Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for January 8, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending January 5, 2025
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| Paperback Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
Martyr!- Debut Kaveh Akbar, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593685778 A newly sober, orphaned son of Iranian immigrants, guided by the voices of artists, poets, and kings, embarks on a remarkable search for a family secret that leads him to a terminally ill painter living out her final days in the Brooklyn Museum. Electrifying, funny, and wholly original, Martyr! heralds the arrival of an essential new voice in contemporary fiction. |
/1 |
| 2 |
Orbital Samantha Harvey, Grove Press, $17.00, 9780802163622 Orbital is an eloquent meditation on space and life on our planet through the eyes of six astronauts circling the earth in 24 hours. Winner of the Booker Prize 2024. |
2/8 |
| 3 |
Demon Copperhead Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $21.99, 9780063251984 Kingsolver's brilliant novel enthralls, compels, and captures the heart as it evokes a young hero's unforgettable journey to maturity. A November 2022 Indie Next Pick and a winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. |
1/19 |
| 4 |
Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $20.99, 9781649377371 Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from bestselling author Rebecca Yarros. |
4/16 |
| 5 |
The Frozen River Ariel Lawhon, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593312070 A gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history. |
3/9 |
| 6 |
The Berry Pickers Amanda Peters, Catapult, $17.95, 9781646222384 A four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a mystery that will haunt the survivors, unravel a family, and remain unsolved for nearly fifty years. |
9/10 |
| 7 |
A Court of Thorns and Roses Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575569 From bestselling author Sarah J. Maas comes a seductive, breathtaking book that blends romance, adventure, and faerie lore into an unforgettable read. |
5/121 |
| 8 |
North Woods Daniel Mason, Random House Trade Paperbacks, $18.00, 9780593597040 When two young lovers abscond from a Puritan colony, little do they know that their humble cabin in the woods will become the home of an extraordinary succession of human and nonhuman characters alike. |
6/14 |
| 9 |
Wicked Gregory Maguire, William Morrow Paperbacks, $19.99, 9780062852847 The New York Times bestseller and basis for the Tony Award-winning hit musical, now a major motion picture starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. |
8/6 |
| 10 |
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Gabrielle Zevin, Vintage, $19.00, 9780593466490 Two college friends—often in love, but never lovers—become creative partners in a dazzling and intricately imagined world of video game design, where success brings them fame, joy, tragedy, duplicity, and, ultimately, a kind of immortality. It is a love story, but not one you have read before. |
7/28 |
| 11 |
Hello Beautiful Ann Napolitano, Dial Press Trade Paperback, $18.99, 9780593243756 An exquisite homage to Louisa May Alcott's timeless classic, Little Women, Hello Beautiful is a profoundly moving portrait of what is possible when we choose to love someone not in spite of who they are, but because of it. |
10/7 |
| 12 |
The Housemaid Freida McFadden, Grand Central, $12.99, 9781538742570 An addictive psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist, Freida McFadden's The Housemaid is perfect for fans of Ruth Ware, Lisa Jewell, and Verity. |
15/26 |
| 13 |
The Thursday Murder Club Richard Osman, Penguin, $18.00, 9781984880987 In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves the Thursday Murder Club. |
11/109 |
| 14 |
The Hunter Tana French, Penguin, $19.00, 9780593493458 Tana French's novel is a nuanced, atmospheric tale that explores what we'll do for our loved ones, what we'll do for revenge, and what we sacrifice when the two collide. |
12/5 |
| 15 |
The Midnight Library Matt Haig, Penguin, $18.00, 9780525559498 Haig's book is a dazzling novel about all the choices that go into a life well lived. |
/79 |
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for January 8, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending January 5, 2025
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| Paperback Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century Timothy Snyder, Crown, $12.00, 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. |
3/96 |
| 2 |
The Backyard Bird Chronicles Amy Tan, Knopf, $35.00, 9780593536131 A gorgeous, witty account of birding, nature, and the beauty around us that hides in plain sight, written and illustrated by the best-selling author of The Joy Luck Club. |
1/34 |
| 3 |
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $20.00, 9781571313560 Drawing on her life as an Indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices. |
2/265 |
| 4 |
The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession Michael Finkel, Vintage, $18.00, 9781984898456 This is a riveting story of art, crime, love, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost. |
4/28 |
| 5 |
All About Love: New Visions bell hooks, Morrow, $16.99, 9780060959470 All About Love is a revelation about what causes a polarized society and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering. |
7/166 |
| 6 |
Greenlights Matthew McConaughey, Crown, $20.00, 9780593139158 McConaughey's unconventional memoir is filled with raucous stories, outlaw wisdom, and lessons learned the hard way about living with greater satisfaction. |
6/8 |
| 7 |
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland Patrick Radden Keefe, Vintage, $20.00, 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. |
5/49 |
| 8 |
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917—2017 Rashid Khalidi, Metropolitan Books, $19.99, 9781250787651 A history of one hundred years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US historian of the Middle East, told through pivotal events and family history. |
8/63 |
| 9 |
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin, $19.00, 9780143127741 van der Kolk transforms our understanding of trauma and offers a bold new paradigm for healing. |
10/223 |
| 10 |
The Artist's Way: 30th Anniversary Edition Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $20.00, 9780143129257 A revolutionary program for personal renewal, The Artist's Way will help get you back on track, rediscover your passions, and take the steps you need to change your life. |
/17 |
| 11 |
Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America Heather Cox Richardson, Penguin, $18.00, 9780593652985 A vital and urgent call to action about the precarious state of American democracy, charting its historical challenges and current threats, from one of our era's most important and insightful historians, with a new afterword by the author. |
9/11 |
| 12 |
All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me Patrick Bringley, Simon & Schuster, $18.99, 9781982163310 A fascinating, revelatory portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its treasures by a former New Yorker staffer who spent a decade as a museum guard. |
/4 |
| 13 |
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310 A practical guide to personal freedom, outlining a way of life rooted in traditional Toltec beliefs. |
/243 |
| 14 |
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals Oliver Burkeman, Picador, $19.00, 9781250849359 Drawing on the insights of both ancient and contemporary philosophers, psychologists, and spiritual teachers, Oliver Burkeman delivers an entertaining, humorous, practical, and ultimately profound guide to time and time management. |
/16 |
| 15 |
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir Michelle Zauner, Vintage, $17.00, 9781984898951 From the indie rock star of Japanese Breakfast, an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity. |
14/86 |
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| 16 |
Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us Susan Magsamen, Ivy Ross, Random House Trade Paperbacks, $20.00, 9780593449240 A life-altering journey through the science of neuroaesthetics, which offers proof for how our brains and bodies transform when we participate in the arts—and how this knowledge can improve our health, enable us to flourish, and build stronger communities. |
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Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for January 8, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending January 5, 2025
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| Hardcover Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
James Percival Everett, Doubleday, $28.00, 9780385550369 Percival Everett's new novel is a brilliant, action-packed re-imagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. The #1 Indie Next Pick for April 2024. |
1/42 |
| 2 |
Intermezzo Sally Rooney, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $29.00, 9780374602635 An exquisitely moving story about grief, love, and family—but especially love—from the global phenomenon Sally Rooney. An October 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
2/15 |
| 3 |
All Fours Miranda July, Riverhead Books, $29.00, 9780593190265 Miranda July returns with an irreverently sexy, tender, hilarious, and surprising novel about a woman upending her life. A May 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
6/34 |
| 4 |
Small Things Like These Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802158741 Keegan's landmark novel is a tale of one man's courage and a remarkable portrait of love and family. The #1 Indie Next Pick for December 2021. |
3/25 |
| 5 |
The God of the Woods Liz Moore, Riverhead Books, $30.00, 9780593418918 Moore's multi-threaded story invites readers into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Moore's most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet. The #1 Indie Next Pick for July 2024. |
4/27 |
| 6 |
The Women Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Press, $30.00, 9781250178633 The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on the story of all women who put themselves in harm's way to help others. |
5/48 |
| 7 |
The Wedding People Alison Espach, Henry Holt and Co., $28.99, 9781250899576 A propulsive and uncommonly wise novel about one unexpected wedding guest and the surprising people who help her start anew. The #1 Indie Next Pick for August 2024. |
10/21 |
| 8 |
Wind and Truth Brandon Sanderson, Tor Books, $39.99, 9781250319180 The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc of the bestselling Stormlight Archive—the iconic epic fantasy masterpiece from acclaimed bestselling author Brandon Sanderson. |
9/5 |
| 9 |
Playground Richard Powers, W. W. Norton & Company, $29.99, 9781324086031 Set in the world's largest ocean, this awe-filled novel explores that last wild place we have yet to colonize in a still-unfolding oceanic game, and interweaves beautiful writing, rich characterization, profound themes of technology and the environment, and a deep exploration of our shared humanity in a way only Richard Powers can. An October 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
8/15 |
| 10 |
Iron Flame Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374172 She's survived her first year at Basgiath War College for dragon riders...but the danger is just beginning in the electrifying follow-up to Fourth Wing. |
/27 |
| 11 |
Tell Me Everything Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $30.00, 9780593446096 From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout comes a hopeful, healing novel about new friendships, old loves, and the very human desire to leave a mark on the world. A September 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
14/17 |
| 12 |
All the Colors of the Dark Chris Whitaker, Crown, $30.00, 9780593798874 A missing person mystery, a serial killer thriller, a love story, a unique twist on each, Chris Whitaker has written a novel about what lurks in the shadows of obsession and the blinding light of hope. A July 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
/14 |
| 13 |
The City and Its Uncertain Walls Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $35.00, 9780593801970 A love story, a quest, an ode to books and to the libraries that house them, and a parable for these strange post-pandemic times, The City and Its Uncertain Walls is a singular and towering achievement by one of modern literature's most important writers. A December 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
7/7 |
| 14 |
The Life Impossible Matt Haig, Viking, $30.00, 9780593489277 Matt Haig's new novel is filled with wonder and wild adventure, this is a story of hope and the life-changing power of a new beginning. A September 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
13/17 |
| 15 |
The Ministry of Time Kaliane Bradley, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781668045145 A time travel romance, a spy thriller, a workplace comedy, and an ingenious exploration of the nature of power and the potential for love to change it all: Welcome to The Ministry of Time, the exhilarating debut novel by Kaliane Bradley. The #1 Indie Next Pick for May 2024. |
/18 |
Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for January 8, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending January 5, 2025
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| Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World Robin Wall Kimmerer, John Burgoyne (Illus.), Scribner, $20.00, 9781668072240 A bold and inspiring vision for how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity, and community, based on the lessons of the natural world. The #1 Indie Next Pick for December 2024. |
1/7 |
| 2 |
The Message Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $30.00, 9780593230381 The bestselling author of Between the World and Me travels the world to explore how the stories we tell—and the ones we don't—shape our realities. |
4/14 |
| 3 |
Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir Ina Garten, Crown, $34.00, 9780593799895 In her long-awaited memoir, Ina Garten—aka the Barefoot Contessa—shares her personal story with readers hungry for a seat at her table. |
2/14 |
| 4 |
Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown and Company, $32.00, 9780316575805 Twenty-five years after the publication of his groundbreaking first book, Malcolm Gladwell returns with a brand-new volume that reframes the lessons of The Tipping Point in a startling and revealing light. |
3/14 |
| 5 |
The Creative Act: A Way of Being Rick Rubin, Penguin Press, $32.00, 9780593652886 From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their creativity, comes a beautifully crafted book many years in the making that offers that same deep wisdom to all of us. |
9/102 |
| 6 |
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones James Clear, Avery, $27.00, 9780735211292 James Clear reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. |
13/129 |
| 7 |
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness Jonathan Haidt, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9780593655030 From bestselling coauthor of The Coddling of the American Mind, an essential investigation into the collapse of youth mental health—and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood. |
/32 |
| 8 |
The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War Erik Larson, Crown, $35.00, 9780385348744 Larson brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War—a slow-burning crisis that finally tore a deeply divided nation in two. A May 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
7/36 |
| 9 |
The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook Hampton Sides, Doubleday, $35.00, 9780385544764 From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook's death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day. |
8/22 |
| 10 |
Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI Yuval Noah Harari, Random House, $35.00, 9780593734223 From the bestselling author of Sapiens comes the groundbreaking story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world. |
5/17 |
| 11 |
The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About Mel Robbins, Hay House LLC, $29.99, 9781401971366 If you've ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated with where you are, the problem isn't you. The problem is the power you give to other people. This book puts the power to create a life you love back in your hands. |
15/2 |
| 12 |
Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts Oliver Burkeman, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $27.00, 9780374611996 A liberating, invigorating journey toward a more meaningful life—a journey that begins not with fantasies of the ideal existence but with the reality in which we actually find ourselves. |
/6 |
| 13 |
The Dog Who Followed the Moon- Debut James Norbury, William Morrow, $25.00, 9780063420717 Featuring stunning artwork from bestselling author and illustrator James Norbury, The Dog Who Followed the Moon is a moving, poignant reflection on love and loss, grief and growth. |
/1 |
| 14 |
What I Ate in One Year: (And Related Thoughts) Stanley Tucci, Gallery Books, $35.00, 9781668055687 Stanley Tucci's new book is a funny, poignant, heartfelt, and deeply satisfying serving of memories and meals and an irresistible celebration of the profound role that food plays in all our lives. |
6/12 |
| 15 |
Patriot: A Memoir Alexei Navalny, Knopf, $35.00, 9780593320969 The powerful and moving memoir of a fearless political opposition leader who paid the ultimate price for his beliefs. |
11/11 |
Mass Market
Bestseller List for January 8, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending January 5, 2025
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| Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
1984 George Orwell, Signet, $10.99, 9780451524935 |
1/444 |
| 2 |
The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365279 |
2/157 |
| 3 |
Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541 |
3/115 |
| 4 |
The Exchange John Grisham, Vintage, $10.99, 9780593685600 |
8/13 |
| 5 |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593640340 |
4/266 |
| 6 |
Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 |
5/177 |
| 7 |
After That Night- Debut Karin Slaughter, William Morrow Paperbacks, $10.99, 9780063157804 |
/1 |
| 8 |
Dune Messiah Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233 |
6/128 |
| 9 |
Upside Down- Debut Danielle Steel, Dell, $9.99, 9780593498392 |
/1 |
| 10 |
The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $10.99, 9780441478125 |
10/12 |
Early & Middle Grade Readers
Bestseller List for January 8, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending January 5, 2025
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| Early & Middle Grade Readers | ||
| 1 |
Impossible Creatures Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593809860 |
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| 2 |
The Squad: A Graphic Novel Christina Soontornvat, Joanna Cacao (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338741315 |
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| 3 |
The Bletchley Riddle Ruta Sepetys, Steve Sheinkin, Viking Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593527542 |
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| 4 |
The New Girl: A Graphic Novel Cassandra Calin, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338762457 |
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| 5 |
Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #1 Erin Hunter, Natalie Riess (Illus.), Sara Goetter (Illus.), HarperAlley, $15.99, 9780063203877 |
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| 6 |
Super Duper Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon) Scholastic, $16.99, 9781339028019 |
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| 7 |
The Sherlock Society James Ponti, Aladdin, $18.99, 9781665932530 |
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| 8 |
The Eyes and the Impossible Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781524764203 |
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| 9 |
Scholastic Year in Sports 2025 James Buckley, Scholastic, $14.99, 9781546131571 |
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| 10 |
Guts: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500 |
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| 11 |
The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science Kate McKinnon, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780316554732 |
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| 12 |
Out of My Dreams Sharon M. Draper, Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, $18.99, 9781665949545 |
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| 13 |
Smile: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264 |
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| 14 |
Drama: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801897 |
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| 15 |
When We Flew Away: A Novel of Anne Frank Before the Diary Alice Hoffman, Scholastic Press, $19.99, 9781338856941 |
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Young Adult
Bestseller List for January 8, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending January 5, 2025
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| Young Adult | ||
| 1 |
Heavenly Tyrant Xiran Jay Zhao, Tundra Books, $20.99, 9780735269989 |
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| 2 |
Nothing Like the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665947138 |
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| 3 |
Powerless Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665954884 |
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| 4 |
If He Had Been with Me Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489 |
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| 5 |
Better Than the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534467637 |
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| 6 |
Dating and Dragons- Debut Kristy Boyce, Delacorte Romance, $12.99, 9780593899205 |
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| 7 |
If Only I Had Told Her Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $12.99, 9781728276229 |
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| 8 |
The Reappearance of Rachel Price Holly Jackson, Delacorte Press, $20.99, 9780593374207 |
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| 9 |
Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen, Anna Bond (Illus.), Puffin Books, $17.00, 9780593622452 |
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| 10 |
Reckless Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9781665955430 |
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| 11 |
Iron Widow Xiran Jay Zhao, Tundra Books, $11.99, 9780735269958 |
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| 12 |
Betting on You Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781665921244 |
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| 13 |
Heir Sabaa Tahir, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9780593616949 |
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| 14 |
Five Survive Holly Jackson, Ember, $14.99, 9780593374191 |
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| 15 |
What the River Knows Isabel Ibañez, Wednesday Books, $20.00, 9781250803375 |
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Children's Illustrated
Bestseller List for January 8, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending January 5, 2025
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| Children's Illustrated | ||
| 1 |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780694003617 |
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| 2 |
The Snowy Day Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780670012701 |
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| 3 |
Knight Owl and Early Bird Christopher Denise, Christy Ottaviano Books, $18.99, 9780316564526 |
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| 4 |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
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| 5 |
The Bakery Dragon Devin Elle Kurtz, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593710968 |
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| 6 |
I Am Glinda (Universal Pictures Wicked) (Little Golden Book) Mary Man-Kong, Elsa Chang (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593896884 |
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| 7 |
I Am Elphaba (Universal Pictures Wicked) (Little Golden Book) Mary Man-Kong, Elsa Chang (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593896860 |
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| 8 |
Alice in a Winter Wonderland Jan Brett, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593533888 |
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| 9 |
Knight Owl Christopher Denise, Christy Ottaviano Books, $17.99, 9780316310628 |
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| 10 |
Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $21.99, 9780060254926 |
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| 11 |
Corduroy Don Freeman, Viking Children's Books, $7.99, 9780451470799 |
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| 12 |
The Most Boring Book Ever Brandon Sanderson, Kazu Kibuishi (Illus.), Roaring Brook Press, $19.99, 9781250843661 |
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| 13 |
Blueberries for Sal Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $9.99, 9780140501698 |
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| 14 |
Dragon's First Taco Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $8.99, 9780593533178 |
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| 15 |
The Mitten Jan Brett, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780399231094 |
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Children's Series
Bestseller List for January 8, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending January 5, 2025
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| Children's Series | ||
| 1 |
Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix |
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| 2 |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Harry N. Abrams |
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| 3 |
Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback) Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Scholastic |
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| 4 |
The Wild Robot (hardcover and paperback) Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
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| 5 |
Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback) Rick Riordan, Hyperion |
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| 6 |
Elephant & Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion |
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| 7 |
Keeper of the Lost Cities (hardcover and paperback) Shannon Messenger, Aladdin |
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| 8 |
InvestiGators (hardcover) John Patrick Green, First Second |
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| 9 |
The Bad Guys (paperback) Aaron Blabey, Scholastic |
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| 10 |
I Survived (hardcover and paperback) Lauren Tarshis, Dave Shephard (Illus.), Scholastic |
Extended Paperback Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending January 5, 2025
16 The Boyfriend
Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99, 9781728296227
17 The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250080400
18 The Vegetarian
Han Kang, Hogarth, $17.00, 9781101906118
19 The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318
20 A Court of Mist and Fury
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575583
21 Circe
Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316556323
22 The Best American Short Stories 2024
Lauren Groff, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner Books, $19.99, 9780063275959
23 The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Atria, $17.00, 9781501161933
24 Devotions
Mary Oliver, Penguin, $20.00, 9780399563263
25 A Court of Wings and Ruin
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575606
26 The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $17.99, 9780062060624
27 It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781668055960
28 The Secret History
Donna Tartt, Vintage, $18.00, 9781400031702
29 Quicksilver
Callie Hart, Forever, $21.99, 9781538774199
30 The Bee Sting
Paul Murray, Picador, $20.00, 9781250338259
31 My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17.00, 9781609455064
32 Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $19.99, 9781538732182
33 Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781639730957
34 You Dreamed of Empires
Álvaro Enrigue, Riverhead Books, $18.00, 9780593544808
35 Babel
R. F. Kuang, Harper Voyager, $20.00, 9780063021433
36 Normal People
Sally Rooney, Crown, $17.00, 9781984822185
37 A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $18.00, 9780804172707
38 I Who Have Never Known Men
Jacqueline Harpman, Transit Books, $16.95, 9781945492600
39 The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703
40 Butter
Asako Yuzuki, Ecco, $19.99, 9780063236417
41 This Is Happiness
Niall Williams, Bloomsbury Publishing, $18.99, 9781635576313
42 Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
Shane Hawk (Ed.), Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. (Ed.), Vintage, $17.00, 9780593468463
43 Holly
Stephen King, Scribner, $19.99, 9781668014943
44 Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $20.00, 9780593135228
45 A Court of Silver Flames
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635577990
46 The Great Alone
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $19.00, 9781250229533
47 Just for the Summer
Abby Jimenez, Forever, $17.99, 9781538704431
48 A Court of Frost and Starlight
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $17.00, 9781635575620
49 This Is How You Lose the Time War
Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone, Gallery/Saga Press, $16.99, 9781534430990
50 The House in the Pines
Ana Reyes, Dutton, $18.00, 9780593186732
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending January 5, 2025
16 Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
Susan Magsamen, Ivy Ross, Random House Trade Paperbacks, $20.00, 9780593449240
17 Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient World
Mary Beard, Liveright, $21.99, 9781324095606
18 The 2025 Old Farmer's Almanac
Old Farmer's Almanac, $10.95, 9781571989932
19 Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir
Dolly Alderton, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780062968791
20 Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $21.99, 9780316299220
21 Meditations
Marcus Aurelius, Modern Library, $11.00, 9780812968255
22 Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
David Grann, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593470831
23 Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $25.99, 9780062316110
24 Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, a Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor
Mark Harmon, Leon Carroll, Jr., Harper Select, $19.99, 9781400337040
25 Money for Couples: No More Stress. No More Fights. Just a 10-Step Plan to Create Your Rich Life Together.
Ramit Sethi, Workman Publishing Company, $19.99, 9781523523689
26 Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune
Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe, Harper, $19.99, 9780062964663
27 The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga, Atria Books, $18.99, 9781668065969
28 The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness
Morgan Housel, Harriman House, $19.99, 9780857197689
29 The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson, Vintage, $18.00, 9780375725609
30 The Best American Essays 2024
Wesley Morris, Kim Dana Kupperman (Eds.), Mariner Books, $18.99, 9780063351554
31 Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World
Naomi Klein, Picador, $20.00, 9781250338143
32 Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Dr. Anna Lembke, Dutton, $20.00, 9781524746742
33 The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2024
Bill McKibben, Jaime Green (Eds.), Mariner Books, $18.99, 9780063333994
34 World Travel: An Irreverent Guide
Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $22.00, 9780062802767
35 Dylan Goes Electric!: Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night That Split the Sixties
Elijah Wald, Dey Street Books, $18.99, 9780062366696
36 The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781452174037
37 The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2025
Sarah Janssen, World Almanac, $17.99, 9781510780866
38 Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next)
Dean Spade, Verso, $15.95, 9781839762123
39 A Philosophy of Walking
Frédéric Gros, John Howe (Transl.), Verso, $19.95, 9781804290446
40 The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism
Tim Alberta, Harper Paperbacks, $21.99, 9780063226890
41 Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell
Sy Montgomery, Matt Patterson (Illus.), Mariner Books, $21.99, 9780063394230
42 How to Listen (Mindfulness Essentials #11)
Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.), Parallax Press, $9.95, 9780984627110
43 The Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion, Vintage, $18.00, 9781400078431
44 Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care
Mariame Kaba, Kelly Hayes, Haymarket Books, $17.95, 9781642598278
45 This Wild and Precious Life: A Journal
Mary Oliver, Clarkson Potter, $16.99, 9780593580288
46 An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Ed Yong, Random House, $20.00, 9780593133255
47 Inciting Joy: Essays
Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $19.99, 9781643753959
48 Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl, Beacon Press, $16.00, 9780807014271
49 Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson, Crown Currency, $22.00, 9780307719225
50 Loving Corrections
adrienne maree brown, AK Press, $18.00, 9781849355544
Extended Hardcover Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending January 5, 2025
16 Creation Lake
Rachel Kushner, Scribner, $29.99, 9781982116521
17 Somewhere Beyond the Sea
TJ Klune, Tor Books, $28.99, 9781250881205
18 Remarkably Bright Creatures
Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $29.99, 9780063204157
19 The Grey Wolf
Louise Penny, Minotaur Books, $30.00, 9781250328137
20 Time of the Child
Niall Williams, Bloomsbury Publishing, $28.99, 9781639734207
21 Martyr!
Kaveh Akbar, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593537619
22 We Solve Murders
Richard Osman, Pamela Dorman Books, $30.00, 9780593653227
23 Funny Story
Emily Henry, Berkley, $29.00, 9780593441282
24 Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hanover Square Press, $19.99, 9781335430991
25 The Mighty Red
Louise Erdrich, Harper, $32.00, 9780063277052
26 Blue Sisters
Coco Mellors, Ballantine Books, $30.00, 9780593723760
27 A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers, Tordotcom, $21.99, 9781250236210
28 The Wood at Midwinter
Susanna Clarke, Bloomsbury Publishing, $16.99, 9781639734481
29 The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
James McBride, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780593422946
30 You Dreamed of Empires
Álvaro Enrigue, Natasha Wimmer (Transl.), Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780593544792
31 We'll Prescribe You a Cat
Syou Ishida, E.Madison Shimoda (Transl.), Berkley, $25.00, 9780593818749
32 Rejection: Fiction
Tony Tulathimutte, William Morrow, $28.00, 9780063337879
33 Foster
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802160140
34 Water, Water: Poems
Billy Collins, Random House, $27.00, 9780593731024
35 Good Material
Dolly Alderton, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593801307
36 By Any Other Name
Jodi Picoult, Ballantine Books, $30.00, 9780593497210
37 Absolution
Jeff VanderMeer, MCD, $30.00, 9780374616595
38 The Blue Hour
Paula Hawkins, Mariner Books, $30.00, 9780063396524
39 The Empusium
Olga Tokarczuk, Antonia Lloyd-Jones (Transl.), Riverhead Books, $30.00, 9780593712948
40 Colored Television
Danzy Senna, Riverhead Books, $29.00, 9780593544372
41 The Spellshop
Sarah Beth Durst, Bramble, $29.99, 9781250333971
42 Here One Moment
Liane Moriarty, Crown, $30.00, 9780593798607
43 Table for Two: Fictions
Amor Towles, Viking, $32.00, 9780593296370
44 Sandwich
Catherine Newman, Harper, $26.99, 9780063345164
45 North Is the Night (Deluxe Limited Edition)
Emily Rath, Erewhon Books, $30.00, 9781645662204
46 Margo's Got Money Troubles
Rufi Thorpe, William Morrow, $28.00, 9780063356580
47 Blood Over Bright Haven
M. L. Wang, Del Rey, $29.99, 9780593873359
48 Rental House
Weike Wang, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780593545546
49 The Night We Lost Him
Laura Dave, S&S/Marysue Rucci Books, $28.99, 9781668002933
50 Dungeon Crawler Carl
Matt Dinniman, Ace, $30.00, 9780593820247
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending January 5, 2025
16 Cher: The Memoir, Part One
Cher, Dey Street Books, $36.00, 9780062863102
17 The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
David Grann, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385534260
18 Ottolenghi Comfort: A Cookbook
Yotam Ottolenghi, Ten Speed Press, $37.99, 9780399581779
19 What the Chicken Knows: A New Appreciation of the World's Most Familiar Bird
Sy Montgomery, Atria Books, $22.99, 9781668047361
20 The Little Frog's Guide to Self-Care: Affirmations, Self-Love and Life Lessons According to the Internet's Beloved Mushroom Frog
Maybell Eequay, Summersdale, $11.99, 9781837991013
21 Half Baked Harvest Quick & Cozy
Tieghan Gerard, Clarkson Potter, $32.99, 9780593232576
22 Want: Sexual Fantasies by Anonymous
Gillian Anderson, Harry N. Abrams, $28.00, 9781419777295
23 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581
24 Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
Katherine May, Riverhead Books, $25.00, 9780593189481
25 Didion and Babitz
Lili Anolik, Scribner, $29.99, 9781668065488
26 The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement
Sharon McMahon, Thesis, $32.00, 9780593541678
27 Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures
Katherine Rundell, Doubleday, $26.00, 9780385550826
28 Into the Uncut Grass
Trevor Noah, Sabina Hahn (Illus.), One World, $26.00, 9780593729960
29 Guinness World Records 2025
Guinness World Records, Guinness World Records, $29.95, 9781913484569
30 Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions
John Grisham, Jim McCloskey, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385550444
31 The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi
Wright Thompson, Penguin Press, $35.00, 9780593299821
32 The Universe in Verse: 15 Portals to Wonder through Science & Poetry
Maria Popova, Ofra Amit (Illus.), Storey Publishing, LLC, $22.00, 9781635868838
33 On Freedom
Timothy Snyder, Crown, $32.00, 9780593728727
34 Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health
Casey Means, M.D., Calley Means, Avery, $32.00, 9780593712641
35 Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music
Rob Sheffield, Dey Street Books, $27.99, 9780063351318
36 The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year
Margaret Renkl, Spiegel & Grau, $32.00, 9781954118461
37 Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Peter Attia, M.D., Bill Gifford, Harmony, $32.00, 9780593236598
38 The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth
Zoë Schlanger, Harper, $29.99, 9780063073852
39 Every Valley: The Desperate Lives and Troubled Times That Made Handel's Messiah
Charles King, Doubleday, $32.00, 9780385548267
40 War
Bob Woodward, Simon & Schuster, $32.00, 9781668052273
41 An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s
Doris Kearns Goodwin, Simon & Schuster, $35.00, 9781982108663
42 Melania
Melania Trump, Skyhorse, $40.00, 9781510782693
43 From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir
Lisa Marie Presley, Riley Keough, Random House, $32.00, 9780593733875
44 Lovely One: A Memoir
Ketanji Brown Jackson, Random House, $35.00, 9780593729908
45 Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World
Anne Applebaum, Doubleday, $27.00, 9780385549936
46 A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
Kevin Fedarko, Scribner, $32.50, 9781501183058
47 Does This Taste Funny?: Recipes Our Family Loves
Stephen Colbert, Evie McGee Colbert, Celadon Books, $35.00, 9781250859990
48 There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
Hanif Abdurraqib, Random House, $32.00, 9780593448793
49 The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore
Evan Friss, Viking, $30.00, 9780593299920
50 Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis
Jonathan Blitzer, Penguin Press, $32.00, 9781984880802
Extended Mass Market
Based on sales for the week ending January 5, 2025
11 Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365286
12 Clive Cussler The Corsican Shadow
Dirk Cussler, G.P. Putnam's Sons, $10.99, 9780593544198
13 Rhythm of War
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365309
14 Shattered
James Patterson, James O. Born, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538752968
15 The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488
16 Oathbringer
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365293
17 The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741
18 Warbreaker
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765360038
19 Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $9.99, 9780440180296
20 The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553577129
21 The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill
Brad Meltzer, Josh Mensch, Flatiron Books, $9.99, 9781250361844
22 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345391803
23 Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $12.00, 9780399501487
24 Countdown
James Patterson, Brendan DuBois, Little, Brown and Company, $10.99, 9781538723999
25 It Had to Be You
Mary Higgins Clark, Alafair Burke, Pocket, $10.99, 9781668034668
26 The Well of Ascension
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9781250318572
27 Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Spectra, $9.99, 9780553283686
28 Children of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441104024
29 Tom Clancy Command and Control
Marc Cameron, Berkley, $10.99, 9780593422861
30 Women Who Run With the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345409874
31 And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062073488
32 The Shining
Stephen King, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307743657
33 Small Gods
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062237378
34 The Hero of Ages
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9781250318626
35 Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977
36 A Game of Thrones
George R. R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
37 Elantris
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9780765350374
38 Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton, Ballantine, $10.99, 9780345538987
39 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345514400
40 Red Sky Mourning
Jack Carr, Pocket, $10.99, 9781668047156
41 Interview with the Vampire
Anne Rice, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345337665
42 It Can't Happen Here
Sinclair Lewis, Signet, $10.99, 9780451465641
43 God Emperor of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098257
44 Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553293357
45 Carrie
Stephen King, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307743664
46 The Eye of the World
Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251466
47 Stormlight Archive MM Boxed Set I, Books 1-3: The Way of Kings, Words of Radiance, Oathbringer
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $37.97, 9781250776631
48 The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcom X, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345350688
49 The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
50 American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110