.99, 9781250884251
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo comes a spellbinding novel set in the Spanish Golden Age. An April 2024 Indie Next Pick.
4/3
5 Table for Two: Fictions
Amor Towles, Viking, $32.00, 9780593296370
From Amor Towles, a richly detailed and sharply drawn collection of stories, including a novella featuring one of his most beloved characters. An April 2024 Indie Next Pick.
3/4
6 The Paris Novel- Debut
Ruth Reichl, Random House, $29.00, 9780812996302
Ruth Reichl's new novel is a testament to living deliciously, taking chances, and finding your true home. A May 2024 Indie Next Pick.
/1
7 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.
5/38
8 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.
6/58
9 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.
8/27
10 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.
/40
11 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.
7/49
12 Wandering Stars
Tommy Orange, Knopf, $29.00, 9780593318256
Wandering Stars is a novel about epigenetic and generational trauma that has the force and vision of a modern epic, an exceptionally powerful new book from one of the most exciting writers at work today and soaring confirmation of Tommy Orange's monumental gifts. March 2024's #1 Indie Next Pick.
11/9
13 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.
13/79
14 The Hunter
Tana French, Viking, $32.00, 9780593493434
Tana French's new novel is a nuanced, atmospheric tale that explores what we'll do for our loved ones, what we'll do for revenge, and what we sacrifice when the two collide. A March 2024 Indie Next Pick.
9/8
15 The Husbands
Holly Gramazio, Doubleday, $29.00, 9780385550611
An exuberant debut novel, The Husbands delights in asking: how do we navigate life, love, and choice in a world of never-ending options? An April 2024 Indie Next Pick.
14/4
 
     

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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestsellers List for May 1, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1 Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
Salman Rushdie, Random House, $28.00, 9780593730249
From internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply personal account of enduring—and surviving—an attempt on his life thirty years after the fatwa that was ordered against him.
3/2
2 An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s
Doris Kearns Goodwin, Simon & Schuster, $35.00, 9781982108663
Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America's most beloved historians, artfully weaves together biography, memoir, and history. She takes you along on the emotional journey she and her husband, Richard (Dick) Goodwin embarked upon in the last years of his life.
1/2
3 Somehow: Thoughts on Love
Anne Lamott, Riverhead Books, $22.00, 9780593714416
Lamott explores the transformative power that love has in our lives: how it surprises us, forces us to confront uncomfortable truths, reminds us of our humanity, and guides us forward.
2/3
4 The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
Jonathan Haidt, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9780593655030
From New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Coddling of the American Mind, an essential investigation into the collapse of youth mental health—and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood.
5/5
5 The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
Amanda Montell, Atria/One Signal Publishers, $28.99, 9781668007976
A delicious blend of cultural criticism and personal narrative that explores our cognitive biases and the power, disadvantages, and highlights of magical thinking. An April 2024 Indie Next Pick.
6/3
6 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.
7/67
7 The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
Hampton Sides, Doubleday, $35.00, 9780385544764
From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook's death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day.
4/3
8 There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
Hanif Abdurraqib, Random House, $32.00, 9780593448793
A poignant, personal reflection on basketball, life, and home—from the author of the National Book Award finalist A Little Devil in America. An April 2024 Indie Next Pick.
8/5
9 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.
9/54
10 Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent- Debut
Judi Dench, Brendan O'Hea, St. Martin's Press, $32.00, 9781250325778
For the very first time, Judi Dench opens up about every Shakespearean role she has played throughout her seven-decade career, from Lady Macbeth and Titania to Ophelia and Cleopatra.
/1
11 The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
James Patterson, Matt Eversmann, Little, Brown and Company, $28.00, 9780316567534
Step inside The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians and enter a world where you can feed your curiosities, discover new voices, find whatever you want or require. This place has the magic of rainbows and unicorns, but it's also a business. The book business.
13/3
12 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.
11/104
13 Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present
Fareed Zakaria, W. W. Norton & Company, $29.99, 9780393239232
The CNN host and bestselling author explores the revolutions—past and present—that define the polarized and unstable age in which we live.
10/5
14 The Work of Art: How Something Comes from Nothing- Debut
Adam Moss, Penguin Press, $45.00, 9780593297582
From former editor of New York magazine Adam Moss, a collection of illuminating conversations examining the very personal, rigorous, complex, and elusive work of making art.
/1
15 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.
/25
 
     

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Mass Market



Bestsellers List for May 1, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1 Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593640340
1/232
2 Dune Messiah
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233
2/108
3 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
3/408
4 Children of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441104024
4/37
5 The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9780765365279
/122
6 Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342
/150
7 Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541
8/85
8 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345391803
/84
9 The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $10.99, 9780441478125
/7
10 Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553283686
/7
 
     

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Early & Middle Grade Readers



Bestsellers List for May 1, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Early & Middle Grade Readers  
1 The Eyes and the Impossible
Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781524764203
 
2 Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor
Alan Gratz, Scholastic Press, $18.99, 9781338736076
 
3 96 Facts About Taylor Swift: Quizzes, Quotes, Questions, and More!
Arie Kaplan, Risa Rodil (Illus.), Grosset & Dunlap, $6.99, 9780593750933
 
4 Olivetti (Indies Introduce)
Allie Millington, Feiwel & Friends, $17.99, 9781250326935
 
5 Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All- Debut
Chanel Miller, Philomel Books, $17.99, 9780593624524
 
6 The Night War
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Dial Books, $17.99, 9780735228566
 
7 Ferris
Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $18.99, 9781536231052
 
8 Tree. Table. Book.- Debut
Lois Lowry, Clarion Books, $18.99, 9780063299504
 
9 Wings of Fire: A Guide to the Dragon World
Tui T. Sutherland, Joy Ang (Illus.), Scholastic Press, $24.99, 9781338634822
 
10 Drama: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801897
 
11 Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II
Adam Gidwitz, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593112083
 
12 Smile: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264
 
13 The Secret Language of Birds- Debut
Lynne Kelly, Delacorte Press, $17.99, 9781524770273
 
14 The Moth Keeper: A Graphic Novel
K. O'Neill, Random House Graphic, $13.99, 9780593182260
15 A Rover's Story
Jasmine Warga, Balzer + Bray, $9.99, 9780063113930
 
 
     

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Young Adult



Bestsellers List for May 1, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Young Adult  
1 The Reappearance of Rachel Price
Holly Jackson, Delacorte Press, $20.99, 9780593374207
 
2 Divine Rivals
Rebecca Ross, Wednesday Books, $18.99, 9781250857439
 
3 Powerless
Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665954884
 
4 If He Had Been with Me
Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489
 
5 If Only I Had Told Her
Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $12.99, 9781728276229
 
6 A Tempest of Tea
Hafsah Faizal, Farrar, Straus and Giroux BYR, $20.99, 9780374389406
 
7 Ruthless Vows
Rebecca Ross, Wednesday Books, $20.00, 9781250857453
 
8 Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen, Anna Bond (Illus.), Puffin Books, $17.00, 9780593622452
 
9 Five Survive
Holly Jackson, Ember, $14.99, 9780593374191
 
10 Check & Mate
Ali Hazelwood, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $14.00, 9780593619919
 
11 Where Sleeping Girls Lie
Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Feiwel & Friends, $19.99, 9781250800848
 
12 Lightlark
Alex Aster, Amulet, $12.99, 9781419760877
 
13 Legendborn (Indies Introduce)
Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $13.99, 9781534441613
 
14 Song of the Six Realms- Debut
Judy I. Lin, Feiwel & Friends, $20.99, 9781250871619
 
15 Heartless Hunter
Kristen Ciccarelli, Wednesday Books, $20.00, 9781250866905
 
 
     

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Children's Illustrated



Bestsellers List for May 1, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Children's Illustrated  
1 Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography
Wendy Loggia, Elisa Chavarri (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593566718
 
2 Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780694003617
 
3 The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908
 
4 Little Blue Truck Feeling Happy
Alice Schertle, Clarion Books, $14.99, 9780063342705
 
5 Bubbly Beautiful Kitty-Corn
Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Harry N. Abrams, $19.99, 9781419768774
 
6 Dragon's First Taco
Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $8.99, 9780593533178
 
7 Penelope Rex and the Problem with Pets
Ryan T. Higgins, Disney Hyperion, $18.99, 9781368089609
 
8 Buffalo Fluffalo
Bess Kalb, Erin Kraan (Illus.), Random House Studio, $18.99, 9780593564530
 
9 Dragons Love Tacos
Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99, 9780803736801
 
10 Bluey: Queens
Penguin Young Readers, $5.99, 9780593750872
 
11 Luigi, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten
Michelle Knudsen, Kevin Hawkes (Illus.), Candlewick, $18.99, 9781536219111
 
12 Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $21.99, 9780060254926
 
13 Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780679805274
 
14 The Truth About the Couch- Debut
Adam Rubin, Liniers (Illus.), G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593619131
 
15 Bluey: Butterflies
Penguin Young Readers, $5.99, 9780593750889
 
 
     

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Children's Series



Bestsellers List for May 1, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Children's Series  
1 Dog Man (hardcover)
Dav Pilkey, Graphix
 
2 Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
 
3 Elephant & Piggie (hardcover)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
 
4 Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback)
Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Scholastic
 
5 Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
 
6 Who Was/Is...? (paperback)
Kirsten Anderson, Gregory Copeland (Illus.), Penguin Workshop
 
7 I Survived (hardcover and paperback)
Lauren Tarshis, Brian Churilla (Illus.), Scholastic
 
8 Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers
 
9 A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Holly Jackson, Ember
 
10 InvestiGators (hardcover and paperback)
John Patrick Green, Christopher Hastings, Pat Lewis (Illus.), First Second
 


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Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2024

16 The Housemaid
Freida McFadden, Grand Central, $12.99, 9781538742570

17 Beach Read
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806734

18 Small Mercies
Dennis Lehane, Harper Perennial, $19.99, 9780062129499

19 Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
Shane Hawk (Ed.), Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. (Ed.), Vintage, $17.00, 9780593468463

20 Tress of the Emerald Sea
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $19.99, 9781250899668

21 The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Atria, $17.00, 9781501161933

22 Weyward
Emilia Hart, St. Martin's Griffin, $19.00, 9781250842725

23 A Court of Silver Flames
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635577990

24 Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
Heather Fawcett, Del Rey, $18.00, 9780593500156

25 The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703

26 Chain Gang All-Stars
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593469316

27 The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $17.99, 9780062060624

28 Book Lovers
Emily Henry, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593334836

29 The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
Shannon Chakraborty, Harper Voyager, $19.99, 9780062963512

30 The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318

31 House of Earth and Blood
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635577020

32 Trust
Hernan Diaz, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780593420324

33 The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250080400

34 A Letter to the Luminous Deep
Sylvie Cathrall, Orbit, $18.99, 9780316565530

35 Late Bloomer
Mazey Eddings, St. Martin's Griffin, $18.00, 9781250847089

36 Butcher & Blackbird
Brynne Weaver, Zando - Slowburn, $18.00, 9781638931737

37 A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Penguin, $18.00, 9780143110439

38 Birnam Wood
Eleanor Catton, Picador, $19.00, 9781250321718

39 Pineapple Street
Jenny Jackson, Penguin, $18.00, 9780593490716

40 Legends & Lattes
Travis Baldree, Tor, $17.99, 9781250886088

41 One Dark Window
Rachel Gillig, Orbit, $18.99, 9780316312486

42 A Court of Frost and Starlight
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $17.00, 9781635575620

43 Circe
Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316556323

44 Devotions
Mary Oliver, Penguin, $20.00, 9780399563263

45 Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club
J.Ryan Stradal, Penguin, $18.00, 9781984881090

46 Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $20.00, 9780593135228

47 The Assassin's Blade
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781639731091

48 How to End a Love Story
Yulin Kuang, Avon, $18.99, 9780063310681

49 All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $18.99, 9781668017340

50 The Teacher
Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99, 9781728296210

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2024

16 A Book of Days
Patti Smith, Random House , $20.00, 9780593730386

17 The Artist's Way: 30th Anniversary Edition
Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $19.00, 9780143129257

18 Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
Jonathan Kennedy, Crown, $20.00, 9780593240496

19 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

20 Solito: A Memoir
Javier Zamora, Hogarth, $18.00, 9780593498088

21 Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $21.00, 9780593230275

22 Cinema Speculation
Quentin Tarantino, Harper Perennial, $21.00, 9780063112575

23 Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Oliver Burkeman, Picador, $19.00, 9781250849359

24 Meditations: A New Translation (Modern Library Classics)
Marcus Aurelius, Modern Library, $11.00, 9780812968255

25 Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $18.99, 9780060936228

26 An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Ed Yong, Random House, $20.00, 9780593133255

27 Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
Adam Grant, Penguin, $20.00, 9781984878120

28 Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships
Nina Totenberg, Simon & Schuster, $18.99, 9781982188092

29 This Wild and Precious Life: A Journal
Mary Oliver, Clarkson Potter, $16.99, 9780593580288

30 The Book of Delights: Essays
Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $18.99, 9781643753287

31 The Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion, Vintage, $17.00, 9781400078431

32 The 48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene, Penguin, $26.00, 9780140280197

33 How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures
Sabrina Imbler, Back Bay Books, $19.99, 9780316540506

34 Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
Merlin Sheldrake, Random House, $20.00, 9780525510321

35 The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions
Jonathan Rosen, Penguin Books, $20.00, 9780143132899

36 Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $25.99, 9780062316110

37 The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781797212272

38 Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic
Simon Winchester, Harper Perennial, $21.99, 9780063142893

39 The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
Dave Grohl, Dey Street Books, $21.99, 9780063076105

40 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

41 Stay True: A Memoir
Hua Hsu, Anchor, $17.00, 9780593315200

42 Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement
Angela Y. Davis, Haymarket Books, $15.95, 9781608465644

43 The Soul of an Octopus
Sy Montgomery, Atria, $18.99, 9781451697728

44 Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Dr. Anna Lembke, Dutton, $20.00, 9781524746742

45 The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: An Extraordinary New Journey Through History's Greatest Treasures
Bettany Hughes, Vintage, $20.00, 9780593686157

46 Woman, Life, Freedom
Marjane Satrapi, Seven Stories Press, $35.95, 9781644214053

47 Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $22.00, 9780374533557

48 Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Anne Lamott, Vintage, $17.00, 9780385480017

49 Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Oregon State University Press, $18.95, 9780870714993

50 The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $21.00, 9781982117368

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2024

16 Iron Flame
Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374172

17 Martyr!
Kaveh Akbar, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593537619

18 You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World
Ada Limón (Ed.), Milkweed Editions, $25.00, 9781571315687

19 The Cemetery of Untold Stories
Julia Alvarez, Algonquin Books, $28.00, 9781643753843

20 A Fate Inked in Blood
Danielle L. Jensen, Del Rey, $29.99, 9780593599839

21 The Frozen River
Ariel Lawhon, Doubleday, $28.00, 9780385546874

22 Tom Lake
Ann Patchett, Harper, $30.00, 9780063327528

23 How to Solve Your Own Murder
Kristen Perrin, Dutton, $28.00, 9780593474013

24 Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593321201

25 Close to Death
Anthony Horowitz, Harper, $30.00, 9780063305649

26 Expiration Dates
Rebecca Serle, Atria, $27.00, 9781982166823

27 A Calamity of Souls
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $30.00, 9781538765029

28 Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hanover Square Press, $19.99, 9781335430991

29 I Cheerfully Refuse
Leif Enger, Grove Press, $28.00, 9780802162939

30 A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers, Tordotcom, $20.99, 9781250236210

31 Lessons in Chemistry
Bonnie Garmus, Doubleday, $29.00, 9780385547345

32 Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop
Hwang Bo-reum, Bloomsbury Publishing, $28.99, 9781639732425

33 The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers
Samuel Burr, Doubleday, $29.00, 9780593470091

34 Good Material
Dolly Alderton, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593801307

35 First Lie Wins
Ashley Elston, Pamela Dorman Books, $28.00, 9780593492918

36 Lessons in Chemistry Special Edition
Bonnie Garmus, Doubleday, $40.00, 9780385551151

37 Yellowface
R. F. Kuang, Morrow, $30.00, 9780063250833

38 House of Flame and Shadow
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $32.00, 9781635574104

39 The Kamogawa Food Detectives
Hisashi Kashiwai, Jesse Kirkwood (Transl.), G.P. Putnam's Sons, $25.00, 9780593717714

40 Small Things Like These
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802158741

41 Lost Birds
Anne Hillerman, Harper, $30.00, 9780063344785

42 A Short Walk Through a Wide World
Douglas Westerbeke, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781668026069

43 Until August
Gabriel García Márquez, Anne McLean (Transl.), Knopf, $22.00, 9780593801994

44 The Fury
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $28.99, 9781250758989

45 The Book of Love
Kelly Link, Random House, $31.00, 9780812996586

46 The Bee Sting
Paul Murray, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $30.00, 9780374600303

47 Anita de Monte Laughs Last
Xochitl Gonzalez, Flatiron Books, $28.99, 9781250786210

48 Come and Get It
Kiley Reid, Putnam, $29.00, 9780593328200

49 The Book of Doors
Gareth Brown, William Morrow, $30.00, 9780063323988

50 The Titanic Survivors Book Club
Timothy Schaffert, Doubleday, $29.00, 9780385549158

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2024

16 How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
David Brooks, Random House, $30.00, 9780593230060

17 Grief Is for People
Sloane Crosley, MCD, $27.00, 9780374609849

18 Secrets of the Octopus
Sy Montgomery, National Geographic, $30.00, 9781426223723

19 Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
Charles Duhigg, Random House, $30.00, 9780593243916

20 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581

21 I'm Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781982185824

22 The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Financial Security
Scott Galloway, Portfolio, $32.00, 9780593714027

23 The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters
Susan Page, Simon & Schuster, $30.99, 9781982197926

24 Burn Book: A Tech Love Story
Kara Swisher, Simon & Schuster, $30.00, 9781982163891

25 Disappointing Affirmations
Dave Tarnowski, Chronicle Books, $14.95, 9781797226668

26 Who's Afraid of Gender?
Judith Butler, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $30.00, 9780374608224

27 Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Peter Attia, M.D., Bill Gifford, Harmony, $32.00, 9780593236598

28 The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society
Joseph E. Stiglitz, W. W. Norton & Company, $29.99, 9781324074373

29 The House of Hidden Meanings: A Memoir
RuPaul, Dey Street Books, $29.99, 9780063263901

30 The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
Michael Finkel, Knopf, $28.00, 9780525657323

31 Sociopath: A Memoir
Patric Gagne, Ph.D., Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781668003183

32 Reading Genesis
Marilynne Robinson, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $29.00, 9780374299408

33 PlantYou: Scrappy Cooking: 140+ Plant-Based Zero-Waste Recipes That Are Good for You, Your Wallet, and the Planet
Carleigh Bodrug, Hachette Go, $32.00, 9780306832420

34 The Moth Presents: A Point of Beauty: True Stories of Holding On and Letting Go
The Moth (Ed.), Crown, $28.00, 9780593139035

35 Gay Science: The Totally Scientific Examination of LGBTQ+ Culture, Myths, and Stereotypes
Rob Anderson, DK, $25.00, 9780744087352

36 Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
Cal Newport, Portfolio, $30.00, 9780593544853

37 Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism
Stephen Breyer, Simon & Schuster, $32.00, 9781668021538

38 Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), Simon & Schuster, $37.50, 9781476753836

39 The Everything War: Amazon’s Ruthless Quest to Own the World and Remake Corporate Power
Dana Mattioli, Little, Brown and Company, $32.50, 9780316269773

40 The League of Lady Poisoners: Illustrated True Stories of Dangerous Women
Lisa Perrin, Chronicle Books, $24.95, 9781797215884

41 Mostly What God Does: Reflections on Seeking and Finding His Love Everywhere
Savannah Guthrie, Thomas Nelson, $29.99, 9781400341122

42 Native Nations: A Millennium in North America
Kathleen DuVal, Random House, $38.00, 9780525511038

43 There Are Dads Way Worse Than You: Unimpeachable Evidence of Your Excellence as a Father
Glenn Boozan, Priscilla Witte (Illus.), Workman Publishing Company, $15.00, 9781523524334

44 Come Together: The Science (and Art!) of Creating Lasting Sexual Connections
Emily Nagoski, Ph.D., Ballantine Books, $30.00, 9780593500828

45 Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning
Liz Cheney, Little, Brown and Company, $32.50, 9780316572064

46 Nuclear War: A Scenario
Annie Jacobsen, Dutton, $30.00, 9780593476093

47 My Beloved Monster: Masha, the Half-wild Rescue Cat Who Rescued Me
Caleb Carr, Little, Brown and Company, $32.00, 9780316503600

48 A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes
Anthony Bale, W. W. Norton & Company, $29.99, 9781324064572

49 The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City
Kevin Baker, Knopf, $35.00, 9780375421839

50 Briefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real About the End
Alua Arthur, Mariner Books, $28.99, 9780063240032

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2024

11 God Emperor of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098257

12 American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110

13 Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $9.99, 9780440180296

14 Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553293357

15 Guards! Guards!
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225757

16 Rhythm of War
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365309

17 Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977

18 The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129

19 Heretics of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098264

20 Archangel's Lineage
Nalini Singh, Berkley, $9.99, 9780593550014

21 Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $12.00, 9780399501487

22 The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcom X, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345350688

23 The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $9.99, 9780307743657

24 The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741

25 Carrie
Stephen King, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307743664

26 Warbreaker
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765360038

27 The Fellowship of the Ring: The Lord of the Rings: Part One
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780593500484

28 Chapterhouse: Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098271

29 The Slow Regard of Silent Things
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $16.00, 9780756411329

30 The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488

31 The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch, Spectra, $9.99, 9780553588941

32 The Fall of Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553288209

33 Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365286

34 The Hero of Ages
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9781250318626

35 Oathbringer
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365293

36 Mistborn: Secret History
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9781250859143

37 Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345538987

38 The Eye of the World
Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251466

39 A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716

40 And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062073488

41 The Well of Ascension
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318572

42 Neverwhere
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062476371

43 Bridgerton: Romancing Mister Bridgerton
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063140622

44 Bridgerton: To Sir Phillip, with Love
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063140639

45 Arcanum Unbounded
Brandon Sanderson, Tor , $10.99, 9780765391186

46 Mort
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225719

47 Red Dragon
Thomas Harris, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425228227

48 Women Who Run With the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345409874

49 The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835

50 The Illustrated Man
Ray Bradbury, Simon & Schuster, $11.99, 9781451678185

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