Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestsellers List for May 22, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending May 19, 2024
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| Paperback Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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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. |
2/88 |
| 2 |
This Summer Will Be Different Carley Fortune, Berkley, $19.00, 9780593638880 A glorious and tantalizing new escape from New York Times bestselling author Carley Fortune. This summer they'll keep their promise. This summer they won't give into temptation. This summer will be different. |
1/2 |
| 3 |
Happy Place Emily Henry, Berkley, $19.00, 9780593441190 Emily Henry's novel about a couple who broke up months ago and pretend they're still together for an annual, week-long vacation with their best friends. |
3/11 |
| 4 |
Just for the Summer Abby Jimenez, Forever, $17.99, 9781538704431 Abby Jimenez's new witty, slow-burn rom-com is an April 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
4/7 |
| 5 |
A Court of Mist and Fury Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575583 The seductive and stunning sequel to Sarah J. Maas's spellbinding A Court of Thorns and Roses. |
7/37 |
| 6 |
Can't Spell Treason Without Tea Rebecca Thorne, Bramble, $19.99, 9781250333292 A cozy fantasy steeped in sapphic romance about one of the Queen's private guards and a powerful mage who want to open a bookshop and live happily ever after...if only the world would let them. |
5/2 |
| 7 |
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. |
9/53 |
| 8 |
The Three-Body Problem Cixin Liu, Ken Liu (Transl.), Tor, $18.99, 9780765382030 Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or to fight against the invasion. The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision. |
8/9 |
| 9 |
Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide Rupert Holmes, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $18.99, 9781451648225 A delightful mix of witty wordplay, breathtaking twists, and genuine intrigue, Holmes' novel will gain you admission into a wholly original world, cocooned within the most entertaining book about well-intentioned would-be murderers you'll ever read. |
6/3 |
| 10 |
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone Benjamin Stevenson, Mariner Books, $18.99, 9780063279032 Knives Out and Clue meet Agatha Christie and The Thursday Murder Club in this fiendishly clever blend of classic and modern murder mystery. |
13/20 |
| 11 |
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid, Atria, $17.00, 9781501161933 Reid's novel is a mesmerizing journey through the splendor of old Hollywood into the harsh realities of the present day. |
12/153 |
| 12 |
The Guest- Debut Emma Cline, Random House, $18.00, 9780812988031 Taut, propulsive, and impossible to look away from, Emma Cline's The Guest is a spellbinding literary achievement. |
/1 |
| 13 |
A Court of Wings and Ruin Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575606 The epic third novel in the bestselling A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas. |
/18 |
| 14 |
Throne of Glass Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781639730957 Enter the world of Throne of Glass with the first book in the bestselling series by Sarah J. Maas. |
14/18 |
| 15 |
Horse Geraldine Brooks, Penguin, $19.00, 9780399562976 Based on the remarkable true story of the record-breaking thoroughbred Lexington, Horse is a novel of art and science, love and obsession, and our unfinished reckoning with racism. |
11/18 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 17 |
The Honey Witch Sydney J. Shields, Redhook, $18.99, 9780316568869 The Honey Witch of Innisfree can never find true love. That is her curse to bear. But when a young woman who doesn't believe in magic arrives on her island, sparks fly in this deliciously sweet debut novel of magic, hope, and love overcoming all. |
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Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestsellers List for May 22, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending May 19, 2024
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| Paperback Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
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. |
2/30 |
| 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. |
1/4 |
| 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. |
3/232 |
| 4 |
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. |
4/60 |
| 5 |
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. |
5/190 |
| 6 |
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI David Grann, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593470831 Grann's twisting and haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history. |
7/32 |
| 7 |
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. |
6/133 |
| 8 |
Poverty, by America Matthew Desmond, Crown, $20.00, 9780593239933 Elegantly written and fiercely argued, this compassionate book gives us new ways of thinking about a morally urgent problem. It also helps us imagine solutions. Desmond builds a startlingly original and ambitious case for ending poverty. |
8/8 |
| 9 |
Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir Dolly Alderton, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780062968791 A wildly funny, occasionally heartbreaking memoir about growing up, growing older, and learning to navigate friendships, jobs, loss, and love along the ride. Now streaming on Peacock. |
10/24 |
| 10 |
World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Fumi Nakamura (Illus.), Milkweed Editions, $20.00, 9781639550562 Beloved author Aimee Nezhukumatathil's celebrated work of nonfiction, now including additional essays and illustrations. |
11/4 |
| 11 |
Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know Adam Grant, Penguin, $20.00, 9781984878120 Grant examines the critical art of rethinking: learning to question your opinions and open other people's minds, which can position you for excellence at work and wisdom in life. |
12/16 |
| 12 |
Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom Ilyon Woo, 37 Ink, $19.99, 9781501191060 With three epic journeys compressed into one monumental bid for freedom, Master Slave Husband Wife is an American love story—one that would challenge the nation's core precepts of life, liberty, and justice for all—one that challenges us even now. |
14/10 |
| 13 |
The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times Michelle Obama, Crown, $19.99, 9780593237489 In an inspiring follow-up to her critically acclaimed, bestselling memoir Becoming, former First Lady Michelle Obama shares practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying hopeful and balanced in today's highly uncertain world. |
9/5 |
| 14 |
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. |
/229 |
| 15 |
Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden- Debut Camille T. Dungy, Simon & Schuster, $19.99, 9781982195311 Soil expands on how we talk about the natural world and the environment as National Book Critics Circle finalist Camille T. Dungy diversifies her garden to reflect her heritage. |
/1 |
Hardcover Fiction
Bestsellers List for May 22, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending May 19, 2024
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| Hardcover Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
Funny Story Emily Henry, Berkley, $29.00, 9780593441282 Emily Henry's shimmering, joyful new novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common is a May 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
1/4 |
| 2 |
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. |
2/15 |
| 3 |
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. |
3/9 |
| 4 |
All Fours- Debut 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. |
/1 |
| 5 |
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. |
6/2 |
| 6 |
Table for Two: Fictions Amor Towles, Viking, $32.00, 9780593296370 From Amor Towles, a richly detailed and sharply drawn collection of stories, including a novella featuring one of his most beloved characters. An April 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
4/7 |
| 7 |
Long Island Colm Tóibín, Scribner, $28.00, 9781476785110 A spectacularly moving and intense novel of secrecy, misunderstanding, and love. The story of Eilis Lacey, the complex and enigmatic heroine of Brooklyn. A May 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
5/2 |
| 8 |
The Paris Novel Ruth Reichl, Random House, $29.00, 9780812996302 Ruth Reichl's new novel is a testament to living deliciously, taking chances, and finding your true home. A May 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
7/4 |
| 9 |
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store James McBride, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780593422946 Bringing his masterly storytelling skills and his deep faith in humanity to The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, James McBride has written a novel as compassionate as Deacon King Kong and as inventive as The Good Lord Bird. An August 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
8/41 |
| 10 |
Real Americans Rachel Khong, Knopf, $29.00, 9780593537251 An exhilarating novel of American identity that spans three generations in one family and asks: What makes us who we are? And how inevitable are our futures? A May 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
10/3 |
| 11 |
Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374042 Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from bestselling author Rebecca Yarros. |
14/52 |
| 12 |
The Familiar Leigh Bardugo, Flatiron Books, $29.99, 9781250884251 From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo comes a spellbinding novel set in the Spanish Golden Age. An April 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
9/6 |
| 13 |
Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $29.99, 9780063204157 A charming, witty and compulsively readable exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope that traces a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus. A May 2022 Indie Next Pick. |
11/61 |
| 14 |
North Woods Daniel Mason, Random House, $28.00, 9780593597033 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. An October 2023 Indie Next List Pick. |
12/30 |
| 15 |
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. |
/26 |
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| 16 |
The Paradise Problem Christina Lauren, Gallery Books, $28.99, 9781668017722 A delicious new romance between the buttoned-up heir of a grocery chain and his free-spirited artist ex as they fake their relationship in order to receive a massive inheritance. A May 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
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Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestsellers List for May 22, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending May 19, 2024
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| Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
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. |
1/3 |
| 2 |
An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s Doris Kearns Goodwin, Simon & Schuster, $35.00, 9781982108663 Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America's most beloved historians, artfully weaves together biography, memoir, and history. She takes you along on the emotional journey she and her husband, Richard (Dick) Goodwin embarked upon in the last years of his life. |
2/5 |
| 3 |
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness Jonathan Haidt, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9780593655030 From New York Times 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. |
4/8 |
| 4 |
Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk- Debut Kathleen Hanna, Ecco, $29.99, 9780062825230 An electric, searing memoir by the original rebel girl and legendary front woman of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre. |
/1 |
| 5 |
Somehow: Thoughts on Love Anne Lamott, Riverhead Books, $22.00, 9780593714416 Lamott explores the transformative power that love has in our lives: how it surprises us, forces us to confront uncomfortable truths, reminds us of our humanity, and guides us forward. |
3/6 |
| 6 |
The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis- Debut George Stephanopoulos, Lisa Dickey, Grand Central, $35.00, 9781538740767 George Stephanopoulos, the legendary political news host and former advisor to President Clinton, recounts the history-making crises from the place where twelve presidents made their highest-pressure decisions: the White House Situation Room. |
/1 |
| 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. |
7/70 |
| 8 |
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder David Grann, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385534260 The Wager is a grand tale of human behavior at the extremes told by David Grann, one of our greatest nonfiction writers. A May 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
11/57 |
| 9 |
Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder Salman Rushdie, Random House, $28.00, 9780593730249 From internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply personal account of enduring—and surviving—an attempt on his life thirty years after the fatwa that was ordered against him. |
5/5 |
| 10 |
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. |
9/6 |
| 11 |
The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality Amanda Montell, Atria/One Signal Publishers, $28.99, 9781668007976 A delicious blend of cultural criticism and personal narrative that explores our cognitive biases and the power, disadvantages, and highlights of magical thinking. An April 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
12/6 |
| 12 |
The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth Zoë Schlanger, Harper, $29.99, 9780063073852 A groundbreaking work of popular science that probes the hidden world of the plant kingdom and reveals the astonishing capabilities of the green life all around us. |
10/2 |
| 13 |
Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World Jen Psaki, Scribner, $28.99, 9781668019856 Former White House Press Secretary and current MSNBC host Jen Psaki shares the surprising lessons she's learned on her path to success and offers unique yet universal advice about how to be a more effective communicator in any situation. |
6/2 |
| 14 |
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. |
13/107 |
| 15 |
There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension Hanif Abdurraqib, Random House, $32.00, 9780593448793 A poignant, personal reflection on basketball, life, and home—from the author of the National Book Award finalist A Little Devil in America. An April 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
15/8 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 17 |
Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space Adam Higginbotham, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $35.00, 9781982176617 The definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger disaster, based on fascinating in-depth reporting and new archival research. |
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Mass Market
Bestsellers List for May 22, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending May 19, 2024
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| Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593640340 |
1/235 |
| 2 |
1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 |
3/411 |
| 3 |
Dune Messiah Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233 |
2/111 |
| 4 |
The Paris Apartment Lucy Foley, William Morrow, $10.99, 9780063374317 |
7/8 |
| 5 |
The Boys from Biloxi John Grisham, Vintage, $10.99, 9780593470916 |
5/32 |
| 6 |
Children of Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441104024 |
4/40 |
| 7 |
Private Moscow James Patterson, Adam Hamdy, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538752630 |
10/5 |
| 8 |
Clive Cussler Fire Strike- Debut Mike Maden, Putnam, $10.99, 9780593543955 |
/1 |
| 9 |
The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9780765365279 |
6/125 |
| 10 |
Desert Star Michael Connelly, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538740460 |
/3 |
Early & Middle Grade Readers
Bestseller List for May 22, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending May 19, 2024
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| Early & Middle Grade Readers | ||
| 1 |
The One and Only Family Katherine Applegate, Harper, $19.99, 9780063221123 |
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| 2 |
Orris and Timble: The Beginning Kate DiCamillo, Carmen Mok (Illus.), Candlewick, $16.99, 9781536222791 |
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| 3 |
Plain Jane and the Mermaid Vera Brosgol, First Second, $14.99, 9781250314857 |
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| 4 |
The Eyes and the Impossible Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781524764203 |
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| 5 |
96 Facts About Taylor Swift: Quizzes, Quotes, Questions, and More! Arie Kaplan, Risa Rodil (Illus.), Grosset & Dunlap, $6.99, 9780593750933 |
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| 6 |
Swim School: A Bluey Storybook Penguin Young Readers, $5.99, 9780593752791 |
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| 7 |
Drama: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801897 |
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| 8 |
Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor Alan Gratz, Scholastic Press, $18.99, 9781338736076 |
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| 9 |
Charlotte's Web E. B. White, Harper, $10.99, 9780064400558 |
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| 10 |
Sisters: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801880 |
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| 11 |
Olivetti (Indies Introduce) Allie Millington, Feiwel & Friends, $17.99, 9781250326935 |
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| 12 |
Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon) Scholastic, $14.99, 9781338714128 |
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| 13 |
The Night War Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Dial Books, $17.99, 9780735228566 |
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| 14 |
The Secret Library Kekla Magoon, Candlewick, $18.99, 9781536230888 |
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| 15 |
Guts: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500 |
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Young Adult
Bestsellers List for May 22, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending May 19, 2024
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| Young Adult | ||
| 1 |
The Reappearance of Rachel Price Holly Jackson, Delacorte Press, $20.99, 9780593374207 |
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| 2 |
Powerless Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665954884 |
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| 3 |
If He Had Been with Me Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489 |
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| 4 |
If Only I Had Told Her Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $12.99, 9781728276229 |
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| 5 |
Divine Rivals Rebecca Ross, Wednesday Books, $18.99, 9781250857439 |
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| 6 |
Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen, Anna Bond (Illus.), Puffin Books, $17.00, 9780593622452 |
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| 7 |
Anatomy: A Love Story Dana Schwartz, Wednesday Books, $14.00, 9781250342898 |
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| 8 |
Powerful: A Powerless Story Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9781665966306 |
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| 9 |
Turtles All the Way Down John Green, Penguin, $14.99, 9780525555377 |
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| 10 |
Blood at the Root LaDarrion Williams, Labyrinth Road, $20.99, 9780593711927 |
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| 11 |
Five Survive Holly Jackson, Ember, $14.99, 9780593374191 |
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| 12 |
A Crane Among Wolves- Debut June Hur, Feiwel & Friends, $19.99, 9781250858092 |
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| 13 |
Lightlark Alex Aster, Amulet, $12.99, 9781419760877 |
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| 14 |
Better Than the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534467637 |
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| 15 |
Heartless Hunter Kristen Ciccarelli, Wednesday Books, $20.00, 9781250866905 |
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Children's Illustrated
Bestsellers List for May 22, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending May 19, 2024
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| Children's Illustrated | ||
| 1 |
Oh, the Places You'll Go! Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780679805274 |
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| 2 |
Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography Wendy Loggia, Elisa Chavarri (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593566718 |
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| 3 |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780694003617 |
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| 4 |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
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| 5 |
May You Love and Be Loved: Wishes for Your Life, $18.99, 9781250873958 Cleo Wade, Feiwel & Friends, |
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| 6 |
Bluey: The Pool Penguin Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593385685 |
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| 7 |
Little Blue Truck Feeling Happy Alice Schertle, Clarion Books, $14.99, 9780063342705 |
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| 8 |
Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99, 9780803736801 |
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| 9 |
Bluey: The Beach Penguin Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593226094 |
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| 10 |
Dinosaurs in Trucks Because Hey, Why Not? Sandra Boynton, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $7.99, 9780316574662 |
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| 11 |
Bubbly Beautiful Kitty-Corn Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Harry N. Abrams, $19.99, 9781419768774 |
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| 12 |
Richard Scarry's Colorful Cars and Trucks- Debut Richard Scarry, Random House Books for Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593708552 |
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| 13 |
Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780399230035 |
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| 14 |
Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $21.99, 9780060254926 |
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| 15 |
Dragon's First Taco Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $8.99, 9780593533178 |
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Children's Series
Bestsellers List for May 22, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending May 19, 2024
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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, Amulet |
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| 3 |
Elephant & Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion |
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| 4 |
Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback) Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic |
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| 5 |
Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback) Rick Riordan, Hyperion |
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| 6 |
I Survived (hardcover and paperback) Lauren Tarshis, Brian Churilla (Illus.), Scholastic |
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| 7 |
Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers |
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| 8 |
Wild Robot (hardcover and paperback) Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
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| 9 |
Who Was/Is...? (paperback) Kirsten Anderson, Gregory Copeland (Illus.), Penguin Workshop |
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| 10 |
InvestiGators (hardcover and paperback) John Patrick Green, Christopher Hastings, Pat Lewis (Illus.), First Second |
Extended Paperback Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending May 19, 2024
16 Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $18.00, 9780441013593
17 The Honey Witch
Sydney J. Shields, Redhook, $18.99, 9780316568869
18 It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501110368
19 The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman, Penguin, $18.00, 9781984880987
20 A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $18.00, 9780804172707
21 Circe
Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316556323
22 A Court of Silver Flames
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635577990
23 Death Valley
Melissa Broder, Scribner, $17.99, 9781668024867
24 The Postcard
Anne Berest, Europa Editions, $18.95, 9798889660354
25 A Court of Frost and Starlight
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $17.00, 9781635575620
26 Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
Shane Hawk (Ed.), Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. (Ed.), Vintage, $17.00, 9780593468463
27 Trust
Hernan Diaz, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780593420324
28 Small Mercies
Dennis Lehane, Harper Perennial, $19.99, 9780062129499
29 The Housemaid
Freida McFadden, Grand Central, $12.99, 9781538742570
30 Bride
Ali Hazelwood, Berkley, $19.00, 9780593550403
31 A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Penguin, $18.00, 9780143110439
32 The Sympathizer
Viet Thanh Nguyen, Grove Press, $17.00, 9780802124944
33 Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
Heather Fawcett, Del Rey, $18.00, 9780593500156
34 Beach Read
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806734
35 The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $17.99, 9780062060624
36 The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703
37 Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $20.00, 9780593135228
38 Babel
R. F. Kuang, Harper Voyager, $20.00, 9780063021433
39 The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250080400
40 House of Earth and Blood
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635577020
41 How to End a Love Story
Yulin Kuang, Avon, $18.99, 9780063310681
42 The Assassin's Blade
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781639731091
43 Rouge
Mona Awad, S&S/ Marysue Rucci Books, $18.99, 9781982169701
44 The Breakaway
Jennifer Weiner, Atria Books, $18.99, 9781668033432
45 This Is How You Lose the Time War
Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone, Gallery/Saga Press, $16.99, 9781534430990
46 Birnam Wood
Eleanor Catton, Picador, $19.00, 9781250321718
47 The Paris Daughter
Kristin Harmel, Gallery Books, $18.99, 9781982191719
48 Happiness Falls
Angie Kim, Hogarth, $18.00, 9780593448229
49 The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318
50 Devotions
Mary Oliver, Penguin, $20.00, 9780399563263
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending May 19, 2024
16 Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316299220
17 Meditations: A New Translation (Modern Library Classics)
Marcus Aurelius, Modern Library, $11.00, 9780812968255
18 The Language of Trees: A Rewilding of Literature and Landscape
Katie Holten, Tin House Books, $19.95, 9781959030782
19 Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Oliver Burkeman, Picador, $19.00, 9781250849359
20 Disability Intimacy: Essays on Love, Care, and Desire
Alice Wong (Ed.), Vintage, $19.00, 9780593469736
21 The Language of the Night: Essays on Writing, Science Fiction, and Fantasy
Ursula K. Le Guin, Scribner, $18.00, 9781668034903
22 Pageboy: A Memoir
Elliot Page, Flatiron Books, $18.99, 9781250878373
23 The Artist's Way: 30th Anniversary Edition
Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $19.00, 9780143129257
24 Stay True: A Memoir
Hua Hsu, Anchor, $17.00, 9780593315200
25 The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $19.00, 9780593512302
26 Cinema Speculation
Quentin Tarantino, Harper Perennial, $21.00, 9780063112575
27 Solito: A Memoir
Javier Zamora, Hogarth, $18.00, 9780593498088
28 The Book of Delights: Essays
Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $18.99, 9781643753287
29 The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781452174037
30 An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Ed Yong, Random House, $20.00, 9780593133255
31 Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships
Nina Totenberg, Simon & Schuster, $18.99, 9781982188092
32 Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $21.00, 9780593230275
33 Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Dr.Anna Lembke, Dutton, $20.00, 9781524746742
34 Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon
Melissa L. Sevigny, W. W. Norton & Company, $17.99, 9781324076117
35 The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson, Vintage, $18.00, 9780375725609
36 The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
Dave Grohl, Dey Street Books, $21.99, 9780063076105
37 The Shortest History of Israel and Palestine: From Zionism to Intifadas and the Struggle for Peace
Michael Scott-Baumann, The Experiment, $16.95, 9781615199501
38 Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic
Simon Winchester, Harper Perennial, $21.99, 9780063142893
39 The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening
Ari Shapiro, HarperOne, $18.99, 9780063221352
40 Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
Merlin Sheldrake, Random House, $20.00, 9780525510321
41 Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $25.99, 9780062316110
42 Reading the Room: A Bookseller's Tale
Paul Yamazaki, Ode Books, $13.95, 9781958846698
43 HBR's 10 Must Reads on High Performance
Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review Press, $24.95, 9781647823467
44 How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth
The Moth, Meg Bowles, Catherine Burns, Jenifer Hixson, Sarah Austin Jenness, Kate Tellers, Crown, $19.00, 9780593139028
45 This Wild and Precious Life: A Journal
Mary Oliver, Clarkson Potter, $16.99, 9780593580288
46 HBR's 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness
Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review Press, $24.95, 9781633694361
47 A Book of Days
Patti Smith, Random House, $20.00, 9780593730386
48 Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement
Angela Y. Davis, Haymarket Books, $15.95, 9781608465644
49 Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
Jonathan Kennedy, Crown, $20.00, 9780593240496
50 Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents
Lindsay C. Gibson, New Harbinger Publications, $18.95, 9781626251700
Extended Hardcover Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending May 19, 2024
16 The Paradise Problem
Christina Lauren, Gallery Books, $28.99, 9781668017722
17 Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $32.50, 9780063251922
18 The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club
Helen Simonson, The Dial Press, $29.00, 9781984801319
19 I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons
Peter S. Beagle, S&S/Saga Press, $26.99, 9781668025277
20 Five Broken Blades (Deluxe Limited Edition)
Mai Corland, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99, 9781649376909
21 Martyr!
Kaveh Akbar, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593537619
22 Think Twice
Harlan Coben, Grand Central , $30.00, 9781538756317
23 Lessons in Chemistry
Bonnie Garmus, Doubleday, $29.00, 9780385547345
24 Wandering Stars
Tommy Orange, Knopf, $29.00, 9780593318256
25 Tom Lake
Ann Patchett, Harper, $30.00, 9780063327528
26 Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593321201
27 The Hunter
Tana French, Viking, $32.00, 9780593493434
28 The Covenant of Water
Abraham Verghese, Grove Press, $32.00, 9780802162175
29 Night Watch
Jayne Anne Phillips, Knopf, $28.00, 9780451493330
30 When Among Crows
Veronica Roth, Tor , $19.99, 9781250855480
31 The Frozen River
Ariel Lawhon, Doubleday, $28.00, 9780385546874
32 The Husbands
Holly Gramazio, Doubleday, $29.00, 9780385550611
33 Summers at the Saint
Mary Kay Andrews, St. Martin's Press, $29.00, 9781250278388
34 This Strange Eventful History
Claire Messud, W. W. Norton & Company, $29.99, 9780393635041
35 Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hanover Square Press, $19.99, 9781335430991
36 How to Read a Book
Monica Wood, Mariner Books, $28.00, 9780063243675
37 First Lie Wins
Ashley Elston, Pamela Dorman Books, $28.00, 9780593492918
38 A Calamity of Souls
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $30.00, 9781538765029
39 Small Things Like These
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802158741
40 You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World
Ada Limón, (Ed.), Milkweed Editions, $25.00, 9781571315687
41 How to Solve Your Own Murder
Kristen Perrin, Dutton, $28.00, 9780593474013
42 Yellowface
R. F. Kuang, Morrow, $30.00, 9780063250833
43 The Cemetery of Untold Stories
Julia Alvarez, Algonquin Books, $28.00, 9781643753843
44 House of Flame and Shadow
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $32.00, 9781635574104
45 Miss Morgan's Book Brigade
Janet Skeslien Charles, Atria , $28.99, 9781668008980
46 A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers, Tordotcom, $20.99, 9781250236210
47 A Magical Girl Retires
Park Seolyeon, HarperVia, $21.99, 9780063373266
48 I Cheerfully Refuse
Leif Enger, Grove Press, $28.00, 9780802162939
49 Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies
Catherine Mack, Minotaur Books, $28.00, 9781250325853
50 The Bee Sting
Paul Murray, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $30.00, 9780374600303
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending May 19, 2024
16 Coming Home
Brittney Griner, Michelle Burford, Knopf, $30.00, 9780593801345
17 Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
Adam Higginbotham, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $35.00, 9781982176617
18 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581
19 Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent
Judi Dench, Brendan O'Hea, St. Martin's Press, $32.00, 9781250325778
20 Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present
Fareed Zakaria, Norton, $29.99, 9780393239232
21 Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees
Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Ecco, $26.99, 9780063282261
22 You Never Know: A Memoir
Tom Selleck, Dey Street Books, $29.99, 9780062945761
23 Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
Charles Duhigg, Random House, $30.00, 9780593243916
24 How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
David Brooks, Random House, $30.00, 9780593230060
25 The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year
Margaret Renkl, Spiegel & Grau, $32.00, 9781954118461
26 The Work of Art: How Something Comes from Nothing
Adam Moss, Penguin Press, $45.00, 9780593297582
27 Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Peter Attia, M.D., Bill Gifford, Harmony, $32.00, 9780593236598
28 Sociopath: A Memoir
Patric Gagne, Ph.D., Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781668003183
29 Who's Afraid of Gender?
Judith Butler, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $30.00, 9780374608224
30 I'm Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781982185824
31 The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
James Patterson, Matt Eversmann, Little, Brown and Company, $28.00, 9780316567534
32 Fire in the Hole!: The Untold Story of My Traumatic Life and Explosive Success
Bob Parsons, Forefront Books, $29.00, 9781637632987
33 There Are Dads Way Worse Than You: Unimpeachable Evidence of Your Excellence as a Father
Glenn Boozan, Priscilla Witte (Illus.), Workman Publishing Company, $15.00, 9781523524334
34 Quanta and Fields: The Biggest Ideas in the Universe
Sean Carroll, Dutton, $26.00, 9780593186602
35 The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Financial Security
Scott Galloway, Portfolio, $32.00, 9780593714027
36 The Official Stardew Valley Cookbook
ConcernedApe, Ryan Novak, Random House Worlds, $28.00, 9781984862051
37 Nuclear War: A Scenario
Annie Jacobsen, Dutton, $30.00, 9780593476093
38 The Age of Grievance
Frank Bruni, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781668016435
39 Chasing Hope: A Reporter's Life
Nicholas D. Kristof, Knopf, $32.00, 9780593536568
40 Disappointing Affirmations
Dave Tarnowski, Chronicle Books, $14.95, 9781797226668
41 Secrets of the Octopus
Sy Montgomery, National Geographic, $30.00, 9781426223723
42 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
43 Make Your Bed
Admiral William H. McRaven, Grand Central, $20.00, 9781455570249
44 Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health
Casey Means, M.D., Avery, $32.00, 9780593712641
45 Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism
Stephen Breyer, Simon & Schuster, $32.00, 9781668021538
46 Grief Is for People
Sloane Crosley, MCD, $27.00, 9780374609849
47 Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), Simon & Schuster, $37.50, 9781476753836
48 Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me
Whoopi Goldberg, Blackstone Publishing, $28.99, 9798200920235
49 Another Word for Love: A Memoir
Carvell Wallace, MCD, $28.00, 9780374237820
50 The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain: Lyrics for Stacey Kent
Kazuo Ishiguro, Bianca Bagnarelli (Illus.), Knopf, $22.00, 9780593802519
Extended Mass Market
Based on sales for the week ending May 19, 2024
11 Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541
12 Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342
13 The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $10.99, 9780441478125
14 Dead Fall
Brad Thor, Pocket, $10.99, 9781982182205
15 Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977
16 God Emperor of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098257
17 Tom Clancy Flash Point
Don Bentley, Berkley, $10.99, 9780593422809
18 Must Love Flowers
Debbie Macomber, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780593600573
19 Suspect
Scott Turow, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538706336
20 Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $9.99, 9780440180296
21 Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553283686
22 Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $12.00, 9780399501487
23 The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741
24 The Dead Zone
Stephen King, Pocket, $11.99, 9781668035078
25 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345391803
26 Carrie
Stephen King, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307743664
27 The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $9.99, 9780307743657
28 Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553293357
29 And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062073488
30 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345514400
31 American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110
32 The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756407919
33 The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
34 Guards! Guards!
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225757
35 The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488
36 The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch, Spectra, $9.99, 9780553588941
37 A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
38 Mythology
Edith Hamilton, Grand Central, $10.99, 9780446574754
39 The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcom X, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345350688
40 The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
41 Warbreaker
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765360038
42 Interview with the Vampire
Anne Rice, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345337665
43 Palazzo
Danielle Steel, Dell, $9.99, 9781984821911
44 Chapterhouse: Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098271
45 Heretics of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098264
46 Bridgerton: Romancing Mister Bridgerton
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063140622
47 Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $9.99, 9781250773012
48 The Fellowship of the Ring: The Lord of the Rings: Part One
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780593500484
49 The Fall of Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553288209
50 Oathbringer
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365293