Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for December 18, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending December 15, 2019
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| Trade Paperback Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
| 1. |
The Overstory Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95, 9780393356687 National Book Award-winner Powers delivers a sweeping, impassioned novel of activism and resistance that is also a stunning evocation of--and paean to--the natural world. |
1/37 |
| 2. |
Unsheltered Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $17.99, 9780062684738 Kingsolver's timely novel interweaves past and present to explore the human capacity for resiliency and compassion in times of great upheaval. |
2/9 |
| 3. |
The Tattooist of Auschwitz Heather Morris, Harper, $16.99, 9780062797155 A testament to the endurance of love and humanity under the darkest possible conditions. A September 2018 Indie Next List Great Read. |
3/67 |
| 4. |
A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143110439 Towles' transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel. |
5/38 |
| 5. |
Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng, Penguin, $17.00, 9780735224315 A riveting novel that traces the intertwined fates of a picture-perfect family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. |
4/32 |
| 6. |
Before We Were Yours Lisa Wingate, Ballantine, $17.00, 9780425284704 Wingate's novel, which is based on a notorious adoption scandal, is a riveting, wrenching, and ultimately uplifting tale that reminds us the heart never forgets where we belong. |
8/30 |
| 7. |
Girl, Woman, Other Bernardine Evaristo, Grove Press/Black Cat, $17.00, 9780802156983 Girl, Woman, Other is a polyphonic and richly textured social novel of black British history. Co-winner of the 2019 Booker Prize. |
14/2 |
| 8. |
Nine Perfect Strangers Liane Moriarty, Flatiron Books, $17.99, 9781250069832 Could 10 days at a health resort really change you forever? In Liane Moriarty's novel, nine perfect strangers are about to find out. |
6/11 |
| 9. |
The Woman in the Window A.J. Finn, Morrow, $16.99, 9780062678423 Finn's smart, sophisticated novel of psychological suspense is soon to be a major motion picture. |
10/41 |
| 10. |
The Best American Short Stories 2019 Anthony Doerr, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99, 9781328484246 A very satisfying collection of the year's best short stories. |
9/9 |
| 11. |
There There (An Indies Introduce Title) Tommy Orange, Vintage, $16.00, 9780525436140 Orange's debut novel is a wondrous and shattering portrait of an America few of us have ever seen. |
7/32 |
| 12. |
The Great Alone Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250229533 Hannah's novel is a daring and beautiful story about love and loss, the fight for survival, and the wildness that lives in both man and nature. |
11/12 |
| 13. |
Ghosted Rosie Walsh, Penguin, $16.00, 9780525522799 Seven perfect days. Then he disappeared. Ghosted is a love story with a secret at its heart. |
13/20 |
| 14. |
Killing Commendatore Haruki Murakami, Vintage, $17.00, 9780525435761 An epic novel by the internationally acclaimed and bestselling author of 1Q84. |
15/11 |
| 15. |
Every Breath Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $15.99, 9781538728543 A story about a chance encounter that becomes a touchstone for two vastly different individuals--transcending decades, continents, and the bittersweet workings of fate. |
12/9 |
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for December 18, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending December 15, 2019
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| Trade Paperback Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
| 1. |
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference Greta Thunberg, Penguin, $10.00, 9780143133568 The groundbreaking speeches of Greta Thunberg, the young climate activist who has become the voice of a generation, including her historic address to the United Nations. |
1/5 |
| 2. |
The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy Michael Lewis, Norton, $16.95, 9780393357455 Lewis examines what the consequences are if the people given control over our government have no idea how it works. |
5/2 |
| 3. |
Sapiens Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $22.99, 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. |
2/82 |
| 4. |
The Library Book Susan Orlean, S&S, $16.99, 9781476740195 Orlean's book is a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution--and an investigation into one of its greatest mysteries. |
3/11 |
| 5. |
Calypso David Sedaris, Back Bay, $17.99, 9780316392426 Calypso is simultaneously Sedaris's darkest and warmest book yet--and it just might be his very best. |
4/27 |
| 6. |
Born a Crime Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $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. |
6/41 |
| 7. |
Just Mercy (Movie Tie-In Edition)- Debut Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $17.00, 9780593133934 A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice. Now a major motion picture. |
/1 |
| 8. |
Classic Krakauer: Essays on Wilderness and Risk Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $15.00, 9781984897695 Spanning an extraordinary range of subjects and locations, these 10 gripping essays show why Jon Krakauer is considered a standard-bearer of modern journalism. |
8/6 |
| 9. |
Upstream: Selected Essays Mary Oliver, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143130086 Upstream is a collection of essays in which Mary Oliver reflects on her willingness, as a young child and as an adult, to lose herself within the beauty and mysteries of both the natural world and the world of literature. |
12/7 |
| 10. |
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness Harvard Business Review Press, $24.95, 9781633694361 Ten articles from the Harvard Business Review to help you build your emotional strength and resilience--and to achieve high performance. |
10/89 |
| 11. |
21 Lessons for the 21st Century Yuval Noah Harari, Spiegel & Grau, $18.00, 9780525512196 The bestselling author of Sapiens turns to the present to make sense of today's most pressing issues. |
11/17 |
| 12. |
On Desperate Ground Hampton Sides, Anchor, $17.00, 9781101971215 A chronicle of the extraordinary feats of heroism by Marines called on to do the impossible during the greatest battle of the Korean War. |
7/7 |
| 13. |
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781422157992 A collection of Harvard Business Review articles to help you maximize yourself. |
9/138 |
| 14. |
These Truths: A History of the United States Jill Lepore, Norton, $19.95, 9780393357424 Lepore offers a magisterial account of the origins and rise of a divided nation, an urgently needed reckoning with the beauty and tragedy of American history. |
/5 |
| 15. |
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. |
13/4 |
Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for December 18, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending December 15, 2019
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| Hardcover Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
| 1. |
The Dutch House Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99, 9780062963673 Patchett's moving new novel explores the indelible bond between two siblings, the house of their childhood, and a past that will not let them go. An October 2019 Indie Next List Great Read. |
1/12 |
| 2. |
Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Putnam, $26.00, 9780735219090 Owens' exquisite and heartbreaking novel is an August 2018 Indie Next List Great Read. |
3/69 |
| 3. |
The Starless Sea Erin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385541213 Morgenstern's new novel is a timeless love story set in a secret underground world. A November 2019 Indie Next List Great Read. |
2/6 |
| 4. |
Olive, Again Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $27.00, 9780812996548 In Olive, Again, Strout continues the story of Olive Kitteridge, the beloved character who has captured the imaginations of millions. An October 2019 Indie Next List Great Read. |
4/9 |
| 5. |
The Water Dancer Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $28.00, 9780399590597 Coates' debut novel is a propulsive, transcendent work that restores the humanity of those from whom everything was stolen. An October 2019 Indie Next List Great Read. |
5/12 |
| 6. |
The Testaments Margaret Atwood, Nan A. Talese, $28.95, 9780385543781 Atwood's masterful sequel to her modern classic, The Handmaid's Tale. |
6/14 |
| 7. |
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous Ocean Vuong, Penguin Press, $26.00, 9780525562023 Vuong's debut novel is a shattering portrait of a family, a first love, and the redemptive power of storytelling. The #1 Indie Next List Pick for June 2019. |
7/28 |
| 8. |
The Guardians John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385544184 In his riveting new novel, Grisham delivers a classic legal thriller--with a twist. |
8/9 |
| 9. |
The Giver of Stars Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $28.00, 9780399562488 Set in Depression-era America, a breathtaking novel of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond. An October 2019 Indie Next List Great Read. |
11/10 |
| 10. |
Blue Moon Lee Child, Delacorte Press, $28.99, 9780399593543 In Child's new bestseller, Jack Reacher comes to the aid of an elderly couple...and confronts his most dangerous opponents yet. |
9/7 |
| 11. |
The Nickel Boys Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $24.95, 9780385537070 Whitehead's masterful and haunting new novel about two boys sentenced to a hellish reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida is the #1 Indie Next List Great Read for August 2019. |
14/16 |
| 12. |
The Institute Stephen King, Scribner, $30.00, 9781982110567 King's gut-wrenching novel of good versus evil in a world where the good guys don't always win. |
/9 |
| 13. |
Agent Running in the Field John le Carré, Viking, $29.00, 9781984878878 A brilliant new novel of espionage by the bestselling author of a Legacy of Spies. |
12/8 |
| 14. |
Nothing to See Here Kevin Wilson, Ecco, $26.99, 9780062913463 Wilson's moving and uproarious novel about a woman who finds meaning in her life when she begins caring for two children who have a remarkable ability. A November 2019 Indie Next List Great Read. |
10/7 |
| 15. |
A Minute to Midnight David Baldacci, Grand Central, $29.00, 9781538761601 In Baldacci's new bestseller, FBI Agent Atlee Pine returns to her Georgia hometown to investigate her twin sister's abduction. |
13/4 |
Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for December 18, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending December 15, 2019
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| Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
| 1. |
Talking to Strangers Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $30.00, 9780316478526 Gladwell offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers--and why they often go wrong. |
1/14 |
| 2. |
The Body Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385539302 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. |
2/9 |
| 3. |
Blowout Rachel Maddow, Crown, $30.00, 9780525575474 Maddow's in-depth look at the unimaginably lucrative and equally corrupting oil and gas industry. |
4/11 |
| 4. |
Educated (An Indies Introduce Title) Tara Westover, Random House, $28.00, 9780399590504 Westover's unforgettable memoir about growing up, being kept out of school, leaving her survivalist family, and going on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University. A Winter/Spring 2018 Indies Introduce title and the #1 Indie Next List Great Read for March 2018. |
6/95 |
| 5. |
A Warning Anonymous, Twelve, $30.00, 9781538718469 An unprecedented behind-the-scenes portrait of the Trump presidency from the anonymous senior official whose first words of warning about the president rocked the nation's capital. |
3/4 |
| 6. |
Becoming Michelle Obama, Crown, $32.50, 9781524763138 Warm, wise, and revelatory, Becoming is the deeply personal reckoning of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily defied expectations--and whose story inspires us to do the same. |
10/50 |
| 7. |
Me Elton John, Holt, $30.00, 9781250147608 In his first and only official autobiography, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life. |
5/9 |
| 8. |
Say Nothing Patrick Radden Keefe, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385521314 Award-winning New Yorker staff writer Keefe presents a stunning and intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions. |
14/11 |
| 9. |
Strange Planet Nathan W. Pyle, Morrow Gift, $14.99, 9780062970701 With dozens of never-before-seen illustrations in addition to old favorites, Pyle's book offers a sweet and hilarious look at a distant world not all that unlike our own. Based on the phenomenally popular Instagram of the same name. |
/3 |
| 10. |
How To Randall Munroe, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780525537090 The world's most entertaining and useless self-help guide, by the brilliant mind behind the wildly popular webcomic xkcd and bestselling author of What If?. |
11/9 |
| 11. |
The Book of Gutsy Women Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, S&S, $35.00, 9781501178412 Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea, share the stories of the gutsy women who have inspired them--women with the courage to stand up to the status quo, ask hard questions, and get the job done. |
/5 |
| 12. |
Finding Chika Mitch Albom, Harper, $24.99, 9780062952394 Albom's latest is an intimate and heartwarming memoir about what it means to be a family and the young Haitian orphan who would forever change his heart. |
8/6 |
| 13. |
Acid for the Children: A Memoir Flea, Grand Central, $30.00, 9781455530533 The iconic bassist and co-founder of the Red Hot Chili Peppers takes readers on a deeply personal and revealing tour of his formative years, spanning from Australia to the New York City suburbs to, finally, Los Angeles. |
9/6 |
| 14. |
Catch and Kill Ronan Farrow, Little Brown, $30.00, 9780316486637 In this dramatic account, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Farrow exposes serial abusers and a cabal of powerful interests hell-bent on covering up the truth at any cost. |
7/9 |
| 15. |
The Yellow House: A Memoir Sarah M. Broom, Grove Press, $26.00, 9780802125088 Broom's The Yellow House tells the story of her family's relationship to their home in New Orleans across a hundred years. A 2019 National Book Award winner. |
15/3 |
Mass Market
Bestseller List for December 18, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending December 15, 2019
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| Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
| 1. |
The Reckoning John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780525620938 |
1/26 |
| 2. |
Elevation Stephen King, Scribner, $9.99, 9781982102326 |
2/4 |
| 3. |
The Lying Game Ruth Ware, Pocket, $9.99, 9781982123420 |
3/2 |
| 4. |
Tom Clancy Oath of Office Marc Cameron, Berkley, $9.99, 9780735215979 |
6/5 |
| 5. |
The 13-Minute Murder James Patterson, Vision, $9.99, 9781538749678 |
4/2 |
| 6. |
The Couple Next Door Shari Lapena, Penguin, $9.99, 9780525505310 |
7/85 |
| 7. |
Silent Night Danielle Steel, Dell, $8.99, 9780399179402 |
5/2 |
| 8. |
Past Tense Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780399593536 |
9/32 |
| 9. |
Doctor Sleep Stephen King, Pocket, $10.99, 9781982138868 |
10/11 |
| 10. |
Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger, Sentinel, $9.99, 9780593085868 |
/3 |
Early & Middle Grade Readers
Bestseller List for December 18, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending December 15, 2019
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| Early & Middle Grade Readers | ||
| 1. |
Guts Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500 |
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| 2. |
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: The Poetry of Mister Rogers Fred Rogers, Luke Flowers (Illus.), Quirk Books, $19.99, 9781683691136 |
|
| 3. |
The Complete Baking Book for Young Chefs America's Test Kitchen Kids, Sourcebooks Explore, $19.99, 9781492677697 |
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| 4. |
A Tale of Magic... Chris Colfer, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316523479 |
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| 5. |
White Bird: A Wonder Story R.J. Palacio, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $24.99, 9780525645535 |
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| 6. |
Smile Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545132060 |
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| 7. |
Best Friends Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), First Second, $12.99, 9781250317469 |
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| 8. |
The Wonders of Nature Ben Hoare, DK Children, $19.99, 9781465485366 |
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| 9. |
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks Jason Reynolds, Alexander Nabaum (Illus.), Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, $17.99, 9781481438285 |
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| 10. |
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women Elena Favilli, Francesca Cavallo, Timbuktu Labs, $35.00, 9780997895810 |
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| 11. |
My Book with No Pictures B.J. Novak, Dial Books, $9.99, 9780593111017 |
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| 12. |
Pages & Co.: The Bookwanderers Anna James, Paola Escobar (Illus.), Philomel Books, $16.99, 9781984837127 |
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| 13. |
The Girl Who Drank the Moon Kelly Barnhill, Algonquin Young Readers, $9.95, 9781616207465 |
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| 14. |
The Kids' Book of Paper Love: Write. Craft. Play. Share.- Debut Irene Smit, Astrid van der Hulst, Workman, $19.95, 9781523508143 |
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| 15. |
Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $13.99, 9781419740275 |
Young Adult
Bestseller List for December 18, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending December 15, 2019
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| Young Adult | ||
| 1. |
The Fountains of Silence Ruta Sepetys, Philomel Books, $18.99, 9780399160318 |
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| 2. |
On the Come Up Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062498564 |
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| 3. |
Call Down the Hawk Maggie Stiefvater, Scholastic Press, $19.99, 9781338188325 |
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| 4. |
The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780385754729 |
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| 5. |
The Hate U Give Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062871350 |
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| 6. |
Salt to the Sea Ruta Sepetys, Penguin, $10.99, 9780142423622 |
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| 7. |
Frankly in Love David Yoon, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781984812209 |
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| 8. |
The Little Prince Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Harvest, $11.99, 9780156012195 |
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| 9. |
Turtles All the Way Down John Green, Penguin, $14.99, 9780525555377 |
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| 10. |
The Giver Lois Lowry, HMH Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780544340688 |
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| 11. |
One of Us Is Lying Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99, 9781524714680 |
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| 12. |
Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All Laura Ruby, Balzer + Bray, $17.99, 9780062317643 |
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| 13. |
American Royals Katharine McGee, Random House Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781984830173 |
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| 14. |
Looking for Alaska John Green, Penguin, $12.99, 9780593109069 |
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| 15. |
The Iliad Gareth Hinds, Candlewick, $16.99, 9780763696634 |
Children's Illustrated
Bestseller List for December 18, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending December 14, 2019
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| Children's Illustrated | ||
| 1. |
The Crayons' Christmas Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Penguin Workshop, $19.99, 9780525515746 |
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| 2. |
The Serious Goose Jimmy Kimmel, Random House Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780525707752 |
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| 3. |
Dasher: How a Brave Little Doe Changed Christmas Forever Matt Tavares, Candlewick, $17.99, 9781536201376 |
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| 4. |
The Polar Express Chris Van Allsburg, HMH Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780544580145 |
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| 5. |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9780394800790 |
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| 6. |
The Snowy Day Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780670012701 |
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| 7. |
Little Blue Truck's Christmas Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780544320413 |
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| 8. |
Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $16.99, 9780803736801 |
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| 9. |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 |
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| 10. |
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Robert Frost, Susan Jeffers (Illus.), Dutton, $16.99, 9780525467342 |
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| 11. |
The Shortest Day Susan Cooper, Carson Ellis (Illus.), Candlewick, $17.99, 9780763686987 |
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| 12. |
The Dinky Donkey Craig Smith, Katz Cowley (Illus.), Scholastic, $7.99, 9781338600834 |
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| 13. |
The Mitten Jan Brett, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780399231094 |
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| 14. |
The Snowy Nap Jan Brett, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780399170737 |
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| 15. |
I Spy Christmas: A Book of Picture Riddles Jean Marzollo, Walter Wick (Illus.), Cartwheel Books, $14.99, 9781338332582 |
Children's Series
Bestseller List for December 18, 2019
Based on sales for the week ending December 15, 2019
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| Children's Series | ||
| 1. |
Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix New in Series: Fetch-22 (9781338323214) |
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| 2. |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet |
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| 3. |
Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback) J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books |
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| 4. |
Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback) Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic |
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| 5. |
Elephant & Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion |
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| 6. |
Legacy of Orisha (hardcover) Tomi Adeyemi, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) |
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| 7. |
The Princess in Black (hardcover and paperback) Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, Candlewick |
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| 8. |
Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House |
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| 9. |
Who Was/Is...? (paperback) Diane Bailey, et al, Penguin Workshop |
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| 10. |
The Questioneers (hardcover and paperback) Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams |
Extended Paperback Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending December 15, 2019
16. An Anonymous Girl
Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250133755
17. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Gail Honeyman, Penguin, $16.00, 9780735220690
18. The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95, 9780525435006
19. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $17.00, 9781501173219
20. Olive Kitteridge
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $17.00, 9780812971835
21. Run Away
Harlan Coben, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538748442
22. A Spark of Light
Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $17.00, 9780345545008
23. Winter in Paradise
Elin Hilderbrand, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316435536
24. Flights
Olga Tokarczuk, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780525534204
25. The Next Person You Meet in Heaven
Mitch Albom, Harper, $15.99, 9780062294456
26. Washington Black
Esi Edugyan, Vintage, $16.95, 9780525563242
27. The Fifth Season
N.K. Jemisin, Orbit, $15.99, 9780316229296
28. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
Kim Michele Richardson, Sourcebooks Landmark, $15.99, 9781492671527
29. The Cornwalls Vanish
James Patterson, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538731574
30. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $16.99, 9780062315007
31. The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern, Anchor, $16.00, 9780307744432
32. The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250080400
33. Pachinko
Min Jin Lee, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781455563920
34. My Sister, the Serial Killer
Oyinkan Braithwaite, Anchor, $14.95, 9780525564201
35. Celestial Bodies
Jokha Alharthi, Catapult, $16.95, 9781948226943
36. The Winter Soldier
Daniel Mason, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316477598
37. The Party
Robyn Harding, Gallery/Scout Press, $16.99, 9781982123444
38. Ducks, Newburyport
Lucy Ellmann, Biblioasis, $22.95, 9781771963077
39. The Immortalists
Chloe Benjamin, Putnam, $16.00, 9780735215092
40. The Three-Body Problem
Cixin Liu, Tor, $16.99, 9780765382030
41. A Well-Behaved Woman
Therese Anne Fowler, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250095480
42. Little Women
Louisa May Alcott, Penguin, $16.00, 9780143135562
43. Still Life
Louise Penny, St. Martin's, $16.99, 9780312541538
44. Finding Dorothy
Elizabeth Letts, Ballantine, $17.00, 9780525622116
45. Virgil Wander
Leif Enger, Grove Press, $17.00, 9780802147127
46. Conversations with Friends
Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $17.00, 9780451499066
47. Less
Andrew Sean Greer, Back Bay, $15.99, 9780316316132
48. The Great Believers
Rebecca Makkai, Penguin, $16.00, 9780735223530
49. Queenie
Candice Carty-Williams, Gallery/Scout Press, $16.00, 9781501196027
50. News of the World
Paulette Jiles, Morrow, $15.99, 9780062409218
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending December 15, 2019
16. The Mueller Report Illustrated
The Washington Post, Jan Feindt (Illus.), Scribner, $20.00, 9781982149277
17. An Arabian Journey
Levison Wood, Grove Press, $17.00, 9780802148858
18. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2020
Old Farmer's Almanac, $8.95, 9781571988102
19. Leadership: In Turbulent Times
Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $18.00, 9781476795935
20. The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781452174037
21. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
Sherman Alexie, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316270748
22. The Order of Time
Carlo Rovelli, Riverhead Books, $15.00, 9780735216112
23. How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735224155
24. The Best American Food Writing 2019
Samin Nosrat, Sylvia Killingsworth (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99, 9781328662255
25. Good Neighbor
Maxwell King, Abrams, $18.00, 9781419735165
26. The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee
David Treuer, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780399573194
27. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership
Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781422157978
28. The Spy and the Traitor
Ben Macintyre, Broadway Books, $18.00, 9781101904213
29. Killers of the Flower Moon
David Grann, Vintage, $16.95, 9780307742483
30. In Pieces
Sally Field, Grand Central, $17.99, 9781538763032
31. White Fragility
Robin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16.00, 9780807047415
32. The Soul of an Octopus
Sy Montgomery, Atria, $16.99, 9781451697728
33. Into the Raging Sea
Rachel Slade, Ecco, $17.99, 9780062699879
34. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2020
Sarah Janssen (Ed.), World Almanac, $15.99, 9781600572302
35. Holidays on Ice
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $12.99, 9780316078917
36. The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2019
Sy Montgomery, Jaime Green (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99, 9781328519009
37. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Fred Rogers, Penguin Books, $16.00, 9780143135388
38. The Boys in the Boat
Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143125471
39. The Best American Essays 2019
Rebecca Solnit, Robert Atwan (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99, 9781328465801
40. The Flame
Leonard Cohen, Picador, $18.00, 9781250234797
41. The Best American Sports Writing 2019
Charles P. Pierce, Glenn Stout (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99, 9781328507853
42. The Irishman
Charles Brandt, Steerforth, $17.00, 9781586422479
43. My Own Words
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, S&S, $18.00, 9781501145254
44. The Body Keeps the Score
Bessel van der Kolk, Penguin, $19.00, 9780143127741
45. Advance
Gary Burnison, Wiley, $26.00, 9781119641773
46. Making Comics
Lynda Barry, Drawn and Quarterly, $22.95, 9781770463691
47. Braving the Wilderness
Brené Brown, Random House, $18.00, 9780812985818
48. You Are a Badass
Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16.00, 9780762447695
49. Being Mortal
Atul Gawande, Picador, $17.00, 9781250076229
50. Solitary
Albert Woodfox, Grove Press, $18.00, 9780802148308
Extended Hardcover Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending December 15, 2019
16. Trust Exercise
Susan Choi, Holt, $27.00, 9781250309884
17. Exhalation: Stories
Ted Chiang, Knopf, $25.95, 9781101947883
18. The Topeka School
Ben Lerner, FSG, $27.00, 9780374277789
19. Circe
Madeline Miller, Little Brown, $27.00, 9780316556347
20. Under Occupation
Alan Furst, Random House, $27.00, 9780399592300
21. Disappearing Earth
Julia Phillips, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525520412
22. This Tender Land
William Kent Krueger, Atria, $27.00, 9781476749297
23. Normal People
Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $26.00, 9781984822178
24. Criss Cross
James Patterson, Little Brown, $29.00, 9780316526883
25. Red at the Bone
Jacqueline Woodson, Riverhead Books, $26.00, 9780525535270
26. The Night Fire
Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $29.00, 9780316485616
27. The Andromeda Evolution
Michael Crichton, Daniel H. Wilson, Harper, $29.99, 9780062473271
28. City of Girls
Elizabeth Gilbert, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9781594634734
29. Dead Astronauts
Jeff VanderMeer, MCD, $27.00, 9780374276805
30. Night Boat to Tangier
Kevin Barry, Doubleday, $25.95, 9780385540315
31. A Better Man
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99, 9781250066213
32. Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
Olga Tokarczuk, Riverhead Books, $27.00, 9780525541332
33. The Family Upstairs
Lisa Jewell, Atria, $27.00, 9781501190100
34. The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $26.99, 9781250301697
35. The Captain and the Glory
Dave Eggers, Knopf, $15.95, 9780525659082
36. Ninth House
Leigh Bardugo, Flatiron Books, $27.99, 9781250313072
37. The Secrets We Kept
Lara Prescott, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525656159
38. Find Me
André Aciman, FSG, $27.00, 9780374155018
39. Daisy Jones & The Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $27.00, 9781524798628
40. Cilka's Journey
Heather Morris, St. Martin's, $27.99, 9781250265708
41. Chances Are . . .
Richard Russo, Knopf, $26.95, 9781101947746
42. Conviction
Denise Mina, Mulholland Books, $27.00, 9780316528504
43. Fleishman Is in Trouble
Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Random House, $27.00, 9780525510871
44. The World That We Knew
Alice Hoffman, S&S, $27.99, 9781501137570
45. Twisted Twenty-Six
Janet Evanovich, Putnam, $28.00, 9780399180194
46. Gideon the Ninth
Tamsyn Muir, Tor.com, $25.99, 9781250313195
47. Grand Union: Stories
Zadie Smith, Penguin Press, $27.00, 9780525558996
48. The Confession Club
Elizabeth Berg, Random House, $26.00, 9781984855176
49. Devotions
Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9780399563249
50. Black Leopard, Red Wolf
Marlon James, Riverhead Books, $30.00, 9780735220171
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending December 15, 2019
16. The Pioneers
David McCullough, S&S, $30.00, 9781501168680
17. Dumpty
John Lithgow, Chronicle Prism, $19.95, 9781452182759
18. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), S&S, $35.00, 9781476753836
19. Nothing Fancy
Alison Roman, Clarkson Potter, $32.50, 9780451497017
20. Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers
Brian Kilmeade, Sentinel, $28.00, 9780525540533
21. Edison
Edmund Morris, Random House, $38.00, 9780812993110
22. Becoming: A Guided Journal for Discovering Your Voice
Michelle Obama, Clarkson Potter, $19.99, 9780593139127
23. Brilliant Maps for Curious Minds
Ian Wright, The Experiment, $19.95, 9781615196258
24. Dear Girls
Ali Wong, Random House, $27.00, 9780525508830
25. The Beautiful Ones
Prince, Spiegel & Grau, $30.00, 9780399589652
26. I Really Needed This Today
Hoda Kotb, Putnam, $24.00, 9780735217416
27. Letters from an Astrophysicist
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Norton, $19.95, 9781324003311
28. Midnight in Chernobyl
Adam Higginbotham, S&S, $29.95, 9781501134616
29. Guinness World Records 2020
Guinness World Records, $28.95, 9781912286836
30. Mobituaries
Mo Rocca, S&S, $29.99, 9781501197628
31. Joy of Cooking: 2019 Edition Fully Revised and Updated
Irma S. Rombauer, et al., Scribner, $40.00, 9781501169717
32. The Education of an Idealist
Samantha Power, Dey Street Books, $29.99, 9780062820693
33. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581
34. Atlas Obscura, 2nd Edition
Joshua Foer, et al., Workman , $37.50, 9781523506484
35. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck
Mark Manson, Harper, $26.99, 9780062457714
36. The Coffee Bean
Jon Gordon, Damon West, Wiley, $17.00, 9781119430278
37. Little Weirds
Jenny Slate, Little Brown, $27.00, 9780316485340
38. Year of the Monkey
Patti Smith, Knopf, $24.95, 9780525657682
39. A Pilgrimage to Eternity
Timothy Egan, Viking, $28.00, 9780735225237
40. Home Work
Julie Andrews, Hachette Books, $30.00, 9780316349253
41. Running with Sherman
Christopher McDougall, Knopf, $27.95, 9781524732363
42. Conversations with RBG
Jeffrey Rosen, Holt, $28.00, 9781250235169
43. The Hidden Life of Trees
Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95, 9781771642484
44. The Blue Zones Kitchen
Dan Buettner, National Geographic, $30.00, 9781426220135
45. With All Due Respect
Nikki R. Haley, St. Martin's, $29.99, 9781250266552
46. Underland
Robert Macfarlane, Norton, $27.95, 9780393242140
47. Trick Mirror
Jia Tolentino, Random House, $27.00, 9780525510543
48. The Great Pretender
Susannah Cahalan, Grand Central, $28.00, 9781538715284
49. How to Be an Antiracist
Ibram X. Kendi, One World, $27.00, 9780525509288
50. Morning Glory on the Vine
Joni Mitchell, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $40.00, 9780358181729
Extended Mass Market
Based on sales for the week ending December 15, 2019
11. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Gail Honeyman, Penguin, $9.99, 9780525506348
12. Dark Sacred Night
Michael Connelly, Vision, $9.99, 9781538731765
13. The House Next Door
James Patterson, Grand Central, $9.99, 9781538713907
14. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780441172719
15. Red War
Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills, Pocket, $9.99, 9781501190605
16. The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $7.99, 9780062459367
17. Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977
18. Target: Alex Cross
James Patterson, Vision, $9.99, 9781538713778
19. You Don't Own Me
Mary Higgins Clark, Alafair Burke, Pocket, $8.99, 9781501171802
20. Someone Knows
Lisa Scottoline, Putnam, $9.99, 9780525539667
21. Verses for the Dead
Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, Grand Central, $9.99, 9781538747193
22. We Were the Lucky Ones
Georgia Hunter, Penguin, $9.99, 9780143134763
23. Daughter of War
Brad Taylor, Dutton, $9.99, 9781101984864
24. Sea of Greed
Clive Cussler, Graham Brown, Putnam, $9.99, 9780735219045
25. A Snowy Little Christmas
Fern Michaels, et al., Zebra, $8.99, 9781420146080
26. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756404741
27. The Wedding Guest
Jonathan Kellerman, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780525618515
28. Mission Critical
Mark Greaney, Berkley, $9.99, 9780451488954
29. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
30. Running Scared
Lisa Jackson, Zebra, $8.99, 9781420147704
31. American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110
32. The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
33. The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $8.99, 9780307743657
34. The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt, Little Brown, $10.99, 9780316055420
35. Outlander
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99, 9780553393699
36. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary
Merriam-Webster, $8.50, 9780877795964
37. Santa's on His Way
Lisa Jackson, et al., Zebra, $7.99, 9781420145892
38. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803
39. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $8.99, 9780316769488
40. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.99, 9780812550702
41. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
42. The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756407919
43. The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $9.99, 9780441478125
44. No Exit
Taylor Adams, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062955265
45. The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9780765365279
46. Women Who Run With the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345409874
47. Net Force: Dark Web
Jerome Preisler, Hanover Square Press, $9.99, 9781335917829
48. The Irishman
Charles Brandt, Steerforth, $9.99, 9781586422462
49. Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $7.99, 9780440180296
50. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Perigee, $9.99, 9780399501487