Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for May 17, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending May 14, 2023
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. |
Trust Hernan Diaz, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780593420324 Diaz's book 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. |
3/2 |
| 2. |
The Midnight Library- Debut Matt Haig, Penguin, $18.00, 9780525559498 Haig's book is a dazzling novel about all the choices that go into a life well lived. |
/1 |
| 3. |
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid, Washington Square Press, $17.00, 9781501161933 Reid's novel is a mesmerizing journey through the splendor of old Hollywood into the harsh realities of the present day. |
1/102 |
| 4. |
Meet Me at the Lake Carley Fortune, Berkley, $18.00, 9780593438558 A random connection sends two strangers on a daylong adventure where they make a promise one keeps and the other breaks, with life-changing effects. A May 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
2/2 |
| 5. |
The Last Thing He Told Me Laura Dave, S&S/Marysue Rucci Books, $17.99, 9781501171352 Dave's novel is a gripping mystery about a woman who thinks she's found the love of her life—until he disappears. |
4/8 |
| 6. |
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. |
5/35 |
| 7. |
Daisy Jones & The Six Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $17.00, 9780593598429 A gripping novel about the whirlwind rise of an iconic 1970s rock group and their beautiful lead singer, revealing the mystery behind their infamous breakup. |
7/39 |
| 8. |
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. |
11/67 |
| 9. |
It Ends with Us Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501110368 In Hoover's honest, evocative, and tender novel, a workaholic with a too-good-to-be-true romance can't stop thinking about her first love. |
9/76 |
| 10. |
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue V. E. Schwab, Tor, $19.99, 9780765387578 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. |
6/5 |
| 11. |
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. |
14/141 |
| 12. |
Sea of Tranquility Emily St. John Mandel, Vintage, $17.00, 9780593466735 Emily St. John Mandel returns with a novel of art, time, love, and plague—unfurling a story of humanity across centuries and space. |
8/7 |
| 13. |
This Is How You Lose the Time War- Debut Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone, Gallery/Saga Press, $16.99, 9781534430990 An enthralling, romantic novel spanning time and space about two time-traveling rivals who fall in love and must change the past to ensure their future. |
/1 |
| 14. |
Circe Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316556323 The 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. |
10/159 |
| 15. |
The Candy House Jennifer Egan, Scribner, $17.99, 9781476716770 An electrifying, deeply moving novel about the quest for authenticity and meaning in a world where memories and identities are no longer private. |
12/10 |
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for May 17, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending May 14, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Trade Paperback Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
| 1. |
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. |
1/7 |
| 2. |
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $20.00, 9781571313560 Drawing on her life as an Indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices. |
2/179 |
| 3. |
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. |
3/80 |
| 4. |
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. |
4/137 |
| 5. |
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI David Grann, Vintage, $17.00, 9780307742483 Grann's twisting and haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history. |
5/95 |
| 6. |
The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity David Graeber, David Wengrow, Picador, $25.00, 9781250858801 The Dawn of Everything fundamentally transforms our understanding of the human past and offers a path toward imagining new forms of freedom and new ways of organizing society. |
6/6 |
| 7. |
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, $18.00, 9780593139028 The definitive guide to telling an unforgettable story in any setting, drawing on 25 years of experience from the storytelling experts at The Moth. |
7/3 |
| 8. |
The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet John Green, Dutton, $18.00, 9780525555247 A deeply moving collection of personal essays by the bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars and Turtles All the Way Down. |
8/8 |
| 9. |
Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence Dr. Anna Lembke, Dutton, $18.00, 9781524746742 Dr. Anna Lembke explores the exciting new scientific discoveries that explain why the relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to pain—and what to do about it. |
12/19 |
| 10. |
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. |
15/16 |
| 11. |
Tiny Beautiful Things (10th Anniversary Edition): Advice from Dear Sugar Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $17.00, 9780593685211 An anniversary edition of the bestselling collection of "Dear Sugar" advice columns by the author of Wild—featuring a new preface and six additional columns. |
9/7 |
| 12. |
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $20.00, 9780593230275 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. |
13/13 |
| 13. |
OMFG, BEES!: Bees Are So Amazing and You're About to Find Out Why Matt Kracht, Chronicle Books, $15.95, 9781797219905 Guess what: Bees are incredible. If you don't think so, you're wrong; but you're also in luck! Extreme bee enthusiast and bestselling author Matt Kracht is here to set the record straight with this helpful guidebook to all things bees. |
10/4 |
| 14. |
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. |
14/201 |
| 15. |
How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question Michael Schur, Simon & Schuster, $18.99, 9781982159320 From the creator of The Good Place and the co-creator of Parks and Recreation, a hilarious, thought-provoking guide to living an ethical life. |
11/4 |
Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for May 17, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending May 14, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Hardcover Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
Happy Place Emily Henry, Berkley, $27.00, 9780593441275 Emily Henry's novel about a couple who broke up months ago pretend they're still together for an annual, week-long vacation with their best friends is the #1 Indie Next Pick for May 2023. |
1/3 |
| 2. |
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. |
7/30 |
| 3. |
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. |
2/58 |
| 4. |
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. |
4/2 |
| 5. |
The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece- Debut Tom Hanks, R. Sikoryak (Illus.), Knopf, $32.50, 9780525655596 From the legendary actor comes a graphic novel about the making of a star-studded, multi-million-dollar superhero action film...and the humble comic books that inspired it. Funny, touching, and wonderfully thought-provoking, while also capturing the changes in America and American culture since World War II. |
/1 |
| 6. |
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. |
3/44 |
| 7. |
Hello Beautiful Ann Napolitano, The Dial Press, $28.00, 9780593243732 An exquisite homage to Louisa May Alcott's timeless classic, Little Women, Hello Beautiful is a profoundly moving portrait of what is possible when we choose to love someone not in spite of who they are, but because of it. A March 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
5/9 |
| 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. |
8/21 |
| 9. |
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. |
12/2 |
| 10. |
Romantic Comedy Curtis Sittenfeld, Random House, $28.00, 9780399590948 In her new novel, Curtis Sittenfeld explores the neurosis-inducing and heart-fluttering wonder of love, while slyly dissecting the social rituals of romance and gender relations in the modern age. An April 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
9/6 |
| 11. |
In the Lives of Puppets TJ Klune, Tor, $28.99, 9781250217448 TJ Klune invites you deep into the heart of a peculiar forest and on the extraordinary journey of a family assembled from spare parts. A May 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
6/3 |
| 12. |
Pineapple Street Jenny Jackson, Pamela Dorman Books, $28.00, 9780593490693 Jackson's deliciously funny, sharply observed debut novel of family, love, and class is a March 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
14/10 |
| 13. |
Chain-Gang All-Stars Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Pantheon, $27.00, 9780593317334 Two top women gladiators fight for their freedom within a depraved private prison system not so far-removed from America's own in this explosive debut novel from the bestselling author of Friday Black. A May 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
10/2 |
| 14. |
Horse Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $28.00, 9780399562969 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. A June 2022 Indie Next Pick. |
13/48 |
| 15. |
Hang the Moon Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $28.00, 9781501117299 From Jeannette Walls, the bestselling author of The Glass Castle, comes a riveting new novel about an indomitable young woman in Virginia during Prohibition. An April 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
15/7 |
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| 18. |
The Secret Book of Flora Lea Patti Callahan Henry, Atria Books, $28.99, 9781668011836 When a woman discovers a rare book that has connections to her past, long-held secrets about her missing sister and their childhood spent in the English countryside during World War II are revealed. A May 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
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Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for May 17, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending May 14, 2023
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. |
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. |
1/4 |
| 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. |
2/17 |
| 3. |
Poverty, by America Matthew Desmond, Crown, $28.00, 9780593239919 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. |
3/8 |
| 4. |
You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir Maggie Smith, Atria/One Signal Publishers, $28.00, 9781982185855 The bestselling poet and author of Keep Moving offers a lush and heartrending memoir exploring coming of age in your middle age. |
6/5 |
| 5. |
The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times Michelle Obama, Crown, $32.50, 9780593237465 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. |
5/25 |
| 6. |
I'm Glad My Mom Died Jennette McCurdy, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781982185824 A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor—including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother—and how she retook control of her life. |
4/40 |
| 7. |
Spare Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, Random House, $36.00, 9780593593806 For the first time, Prince Harry tells his own story, chronicling his journey with raw, unflinching honesty. |
15/14 |
| 8. |
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. |
8/158 |
| 9. |
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. |
10/63 |
| 10. |
Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity Peter Attia, M.D., Bill Gifford, Harmony, $32.00, 9780593236598 A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challenges the conventional medical thinking on aging and reveals a new approach to preventing chronic disease and extending long-term health. |
11/7 |
| 11. |
Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You: A Memoir Lucinda Williams, Crown, $28.99, 9780593136492 Raw, intimate, and honest, Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You is an evocative reflection on an extraordinary woman's life journey. |
7/3 |
| 12. |
A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them Timothy Egan, Viking, $30.00, 9780735225268 Pulitzer and National Book Award-winning author Timothy Egan tells the riveting story of the Klan's rise to power in the 1920s, the cunning con man who drove that rise, and the woman who stopped them. |
9/6 |
| 13. |
Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma Claire Dederer, Knopf, $28.00, 9780525655114 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. A May 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
14/3 |
| 14. |
It. Goes. So. Fast.: The Year of No Do-Overs Mary Louise Kelly, Henry Holt and Co., $26.99, 9781250859853 NPR reporter Mary Louise Kelly's moving memoir about the year before her son goes to college—and the joys, losses and surprises that happen along the way. |
/3 |
| 15. |
Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age Katherine May, Riverhead Books, $26.00, 9780593329993 From the bestselling author of Wintering, an invitation to rediscover the feelings of awe and wonder available to us all. A March 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
13/11 |
Mass Market
Bestseller List for May 17, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending May 14, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593438367 |
1/182 |
| 2. |
1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 |
2/358 |
| 3. |
The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365279 |
/85 |
| 4. |
Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9781250318541 |
3/58 |
| 5. |
Good Omens Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977 |
6/112 |
| 6. |
Dune Messiah Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233 |
5/94 |
| 7. |
The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741 |
/134 |
| 8. |
The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129 |
8/55 |
| 9. |
Slaughterhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $8.99, 9780440180296 |
9/62 |
| 10. |
Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 |
10/126 |
Early & Middle Grade Readers
Bestseller List for May 17, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending May 14, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Early & Middle Grade Readers | ||
| 1. |
From the World of Percy Jackson: The Sun and the Star Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro, Disney Hyperion, $19.99, 9781368081153 |
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| 2. |
The One and Only Ruby Katherine Applegate, Harper, $19.99, 9780063080089 |
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| 3. |
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Judy Blume, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781665921312 |
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| 4. |
School Trip: A Graphic Novel Jerry Craft, Quill Tree Books, $14.99, 9780062885531 |
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| 5. |
The Eyes and the Impossible- Debut Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781524764203 |
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| 6. |
The One and Only Bob Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780062991324 |
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| 7. |
Odder Katherine Applegate, Charles Santoso (Illus.), Feiwel & Friends, $16.99, 9781250147424 |
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| 8. |
Squished: A Graphic Novel Megan Wagner Lloyd, Michelle Mee Nutter (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338568936 |
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| 9. |
The Last Comics on Earth: From the Creators of The Last Kids on Earth Max Brallier, Joshua Pruett, Jay Cooper (Illus.), Douglas Holgate (Illus.), Viking Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780593526774 |
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| 10. |
Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon) Scholastic, $14.99, 9781338714128 |
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| 11. |
Smile: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264 |
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| 12. |
Big Tree Brian Selznick, Scholastic Press, $32.99, 9781338180633 |
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| 13. |
The Moth Keeper: A Graphic Novel K. O'Neill, Random House Graphic, $13.99, 9780593182260 |
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| 14. |
Hoops: A Graphic Novel Matt Tavares, Candlewick, $12.99, 9781536231953 |
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| 15. |
Swim Team Johnnie Christmas, HarperAlley, $12.99, 9780063056763 |
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Young Adult
Bestseller List for May 17, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending May 14, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Young Adult | ||
| 1. |
Warrior Girl Unearthed Angeline Boulley, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $19.99, 9781250766588 |
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| 2. |
Solitaire Alice Oseman, Scholastic Press, $19.99, 9781338863420 |
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| 3. |
If He Had Been with Me Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489 |
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| 4. |
Hell Followed with Us Andrew Joseph White, Peachtree Teen, $12.99, 9781682635636 |
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| 5. |
One of Us Is Lying Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $12.99, 9781524714758 |
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| 6. |
They Both Die at the End Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062457806 |
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| 7. |
Imogen, Obviously Becky Albertalli, Balzer + Bray, $19.99, 9780063045873 |
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| 8. |
The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich (A Graphic Novel)- Debut Deya Muniz, Little, Brown Ink, $17.99, 9780316538725 |
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| 9. |
Iron Widow Xiran Jay Zhao, Tundra Books, $11.99, 9780735269958 |
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| 10. |
Girl in Pieces Kathleen Glasgow, Ember, $10.99, 9781101934746 |
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| 11. |
Miles Morales Suspended: A Spider-Man Novel Jason Reynolds, Zeke Peña (Illus.), Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, $19.99, 9781665918466 |
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| 12. |
Legendborn (An Indies Introduce Title) Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $13.99, 9781534441613 |
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| 13. |
The Little Prince Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Harvest, $11.99, 9780156012195 |
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| 14. |
I Must Betray You Ruta Sepetys, Philomel Books, $12.99, 9781984836045 |
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| 15. |
Five Survive Holly Jackson, Delacorte Press, $19.99, 9780593374160 |
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Children's Illustrated
Bestseller List for May 17, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending May 14, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Children's Illustrated | ||
| 1. |
Weather Together Jessie Sima, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781665916981 |
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| 2. |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 |
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| 3. |
Oh, the Places You'll Go! Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780679805274 |
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| 4. |
Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography Wendy Loggia, Elisa Chavarri (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593566718 |
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| 5. |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
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| 6. |
Woo Hoo! You're Doing Great! Sandra Boynton, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780316486798 |
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| 7. |
Hot Dog Doug Salati, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593308431 |
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| 8. |
Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $19.95, 9780060254926 |
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| 9. |
Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99, 9780803736801 |
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| 10. |
Party Hearty Kitty-Corn Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Abrams Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781419750953 |
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| 11. |
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Bill Martin, Jr., Eric Carle (Illus.), Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $8.99, 9780805047905 |
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| 12. |
Bluey: Mum School- Debut Penguin Young Readers, $6.99, 9780593658413 |
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| 13. |
Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks from 1 to 10- Debut Richard Scarry, Random House Books for Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593567708 |
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| 14. |
We Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish Ryan T. Higgins, Disney Hyperion, $18.99, 9781368076982 |
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| 15. |
My Mum Is the Best by Bluey and Bingo- Debut Penguin Young Readers, $9.99, 9780593519660 |
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Children's Series
Bestseller List for May 17, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending May 14, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Children's Series | ||
| 1. |
Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix |
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| 2. |
Elephant & Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion |
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| 3. |
Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback) Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic |
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| 4. |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet |
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| 5. |
I Survived (hardcover and paperback) Lauren Tarshis, Cassie Anderson (Illus.), Scholastic |
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| 6. |
Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers |
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| 7. |
InvestiGators (hardcover) John Patrick Green, Christopher Hastings, Pat Lewis (Illus.), First Second |
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| 8. |
The Bad Guys (paperback) Aaron Blabey, Scholastic |
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| 9. |
Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback) J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books |
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Baby-Sitters Club Graphix (hardcover and paperback) Ann M. Martin, Cynthia Yuan Cheng (Illus.), Scholastic |
Extended Paperback Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending May 14, 2023
16. The Maid
Nita Prose, Ballantine, $18.00, 9780593356173
17. The Paris Apartment
Lucy Foley, Morrow, $18.99, 9780063003064
18. The Lincoln Highway
Amor Towles, Penguin, $19.00, 9780735222366
19. Shrines of Gaiety
Kate Atkinson, Anchor, $17.00, 9780593466322
20. The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703
21. Legends & Lattes
Travis Baldree, Tor, $17.99, 9781250886088
22. Verity
Colleen Hoover, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538724736
23. Beach Read
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806734
24. The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318
25. It Starts with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $17.99, 9781668001226
26. Book Lovers
Emily Henry, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593334836
27. People We Meet on Vacation
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806758
28. A Court of Mist and Fury
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575583
29. The Four Winds
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $18.99, 9781250178619
30. The Priory of the Orange Tree
Samantha Shannon, Bloomsbury Publishing, $20.00, 9781635570304
31. Cloud Cuckoo Land
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $20.00, 9781982168445
32. Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
Jesse Q. Sutanto, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593549223
33. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $18.99, 9781501173219
34. Fellowship Point
Alice Elliott Dark, S&S/ Marysue Rucci Books, $20.00, 9781982131821
35. The Secret History
Donna Tartt, Vintage, $18.00, 9781400031702
36. One Italian Summer
Rebecca Serle, Atria, $17.99, 9781982166809
37. Never Never
Colleen Hoover, Tarryn Fisher, Canary Street Press, $17.99, 9781335004888
38. The School for Good Mothers
Jessamine Chan, S&S/Marysue Rucci Books, $17.99, 9781982156138
39. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $17.99, 9780062315007
40. The Cat Who Saved Books
Sosuke Natsukawa, HarperVia, $18.99, 9780063095731
41. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong, Penguin, $18.00, 9780525562047
42. Under the Whispering Door
TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217394
43. The Personal Librarian
Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593101544
44. Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538732182
45. A Court of Silver Flames
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635577990
46. Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $20.00, 9780593135228
47. A Court of Wings and Ruin
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575606
48. Malibu Rising
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $18.00, 9781524798673
49. Nightcrawling
Leila Mottley, Vintage, $17.00, 9780593312605
50. West with Giraffes
Lynda Rutledge, Lake Union Publishing, $14.95, 9781542023344
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending May 14, 2023
16. Finding Me: A Memoir
Viola Davis, HarperOne, $17.99, 9780063037366
17. These Precious Days: Essays
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $18.00, 9780063092792
18. The Nineties: A Book
Chuck Klosterman, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735217966
19. Educated: A Memoir
Tara Westover, Random House, $18.99, 9780399590528
20. Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
Merlin Sheldrake, Random House, $18.00, 9780525510321
21. Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit
Lyanda Lynn Haupt, Little, Brown Spark, $18.99, 9780316426497
22. The Book of Delights: Essays
Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $17.99, 9781643753287
23. We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland
Fintan O'Toole, Liveright, $20.00, 9781324092872
24. How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy
Jenny Odell, Melville House, $18.99, 9781612198552
25. Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
Suzanne Simard, Vintage, $17.00, 9780525565994
26. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson, Vintage, $18.00, 9780375725609
27. Gender Queer: A Memoir
Maia Kobabe, Oni Press, $19.99, 9781549304002
28. Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility
Rebecca Solnit (Ed.), Thelma Young Lutunatabua (Ed.), Haymarket Books, $16.95, 9781642598971
29. There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness: And Other Thoughts on Physics, Philosophy and the World
Carlo Rovelli, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780593192160
30. Bay Curious: Exploring the Hidden True Stories of the San Francisco Bay Area
Olivia Allen-Price, Chronicle Books, $15.95, 9781797214368
31. Meditations: A New Translation (Modern Library Classics)
Marcus Aurelius, Modern Library, $11.00, 9780812968255
32. How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
Clint Smith, Little, Brown, $18.99, 9780316492928
33. The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World
Matt Kracht, Chronicle Books, $15.95, 9781797212272
34. Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316299220
35. Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir
Dolly Alderton, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780062968791
36. The Artist's Way
Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $19.00, 9780143129257
37. Riverman: An American Odyssey
Ben McGrath, Vintage, $18.00, 9781101973615
38. Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law
Mary Roach, Norton, $16.95, 9781324036128
39. What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma
Stephanie Foo, Ballantine, $18.00, 9780593238127
40. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99, 9780062316110
41. Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution
Elie Mystal, New Press, $18.99, 9781620977637
42. The Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion, Vintage, $17.00, 9781400078431
43. Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath
Bill Browder, Simon & Schuster, $18.99, 9781982153328
44. Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands
Kelly Lytle Hernández, Norton , $19.95, 9781324064411
45. How to Focus (Mindfulness Essentials #9)
Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.), Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781952692178
46. I'll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood
Jessi Klein, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780062981608
47. The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself
Michael A. Singer, New Harbinger, $18.95, 9781572245372
48. How to Love (Mindfulness Essentials #3)
Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.), Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781937006884
49. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Trevor Noah, One World, $18.00, 9780399588198
50. Shoe Dog
Phil Knight, Scribner, $20.00, 9781501135927
Extended Hardcover Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending May 14, 2023
16. I Have Some Questions for You
Rebecca Makkai, Viking, $28.00, 9780593490143
17. Small Mercies
Dennis Lehane, Harper, $30.00, 9780062129482
18. The Secret Book of Flora Lea
Patti Callahan Henry, Atria Books, $28.99, 9781668011836
19. The Ferryman
Justin Cronin, Ballantine Books, $30.00, 9780525619475
20. Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club
J. Ryan Stradal, Pamela Dorman Books, $28.00, 9781984881076
21. Tress of the Emerald Sea
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $29.99, 9781250899651
22. Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hanover Square Press, $19.99, 9781335430991
23. Birnam Wood
Eleanor Catton, FSG, $28.00, 9780374110338
24. The Trackers
Charles Frazier, Ecco, $30.00, 9780062948083
25. Homecoming
Kate Morton, Mariner Books, $32.00, 9780063020894
26. Simply Lies
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $30.00, 9781538750636
27. Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide
Rupert Holmes, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $28.00, 9781451648218
28. Babel
R. F. Kuang, Harper Voyager, $27.99, 9780063021426
29. Small Things Like These
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802158741
30. Atalanta
Jennifer Saint, Flatiron Books, $28.99, 9781250855572
31. Queen Charlotte
Julia Quinn, Shonda Rhimes, Avon, $30.00, 9780063305083
32. Foster
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802160140
33. A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers, Tordotcom, $20.99, 9781250236210
34. Swamp Story
Dave Barry, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781982191337
35. Mad Honey
Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan, Ballantine, $29.99, 9781984818386
36. A Day of Fallen Night
Samantha Shannon, Bloomsbury Publishing, $35.00, 9781635577921
37. The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
Shannon Chakraborty, Harper Voyager, $32.00, 9780062963505
38. Trust
Hernan Diaz, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780593420317
39. Stone Blind
Natalie Haynes, Harper, $30.00, 9780063258396
40. The Half Moon
Mary Beth Keane, Scribner, $28.00, 9781982172602
41. Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
Heather Fawcett, Del Rey, $28.00, 9780593500132
42. Big Swiss
Jen Beagin, Scribner, $27.00, 9781982153083
43. Old Babes in the Wood: Stories
Margaret Atwood, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385549073
44. Clytemnestra
Costanza Casati, Sourcebooks Landmark, $26.99, 9781728268231
45. No Two Persons
Erica Bauermeister, St. Martin's Press, $28.00, 9781250284372
46. Someone Else's Shoes
Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $29.00, 9781984879295
47. The Golden Doves
Martha Hall Kelly, Ballantine Books, $28.99, 9780593354889
48. The London Séance Society
Sarah Penner, Park Row, $30.00, 9780778387114
49. The Marriage Portrait
Maggie O'Farrell, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593320624
50. Weyward
Emilia Hart, St. Martin's Press, $27.99, 9781250280800
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending May 14, 2023
16. Stay True: A Memoir
Hua Hsu, Doubleday, $26.00, 9780385547772
17. Sweet Enough: A Dessert Cookbook
Alison Roman, Clarkson Potter, $35.00, 9781984826398
18. The Language of Trees: A Rewilding of Literature and Landscape
Katie Holten, Tin House Books, $29.95, 9781953534682
19. There Are Moms Way Worse Than You: Irrefutable Proof That You Are Indeed a Fantastic Parent
Glenn Boozan, Priscilla Witte (Illus.), Workman, $14.99, 9781523515646
20. An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Ed Yong, Random House, $30.00, 9780593133231
21. Magnolia Table, Volume 3: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering
Joanna Gaines, William Morrow Cookbooks, $40.00, 9780062820174
22. Quantum Supremacy: How the Quantum Computer Revolution Will Change Everything
Michio Kaku, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385548366
23. Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic
Simon Winchester, Harper, $35.00, 9780063142886
24. The Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy)
Admiral William H. McRaven, Grand Central, $25.00, 9781538707944
25. Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden
Camille T. Dungy, Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781982195304
26. Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution
Rainn Wilson, Hachette Go, $28.00, 9780306828270
27. Walking with Sam: A Father, a Son, and Five Hundred Miles Across Spain
Andrew McCarthy, Grand Central , $28.00, 9781538709207
28. The Story of Art Without Men
Katy Hessel, Norton, $45.00, 9780393881868
29. Honey, Baby, Mine: A Mother and Daughter Talk Life, Death, Love (and Banana Pudding)
Laura Dern, Diane Ladd, Grand Central , $30.00, 9781538720370
30. How to Read a Tree: Clues and Patterns from Bark to Leaves (Natural Navigation)
Tristan Gooley, The Experiment, $24.95, 9781615199433
31. The Last Honest Man: The CIA, the FBI, the Mafia, and the Kennedys—and One Senator's Fight to Save Democracy
James Risen, Little, Brown , $32.00, 9780316565134
32. Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock
Jenny Odell, Random House, $28.99, 9780593242704
33. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck
Mark Manson, Harper, $26.99, 9780062457714
34. Be the Bus: The Lost & Profound Wisdom of the Pigeon
Mo Willems, Union Square & Co., $15.99, 9781454948193
35. Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
Brené Brown, Random House, $30.00, 9780399592553
36. I Swear: Politics Is Messier Than My Minivan
Katie Porter, Crown, $28.00, 9780593443989
37. Life in Five Senses: How Exploring the Senses Got Me Out of My Head and Into the World
Gretchen Rubin, Crown, $28.00, 9780593442746
38. Dinner in One: Exceptional & Easy One-Pan Meals
Melissa Clark, Clarkson Potter, $29.99, 9780593233252
39. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), Simon & Schuster, $37.50, 9781476753836
40. Camera Girl: The Coming of Age of Jackie Bouvier Kennedy
Carl Sferrazza Anthony, Gallery Books, $29.99, 9781982141875
41. 100 Morning Treats: With Muffins, Rolls, Biscuits, Sweet and Savory Breakfast Breads, and More
Sarah Kieffer, Chronicle Books, $27.50, 9781797216164
42. The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History
Ned Blackhawk, Yale University Press, $35.00, 9780300244052
43. Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World
Henry Grabar, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9781984881137
44. The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $32.50, 9781982117351
45. The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
Gabor Maté, M.D., Daniel Maté, Avery, $30.00, 9780593083888
46. Solito: A Memoir
Javier Zamora, Hogarth, $28.00, 9780593498064
47. Inciting Joy: Essays
Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $27.00, 9781643753041
48. Look for Me There: Grieving My Father, Finding Myself
Luke Russert, Harper Horizon, $28.99, 9780785291817
49. It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism
Bernie Sanders, John Nichols, Crown, $28.00, 9780593238714
50. The Daddy Diaries: The Year I Grew Up
Andy Cohen, Henry Holt and Co., $29.99, 9781250890924
Extended Mass Market
Based on sales for the week ending May 14, 2023
11. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803
12. The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $9.99, 9780441478125
13. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $12.00, 9780399501487
14. The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $9.99, 9780307743657
15. American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110
16. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488
17. And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062073488
18. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345514400
19. Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553283686
20. Rhythm of War
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9780765365309
21. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
22. Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553293357
23. The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcom X, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345350688
24. Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365286
25. Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess
Bobby Fischer, et al., Bantam, $8.99, 9780553263152
26. Oathbringer
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365293
27. The Color of Magic
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225672
28. Carrie
Stephen King, Anchor, $9.99, 9780307743664
29. Children of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441104024
30. Bridgerton: The Duke and I
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063078697
31. 'Salem's Lot
Stephen King, Anchor, $9.99, 9780307743671
32. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
33. Mythology
Edith Hamilton, Grand Central, $10.00, 9780446574754
34. The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553588941
35. Rich Dad Poor Dad
Robert T. Kiyosaki, Plata Publishing, $9.99, 9781612681139
36. The Fall of Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Bantam Books, $7.99, 9780553288209
37. The Fellowship of the Ring: The Lord of the Rings: Part One
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780593500484
38. Outlander
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99, 9780553393699
39. The Princess Bride
William Goldman, Mariner, $10.99, 9780156035217
40. Mistborn: Secret History
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250859143
41. The Eye of the World
Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251466
42. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $9.99, 9781250773012
43. Bridgerton: The Viscount Who Loved Me
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063139503
44. Women Who Run With the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345409874
45. Misery
Stephen King, Pocket, $9.99, 9781501156748
46. Neverwhere
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062476371
47. God Emperor of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098257
48. Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345538987
49. The Hero of Ages
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318626
50. All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque, Ballantine, $6.99, 9780449213940