April 19, 2023

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for April 19, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending April 16, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.

  Trade Paperback Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. 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.
1/35
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.
2/98
3. 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.
5/4
4. 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.
3/3
5. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue- Debut
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.
/1
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.
4/31
7. The Candy House
Jennifer Egan, Scribner, $17.99, 9781476716770
An electrifying, deeply moving novel about the quest for authenticity and meaning in a world where memories and identities are no longer private.
6/6
8. 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.
11/73
9. 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.
10/137
10. The Lincoln Highway
Amor Towles, Penguin, $19.00, 9780735222366
The bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility and master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction returns with a stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s America.
8/4
11. 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.
14/63
12. 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.
7/15
13. The Paris Apartment
Lucy Foley, Morrow, $18.99, 9780063003064
Foley's novel is a mystery set in a Paris apartment building in which every resident has something to hide.
9/8
14. Yours Truly- Debut
Abby Jimenez, Forever, $16.99, 9781538704394
A novel of terrible first impressions, hilarious second chances, and the joy in finding your perfect match. The #1 Indie Next Pick for April 2023.
/1
15. 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.
12/155
 
     

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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for April 19, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending April 16, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.

  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
Michelle Zauner, Vintage, $17.00, 9781984898951
From the indie rock star of Japanese Breakfast, an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity.
1/3
2. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $20.00, 9781571313560
Drawing on her life as an Indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices.
3/175
3. 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.
4/133
4. All About Love: New Visions
bell hooks, Morrow, $16.99, 9780060959470
All About Love is a revelation about what causes a polarized society and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering.
2/76
5. 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.
5/2
6. 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.
6/4
7. 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.
7/9
8. 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.
8/15
9. Tiny Beautiful Things (10th Anniversary Edition): Advice from Dear Sugar
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $17.00, 9780593685211
An anniversary edition of the bestselling collection of "Dear Sugar" advice columns by the author of Wild—featuring a new preface and six additional columns.
10/3
10. The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781452174037
Perfect for the anti-aviary or bird fanatic with a sense of humor, this snarky illustrated handbook is equal parts profane, funny, and—let's face it—true.
9/13
11. Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit
Lyanda Lynn Haupt, Little, Brown Spark, $18.99, 9780316426497
In the tradition of Rachel Carson, Elizabeth Kolbert, and Mary Oliver, Haupt writes with urgency and grace, reminding us that at the crossroads of science, nature, and spirit we find true hope.
11/2
12. The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310
A practical guide to personal freedom, outlining a way of life rooted in traditional Toltec beliefs.
15/198
13. Finding Me: A Memoir- Debut
Viola Davis, HarperOne, $17.99, 9780063037366
In Finding Me, you will meet a little girl named Viola who ran from her past until she made a life-changing decision to stop running forever.
/1
14. 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.
14/91
15. We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland
Fintan O'Toole, Liveright, $20.00, 9781324092872
O'Toole's magisterial, brilliantly insightful chronicle of the wrenching transformations that dragged his homeland into the modern world.
/9
 
     

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Hardcover Fiction

 



Bestseller List for April 19, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending April 16, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.

  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. 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.
1/54
2. 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.
2/40
3. 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.
4/5
4. 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.
3/2
5. 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.
5/26
6. I Have Some Questions for You
Rebecca Makkai, Viking, $28.00, 9780593490143
The riveting new novel by the author of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist The Great Believers is the #1 Indie Next Pick for March 2023.
6/8
7. Pineapple Street
Jenny Jackson, Pamela Dorman Books, $28.00, 9780593490693
Jackson's deliciously funny, sharply observed debut novel of family, love, and class is a March 2023 Indie Next Pick.
8/6
8. Hang the Moon
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $28.00, 9781501117299
From Jeannette Walls, the bestselling author of The Glass Castle, comes a riveting new novel about an indomitable young woman in Virginia during Prohibition. An April 2023 Indie Next Pick.
7/3
9. 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.
9/17
10. 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.
11/44
11. Homecoming
Kate Morton, Mariner Books, $32.00, 9780063020894
Morton's latest is a sweeping novel that begins with a shocking crime, the effects of which echo across continents and generations. An April 2023 Indie Next Pick.
10/2
12. Birnam Wood
Eleanor Catton, FSG, $28.00, 9780374110338
A gripping thriller of high drama and kaleidoscopic insight into what drives us to survive.
12/5
13. Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hanover Square Press, $19.99, 9781335430991
Heartwarming, wistful, mysterious and delightfully quirky, Toshikazu Kawaguchi's internationally bestselling novel explores the age-old question: What would you change if you could travel back in time?
14/12
14. Tress of the Emerald Sea
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $29.99, 9781250899651
Bestselling author Brandon Sanderson brings us deeper into the Cosmere universe with a rollicking, riveting tale that will appeal to fans of The Princess Bride.
13/2
15. Small Things Like These
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802158741
Keegan's landmark new novel is a tale of one man's courage and a remarkable portrait of love and family. The #1 Indie Next Pick for December 2021.
15/14
ON THE RISE
17. The Trackers
Charles Frazier, Ecco, $30.00, 9780062948083
From the bestselling author of Cold Mountain and Varina, a stunning new novel that paints a vivid portrait of life during the Great Depression.
 
 
     

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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for April 19, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending April 16, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.

  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. 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.
1/4
2. You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir- Debut
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.
/1
3. 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.
5/13
4. 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.
2/36
5. 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.
4/59
6. 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 that 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.
8/2
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.
6/154
8. Sweet Enough: A Dessert Cookbook
Alison Roman, Clarkson Potter, $35.00, 9781984826398
Roman's latest is a simple, stylish cookbook full of desserts that come together faster than you can eat them.
3/3
9. 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.
12/3
10. Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age
Katherine May, Riverhead Books, $26.00, 9780593329993
From the bestselling author of Wintering, an invitation to rediscover the feelings of awe and wonder available to us all. A March 2023 Indie Next Pick.
7/7
11. The Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy)
Admiral William H. McRaven, Grand Central, $25.00, 9781538707944
A short, inspirational book of advice and leadership lessons that Admiral McRaven collected over his four decades as a Navy SEAL.
9/2
12. It. Goes. So. Fast.: The Year of No Do-Overs- Debut
Mary Louise Kelly, Henry Holt and Co., $26.99, 9781250859853
NPR reporter Mary Louise Kelly's moving memoir about the year before her son goes to college—and the joys, losses and surprises that happen along the way.
/1
13. The Language of Trees: A Rewilding of Literature and Landscape
Katie Holten, Tin House Books, $29.95, 9781953534682
The Language of Trees considers our relationship with literature and landscape, resulting in an astonishing fusion of storytelling and art and a deeply beautiful celebration of trees through the ages.
10/2
14. I Swear: Politics Is Messier Than My Minivan- Debut
Katie Porter, Crown, $28.00, 9780593443989
Porter's honest, inspiring, and laugh-out-loud funny memoir about re-energizing our politics and standing up to corporate America—while carting three kids around in a minivan.
/1
15. Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock
Jenny Odell, Random House, $28.99, 9780593242704
We are living on the wrong clock, and it is destroying us. The bestselling author of How to Do Nothing offers us different ways to experience time in this dazzling, subversive, and deeply hopeful book.
13/6
ON THE RISE
20. Built to Move: The Ten Essential Habits to Help You Move Freely and Live Fully
Kelly Starrett, Juliet Starrett, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593534809
Simple and proven physical practices designed to improve the way your body feels—and boost the overall quality of your life—no matter how you spend your time.
 
 
     

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Mass Market



Bestseller List for April 19, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending April 16, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
1/354
2. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593438367
2/178
3. Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9781250318541
4/54
4. The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
3/51
5. The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365279
8/82
6. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803
5/64
7. Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342
7/122
8. American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110
9/50
9. Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553283686
/5
10. Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $8.99, 9780440180296
10/59
 
     


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Early & Middle Grade Readers



Bestseller List for April 19, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending April 16, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Early & Middle Grade Readers  
1. School Trip: A Graphic Novel
Jerry Craft, Quill Tree Books, $14.99, 9780062885531
 
2. The Moth Keeper: A Graphic Novel
K. O'Neill, Random House Graphic, $13.99, 9780593182260
 
3. Squished: A Graphic Novel
Megan Wagner Lloyd, Michelle Mee Nutter (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338568936
 
4. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Judy Blume, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781665921312
 
5. Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy
Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $19.99, 9780063225138
 
6. Odder
Katherine Applegate, Charles Santoso (Illus.), Feiwel & Friends, $16.99, 9781250147424
 
7. Hoops: A Graphic Novel
Matt Tavares, Candlewick, $12.99, 9781536231953
 
8. Smile: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264
 
9. Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon)
Scholastic, $14.99, 9781338714128
 
10. Big Tree
Brian Selznick, Scholastic Press, $32.99, 9781338180633
 
11. Drama: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801897
 
12. The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza
Mac Barnett, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Katherine Tegen Books, $15.99, 9780063084087
 
13. Elf Dog and Owl Head- Debut
M.T. Anderson, Junyi Wu (Illus.), Candlewick, $18.99, 9781536222814
 
14. Finally Seen
Kelly Yang, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9781534488335
 
15. Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel- Debut
Betty C. Tang, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338832686
 
 
     

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Young Adult



Bestseller List for April 19, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending April 16, 2023
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  Young Adult  
1. One of Us Is Lying
Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $12.99, 9781524714758
 
2. Girl in Pieces
Kathleen Glasgow, Ember, $10.99, 9781101934746
 
3. If He Had Been with Me
Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489
 
4. Five Survive
Holly Jackson, Delacorte Press, $19.99, 9780593374160
 
5. Legendborn (An Indies Introduce Title)
Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $13.99, 9781534441613
 
6. They Both Die at the End
Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062457806
 
7. Iron Widow
Xiran Jay Zhao, Tundra Books, $11.99, 9780735269958
 
8. Silver in the Bone
Alexandra Bracken, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593481653
 
9. We Were Liars
E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279
 
10. Nick and Charlie
Alice Oseman, Scholastic Press, $16.99, 9781338885101
 
11. She Gets the Girl
Rachael Lippincott, Alyson Derrick, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534493803
 
12. Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Monique Gray Smith, Nicole Neidhardt (Illus.), Zest Books, $17.99, 9781728458991
 
13. The Girl from the Sea: A Graphic Novel
Molly Knox Ostertag, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338540574
 
14. Hell Followed with Us
Andrew Joseph White, Peachtree Teen, $18.99, 9781682633243
 
15. The First to Die at the End
Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $19.99, 9780063240803
 
 
     

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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for April 19, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending April 16, 2023
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  Children's Illustrated  
1. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
 
2. Hot Dog
Doug Salati, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593308431
 
3. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908
 
4. Party Hearty Kitty-Corn
Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Abrams, $18.99, 9781419750953
 
5. Woo Hoo! You're Doing Great!
Sandra Boynton, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $17,99, 9780316486798
 
6. We Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish
Ryan T. Higgins, Disney Hyperion, $18.99, 9781368076982
 
7. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $19.95, 9780060254926
 
8. Dragons Love Tacos
Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99, 9780803736801
 
9. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780399230035
 
10. Knight Owl
Christopher Denise, Christy Ottaviano Books, $17.99, 9780316310628
 
11. Remember
Joy Harjo, Michaela Goade (Illus.), Random House Studio, $18.99, 9780593484845
 
12. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (20th Anniversary Edition)- Debut
Mo Willems, Hyperion Books for Children, $19.99, 9781368090230
 
13. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Bill Martin, Jr., John Archambault, Lois Ehlert (Illus.), Little Simon, $7.99, 9781442450707
 
14. Little Blue Truck's Springtime: An Easter And Springtime Book For Kids
Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $13.99, 9780544938090
 
15. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden Books, $9.99, 9780307120007
 
 
     

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Children's Series



Bestseller List for April 19, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending April 16, 2023
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  Children's Series  
1. Dog Man (hardcover)
Dav Pilkey, Graphix
 
2. Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback)
Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic
 
3. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
 
4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
 
5. Baby-Sitters Club Graphix (hardcover and paperback)
Ann M. Martin, Cynthia Yuan Cheng (Illus.), Scholastic
 
6. Spy School (hardcover)
Stuart Gibbs, Anjan Sarkar (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
 
7. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (hardcover and paperback)
Holly Jackson, Ember
 
8. InvestiGators (hardcover)
John Patrick Green, Christopher Hastings, Pat Lewis (Illus.), First Second
 
9. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
 
10. The Princess in Black (hardcover and paperback)
Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Candlewick
New in Series: The Princess in Black and the Prince in Pink (9781536209785)
 


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Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending April 16, 2023

16. The Four Winds
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $18.99, 9781250178619

17. It Starts with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $17.99, 9781668001226

18. A Court of Mist and Fury
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575583

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

20. The Priory of the Orange Tree
Samantha Shannon, Bloomsbury Publishing, $20.00, 9781635570304

21. Verity
Colleen Hoover, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538724736

22. The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703

23. Legends & Lattes
Travis Baldree, Tor, $17.99, 9781250886088

24. Never Never
Colleen Hoover, Tarryn Fisher, Canary Street Press, $17.99, 9781335004888

25. One Italian Summer
Rebecca Serle, Atria, $17.99, 9781982166809

26. Cloud Cuckoo Land
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $20.00, 9781982168445

27. The School for Good Mothers
Jessamine Chan, S&S/Marysue Rucci Books, $17.99, 9781982156138

28. The It Girl
Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $18.99, 9781982155278

29. Book Lovers
Emily Henry, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593334836

30. The Summer Place
Jennifer Weiner, Washington Square Press, $18.99, 9781501133589

31. The Diamond Eye
Kate Quinn, Morrow, $19.99, 9780063144705

32. Heart Bones
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $17.99, 9781668021910

33. Nightcrawling: A novel
Leila Mottley, Vintage, $17.00, 9780593312605

34. Under the Whispering Door
TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217394

35. Normal People
Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $17.00, 9781984822185

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

37. The Cartographers
Peng Shepherd, Morrow, $19.99, 9780062910707

38. The Cat Who Saved Books
Sosuke Natsukawa, HarperVia, $18.99, 9780063095731

39. The Personal Librarian
Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593101544

40. The Stranger in the Lifeboat: A Novel
Mitch Albom, Harper Paperbacks, $18.99, 9780062888365

41. Beach Read
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806734

42. Things We Never Got Over
Lucy Score, Bloom Books, $18.99, 9781945631832

43. Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
Jesse Q. Sutanto, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593549223

44. Malibu Rising
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $18.00, 9781524798673

45. A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Penguin, $18.00, 9780143110439

46. People We Meet on Vacation
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806758

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

48. Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $20.00, 9780593135228

49. The Secret History
Donna Tartt, Vintage, $18.00, 9781400031702

50. Things We Hide from the Light
Lucy Score, Bloom Books, $18.99, 9781728276113

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending April 16, 2023

16. OMFG, BEES!: Bees Are So Amazing and You're About to Find Out Why
Matt Kracht, Chronicle Books, $15.95, 9781797219905

17. Riverman: An American Odyssey
Ben McGrath, Vintage, $18.00, 9781101973615

18. These Precious Days: Essays
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $18.00, 9780063092792

19. The Nineties: A Book
Chuck Klosterman, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735217966

20. Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
Merlin Sheldrake, Random House, $18.00, 9780525510321

21. Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility
Rebecca Solnit (Ed.), Thelma Young Lutunatabua (Ed.), Haymarket Books, $16.95, 9781642598971

22. How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
Clint Smith, Little, Brown, $18.99, 9780316492928

23. South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
Imani Perry, Ecco, $19.99, 9780062977373

24. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99, 9780062316110

25. What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma
Stephanie Foo, Ballantine, $18.00, 9780593238127

26. The Book of Delights: Essays
Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $17.99, 9781643753287

27. Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
Suzanne Simard, Vintage, $17.00, 9780525565994

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

29. The Art of Living: Peace and Freedom in the Here and Now
Thich Nhat Hanh, HarperOne, $18.99, 9780063276482

30. Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again
Johann Hari, Crown, $18.00, 9780593138533

31. Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law
Mary Roach, Norton, $16.95, 9781324036128

32. Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life
Emily Nagoski, Ph.D., Simon & Schuster, $18.99, 9781982165314

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

34. The Artist's Way
Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $19.00, 9780143129257

35. How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy
Jenny Odell, Melville House, $18.99, 9781612198552

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

37. Gender Queer: A Memoir
Maia Kobabe, Oni Press, $19.99, 9781549304002

38. The Myth of Sisyphus
Albert Camus, Vintage, $15.00, 9780525564454

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

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

41. How to Focus (Mindfulness Essentials #9)
Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.), Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781952692178

42. The Soul of an Octopus
Sy Montgomery, Atria, $17.99, 9781451697728

43. How to Forage for Mushrooms without Dying: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Identifying 29 Wild, Edible Mushrooms
Frank Hyman, Storey Publishing, $16.99, 9781635863321

44. The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself
Michael A. Singer, New Harbinger, $18.95, 9781572245372

45. Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
Lulu Miller, Simon & Schuster, $17.99, 9781501160349

46. Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
S.C. Gwynne, Scribner, $18.00, 9781416591061

47. I'll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood
Jessi Klein, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780062981608

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

49. Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage
Rachel E. Gross, Norton, $17.95, 9781324050537

50. A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters
Andrew H. Knoll, Mariner Books, $19.99, 9780062853929

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending April 16, 2023

16. Babel
R. F. Kuang, Harper Voyager, $27.99, 9780063021426

17. The Trackers
Charles Frazier, Ecco, $30.00, 9780062948083

18. Old Babes in the Wood: Stories
Margaret Atwood, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385549073

19. Above Ground: Poems
Clint Smith, Little, Brown, $27.00, 9780316543033

20. The White Lady
Jacqueline Winspear, Harper, $30.00, 9780062867988

21. Mad Honey
Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan, Ballantine, $29.99, 9781984818386

22. A Day of Fallen Night
Samantha Shannon, Bloomsbury Publishing, $35.00, 9781635577921

23. White Cat, Black Dog: Stories
Kelly Link, Random House, $27.00, 9780593449950

24. Stone Blind
Natalie Haynes, Harper, $30.00, 9780063258396

25. The Midnight Library
Matt Haig, Viking, $26.00, 9780525559474

26. The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
Shannon Chakraborty, Harper Voyager, $32.00, 9780062963505

27. Foster
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802160140

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

29. Dark Angel
John Sandford, Putnam, $29.95, 9780593422410

30. The London Séance Society
Sarah Penner, Park Row, $30.00, 9780778387114

31. How to Sell a Haunted House
Grady Hendrix, Berkley, $28.00, 9780593201268

32. Big Swiss
Jen Beagin, Scribner, $27.00, 9781982153083

33. Trust
Hernan Diaz, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780593420317

34. Weyward
Emilia Hart, St. Martin's Press, $27.99, 9781250280800

35. Someone Else's Shoes
Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $29.00, 9781984879295

36. Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
Heather Fawcett, Del Rey, $28.00, 9780593500132

37. I Will Find You
Harlan Coben, Grand Central, $30.00, 9781538748367

38. One for My Enemy
Olivie Blake, Tor, $26.99, 9781250892430

39. A House With Good Bones
T. Kingfisher, Tor Nightfire, $26.99, 9781250829795

40. Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
Benjamin Stevenson, Mariner Books, $30.00, 9780063279025

41. The Only Survivors
Megan Miranda, S&S/Marysue Rucci Books, $28.00, 9781668010419

42. Some Desperate Glory
Emily Tesh, Tordotcom, $28.99, 9781250834980

43. Biography of X
Catherine Lacey, FSG, $28.00, 9780374606176

44. Go as a River
Shelley Read, Spiegel & Grau, $28.00, 9781954118232

45. Carrie Soto Is Back
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $28.00, 9780593158685

46. The Marriage Portrait
Maggie O'Farrell, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593320624

47. This Bird Has Flown
Susanna Hoffs, Little, Brown, $29.00, 9780316409315

48. Hell Bent
Leigh Bardugo, Flatiron Books, $29.99, 9781250313102

49. The Golden Spoon
Jessa Maxwell, Atria Books, $27.00, 9781668008003

50. The House in the Pines
Ana Reyes, Dutton, $27.00, 9780593186718

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending April 16, 2023

16. The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times
Michelle Obama, Crown, $32.50, 9780593237465

17. An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Ed Yong, Random House, $30.00, 9780593133231

18. It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism
Bernie Sanders, John Nichols, Crown, $28.00, 9780593238714

19. Spare
Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, Random House, $36.00, 9780593593806

20. Built to Move: The Ten Essential Habits to Help You Move Freely and Live Fully
Kelly Starrett, Juliet Starrett, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593534809

21. The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening
Ari Shapiro, HarperOne, $28.99, 9780063221345

22. On the Origin of Time: Stephen Hawking's Final Theory
Thomas Hertog, Bantam, $28.99, 9780593128442

23. Humanly Possible: Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Inquiry, and Hope
Sarah Bakewell, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9780735223370

24. Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O'Connell's Urgent Mission to Bring Healing to Homeless People
Tracy Kidder, Random House, $30.00, 9781984801432

25. All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me
Patrick Bringley, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781982163303

26. Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World
Malcolm Harris, Little, Brown, $36.00, 9780316592031

27. Choosing to Run: A Memoir
Des Linden, Dutton, $29.00, 9780593186640

28. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck
Mark Manson, Harper, $26.99, 9780062457714

29. The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
Gabor Maté, M.D., Daniel Maté, Avery, $30.00, 9780593083888

30. Be the Bus: The Lost & Profound Wisdom of the Pigeon
Mo Willems, Union Square & Co., $15.99, 9781454948193

31. Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
Susan Magsamen, Ivy Ross, Random House, $30.00, 9780593449233

32. Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller
Oliver Darkshire, Norton, $27.95, 9781324092070

33. Alexandra Petri's US History: Important American Documents (I Made Up)
Alexandra Petri, Norton , $27.95, 9781324006435

34. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse: The Animated Story
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $32.99, 9780063256194

35. 8 Rules of Love: How to Find It, Keep It, and Let It Go
Jay Shetty, Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781982183066

36. Inciting Joy: Essays
Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $27.00, 9781643753041

37. Once Upon a Prime: The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature
Sarah Hart, Flatiron Books, $29.99, 9781250850881

38. Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
Brené Brown, Random House, $30.00, 9780399592553

39. The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War
Jeff Sharlet, Norton, $28.95, 9781324006497

40. Solito: A Memoir
Javier Zamora, Hogarth, $28.00, 9780593498064

41. The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $32.50, 9781982117351

42. LeBron
Jeff Benedict, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $32.00, 9781982110895

43. Stay True: A Memoir
Hua Hsu, Doubleday, $26.00, 9780385547772

44. How Not to Kill Yourself: A Portrait of the Suicidal Mind
Clancy Martin, Pantheon, $30.00, 9780593317051

45. And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
Jon Meacham, Random House, $40.00, 9780553393965

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

47. How We Live Is How We Die
Pema Chödrön, Shambhala, $24.95, 9781611809244

48. Smitten Kitchen Keepers: New Classics for Your Forever Files
Deb Perelman, Knopf, $35.00, 9780593318782

49. A Living Remedy: A Memoir
Nicole Chung, Ecco, $29.99, 9780063031616

50. Healing Through Words
Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $24.99, 9781524873264

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending April 16, 2023

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

12. Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977

13. The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $9.99, 9780307743657

14. The Color of Magic
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225672

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

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

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

18. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $11.00, 9780399501487

19. Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365286

20. Mistborn: Secret History
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250859143

21. Dune Messiah
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233

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

23. Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553293357

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

25. The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $9.99, 9780441478125

26. The Well of Ascension
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318572

27. The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553588941

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

29. All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque, Ballantine, $6.99, 9780449213940

30. Oathbringer
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365293

31. Mort
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225719

32. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345514400

33. Carrie
Stephen King, Anchor, $9.99, 9780307743664

34. Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare, Simon & Schuster, $6.99, 9780743477116

35. Fire & Blood
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780593598016

36. The Alloy of Law
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9780765368546

37. Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess
Bobby Fischer, et al., Bantam, $8.99, 9780553263152

38. Misery
Stephen King, Pocket, $9.99, 9781501156748

39. The Martian Chronicles
Ray Bradbury, Simon & Schuster, $8.99, 9781451678192

40. Children of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441104024

41. The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcom X, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345350688

42. Rich Dad Poor Dad
Robert T. Kiyosaki, Plata Publishing, $8.99, 9781612680194

43. Mythology
Edith Hamilton, Grand Central, $10.00, 9780446574754

44. The Princess Bride
William Goldman, Mariner, $10.99, 9780156035217

45. Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345538987

46. Siddhartha
Hermann Hesse, Bantam, $5.99, 9780553208849

47. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $9.99, 9781250773012

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

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

50. Guards! Guards!
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225757

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