September 18, 2024

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for September 18, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending September 15, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Paperback Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1 Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $21.99, 9780063251984
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.
1/3
2 A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575569
From bestselling author Sarah J. Maas comes a seductive, breathtaking book that blends romance, adventure, and faerie lore into an unforgettable read.
2/105
3 Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin, Vintage, $19.00, 9780593466490
Two college friends—often in love, but never lovers—become creative partners in a dazzling and intricately imagined world of video game design, where success brings them fame, joy, tragedy, duplicity, and, ultimately, a kind of immortality. It is a love story, but not one you have read before.
3/12
4 The Bee Sting
Paul Murray, Picador, $20.00, 9781250338259
Murray's novel is an irresistibly funny, wise, and thought-provoking tour de force about family, fortune, and the struggle to be a good person when the world is falling apart.
5/2
5 It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781668055960
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.
4/114
6 My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17.00, 9781609455064
Through the lives of two women, Ferrante tells the story of a neighborhood, a city, and a country as it is transformed in ways that, in turn, also transform the relationship between the women.
8/13
7 Holly
Stephen King, Scribner, $19.99, 9781668014943
Holly Gibney, one of Stephen King's most compelling and ingeniously resourceful characters, returns in this thrilling novel to solve the gruesome truth behind multiple disappearances in a midwestern town.
13/2
8 The Best Short Stories 2024: The O. Henry Prize Winners- Debut
Amor Towles (Ed.), Jenny Minton Quigley (Ed.), Vintage, $19.00, 9780593470619
Continuing a century-long tradition of cutting-edge literary excellence, this year's edition contains prizewinning stories chosen from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year.
/1
9 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.
10/70
10 The Housemaid
Freida McFadden, Grand Central, $12.99, 9781538742570
An addictive psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist, Freida McFadden's The Housemaid is perfect for fans of Ruth Ware, Lisa Jewell, and Verity.
6/14
11 A Court of Mist and Fury
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575583
The seductive and stunning sequel to Sarah J. Maas's spellbinding A Court of Thorns and Roses.
12/54
12 Daydream
Hannah Grace, Atria, $19.99, 9781668026250
The third in the bestselling Maple Hills series follows fan-favorite Henry and a bookish fellow student who come up with a plan to help them both overcome their respective challenges in a difficult year.
7/3
13 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.
/79
14 Just for the Summer
Abby Jimenez, Forever, $17.99, 9781538704431
Abby Jimenez's new witty, slow-burn rom-com is an April 2024 Indie Next Pick.
9/24
15 The Pairing
Casey McQuiston, St. Martin's Griffin, $20.00, 9781250862747
In Casey McQuiston's latest romantic comedy, two bisexual exes accidentally book the same European food and wine tour and challenge each other to a hookup competition to prove they're over each other—except they're definitely not. An August 2024 Indie Next Pick.
11/6
ON THE RISE
17 The Fraud
Zadie Smith, Penguin, $19.00, 9780525558989
From acclaimed and bestselling novelist Zadie Smith, a kaleidoscopic work of historical fiction set against the legal trial that divided Victorian England, about who gets to tell their story—and who gets to be believed.
 
 
     

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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for September 18, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending September 15, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1 The Backyard Bird Chronicles
Amy Tan, Knopf, $35.00, 9780593536131
A gorgeous, witty account of birding, nature, and the beauty around us that hides in plain sight, written and illustrated by the best-selling author of The Joy Luck Club.
1/18
2 The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
Michael Finkel, Vintage, $18.00, 9781984898456
This is a riveting story of art, crime, love, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost.
2/12
3 The Truths We Hold
Kamala Harris, Penguin, $20.00, 9780525560739
Vice President Harris looks at the core truths that unite us, and the long struggle to discern what those truths are and how best to act upon them.
3/30
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.
4/249
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.
5/150
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.
6/207
7 The 2025 Old Farmer's Almanac
Old Farmer's Almanac, $10.95, 9781571989932
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.
9/3
8 Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World- Debut
Naomi Klein, Picador, $20.00, 9781250338143
Naomi Klein's reckoning with her famous double, and with what doppelgangers have to tell us about our world.
/1
9 The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 19172017
Rashid Khalidi, Metropolitan Books, $19.99, 9781250787651
A history of one hundred years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US historian of the Middle East, told through pivotal events and family history.
8/47
10 Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
Michael Lewis, W. W. Norton & Company, $19.99, 9781324105817
From the bestselling author of The Big Short and Flash Boys, the story of FTX's spectacular collapse and the enigmatic founder at its center.
7/3
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.
/241
12 Hillbilly Elegy
J. D. Vance, Harper, $18.99, 9780062300553
Vance's account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a probing look at the struggles of America's white working class.
10/35
13 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.
11/77
14 Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $21.99, 9780316299220
Gladwell offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers—and why they often go wrong.
14/87
15 Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, a Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor
Mark Harmon, Leon Carroll, Jr., Harper Select, $19.99, 9781400337040
Scrutinizing long-buried historical documents, NCIS star Mark Harmon and co-author Leon Carroll, a former NCIS Special Agent, have brought forth a true-life NCIS story of deception, discovery, and danger.
15/2
 
     

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Hardcover Fiction

 



Bestseller List for September 18, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending September 15, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1 Somewhere Beyond the Sea- Debut
TJ Klune, Tor Books, $28.99, 9781250881205
The hugely anticipated sequel to TJ Klune's The House in the Cerulean Sea, one of the best-loved and bestselling fantasy novels of the past decade. A September 2024 Indie Next Pick.
/1
2 Tell Me Everything- Debut
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $30.00, 9780593446096
From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout comes a hopeful, healing novel about new friendships, old loves, and the very human desire to leave a mark on the world. A September 2024 Indie Next Pick.
/1
3 The Life Impossible
Matt Haig, Viking, $30.00, 9780593489277
Matt Haig's new novel is filled with wonder and wild adventure, this is a story of hope and the life-changing power of a new beginning. A September 2024 Indie Next Pick.
1/2
4 The God of the Woods
Liz Moore, Riverhead Books, $30.00, 9780593418918
Moore's multi-threaded story invites readers into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Moore's most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet. The #1 Indie Next Pick for July 2024.
4/11
5 James
Percival Everett, Doubleday, $28.00, 9780385550369
Percival Everett's new novel is a brilliant, action-packed re-imagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. The #1 Indie Next Pick for April 2024.
5/26
6 Here One Moment- Debut
Liane Moriarty, Crown, $30.00, 9780593798607
A brilliantly constructed tale that looks at free will and destiny, grief and love, and the endless struggle to maintain certainty and control in an uncertain world.
/1
7 Creation Lake
Rachel Kushner, Scribner, $29.99, 9781982116521
From Rachel Kushner comes a new novel about a seductive and cunning American woman who infiltrates an anarchist collective in France—a propulsive page-turner of glittering insights and dark humor. The #1 Indie Next Pick for September 2024.
2/2
8 The Women
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Press, $30.00, 9781250178633
The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on the story of all women who put themselves in harm's way to help others.
3/32
9 All Fours
Miranda July, Riverhead Books, $29.00, 9780593190265
Miranda July returns with an irreverently sexy, tender, hilarious, and surprising novel about a woman upending her life. A May 2024 Indie Next Pick.
9/18
10 By Any Other Name
Jodi Picoult, Ballantine Books, $30.00, 9780593497210
A sweeping new novel about two women, centuries apart—one of whom is the real author of Shakespeare's plays—who are both forced to hide behind another name. A September 2024 Indie Next Pick.
6/4
11 The Wedding People
Alison Espach, Henry Holt and Co., $28.99, 9781250899576
A propulsive and uncommonly wise novel about one unexpected wedding guest and the surprising people who help her start anew. The #1 Indie Next Pick for August 2024.
7/7
12 Blue Sisters
Coco Mellors, Ballantine Books, $30.00, 9780593723760
Three estranged sisters return to their family home in New York after their beloved sister's death in this unforgettable story of grief, hope, and the complexities of family. A September 2024 Indie Next Pick.
8/2
13 The House in the Cerulean Sea (Special Edition)- Debut
TJ Klune, Tor Books, $28.99, 9781250357243
The House in the Cerulean Sea by bestselling author TJ Klune is back in a brand-new hardcover edition now with aqua sprayed edges!
/1
14 Death at the Sign of the Rook
Kate Atkinson, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385547994
As paying guests, impecunious aristocrats and old friends collide, we are treated to Atkinson's most charming and fiendishly clever mystery yet, one that pays homage to the masters of the genre—from Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers to the modern era of Knives Out and Only Murders in the Building.
10/2
15 All the Colors of the Dark
Chris Whitaker, Crown, $30.00, 9780593798874
A missing person mystery, a serial killer thriller, a love story, a unique twist on each, Chris Whitaker has written a novel about what lurks in the shadows of obsession and the blinding light of hope. A July 2024 Indie Next Pick.
11/12
 
     

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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for September 18, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending September 15, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1 Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI- Debut
Yuval Noah Harari, Random House, $35.00, 9780593734223
From the bestselling author of Sapiens comes the groundbreaking story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world.
/1
2 The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
Erik Larson, Crown, $35.00, 9780385348744
Larson brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War—a slow-burning crisis that finally tore a deeply divided nation in two. A May 2024 Indie Next Pick.
2/20
3 Lovely One: A Memoir
Ketanji Brown Jackson, Random House, $35.00, 9780593729908
Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to ever be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, chronicles her life story and her extraordinary path to becoming a jurist on America's highest court in this inspiring, intimate memoir.
1/2
4 The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
Jonathan Haidt, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9780593655030
From New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Coddling of the American Mind, an essential investigation into the collapse of youth mental health—and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood.
3/25
5 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.
4/87
6 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.
6/124
7 The Art of Power: My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House
Nancy Pelosi, Simon & Schuster, $30.00, 9781668048047
The woman who has been lauded by her opposition as "the most powerful Speaker" ever shows us why she is not afraid of a good fight. The Art of Power is about the fighting spirit that has always animated her, and the historic legacy that spirit has produced.
5/6
8 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.
8/74
9 The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore
Evan Friss, Viking, $30.00, 9780593299920
The Bookshop is a love letter to bookstores, a charming chronicle for anyone who cherishes these sanctuaries of literature, and essential reading to understand how these vital institutions have shaped American life—and why we still need them.
7/6
10 Who Could Ever Love You: A Family Memoir- Debut
Mary L. Trump, PhD, St. Martin's Press, $29.00, 9781250278470
With searching insight, poignant detail, and unsparing prose, Mary Trump reveals the cold, selfish cruelty that has come to define the Trump family thanks in large part to her uncle, whose malignant ambition has riven our nation and threatens the world.
/1
11 An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s
Doris Kearns Goodwin, Simon & Schuster, $35.00, 9781982108663
Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America's most beloved historians, artfully weaves together biography, memoir, and history. She takes you along on the emotional journey she and her husband, Richard (Dick) Goodwin embarked upon in the last years of his life.
12/22
12 Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World
Anne Applebaum, Doubleday, $27.00, 9780385549936
From Pulitzer-prize winning, bestselling author, Anne Applebaum, an alarming account of how autocracies work together to undermine the democratic world, and how we should organize to defeat them.
15/8
13 I Heard There Was a Secret Chord: Music as Medicine
Daniel J. Levitin, W. W. Norton & Company, $32.50, 9781324036180
Neuroscientist and bestselling author of This Is Your Brain on Music Daniel J. Levitin reveals the deep connections between music and healing.
13/3
14 The Little Frog's Guide to Self-Care: Affirmations, Self-Love and Life Lessons According to the Internet's Beloved Mushroom Frog
Maybell Eequay, Summersdale, $11.99, 9781837991013
Globally loved, the little frog is the creation of Maybell Eequay and appears in this charming book of uplifting affirmations and empowering life lessons.
11/4
15 Confronting the Presidents: No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden- Debut
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, St. Martin's Press, $35.00, 9781250346414
Every American president, from Washington to Biden: Their lives, policies, foibles, and legacies, assessed with clear-eyed authority and wit.
/1
 
     

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Mass Market



Bestseller List for September 18, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending September 15, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
1/428
2 The Secret
Lee Child, Andrew Child, Dell, $10.99, 9781984818614
5/12
3 Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541
3/99
4 The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365279
2/141
5 Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593640340
4/252
6 Invisible Girl
Lisa Jewell, Pocket, $10.99, 9781668033593
6/2
7 The Long Walk
Stephen King, Pocket, $11.99, 9781668052013
/3
8 Camino Island
John Grisham, Vintage, $10.99, 9781524797157
8/54
9 Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342
7/165
10 The Shining
Stephen King, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307743657
/34
 
     

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Early & Middle Grade Readers



Bestseller List for September 18, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending September 15, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Early & Middle Grade Readers  
1 Impossible Creatures- Debut
Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593809860
 
2 The Sherlock Society
James Ponti, Aladdin, $18.99, 9781665932530
 
3 The Leadership Journey: How Four Kids Became President- Debut
Doris Kearns Goodwin, Amy June Bates (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781665925723
 
4 Out of My Dreams
Sharon M. Draper, Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, $18.99, 9781665949545
 
5 Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #1
Erin Hunter, Natalie Riess (Illus.), Sara Goetter (Illus.), HarperAlley, $15.99, 9780063203877
 
6 The New Girl: A Graphic Novel
Cassandra Calin, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338762457
 
7 The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel
Christopher Lincoln, Dial Books, $13.99, 9780593617663
 
8 Dogtown
Katherine Applegate, Gennifer Choldenko, Wallace West (Illus.), Square Fish, $8.99, 9781250811622
 
9 Super Duper Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon)
Scholastic, $16.99, 9781339028019
 
10 A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall- Debut
Jasmine Warga, Harper, $19.99, 9780062956705
 
11 Smile: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264
 
12 The One and Only Family
Katherine Applegate, Harper, $19.99, 9780063221123
 
13 The Pumpkin Princess and the Forever Night- Debut
Steven Banbury, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780316572996
 
14 Drama: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801897
 
15 Unico: Awakening (Volume 1): An Original Manga
Tezuka Osamu, Samuel Sattin, Gurihiru (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781339036335
 
 
     

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Young Adult



Bestseller List for September 18, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending September 15, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Young Adult  
1 Immortal Dark (Deluxe Limited Edition)
Tigest Girma, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780316570381
 
2 Compound Fracture
Andrew Joseph White, Peachtree Teen, $19.99, 9781682636121
 
3 Powerless
Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665954884
 
4 Celestial Monsters
Aiden Thomas, Feiwel & Friends, $19.99, 9781250822086
 
5 If He Had Been with Me
Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489
 
6 Reckless
Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9781665955430
 
7 The Outsiders
S. E. Hinton, Viking Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780142407332
 
8 The Grandest Game
Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780316481014
 
9 If Only I Had Told Her
Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $12.99, 9781728276229
 
10 Divine Rivals
Rebecca Ross, Wednesday Books, $18.99, 9781250857439
 
11 Lightlark
Alex Aster, Amulet, $12.99, 9781419760877
 
12 Better Than the Movies
Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534467637
 
13 Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen, Anna Bond (Illus.), Puffin Books, $17.00, 9780593622452
 
14 Such Charming Liars
Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $20.99, 9780593485057
 
15 The Reappearance of Rachel Price
Holly Jackson, Delacorte Press, $20.99, 9780593374207
 
 
     

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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for September 18, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending September 15, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Children's Illustrated  
1 Room on the Broom
Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illus.), Dial Books, $9.99, 9780593110409
 
2 Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780694003617
 
3 The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908
 
4 Bluey's Halloween Mix-and-Match
Penguin Young Readers, $9.99, 9780593752838
 
5 Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography
Wendy Loggia, Elisa Chavarri (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593566718
 
6 Room on the Broom (Special Edition)
Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illus.), Dial Books, $8.99, 9780593859926
 
7 5 More Sleeps 'til Halloween
Jimmy Fallon, Rich Deas (Illus.), Feiwel & Friends, $19.99, 9781250857798
 
8 How Do Dinosaurs Say Trick or Treat?
Jane Yolen, Mark Teague (Illus.), Scholastic Press, $18.99, 9781338891980
 
9 Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $21.99, 9780060254926
 
10 The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Creepy-Crawly Halloween- Debut
Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $12.99, 9780593751084
 
11 The Man Who Didn't Like Animals- Debut
Deborah Underwood, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Clarion Books, $19.99, 9780358567134
 
12 Blueberries for Sal
Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $8.99, 9780140501698
 
13 Millie Fleur's Poison Garden
Christy Mandin, Orchard Books, $18.99, 9781339023274
 
14 The Dictionary Story
Oliver Jeffers, Sam Winston, Candlewick, $18.99, 9781536235500
 
15 Dragon's First Taco
Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $8.99, 9780593533178
 
 
     

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Children's Series



Bestseller List for September 18, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending September 15, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Children's Series  
1 The Wild Robot (hardcover and paperback)
Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
 
2 Dog Man (hardcover)
Dav Pilkey, Graphix
 
3 Elephant & Piggie (hardcover)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
 
4 I Survived (hardcover and paperback)
Lauren Tarshis, Dave Shephard (Illus.), Scholastic
 
5 Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
 
6 Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers
 
7 Who Was/Is...? (paperback)
Kirsten Anderson, Gregory Copeland (Illus.), Penguin Workshop
 
8 Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
 
9 The Princess in Black (hardcover and paperback)
Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Candlewick
 
10 Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback)
Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Scholastic
 


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Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending September 15, 2024

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

17 The Fraud
Zadie Smith, Penguin, $19.00, 9780525558989

18 The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman, Penguin, $18.00, 9781984880987

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

20 A Court of Wings and Ruin
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575606

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

22 It Starts with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $17.99, 9781668001226

23 Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781639730957

24 The Housemaid Is Watching
Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99, 9781464221132

25 Happy Place
Emily Henry, Berkley, $19.00, 9780593441190

26 Slow Horses (Deluxe Edition)
Mick Herron, Soho Crime, $18.95, 9781641292979

27 A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $18.00, 9780804172707

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

29 Mother-Daughter Murder Night
Nina Simon, William Morrow Paperbacks, $18.99, 9780063315051

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

31 Devotions
Mary Oliver, Penguin, $20.00, 9780399563263

32 The Secret History
Donna Tartt, Vintage, $18.00, 9781400031702

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

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

35 The Last Devil to Die
Richard Osman, Penguin, $18.00, 9780593299449

36 Let Us Descend
Jesmyn Ward, Scribner, $17.99, 9781982104504

37 Babel
R.F. Kuang, Harper Voyager, $20.00, 9780063021433

38 The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $17.99, 9780062315007

39 The Exchange
John Grisham, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593685280

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

41 Lady Tan's Circle of Women
Lisa See, Scribner, $18.99, 9781982117092

42 The Perfect Son
Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99, 9781464227295

43 The Booklover's Library
Madeline Martin, Hanover Square Press, $18.99, 9781335000392

44 The Perfect Couple
Elin Hilderbrand, Back Bay Books, $19.99, 9780316581370

45 The House Across the Lake
Riley Sager, Dutton, $18.00, 9780593183212

46 The Pumpkin Spice Café
Laurie Gilmore, One More Chapter, $18.99, 9780008610678

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

48 The Edge
David Baldacci, Grand Central Publishing, $19.99, 9781538719893

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

50 The House in the Pines
Ana Reyes, Dutton, $18.00, 9780593186732

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending September 15, 2024

16 Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir
Dolly Alderton, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780062968791

17 What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds
Jennifer Ackerman, Penguin, $19.00, 9780593298909

18 How to Listen (Mindfulness Essentials #11)
Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.), Parallax Press, $9.95, 9780984627110

19 Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
David Grann, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593470831

20 Loving Corrections
adrienne maree brown, AK Press, $18.00, 9781849355544

21 The Artist's Way: 30th Anniversary Edition
Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $20.00, 9780143129257

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

23 A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
Timothy Egan, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735225282

24 The Happy Hustle Version 2.0: 10 Alignments To Avoid Burnout & Achieve Blissful Balance
Cary Jack, Storybuilders Press, $15.99, 9781954521513

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

26 The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA
Liza Mundy, Crown, $22.00, 9780593238196

27 I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki: Conversations with My Psychiatrist
Baek Sehee, Anton Hur (Transl.), Bloomsbury Publishing, $17.99, 9781639732043

28 Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
Patrick Radden Keefe, Vintage, $20.00, 9780307279286

29 The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson, Vintage, $18.00, 9780375725609

30 Poverty, by America
Matthew Desmond, Crown, $20.00, 9780593239933

31 Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir
Matthew Perry, Flatiron Books, $18.99, 9781250866455

32 Educated: A Memoir
Tara Westover, Random House, $18.99, 9780399590528

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

34 The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781452174037

35 The Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion, Vintage, $18.00, 9781400078431

36 World Travel: An Irreverent Guide
Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $22.00, 9780062802767

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

38 A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy
Nathan Thrall, Metropolitan Books, $18.99, 9781250854964

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

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

41 The Ruin of All Witches: Life and Death in the New World
Malcolm Gaskill, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593467107

42 World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments
Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Fumi Nakamura (Illus.), Milkweed Editions, $20.00, 9781639550562

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

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

45 Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail
Andrea Lankford, Hachette Books, $19.99, 9780306831966

46 How to Relax (Mindfulness Essentials #5)
Thich Nhat Hanh, Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781941529089

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

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

49 The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness
Morgan Housel, Harriman House, $19.99, 9780857197689

50 The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
Nikole Hannah-Jones (Creator), The New York Times Magazine, One World, $25.00, 9780593230596

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending September 15, 2024

16 Colored Television
Danzy Senna, Riverhead Books, $29.00, 9780593544372

17 We'll Prescribe You a Cat
Syou Ishida, E.Madison Shimoda (Transl.), Berkley, $25.00, 9780593818749

18 Sandwich
Catherine Newman, Harper, $26.99, 9780063345164

19 Remarkably Bright Creatures
Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $29.99, 9780063204157

20 The Games Gods Play (Deluxe Limited Edition)
Abigail Owen, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99, 9781649376565

21 The Ministry of Time
Kaliane Bradley, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781668045145

22 The Spellshop
Sarah Beth Durst, Bramble, $29.99, 9781250333971

23 Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374042

24 Long Island Compromise
Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Random House, $30.00, 9780593133491

25 So Thirsty
Rachel Harrison, Berkley, $29.00, 9780593642542

26 There Are Rivers in the Sky
Elif Shafak, Knopf, $30.00, 9780593801710

27 Funny Story
Emily Henry, Berkley, $29.00, 9780593441282

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

29 The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
James McBride, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780593422946

30 North Woods
Daniel Mason, Random House, $29.00, 9780593597033

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

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

33 Burn
Peter Heller, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593801628

34 The Full Moon Coffee Shop
Mai Mochizuki, Jesse Kirkwood (Transl.), Ballantine Books, $23.00, 9780593726822

35 Small Rain
Garth Greenwell, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $28.00, 9780374279547

36 Table for Two: Fictions
Amor Towles, Viking, $32.00, 9780593296370

37 Spirit Crossing
William Kent Krueger, Atria Books, $28.99, 9781982179243

38 Lady Macbeth
Ava Reid, Del Rey, $28.99, 9780593722565

39 The Bright Sword
Lev Grossman, Viking, $35.00, 9780735224049

40 The Midnight Feast
Lucy Foley, William Morrow, $30.00, 9780063003101

41 The Lion Women of Tehran
Marjan Kamali, Gallery Books, $28.99, 9781668036587

42 The Black Bird Oracle
Deborah Harkness, Ballantine Books, $32.00, 9780593724774

43 The Briar Club
Kate Quinn, William Morrow, $28.99, 9780063244740

44 The Mercy of Gods
James S. A. Corey, Orbit, $30.00, 9780316525572

45 The Paris Novel
Ruth Reichl, Random House, $29.00, 9780812996302

46 The Book of Elsewhere
Keanu Reeves, China Miéville, Del Rey, $30.00, 9780593446591

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

48 A Sorceress Comes to Call
T. Kingfisher, Tor Books, $27.99, 9781250244079

49 The Coven (Special Edition)
Harper L. Woods, Bramble, $29.99, 9781250346742

50 You Like It Darker: Stories
Stephen King, Scribner, $30.00, 9781668037713

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending September 15, 2024

16 The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year
Margaret Renkl, Spiegel & Grau, $32.00, 9781954118461

17 On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything
Nate Silver, Penguin Press, $35.00, 9781594204128

18 A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
Kevin Fedarko, Scribner, $32.50, 9781501183058

19 The Bean Book: 100 Recipes for Cooking with All Kinds of Beans, from the Rancho Gordo Kitchen [A Cookbook]
Steve Sando, Ten Speed Press, $35.00, 9781984860002

20 That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America
Amanda Jones, Bloomsbury Publishing, $29.99, 9781639733538

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

22 Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health
Casey Means, M.D., Calley Means, Avery, $32.00, 9780593712641

23 The Siege: A Six-Day Hostage Crisis and the Daring Special-Forces Operation That Shocked the World
Ben Macintyre, Crown, $32.00, 9780593728093

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

25 By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land
Rebecca Nagle, Harper, $32.00, 9780063112049

26 The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
Hampton Sides, Doubleday, $35.00, 9780385544764

27 Men Have Called Her Crazy: A Memoir
Anna Marie Tendler, Simon & Schuster, $29.99, 9781668032343

28 Nature, Culture, and Inequality: A Comparative and Historical Perspective
Thomas Piketty, Other Press, $23.99, 9781635424560

29 Guinness World Records 2025
, Guinness World Records, $29.95, 9781913484569

30 The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth
Zo� Schlanger, Harper, $29.99, 9780063073852

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

32 What to Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking
Caroline Chambers, Union Square & Co., $35.00, 9781454952718

33 Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right
Arlie Russell Hochschild, New Press, $30.99, 9781620976463

34 Reagan: His Life and Legend
Max Boot, Liveright, $45.00, 9780871409447

35 The Highest Calling: Conversations on the American Presidency
David M. Rubenstein, Simon & Schuster, $32.00, 9781668067628

36 The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir
Griffin Dunne, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9780593652824

37 Embracing Hope: On Freedom, Responsibility & the Meaning of Life
Viktor E. Frankl, Beacon Press, $21.95, 9780807020432

38 Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future
Jason Stanley, Atria/One Signal Publishers, $28.99, 9781668056912

39 There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
Hanif Abdurraqib, Random House, $32.00, 9780593448793

40 Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs
Luis Elizondo, William Morrow, $29.99, 9780063235564

41 What's Next: A Backstage Pass to The West Wing, Its Cast and Crew, and Its Enduring Legacy of Service
Melissa Fitzgerald, Mary McCormack, Dutton, $35.00, 9780593184547

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

43 Something in the Woods Loves You
Jarod K. Anderson, Timber Press, $30.00, 9781643262291

44 One Week in January: New Paintings for an Old Diary
Carson Ellis (Illus.), Carson Ellis, Chronicle Books, $22.95, 9781797216959

45 Big Vegan Flavor: Techniques and 150 Recipes to Master Vegan Cooking
Nisha Vora, Avery, $45.00, 9780593328934

46 Somehow: Thoughts on Love
Anne Lamott, Riverhead Books, $22.00, 9780593714416

47 Cult Following: The Extreme Sects That Capture Our Imaginations—and Take Over Our Lives
J.W. Ocker, Quirk Books, $19.99, 9781683694120

48 Sage Warrior: Wake to Oneness, Practice Pleasure, Choose Courage, Become Victory (The Revolutionary Love Project)
Valarie Kaur, Keerat Kaur (Illus.), One World, $32.00, 9780593448441

49 Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
Adam Higginbotham, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $35.00, 9781982176617

50 On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service
Anthony Fauci, M.D., Viking, $36.00, 9780593657478

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending September 15, 2024

11 The Summer Place
Jennifer Weiner, Pocket, $10.99, 9781668033661

12 The House of Wolves
James Patterson, Mike Lupica, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538710791

13 Dune Messiah
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233

14 Long Shadows
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538719831

15 Fairy Tale
Stephen King, Pocket, $11.99, 9781668052679

16 The Ball at Versailles: A Novel
Danielle Steel, Dell, $9.99, 9780593498361

17 Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Spectra, $9.99, 9780553283686

18 Interview with the Vampire
Anne Rice, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345337665

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

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

21 The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $10.99, 9780441478125

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

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

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

25 The Silmarillion
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345325815

26 'Salem's Lot
Stephen King, Anchor, $10.99, 9780307743671

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

28 The 6:20 Man
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538719862

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

30 Women Who Run With the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345409874

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

32 Fire & Blood
George R. R. Martin, Bantam, $10.00, 9780593598016

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

34 The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756407919

35 Carrie
Stephen King, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307743664

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

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

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

39 Oathbringer
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365293

40 Hamlet
William Shakespeare, Simon & Schuster, $6.99, 9780743477123

41 A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry, Vintage, $8.95, 9780679755333

42 Warbreaker
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765360038

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

44 The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary
Merriam-Webster (Ed.), Merriam-Webster, $9.50, 9780877795957

45 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345391803

46 Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553293357

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

48 Children of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441104024

49 A Sand County Almanac
Aldo Leopold, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345345059

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

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