Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for May 24, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending May 21, 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. |
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. |
2/2 |
| 2. |
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. |
1/3 |
| 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. |
3/103 |
| 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. |
4/3 |
| 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. |
5/9 |
| 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. |
6/36 |
| 7. |
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. |
9/77 |
| 8. |
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. |
7/40 |
| 9. |
When Women Were Dragons- Debut Kelly Barnhill, Anchor, $17.00, 9780593466575 A rollicking feminist tale set in 1950s America where thousands of women have spontaneously transformed into dragons, exploding notions of a woman's place in the world and expanding minds about accepting others for who they really are. |
/1 |
| 10. |
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. |
11/142 |
| 11. |
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. |
10/6 |
| 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. |
12/8 |
| 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. |
8/68 |
| 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. |
14/160 |
| 15. |
The Maid Nita Prose, Ballantine, $18.00, 9780593356173 A mystery and a heartwarming journey of the spirit, The Maid explores what it means to be the same as everyone else and yet entirely different. |
/19 |
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for May 24, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending May 21, 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 |
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| 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. |
1/8 |
| 2. |
Quietly Hostile: Essays- Debut Samantha Irby, Vintage, $17.00, 9780593315699 In her hilarious new essay collection, Samantha Irby invites us to share in the gory particulars of her real life, all that festers behind the glitter and glam. |
/1 |
| 3. |
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. |
5/96 |
| 4. |
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. |
2/180 |
| 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. |
3/81 |
| 6. |
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. |
4/138 |
| 7. |
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. |
6/7 |
| 8. |
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. |
10/17 |
| 9. |
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. |
7/4 |
| 10. |
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. |
9/20 |
| 11. |
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. |
12/14 |
| 12. |
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. |
8/9 |
| 13. |
Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care- Debut Mariame Kaba, Kelly Hayes, Haymarket Books, $17.95, 9781642598278 What fuels and sustains activism and organizing when it feels like our worlds are collapsing? Let This Radicalize You is a practical and imaginative resource for activists and organizers building power in an era of destabilization and catastrophe. |
/1 |
| 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. |
14/202 |
| 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. |
15/5 |
Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for May 24, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending May 21, 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. |
1/4 |
| 2. |
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. |
4/3 |
| 3. |
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. |
2/31 |
| 4. |
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. |
3/59 |
| 5. |
Yellowface- Debut R. F. Kuang, Morrow, $30.00, 9780063250833 Yellowface grapples with questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation, as well as the terrifying alienation of social media. R. F. Kuang's novel is timely, razor-sharp, and eminently readable. The #1 Indie Next Pick for June 2023. |
/1 |
| 6. |
The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece 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. |
5/2 |
| 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. |
6/45 |
| 8. |
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. |
7/10 |
| 9. |
The Guest- Debut Emma Cline, Random House, $28.00, 9780812998627 Taut, propulsive, and impossible to look away from, Emma Cline's The Guest is a spellbinding literary achievement. A June 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
| 10. |
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. |
8/22 |
| 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. |
11/4 |
| 12. |
The Postcard- Debut Anne Berest, Tina Kover (Transl.), Europa Editions, $28.00, 9781609458386 Anne Berest's novel is a vivid portrait of twentieth-century Parisian intellectual and artistic life, an enthralling investigation into family secrets, and poignant tale of a Jewish family devastated by the Holocaust and partly restored through the power of storytelling. A May 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
| 13. |
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. |
10/7 |
| 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. |
14/49 |
| 15. |
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. |
9/3 |
Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for May 24, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending May 21, 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. |
1/5 |
| 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. |
2/18 |
| 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. |
3/9 |
| 4. |
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. |
8/159 |
| 5. |
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. |
6/41 |
| 6. |
King: A Life- Debut Jonathan Eig, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $35.00, 9780374279295 In this landmark biography, Jonathan Eig gives us a Martin Luther King Jr. for our times: a deep thinker, a brilliant strategist, and a committed radical who led one of history's greatest movements, and whose demands for racial and economic justice remain as urgent today as they were in his lifetime. |
/1 |
| 7. |
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. |
4/6 |
| 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. |
9/64 |
| 9. |
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. |
12/7 |
| 10. |
Look for Me There: Grieving My Father, Finding Myself- Debut Luke Russert, Harper Horizon, $28.99, 9780785291817 For anyone uncertain about the direction of their life or unsure of how to move forward after a loss, Look for Me There is a poignant reflection that offers encouragement to examine our choices, take risks, and discover our truest selves. |
/1 |
| 11. |
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. |
7/15 |
| 12. |
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. |
5/26 |
| 13. |
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. |
10/8 |
| 14. |
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. |
11/4 |
| 15. |
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. |
13/4 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 17. |
Quantum Supremacy: How the Quantum Computer Revolution Will Change Everything Michio Kaku, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385548366 An exhilarating tour of humanity's next great technological achievement—quantum computing—which may eventually illuminate the deepest mysteries of science, supercharge artificial intelligence, and solve some of humanity's biggest problems. |
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Mass Market
Bestseller List for May 24, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending May 21, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Mass Market | ||
| 1. |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593438367 |
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| 2. |
1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 |
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| 3. |
The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365279 |
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| 4. |
Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9781250318541 |
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| 5. |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803 |
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| 6. |
Slaughterhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $8.99, 9780440180296 |
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| 7. |
The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129 |
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| 8. |
Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 |
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| 9. |
Good Omens Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977 |
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| 10. |
American Gods Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110 |
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Early & Middle Grade Readers
Bestseller List for May 24, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending May 21, 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 Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781524764203 |
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| 6. |
The Eyes and the Impossible: (Deluxe Wood-Bound Edition)- Debut Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (Illus.), McSweeney's, $28.00, 9781952119453 |
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| 7. |
The One and Only Bob Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780062991324 |
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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. |
Odder Katherine Applegate, Charles Santoso (Illus.), Feiwel & Friends, $16.99, 9781250147424 |
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| 10. |
The Tryout: A Graphic Novel Christina Soontornvat, Joanna Cacao (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338741261 |
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| 11. |
Big Tree Brian Selznick, Scholastic Press, $32.99, 9781338180633 |
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| 12. |
Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon) Scholastic, $14.99, 9781338714128 |
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| 13. |
When You Trap a Tiger Tae Keller, Yearling, $8.99, 9781524715731 |
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| 14. |
Smile: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264 |
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| 15. |
Hoops: A Graphic Novel Matt Tavares, Candlewick, $12.99, 9781536231953 |
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Young Adult
Bestseller List for May 24, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending May 21, 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. |
Hell Followed with Us Andrew Joseph White, Peachtree Teen, $12.99, 9781682635636 |
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| 3. |
Solitaire Alice Oseman, Scholastic Press, $19.99, 9781338863420 |
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| 4. |
One of Us Is Lying Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $12.99, 9781524714758 |
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| 5. |
If He Had Been with Me Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489 |
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| 6. |
The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich (A Graphic Novel) Deya Muniz, Little, Brown Ink, $17.99, 9780316538725 |
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| 7. |
Miles Morales Suspended: A Spider-Man Novel Jason Reynolds, Zeke Peña (Illus.), Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, $19.99, 9781665918466 |
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| 8. |
Painted Devils- Debut Margaret Owen, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $20.99, 9781250831163 |
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| 9. |
Girl in Pieces Kathleen Glasgow, Ember, $10.99, 9781101934746 |
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| 10. |
Legendborn (An Indies Introduce Title) Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $13.99, 9781534441613 |
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| 11. |
Iron Widow Xiran Jay Zhao, Tundra Books, $11.99, 9780735269958 |
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| 12. |
We Were Liars E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279 |
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| 13. |
Five Survive Holly Jackson, Delacorte Press, $19.99, 9780593374160 |
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| 14. |
Imogen, Obviously Becky Albertalli, Balzer + Bray, $19.99, 9780063045873 |
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| 15. |
Family of Liars E. Lockhart, Ember, $12.99, 9780593485880 |
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Children's Illustrated
Bestseller List for May 24, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending May 21, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Children's Illustrated | ||
| 1. |
Oh, the Places You'll Go! Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780679805274 |
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| 2. |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 |
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| 3. |
Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography Wendy Loggia, Elisa Chavarri (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593566718 |
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| 4. |
Weather Together Jessie Sima, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781665916981 |
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| 5. |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
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| 6. |
Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99, 9780803736801 |
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| 7. |
Woo Hoo! You're Doing Great! Sandra Boynton, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780316486798 |
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| 8. |
Hot Dog Doug Salati, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593308431 |
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| 9. |
Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.99, 9780060254926 |
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| 10. |
Knight Owl Christopher Denise, Christy Ottaviano Books, $17.99, 9780316310628 |
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| 11. |
Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780399230035 |
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| 12. |
Bluey: The Pool Penguin Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593385685 |
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| 13. |
Party Hearty Kitty-Corn Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Abrams Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781419750953 |
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| 14. |
Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $8.99, 9780358451228 |
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| 15. |
Bee: A Peek-Through Board Book- Debut Britta Teckentrup, Doubleday Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780593648896 |
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Children's Series
Bestseller List for May 24, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending May 21, 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. |
Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback) Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic |
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| 3. |
Elephant & Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion |
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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. |
Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback) J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books |
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| 8. |
The Bad Guys (paperback) Aaron Blabey, Scholastic |
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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (hardcover and paperback) Holly Jackson, Ember |
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Spy School (hardcover and paperback) Stuart Gibbs, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
Extended Paperback Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending May 21, 2023
16. Beach Read
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806734
17. The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318
18. This Time Tomorrow
Emma Straub, Riverhead Books, $18.00, 9780525539018
19. The Candy House
Jennifer Egan, Scribner, $17.99, 9781476716770
20. The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703
21. The Paris Apartment
Lucy Foley, Morrow, $18.99, 9780063003064
22. This Is How You Lose the Time War
Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone, Gallery/Saga Press, $16.99, 9781534430990
23. A Court of Mist and Fury
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575583
24. Legends & Lattes
Travis Baldree, Tor, $17.99, 9781250886088
25. It Starts with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $17.99, 9781668001226
26. The Priory of the Orange Tree
Samantha Shannon, Bloomsbury Publishing, $20.00, 9781635570304
27. The Lincoln Highway
Amor Towles, Penguin, $19.00, 9780735222366
28. Shrines of Gaiety
Kate Atkinson, Anchor, $17.00, 9780593466322
29. Verity
Colleen Hoover, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538724736
30. People We Meet on Vacation
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806758
31. Book Lovers
Emily Henry, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593334836
32. Cloud Cuckoo Land
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $20.00, 9781982168445
33. One Italian Summer
Rebecca Serle, Atria, $17.99, 9781982166809
34. The Secret History
Donna Tartt, Vintage, $18.00, 9781400031702
35. Never Never
Colleen Hoover, Tarryn Fisher, Canary Street Press, $17.99, 9781335004888
36. Malibu Rising
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $18.00, 9781524798673
37. The Four Winds
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $18.99, 9781250178619
38. The Cat Who Saved Books
Sosuke Natsukawa, HarperVia, $18.99, 9780063095731
39. Every Summer After
Carley Fortune, Berkley, $16.00, 9780593438534
40. Under the Whispering Door
TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217394
41. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $17.99, 9780062315007
42. Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $20.00, 9780593135228
43. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong, Penguin, $18.00, 9780525562047
44. Devotions
Mary Oliver, Penguin, $20.00, 9780399563263
45. A Court of Silver Flames
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635577990
46. The School for Good Mothers
Jessamine Chan, S&S/Marysue Rucci Books, $17.99, 9781982156138
47. Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781639730957
48. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $18.99, 9781501173219
49. The Guest List
Lucy Foley, Morrow, $16.99, 9780062868947
50. Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
Jesse Q. Sutanto, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593549223
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending May 21, 2023
16. OMFG, BEES!: Bees Are So Amazing and You're About to Find Out Why
Matt Kracht, Chronicle Books, $15.95, 9781797219905
17. Tiny Beautiful Things (10th Anniversary Edition): Advice from Dear Sugar
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $17.00, 9780593685211
18. Gender Queer: A Memoir
Maia Kobabe, Oni Press, $19.99, 9781549304002
19. What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma
Stephanie Foo, Ballantine, $18.00, 9780593238127
20. 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
21. These Precious Days: Essays
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $18.00, 9780063092792
22. Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
Merlin Sheldrake, Random House, $18.00, 9780525510321
23. Finding Me: A Memoir
Viola Davis, HarperOne, $17.99, 9780063037366
24. The Book of Delights: Essays
Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $17.99, 9781643753287
25. The Nineties: A Book
Chuck Klosterman, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735217966
26. Meditations: A New Translation (Modern Library Classics)
Marcus Aurelius, Modern Library, $11.00, 9780812968255
27. How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy
Jenny Odell, Melville House, $18.99, 9781612198552
28. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99, 9780062316110
29. Riverman: An American Odyssey
Ben McGrath, Vintage, $18.00, 9781101973615
30. Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir
Dolly Alderton, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780062968791
31. Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility
Rebecca Solnit (Ed.), Thelma Young Lutunatabua (Ed.), Haymarket Books, $16.95, 9781642598971
32. Educated: A Memoir
Tara Westover, Random House, $18.99, 9780399590528
33. How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
Clint Smith, Little, Brown, $18.99, 9780316492928
34. We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland
Fintan O'Toole, Liveright, $20.00, 9781324092872
35. Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit
Lyanda Lynn Haupt, Little, Brown Spark, $18.99, 9780316426497
36. The Artist's Way
Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $19.00, 9780143129257
37. The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781797212272
38. Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law
Mary Roach, Norton, $16.95, 9781324036128
39. Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
Suzanne Simard, Vintage, $17.00, 9780525565994
40. Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl, Beacon Press, $16.00, 9780807014271
41. How to Focus (Mindfulness Essentials #9)
Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.), Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781952692178
42. Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands
Kelly Lytle Hernández, Norton, $19.95, 9781324064411
43. Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316299220
44. Healing After Loss
Martha W. Hickman, Morrow, $18.99, 9780380773381
45. South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
Imani Perry, Ecco, $19.99, 9780062977373
46. Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
Art Spiegelman, Pantheon, $16.95, 9780394747231
47. Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Oregon State University Press, $18.95, 9780870714993
48. The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
Erik Larson, Crown, $20.00, 9780385348737
49. Ejaculate Responsibly: A Whole New Way to Think About Abortion
Gabrielle Blair, Workman, $14.99, 9781523523184
50. Shoe Dog
Phil Knight, Scribner, $20.00, 9781501135927
Extended Hardcover Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending May 21, 2023
16. Small Mercies
Dennis Lehane, Harper, $30.00, 9780062129482
17. Chain-Gang All-Stars
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Pantheon, $27.00, 9780593317334
18. Pineapple Street
Jenny Jackson, Pamela Dorman Books, $28.00, 9780593490693
19. Hang the Moon
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $28.00, 9781501117299
20. I Have Some Questions for You
Rebecca Makkai, Viking, $28.00, 9780593490143
21. Birnam Wood
Eleanor Catton, FSG, $28.00, 9780374110338
22. Babel
R. F. Kuang, Harper Voyager, $27.99, 9780063021426
23. Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hanover Square Press, $19.99, 9781335430991
24. The Secret Book of Flora Lea
Patti Callahan Henry, Atria Books, $28.99, 9781668011836
25. Only the Dead
Jack Carr, Atria/Emily Bestler Books, $29.99, 9781982181697
26. Small Things Like These
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802158741
27. The True Love Experiment
Christina Lauren, Gallery Books, $27.99, 9781982173432
28. Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club
J. Ryan Stradal, Pamela Dorman Books, $28.00, 9781984881076
29. Tress of the Emerald Sea
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $29.99, 9781250899651
30. The Trackers
Charles Frazier, Ecco, $30.00, 9780062948083
31. Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide
Rupert Holmes, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $28.00, 9781451648218
32. The Ferryman
Justin Cronin, Ballantine Books, $30.00, 9780525619475
33. Homecoming
Kate Morton, Mariner Books, $32.00, 9780063020894
34. A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers, Tordotcom, $20.99, 9781250236210
35. Fractal Noise
Christopher Paolini, Tor , $28.99, 9781250862488
36. Foster
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802160140
37. Big Swiss
Jen Beagin, Scribner, $27.00, 9781982153083
38. Atalanta
Jennifer Saint, Flatiron Books, $28.99, 9781250855572
39. Mad Honey
Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan, Ballantine, $29.99, 9781984818386
40. Simply Lies
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $30.00, 9781538750636
41. Swamp Story
Dave Barry, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781982191337
42. The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
Shannon Chakraborty, Harper Voyager, $32.00, 9780062963505
43. Queen Charlotte
Julia Quinn, Shonda Rhimes, Avon, $30.00, 9780063305083
44. Stone Blind
Natalie Haynes, Harper, $30.00, 9780063258396
45. A Day of Fallen Night
Samantha Shannon, Bloomsbury Publishing, $35.00, 9781635577921
46. Trust
Hernan Diaz, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780593420317
47. No Two Persons
Erica Bauermeister, St. Martin's Press, $28.00, 9781250284372
48. Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
Heather Fawcett, Del Rey, $28.00, 9780593500132
49. The Half Moon
Mary Beth Keane, Scribner, $28.00, 9781982172602
50. Weyward
Emilia Hart, St. Martin's Press, $27.99, 9781250280800
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending May 21, 2023
16. Stay True: A Memoir
Hua Hsu, Doubleday, $26.00, 9780385547772
17. Quantum Supremacy: How the Quantum Computer Revolution Will Change Everything
Michio Kaku, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385548366
18. The Language of Trees: A Rewilding of Literature and Landscape
Katie Holten, Tin House Books, $29.95, 9781953534682
19. An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Ed Yong, Random House, $30.00, 9780593133231
20. The Daddy Diaries: The Year I Grew Up
Andy Cohen, Henry Holt and Co., $29.99, 9781250890924
21. Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock
Jenny Odell, Random House, $28.99, 9780593242704
22. Walking with Sam: A Father, a Son, and Five Hundred Miles Across Spain
Andrew McCarthy, Grand Central , $28.00, 9781538709207
23. The Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy)
Admiral William H. McRaven, Grand Central, $25.00, 9781538707944
24. Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age
Katherine May, Riverhead Books, $26.00, 9780593329993
25. It. Goes. So. Fast.: The Year of No Do-Overs
Mary Louise Kelly, Henry Holt and Co., $26.99, 9781250859853
26. Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic
Simon Winchester, Harper, $35.00, 9780063142886
27. Be the Bus: The Lost & Profound Wisdom of the Pigeon
Mo Willems, Union Square & Co., $15.99, 9781454948193
28. Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II
Evan Thomas, Random House, $28.00, 9780399589256
29. Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution
Rainn Wilson, Hachette Go, $28.00, 9780306828270
30. Sweet Enough: A Dessert Cookbook
Alison Roman, Clarkson Potter, $35.00, 9781984826398
31. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), Simon & Schuster, $37.50, 9781476753836
32. The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
Gabor Maté, M.D., Daniel Maté, Avery, $30.00, 9780593083888
33. Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden
Camille T. Dungy, Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781982195304
34. Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto
Tricia Hersey, Little, Brown Spark, $27.00, 9780316365215
35. Make Your Bed
Admiral William H. McRaven, Grand Central, $20.00, 9781455570249
36. Life in Five Senses: How Exploring the Senses Got Me Out of My Head and Into the World
Gretchen Rubin, Crown, $28.00, 9780593442746
37. Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
Brené Brown, Random House, $30.00, 9780399592553
38. Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
Jonathan Kennedy, Crown, $30.00, 9780593240472
39. Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World
Malcolm Harris, Little, Brown, $36.00, 9780316592031
40. The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History
Ned Blackhawk, Yale University Press, $35.00, 9780300244052
41. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck
Mark Manson, Harper, $26.99, 9780062457714
42. How to Read a Tree: Clues and Patterns from Bark to Leaves (Natural Navigation)
Tristan Gooley, The Experiment, $24.95, 9781615199433
43. The World: A Family History of Humanity
Simon Sebag Montefiore, Knopf, $45.00, 9780525659532
44. The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $32.50, 9781982117351
45. The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic
Stephen Vladeck, Basic Books, $30.00, 9781541602632
46. The Story of Art Without Men
Katy Hessel, Norton, $45.00, 9780393881868
47. It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism
Bernie Sanders, John Nichols, Crown, $28.00, 9780593238714
48. Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World
Henry Grabar, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9781984881137
49. The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History
Serhii Plokhy, Norton, $30.00, 9781324051190
50. Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
Susan Magsamen, Ivy Ross, Random House, $30.00, 9780593449233
Extended Mass Market
Based on sales for the week ending May 21, 2023
11. Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553293357
12. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488
13. Dune Messiah
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233
14. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741
15. Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553283686
16. The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $9.99, 9780307743657
17. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $12.00, 9780399501487
18. Bridgerton: The Duke and I
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063078697
19. And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062073488
20. The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $9.99, 9780441478125
21. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345514400
22. The Color of Magic
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225672
23. Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345538987
24. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
25. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
26. Children of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441104024
27. God Emperor of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098257
28. Rich Dad Poor Dad
Robert T. Kiyosaki, Plata Publishing, $9.99, 9781612681139
29. The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcom X, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345350688
30. The Fellowship of the Ring: The Lord of the Rings: Part One
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780593500484
31. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $10.99, 9780063221086
32. Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess
Bobby Fischer, et al., Bantam, $8.99, 9780553263152
33. All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque, Ballantine, $6.99, 9780449213940
34. Carrie
Stephen King, Anchor, $9.99, 9780307743664
35. Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365286
36. The Illustrated Man
Ray Bradbury, Simon & Schuster, $10.99, 9781451678185
37. Oathbringer
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365293
38. Mythology
Edith Hamilton, Grand Central, $10.00, 9780446574754
39. Outlander
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99, 9780553393699
40. 'Salem's Lot
Stephen King, Anchor, $9.99, 9780307743671
41. Guards! Guards!
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225757
42. The Silmarillion
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345325815
43. Bridgerton: Romancing Mister Bridgerton
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063140622
44. Rhythm of War
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9780765365309
45. The Judge's List
John Grisham, Vintage, $9.99, 9780593157831
46. The Well of Ascension
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318572
47. The Princess Bride
William Goldman, Mariner, $10.99, 9780156035217
48. Misery
Stephen King, Pocket, $9.99, 9781501156748
49. Mort
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225719
50. The Hero of Ages
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318626