Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for March 5, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending March 2, 2025
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.
| Paperback Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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Funny Story- Debut Emily Henry, Berkley, $19.00, 9780593441213 Emily Henry's shimmering, joyful novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common. |
/1 |
| 2 |
Deep End Ali Hazelwood, Berkley, $20.00, 9780593550441 A competitive diver and an ace swimmer jump into forbidden waters in this steamy college romance by the bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis. |
1/4 |
| 3 |
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. |
4/17 |
| 4 |
Martyr! 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. |
3/9 |
| 5 |
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. |
6/27 |
| 6 |
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. |
2/24 |
| 7 |
Parable of the Sower Octavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $19.99, 9781538732182 A post-apocalyptic novel of hope and terror by the bestselling author of Kindred. |
5/29 |
| 8 |
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. |
7/16 |
| 9 |
The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $18.00, 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. |
11/94 |
| 10 |
The Crash Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99, 9781464227325 A new psychological thriller from bestselling author Freida McFadden! The nightmare she's running from is nothing compared to where she's headed. |
9/5 |
| 11 |
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. |
8/22 |
| 12 |
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. |
10/129 |
| 13 |
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. |
13/33 |
| 14 |
Yellowface R. F. Kuang, William Morrow Paperbacks, $18.99, 9780063250857 Yellowface grapples with questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation, as well as the terrifying alienation of social media. R. F. Kuang's novel is timely, razor-sharp, and eminently readable. |
12/8 |
| 15 |
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. |
14/18 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 18 |
Long Island Colm Tóibín, Scribner, $18.99, 9781476785127 A spectacularly moving and intense novel of secrecy, misunderstanding, and love. The story of Eilis Lacey, the complex and enigmatic heroine of Brooklyn. |
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Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for March 5, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending March 2, 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. |
1/104 |
| 2 |
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder- Debut David Grann, Vintage, $21.00, 9780307742490 The Wager is a grand tale of human behavior at the extremes told by David Grann, one of our greatest nonfiction writers. |
/1 |
| 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. |
2/273 |
| 4 |
The Backyard Bird Chronicles Amy Tan, Knopf, $36.00, 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. |
3/42 |
| 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. |
4/174 |
| 6 |
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. |
5/36 |
| 7 |
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. |
7/231 |
| 8 |
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. |
8/18 |
| 9 |
A People's History of the United States Howard Zinn, Harper Perennial Modern Classics, $22.99, 9780062397348 Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People's History of the United States is the only volume to tell America's story from the point of view of—and in the words of—America's women, factory workers, African-Americans, Native Americans, the working poor, and immigrant laborers. |
15/4 |
| 10 |
Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution- Debut Cat Bohannon, Vintage, $20.00, 9780345806208 Eve is not only a sweeping revision of human history, it's an urgent and necessary corrective for a world that has focused primarily on the male body for far too long. |
/1 |
| 11 |
Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next) Dean Spade, Verso, $15.95, 9781839762123 Writing for those new to activism as well as those who have been in social movements for a long time, Dean Spade draws on years of organizing to offer a radical vision of community mobilization, social transformation, compassionate activism, and solidarity. |
11/7 |
| 12 |
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. |
6/71 |
| 13 |
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. |
12/22 |
| 14 |
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. |
9/16 |
| 15 |
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. |
13/57 |
Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for March 5, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending March 2, 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. |
1/50 |
| 2 |
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. |
3/35 |
| 3 |
Three Days in June Anne Tyler, Knopf, $27.00, 9780593803486 Told with deep sensitivity and a tart sense of humor, full of the joys and heartbreaks of love and marriage and family life, Three Days in June is a triumph, and gives us the perennially bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer at the height of her powers. A February 2025 Indie Next Pick. |
2/3 |
| 4 |
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. |
7/29 |
| 5 |
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. |
6/33 |
| 6 |
Swordheart- Debut T. Kingfisher, Bramble, $28.99, 9781250400222 The delightful charm of The Princess Bride meets the delicious bodyguard romance of From Blood and Ash in this cozy fantasy romance from bestselling author T. Kingfisher. A March 2025 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
| 7 |
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. |
4/35 |
| 8 |
Onyx Storm (Deluxe Limited Edition) Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99, 9781649374189 After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there's no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty. Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it's impossible to know who to trust. |
5/6 |
| 9 |
Onyx Storm (Standard Edition) Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649377159 After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there's no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty. Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it's impossible to know who to trust. |
8/6 |
| 10 |
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. |
9/42 |
| 11 |
The Bones Beneath My Skin TJ Klune, Tor Books, $29.99, 9781250890436 A supernatural road-trip thriller featuring an extraordinary young girl and her two unlikely protectors on the run from cultists and the government. A February 2025 Indie Next Pick. |
12/4 |
| 12 |
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls Grady Hendrix, Berkley, $30.00, 9780593548981 Set in Florida in the 1970s, Grady Hendrix's newest novel follows five young women in a home for unwed mothers who find a guide to witchcraft. The #1 Indie Next Pick for January 2025. |
13/7 |
| 13 |
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. |
11/56 |
| 14 |
Isola Allegra Goodman, The Dial Press, $28.99, 9780593730089 Inspired by the real life of a sixteenth-century heroine, Isola is the timeless story of a woman fighting for survival. A February 2025 Indie Next Pick. |
15/4 |
| 15 |
Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales Heather Fawcett, Del Rey, $29.00, 9780593500224 The third installment in the heartwarming and enchanting Emily Wilde series, about a curmudgeonly scholar of folklore and the fae prince she loves. A February 2025 Indie Next Pick. |
10/3 |
Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for March 5, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending March 2, 2025
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| Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
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. |
1/10 |
| 2 |
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. |
2/15 |
| 3 |
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This- Debut Omar El Akkad, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593804148 From award-winning novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad comes a powerful reckoning with what it means to live in a West that betrays its fundamental values. A March 2025 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
| 4 |
How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith Mariann Edgar Budde, Avery, $28.00, 9780593539217 An inspirational guide to the key junctures in life that, if navigated with faith and discernment, pave the way for us to become our most courageous selves, by the bishop of the famed Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C. |
3/4 |
| 5 |
Memorial Days: A Memoir Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $28.00, 9780593653982 A heartrending and beautiful memoir of sudden loss and a journey towards peace, from the bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Horse. A February 2025 Indie Next Pick. |
4/4 |
| 6 |
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. |
10/22 |
| 7 |
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. |
6/110 |
| 8 |
I'll Have What She's Having- Debut Chelsea Handler, The Dial Press, $32.00, 9780593596579 Hilarious and tender stories about Chelsea Handler's path to becoming the woman she always wanted to be. |
/1 |
| 9 |
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. |
5/137 |
| 10 |
The Sirens' Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource Chris Hayes, Penguin Press, $32.00, 9780593653111 From the bestselling author and MSNBC and podcast host, a powerful wide-angle reckoning with how the assault from attention capitalism on our minds and our hearts has reordered our politics and the very fabric of our society. |
7/5 |
| 11 |
On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer Rick Steves, Rick Steves, $30.00, 9781641716437 Stow away with Rick Steves for a glimpse into the unforgettable moments, misadventures, and memories of his 1978 journey on the legendary Hippie Trail. |
9/4 |
| 12 |
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. |
13/40 |
| 13 |
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. |
11/22 |
| 14 |
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 Globally loved, the little frog is the creation of Maybell Eequay and appears in this charming book of uplifting affirmations and empowering life lessons. |
/8 |
| 15 |
The Harder I Fight the More I Love You: A Memoir Neko Case, Grand Central Publishing, $30.00, 9781538710500 Singer-songwriter Neko Case paints a vivid portrait of an extraordinary life—one forged through a poverty-stricken childhood, obsessive desire, bursts of comedy, and indispensable friendships. A February 2025 Indie Next Pick. |
12/5 |
Mass Market
Bestseller List for March 5, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending March 2, 2025
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| Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
1984 George Orwell, Signet, $10.99, 9780451524935 |
1/452 |
| 2 |
Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 |
2/185 |
| 3 |
The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553577129 |
3/82 |
| 4 |
Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541 |
5/123 |
| 5 |
Slaughterhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $9.99, 9780440180296 |
7/80 |
| 6 |
Reacher: Persuader Lee Child, Dell, $10.99, 9780593984215 |
10/4 |
| 7 |
The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488 |
/334 |
| 8 |
The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365279 |
4/165 |
| 9 |
The Exchange John Grisham, Vintage, $10.99, 9780593685600 |
8/21 |
| 10 |
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345514400 |
6/45 |
Early & Middle Grade Readers
Bestseller List for March 5, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending March 2, 2025
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| Early & Middle Grade Readers | ||
| 1 |
A Wolf Called Fire Rosanne Parry, Mónica Armiño (Illus.), Greenwillow Books, $18.99, 9780063415133 |
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| 2 |
Impossible Creatures Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593809860 |
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| 3 |
Max in the Land of Lies: A Tale of World War II- Debut Adam Gidwitz, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593112113 |
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| 4 |
The Lost Library Rebecca Stead, Wendy Mass, Square Fish, $8.99, 9781250838834 |
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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 |
The Squad: A Graphic Novel Christina Soontornvat, Joanna Cacao (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338741315 |
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| 7 |
Super Duper Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon) Scholastic, $16.99, 9781339028019 |
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| 8 |
Away Megan E. Freeman, Aladdin, $18.99, 9781665959728 |
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| 9 |
The Bletchley Riddle Ruta Sepetys, Steve Sheinkin, Viking Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593527542 |
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| 10 |
Smile: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264 |
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| 11 |
Bluey 5-Minute Stories: 6 Stories in 1 Book? Hooray! Penguin Young Readers, $14.99, 9780593521908 |
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| 12 |
The New Girl: A Graphic Novel Cassandra Calin, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338762457 |
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| 13 |
The One and Only Bob Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780062991324 |
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| 14 |
Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II Adam Gidwitz, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780593112106 |
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| 15 |
Sisters: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801880 |
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Young Adult
Bestseller List for March 5, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending March 2, 2025
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| Young Adult | ||
| 1 |
Rebel Witch: The Crimson Moth: Book 2 Kristen Ciccarelli, Wednesday Books, $20.00, 9781250866929 |
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| 2 |
Powerless Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665954884 |
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| 3 |
Under the Same Stars Libba Bray, Farrar, Straus and Giroux BYR, $24.99, 9780374388942 |
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| 4 |
Heartless Hunter: The Crimson Moth: Book 1 Kristen Ciccarelli, Wednesday Books, $20.00, 9781250866905 |
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| 5 |
Legendborn (Indies Introduce) Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $13.99, 9781534441613 |
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| 6 |
All Better Now Neal Shusterman, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9781534432758 |
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| 7 |
Heavenly Tyrant Xiran Jay Zhao, Tundra Books, $20.99, 9780735269989 |
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| 8 |
If He Had Been with Me Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489 |
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| 9 |
Better Than the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534467637 |
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| 10 |
Wings of Starlight Allison Saft, Disney Press, $18.99, 9781368098458 |
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| 11 |
Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen, Anna Bond (Illus.), Puffin Books, $17.00, 9780593622452 |
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| 12 |
The Otherwhere Post- Debut Emily J. Taylor, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $20.99, 9780593404546 |
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| 13 |
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky, MTV Books, $15.99, 9781451696196 |
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| 14 |
Reckless Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9781665955430 |
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| 15 |
Iron Widow Xiran Jay Zhao, Tundra Books, $11.99, 9780735269958 |
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Children's Illustrated
Bestseller List for March 5, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending March 2, 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 Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
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| 3 |
Shark Girl- Debut Kate Beaton, Roaring Brook Press, $18.99, 9781250184924 |
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| 4 |
Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $21.99, 9780060254926 |
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| 5 |
I Am Elphaba (Little Golden Book) Mary Man-Kong, Elsa Chang (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593896860 |
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| 6 |
The Snowy Day Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780670012701 |
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| 7 |
The Bakery Dragon Devin Elle Kurtz, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593710968 |
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| 8 |
I Am Glinda (Little Golden Book) Mary Man-Kong, Elsa Chang (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593896884 |
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| 9 |
Girls on the Rise Amanda Gorman, Loveis Wise (Illus.), Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593624180 |
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| 10 |
Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99, 9780803736801 |
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| 11 |
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Bill Martin, Jr., Eric Carle (Illus.), Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $8.99, 9780805047905 |
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| 12 |
Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780399230035 |
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| 13 |
Knight Owl Christopher Denise, Christy Ottaviano Books, $17.99, 9780316310628 |
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| 14 |
Your Forest Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $8.99, 9781536230833 |
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| 15 |
Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $10.99, 9780358451228 |
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Children's Series
Bestseller List for March 5, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending March 2, 2025
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| Children's Series | ||
| 1 |
Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix |
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| 2 |
Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback) Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Scholastic |
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| 3 |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Harry N. Abrams |
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| 4 |
InvestiGators (hardcover) John Patrick Green, Christopher Hastings, Pat Lewis (Illus.), First Second |
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| 5 |
The Wild Robot (hardcover and paperback) Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
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| 6 |
Elephant & Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion |
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| 7 |
The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback) Suzanne Collins, Scholastic |
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| 8 |
I Survived (hardcover and paperback) Lauren Tarshis, Scholastic |
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| 9 |
Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers |
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| 10 |
Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback) Rick Riordan, Hyperion |
Extended Paperback Fiction
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16 First Lie Wins
Ashley Elston, Penguin, $19.00, 9780593492932
17 Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury, Simon & Schuster, $17.00, 9781451673319
18 Long Island
Colm Tóibín, Scribner, $18.99, 9781476785127
19 I Who Have Never Known Men
Jacqueline Harpman, Transit Books, $16.95, 9781945492600
20 The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250080400
21 The Midnight Library
Matt Haig, Penguin, $18.00, 9780525559498
22 The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman, Penguin, $18.00, 9781984880987
23 Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin, Vintage, $19.00, 9780593466490
24 Scythe & Sparrow
Brynne Weaver, Zando - Slowburn, $19.00, 9781638931812
25 None of This Is True
Lisa Jewell, Atria Books, $18.99, 9781982179014
26 Quicksilver
Callie Hart, Forever, $21.99, 9781538774199
27 Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect
Benjamin Stevenson, Mariner Books, $18.99, 9780063279087
28 The Boyfriend
Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99, 9781728296227
29 Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781639730957
30 Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $20.00, 9780593135228
31 Wandering Stars
Tommy Orange, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593311448
32 Babel
R. F. Kuang, Harper Voyager, $20.00, 9780063021433
33 The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318
34 I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com
Kimberly Lemming, Berkley, $19.00, 9780593818633
35 Good Material
Dolly Alderton, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593686959
36 The Vegetarian
Han Kang, Hogarth, $18.00, 9781101906118
37 Night Watch
Jayne Anne Phillips, Vintage, $18.00, 9781101972793
38 Butter
Asako Yuzuki, Ecco, $19.99, 9780063236417
39 This Is How You Lose the Time War
Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone, Gallery/Saga Press, $16.99, 9781534430990
40 The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $17.99, 9780062060624
41 A Court of Mist and Fury
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575583
42 Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
Shane Hawk (Ed.), Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. (Ed.), Vintage, $17.00, 9780593468463
43 Hello Beautiful
Ann Napolitano, Dial Press Trade Paperback, $18.99, 9780593243756
44 First-Time Caller
B. K. Borison, Berkley, $19.00, 9780593641194
45 The Paradise Problem
Christina Lauren, Gallery Books, $18.99, 9781668017739
46 Parable of the Talents
Octavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $19.99, 9781538732199
47 Circe
Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316556323
48 The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Atria, $17.00, 9781501161933
49 If Cats Disappeared from the World
Genki Kawamura, Flatiron Books, $14.99, 9781250257680
50 Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
Heather Fawcett, Del Rey, $18.00, 9780593500156
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16 All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me
Patrick Bringley, Simon & Schuster, $18.99, 9781982163310
17 Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis
Jonathan Blitzer, Penguin, $21.00, 9781984880826
18 Who's Afraid of Gender?
Judith Butler, Picador, $20.00, 9781250371911
19 Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
Michelle Zauner, Vintage, $17.00, 9781984898951
20 Love in a F*cked-Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell Together
Dean Spade, Algonquin Books, $19.99, 9781643756462
21 Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $21.99, 9780316299220
22 Grief Is for People
Sloane Crosley, Picador, $18.00, 9781250371782
23 The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781452174037
24 Sapiens (Tenth Anniversary Edition): A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $27.99, 9780063422001
25 The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310
26 Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care
Mariame Kaba, Kelly Hayes, Haymarket Books, $17.95, 9781642598278
27 Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir
Dolly Alderton, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780062968791
28 Mornings Without Mii
Mayumi Inaba, FSG Originals, $17.00, 9780374614782
29 How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them
Jason Stanley, Random House Trade Paperbacks, $19.00, 9780525511854
30 Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
Susan Magsamen, Ivy Ross, Random House Trade Paperbacks, $20.00, 9780593449240
31 Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
Adam Grant, Penguin, $20.00, 9781984878120
32 Meditations
Marcus Aurelius, Modern Library, $11.00, 9780812968255
33 Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World
Naomi Klein, Picador, $20.00, 9781250338143
34 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
35 Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl, Beacon Press, $16.00, 9780807014271
36 Perfect Victims: And the Politics of Appeal
Mohammed El-Kurd, Haymarket Books, $17.95, 9798888903155
37 Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Oliver Burkeman, Picador, $19.00, 9781250849359
38 The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson, Vintage, $18.00, 9780375725609
39 The Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion, Vintage, $18.00, 9781400078431
40 A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
Timothy Egan, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735225282
41 HBR's 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness
Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review Press, $24.95, 9781633694361
42 Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
David Grann, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593470831
43 Solito: A Memoir
Javier Zamora, Hogarth, $18.00, 9780593498088
44 Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $21.00, 9780593230275
45 The Secret History of the Rape Kit: A True Crime Story
Pagan Kennedy, Vintage, $19.00, 9780593314715
46 Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Dr. Anna Lembke, Dutton, $20.00, 9781524746742
47 The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
Nikole Hannah-Jones (Creator), The New York Times Magazine, One World, $25.00, 9780593230596
48 An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Ed Yong, Random House, $20.00, 9780593133255
49 How to Love (Mindfulness Essentials #3)
Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.), Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781937006884
50 Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $18.99, 9780060936228
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16 We All Live Here
Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $30.00, 9781984879325
17 Dream State
Eric Puchner, Doubleday, $28.00, 9780385550666
18 Intermezzo
Sally Rooney, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $29.00, 9780374602635
19 Battle Mountain
C.J. Box, G.P. Putnam's Sons, $32.00, 9780593851050
20 Show Don't Tell: Stories
Curtis Sittenfeld, Random House, $28.00, 9780593446737
21 Victorian Psycho
Virginia Feito, Liveright, $24.99, 9781631498633
22 Water Moon
Samantha Sotto Yambao, Del Rey, $28.99, 9780593724996
23 Deep Cuts
Holly Brickley, Crown, $28.00, 9780593799086
24 The Blanket Cats
Kiyoshi Shigematsu, G.P. Putnam's Sons, $28.00, 9780593852699
25 Remarkably Bright Creatures
Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $29.99, 9780063204157
26 We Do Not Part
Han Kang, e. yaewon (Transl.), Paige Aniyah Morris (Transl.), Hogarth, $28.00, 9780593595459
27 The Nightingale (Deluxe Edition)
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Press, $35.00, 9781250370112
28 All the Colors of the Dark
Chris Whitaker, Crown, $30.00, 9780593798874
29 Good Dirt
Charmaine Wilkerson, Ballantine Books, $30.00, 9780593358368
30 The Queens of Crime
Marie Benedict, St. Martin's Press, $29.00, 9781250280756
31 We'll Prescribe You a Cat
Syou Ishida, E.Madison Shimoda (Transl.), Berkley, $25.00, 9780593818749
32 Beautiful Ugly
Alice Feeney, Flatiron Books, $28.99, 9781250337788
33 Back After This
Linda Holmes, Ballantine Books, $28.00, 9780593599259
34 Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hanover Square Press, $19.99, 9781335430991
35 Playground
Richard Powers, W. W. Norton & Company, $29.99, 9781324086031
36 Tell Me Everything
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $30.00, 9780593446096
37 Black Woods, Blue Sky
Eowyn Ivey, Random House, $29.00, 9780593231029
38 A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers, Tordotcom, $21.99, 9781250236210
39 Last Twilight in Paris
Pam Jenoff, Park Row, $28.99, 9780778307983
40 Dungeon Crawler Carl
Matt Dinniman, Ace, $30.00, 9780593820247
41 Death of the Author (Deluxe Limited Edition)
Nnedi Okorafor, William Morrow, $30.00, 9780063391147
42 Somewhere Beyond the Sea
TJ Klune, Tor Books, $28.99, 9781250881205
43 Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374042
44 The Dark Mirror
Samantha Shannon, Bloomsbury Publishing, $31.99, 9781639733965
45 Harlem Rhapsody
Victoria Christopher Murray, Berkley, $29.00, 9780593638484
46 Tartufo
Kira Jane Buxton, Grand Central Publishing, $29.00, 9781538770818
47 The Favorites
Layne Fargo, Random House, $28.00, 9780593732045
48 The Ministry of Time
Kaliane Bradley, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $29.99, 9781668045145
49 The City and Its Uncertain Walls
Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $35.00, 9780593801970
50 The Spellshop
Sarah Beth Durst, Bramble, $29.99, 9781250333971
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16 Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir
Ina Garten, Crown, $34.00, 9780593799895
17 Source Code: My Beginnings
Bill Gates, Knopf, $30.00, 9780593801581
18 Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live
Susan Morrison, Random House, $36.00, 9780812988871
19 Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning
Peter Beinart, Knopf, $26.00, 9780593803899
20 On Freedom
Timothy Snyder, Crown, $32.00, 9780593728727
21 Jane Austen's Bookshelf: A Rare Book Collector's Quest to Find the Women Writers Who Shaped a Legend
Rebecca Romney, S&S/Marysue Rucci Books, $29.99, 9781982190248
22 The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
Hampton Sides, Doubleday, $35.00, 9780385544764
23 The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
Erik Larson, Crown, $35.00, 9780385348744
24 Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People
Imani Perry, Ecco, $28.99, 9780062977397
25 Want: Sexual Fantasies by Anonymous
Gillian Anderson, Abrams Press, $28.00, 9781419777295
26 Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
Yuval Noah Harari, Random House, $35.00, 9780593734223
27 You Didn't Hear This From Me: (Mostly) True Notes on Gossip
Kelsey McKinney, Grand Central Publishing, $30.00, 9781538757406
28 Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism
Eve L. Ewing, One World, $32.00, 9780593243701
29 Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts
Oliver Burkeman, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $27.00, 9780374611996
30 Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy
Katherine Stewart, Bloomsbury Publishing, $29.99, 9781635578546
31 Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World
Anne Applebaum, Doubleday, $27.00, 9780385549936
32 Patriot: A Memoir
Alexei Navalny, Knopf, $35.00, 9780593320969
33 CABIN: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman
Patrick Hutchison, St. Martin's Press, $29.00, 9781250285706
34 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581
35 Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
Katherine May, Riverhead Books, $25.00, 9780593189481
36 Aflame: Learning from Silence
Pico Iyer, Riverhead Books, $30.00, 9780593420287
37 A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
Kevin Fedarko, Scribner, $34.00, 9781501183058
38 The Dog Who Followed the Moon
James Norbury, William Morrow, $25.00, 9780063420717
39 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
40 The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth
Zoë Schlanger, Harper, $29.99, 9780063073852
41 Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Peter Attia, M.D., Bill Gifford, Harmony, $32.00, 9780593236598
42 Beyond Anxiety: Curiosity, Creativity, and Finding Your Life's Purpose
Martha Beck, The Open Field, $30.00, 9780593656389
43 The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom
Shari Franke, Gallery Books, $29.99, 9781668065396
44 When the Earth Was Green: Plants, Animals, and Evolution's Greatest Romance
Riley Black, St. Martin's Press, $29.00, 9781250288998
45 The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year
Margaret Renkl, Spiegel & Grau, $32.00, 9781954118461
46 Food for Thought: Essays and Ruminations
Alton Brown, Gallery Books, $28.99, 9781668064214
47 Easy Weeknight Dinners: 100 Fast, Flavor-Packed Meals for Busy People Who Still Want Something Good to Eat
Emily Weinstein, New York Times Cooking, Ten Speed Press, $35.00, 9780593836323
48 Half Baked Harvest Quick & Cozy
Tieghan Gerard, Clarkson Potter, $32.99, 9780593232576
49 Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II
Elyse Graham, Ecco, $30.00, 9780063280847
50 Disappointing Affirmations
Dave Tarnowski, Chronicle Books, $14.95, 9781797226668
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11 Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $12.00, 9780399501487
12 Simply Lies
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538750605
13 Cross Down
James Patterson, Brendan DuBois, Little, Brown and Company, $10.99, 9781538710739
14 Resurrection Walk
Michael Connelly, Little, Brown and Company, $10.99, 9781538767146
15 Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593640340
16 Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365286
17 The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $10.99, 9780441478125
18 Clive Cussler The Corsican Shadow
Dirk Cussler, G.P. Putnam's Sons, $10.99, 9780593544198
19 Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton, Ballantine, $10.99, 9780345538987
20 It Can't Happen Here
Sinclair Lewis, Signet, $10.99, 9780451465641
21 Oathbringer
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365293
22 The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcom X, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345350688
23 Rhythm of War
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365309
24 Killing Me Soufflé
Ellie Alexander, Minotaur Books, $9.99, 9781250326218
25 Exiles
Jane Harper, Flatiron Books, $10.99, 9781250378040
26 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345391803
27 The Well of Ascension
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9781250318572
28 Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Spectra, $9.99, 9780553283686
29 Dune Messiah
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233
30 Siddhartha
Hermann Hesse, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553208849
31 The Shining
Stephen King, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307743657
32 Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $10.00, 9780553293357
33 The Hero of Ages
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9781250318626
34 Carrie
Stephen King, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307743664
35 The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
36 A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Random House Worlds, $9.99, 9780553593716
37 Shattered
James Patterson, James O. Born, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538752968
38 Warbreaker
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9780765360038
39 Women Who Run With the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345409874
40 The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741
41 And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062073488
42 Children of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441104024
43 Arcanum Unbounded
Brandon Sanderson, Tor , $11.99, 9780765391186
44 Elantris
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9780765350374
45 After That Night
Karin Slaughter, William Morrow Paperbacks, $10.99, 9780063157804
46 The Silmarillion
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345325815
47 Thinner
Stephen King, Pocket, $11.99, 9781668084274
48 The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $10.99, 9780063221086
49 Only the Brave
Danielle Steel, Dell, $9.99, 9780593498453
50 The Communist Manifesto (Signet Classics)
Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Signet, $5.95, 9780451531841