Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for August 11, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending August 8, 2021
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Trade Paperback Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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1. |
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. |
1/13 |
2. |
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. |
2/49 |
3. |
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. |
3/69 |
4. |
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. |
6/19 |
5. |
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. |
4/12 |
6. |
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. |
7/14 |
7. |
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. |
5/5 |
8. |
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. |
11/30 |
9. |
The Guest List- Debut Lucy Foley, Morrow, $16.99, 9780062868947 A wedding celebration turns dark and deadly in this deliciously wicked and atmospheric thriller by the bestselling author of The Hunting Party. |
/1 |
10. |
Beach Read Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806734 Henry's novel about a romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut is a June 2020 Indie Next List Great Read. |
9/24 |
11. |
The Silent Patient Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703 A gripping psychological thriller about a woman's act of violence against her husband--and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive. |
8/14 |
12. |
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. |
14/10 |
13. |
Mexican Gothic Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $17.00, 9780525620808 A re-imagining of the classic gothic suspense novel, Mexican Gothic is a story about an isolated mansion in 1950s Mexico--and the brave socialite drawn to its treacherous secrets. |
10/8 |
14. |
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous Ocean Vuong, Penguin, $17.00, 9780525562047 Vuong's debut novel is a shattering portrait of a family, a first love, and the redemptive power of storytelling. |
12/10 |
15. |
One Last Stop Casey McQuiston, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250244499 A magical, sexy, bighearted romance where the impossible becomes possible as a young woman does everything in her power to save a girl lost in time. A June 2021 Indie Next List Great Read. |
13/10 |
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for August 11, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending August 8, 2021
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Trade Paperback Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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1. |
Braiding Sweetgrass 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. |
1/87 |
2. |
The Body Keeps the Score 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. |
2/45 |
3. |
The Body 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. |
3/28 |
4. |
Entangled Life 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. |
4/17 |
5. |
Sapiens 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. |
5/156 |
6. |
Hood Feminism Mikki Kendall, Penguin, $16.00, 9780525560562 A potent and electrifying critique of today's feminist movement announcing a fresh new voice in Black feminism. |
6/24 |
7. |
Killers of the Flower Moon 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. |
9/77 |
8. |
Born a Crime Trevor Noah, One World, $18.00, 9780399588198 Noah's compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime coming-of-age memoir is set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed. |
10/112 |
9. |
All We Can Save Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Katharine K. Wilkinson (Eds.), One World, $18.00, 9780593237083 Provocative and illuminating essays from women at the forefront of the climate movement who are harnessing truth, courage, and solutions to lead humanity forward. |
7/3 |
10. |
The Four Agreements Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310 A practical guide to personal freedom, outlining a way of life rooted in traditional Toltec beliefs. |
11/135 |
11. |
Vesper Flights Helen Macdonald, Grove Press, $17.00, 9780802158673 Macdonald's collection of essays is a captivating and foundational book about observation, fascination, time, memory, love, and loss and how we make sense of the world around us. |
13/4 |
12. |
Agent Sonya Ben Macintyre, Crown, $18.00, 9780593136324 Macintyre uncovers the true story behind the Cold War's most intrepid female spy. |
14/2 |
13. |
Kitchen Confidential Anthony Bourdain, Ecco, $16.99, 9780060899226 In Kitchen Confidential, Bourdain tells the wild-but-true tales of his life in the culinary trade. |
/41 |
14. |
Say Nothing Patrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $16.95, 9780307279286 Award-winning New Yorker staff writer Keefe presents a stunning and intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions. |
15/38 |
15. |
Minor Feelings Cathy Park Hong, One World, $18.00, 9781984820389 A radically honest work of art, Minor Feelings forms a portrait of one Asian American psyche--and of a writer's search to both uncover and speak the truth. |
/20 |
Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for August 11, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending August 8, 2021
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Hardcover Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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1. |
Billy Summers- Debut Stephen King, Scribner, $30.00, 9781982173616 King's new novel is about love, luck, fate, and a complex hero with one last shot at redemption. |
/1 |
2. |
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. |
1/40 |
3. |
Malibu Rising Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $28.00, 9781524798659 Four famous siblings throw an epic party to celebrate the end of the summer. But over the course of twenty-four hours, their lives will change forever. A June 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
2/10 |
4. |
The Last Thing He Told Me Laura Dave, S&S, $27.00, 9781501171345 A gripping mystery about a woman who thinks she's found the love of her life--until he disappears. A May 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
5/14 |
5. |
The Paper Palace Miranda Cowley Heller, Riverhead Books, $27.00, 9780593329825 In the course of a single day on Cape Cod, one woman must make a life-changing decision that has been brewing for decades. A July 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
3/5 |
6. |
Klara and the Sun Kazuo Ishiguro, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593318171 Ishiguro's new novel offers a look at our changing world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator, and one that explores the fundamental question: What does it mean to love? A March 2021 Indie Next List Great Read. |
4/23 |
7. |
Project Hail Mary Andy Weir, Ballantine, $28.99, 9780593135204 In Weir's latest, a lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster. A May 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
6/14 |
8. |
The Hill We Climb Amanda Gorman, Viking, $15.99, 9780593465271 Amanda Gorman's powerful and historic poem, read at President Joe Biden's inauguration, now available as a collectible gift edition. |
8/19 |
9. |
Afterparties: Stories- Debut Anthony Veasna So, Ecco, $27.99, 9780063049901 A vibrant story collection about Cambodian-American life--immersive and comic, yet unsparing--that offers profound insight into the intimacy of queer and immigrant communities. An Indies Introduce title and and August 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
10. |
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue V.E. Schwab, Tor, $26.99, 9780765387561 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. The #1 Indie Next List Great Read for October 2020. |
9/44 |
11. |
Once There Were Wolves- Debut Charlotte McConaghy, Flatiron Books, $27.99, 9781250244147 McConaghy's novel is the unforgettable story of a woman desperate to save the creatures she loves--if she isn't consumed by a wild that was once her refuge. The #1 Indie Next Pick for August 2021. |
/1 |
12. |
The Cellist Daniel Silva, Harper, $28.99, 9780062834867 Silva's timely and explosive new thriller featuring art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon. |
7/4 |
13. |
The Maidens Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $27.99, 9781250304452 Michaelides' spellbinding follow-up to The Silent Patient is a June 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
12/8 |
14. |
The Final Girl Support Group Grady Hendrix, Berkley, $26.00, 9780593201237 In horror movies, the final girls are the ones left standing when the credits roll. They made it through the worst night of their lives...but what happens after? A July 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
13/4 |
15. |
The Vanishing Half Brit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $27.00, 9780525536291 Bennett's beautiful new novel about twin sisters, inseparable as children, who ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds, one Black and one white. A June 2020 Indie Next List Great Read. |
10/61 |
Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for August 11, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending August 8, 2021
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Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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1. |
I Alone Can Fix It Carol Leonnig, Philip Rucker, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9780593298947 A behind-the-scenes account of Donald Trump's final year in office by bestselling authors of A Very Stable Genius. |
1/3 |
2. |
This Is Your Mind on Plants Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $28.00, 9780593296905 A radical challenge to how we think about drugs, and an exploration into the powerful human attraction to psychoactive plants—and the equally powerful taboos. |
3/5 |
3. |
Crying in H Mart 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. |
4/16 |
4. |
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581 Radiant with Mackesy's warmth and gentle wit, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse blends hand-written narrative with dozens of drawings. |
2/75 |
5. |
World Travel Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $35.00, 9780062802798 A guide to some of the world's most fascinating places, as seen and experienced by writer, television host, and relentlessly curious traveler Anthony Bourdain. |
5/16 |
6. |
The Anthropocene Reviewed John Green, Dutton, $28.00, 9780525555216 A deeply moving collection of personal essays by the bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars and Turtles All the Way Down. |
7/12 |
7. |
American Marxism Mark R. Levin, Threshold Editions, $28.00, 9781501135972 Levin explains how the dangers he warned against in his book Liberty and Tyranny have come to pass. |
6/4 |
8. |
The Premonition Michael Lewis, Norton, $30.00, 9780393881554 Michael Lewis's taut nonfiction thriller pits a band of medical visionaries against what was the official response of the Trump administration to the outbreak of COVID-19. |
11/14 |
9. |
The Bomber Mafia Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown, $27.00, 9780316296618 Gladwell weaves together the stories of a Dutch genius and his homemade computer, a band of brothers in central Alabama, a British psychopath, and pyromaniacal chemists at Harvard to examine one of the greatest moral challenges in modern American history. |
10/15 |
10. |
Here, Right Matters: An American Story- Debut Alexander Vindman, Harper, $26.99, 9780063079427 Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, who found himself at the center of a firestorm for his decision to report the infamous phone call that led to presidential impeachment, tells his own story for the first time. |
/1 |
11. |
Caste Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $32.00, 9780593230251 Beautifully written, original, and revealing, Caste is an eye-opening story of people and history, and a reexamination of what lies under the surface of ordinary lives and of American life today. |
12/53 |
12. |
Finding the Mother Tree Suzanne Simard, Knopf, $28.95, 9780525656098 Simard brings us into the intimate world of trees to illuminate fascinating and vital truths—that trees are not simply the source of timber or pulp, but are a complicated, interdependent circle of life. |
9/14 |
13. |
Untamed Glennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28.00, 9781984801258 In Doyle's most revealing and powerful memoir yet, she explores the joy and peace we discover when we stop striving to meet the expectations of the world, and start trusting the voice deep within us. |
8/74 |
14. |
The Comfort Book Matt Haig, Penguin Life, $22.00, 9780143136668 In his new book, Haig offers warmth and reassurance, reminding us to slow down and appreciate the beauty and unpredictability of existence. |
13/5 |
15. |
How the Word Is Passed Clint Smith, Little, Brown, $29.00, 9780316492935 Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks--those that are honest about the past and those that are not--that offers an inter-generational story of how slavery has been central in shaping our nation's collective history, and ourselves. |
15/10 |
Mass Market
Bestseller List for August 11, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending August 8, 2021
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Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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1. |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780441172719 |
1/90 |
2. |
1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 |
3/266 |
3. |
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Quentin Tarantino, Harper Perennial, $9.99, 9780063112520 |
2/6 |
4. |
Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 |
5/50 |
5. |
Lord of the Flies William Golding, Penguin, $11.00, 9780399501487 |
6/40 |
6. |
Dune Messiah Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233 |
8/32 |
7. |
The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9780765365279 |
4/20 |
8. |
Good Omens Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977 |
/54 |
9. |
The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488 |
/315 |
10. |
The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741 |
10/84 |
Early & Middle Grade Readers
Bestseller List for August 11, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending August 8, 2021
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Early & Middle Grade Readers | ||
1. |
Cat Kid Comic Club Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338712766 |
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2. |
Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $14.99, 9781419756979 |
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3. |
Allergic Megan Wagner Lloyd, Michelle Mee Nutter (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338568905 |
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4. |
A Wolf Called Wander Rosanne Parry, Greenwillow Books, $7.99, 9780062895943 |
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5. |
Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood- Debut Kwame Mbalia (Ed.), Delacorte Press, $16.99, 9780593379936 |
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6. |
Guts Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500 |
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7. |
Sisters Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540605 |
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8. |
New Kid Jerry Craft, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062691194 |
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9. |
Ghosts Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540629 |
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10. |
When Stars Are Scattered Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, Dial Books, $12.99, 9780525553908 |
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11. |
Smile Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264 |
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12. |
Ground Zero Alan Gratz, Scholastic Press, $17.99, 9781338245752 |
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13. |
Class Act Jerry Craft, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062885500 |
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14. |
Twins Varian Johnson, Varian Johnson, Shannon Wright (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338236132 |
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15. |
The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780061992278 |
Young Adult
Bestseller List for August 11, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending August 8, 2021
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Young Adult | ||
1. |
They Both Die at the End Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062457806 |
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2. |
We Were Liars E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279 |
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3. |
One of Us Is Lying Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99, 9781524714680 |
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4. |
Firekeeper's Daughter Angeline Boulley, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $18.99, 9781250766564 |
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5. |
Ace of Spades Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Feiwel & Friends, $18.99, 9781250800817 |
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6. |
The Inheritance Games Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $10.99, 9780759555402 |
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7. |
The Downstairs Girl Stacey Lee, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $10.99, 9781524740979 |
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8. |
The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780385754729 |
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9. |
The Hate U Give Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062871350 |
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10. |
Blackout Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, Nicola Yoon, Quill Tree Books, $19.99, 9780063088092 |
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11. |
Cemetery Boys (An Indies Introduce Title) Aiden Thomas, Swoon Reads, $17.99, 9781250250469 |
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12. |
Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293 |
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13. |
Realm Breaker Victoria Aveyard, HarperTeen, $19.99, 9780062872623 |
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14. |
Legendborn (An Indies Introduce Title) Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $18.99, 9781534441606 |
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15. |
Cinderella Is Dead Kalynn Bayron, Bloomsbury YA, $10.99, 9781547606641 |
Children's Illustrated
Bestseller List for August 11, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending August 8, 2021
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Children's Illustrated | ||
1. |
Time for School, Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $18.99, 9780358412243 |
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2. |
Cat Problems- Debut Jory John, Lane Smith (Illus.), Random House Studio, $17.99, 9780593302132 |
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3. |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 |
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4. |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
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5. |
We Are Water Protectors Carole Lindstrom, Michaela Goade (Illus.), Roaring Brook Press, $17.99, 9781250203557 |
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6. |
Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035 |
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7. |
Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $19.95, 9780060254926 |
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8. |
Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Abrams, $18.99, 9781419750915 |
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9. |
Blueberries for Sal Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $8.99, 9780140501698 |
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10. |
Pat the Bunny Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden Books, $9.99, 9780307120007 |
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11. |
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Bill Martin, Jr., Eric Carle (Illus.), Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $8.99, 9780805047905 |
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12. |
Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $18.99, 9780803736801 |
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13. |
We Don't Eat Our Classmates Ryan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99, 9781368003551 |
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14. |
Barnyard Dance! Sandra Boynton, Workman, $7.95, 9781563054426 |
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15. |
Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $8.99, 9780358451228 |
Children's Series
Bestseller List for August 11, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending August 8, 2021
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Children's Series | ||
1. |
Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix |
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2. |
Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback) Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic |
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3. |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet |
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4. |
Elephant and Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion |
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5. |
Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback) J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books |
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6. |
The Bad Guys (paperback) Aaron Blabey, Scholastic |
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7. |
Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers |
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8. |
Six of Crows (hardcover and paperback) Leigh Bardugo, Henry Holt and Co. BYR |
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9. |
Shadow and Bone (hardcover and paperback) Leigh Bardugo, Henry Holt and Co. BYR |
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10. |
I Survived (paperback) Lauren Tarshis, Scholastic |
Extended Paperback Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 8, 2021
16. The Overstory
Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95, 9780393356687
17. The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman, Penguin, $17.00, 9781984880987
18. Red, White & Royal Blue
Casey McQuiston, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250316776
19. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $18.00, 9780441013593
20. Transcendent Kingdom
Yaa Gyasi, Vintage, $16.00, 9781984899767
21. The City We Became
N.K. Jemisin, Orbit, $17.99, 9780316509886
22. Daisy Jones & The Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $17.00, 9781524798642
23. The Rose Code
Kate Quinn, Morrow, $17.99, 9780062943477
24. A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $18.00, 9781635575569
25. Such a Fun Age
Kiley Reid, Putnam, $17.00, 9780525541912
26. The Dutch House
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $17.00, 9780062963680
27. Normal People
Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $17.00, 9781984822185
28. All the Devils Are Here
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $17.99, 9781250145246
29. Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538732182
30. It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501110368
31. The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
Grady Hendrix, Quirk Books, $16.99, 9781683692515
32. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $18.00, 9781501173219
33. Migrations
Charlotte McConaghy, Flatiron Books, $16.99, 9781250204035
34. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $16.99, 9780062315007
35. A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Penguin, $18.00, 9780143110439
36. The Exiles
Christina Baker Kline, Custom House, $16.99, 9780062356338
37. The Giver of Stars
Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $17.00, 9780399562495
38. The Fifth Season
N.K. Jemisin, Orbit, $16.99, 9780316229296
39. Squeeze Me
Carl Hiaasen, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, $16.95, 9780525435280
40. Fresh Water for Flowers
Valérie Perrin, Europa Editions, $16.95, 9781609456764
41. Devotions
Mary Oliver, Penguin, $20.00, 9780399563263
42. The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250080400
43. In Five Years
Rebecca Serle, Atria, $17.00, 9781982137458
44. The Kingdom
Jo Nesbø, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, $17.00, 9780525564867
45. Deacon King Kong
James McBride, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780735216730
46. The Unhoneymooners
Christina Lauren, Gallery Books, $16.99, 9781501128035
47. The Book of Longings
Sue Monk Kidd, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143111399
48. The Evening and the Morning
Ken Follett, Penguin, $20.00, 9780451478016
49. Luster
Raven Leilani, Picador, $17.00, 9781250798671
50. This Tender Land
William Kent Krueger, Atria, $17.00, 9781476749303
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 8, 2021
16. How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735224155
17. The Color of Law
Richard Rothstein, Liveright, $17.95, 9781631494536
18. All About Love
bell hooks, Morrow, $15.99, 9780060959470
19. Begin Again
Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., Crown, $17.00, 9780525575337
20. The Warmth of Other Suns
Isabel Wilkerson, Vintage, $17.95, 9780679763888
21. The Soul of an Octopus
Sy Montgomery, Atria, $16.99, 9781451697728
22. Why Fish Don't Exist
Lulu Miller, S&S, $17.00, 9781501160349
23. Nomadland
Jessica Bruder, Norton, $16.95, 9780393356311
24. The Bird Way
Jennifer Ackerman, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735223035
25. Hidden Valley Road
Robert Kolker, Anchor, $17.00, 9780525562641
26. How to Do Nothing
Jenny Odell, Melville House, $17.99, 9781612198552
27. Just Mercy
Bryan Stevenson, One World, $17.00, 9780593133934
28. You're Not Listening
Kate Murphy, Celadon Books, $16.99, 9781250779878
29. The New York Times Cooking No-Recipe Recipes
Sam Sifton, Ten Speed Press, $28.00, 9781984858474
30. An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Beacon Press, $16.00, 9780807057834
31. The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson, Vintage, $16.00, 9780375725609
32. The New Jim Crow
Michelle Alexander, New Press, $18.99, 9781620971932
33. Jesus and John Wayne
Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Liveright, $18.95, 9781631499050
34. The Fire Next Time
James Baldwin, Vintage, $13.95, 9780679744726
35. Becoming
Michelle Obama, Crown, $18.99, 9781524763145
36. Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $18.00, 9780374533557
37. Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl, Beacon Press, $15.00, 9780807014271
38. A Woman of No Importance
Sonia Purnell, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735225312
39. The Beauty in Breaking
Michele Harper, Riverhead Books, $16.00, 9780525537397
40. Sapiens: A Graphic History
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $25.99, 9780063051331
41. Trick Mirror
Jia Tolentino, Random House, $18.00, 9780525510567
42. The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781452174037
43. The Gifts of Imperfection
Brené Brown, Hazelden, $16.95, 9781592858491
44. Twilight of Democracy
Anne Applebaum, Anchor, $16.00, 9781984899507
45. Numbers Don't Lie
Vaclav Smil, Penguin, $18.00, 9780143136224
46. Group
Christie Tate, Avid Reader Press/S&S, $17.00, 9781982154622
47. Know My Name
Chanel Miller, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735223721
48. We Do This 'til We Free Us
Mariame Kaba, Haymarket Books, $16.95, 9781642595253
49. Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $16.99, 9780060936228
50. On Tyranny
Timothy Snyder, Crown, $9.99, 9780804190114
Extended Hardcover Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 8, 2021
16. The Personal Librarian
Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray, Berkley, $27.00, 9780593101537
17. The Turnout
Megan Abbott, Putnam, $27.00, 9780593084908
18. The Four Winds
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's, $28.99, 9781250178602
19. The Other Black Girl
Zakiya Dalila Harris, Atria, $27.00, 9781982160135
20. The Sweetness of Water
Nathan Harris, Little, Brown, $28.00, 9780316461276
21. The Plot
Jean Hanff Korelitz, Celadon Books, $28.00, 9781250790767
22. We Were Never Here
Andrea Bartz, Ballantine, $27.00, 9781984820464
23. Falling
T.J. Newman, Avid Reader Press/S&S, $28.00, 9781982177881
24. While Justice Sleeps
Stacey Abrams, Doubleday, $28.00, 9780385546577
25. Golden Girl
Elin Hilderbrand, Little, Brown, $29.00, 9780316420082
26. Goldenrod: Poems
Maggie Smith, Atria/One Signal Publishers, $20.00, 9781982185060
27. Great Circle
Maggie Shipstead, Knopf, $28.95, 9780525656975
28. Damnation Spring
Ash Davidson, Scribner, $28.00, 9781982144401
29. All's Well
Mona Awad, S&S, $27.00, 9781982169664
30. The Coldest Case
Martin Walker, Knopf, $27.00, 9780525656678
31. A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers, Tordotcom, $20.99, 9781250236210
32. Nightbitch
Rachel Yoder, Doubleday, $26.00, 9780385546812
33. Intimacies
Katie Kitamura, Riverhead Books, $26.00, 9780399576164
34. Whereabouts
Jhumpa Lahiri, Knopf, $24.00, 9780593318317
35. She Who Became the Sun
Shelley Parker-Chan, Tor, $27.99, 9781250621801
36. The Lost Apothecary
Sarah Penner, Park Row, $27.99, 9780778311010
37. Not a Happy Family
Shari Lapena, Pamela Dorman Books, $27.00, 9781984880550
38. We Are the Brennans
Tracey Lange, Celadon Books, $26.99, 9781250796226
39. Sooley
John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385547680
40. Detransition, Baby
Torrey Peters, One World, $27.00, 9780593133378
41. The President's Daughter
Bill Clinton, James Patterson, Little, Brown and Knopf, $30.00, 9780316540711
42. That Summer
Jennifer Weiner, Atria, $28.00, 9781501133541
43. Mary Jane
Jessica Anya Blau, Custom House, $27.99, 9780063052291
44. The Reading List
Sara Nisha Adams, Morrow, $27.99, 9780063025288
45. Ghosts
Dolly Alderton, Knopf, $27.00, 9780593319857
46. Something New Under the Sun
Alexandra Kleeman, Hogarth, $28.00, 9781984826305
47. Animal
Lisa Taddeo, Avid Reader Press/S&S, $27.99, 9781982122126
48. Hour of the Witch
Chris Bohjalian, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385542432
49. The Husbands
Chandler Baker, Flatiron Books, $26.99, 9781250319517
50. The Perfume Thief
Timothy Schaffert, Doubleday, $27.00, 9780385545747
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 8, 2021
16. The Code Breaker
Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35.00, 9781982115852
17. Pastoral Song
James Rebanks, Custom House, $28.99, 9780063073272
18. Breath
James Nestor, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780735213616
19. The Family Firm
Emily Oster, Penguin Press, $28.00, 9781984881755
20. Fox and I
Catherine Raven, Spiegel & Grau, $28.00, 9781954118003
21. Run: Book One
John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, L. Fury (Illus.), Nate Powell (Illus.), Abrams ComicArts, $24.99, 9781419730696
22. All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days
Rebecca Donner, Little, Brown, $32.00, 9780316561693
23. Somebody's Daughter
Ashley C. Ford, Flatiron Books: An Oprah Book, $27.99, 9781250305978
24. Greenlights
Matthew McConaughey, Crown, $30.00, 9780593139134
25. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), S&S, $35.00, 9781476753836
26. Landslide
Michael Wolff, Holt, $29.99, 9781250830012
27. Subpar Parks
Amber Share, Plume, $22.00, 9780593185544
28. What Happened to You?
Oprah Winfrey, Bruce D. Perry, Flatiron Books: An Oprah Book, $28.99, 9781250223180
29. Noise
Daniel Kahneman, et al., Little, Brown Spark, $32.00, 9780316451406
30. The Splendid and the Vile
Erik Larson, Crown, $32.00, 9780385348713
31. The Heartbeat of Trees
Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $26.95, 9781771646895
32. Facing the Mountain
Daniel James Brown, Viking, $30.00, 9780525557401
33. The Hummingbirds' Gift
Sy Montgomery, Atria, $20.00, 9781982176082
34. The Hidden Life of Trees
Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95, 9781771642484
35. Empire of Pain
Patrick Radden Keefe, Doubleday, $32.50, 9780385545686
36. Cook This Book
Molly Baz, Clarkson Potter, $32.50, 9780593138274
37. A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
George Saunders, Random House, $28.00, 9781984856029
38. Think Again
Adam Grant, Viking, $28.00, 9781984878106
39. Atomic Habits
James Clear, Avery, $27.00, 9780735211292
40. Yearbook
Seth Rogen, Crown, $28.00, 9781984825407
41. Educated
Tara Westover, Random House, $28.00, 9780399590504
42. What It's Like to Be a Bird
David Allen Sibley, Knopf, $35.00, 9780307957894
43. The Secret to Superhuman Strength
Alison Bechdel, Mariner , $24.00, 9780544387652
44. Inflamed
Rupa Marya, Raj Patel, FSG, $30.00, 9780374602512
45. Putting It Together
James Lapine, FSG, $40.00, 9780374200091
46. How I Saved the World
Jesse Watters, Broadside Books, $27.99, 9780063049086
47. Seek You
Kristen Radtke, Pantheon Books, $30.00, 9781524748067
48. The Sum of Us
Heather McGhee, One World, $28.00, 9780525509561
49. Nice Racism
Robin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $24.95, 9780807074121
50. Carry On
John Lewis, Grand Central, $22.00, 9781538707128
Extended Mass Market
Based on sales for the week ending August 8, 2021
11. American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110
12. Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9781250318541
13. Children of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098240
14. The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $8.99, 9780307743657
15. Bridgerton: The Duke and I
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063078697
16. A Time for Mercy
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780593157817
17. Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $7.99, 9780440180296
18. Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553293357
19. Outlander
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99, 9780553393699
20. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803
21. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345514400
22. Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck, Penguin, $12.00, 9780140177398
23. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
24. The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
25. The Eye of the World
Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251466
26. Fair Warning
Michael Connelly, Grand Central, $9.99, 9781538736326
27. The Dispossessed
Ursula K. Le Guin, Harper Voyager, $8.99, 9780061054884
28. Women Who Run With the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345409874
29. Neuromancer
William Gibson, Ace, $8.99, 9780441569595
30. The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $9.99, 9780441478125
31. And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $8.99, 9780062073488
32. The Sentinel
Lee Child, Andrew Child, Dell, $9.99, 9781984818485
33. The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcom X, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345350688
34. The Institute
Stephen King, Pocket, $10.99, 9781982110574
35. Mythology
Edith Hamilton, Grand Central, $10.00, 9780446574754
36. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.99, 9781250773012
37. The Color of Magic
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225672
38. Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365286
39. The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756407919
40. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
41. Oathbringer
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365293
42. Red Mars
Kim Stanley Robinson, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553560732
43. Bridgerton: The Viscount Who Loved Me
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063139503
44. The Lord of the Rings:The Fellowship of the Ring
J.R.R. Tolkien, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345339706
45. God Emperor of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098257
46. Bridgerton: When He Was Wicked
Julia Quinn, Avon, $8.99, 9780062353788
47. Go Tell It on the Mountain
James Baldwin, Vintage, $8.99, 9780345806543
48. Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553283686
49. Bridgerton: Romancing Mister Bridgerton
Julia Quinn, Avon, $8.99, 9780062353689
50. The Slow Regard of Silent Things
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756411329