December 20, 2017

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for December 20, 2017
Based on sales for the week ending December 17, 2017
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Trade Paperback Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $17.00, 9781501173219
Doerr's beautiful novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France during World War II.
1/37
2. The Sun and Her Flowers
Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $16.99, 9781449486792
The long-awaited second collection of poetry by the bestselling author of Milk and Honey.
2/11
3. The Woman in Cabin 10
Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $16.00, 9781501132957
A suspenseful and haunting novel by the bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood.
4/36
4. Lilac Girls
Martha Hall Kelly, Ballantine, $17.00, 9781101883082
Kelly's debut novel is an incredible story of love, redemption, and terrible secrets that were hidden for decades.
3/42
5. Ready Player One
Ernest Cline, Broadway, $16.00, 9780307887443
Cline's wildly original and nostalgic debut novel, set in the year 2044.
10/19
6. Milk and Honey
Rupi Kaur, Andrews McMeel, $14.99, 9781449474256
Kaur's collection of poetry and prose about survival and the experience of violence, abuse, love, loss, and femininity.
8/67
7. News of the World
Paulette Jiles, Morrow, $15.99, 9780062409218
A brilliant work of historical fiction that explores the boundaries of family, responsibility, honor, and trust.
5/21
8. The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95, 9780525435006
Atwood's funny, unexpected, horrifying, and altogether convincing novel is at once scathing satire, dire warning, and literary tour de force. Now a Hulu series.
6/34
9. Pachinko
Min Jin Lee, Grand Central, $17.99, 9781455563920
This tour de force by the bestselling author of Free Food for Millionaires is a 2017 National Book Award Finalist.
9/5
10. The Couple Next Door
Shari Lapena, Penguin, $16.00, 9780735221109
Lapena's suspenseful novel about a young couple and their apparently friendly neighbors. A twisty tale of lies, betrayal, and the secrets between husbands and wives.
7/29
11. A Man Called Ove
Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16.00, 9781476738024
In Backman's charming novel, a grumpy yet lovable man finds his solitary world turned on its head when a boisterous young family moves in next door.
/110
12. Commonwealth
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $16.99, 9780062491831
Patchett's beautifully written novel tells the enthralling story of how an unexpected romantic encounter irrevocably changes two families' lives.
11/33
13. The Best American Short Stories 2017
Meg Wolitzer, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $15.99, 9780544582903
A very satisfying collection of the year's best short stories.
14/10
14. The Nest
Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, Ecco, $16.99, 9780062414229
Sweeney's warm, funny, and perceptive debut novel about four adult siblings and the fate of their shared inheritance.
13/36
15. Behind Closed Doors
B.A. Paris, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250132369
A debut psychological thriller that is not to be missed!
12/24


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for December 20, 2017
Based on sales for the week ending December 17, 2017
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Lost City of the Monkey God
Douglas Preston, Grand Central, $15.99, 9781455540013
Preston's book is an eyewitness account of one of the great discoveries of the 21st century.
2/14
2. You Are a Badass
Jen Sincero, Running Press, $16.00, 9780762447695
Sincero helps you understand why you are how you are, how to love what you can't change, how to change what you don't love, and how to start living the kind of life you used to be jealous of.
3/126
3. Being Mortal
Atul Gawande, Picador USA, $16.00, 9781250076229
Practicing surgeon Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending.
1/15
4. Being a Dog
Alexandra Horowitz, Scribner, $17.00, 9781476796024
The bestselling author of Inside of a Dog explains how dogs experience the world through their most spectacular organ: the nose.
6/9
5. The Undoing Project
Michael Lewis, Norton, $16.95, 9780393354775
Lewis tells the incredible true story about how a Nobel Prize-winning theory of the mind altered our perception of reality.
4/7
6. The Silk Roads
Peter Frankopan, Vintage, $20.00, 9781101912379
The epic history of the crossroads of the world--the meeting place of East and West and the birthplace of civilization.
5/3
7. Invisible Influence
Jonah Berger, S&S, $16.00, 9781476759739
The bestselling author of Contagious explores the subtle, secret influences that affect the decisions we make.
7/26
8. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2018
Old Farmer's Almanac, $7.95, 9781571987358
The annual almanac of weather, astrology, calendars, gardening tips, home remedies, and more all presented in the inimitably useful and humorous way it has done since 1792.
11/3
9. On Trails
Robert Moor, S&S, $16.00, 9781476739236
A wondrous exploration of how trails help us understand the world--from invisible ant trails to hiking paths that span continents, from interstate highways to the Internet.
13/24
10. Thank You for Being Late
Thomas L. Friedman, Picador USA, $18.00, 9781250141224
With his trademark vitality, wit, and optimism, Friedman shows that we can overcome the multiple stresses of an age of accelerations--if we slow down, if we dare to be late and use the time to re-imagine work, politics, and community.
8/8
11. On Tyranny
Timothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, $7.99, 9780804190114
Today, our political order faces new threats, not unlike the totalitarianism of the 20th century. We are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism, or communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience.
9/40
12. Rogue Heroes
Ben Macintyre, Broadway, $16.00, 9781101904183
By the bestselling author of A Spy Among Friends--the untold story of one of WWII's most important secret military units.
10/16
13. Collusion: Secret Meetings, Dirty Money, and How Russia Helped Donald Trump Win- Debut
Luke Harding, Vintage, $16.95, 9780525562511
Drawing on new material and his expert understanding of Moscow and its players, Harding takes readers through the bizarre and disquieting details of the most shocking election in American history.
/1
14. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2018
Sarah Janssen (Ed.), World Almanac Books, $14.99, 9781600572135
The dependable reference guide, updated for 2018.
12/2
15. The Genius of Birds
Jennifer Ackerman, Penguin, $17.00, 9780399563126
Ackerman delivers an extraordinary story that will give readers a new appreciation for the exceptional talents of birds and let them discover what birds can reveal about our changing world.
/29


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for December 20, 2017
Based on sales for the week ending December 17, 2017
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Artemis
Andy Weir, Crown, $27.00, 9780553448122
Weir's humorous and suspenseful follow-up to The Martian is a November 2017 Indie Next List Great Read.
1/5
2. Origin
Dan Brown, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385514231
Robert Langdon navigates the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme religion in the latest thriller by the bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code.
2/11
3. A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Viking, $27.00, 9780670026197
Towles' transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel is a September 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.
6/67
4. Manhattan Beach
Jennifer Egan, Scribner, $27.00, 9781476716732
The magnificent new novel by the bestselling author of A Visit From the Goon Squad is an October 2017 Indie Next List Great Read.
5/11
5. The Rooster Bar
John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385541176
Grisham's newest legal thriller takes you inside a shady law school where three students come to realize they've been duped.
3/8
6. Lincoln in the Bardo
George Saunders, Random House, $28.00, 9780812995343
The brilliant first novel by the author of Tenth of December is a February 2017 Indie Next List Great Read and winner of the 2017 Man Booker Prize.
4/33
7. Sing, Unburied, Sing
Jesmyn Ward, Scribner, $26.00, 9781501126062
The searing novel by the author of Salvage the Bones is a September 2017 Indie Next List Great Read and winner of the 2017 National Book Award for Fiction.
7/11
8. Uncommon Type
Tom Hanks, Knopf, $26.95, 9781101946152
This winning collection of short stories by two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks is a November 2017 Indie Next List Great Read.
9/9
9. Little Fires Everywhere
Celeste Ng, Penguin Press, $27.00, 9780735224292
The riveting new novel by the bestselling author of Everything I Never Told You is a September 2017 Indie Next List Great Read.
10/14
10. The Midnight Line
Lee Child, Delacorte Press, $28.99, 9780399593482
In Child's latest bestseller powerful forces are guarding a vast criminal enterprise. Some lines should never be crossed. But then, neither should Jack Reacher.
8/6
11. In the Midst of Winter
Isabel Allende, Atria, $28.00, 9781501178139
Allende's sweeping new novel exploring the timely issues of human rights and the plight of immigrants and refugees is a November 2017 Indie Next List Great Read.
11/7
12. Devotions
Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9780399563249
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Oliver presents a personal selection of her best work in this definitive collection spanning more than five decades of her esteemed literary career.
14/8
13. Future Home of the Living God
Louise Erdrich, Harper, $28.99, 9780062694058
Erdrich's latest is a chilling dystopian novel both provocative and prescient. The #1 Indie Next List Great Read for December 2017.
13/5
14. A Legacy of Spies
John le Carré, Viking, $28.00, 9780735225114
The undisputed master returns with his first Smiley novel in more than 25 years.
15/12
15. End Game
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $29.00, 9781455586608
A stunning new Will Robie thriller by the bestselling author of The Guilty.
12/5


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for December 20, 2017
Based on sales for the week ending December 17, 2017
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Norton, $18.95, 9780393609394
What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There's no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and bestselling author Neil deGrasse Tyson.
2/33
2. Leonardo da Vinci
Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35.00, 9781501139154
The bestselling author of Benjamin Franklin brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography.
1/9
3. Grant
Ron Chernow, Penguin Press, $40.00, 9781594204876
Pulitzer Prize-winner Chernow's sweeping and dramatic portrait of one of our most compelling generals and presidents, Ulysses S. Grant.
3/10
4. Promise Me, Dad
Joe Biden, Flatiron, $27.00, 9781250171672
Biden's poignant memoir is a story of how family and friendships sustain us and how hope, purpose, and action can guide us through the pain of personal loss into the light of a new future.
6/5
5. Obama: An Intimate Portrait
Pete Souza, Little Brown, $50.00, 9780316512589
White House photographer Souza's behind-the-scenes images and stories of the presidency of Barack Obama, some published here for the first time.
5/6
6. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck
Mark Manson, HarperOne, $24.99, 9780062457714
Superstar blogger Manson shows us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people.
4/37
7. Bobby Kennedy: A Raging Spirit
Chris Matthews, S&S, $28.00, 9781501111860
Drawing on extensive research and interviews, Matthews pulls back the curtain on the public and private worlds of Robert Kennedy.
7/7
8. We Were Eight Years in Power
Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $28.00, 9780399590566
A vital account of modern America by the National Book Award-winning author of Between the World and Me.
8/11
9. Women & Power: A Manifesto- Debut
Mary Beard, Liveright, $15.95, 9781631494758
Beard traces the origins of this misogyny to its ancient roots, examining the pitfalls of gender and the ways that history has mistreated strong women since time immemorial.
/1
10. Killers of the Flower Moon
David Grann, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385534246
Grann's twisting and haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history is a May 2017 Indie Next List Great Read.
13/24
11. The Inner Life of Animals
Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95, 9781771643016
Wohlleben follows up The Hidden Life of Trees with insightful stories into the emotions, feelings, and intelligence of the animals around us.
9/5
12. The Hidden Life of Trees
Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95, 9781771642484
After reading Wohlleben's fascinating book about the complex life of trees, a walk in the woods will never be the same. A September 2016 Indie Next List Great Read.
/58
13. Endurance
Scott Kelly, Knopf, $29.95, 9781524731595
A stunning memoir from the astronaut and modern-day hero who spent a record-breaking year aboard the International Space Station.
11/9
14. What Unites Us
Dan Rather, Elliot Kirschner, Algonquin, $22.95, 9781616207823
With this collection of original essays venerated journalist Rather reminds us of the principles upon which the United States was founded.
10/6
15. What Happened
Hillary Rodham Clinton, S&S, $30.00, 9781501175565
Clinton describes what it was like to run against Donald Trump, the mistakes she made, how she has coped with the loss, and how she found the strength to pick herself back up afterward.
/13
ON THE RISE
17. The Last Black Unicorn
Tiffany Haddish, Gallery Books, $26.00, 9781501181825
An unflinching collection of personal essays by the popular stand-up comedian and actress.
 


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for December 20, 2017
Based on sales for the week ending December 17, 2017
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Whistler
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9781101967683
2/23
2. Dragon Teeth
Michael Crichton, Harper, $9.99, 9780062473363
1/3
3. Murder on the Orient Express
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062693662
3/7
4. Ready Player One
Ernest Cline, Broadway, $9.99, 9781524763282
7/7
5. The Wrong Side of Goodbye
Michael Connelly, Vision, $9.99, 9781455524204
4/7
6. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756404741
/47
7. Dangerous Games- Debut
Danielle Steel, Dell, $8.99, 9781101883907
/1
8. The Husband's Secret
Liane Moriarty, Berkley, $9.99, 9780451490049
5/22
9. Odessa Sea
Clive Cussler, Dirk Cussler, Putnam, $9.99, 9780399575532
9/7
10. Cross the Line
James Patterson, Vision, $9.99, 9781455585328
6/12


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Early & Middle Grade Readers



Bestseller List for December 20, 2017
Based on sales for the week ending December 17, 2017
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Early & Middle Grade Readers  
1. Wonder
R.J. Palacio, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9781524720193
 
2. A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle, Square Fish, $8.99, 9781250153272
 
3. The Girl Who Drank the Moon
Kelly Barnhill, Algonquin Young Readers, $16.95, 9781616205676
 
4. Auggie & Me
R.J. Palacio, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9781101934852
 
5.

Wishtree
Katherine Applegate, Feiwel & Friends, $16.99, 9781250043221

 
6.

Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow (An Indies Introduce Title)
Jessica Townsend, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780316508889

 
7. The Magic Misfits
Neil Patrick Harris, Lissy Marlin (Illus.), Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 9780316391825
 
8. All's Faire in Middle School
Victoria Jamieson, Dial, $12.99, 9780525429999
 
9. Hatchet
Gary Paulsen, Drew Willis (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293
 
10. The War That Saved My Life
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Puffin, $8.99, 9780147510488
 
11. The Whiz Mob and the Grenadine Kid
Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $17.99, 9780062342454
 
12. The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine
Mark Twain, Philip C. Stead, Erin Stead (Illus.), Doubleday Books for Young Readers, $24.99, 9780553523225
 
13. The One and Only Ivan
Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $7.99, 9780061992278
 
14. 365 Days of Wonder: Mr. Browne's Precepts
R.J. Palacio, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780399559181
 
15. Roller Girl
Victoria Jamieson, Dial, $12.99, 9780803740167
 


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Young Adult



Bestseller List for December 20, 2017
Based on sales for the week ending December 17, 2017
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Young Adult  
1. Turtles All the Way Down
John Green, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780525555360
 
2. The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $17.99, 9780062498533
 
3. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage
Philip Pullman, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $22.99, 9780375815300
 
4. Far From the Tree
Robin Benway, HarperTeen, $17.99, 9780062330628
 
5. Renegades
Marissa Meyer, Feiwel & Friends, $19.99, 9781250044662
 
6. Warcross
Marie Lu, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780399547966
 
7. Salt to the Sea
Ruta Sepetys, Penguin, $10.99, 9780142423622
 
8. Everything, Everything (An Indies Introduce Title)
Nicola Yoon, Ember, $10.99, 9781524769604
 
9. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $15.99, 9780316013697
 
10. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9780385754729
 
11. The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, Speak, $12.99, 9780142424179
 
12. The Giver
Lois Lowry, HMH Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780544340688
 
13. Scythe
Neal Shusterman, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $11.99, 9781442472433
 
14. Looking for Alaska
John Green, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780525428022
 
15. One of Us Is Lying
Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99, 9781524714680
 


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for December 20, 2017
Based on sales for the week ending December 17, 2017
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  Children's Illustrated  
1. Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
Oliver Jeffers, Philomel, $19.99, 9780399167898
 
2. The Polar Express: 30th Anniversary Edition
Chris Van Allsburg, HMH Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780544580145
 
3. How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $16.99, 9780394800790
 
4. The Snowy Day
Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Children's Books, $19.99, 9780670012701
 
5. She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World
Chelsea Clinton, Alexandra Boiger (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99, 9781524741723
 
6. Dragons Love Tacos
Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $16.99, 9780803736801
 
7. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
 
8. Little Blue Truck's Christmas
Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780544320413
 
9. Red and Lulu
Matt Tavares, Candlewick, $17.99, 9780763677336
 
10. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $18.95, 9780060254926
 
11. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Robert Frost, Susan Jeffers (Illus.), Dutton, $16.99, 9780525467342
 
12. The Mitten
Jan Brett, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399231094
 
13. Good Day, Good Night
Margaret Brown, Loren Long (Illus.), Harper, $18.99, 9780062383105
 
14. Llama Llama Holiday Drama
Anna Dewdney, Viking Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780425291818
 
15. Ada Twist, Scientist
Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams, $17.95, 9781419721373
 


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for December 20, 2017
Based on sales for the week ending December 17, 2017
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  Children's Series  
1. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
 
2. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
 
3. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
 
4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
 
5. Dog Man (hardcover)
Dav Pilkey, Graphix
 
6. The Land of Stories (hardcover and paperback)
Chris Colfer, Little Brown
 
7. I Survived (hardcover and paperback)
Lauren Tarshis, Scholastic
 
8. Captain Underpants (hardcover and paperback)
Dav Pilkey, Scholastic
 
9. Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard (hardcover)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
 
10. Dork Diaries (hardcover and paperback)
Rachel Renee Russell, Aladdin
 


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Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 17, 2017

16. Murder on the Orient Express
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $14.99, 9780062689665

17. My Husband's Wife
Jane Corry, Penguin, $17.00, 9780735220966

18. Autumn
Ali Smith, Anchor, $15.95, 9781101969946

19. The Sympathizer
Viet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $16.00, 9780802124944

20. History of Wolves
Emily Fridlund, Grove Press, $16.00, 9780802127389

21. Homegoing
Yaa Gyasi, Vintage, $16.00, 9781101971062

22. Paris for One and Other Stories
Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $16.00, 9780735222304

23. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $16.99, 9780062315007

24. The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250080400

25. The Mistletoe Murder
P.D. James, Vintage, $15.00, 9781101973806

26. Difficult Women
Roxane Gay, Grove Press, $16.00, 9780802127372

27. Her Body and Other Parties
Carmen Maria Machado, Graywolf Press, $16.00, 9781555977887

28. The Snowman
Jo Nesbø, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, $15.95, 9780525434870

29. All the Missing Girls
Megan Miranda, S&S, $16.00, 9781501107979

30. Truly Madly Guilty
Liane Moriarty, Flatiron, $16.99, 9781250069801

31. The Whistler
John Grisham, Bantam, $17.00, 9781101967676

32. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $16.00, 9781501115073

33. The Alice Network
Kate Quinn, Morrow, $16.99, 9780062654199

34. The Roanoke Girls
Amy Engel, Broadway Books, $16.00, 9781101906682

35. The Fifth Season
N.K. Jemisin, Orbit, $15.99, 9780316229296

36. Still Life
Louise Penny, Griffin, $16.99, 9780312541538

37. Two by Two
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $15.99, 9781455520688

38. Never Let Me Go
Kazuo Ishiguro, Vintage, $16.00, 9781400078776

39. The Whole Town's Talking
Fannie Flagg, Random House, $17.00, 9780812977189

40. Moonglow
Michael Chabon, Harper Perennial, $16.99, 9780062225566

41. Rules of Civility
Amor Towles, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143121169

42. Elmet
Fiona Mozley, Algonquin, $15.95, 9781616208424

43. It
Stephen King, Scribner, $19.99, 9781501175466

44. Americanah
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $16.00, 9780307455925

45. The German Girl
Armando Lucas Correa, Washington Square Press, $16.00, 9781501121234

46. The Black Book
James Patterson, David Ellis, Grand Central , $15.99, 9781455542673

47. The Remains of the Day
Kazuo Ishiguro, Vintage, $16.00, 9780679731726

48. Annihilation
Jeff VanderMeer, FSG, $14.00, 9780374104092

49. Everything I Never Told You
Celeste Ng, Penguin, $16.00, 9780143127550

50. The Buried Giant
Kazuo Ishiguro, Vintage, $16.00, 9780307455796

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 17, 2017

16. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence
Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781633690196

17. Alexander Hamilton
Ron Chernow, Penguin, $20.00, 9780143034759

18. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself
Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781422157992

19. The Boys in the Boat
Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143125471

20. We Should All Be Feminists
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $7.95, 9781101911761

21. Strong Is the New Pretty
Kate T. Parker, Workman, $17.95, 9780761189138

22. How to Fight
Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.), Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781941529867

23. Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen, S&S, $19.99, 9781501141522

24. Evicted
Matthew Desmond, Broadway, $17.00, 9780553447453

25. We Are Never Meeting in Real Life
Samantha Irby, Vintage, $15.95, 9781101912195

26. The Soul of an Octopus
Sy Montgomery, Atria, $16.00, 9781451697728

27. Red Notice
Bill Browder, S&S, $16.00, 9781476755748

28. Holidays on Ice
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $12.00, 9780316078917

29. Really Important Stuff My Cat Has Taught Me
Cynthia L. Copeland, Workman, $12.95, 9781523501489

30. The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $17.00, 9781501171581

31. The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson, Vintage, $16.00, 9780375725609

32. The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2017
Hope Jahren, Tim Folger, Mariner, $15.99, 9781328715517

33. Lab Girl
Hope Jahren, Vintage, $16.00, 9781101873724

34. Just Mercy
Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $16.00, 9780812984965

35. H Is for Hawk
Helen Macdonald, Grove Press, $16.00, 9780802124739

36. The Disaster Artist
Greg Sestero, Tom Bissell, S&S, $16.00, 9781501184659

37. The Tao of Bill Murray
Gavin Edwards, R. Sikoryak, Random House, $16.00, 9780812988086

38. The Four Agreements
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310

39. Braiding Sweetgrass
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18.00, 9781571313560

40. Men Explain Things to Me
Rebecca Solnit, Haymarket Books, $12.95, 9781608464661

41. How to Relax
Thich Nhat Hanh, Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781941529089

42. Darkest Hour
Anthony McCarten, Harper Perennial, $16.99, 9780062749529

43. Other Minds
Peter Godfrey-Smith, FSG, $16.00, 9780374537197

44. Basketball (and Other Things)
Shea Serrano, Arturo Torres (Illus.), Abrams Image, $19.99, 9781419726477

45. Bad Feminist
Roxane Gay, Harper Perennial, $10.00, 9780062695697

46. Sorry I Humped Your Leg
Jeremy Greenberg, Andrews McMeel, $9.99, 9781449483272

47. How to Love
Thich Nhat Hanh, Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781937006884

48. The Glass Universe
Dava Sobel, Penguin, $18.00, 9780143111344

49. Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $16.00, 9780374533557

50. Barbarian Days
William Finnegan, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143109396

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 17, 2017

16. A Column of Fire
Ken Follett, Viking, $36.00, 9780525954972

17. Norse Mythology
Neil Gaiman, Norton, $25.95, 9780393609097

18. Exit West
Mohsin Hamid, Riverhead, $26.00, 9780735212176

19. The Odyssey
Homer, Emily Wilson (Trans.), Norton, $39.95, 9780393089059

20. The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385542364

21. The Power
Naomi Alderman, Little Brown, $26.00, 9780316547611

22. The People vs. Alex Cross
James Patterson, Little Brown, $29.00, 9780316273909

23. Two Kinds of Truth
Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $29.00, 9780316225908

24. Sleep No More
P.D. James, Knopf, $30.00, 9780525520733

25. Magpie Murders
Anthony Horowitz, Harper, $27.99, 9780062645227

26. Spy of the First Person
Sam Shepard, Knopf, $18.00, 9780525521563

27. Oathbringer
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $34.99, 9780765326379

28. Radio Free Vermont
Bill McKibben, Blue Rider, $22.00, 9780735219861

29. Before We Were Yours
Lisa Wingate, Ballantine, $26.00, 9780425284681

30. Sleeping Beauties
Stephen King, Owen King, Scribner, $30.00, 9781501163401

31. Beartown
Fredrik Backman, Atria, $26.99, 9781501160769

32. The Ninth Hour
Alice McDermott, FSG, $26.00, 9780374280147

33. The Story of Arthur Truluv
Elizabeth Berg, Random House, $26.00, 9781400069903

34. Hiddensee
Gregory Maguire, Morrow, $26.99, 9780062684387

35. Year One: Chronicles of the One, Book 1
Nora Roberts, St. Martin's, $27.99, 9781250122957

36. Hardcore Twenty-Four
Janet Evanovich, Putnam, $28.00, 9780399179198

37. The Demon Crown
James Rollins, Morrow, $28.99, 9780062381736

38. Glass Houses
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99, 9781250066190

39. The Deal of a Lifetime
Fredrik Backman, Atria, $18.00, 9781501193491

40. The Rules of Magic
Alice Hoffman, S&S, $27.99, 9781501137471

41. The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye
David Lagercrantz, Knopf, $27.95, 9780451494320

42. Mr. Dickens and His Carol
Samantha Silva, Flatiron, $24.99, 9781250154040

43. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Gail Honeyman, Pamela Dorman Books, $26.00, 9780735220683

44. The Cuban Affair
Nelson DeMille, S&S, $28.99, 9781501101724

45. Tom Clancy Power and Empire
Marc Cameron, Putnam, $29.95, 9780735215894

46. Anything Is Possible
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $27.00, 9780812989403

47. My Absolute Darling
Gabriel Tallent, Riverhead, $27.00, 9780735211179

48. The House of Unexpected Sisters
Alexander McCall Smith, Pantheon , $25.95, 9781101871379

49. The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
Arundhati Roy, Knopf, $28.95, 9781524733155

50. Fresh Complaint
Jeffrey Eugenides, FSG, $27.00, 9780374203061

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 17, 2017

16. Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans
Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger, Sentinel, $28.00, 9780735213234

17. The Last Black Unicorn
Tiffany Haddish, Gallery Books, $26.00, 9781501181825

18. Hillbilly Elegy
J.D. Vance, Harper, $27.99, 9780062300546

19. Principles
Ray Dalio, S&S, $30.00, 9781501124020

20. The Book of Joy
The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Avery, $26.00, 9780399185045

21. Atlas Obscura
Joshua Foer, et al., Workman, $35.00, 9780761169086

22. Smitten Kitchen Every Day
Deb Perelman, Knopf, $35.00, 9781101874813

23. The River of Consciousness
Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $27.95, 9780385352567

24. Prairie Fires
Caroline Fraser, Metropolitan Books, $35.00, 9781627792769

25. Born a Crime
Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $28.00, 9780399588174

26. Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002)
David Sedaris, Little Brown, $28.00, 9780316154727

27. Guinness World Records 2018
Guinness World Records, $28.95, 9781910561720

28. The Great Halifax Explosion
John Bacon, Morrow, $29.99, 9780062666536

29. Unbelievable
Katy Tur, Dey Street, $26.99, 9780062684929

30. Code Girls
Liza Mundy, Hachette, $28.00, 9780316352536

31. The Wisdom of Sundays
Oprah Winfrey, Flatiron, $27.99, 9781250138064

32. Let Trump Be Trump
Corey R. Lewandowski, David N. Bossie, Center Street, $27.00, 9781546083306

33. Braving the Wilderness
Brene Brown, Random House, $28.00, 9780812995848

34. Make Your Bed
William H. McRaven, Grand Central, $18.00, 9781455570249

35. American Wolf
Nate Blakeslee, Crown , $28.00, 9781101902783

36. Sweet
Yotam Ottolenghi, Helen Goh, Ten Speed Press, $35.00, 9781607749141

37. No Time to Spare
Ursula K. Le Guin, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $22.00, 9781328661593

38. The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Come and Get It!
Ree Drummond, Morrow, $29.99, 9780062225269

39. Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper, $35.00, 9780062316097

40. Reckless Daughter
David Yaffe, Sarah Crichton Books, $28.00, 9780374248130

41. The RBG Workout
Bryant Johnson, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $14.99, 9781328919120

42. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat
Samin Nosrat, Wendy Macnaughton (Illus.), S&S, $35.00, 9781476753836

43. Vacationland
John Hodgman, Viking, $25.00, 9780735224803

44. Killing England
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $30.00, 9781627790642

45. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $28.00, 9780316270755

46. God: A Human History
Reza Aslan, Random House, $28.00, 9780553394726

47. The Power of Moments
Chip Heath, Dan Heath, Simon & Schuster, $29.00, 9781501147760

48. Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau, $25.00, 9780812993547

49. Stephen Colbert's Midnight Confessions
Stephen Colbert, The Staff of the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, S&S, $19.99, 9781501169007

50. Sticky Fingers
Joe Hagan, Knopf, $30.00, 9781101874370

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending December 17, 2017

11. The Snowman
Jo Nesbø, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, $9.99, 9780525435921

12. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935

13. American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110

14. Filthy Rich
James Patterson, John Connolly, Vision, $9.99, 9781455542680

15. Big Little Lies
Liane Moriarty, Berkley, $9.99, 9780399587207

16. The Games
James Patterson, Grand Central, $9.99, 9781455585342

17. The Moores Are Missing
James Patterson, Grand Central, $9.99, 9781478971634

18. American Assassin
Vince Flynn, Pocket, $9.99, 9781501180804

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

20. The Accident
Chris Pavone, Broadway Books, $9.99, 9781524763237

21. Winter Wishes
Fern Michaels, et al., Zebra, $7.99, 9781420135725

22. Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, HarperTorch, $7.99, 9780060853983

23. Curtain of Death
W.E.B. Griffin, William E. Butterworth, Putnam, $9.99, 9780735212268

24. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441172719

25. Final Scream
Lisa Jackson, Zebra, $7.99, 9781420144192

26. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803

27. Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342

28. Women Who Run With the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345409874

29. The Gunslinger
Stephen King, Pocket, $9.99, 9781501166112

30. The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756407919

31. Outlander
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99, 9780553393699

32. Bay of Sighs
Nora Roberts, Berkley, $8.99, 9780515155914

33. Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $7.99, 9780440180296

34. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.99, 9780812550702

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

36. I Let You Go
Clare Mackintosh, Berkley, $9.99, 9780451490520

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

38. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Grand Central, $9.99, 9781455538966

39. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $8.99, 9780316769488

40. Death's Mistress
Terry Goodkind, Tor, $9.99, 9780765388230

41. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, Fifth Edition
Merriam-Webster, $8.50, 9780877798224

42. The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9780765365279

43. Still Life
Louise Penny, St. Martin's, $7.99, 9781250068736

44. Night School
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780804178822

45. Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl, Beacon Press, $9.99, 9780807014295

46. Dad Is Fat
Jim Gaffigan, Three Rivers Press, $9.99, 9781524763251

47. Song of the Lion
Anne Hillerman, Harper, $9.99, 9780062391919

48. The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $8.99, 9780307743657

49. Tom Clancy True Faith and Allegiance
Mark Greaney, Berkley, $9.99, 9781101988831

50. It Can't Happen Here
Sinclair Lewis, Signet, $9.99, 9780451465641

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