May 20, 2020

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for May 20, 2020
Based on sales for the week ending May 17, 2020
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. Normal People
Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $17.00, 9781984822185
Rooney brings her brilliant psychological acuity and perfectly spare prose to a story that explores the subtleties of class, the electricity of first love, and the complex entanglements of family and friendship.
1/13
2. Little Fires Everywhere
Celeste Ng, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143135166
A riveting novel that traces the intertwined fates of a picture-perfect family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. Now a Hulu original series.
2/54
3. The Overstory
Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95, 9780393356687
National Book Award-winner Powers delivers a sweeping, impassioned novel of activism and resistance that is also a stunning evocation of--and paean to--the natural world.
3/59
4. Circe
Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316556323
Miller's masterful follow-up to The Song of Achilles is a triumph of storytelling, an intoxicating epic of family rivalry, palace intrigue, love and loss, as well as a celebration of indomitable female strength in a man's world.
4/5
5. City of Girls
Elizabeth Gilbert, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9781594634741
Written with a powerful wisdom about human desire and connection, City of Girls is a love story like no other.
5/6
6. The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Heather Morris, Harper, $16.99, 9780062797155
A testament to the endurance of love and humanity under the darkest possible conditions. A September 2018 Indie Next List Great Read.
9/89
7. Disappearing Earth
Julia Phillips, Vintage, $16.95, 9780525436225
This powerful novel brings us to a new understanding of the intricate bonds of family and community, in a Russia unlike any we have seen before.
6/6
8. A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143110439
Towles' transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel.
7/60
9. The Woman in the Window
A.J. Finn, Morrow, $17.99, 9780062905086
Finn's smart, sophisticated novel of psychological suspense is soon to be a major motion picture.
14/61
10. Conversations with Friends
Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $17.00, 9780451499066
Rooney's novel is wonderfully alive to the pleasures and dangers of youth, and the messy edges of female friendship.
11/3
11. Trust Exercise
Susan Choi, Holt, $15.99, 9781250231260
Choi's captivating and tender novel is the winner of the 2019 National Book Award for Fiction.
12/2
12. Station Eleven
Emily St. John Mandel, Vintage, $16.95, 9780804172448
St. John Mandel's audacious, darkly glittering novel set in the eerie days of civilization's collapse.
10/44
13. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
Kim Michele Richardson, Sourcebooks Landmark, $15.99, 9781492671527
Richardson's novel is a story of raw courage, fierce strength, and one woman's belief that books can carry us anywhere--even back home.
/3
14. Daisy Jones & The Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $17.00, 9781524798642
A gripping novel about the whirlwind rise of an iconic 1970s rock group and their beautiful lead singer, revealing the mystery behind their infamous breakup.
8/15
15. Ask Again, Yes- Debut
Mary Beth Keane, Scribner, $17.00, 9781982106997
Keane's novel is a gorgeous and generous portrait of the daily intimacies of marriage and the power of forgiveness.
/1


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for May 20, 2020
Based on sales for the week ending May 17, 2020
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. When Things Fall Apart
Pema Chödrön, Shambhala, $16.95, 9781611803433
Chödrön's classic book on overcoming life's difficulties cuts to the heart of spirituality and personal growth.
11/2
2. Say Nothing
Patrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $16.95, 9780307279286
Award-winning New Yorker staff writer Keefe presents a stunning and intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions.
2/12
3. Wow, No Thank You.
Samantha Irby, Vintage, $15.95, 9780525563488
The essays in this collection draw on the raw, hilarious particulars of Irby's new life. Wow, No Thank You. is Irby at her most unflinching, riotous, and relatable.
1/8
4. A Woman of No Importance
Sonia Purnell, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735225312
A never-before-told story of Virginia Hall, the American spy who changed the course of World War II.
3/8
5. Braiding Sweetgrass
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18.00, 9781571313560
Drawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices.
4/23
6. White Fragility
Robin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16.00, 9780807047415
DiAngelo explores the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.
/58
7. The Great Influenza
John M. Barry, Penguin, $19.00, 9780143036494
The strongest weapon against pandemic is the truth. Read why in the definitive account of the 1918 flu epidemic.
6/7
8. Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99, 9780062316110
A groundbreaking narrative of humanity's creation and evolution that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be human.
7/104
9. Unorthodox
Deborah Feldman, S&S, $17.00, 9781982148201
Feldman's memoir of her escape from a religious sect is now a Netflix original series.
5/3
10. Born a Crime
Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau, $18.00, 9780399588198
Noah's compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime coming-of-age memoir is set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed.
8/62
11. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness
Harvard Business Review Press, $24.95, 9781633694361
Ten articles from the Harvard Business Review to help you build your emotional strength and resilience--and to achieve high performance.
15/107
12. D-Day Girls
Sarah Rose, Broadway Books, $18.00, 9780451495099
The dramatic true story of the extraordinary women recruited by Britain's elite spy agency to help pave the way for Allied victory in World War II.
14/5
13. The Library Book
Susan Orlean, S&S, $16.99, 9781476740195
Orlean's book is a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution--and an investigation into one of its greatest mysteries.
12/25
14. The Body Keeps the Score
Bessel van der Kolk, Penguin, $19.00, 9780143127741
van der Kolk transforms our understanding of trauma and offers a bold new paradigm for healing.
9/4
15. Native: Identity, Belonging, and Rediscovering God- Debut
Kaitlin B. Curtice, Brazos Press, $17.99, 9781587434310
As both a citizen of the Potawatomi Nation and a Christian, Curtice shows how reconnecting with her Potawatomi identity both informs and challenges her faith.
/1


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for May 20, 2020
Based on sales for the week ending May 17, 2020
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens, Putnam, $26.00, 9780735219090
Owens' exquisite and heartbreaking novel is an August 2018 Indie Next List Great Read.
2/91
2. The Book of Longings
Sue Monk Kidd, Viking, $28.00, 9780525429760
An inspiring, unforgettable novel of one woman's bold struggle to realize the passion and potential inside her, while living in a time, place, and culture devised to silence her. A May 2020 Indie Next List Great Read.
1/4
3. All Adults Here
Emma Straub, Riverhead Books, $27.00, 9781594634697
Straub's warm, funny, and keenly perceptive novel about the life cycle of one family is a May 2020 Indie Next List Great Read.
3/2
4. The Glass Hotel
Emily St.John Mandel, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525521143
The exhilarating new novel by the award-winning author of Station Eleven is the #1 Indie Next List Great Read for April 2020.
6/8
5. Camino Winds
John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385545938
Welcome back to Camino Island, where anything can happen--even a murder in the midst of a hurricane, which might prove to be the perfect crime.
5/3
6. The Dutch House
Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99, 9780062963673
Patchett's moving new novel explores the indelible bond between two siblings, the house of their childhood, and a past that will not let them go. An October 2019 Indie Next List Great Read.
4/34
7. American Dirt
Jeanine Cummins, Flatiron Books, $27.99, 9781250209764
Cummins's new novel is an exploration into the inner hearts of people willing to sacrifice everything for a glimmer of hope. The #1 Indie Next List Great Read for February 2020.
7/17
8. If It Bleeds
Stephen King, Scribner, $30.00, 9781982137977
An extraordinary collection of four new and compelling novellas--each pulling you into intriguing and frightening places.
8/4
9. The Nickel Boys
Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $24.95, 9780385537070
Whitehead's masterful and haunting novel about two boys sentenced to a hellish reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida is the #1 Indie Next List Great Read for August 2019 and the winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
9/23
10. Redhead by the Side of the Road
Anne Tyler, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525658412
Tyler's sparkling new novel about misperception, second chances, and the sometimes elusive power of human connection.
10/6
11. Writers & Lovers
Lily King, Grove Press, $27.00, 9780802148537
King's new novel is an unforgettable portrait of an artist as a young woman. A March 2020 Indie Next List Great Read.
14/11
12. Shakespeare for Squirrels- Debut
Christopher Moore, Morrow, $28.99, 9780062434029
A rollicking tale of love, magic, madness, and murder, Shakespeare for Squirrels is a Midsummer Night's noir. A June 2020 Indie Next List Great Read.
/1
13. The Last Trial- Debut
Scott Turow, Grand Central, $29.00, 9781538748138
Turow's latest is a masterful legal thriller that unfolds in page-turning suspense--and questions how we measure a life.
/1
14. Big Summer
Jennifer Weiner, Atria, $28.00, 9781501133510
A deliciously funny and remarkably poignant novel about the power of friendship, the lure of frenemies, and the importance of making peace with yourself through all life's ups and downs.
15/2
15. The End of October
Lawrence Wright, Knopf, $27.95, 9780525658658
In Wright's new novel, an unlikely hero races to find the origins and cure of a mysterious new killer virus as it brings the world to its knees.
/2


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for May 20, 2020
Based on sales for the week ending May 17, 2020
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Untamed
Glennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28.00, 9781984801258
In Doyle's most revealing and powerful memoir yet, she explores the joy and peace we discover when we stop striving to meet the expectations of the world, and start trusting the voice deep within us.
1/10
2. The Splendid and the Vile
Erik Larson, Crown, $32.00, 9780385348713
Larson's fresh and compelling portrait of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz is a March 2020 Indie Next List Great Read.
2/12
3. What It's Like to Be a Bird
David Allen Sibley, Knopf, $35.00, 9780307957894
A bird book for birders and non-birders alike that will excite and inspire by providing a new and deeper understanding of what common, mostly backyard, birds are doing--and why.
3/5
4. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581
Radiant with Mackesy's warmth and gentle wit, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse blends hand-written narrative with dozens of drawings.
4/20
5. Becoming
Michelle Obama, Crown, $32.50, 9781524763138
Warm, wise, and revelatory, Becoming is the deeply personal reckoning of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily defied expectations--and whose story inspires us to do the same.
7/66
6. Educated (An Indies Introduce Title)
Tara Westover, Random House, $28.00, 9780399590504
Westover's unforgettable memoir about growing up, being kept out of school, leaving her survivalist family, and going on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University. A Winter/Spring 2018 Indies Introduce title and the #1 Indie Next List Great Read for March 2018.
6/117
7. Pelosi
Molly Ball, Holt, $27.99, 9781250252869
An intimate, fresh perspective on the most powerful woman in American political history.
9/2
8. Hidden Valley Road
Robert Kolker, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385543767
The heartrending story of a mid-century American family with twelve children--six of them diagnosed with schizophrenia--that became science's great hope in the quest to understand the disease.
5/6
9. Dirt
Bill Buford, Knopf, $28.95, 9780307271013
Buford's hilariously self-deprecating, highly obsessive account of his adventures in the world of French haute cuisine.
10/2
10. Me and White Supremacy
Layla Saad, Sourcebooks, $25.99, 9781728209807
Saad takes readers on a 28-day journey of how to dismantle the privilege within themselves so that they can stop (often unconsciously) inflicting damage on people of color, and in turn, help other white people do better, too.
15/2
11. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), S&S, $35.00, 9781476753836
A visionary new master class in cooking that distills decades of professional experience into just four simple elements. Winner of the 2018 James Beard Award for Best General Cookbook.
11/36
12. Talking to Strangers
Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $30.00, 9780316478526
Gladwell offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers--and why they often go wrong.
/34
13. The Last Book on the Left
Ben Kissel, et al., Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26.00, 9781328566317
An equal parts haunting and hilarious deep-dive review of history's most notorious and cold-blooded serial killers, by the creators of the award-winning Last Podcast on the Left.
/5
14. Nothing Fancy
Alison Roman, Clarkson Potter, $32.50, 9780451497017
The author of Dining In helps you nail dinner with unfussy food, unstuffy vibes, and the permission to be imperfect.
8/13
15. The Book of Delights
Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $23.95, 9781616207922
Gay's spirited collection of essays reminds us of the purpose and pleasure of praising, extolling, and celebrating ordinary wonders.
/3


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for May 20, 2020
Based on sales for the week ending May 17, 2020
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  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780441172719
1/26
2. The Reckoning
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780525620938
2/48
3. Camino Island
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9781524797157
4/36
4. Little Fires Everywhere
Celeste Ng, Penguin, $9.99, 9780143135661
3/8
5. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
9/202
6. The Flight Attendant
Chris Bohjalian, Vintage, $9.99, 9780593081631
5/15
7. Long Road to Mercy
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $9.99, 9781538761540
6/9
8. The Couple Next Door
Shari Lapena, Penguin, $9.99, 9780525505310
7/104
9. Liar Liar
James Patterson, Candice Fox, Grand Central, $9.99, 9781538730775
/5
10. The Tale Teller
Anne Hillerman, Harper, $9.99, 9780062391964
/7


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Early & Middle Grade Readers



Bestseller List for May 20, 2020
Based on sales for the week ending May 17, 2020
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  Early & Middle Grade Readers  
1. The One and Only Bob
Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $18.99, 9780062991317
 
2. The One and Only Ivan
Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780061992278
 
3. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Kate DiCamillo, Bagram Ibatoulline (Illus.), Candlewick, $6.99, 9780763680909
 
4. New Kid
Jerry Craft, Harper, $12.99, 9780062691194
 
5. Because of Winn-Dixie
Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $7.99, 9780763680862
 
6. When Stars Are Scattered
Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, Dial Books, $12.99, 9780525553908
 
7. Echo Mountain
Lauren Wolk, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780525555568
 
8. The Tale of Despereaux
Kate DiCamillo, Timothy Basil Ering (Illus.), Candlewick, $7.99, 9780763680893
 
9. Pax
Sara Pennypacker, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $8.99, 9780062377029
 
10. Charlotte's Web
E.B. White, Harper, $8.99, 9780064400558
 
11. Guts
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500
 
12. James and the Giant Peach
Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illus.), Puffin Books, $7.99, 9780142410363
 
13. The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer (Illus.), Yearling, $7.99, 9780394820378
 
14. Stepping Stones
Lucy Knisley, Random House Graphic, $12.99, 9781984896841
 
15. Smile
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545132060
 


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Young Adult



Bestseller List for May 20, 2020
Based on sales for the week ending May 17, 2020
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  Young Adult  
1. Clap When You Land
Elizabeth Acevedo, Quill Tree Books, $18.99, 9780062882769
 
2. Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316453691
 
3. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780385754729
 
4. The Giver
Lois Lowry, HMH Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780544340688
 
5. American Royals
Katharine McGee, Ember, $10.99, 9781984830203
 
6. Felix Ever After
Kacen Callender, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062820259
 
7. One of Us Is Lying
Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99, 9781524714680
 
8. The Fountains of Silence
Ruta Sepetys, Philomel Books, $18.99, 9780399160318
 
9. The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea- Debut
Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Candlewick, $18.99, 9781536204315
 
10. One of Us Is Next
Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $19.99, 9780525707967
 
11. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Holly Jackson, Delacorte Press, $17.99, 9781984896360
 
12. Chain of Gold
Cassandra Clare, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $24.99, 9781481431873
 
13. The Poet X
Elizabeth Acevedo, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062662811
 
14. Dancing at the Pity Party
Tyler Feder, Dial Books, $18.99, 9780525553021
 
15. The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062871350
 


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for May 20, 2020
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  Children's Illustrated  
1. Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $18.99, 9780679805274
 
2. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
 
3. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
 
4. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $19.95, 9780060254926
 
5. Dragons Love Tacos
Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $16.99, 9780803736801
 
6. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illus.), Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), $8.99, 9780805047905
 
7. Press Here
Herve Tullet, Chronicle Books, $8.99, 9781452178592
 
8. The Book With No Pictures
B.J. Novak, Dial, $17.99, 9780803741713
 
9. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
Mo Willems, Hyperion, $16.99, 9780786819881
 
10. Make Way for Ducklings
Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140564341
 
11. The Word Collector
Peter H. Reynolds, Orchard Books, $17.99, 9780545865029
 
12. Guess How Much I Love You
Sam McBratney, Anita Jeram (Illus.), Candlewick, $8.99, 9781536210637
 
13. Barnyard Dance!
Sandra Boynton, Workman, $6.95, 9781563054426
 
14. Little Blue Truck
Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $7.99, 9780544568037
 
15. Grandma's Gardens
Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, Carme Lemniscates (Illus.), Philomel Books, $18.99, 9780593115350
 


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for May 20, 2020
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  Children's Series  
1. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
 
2. Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback)
Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic
 
3. Dog Man (hardcover)
Dav Pilkey, Graphix
 
4. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
 
5. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
 
6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
 
7. The Bad Guys (hardcover and paperback)
Aaron Blabey, Scholastic
 
8. The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
 
9. The Last Kids on Earth (hardcover and paperback)
Max Brallier, Douglas Holgate (Illus.), Viking Books for Young Readers
 
10. The Princess in Black (hardcover and paperback)
Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, Candlewick
 


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Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 17, 2020

16. Girl, Woman, Other
Bernardine Evaristo, Grove Press/Black Cat, $17.00, 9780802156983

17. The Plague
Albert Camus, Vintage, $15.00, 9780679720218

18. The River
Peter Heller, Vintage, $16.00, 9780525563532

19. The Ten Thousand Doors of January
Alix E. Harrow, Redhook, $16.99, 9780316421973

20. Ghosted
Rosie Walsh, Penguin, $16.00, 9780525522799

21. The Tradition
Jericho Brown, Copper Canyon Press, $17.00, 9781556594861

22. The Outsider
Stephen King, Gallery, $18.99, 9781982148249

23. Severance
Ling Ma, Picador, $17.00, 9781250214997

24. The Island of Sea Women
Lisa See, Scribner, $18.00, 9781501154867

25. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $18.00, 9781501173219

26. Before We Were Yours
Lisa Wingate, Ballantine, $17.00, 9780425284704

27. Summer of '69
Elin Hilderbrand, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316420006

28. Rules for Visiting
Jessica Francis Kane, Penguin, $17.00, 9780525559245

29. My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17.00, 9781609455064

30. American Spy
Lauren Wilkinson, Random House, $17.00, 9780812988284

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

32. Red, White & Royal Blue
Casey McQuiston, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250316776

33. The Great Alone
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250229533

34. Everything I Never Told You
Celeste Ng, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143127550

35. Pachinko
Min Jin Lee, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781455563920

36. The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250080400

37. There There
Tommy Orange, Vintage, $16.00, 9780525436140

38. Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538732182

39. Year of Wonders
Geraldine Brooks, Penguin, $14.00, 9780142001431

40. The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99, 9780062060624

41. The Guest Book
Sarah Blake, Flatiron Books, $17.99, 9781250110275

42. Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel, Picador, $18.00, 9780312429980

43. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Gail Honeyman, Penguin, $16.00, 9780735220690

44. News of the World
Paulette Jiles, Morrow, $15.99, 9780062409218

45. The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead, Anchor, $16.95, 9780345804327

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

47. Lost Roses
Martha Hall Kelly, Ballantine, $17.00, 9781524796396

48. Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $18.00, 9781609452339

49. The Great Believers
Rebecca Makkai, Penguin, $16.00, 9780735223530

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

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 17, 2020

16. Calypso
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $17.99, 9780316392426

17. Midnight in Chernobyl
Adam Higginbotham, S&S, $19.00, 9781501134630

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

19. Just Mercy
Bryan Stevenson, Spiegel & Grau, $17.00, 9780593133934

20. Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl, Beacon Press, $15.00, 9780807014271

21. The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America
David Allen Sibley, Knopf, $19.95, 9780307957917

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

23. Daring Greatly
Brené Brown, Avery, $17.00, 9781592408412

24. The Story of More
Hope Jahren, Vintage, $15.00, 9780525563389

25. The Artist's Way
Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $17.00, 9780143129257

26. Save Me the Plums
Ruth Reichl, Random House , $18.00, 9780812982381

27. The New Jim Crow
Michelle Alexander, New Press, $18.99, 9781620971932

28. How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735224155

29. Bad Blood
John Carreyrou, Vintage, $16.95, 9780525431992

30. Skin in the Game
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Random House, $18.00, 9780425284643

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

32. The End of the Myth
Greg Grandin, Metropolitan Books, $18.00, 9781250214850

33. All About Love
bell hooks, Morrow, $15.99, 9780060959470

34. The Honey Bus
Meredith May, Park Row, $16.99, 9780778309758

35. The Gifts of Imperfection
Brené Brown, Hazelden, $14.95, 9781592858491

36. Spying on the South
Tony Horwitz, Penguin, $18.00, 9781101980309

37. Inheritance
Dani Shapiro, Anchor, $16.95, 9780525434030

38. Killers of the Flower Moon
David Grann, Vintage, $16.95, 9780307742483

39. Eat at Home Tonight
Tiffany King, WaterBrook, $22.00, 9780735291232

40. The Fifth Risk
Michael Lewis, Norton, $16.95, 9780393357455

41. Pale Rider
Laura Spinney, PublicAffairs, $16.99, 9781541736122

42. No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference
Greta Thunberg, Penguin, $10.00, 9780143133568

43. The Source of Self-Regard
Toni Morrison, Vintage, $16.95, 9780525562795

44. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Yuval Noah Harari, Spiegel & Grau, $18.00, 9780525512196

45. The Warmth of Other Suns
Isabel Wilkerson, Vintage, $17.95, 9780679763888

46. Pleasure Activism
Adrienne Maree Brown (Ed.), AK Press, $20.00, 9781849353267

47. Stamped from the Beginning
Ibram X. Kendi, Bold Type Books, $19.99, 9781568585987

48. Tiny Beautiful Things
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $16.00, 9780307949332

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

50. Leadership
Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $18.00, 9781476795935

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 17, 2020

16. The Night Watchman
Louise Erdrich, Harper, $28.99, 9780062671189

17. The Mirror & the Light
Hilary Mantel, Holt, $30.00, 9780805096606

18. Such a Fun Age
Kiley Reid, Putnam, $26.00, 9780525541905

19. The City We Became
N.K. Jemisin, Orbit, $28.00, 9780316509848

20. The Giver of Stars
Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $28.00, 9780399562488

21. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong, Penguin Press, $26.00, 9780525562023

22. The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $26.99, 9781250301697

23. The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
Grady Hendrix, Quirk Books, $22.99, 9781683691433

24. Walk the Wire
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $29.00, 9781538761465

25. Afterlife
Julia Alvarez, Algonquin Books, $25.95, 9781643750255

26. Simon the Fiddler
Paulette Jiles, Morrow, $27.99, 9780062966742

27. A Children's Bible
Lydia Millet, Norton, $25.95, 9781324005032

28. The Henna Artist
Alka Joshi, Mira , $26.99, 9780778309451

29. The Paris Hours
Alex George, Flatiron Books, $26.99, 9781250307187

30. A Long Petal of the Sea
Isabel Allende, Ballantine, $28.00, 9781984820150

31. Weather
Jenny Offill, Knopf, $23.95, 9780385351102

32. Hello, Summer
Mary Kay Andrews, St. Martin's, $28.99, 9781250256928

33. My Dark Vanessa
Kate Elizabeth Russell, Morrow, $27.99, 9780062941503

34. Network Effect
Martha Wells, Tor.com, $26.99, 9781250229861

35. The Book of Lost Friends
Lisa Wingate, Ballantine, $28.00, 9781984819888

36. Sea Wife
Amity Gaige, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525656494

37. Deacon King Kong
James McBride, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780735216723

38. How Much of These Hills Is Gold
C Pam Zhang, Riverhead Books, $26.00, 9780525537205

39. Valentine
Elizabeth Wetmore, Harper, $26.99, 9780062913265

40. Breasts and Eggs
Mieko Kawakami, Europa Editions, $27.00, 9781609455873

41. The Starless Sea
Erin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385541213

42. In Five Years
Rebecca Serle, Atria, $27.00, 9781982137441

43. Sorry for Your Trouble: Stories
Richard Ford, Ecco, $27.99, 9780062969804

44. Apeirogon
Colum McCann, Random House, $28.00, 9781400069606

45. Devotions
Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9780399563249

46. Masked Prey
John Sandford, Putnam, $29.00, 9780525539520

47. The Topeka School
Ben Lerner, FSG, $27.00, 9780374277789

48. Nothing to See Here
Kevin Wilson, Ecco, $26.99, 9780062913463

49. Olive, Again
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $27.00, 9780812996548

50. Dear Edward
Ann Napolitano, The Dial Press, $27.00, 9781984854780

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 17, 2020

16. The Lincoln Conspiracy
Brad Meltzer, Josh Mensch, Flatiron Books, $29.99, 9781250317476

17. How to Be an Antiracist
Ibram X. Kendi, One World, $27.00, 9780525509288

18. The Bird Way
Jennifer Ackerman, Penguin Press, $28.00, 9780735223011

19. Entangled Life
Merlin Sheldrake, Random House, $28.00, 9780525510314

20. Together
Vivek H. Murthy, M.D., Harper Wave, $29.99, 9780062913296

21. Dining In
Alison Roman, Clarkson Potter, $32.50, 9780451496997

22. The Body
Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385539302

23. How to Do Nothing
Jenny Odell, Melville House, $25.99, 9781612197494

24. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
Lori Gottlieb, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28.00, 9781328662057

25. Hell and Other Destinations
Madeleine Albright, Harper, $29.99, 9780062802255

26. Flour Water Salt Yeast
Ken Forkish, Ten Speed Press, $35.00, 9781607742739

27. Front Row at the Trump Show
Jonathan Karl, Dutton, $28.00, 9781524745622

28. Why Fish Don't Exist
Lulu Miller, S&S, $26.00, 9781501160271

29. Open Book
Jessica Simpson, Dey Street Books, $28.99, 9780062899965

30. Trick Mirror
Jia Tolentino, Random House, $27.00, 9780525510543

31. Hiding in Plain Sight
Sarah Kendzior, Flatiron Books, $27.99, 9781250210715

32. The World
Richard Haass, Penguin Press, $28.00, 9780399562396

33. In the Dream House
Carmen Maria Machado, Graywolf Press, $26.00, 9781644450031

34. Arguing with Zombies
Paul Krugman, Norton, $29.95, 9781324005018

35. Fiber Fueled
Will Bulsiewicz, Avery, $27.00, 9780593084564

36. Minor Feelings
Cathy Park Hong, One World, $27.00, 9781984820365

37. The Yellow House
Sarah M. Broom, Grove Press, $26.00, 9780802125088

38. Tartine Bread
Chad Robertson, Chronicle, $40.00, 9780811870412

39. Know My Name
Chanel Miller, Viking, $28.00, 9780735223707

40. Nature's Best Hope
Douglas W. Tallamy, Timber Press, $29.95, 9781604699005

41. Fortitude
Dan Crenshaw, Twelve, $28.00, 9781538733301

42. Fierce, Free, and Full of Fire
Jen Hatmaker, Thomas Nelson, $24.99, 9780718088149

43. The House of Kennedy
James Patterson, Little Brown, $29.00, 9780316454483

44. You Were Born for This
Chani Nicholas, HarperOne, $24.99, 9780062840639

45. Magnolia Table, Volume 2
Joanna Gaines, William Morrow Cookbooks, $35.00, 9780062820181

46. The Hidden Life of Trees
Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95, 9781771642484

47. Funny Weather
Olivia Laing, Norton, $26.95, 9781324005704

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

49. Lady in Waiting
Anne Glenconner, Hachette Books, $28.00, 9780306846366

50. Dark Towers
David Enrich, Custom House, $29.99, 9780062878816

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending May 17, 2020

11. Tom Clancy Oath of Office
Marc Cameron, Berkley, $9.99, 9780735215979

12. Celtic Empire
Clive Cussler, Dirk Cussler, Putnam, $9.99, 9780735219014

13. Past Tense
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780399593536

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

15. Ambush
James Patterson, James O. Born, Grand Central, $9.99, 9781538713860

16. Window on the Bay
Debbie Macomber, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780399181351

17. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Perigee, $11.00, 9780399501487

18. The Stand
Stephen King, Anchor, $9.99, 9780307743688

19. True Believer
Jack Carr, Pocket, $9.99, 9781501180859

20. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Gail Honeyman, Penguin, $9.99, 9780525506348

21. The Stranger
Harlan Coben, Dutton, $9.99, 9780593182895

22. The Malta Exchange
Steve Berry, Minotaur, $9.99, 9781250140289

23. Dune Messiah
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233

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

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

26. The First Lady
James Patterson, Grand Central, $9.99, 9781538714942

27. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835

28. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345514400

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

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

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

32. Home Sweet Home
Fern Michaels, et al., Zebra, $7.99, 9781420146097

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

34. Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977

35. The Brink
James S. Murray, Darren Wearmouth, Harper Voyager, $9.99, 9780062868978

36. And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $8.99, 9780062073488

37. Wolf Pack
C.J. Box, Putnam, $9.99, 9780525538219

38. The Big Kahuna
Janet Evanovich, Peter Evanovich, Putnam, $9.99, 9780525535645

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

40. The Bachelor
Sabrina Jeffries, Zebra, $7.99, 9781420148565

41. Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck, Penguin, $12.00, 9780140177398

42. An Echo in the Bone
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99, 9780440245681

43. Voyage
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99, 9780440217565

44. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756404741

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

46. The Lying Game
Ruth Ware, Pocket, $9.99, 9781982123420

47. The Breakdown
B.A. Paris, St. Martin's, $9.99, 9781250122476

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

49. Elevation
Stephen King, Scribner, $9.99, 9781982102326

50. A Breath of Snow and Ashes
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99, 9780440225805

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