November 20, 2024

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for November 20, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending November 17, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Paperback Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1 Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $21.99, 9780063251984
Kingsolver's brilliant novel enthralls, compels, and captures the heart as it evokes a young hero's unforgettable journey to maturity. A November 2022 Indie Next Pick and a winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
1/12
2 The Frozen River
Ariel Lawhon, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593312070
A gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history.
2/2
3 Orbital- Debut
Samantha Harvey, Grove Press, $17.00, 9780802163622
Orbital is an eloquent meditation on space and life on our planet through the eyes of six astronauts circling the earth in 24 hours. Winner of the Booker Prize 2024.
/1
4 The Berry Pickers
Amanda Peters, Catapult, $17.95, 9781646222384
A four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a mystery that will haunt the survivors, unravel a family, and remain unsolved for nearly fifty years.
3/3
5 North Woods
Daniel Mason, Random House Trade Paperbacks, $18.00, 9780593597040
When two young lovers abscond from a Puritan colony, little do they know that their humble cabin in the woods will become the home of an extraordinary succession of human and nonhuman characters alike.
5/7
6 Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $20.99, 9781649377371
Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from bestselling author Rebecca Yarros.
4/9
7 A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575569
From bestselling author Sarah J. Maas comes a seductive, breathtaking book that blends romance, adventure, and faerie lore into an unforgettable read.
6/114
8 The Vegetarian
Han Kang, Hogarth, $17.00, 9781101906118
Kang's beautiful and unsettling novel is the winner of the 2016 Man Booker International Prize.
7/11
9 The Boyfriend
Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99, 9781728296227
A novel about obsession and crimes of passion. She's looking for the perfect man. He's looking for the perfect victim...
9/7
10 The Housemaid
Freida McFadden, Grand Central, $12.99, 9781538742570
An addictive psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist, Freida McFadden's The Housemaid is perfect for fans of Ruth Ware, Lisa Jewell, and Verity.
11/23
11 Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin, Vintage, $19.00, 9780593466490
Two college friends—often in love, but never lovers—become creative partners in a dazzling and intricately imagined world of video game design, where success brings them fame, joy, tragedy, duplicity, and, ultimately, a kind of immortality. It is a love story, but not one you have read before.
8/21
12 The Best American Short Stories 2024
Lauren Groff, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner Books, $19.99, 9780063275959
A collection of the year's best short stories, selected by celebrated bestselling author Lauren Groff, and series editor Heidi Pitlor.
13/4
13 The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95, 9780525435006
Atwood's funny, unexpected, horrifying, and altogether convincing novel is at once scathing satire, dire warning, and literary tour de force.
15/88
14 Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
Shane Hawk (Ed.), Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. (Ed.), Vintage, $17.00, 9780593468463
These wholly original and shiver-inducing tales introduce readers to ghosts, curses, hauntings, monstrous creatures, complex family legacies, desperate deeds, and chilling acts of revenge.
14/23
15 The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman, Penguin, $18.00, 9781984880987
In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves the Thursday Murder Club.
/104
 
     

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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for November 20, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending November 17, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1 On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
Timothy Snyder, Crown, $12.00, 9780804190114
Today, our political order faces new threats, not unlike the totalitarianism of the 20th century. We are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism, or communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience.
3/89
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.
4/27
3 Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $20.00, 9781571313560
Drawing on her life as an Indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices.
2/258
4 The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
Michael Finkel, Vintage, $18.00, 9781984898456
This is a riveting story of art, crime, love, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost.
1/21
5 Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America
Heather Cox Richardson, Penguin, $18.00, 9780593652985
A vital and urgent call to action about the precarious state of American democracy, charting its historical challenges and current threats, from one of our era's most important and insightful historians, with a new afterword by the author.
5/4
6 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.
6/159
7 The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin, $19.00, 9780143127741
van der Kolk transforms our understanding of trauma and offers a bold new paradigm for healing.
8/216
8 The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 19172017
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.
7/56
9 Greenlights- Debut
Matthew McConaughey, Crown, $20.00, 9780593139158
McConaughey's unconventional memoir is filled with raucous stories, outlaw wisdom, and lessons learned the hard way about living with greater satisfaction.
/1
10 The 2025 Old Farmer's Almanac
Old Farmer's Almanac, $10.95, 9781571989932
The annual almanac of weather, astrology, calendars, gardening tips, home remedies, and more all presented in the inimitably useful and humorous way it has done since 1792.
10/12
11 Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World
Naomi Klein, Picador, $20.00, 9781250338143
Naomi Klein's reckoning with her famous double, and with what doppelgangers have to tell us about our world.
9/10
12 Hillbilly Elegy
J. D. Vance, Harper, $18.99, 9780062300553
Vance's account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a probing look at the struggles of America's white working class.
11/43
13 Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
Patrick Radden Keefe, Vintage, $20.00, 9780307279286
Award-winning New Yorker staff writer Keefe presents a stunning and intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions.
/42
14 Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next)- Debut
Dean Spade, Verso, $14.95, 9781839762123
Writing for those new to activism as well as those who have been in social movements for a long time, Dean Spade draws on years of organizing to offer a radical vision of community mobilization, social transformation, compassionate activism, and solidarity.
/1
15 The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2024
Bill McKibben, Jaime Green (Eds.), Mariner Books, $18.99, 9780063333994
Award-winning environmentalist, author, and journalist Bill McKibben and series editor Jaime Green select twenty science and nature essays that represent the best examples of the form published in the previous year.
/3
 
     

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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for November 20, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending November 17, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1 James
Percival Everett, Doubleday, $28.00, 9780385550369
Percival Everett's new novel is a brilliant, action-packed re-imagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. The #1 Indie Next Pick for April 2024.
3/35
2 Intermezzo
Sally Rooney, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $29.00, 9780374602635
An exquisitely moving story about grief, love, and family—but especially love—from the global phenomenon Sally Rooney. An October 2024 Indie Next Pick.
2/8
3 The Grey Wolf
Louise Penny, Minotaur Books, $30.00, 9781250328137
The 19th mystery in Louise Penny's bestselling Armand Gamache series.
1/3
4 The God of the Woods
Liz Moore, Riverhead Books, $30.00, 9780593418918
Moore's multi-threaded story invites readers into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Moore's most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet. The #1 Indie Next Pick for July 2024.
4/20
5 Tell Me Everything
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $30.00, 9780593446096
From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout comes a hopeful, healing novel about new friendships, old loves, and the very human desire to leave a mark on the world. A September 2024 Indie Next Pick.
5/10
6 Small Things Like These
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802158741
Keegan's landmark novel is a tale of one man's courage and a remarkable portrait of love and family. The #1 Indie Next Pick for December 2021.
12/18
7 Playground
Richard Powers, W. W. Norton & Company, $29.99, 9781324086031
Set in the world's largest ocean, this awe-filled novel explores that last wild place we have yet to colonize in a still-unfolding oceanic game, and interweaves beautiful writing, rich characterization, profound themes of technology and the environment, and a deep exploration of our shared humanity in a way only Richard Powers can. An October 2024 Indie Next Pick.
6/8
8 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.
8/41
9 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.
11/27
10 The Life Impossible
Matt Haig, Viking, $30.00, 9780593489277
Matt Haig's new novel is filled with wonder and wild adventure, this is a story of hope and the life-changing power of a new beginning. A September 2024 Indie Next Pick.
7/11
11 Somewhere Beyond the Sea
TJ Klune, Tor Books, $28.99, 9781250881205
The hugely anticipated sequel to TJ Klune's The House in the Cerulean Sea, one of the best-loved and bestselling fantasy novels of the past decade. A September 2024 Indie Next Pick.
10/10
12 The Wedding People
Alison Espach, Henry Holt and Co., $28.99, 9781250899576
A propulsive and uncommonly wise novel about one unexpected wedding guest and the surprising people who help her start anew. The #1 Indie Next Pick for August 2024.
14/14
13 The Blue Hour
Paula Hawkins, Mariner Books, $30.00, 9780063396524
The new novel by Paula Hawkins is a stylish and immersive story of ambition, legacy, and betrayal. A November 2024 Indie Next Pick.
9/3
14 The Mighty Red
Louise Erdrich, Harper, $32.00, 9780063277052
In this stunning novel, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author Louise Erdrich tells a story of love, natural forces, spiritual yearnings, and the tragic impact of uncontrollable circumstances on ordinary people's lives. An October 2024 Indie Next Pick.
13/7
15 Creation Lake
Rachel Kushner, Scribner, $29.99, 9781982116521
From Rachel Kushner comes a new novel about a seductive and cunning American woman who infiltrates an anarchist collective in France—a propulsive page-turner of glittering insights and dark humor. The #1 Indie Next Pick for September 2024.
/8
 
     

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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for November 20, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending November 17, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1 The Message
Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $30.00, 9780593230381
The bestselling author of Between the World and Me travels the world to explore how the stories we tell—and the ones we don't—shape our realities.
1/7
2 Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering
Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown and Company, $32.00, 9780316575805
Twenty-five years after the publication of his groundbreaking first book, Malcolm Gladwell returns with a brand-new volume that reframes the lessons of The Tipping Point in a startling and revealing light.
3/7
3 Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir
Ina Garten, Crown, $34.00, 9780593799895
In her long-awaited memoir, Ina Garten—aka the Barefoot Contessa—shares her personal story with readers hungry for a seat at her table.
2/7
4 Patriot: A Memoir
Alexei Navalny, Knopf, $35.00, 9780593320969
The powerful and moving memoir of a fearless political opposition leader who paid the ultimate price for his beliefs.
4/4
5 Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
Yuval Noah Harari, Random House, $35.00, 9780593734223
From the bestselling author of Sapiens comes the groundbreaking story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world.
5/10
6 What I Ate in One Year: (And Related Thoughts)
Stanley Tucci, Gallery Books, $35.00, 9781668055687
Stanley Tucci's new book is a funny, poignant, heartfelt, and deeply satisfying serving of memories and meals and an irresistible celebration of the profound role that food plays in all our lives.
6/5
7 What the Chicken Knows: A New Appreciation of the World's Most Familiar Bird
Sy Montgomery, Atria Books, $22.99, 9781668047361
A charming and eye-opening exploration of the special relationship between humans and chickens from Sy Montgomery. A November 2024 Indie Next Pick.
7/2
8 Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions
John Grisham, Jim McCloskey, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385550444
John Grisham and Centurion Ministries Founder Jim McCloskey share ten harrowing true stories of wrongful convictions.
9/5
9 Didion and Babitz- Debut
Lili Anolik, Scribner, $29.99, 9781668065488
Joan Didion is revealed at last in this outrageously provocative and profoundly moving new work on the mutual attractions—and mutual antagonisms—of Didion and her fellow literary titan, Eve Babitz. A November 2024 Indie Next Pick.
/1
10 On Freedom
Timothy Snyder, Crown, $32.00, 9780593728727
A brilliant exploration of freedom—what it is, how it's been misunderstood, and why it's our only chance for survival—by the acclaimed Yale historian and bestselling author of On Tyranny.
10/5
11 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.
11/96
12 Into the Uncut Grass
Trevor Noah, Sabina Hahn (Illus.), One World, $26.00, 9780593729960
In the tradition of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse comes a gorgeously illustrated fable about a young child's journey into the world beyond the shadow of home, a magical landscape where he discovers the secrets of sharing, connection, and finding peace with the people we love.
/5
13 Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures- Debut
Katherine Rundell, Doubleday, $26.00, 9780385550826
In this brilliant and passionately persuasive book, Katherine Rundell takes us on a globe-spanning tour of the world's most awe-inspiring animals currently facing extinction. A November 2024 Indie Next Pick.
/1
14 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.
13/29
15 Melania
Melania Trump, Skyhorse, $40.00, 9781510782693
A memoir that offers a glimpse into the life of Melania Trump.
12/2
 
     

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Mass Market



Bestseller List for November 20, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending November 17, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
1/437
2 Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342
4/170
3 The Exchange
John Grisham, Vintage, $10.99, 9780593685600
2/6
4 The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
/71
5 Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541
5/108
6 The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365279
3/150
7 Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593640340
6/260
8 The House Across the Lake
Riley Sager, Dutton, $10.99, 9780593853092
7/5
9 The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488
10/332
10 Never Too Late
Danielle Steel, Dell, $9.99, 9780593498422
9/3
 
     

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Early & Middle Grade Readers



Bestseller List for November 20, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending November 17, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Early & Middle Grade Readers  
1 Impossible Creatures
Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593809860
 
2 The Bletchley Riddle
Ruta Sepetys, Steve Sheinkin, Viking Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593527542
 
3 The Squad: A Graphic Novel- Debut
Christina Soontornvat, Joanna Cacao (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338741315
 
4 The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science
Kate McKinnon, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780316554732
 
5 Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #1
Erin Hunter, Natalie Riess (Illus.), Sara Goetter (Illus.), HarperAlley, $15.99, 9780063203877
 
6 The New Girl: A Graphic Novel
Cassandra Calin, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338762457
 
7 The Sherlock Society
James Ponti, Aladdin, $18.99, 9781665932530
 
8 Super Duper Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pok�mon)
, Scholastic, $16.99, 9781339028019
 
9 Stella & Marigold
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $15.99, 9781797219707
 
10 The Hotel Balzaar
Kate DiCamillo, Júlia Sardà (Illus.), Candlewick, $17.99, 9781536223316
 
11 The Eyes and the Impossible
Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781524764203
 
12 The Last Dragon on Mars
Scott Reintgen, Aladdin, $18.99, 9781665946513
 
13 Smile: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264
 
14 Mouse and His Dog
Katherine Applegate, Gennifer Choldenko, Wallace West (Illus.), Feiwel & Friends, $17.99, 9781250345004
 
15 Charlotte's Web
E. B. White, Harper, $10.99, 9780064400558
 
 
     

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Young Adult



Bestseller List for November 20, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending November 17, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Young Adult  
1 A Study in Drowning (Collector's Deluxe Limited Edition)
Ava Reid, HarperCollins, $21.99, 9780063419414
 
2 Nothing Like the Movies
Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665947138
 
3 Where the Library Hides
Isabel Ibañez, Wednesday Books, $20.00, 9781250822994
 
4 Heir
Sabaa Tahir, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9780593616949
 
5 Powerless
Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665954884
 
6 Better Than the Movies
Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534467637
 
7 If He Had Been with Me
Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489
 
8 The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky, MTV Books, $15.99, 9781451696196
 
9 The Giver
Lois Lowry, Clarion Books, $11.99, 9780544340688
 
10 Compound Fracture
Andrew Joseph White, Peachtree Teen, $19.99, 9781682636121
 
11 The Thirteenth Child
Erin A. Craig, Delacorte Press, $20.99, 9780593482582
 
12 The Outsiders
S. E. Hinton, Viking Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780142407332
 
13 Reckless
Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9781665955430
 
14 Legendborn (Indies Introduce)
Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $13.99, 9781534441613
 
15 The Grandest Game
Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780316481014
 
 
     

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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for November 20, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending November 17, 2024
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  Children's Illustrated  
1 Knight Owl and Early Bird
Christopher Denise, Christy Ottaviano Books, $18.99, 9780316564526
 
2 Construction Site: A Thankful Night
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Helen Morgan (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $12.99, 9781797226729
 
3 Santa's First Christmas
Mac Barnett, Sydney Smith (Illus.), Viking Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593524978
 
4 How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?
Mac Barnett, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Candlewick, $18.99, 9781536223767
 
5 Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780694003617
 
6 The Crayons Give Thanks
Drew Daywalt (Illus.), Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel Books, $9.99, 9780593690574
 
7 The Bakery Dragon
Devin Elle Kurtz, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593710968
 
8 How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593434383
 
9 The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908
 
10 Construction Site: Garbage Crew to the Rescue!
Sherri Duskey Rinker, AG Ford (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $18.99, 9781797226552
 
11 The Snowy Day
Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780670012701
 
12 Chicka Chicka Ho Ho Ho
William Boniface, Julien Chung (Illus.), Beach Lane Books, $18.99, 9781665954761
 
13 The Mitten
Jan Brett, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780399231094
 
14 Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh!
Mo Willems, Union Square Kids, $18.99, 9781454952770
 
15 Knight Owl
Christopher Denise, Christy Ottaviano Books, $17.99, 9780316310628
 
 
     


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for November 20, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending November 17, 2024
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  Children's Series  
1 Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Harry N. Abrams
 
2 The Wild Robot (hardcover and paperback)
Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
 
3 Dog Man (hardcover)
Dav Pilkey, Graphix
 
4 Elephant & Piggie (hardcover)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
 
5 Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
 
6 The Bad Guys (paperback)
Aaron Blabey, Scholastic
New in Series: The Bad Guys in One Last Thing (9781546111801)
 
7 Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback)
Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic
 
8 I Survived (hardcover and paperback)
Lauren Tarshis, Scholastic
 
9 The Lightlark Saga (hardcover and paperback)
Alex Aster, Harry N. Abrams
New in Series: Skyshade (9781419773785)
 
10 InvestiGators (hardcover)
John Patrick Green, First Second
 


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Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending November 17, 2024

16 The Christmas Tree Farm
Laurie Gilmore, One More Chapter, $18.99, 9780008610746

17 The Pumpkin Spice Café
Laurie Gilmore, One More Chapter, $18.99, 9780008610678

18 The Midnight Library
Matt Haig, Penguin, $18.00, 9780525559498

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

20 Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $19.99, 9781538732182

21 The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318

22 The Teller of Small Fortunes
Julie Leong, Ace, $19.00, 9780593815915

23 The Bee Sting
Paul Murray, Picador, $20.00, 9781250338259

24 Lost and Lassoed
Lyla Sage, Dial Press Trade Paperback, $17.99, 9780593732458

25 Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781639730957

26 Absolution
Alice McDermott, Picador, $19.00, 9781250337993

27 Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $20.00, 9780593135228

28 The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Atria, $17.00, 9781501161933

29 Babel
R. F. Kuang, Harper Voyager, $20.00, 9780063021433

30 It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781668055960

31 A Court of Mist and Fury
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575583

32 Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury, Simon & Schuster, $17.00, 9781451673319

33 The Best Short Stories 2024: The O. Henry Prize Winners
Amor Towles (Ed.), Jenny Minton Quigley (Ed.), Vintage, $19.00, 9780593470619

34 Blackouts
Justin Torres, Picador, $20.00, 9781250338068

35 The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $17.99, 9780062060624

36 My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17.00, 9781609455064

37 The Cinnamon Bun Book Store
Laurie Gilmore, One More Chapter, $18.99, 9780008641580

38 Holly
Stephen King, Scribner, $19.99, 9781668014943

39 The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2024
Hugh Howey, John Joseph Adams (Eds.), Mariner Books, $18.99, 9780063315785

40 Devotions
Mary Oliver, Penguin, $20.00, 9780399563263

41 The Secret History
Donna Tartt, Vintage, $18.00, 9781400031702

42 The Heiress
Rachel Hawkins, St. Martin's Griffin, $18.00, 9781250834706

43 I Who Have Never Known Men
Jacqueline Harpman, Transit Books, $16.95, 9781945492600

44 A Court of Wings and Ruin
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575606

45 Circe
Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316556323

46 Antarctica
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $18.00, 9780802163745

47 The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703

48 One Dark Window
Rachel Gillig, Orbit, $18.99, 9780316312486

49 A Court of Frost and Starlight
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $17.00, 9781635575620

50 Normal People
Sally Rooney, Crown, $17.00, 9781984822185

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending November 17, 2024

16 The Best American Essays 2024
Wesley Morris, Kim Dana Kupperman (Eds.), Mariner Books, $18.99, 9780063351554

17 The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781452174037

18 Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $21.99, 9780316299220

19 The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310

20 Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Oliver Burkeman, Picador, $19.00, 9781250849359

21 Surviving Autocracy
Masha Gessen, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780593332245

22 Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care
Mariame Kaba, Kelly Hayes, Haymarket Books, $17.95, 9781642598278

23 How to Listen (Mindfulness Essentials #11)
Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.), Parallax Press, $9.95, 9780984627110

24 Life's Short, Talk Fast: Fifteen Writers on Why We Can't Stop Watching Gilmore Girls
Ann Hood (Ed.), W. W. Norton & Company, $17.99, 9781324079453

25 Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $21.00, 9780593230275

26 Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
David Grann, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593470831

27 Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
Michelle Zauner, Vintage, $17.00, 9781984898951

28 Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $25.99, 9780062316110

29 Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir
Dolly Alderton, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780062968791

30 All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me
Patrick Bringley, Simon & Schuster, $18.99, 9781982163310

31 On Tyranny Graphic Edition: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
Timothy Snyder, Nora Krug (Illus.), Ten Speed Graphic, $16.99, 9781984859150

32 Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, a Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor
Mark Harmon, Leon Carroll, Jr., Harper Select, $19.99, 9781400337040

33 Meditations: A New Translation (Modern Library Classics)
Marcus Aurelius, Modern Library, $11.00, 9780812968255

34 Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell
Sy Montgomery, Matt Patterson (Illus.), Mariner Books, $21.99, 9780063394230

35 Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement
Angela Y. Davis, Haymarket Books, $15.95, 9781608465644

36 Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $18.99, 9780060936228

37 Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune
Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe, Harper, $19.99, 9780062964663

38 What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds
Jennifer Ackerman, Penguin, $19.00, 9780593298909

39 Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
Michael Lewis, W. W. Norton & Company, $19.99, 9781324105817

40 Inciting Joy: Essays
Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $19.99, 9781643753959

41 When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
Pema Chodron, Shambhala, $18.95, 9781611803433

42 Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
Mikki Kendall, Penguin, $16.00, 9780525560562

43 The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson, Vintage, $18.00, 9780375725609

44 A Philosophy of Walking
Frédéric Gros, John Howe (Transl.), Verso, $19.95, 9781804290446

45 The Best American Food and Travel Writing 2024
Padma Lakshmi, Jaya Saxena (Eds.), Mariner Books, $18.99, 9780063370647

46 A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
Timothy Egan, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735225282

47 Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl, Beacon Press, $16.00, 9780807014271

48 Gender Queer: A Memoir
Maia Kobabe, Oni Press, $24.99, 9781549304002

49 The Truths We Hold
Kamala Harris, Penguin, $20.00, 9780525560739

50 On Civil Disobedience
Hannah Arendt, Henry David Thoreau, Library of America, $12.50, 9781598537918

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending November 17, 2024

16 We Solve Murders
Richard Osman, Pamela Dorman Books, $30.00, 9780593653227

17 All the Colors of the Dark
Chris Whitaker, Crown, $30.00, 9780593798874

18 Remarkably Bright Creatures
Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $29.99, 9780063204157

19 We'll Prescribe You a Cat
Syou Ishida, E.Madison Shimoda (Transl.), Berkley, $25.00, 9780593818749

20 The Wood at Midwinter
Susanna Clarke, Bloomsbury Publishing, $16.99, 9781639734481

21 Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hanover Square Press, $19.99, 9781335430991

22 To Die For
David Baldacci, Grand Central Publishing, $30.00, 9781538757901

23 Before We Forget Kindness
Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hanover Square Press, $21.99, 9781335915283

24 Absolution
Jeff VanderMeer, MCD, $30.00, 9780374616595

25 The Mistletoe Mystery: A Maid Novella
Nita Prose, Ballantine Books, $22.00, 9780593875445

26 Here One Moment
Liane Moriarty, Crown, $30.00, 9780593798607

27 The Waiting
Michael Connelly, Little, Brown and Company, $30.00, 9780316563796

28 Martyr!
Kaveh Akbar, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593537619

29 In Too Deep
Lee Child, Andrew Child, Delacorte Press, $30.00, 9780593725801

30 The Courting of Bristol Keats (Limited Stenciled Edge Edition)
Mary E. Pearson, Flatiron Books, $32.99, 9781250331977

31 Blue Sisters
Coco Mellors, Ballantine Books, $30.00, 9780593723760

32 Lazarus Man
Richard Price, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $29.00, 9780374168155

33 The Ministry of Time
Kaliane Bradley, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781668045145

34 Legends & Lattes (Deluxe Edition)
Travis Baldree, Tor Books, $29.99, 9781250342782

35 The Empusium
Olga Tokarczuk, Antonia Lloyd-Jones (Transl.), Riverhead Books, $30.00, 9780593712948

36 By Any Other Name
Jodi Picoult, Ballantine Books, $30.00, 9780593497210

37 The Book of Bill
Alex Hirsch, Hyperion Avenue, $26.99, 9781368092203

38 A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers, Tordotcom, $21.99, 9781250236210

39 Iron Flame
Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374172

40 The Spellshop
Sarah Beth Durst, Bramble, $29.99, 9781250333971

41 Forest of Noise: Poems
Mosab Abu Toha, Knopf, $22.00, 9780593803974

42 Norse Mythology: The Illustrated Edition
Neil Gaiman, Levi Pinfold (Illus.), W. W. Norton & Company, $35.00, 9781324086505

43 Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret
Benjamin Stevenson, Mariner Books, $19.99, 9780063412866

44 The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
James McBride, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780593422946

45 Table for Two: Fictions
Amor Towles, Viking, $32.00, 9780593296370

46 The Night We Lost Him
Laura Dave, S&S/Marysue Rucci Books, $28.99, 9781668002933

47 The Full Moon Coffee Shop
Mai Mochizuki, Jesse Kirkwood (Transl.), Ballantine Books, $23.00, 9780593726822

48 Karla's Choice: A John le Carré Novel
Nick Harkaway, Viking, $30.00, 9780593833490

49 Counting Miracles
Nicholas Sparks, Random House, $30.00, 9780593449592

50 There Are Rivers in the Sky
Elif Shafak, Knopf, $30.00, 9780593801710

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending November 17, 2024

16 War
Bob Woodward, Simon & Schuster, $32.00, 9781668052273

17 Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts
Oliver Burkeman, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $27.00, 9780374611996

18 Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music
Rob Sheffield, Dey Street Books, $27.99, 9780063351318

19 The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
Jonathan Haidt, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9780593655030

20 The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement
Sharon McMahon, Thesis, $32.00, 9780593541678

21 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

22 Brothers
Alex Van Halen, Harper, $32.00, 9780063265707

23 Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
James Clear, Avery, $27.00, 9780735211292

24 The Name of This Band Is R.E.M.: A Biography
Peter Ames Carlin, Doubleday, $32.00, 9780385546942

25 Ottolenghi Comfort: A Cookbook
Yotam Ottolenghi, Ten Speed Press, $37.99, 9780399581779

26 Matty Matheson: Soups, Salads, Sandwiches
Matty Matheson, Ten Speed Press, $35.00, 9781984862150

27 Every Valley: The Desperate Lives and Troubled Times That Made Handel's Messiah
Charles King, Doubleday, $32.00, 9780385548267

28 Guinness World Records 2025
Guinness World Records, $29.95, 9781913484569

29 Martha: The Cookbook: 100 Favorite Recipes, with Lessons and Stories from My Kitchen
Martha Stewart, Clarkson Potter, $40.00, 9780593139202

30 The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
David Grann, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385534260

31 The Dog Who Followed the Moon
James Norbury, William Morrow, $25.00, 9780063420717

32 Want: Sexual Fantasies by Anonymous
Gillian Anderson, Abrams Press, $28.00, 9781419777295

33 Democracy in Retrograde: How to Make Changes Big and Small in Our Country and in Our Lives
Sami Sage, Emily Amick, Gallery Books, $28.99, 9781668053485

34 Taylor Swift Style: Fashion Through the Eras
Sarah Chapelle, St. Martin's Griffin, $35.00, 9781250906151

35 The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year
Margaret Renkl, Spiegel & Grau, $32.00, 9781954118461

36 From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir
Lisa Marie Presley, Riley Keough, Random House, $32.00, 9780593733875

37 Lifeform
Jenny Slate, Little, Brown and Company, $29.00, 9780316263931

38 Does This Taste Funny?: Recipes Our Family Loves
Stephen Colbert, Evie McGee Colbert, Celadon Books, $35.00, 9781250859990

39 The Universe in Verse: 15 Portals to Wonder through Science & Poetry
Maria Popova, Ofra Amit (Illus.), Storey Publishing, LLC, $22.00, 9781635868838

40 Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World
Anne Applebaum, Doubleday, $27.00, 9780385549936

41 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581

42 The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir
Kelly Bishop, Gallery Books, $28.99, 9781668023778

43 Sonny Boy: A Memoir
Al Pacino, Penguin Press, $35.00, 9780593655115

44 Why We Love Football: A History in 100 Moments
Joe Posnanski, Dutton, $30.00, 9780593475522

45 A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
Kevin Fedarko, Scribner, $32.50, 9781501183058

46 The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore
Evan Friss, Viking, $30.00, 9780593299920

47 The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi
Wright Thompson, Penguin Press, $35.00, 9780593299821

48 Justine Cooks: A Cookbook: Recipes (Mostly Plants) for Finding Your Way in the Kitchen
Justine Doiron, Clarkson Potter, $35.00, 9780593582305

49 Easy Weeknight Dinners: 100 Fast, Flavor-Packed Meals for Busy People Who Still Want Something Good to Eat
Emily Weinstein, New York Times Cooking, Ten Speed Press, $35.00, 9780593836323

50 The Ultimate Hidden Truth of the World . . .: Essays
David Graeber, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $32.00, 9780374610227

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending November 17, 2024

11 Shattered
James Patterson, James O. Born, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538752968

12 Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $12.00, 9780399501487

13 Code Red
Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills, Pocket, $10.99, 9781982165000

14 The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $10.99, 9780441478125

15 Chasing the Boogeyman
Richard Chizmar, Pocket, $10.99, 9781668062692

16 Camino Island
John Grisham, Vintage, $10.99, 9781524797157

17 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345391803

18 The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741

19 Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365286

20 The Villa
Rachel Hawkins, St. Martin's Paperbacks, $9.99, 9781250344106

21 And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062073488

22 Rhythm of War
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365309

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

24 The Shining
Stephen King, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307743657

25 23 1/2 Lies
James Patterson, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538752692

26 Interview with the Vampire
Anne Rice, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345337665

27 Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $9.99, 9780440180296

28 Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Spectra, $9.99, 9780553283686

29 The Well of Ascension
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9781250318572

30 Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977

31 Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553293357

32 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345514400

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

34 The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcom X, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345350688

35 Women Who Run With the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345409874

36 Oathbringer
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365293

37 A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716

38 Carrie
Stephen King, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307743664

39 The Long Walk
Stephen King, Pocket, $11.99, 9781668052013

40 The Communist Manifesto
Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Signet, $5.95, 9780451531841

41 The Silmarillion
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345325815

42 Fairy Tale
Stephen King, Pocket, $11.99, 9781668052679

43 The Secret
Lee Child, Andrew Child, Dell, $10.99, 9781984818614

44 The Fellowship of the Ring: The Lord of the Rings: Part One
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780593500484

45 American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110

46 Still Life
Louise Penny, St. Martin's, $10.99, 9781250068736

47 Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton, Ballantine, $10.99, 9780345538987

48 All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque, Ballantine, $6.99, 9780449213940

49 Edgedancer
Brandon Sanderson, Tor , $13.99, 9781250166548

50 Outlander
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99, 9780553393699

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