Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for November 17, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending November 14, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Trade Paperback Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $18.00, 9780593438374 Herbert's classic masterpiece—a triumph of the imagination—is now a major motion picture. |
1/19 |
| 2. |
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. |
2/24 |
| 3. |
The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99, 9780062060624 Miller's monumental debut novel is an action-packed adventure and epic love story that brilliantly re-imagines Homer's enduring masterwork, The Iliad. |
3/63 |
| 4. |
The Searcher Tana French, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735224674 A former Chicago police officer retreats to a bucolic Irish village and starts to realize that even small towns shelter dangerous secrets. |
6/2 |
| 5. |
The Overstory Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95, 9780393356687 National Book Award-winner Powers delivers a sweeping, impassioned novel of activism and resistance that is also a stunning evocation of—and paean to—the natural world. |
5/128 |
| 6. |
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. |
4/83 |
| 7. |
The Night Watchman Louise Erdrich, Harper Perennial, $18.00, 9780062671196 Erdrich's novel is based on the extraordinary life of her grandfather who worked as a night watchman and carried the fight against Native dispossession from rural North Dakota all the way to Washington, D.C. |
8/28 |
| 8. |
Anxious People Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $17.00, 9781501160844 An ingeniously constructed novel about the enduring power of friendship, forgiveness, and hope—the things that save us, even in the most anxious times. |
7/19 |
| 9. |
The House in the Cerulean Sea TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318 Klune's novel is an enchanting love story, masterfully told, about the profound experience of discovering an unlikely family in an unexpected place. |
11/44 |
| 10. |
The Thursday Murder Club Richard Osman, Penguin, $17.00, 9781984880987 In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly to discuss unsolved crimes; together, they call themselves the Thursday Murder Club. |
9/14 |
| 11. |
Hamnet Maggie O'Farrell, Vintage, $16.95, 9781984898876 O'Farrell's novel is a luminous portrait of a marriage, a shattering evocation of a family ravaged by grief and loss, and a tender re-imagining of a boy whose life has been all but forgotten. |
10/26 |
| 12. |
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. |
13/2 |
| 13. |
I Hope This Finds You Well: Poems- Debut Kate Baer, Harper Perennial, $12.00, 9780063137998 Baer returns with collection of erasure poems created from notes she received from followers, supporters, and detractors—an artform that reclaims the vitriol from online trolls and inspires readers to transform what is ugly or painful in their own lives into something beautiful. |
/1 |
| 14. |
People We Meet on Vacation Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806758 Henry's sparkling new novel will leave you with the warm, hazy afterglow usually reserved for the best vacations. A May 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
14/27 |
| 15. |
Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Putnam, $18.00, 9780735219106 Where the Crawdads Sing is at once an exquisite ode to the natural world, a heartbreaking coming-of-age story, and a surprising tale of possible murder. |
15/32 |
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for November 17, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending November 14, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Trade Paperback Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
| 1. |
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18.00, 9781571313560 Drawing on her life as an Indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices. |
1/101 |
| 2. |
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. |
2/59 |
| 3. |
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316299220 Gladwell offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers—and why they often go wrong. |
5/7 |
| 4. |
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures Merlin Sheldrake, Random House, $18.00, 9780525510321 In Entangled Life, biologist Merlin Sheldrake shows us the world from a fungal point of view, providing an exhilarating change of perspective. |
7/31 |
| 5. |
The Best of Me David Sedaris, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316242400 The Best of Me spans a career spent watching and learning and laughing—quite often at himself—and invites readers deep into the world of one of the most brilliant and original writers of our time. |
6/10 |
| 6. |
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99, 9780062316110 A groundbreaking narrative of humanity's creation and evolution that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be human. |
3/169 |
| 7. |
Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Shelf Love: Recipes to Unlock the Secrets of Your Pantry, Fridge, and Freezer Noor Murad, Yotam Ottolenghi, Clarkson Potter, $32.00, 9780593234365 85+ irresistible recipes for flexible, everyday home cooking that unlock the secrets of your pantry, fridge, and freezer. |
4/2 |
| 8. |
The Old Farmer's Almanac 2022 Old Farmer's Almanac, $9.95, 9781571988935 The annual almanac of weather, astrology, calendars, gardening tips, home remedies, and more all presented in the inimitably useful and humorous way it has done since 1792. |
8/12 |
| 9. |
The Body: A Guide for Occupants Bill Bryson, Anchor, $17.00, 9780804172721 Bryson takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. As addictive as it is comprehensive, this is Bryson at his very best, a must-read owner's manual for everybody. |
11/41 |
| 10. |
On Tyranny Graphic Edition: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century Timothy Snyder, Nora Krug (Illus.), Ten Speed Press, $16.99, 9781984859150 A graphic edition of historian Timothy Snyder's bestselling book of lessons for surviving and resisting America's arc toward authoritarianism, featuring the visual storytelling talents of renowned illustrator Nora Krug. |
9/6 |
| 11. |
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. |
12/149 |
| 12. |
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States- Debut Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Beacon Press, $16.00, 9780807057834 Spanning more than four hundred years, this classic bottom-up peoples' history radically reframes US history and explodes the silences that have haunted our national narrative. |
/1 |
| 13. |
All About Love: New Visions bell hooks, Morrow, $15.99, 9780060959470 All About Love is a revelation about what causes a polarized society and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering. |
14/6 |
| 14. |
Eleanor David Michaelis, Simon & Schuster, $20.00, 9781439192047 A breakthrough portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt, America's longest-serving First Lady, an avatar of democracy whose ever-expanding agency as diplomat, activist, and humanitarian made her one of the world's most widely admired and influential women. |
/3 |
| 15. |
First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country- Debut Thomas E. Ricks, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780062997463 A revelatory book about the founding fathers, examining their educations and, in particular, their devotion to the ancient Greek and Roman classics—and how that influence would shape their ideals and the new American nation. |
/1 |
Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for November 17, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending November 14, 2021
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| Hardcover Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
| 1. |
The Sentence- Debut Louise Erdrich, Harper, $28.99, 9780062671127 This new novel begins on All Souls' Day 2019 and ends on All Souls' Day 2020. Its mystery and proliferating ghost stories during this one year propel a narrative as rich, emotional, and profound as anything Louise Erdrich has written. |
/1 |
| 2. |
The Lincoln Highway Amor Towles, Viking, $30.00, 9780735222359 Towles' stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s America is an October 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
1/6 |
| 3. |
Cloud Cuckoo Land Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $30.00, 9781982168438 A beautiful and redemptive novel about stewardship—of the book, of the Earth, of the human heart. The #1 Indie Next Pick for October 2021. |
2/7 |
| 4. |
Oh William! Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $27.00, 9780812989434 Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout explores the mysteries of marriage and the secrets we keep, as a former couple reckons with where they've come from—and what they've left behind. A November 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
4/4 |
| 5. |
The Stranger in the Lifeboat Mitch Albom, Harper, $23.99, 9780062888341 A fast-paced, compelling novel that makes you ponder your deepest beliefs. |
5/2 |
| 6. |
State of Terror Louise Penny, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Simon & Schuster/St. Martin's Press, $30.00, 9781982173678 A unique and utterly compelling international thriller co-written by Hillary Rodham Clinton, the 67th Secretary of State, and multiple award-winning author, Louise Penny. |
3/5 |
| 7. |
Harlem Shuffle Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385545136 A gloriously entertaining novel of heists, shakedowns, and rip-offs set in Harlem in the 1960s. A September 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
10/9 |
| 8. |
The Dark Hours- Debut Michael Connelly, Little, Brown, $29.00, 9780316485647 The riveting fourth novel in Connelly's bestselling Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch series. |
/1 |
| 9. |
Crossroads Jonathan Franzen, FSG, $30.00, 9780374181178 Franzen's new novel is the story of a Midwestern family at a pivotal moment of moral crisis. |
9/6 |
| 10. |
Our Country Friends Gary Shteyngart, Random House, $28.00, 9781984855121 It's March 2020 and a calamity is unfolding. A group of people gather in a country house to wait out the pandemic. Over the next six months, new friendships and romances will take hold, while old betrayals will emerge, forcing each character to reevaluate whom they love and what matters most. A November 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
6/2 |
| 11. |
The Judge's List John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385546027 Investigator Lacy Stoltz follows the trail of a serial killer, and closes in on a shocking suspect. |
8/4 |
| 12. |
The Midnight Library Matt Haig, Viking, $26.00, 9780525559474 Haig's latest is a dazzling novel about all the choices that go into a life well lived. |
11/54 |
| 13. |
Bewilderment Richard Powers, Norton, $27.95, 9780393881141 The heartrending new novel by the bestselling author of The Overstory is an October 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
7/8 |
| 14. |
Beautiful World, Where Are You Sally Rooney, FSG, $28.00, 9780374602604 Rooney's excellent new novel is a September 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
12/10 |
| 15. |
Silverview John le Carré, Viking, $28.00, 9780593490594 In his last completed novel, John le Carré turns his focus to the world that occupied his writing for the past sixty years—the secret world itself. |
13/5 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 16. |
Never Ken Follett, Viking, $36.00, 9780593300015 Follet's new thriller brims with cautionary wisdom for our times, and delivers a visceral, heart-pounding read that transports readers to the brink of the unimaginable. |
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Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for November 17, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending November 14, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
| 1. |
The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity- Debut David Graeber, David Wengrow, FSG, $35.00, 9780374157357 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. |
/1 |
| 2. |
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music Dave Grohl, Dey Street Books, $29.99, 9780063076099 A candid and insightful memoir by the popular member of Nirvana and the Foo Fighters. |
1/6 |
| 3. |
Taste: My Life Through Food Stanley Tucci, Gallery Books, $28.00, 9781982168018 From award-winning actor and food obsessive Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and charming memoir of life in and out of the kitchen. |
3/6 |
| 4. |
The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present Paul McCartney, Liveright, $100.00, 9781631492563 A work of unparalleled candor and splendorous beauty, The Lyrics celebrates the creative life and the musical genius of Paul McCartney through 154 of his most meaningful songs. |
6/2 |
| 5. |
The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times Jane Goodall, Douglas Abrams, Gail Hudson, Celadon Books, $28.00, 9781250784094 A rare and intimate look not only at the nature of hope but also into the heart and mind of a woman who revolutionized how we view the world around us and has spent a lifetime fighting for our future. |
5/4 |
| 6. |
Renegades: Born in the USA Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen, Crown, $50.00, 9780593236314 A candid, revealing, and entertaining dialogue between President Barack Obama and legendary musician Bruce Springsteen that explores everything from their origin stories and career-defining moments to our country's polarized politics and the growing distance between the American Dream and the American reality. |
4/3 |
| 7. |
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. |
8/89 |
| 8. |
A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries (2003-2020) David Sedaris, Little, Brown, $32.00, 9780316558792 There's no right way to keep a diary, but if there's an entertaining way, David Sedaris seems to have mastered it. |
2/6 |
| 9. |
Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside Nick Offerman, Dutton, $28.00, 9781101984697 A humorous and rousing set of literal and figurative sojourns as well as a mission statement about comprehending, protecting, and truly experiencing the outdoors. |
7/5 |
| 10. |
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir Michelle Zauner, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525657743 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. A May 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
9/30 |
| 11. |
Will- Debut Will Smith, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9781984877925 In this brave and inspiring book, Will Smith traces his learning curve to a place where outer success, inner happiness, and human connection are aligned. |
/1 |
| 12. |
Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could Adam Schiff, Random House, $30.00, 9780593231524 A vital inside account by the congressman who led the first impeachment of Donald J. Trump. |
12/5 |
| 13. |
Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law Mary Roach, Norton, $26.95, 9781324001935 Roach's irresistible investigation into the unpredictable world where wildlife and humans meet. |
10/9 |
| 14. |
Peril Bob Woodward, Robert Costa, Simon & Schuster, $30.00, 9781982182915 Woodward and Costa describe how the transition from President Donald J. Trump to President Joseph R. Biden Jr. stands as one of the most dangerous periods in American history. |
13/8 |
| 15. |
Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe, Harper, $30.00, 9780062964618 Anderson Cooper teams with bestselling historian and novelist Katherine Howe to chronicle the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty—his mother's family, the Vanderbilts. |
14/8 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 17. |
My Body Emily Ratajkowski, Metropolitan Books, $26.00, 9781250817860 Nuanced, unflinching, and incisive, My Body marks the debut of a fierce writer brimming with courage and intelligence. |
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Mass Market
Bestseller List for November 17, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending November 14, 2021
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| Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593438367 |
1/104 |
| 2. |
Dune Messiah Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233 |
2/46 |
| 3. |
1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 |
5/280 |
| 4. |
Children of Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441104024 |
3/11 |
| 5. |
The Eye of the World Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251466 |
6/10 |
| 6. |
Foundation Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553293357 |
4/19 |
| 7. |
Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 |
9/64 |
| 8. |
Good Omens Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977 |
/64 |
| 9. |
The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741 |
8/90 |
| 10. |
Women Who Run With the Wolves Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345409874 |
/6 |
Early & Middle Grade Readers
Bestseller List for November 17, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending November 14, 2021
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| Early & Middle Grade Readers | ||
| 1. |
Daughter of the Deep Rick Riordan, Disney-Hyperion, $19.99, 9781368077927 |
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| 2. |
The Christmas Pig J.K. Rowling, Jim Field (Illus.), Scholastic, $24.99, 9781338790238 |
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| 3. |
Out of My Heart- Debut Sharon M. Draper, Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, $18.99, 9781665902168 |
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| 4. |
Friends Forever Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), First Second, $12.99, 9781250317568 |
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| 5. |
Cat Kid Comic Club Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338712766 |
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| 6. |
Pony R.J. Palacio, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780553508116 |
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| 7. |
The Beatryce Prophecy Kate DiCamillo, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Candlewick, $19.99, 9781536213614 |
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| 8. |
The Awakening Storm: A Graphic Novel (City of Dragons #1) Jaimal Yogis, Vivian Truong (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338660425 |
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| 9. |
Hooky Míriam Bonastre Tur, Etch/Clarion Books, $12.99, 9780358468295 |
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| 10. |
When Stars Are Scattered Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, Dial Books, $12.99, 9780525553908 |
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| 11. |
Guts: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500 |
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| 12. |
Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $14.99, 9781419756979 |
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| 13. |
Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon) Scholastic, $14.99, 9781338714128 |
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| 14. |
The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities: New Stories About Mythic Heroes Roshani Chokshi, J.C. Cervantes, Yoon Ha Lee, Carlos Hernandez, Kwame Mbalia, Rebecca Roanhorse, Tehlor Kay Mejia, Sarwat Chadda, Graci Kim, Rick Riordan, Rick Riordan Presents, $17.99, 9781368070836 |
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| 15. |
Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Life Professor Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan, DK Children, $19.99, 9780744039436 |
Young Adult
Bestseller List for November 17, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending November 14, 2021
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| Young Adult | ||
| 1. |
Gilded Marissa Meyer, Feiwel & Friends, $19.99, 9781250618849 |
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| 2. |
They Both Die at the End Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062457806 |
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| 3. |
Iron Widow Xiran Jay Zhao, Penguin Teen, $17.99, 9780735269934 |
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| 4. |
Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293 |
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| 5. |
The Girl from the Sea: A Graphic Novel Molly Knox Ostertag, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338540574 |
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| 6. |
One of Us Is Lying Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99, 9781524714680 |
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| 7. |
All of Us Villains- Debut Amanda Foody, Christine Lynn Herman, Tor Teen, $18.99, 9781250789259 |
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| 8. |
We Were Liars E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279 |
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| 9. |
Firekeeper's Daughter Angeline Boulley, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), $18.99, 9781250766564 |
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| 10. |
You've Reached Sam- Debut Dustin Thao, Wednesday Books, $18.99, 9781250762030 |
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| 11. |
Once Upon a Broken Heart Stephanie Garber, Flatiron Books, $19.99, 9781250268396 |
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| 12. |
Skin of the Sea Natasha Bowen, Random House Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593120941 |
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| 13. |
Beasts of Prey Ayana Gray, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593405680 |
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| 14. |
Legendborn (An Indies Introduce Title) Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $19.99, 9781534441606 |
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| 15. |
These Violent Delights Chloe Gong, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $19.99, 9781534457690 |
Children's Illustrated
Bestseller List for November 17, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending November 14, 2021
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| Children's Illustrated | ||
| 1. |
Aaron Slater, Illustrator Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams, $18.99, 9781419753961 |
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| 2. |
Change Sings: A Children's Anthem Amanda Gorman, Loren Long (Illus.), Viking Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593203224 |
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| 3. |
The Smart Cookie Jory John, Pete Oswald (Illus.), Harper, $18.99, 9780063045408 |
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| 4. |
Woodland Dance! Sandra Boynton, Workman, $7.95, 9781523514687 |
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| 5. |
There's a Ghost In This House Oliver Jeffers, Philomel Books, $27.99, 9780593466186 |
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| 6. |
We Are Water Protectors Carole Lindstrom, Michaela Goade (Illus.), Roaring Brook Press, $17.99, 9781250203557 |
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| 7. |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 |
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| 8. |
Construction Site: Merry and Bright Sherri Duskey Rinker, AG Ford (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $12.99, 9781797204291 |
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| 9. |
The Snowy Day Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780670012701 |
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| 10. |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
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| 11. |
It Fell from the Sky Terry Fan, Eric Fan, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9781534457621 |
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| 12. |
The Crayons' Christmas Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Penguin Workshop, $19.99, 9780525515746 |
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| 13. |
Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $19.95, 9780060254926 |
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| 14. |
Construction Site: Road Crew, Coming Through! Sherri Duskey Rinker, AG Ford (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $17.99, 9781797204727 |
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| 15. |
Grumpy Monkey Oh, No! Christmas- Debut Suzanne Lang, Max Lang (Illus.), Random House Studio, $18.99, 9780593306093 |
Children's Series
Bestseller List for November 17, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending November 14, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Children's Series | ||
| 1. |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet |
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| 2. |
Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback) Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic |
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| 3. |
Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix |
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| 4. |
Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback) J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books |
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| 5. |
Elephant and Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion |
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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. |
Baby-Sitters Club Graphix (hardcover and paperback) Ann M. Martin, Chan Chau (Illus.), Graphix |
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| 8. |
Dragon Masters (paperback) Tracey West, Matt Loveridge (Illus.), Scholastic |
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| 9. |
The Bad Guys (paperback) Aaron Blabey, Scholastic |
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| 10. |
I Survived (paperback) Lauren Tarshis, Scholastic |
Extended Paperback Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending November 14, 2021
16. A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Penguin, $18.00, 9780143110439
17. Mexican Gothic
Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $17.00, 9780525620808
18. Normal People
Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $17.00, 9781984822185
19. Piranesi
Susanna Clarke, Bloomsbury Publishing, $17.00, 9781635577808
20. A Thousand Ships
Natalie Haynes, Harper Perennial, $16.99, 9780063065406
21. The Guest List
Lucy Foley, Morrow, $16.99, 9780062868947
22. The Love Hypothesis
Ali Hazelwood, Berkley, $16.00, 9780593336823
23. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $18.00, 9781501173219
24. Perestroika in Paris
Jane Smiley, Anchor, $16.00, 9780525436096
25. The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703
26. Lore Olympus: Volume One
Rachel Smythe, Del Rey, $19.99, 9780593356074
27. A Deadly Education
Naomi Novik, Del Rey, $17.00, 9780593128503
28. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong, Penguin, $17.00, 9780525562047
29. The Best American Short Stories 2021
Jesmyn Ward, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $16.99, 9781328485397
30. The Once and Future Witches
Alix E. Harrow, Redhook, $17.99, 9780316422017
31. A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $18.00, 9781635575569
32. The Ministry for the Future
Kim Stanley Robinson, Orbit, $17.99, 9780316300148
33. The Rose Code
Kate Quinn, Morrow, $17.99, 9780062943477
34. The Liar's Dictionary
Eley Williams, Anchor, $16.00, 9780593311868
35. Detransition, Baby
Torrey Peters, One World, $18.00, 9780593133385
36. Dune Messiah
Frank Herbert, Ace, $18.00, 9780593201732
37. Devotions
Mary Oliver, Penguin, $20.00, 9780399563263
38. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $16.99, 9780062315007
39. Ready Player Two
Ernest Cline, Ballantine, $17.00, 9781524761349
40. The Lying Life of Adults
Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $18.00, 9781609457150
41. The City We Became
N.K. Jemisin, Orbit, $17.99, 9780316509886
42. Daisy Jones & The Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $17.00, 9781524798642
43. Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538732182
44. The Three-Body Problem
Cixin Liu, Tor, $17.99, 9780765382030
45. Rules of Civility
Amor Towles, Penguin, $18.00, 9780143121169
46. Snow
John Banville, Hanover Square Press, $16.99, 9781335629036
47. The Book of Two Ways
Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $17.00, 9781984818379
48. Still Life
Louise Penny, St. Martin's, $17.99, 9780312541538
49. Fresh Water for Flowers
Valérie Perrin, Europa Editions, $16.95, 9781609456764
50. Conversations with Friends
Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $17.00, 9780451499066
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending November 14, 2021
16. Why Fish Don't Exist
Lulu Miller, Simon & Schuster, $17.00, 9781501160349
17. How to Forage for Mushrooms without Dying: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Identifying 29 Wild, Edible Mushrooms
Frank Hyman, Storey Publishing, $16.95, 9781635863321
18. The New York Times Cooking No-Recipe Recipes
Sam Sifton, Ten Speed Press, $28.00, 9781984858474
19. Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive
Stephanie Land, Legacy Lit, $17.99, 9780316505093
20. Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life
Emily Nagoski, Ph.D., Simon & Schuster, $18.00, 9781982165314
21. Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America
Ijeoma Oluo, Seal Press, $17.99, 9781580059527
22. The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2021
Ed Yong, Jaime Green (Eds.), Mariner , $16.99, 9780358400066
23. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
David Grann, Vintage, $17.00, 9780307742483
24. How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy
Jenny Odell, Melville House, $17.99, 9781612198552
25. Woolgathering
Patti Smith, New Directions, $14.95, 9780811231251
26. The Best American Essays 2021
Kathryn Schulz, Robert Atwan (Eds.), Mariner , $16.99, 9780358381754
27. The Best American Food Writing 2021
Gabrielle Hamilton (Ed.), Mariner , $16.99, 9780358525684
28. Tacky: Love Letters to the Worst Culture We Have to Offer
Rax King, Vintage, $15.95, 9780593312728
29. Sapiens: A Graphic History: The Birth of Humankind (Vol. 1)
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $25.99, 9780063051331
30. The Warmth of Other Suns
Isabel Wilkerson, Vintage, $17.95, 9780679763888
31. Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find--and Keep-- Love
Amir Levine, Rachel Heller, TarcherPerigee, $17.00, 9781585429134
32. The Best American Travel Writing 2021
Padma Lakshmi, Jason Wilson (Eds.), Mariner , $16.99, 9780358361312
33. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
Timothy Snyder, Crown, $9.99, 9780804190114
34. The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A Memoir of Friendship, Loyalty, and War
John "Chick" Donohue, J.T. Molloy, Morrow, $17.99, 9780062995476
35. Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
Anthony Bourdain, Ecco, $16.99, 9780060899226
36. All That the Rain Promises and More
David Arora, Ten Speed Press, $17.99, 9780898153880
37. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Trevor Noah, One World, $18.00, 9780399588198
38. The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive
Lucy Adlington, Harper, $17.99, 9780063030930
39. Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
Patrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $16.95, 9780307279286
40. How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735224155
41. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
Richard Rothstein, Liveright, $17.95, 9781631494536
42. My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies
Resmaa Menakem, Central Recovery Press, $17.95, 9781942094470
43. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson, Vintage, $16.00, 9780375725609
44. Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning
Cathy Park Hong, One World, $18.00, 9781984820389
45. Is This Anything?
Jerry Seinfeld, Simon & Schuster, $18.00, 9781982112721
46. The Soul of an Octopus
Sy Montgomery, Atria, $16.99, 9781451697728
47. A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
Sonia Purnell, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735225312
48. Sapiens: A Graphic History, Volume 2: The Pillars of Civilization
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $25.99, 9780063212237
49. Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl, Beacon Press, $15.00, 9780807014271
50. Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
Mikki Kendall, Penguin, $16.00, 9780525560562
Extended Hardcover Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending November 14, 2021
16. Never
Ken Follett, Viking, $36.00, 9780593300015
17. Five Tuesdays in Winter
Lily King, Grove Press, $27.00, 9780802158765
18. Matrix
Lauren Groff, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9781594634499
19. Apples Never Fall
Liane Moriarty, Holt, $28.99, 9781250220257
20. Better Off Dead
Lee Child, Andrew Child, Delacorte Press, $28.99, 9781984818508
21. The Hill We Climb
Amanda Gorman, Viking, $15.99, 9780593465271
22. An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed
Helene Tursten, Soho Crime, $14.99, 9781641291675
23. Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $28.99, 9780593135204
24. The Last Thing He Told Me
Laura Dave, Simon & Schuster, $27.00, 9781501171345
25. Under the Whispering Door
TJ Klune, Tor, $26.99, 9781250217349
26. The Madness of Crowds
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99, 9781250145260
27. Klara and the Sun
Kazuo Ishiguro, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593318171
28. Still Life
Sarah Winman, Putnam, $27.00, 9780593330753
29. Poison for Breakfast
Lemony Snicket, Liveright, $17.95, 9781324090625
30. The Promise
Damon Galgut, Europa Editions, $25.00, 9781609456580
31. Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight
Janet Evanovich, Atria Books, $28.99, 9781982154875
32. The Vanishing Half
Brit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $27.00, 9780525536291
33. The Every
Dave Eggers, McSweeney's, $28.00, 9781952119361
34. The Book of Form and Emptiness
Ruth Ozeki, Viking, $30.00, 9780399563645
35. The Last Graduate
Naomi Novik, Del Rey, $28.00, 9780593128862
36. The Man Who Died Twice
Richard Osman, Pamela Dorman Books, $26.00, 9781984880994
37. The Book of Magic
Alice Hoffman, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781982151485
38. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, Special Edition
V.E. Schwab, Tor, $29.99, 9781250830746
39. Dune: Deluxe Edition
Frank Herbert, Ace, $40.00, 9780593099322
40. The Magician
Colm Tóibín, Scribner, $28.00, 9781476785080
41. A Line to Kill
Anthony Horowitz, Harper, $27.99, 9780062938169
42. Malibu Rising
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $28.00, 9781524798659
43. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V.E. Schwab, Tor, $26.99, 9780765387561
44. The Wish
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $28.00, 9781538728628
45. The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven
Nathaniel Ian Miller, Little, Brown, $28.00, 9780316592550
46. Billy Summers
Stephen King, Scribner, $30.00, 9781982173616
47. The Four Winds
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's, $28.99, 9781250178602
48. An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good
Helene Tursten, Soho Crime, $12.99, 9781641290111
49. The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Harper, $28.99, 9780062942937
50. A Marvellous Light
Freya Marske, Tordotcom, $27.99, 9781250788870
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending November 14, 2021
16. Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
Suzanne Simard, Knopf, $28.95, 9780525656098
17. My Body
Emily Ratajkowski, Metropolitan Books, $26.00, 9781250817860
18. Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide
Cecily Wong, Dylan Thuras, Workman, $42.50, 9781523502196
19. Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village
Maureen Johnson, Jay Cooper, Ten Speed Press, $16.99, 9781984859624
20. Going There
Katie Couric, Little, Brown, $30.00, 9780316535861
21. Orwell's Roses
Rebecca Solnit, Viking, $28.00, 9780593083369
22. The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family
Ron Howard, Clint Howard, Morrow, $28.99, 9780063065246
23. Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $32.00, 9780593230251
24. Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: The Story of Schitt's Creek
Daniel Levy, Eugene Levy, Black Dog & Leventhal, $40.00, 9780762499502
25. On Animals
Susan Orlean, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $28.00, 9781982181536
26. Guinness World Records 2022
, Guinness World Records, $28.95, 9781913484101
27. Untamed
Glennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28.00, 9781984801258
28. 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: A Memoir
Ai Weiwei, Crown, $32.00, 9780553419467
29. World Travel: An Irreverent Guide
Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $35.00, 9780062802798
30. The President and the Freedom Fighter: Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Their Battle to Save America's Soul
Brian Kilmeade, Sentinel, $28.00, 9780525540571
31. Both/And: A Life in Many Worlds
Huma Abedin, Scribner, $30.00, 9781501194801
32. Led Zeppelin: The Biography
Bob Spitz, Penguin Press, $35.00, 9780399562426
33. Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
James Nestor, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780735213616
34. The Korean Vegan Cookbook: Reflections and Recipes from Omma's Kitchen
Joanne Lee Molinaro, Avery, $35.00, 9780593084274
35. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), S&S, $35.00, 9781476753836
36. Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages
Dan Jones, Viking, $35.00, 9781984880871
37. Poet Warrior: A Memoir
Joy Harjo, Norton, $25.00, 9780393248524
38. This Is Your Mind on Plants
Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $28.00, 9780593296905
39. Black Food: Stories, Art, and Recipes from Across the African Diaspora [A Cookbook]
Bryant Terry (Ed.), 4 Color Books, $40.00, 9781984859723
40. Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography
Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $29.99, 9780062909107
41. Cokie: A Life Well Lived
Steven V. Roberts, Harper, $27.99, 9780062851475
42. Greenlights
Matthew McConaughey, Crown, $30.00, 9780593139134
43. The Premonition: A Pandemic Story
Michael Lewis, Norton, $30.00, 9780393881554
44. Immune: A Journey into the Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive
Philipp Dettmer, Random House, $35.00, 9780593241318
45. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $35.00, 9781571311771
46. Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy
Nathaniel Philbrick, Viking, $30.00, 9780525562177
47. Music Is History
Questlove, Abrams Image, $29.99, 9781419751431
48. The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
John Green, Dutton, $28.00, 9780525555216
49. Hip-Hop (And Other Things)
Shea Serrano, Arturo Torres (Illus.), Twelve, $27.00, 9781538730225
50. The Comfort Book
Matt Haig, Penguin Life, $22.00, 9780143136668
Extended Mass Market
Based on sales for the week ending November 14, 2021
11. The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $8.99, 9780307743657
12. God Emperor of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098257
13. The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9780765365279
14. Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $7.99, 9780440180296
15. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488
16. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803
17. Chapterhouse: Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098271
18. American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110
19. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $11.00, 9780399501487
20. Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9781250318541
21. Heretics of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098264
22. The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553588941
23. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Quentin Tarantino, Harper Perennial, $9.99, 9780063112520
24. The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
25. Bridgerton: The Duke and I
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063078697
26. Outlander
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99, 9780553393699
27. The Great Hunt
Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251480
28. Foundation and Empire
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553293371
29. The Dispossessed
Ursula K. Le Guin, Harper Voyager, $8.99, 9780061054884
30. The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $9.99, 9780441478125
31. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345514400
32. Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553283686
33. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
34. The Law of Innocence
Michael Connelly, Grand Central, $9.99, 9781538752531
35. The Lord of the Rings:The Fellowship of the Ring
J.R.R. Tolkien, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345339706
36. The Princess Bride
William Goldman, Mariner, $10.99, 9780156035217
37. The Color of Magic
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225672
38. The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756407919
39. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary
Merriam-Webster, $8.50, 9780877795964
40. The Sentinel
Lee Child, Andrew Child, Dell, $9.99, 9781984818485
41. Oathbringer
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365293
42. Still Life
Louise Penny, St. Martin's, $9.99, 9781250068736
43. The Well of Ascension: Book Two of Mistborn
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318572
44. Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365286
45. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
46. And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $8.99, 9780062073488
47. The Hating Game
Sally Thorne, Morrow, $9.99, 9780063063532
48. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
J.R.R. Tolkien, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345339737
49. Carrie
Stephen King, Anchor, $7.99, 9780307743664
50. Little Women
Louisa May Alcott, Signet, $6.99, 9780593198025