Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestsellers List for May 29, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending May 26, 2024
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| Paperback Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
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. |
1/89 |
| 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. |
2/3 |
| 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. |
3/12 |
| 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. |
4/8 |
| 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. |
5/38 |
| 6 |
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. |
7/54 |
| 7 |
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. |
11/154 |
| 8 |
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. |
6/3 |
| 9 |
Kairos- Debut Jenny Erpenbeck, Michael Hofmann (Transl.), New Directions, $16.95, 9780811238533 Jenny Erpenbeck's Kairos is a dramatic love story that unfolds as the GDR implodes. Winner of the 2024 International Booker Prize. |
/1 |
| 10 |
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. |
8/10 |
| 11 |
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. |
9/4 |
| 12 |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $18.00, 9780441013593 Herbert's classic masterpiece—a triumph of the imagination—is now a major motion picture. |
/40 |
| 13 |
The Guest 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. |
12/2 |
| 14 |
It Ends with Us Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501110368 In Hoover's honest, evocative, and tender novel, a workaholic with a too-good-to-be-true romance can't stop thinking about her first love. |
/103 |
| 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. |
15/19 |
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for May 29, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending May 26, 2024
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| Paperback Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
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. |
2/5 |
| 2 |
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. |
1/31 |
| 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. |
3/233 |
| 4 |
All About Love: New Visions bell hooks, Morrow, $16.99, 9780060959470 All About Love is a revelation about what causes a polarized society and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering. |
7/134 |
| 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. |
5/191 |
| 6 |
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. |
4/61 |
| 7 |
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. |
6/33 |
| 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. |
8/9 |
| 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. |
9/25 |
| 10 |
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. |
14/230 |
| 11 |
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. |
13/6 |
| 12 |
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. |
11/17 |
| 13 |
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. |
12/11 |
| 14 |
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. |
10/5 |
| 15 |
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316299220 Gladwell offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers—and why they often go wrong. |
/83 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 16 |
Pageboy: A Memoir Elliot Page, Flatiron Books, $18.99, 9781250878373 With this evocative and lyrical memoir, Oscar-nominated star Elliot Page captures the universal human experience of searching for ourselves and our place in this complicated world. |
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Hardcover Fiction
Bestsellers List for May 29, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending May 26, 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. |
1/5 |
| 2 |
You Like It Darker: Stories- Debut Stephen King, Scribner, $30.00, 9781668037713 From legendary storyteller and master of short fiction Stephen King comes an extraordinary new collection of twelve short stories, many never-before-published, and some of his best ever. |
/1 |
| 3 |
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. |
2/16 |
| 4 |
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. |
3/10 |
| 5 |
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. |
4/2 |
| 6 |
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. |
7/3 |
| 7 |
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. |
5/3 |
| 8 |
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. |
6/8 |
| 9 |
Lies and Weddings- Debut Kevin Kwan, Doubleday, $29.00, 9780385546294 A forbidden affair erupts volcanically amid a decadent Hawaiian wedding in this outrageous comedy of manners. |
/1 |
| 10 |
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. |
8/5 |
| 11 |
One Perfect Couple- Debut Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $29.99, 9781668025598 Ware's latest is a high-tension and ingenious thriller following five couples trapped on a storm-swept island as a killer stalks among them. A June 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
| 12 |
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. |
13/62 |
| 13 |
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. |
9/42 |
| 14 |
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. |
11/53 |
| 15 |
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. |
12/7 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 16 |
The Last Murder at the End of the World Stuart Turton, Sourcebooks Landmark, $27.99, 9781728254654 From the bestselling author of The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle comes an inventive, high-concept murder mystery: an ingenious puzzle, an extraordinary backdrop, and an audacious solution. A June 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
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Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestsellers List for May 29, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending May 26, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.
| 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. |
1/4 |
| 2 |
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. |
3/9 |
| 3 |
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. |
2/6 |
| 4 |
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. |
7/71 |
| 5 |
Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk 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. |
4/2 |
| 6 |
In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife- Debut Sebastian Junger, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781668050835 A near-fatal health emergency leads to this powerful reflection on death—and what might follow—by the bestselling author of Tribe and The Perfect Storm. |
/1 |
| 7 |
What This Comedian Said Will Shock You- Debut Bill Maher, Simon & Schuster, $30.00, 9781668051351 Maher's latest is a brilliantly astute and acerbically funny vivisection of American life, politics, and culture. |
/1 |
| 8 |
The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis 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. |
6/2 |
| 9 |
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. |
5/7 |
| 10 |
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. |
8/58 |
| 11 |
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. |
9/6 |
| 12 |
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. |
11/7 |
| 13 |
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. |
14/108 |
| 14 |
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. |
10/7 |
| 15 |
Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space- Debut 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. |
/1 |
Mass Market
Bestsellers List for May 29, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending May 26, 2024
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| Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593640340 |
1/236 |
| 2 |
Dune Messiah Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233 |
3/112 |
| 3 |
1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 |
2/412 |
| 4 |
Camino Island John Grisham, Anchor, $9.99, 9781524797157 |
/46 |
| 5 |
Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541 |
/87 |
| 6 |
The Paris Apartment Lucy Foley, William Morrow, $10.99, 9780063374317 |
4/9 |
| 7 |
Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 |
/152 |
| 8 |
Happiness- Debut Danielle Steel, Dell, $9.99, 9781984821942 |
/1 |
| 9 |
The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9780765365279 |
9/126 |
| 10 |
The Boys from Biloxi John Grisham, Vintage, $10.99, 9780593470916 |
5/33 |
Early & Middle Grade Readers
Bestsellers List for May 29, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending May 26, 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 |
The Eyes and the Impossible Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781524764203 |
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| 4 |
Swim School: A Bluey Storybook Penguin Young Readers, $5.99, 9780593752791 |
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| 5 |
Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor Alan Gratz, Scholastic Press, $18.99, 9781338736076 |
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| 6 |
Plain Jane and the Mermaid Vera Brosgol, First Second, $14.99, 9781250314857 |
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| 7 |
Smile: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264 |
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| 8 |
Ferris Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $18.99, 9781536231052 |
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| 9 |
96 Facts About Taylor Swift: Quizzes, Quotes, Questions, and More! Arie Kaplan, Risa Rodil (Illus.), Grosset & Dunlap, $6.99, 9780593750933 |
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| 10 |
Drama: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801897 |
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| 11 |
The Secret Library Kekla Magoon, Candlewick, $18.99, 9781536230888 |
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| 12 |
Guts: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500 |
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| 13 |
Sisters: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801880 |
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| 14 |
Charlotte's Web E. B. White, Harper, $10.99, 9780064400558 |
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| 15 |
Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293 |
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Young Adult
Bestsellers List for May 29, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending May 26, 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 |
If He Had Been with Me Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489 |
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| 3 |
Powerless Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665954884 |
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| 4 |
Divine Rivals Rebecca Ross, Wednesday Books, $18.99, 9781250857439 |
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| 5 |
If Only I Had Told Her Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $12.99, 9781728276229 |
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| 6 |
Five Survive Holly Jackson, Ember, $14.99, 9780593374191 |
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| 7 |
Lightlark Alex Aster, Amulet, $12.99, 9781419760877 |
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| 8 |
Better Than the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534467637 |
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| 9 |
Anatomy: A Love Story Dana Schwartz, Wednesday Books, $14.00, 9781250342898 |
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| 10 |
Turtles All the Way Down John Green, Penguin, $14.99, 9780525555377 |
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| 11 |
Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen, Anna Bond (Illus.), Puffin Books, $17.00, 9780593622452 |
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| 12 |
Check & Mate Ali Hazelwood, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $14.00, 9780593619919 |
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| 13 |
Ruthless Vows Rebecca Ross, Wednesday Books, $20.00, 9781250857453 |
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| 14 |
Powerful: A Powerless Story Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9781665966306 |
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| 15 |
Legendborn (Indies Introduce) Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $13.99, 9781534441613 |
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Children's Illustrated
Bestsellers List for May 29, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending May 26, 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 |
Bluey: The Pool Penguin Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593385685 |
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| 5 |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
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| 6 |
May You Love and Be Loved: Wishes for Your Life Cleo Wade, Feiwel & Friends, $18.99, 9781250873958 |
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| 7 |
Bluey: Camping Penguin Young Readers, $5.99, 9780593519103 |
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| 8 |
Bluey: The Beach Penguin Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593226094 |
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| 9 |
Bubbly Beautiful Kitty-Corn Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Harry N. Abrams, $19.99, 9781419768774 |
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| 10 |
Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $21.99, 9780060254926 |
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| 11 |
Dinosaurs in Trucks Because Hey, Why Not? Sandra Boynton, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $7.99, 9780316574662 |
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| 12 |
Little Blue Truck Feeling Happy Alice Schertle, Clarion Books, $14.99, 9780063342705 |
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| 13 |
Dragon's First Taco Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $8.99, 9780593533178 |
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| 14 |
Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99, 9780803736801 |
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| 15 |
Buffalo Fluffalo Bess Kalb, Erin Kraan (Illus.), Random House Studio, $18.99, 9780593564530 |
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Children's Series
Bestsellers List for May 29, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending May 26, 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 |
InvestiGators (hardcover and paperback) John Patrick Green, Christopher Hastings, Pat Lewis (Illus.), First Second |
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| 10 |
Dragon Masters (paperback) Tracey West, Matt Loveridge (Illus.), Scholastic |
Extended Paperback Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending May 26, 2024
16 A Court of Wings and Ruin
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575606
17 Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781639730957
18 Beach Read
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806734
19 Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
Benjamin Stevenson, Mariner Books, $18.99, 9780063279032
20 The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman, Penguin, $18.00, 9781984880987
21 The Only One Left
Riley Sager, Dutton, $18.00, 9780593183243
22 The River We Remember
William Kent Krueger, Atria , $19.99, 9781982179229
23 A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $18.00, 9780804172707
24 The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703
25 Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
Shane Hawk (Ed.), Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. (Ed.), Vintage, $17.00, 9780593468463
26 A Court of Silver Flames
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635577990
27 The Housemaid
Freida McFadden, Grand Central, $12.99, 9781538742570
28 The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250080400
29 Circe
Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316556323
30 The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $17.99, 9780062060624
31 Babel
R. F. Kuang, Harper Voyager, $20.00, 9780063021433
32 A Court of Frost and Starlight
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $17.00, 9781635575620
33 A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Penguin, $18.00, 9780143110439
34 Bride
Ali Hazelwood, Berkley, $19.00, 9780593550403
35 Small Mercies
Dennis Lehane, Harper Perennial, $19.99, 9780062129499
36 Death Valley: A Novel
Melissa Broder, Scribner, $17.99, 9781668024867
37 People We Meet on Vacation
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806758
38 Trust
Hernan Diaz, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780593420324
39 The Postcard
Anne Berest, Europa Editions, $18.95, 9798889660354
40 Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $20.00, 9780593135228
41 This Is How You Lose the Time War
Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone, Gallery/Saga Press, $16.99, 9781534430990
42 Twisted Love
Ana Huang, Bloom Books, $17.99, 9781728274867
43 House of Earth and Blood
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635577020
44 The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318
45 How to End a Love Story
Yulin Kuang, Avon, $18.99, 9780063310681
46 The Breakaway
Jennifer Weiner, Atria , $18.99, 9781668033432
47 Icebreaker
Hannah Grace, Atria, $17.99, 9781668026038
48 The Paris Daughter
Kristin Harmel, Gallery Books, $18.99, 9781982191719
49 The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $17.99, 9780062315007
50 The Honey Witch
Sydney J. Shields, Redhook, $18.99, 9780316568869
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending May 26, 2024
16 Pageboy: A Memoir
Elliot Page, Flatiron Books, $18.99, 9781250878373
17 The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man
David Von Drehle, Simon & Schuster, $18.99, 9781476773933
18 Meditations: A New Translation
Marcus Aurelius, Modern Library, $11.00, 9780812968255
19 Solito: A Memoir
Javier Zamora, Hogarth, $18.00, 9780593498088
20 Stay True: A Memoir
Hua Hsu, Anchor, $17.00, 9780593315200
21 Disability Intimacy: Essays on Love, Care, and Desire
Alice Wong (Ed.), Vintage, $19.00, 9780593469736
22 Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden
Camille T. Dungy, Simon & Schuster, $19.99, 9781982195311
23 The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781452174037
24 An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Ed Yong, Random House, $20.00, 9780593133255
25 Liliana's Invincible Summer: A Sister's Search for Justice
Cristina Rivera Garza, Hogarth, $18.00, 9780593244111
26 The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson, Vintage, $18.00, 9780375725609
27 The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening
Ari Shapiro, HarperOne, $18.99, 9780063221352
28 The Artist's Way: 30th Anniversary Edition
Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $19.00, 9780143129257
29 Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Oliver Burkeman, Picador, $19.00, 9781250849359
30 Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $18.99, 9780060936228
31 The Language of Trees: A Rewilding of Literature and Landscape
Katie Holten, Tin House Books, $19.95, 9781959030782
32 This Wild and Precious Life: A Journal
Mary Oliver, Clarkson Potter, $16.99, 9780593580288
33 The Language of the Night: Essays on Writing, Science Fiction, and Fantasy
Ursula K. Le Guin, Scribner, $18.00, 9781668034903
34 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
35 A Book of Days
Patti Smith, Random House, $20.00, 9780593730386
36 Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
Jonathan Kennedy, Crown, $20.00, 9780593240496
37 Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Dr.Anna Lembke, Dutton, $20.00, 9781524746742
38 The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
Dave Grohl, Dey Street Books, $21.99, 9780063076105
39 Reading the Room: A Bookseller's Tale
Paul Yamazaki, Ode Books, $13.95, 9781958846698
40 Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $21.00, 9780593230275
41 How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth
Meg Bowls The Moth, Catherine Burns, Crown, $19.00, 9780593139028
42 Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic
Simon Winchester, Harper Perennial, $21.99, 9780063142893
43 The Soul of an Octopus
Sy Montgomery, Atria, $18.99, 9781451697728
44 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
45 HBR's 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness
Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review Press, $24.95, 9781633694361
46 HBR's 10 Must Reads on High Performance
Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review Press, $24.95, 9781647823467
47 The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness
Morgan Housel, Harriman House, $19.99, 9780857197689
48 A Philosophy of Walking
Frédéric Gros, John Howe (Transl.), Verso, $19.95, 9781804290446
49 The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga, Atria Books, $18.99, 9781668065969
50 The Book of Delights: Essays
Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $18.99, 9781643753287
Extended Hardcover Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending May 26, 2024
16 The Last Murder at the End of the World
Stuart Turton, Sourcebooks Landmark, $27.99, 9781728254654
17 North Woods
Daniel Mason, Random House, $28.00, 9780593597033
18 The Guncle Abroad
Steven Rowley, G.P. Putnam's Sons, $29.00, 9780593540459
19 Real Americans
Rachel Khong, Knopf, $29.00, 9780593537251
20 Heavenbreaker (Deluxe Limited Edition)
Sara Wolf, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99, 9781649375704
21 Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $32.50, 9780063251922
22 Iron Flame
Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374172
23 I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons
Peter S. Beagle, S&S/Saga Press, $26.99, 9781668025277
24 Night Watch
Jayne Anne Phillips, Knopf, $28.00, 9780451493330
25 The Paradise Problem
Christina Lauren, Gallery Books, $28.99, 9781668017722
26 Martyr!
Kaveh Akbar, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593537619
27 Five Broken Blades (Deluxe Limited Edition)
Mai Corland, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99, 9781649376909
28 The Hunter
Tana French, Viking, $32.00, 9780593493434
29 The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club
Helen Simonson, The Dial Press, $29.00, 9781984801319
30 Lessons in Chemistry
Bonnie Garmus, Doubleday, $29.00, 9780385547345
31 The Frozen River
Ariel Lawhon, Doubleday, $28.00, 9780385546874
32 Wandering Stars
Tommy Orange, Knopf, $29.00, 9780593318256
33 Think Twice
Harlan Coben, Grand Central, $30.00, 9781538756317
34 The Husbands
Holly Gramazio, Doubleday, $29.00, 9780385550611
35 Tom Lake
Ann Patchett, Harper, $30.00, 9780063327528
36 Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hanover Square Press, $19.99, 9781335430991
37 The Covenant of Water
Abraham Verghese, Grove Press, $32.00, 9780802162175
38 Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593321201
39 I Hope This Finds You Well
Natalie Sue, William Morrow, $28.00, 9780063320369
40 How to Solve Your Own Murder
Kristen Perrin, Dutton, $28.00, 9780593474013
41 Small Things Like These
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802158741
42 Exhibit
R. O. Kwon, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780593190029
43 Summers at the Saint
Mary Kay Andrews, St. Martin's Press, $29.00, 9781250278388
44 Good Material
Dolly Alderton, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593801307
45 You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World
Ada Limón (Ed.), Milkweed Editions, $25.00, 9781571315687
46 How to Read a Book
Monica Wood, Mariner Books, $28.00, 9780063243675
47 A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers, Tordotcom, $20.99, 9781250236210
48 A Calamity of Souls
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $30.00, 9781538765029
49 First Lie Wins
Ashley Elston, Pamela Dorman Books, $28.00, 9780593492918
50 This Strange Eventful History
Claire Messud, Norton, $29.99, 9780393635041
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending May 26, 2024
16 The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth
Zoë Schlanger, Harper, $29.99, 9780063073852
17 There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
Hanif Abdurraqib, Random House, $32.00, 9780593448793
18 How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
David Brooks, Random House, $30.00, 9780593230060
19 Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World
Jen Psaki, Scribner, $28.99, 9781668019856
20 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581
21 Joyful Recollections of Trauma
Paul Scheer, HarperOne, $29.99, 9780063293717
22 Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy
Elizabeth Beller, Gallery Books, $29.99, 9781982178963
23 Coming Home
Brittney Griner, Michelle Burford, Knopf, $30.00, 9780593801345
24 Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present
Fareed Zakaria, Norton, $29.99, 9780393239232
25 Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent
Judi Dench, Brendan O'Hea, St. Martin's Press, $32.00, 9781250325778
26 I'm Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781982185824
27 Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
Charles Duhigg, Random House, $30.00, 9780593243916
28 Sociopath: A Memoir
Patric Gagne, Ph.D., Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781668003183
29 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
30 The Work of Art: How Something Comes from Nothing
Adam Moss, Penguin Press, $45.00, 9780593297582
31 The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year
Margaret Renkl, Spiegel & Grau, $32.00, 9781954118461
32 You Never Know: A Memoir
Tom Selleck, Dey Street Books, $29.99, 9780062945761
33 Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees
Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Ecco, $26.99, 9780063282261
34 Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Peter Attia, M.D., Bill Gifford, Harmony, $32.00, 9780593236598
35 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
36 Disappointing Affirmations
Dave Tarnowski, Chronicle Books, $14.95, 9781797226668
37 Chasing Hope: A Reporter's Life
Nicholas D. Kristof, Knopf, $32.00, 9780593536568
38 Who's Afraid of Gender?
Judith Butler, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $30.00, 9780374608224
39 Grief Is for People
Sloane Crosley, MCD, $27.00, 9780374609849
40 What a Fool Believes: A Memoir
Michael McDonald, Paul Reiser, Dey Street Books, $32.00, 9780063357563
41 Quanta and Fields: The Biggest Ideas in the Universe
Sean Carroll, Dutton, $26.00, 9780593186602
42 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
43 Amphibious Soul: Finding the Wild in a Tame World
Craig Foster, HarperOne, $29.99, 9780063289024
44 Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health
Casey Means, M.D., Avery, $32.00, 9780593712641
45 The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Financial Security
Scott Galloway, Portfolio, $32.00, 9780593714027
46 The Age of Grievance
Frank Bruni, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781668016435
47 My Beloved Monster: Masha, the Half-wild Rescue Cat Who Rescued Me
Caleb Carr, Little, Brown and Company, $32.00, 9780316503600
48 Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
Adam Grant, Viking, $32.00, 9780593653142
49 Secrets of the Octopus
Sy Montgomery, National Geographic, $30.00, 9781426223723
50 Skies of Thunder: The Deadly World War II Mission Over the Roof of the World
Caroline Alexander, Viking, $32.00, 9781984879233
Extended Mass Market
Based on sales for the week ending May 26, 2024
11 Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, William Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977
12 Children of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441104024
13 Desert Star
Michael Connelly, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538740460
14 Private Moscow
James Patterson, Adam Hamdy, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538752630
15 God Emperor of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098257
16 Dead Fall
Brad Thor, Pocket, $10.99, 9781982182205
17 The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $10.99, 9780441478125
18 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345391803
19 Bridgerton: The Duke and I
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063078697
20 Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $9.99, 9780440180296
21 The It Girl
Ruth Ware, Pocket, $10.99, 9781668019443
22 The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $9.99, 9780307743657
23 The Dead Zone
Stephen King, Pocket, $11.99, 9781668035078
24 The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
25 Tides of Fire
James Rollins, William Morrow , $10.99, 9780062893086
26 Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553293357
27 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345514400
28 The Fall of Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553288209
29 Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553283686
30 Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $12.00, 9780399501487
31 Heretics of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098264
32 The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741
33 A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
34 Bridgerton: Romancing Mister Bridgerton
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063140622
35 Rhythm of War
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365309
36 The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
37 The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488
38 American Gods
Neil Gaiman, William Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110
39 The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch, Spectra, $9.99, 9780553588941
40 The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcom X, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345350688
41 Guards! Guards!
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225757
42 Must Love Flowers
Debbie Macomber, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780593600573
43 And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, William Morrow, $9.99, 9780062073488
44 Elantris
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765350374
45 Neverwhere
Neil Gaiman, William Morrow, $9.99, 9780062476371
46 Clive Cussler Fire Strike
Mike Maden, Putnam, $10.99, 9780593543955
47 Tom Clancy Flash Point
Don Bentley, Berkley, $10.99, 9780593422809
48 Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345538987
49 The Fellowship of the Ring: The Lord of the Rings: Part One
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780593500484
50 Chapterhouse: Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098271