Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for October 2, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending September 29, 2024
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| Paperback Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 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. |
2/5 |
| 2 |
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. |
1/2 |
| 3 |
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. |
3/107 |
| 4 |
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. |
4/14 |
| 5 |
The Bee Sting Paul Murray, Picador, $20.00, 9781250338259 Murray's novel is an irresistibly funny, wise, and thought-provoking tour de force about family, fortune, and the struggle to be a good person when the world is falling apart. |
5/4 |
| 6 |
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. |
12/98 |
| 7 |
It Ends with Us Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781668055960 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. |
6/116 |
| 8 |
Graveyard Shift: A Novella- Debut M. L. Rio, Flatiron Books, $16.99, 9781250356796 An atmospheric and eerie novella about a ragtag group of night shift workers who meet in the local cemetery to unearth the secrets lurking in an open grave. An October 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
| 9 |
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. |
7/72 |
| 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. |
10/16 |
| 11 |
The Best Short Stories 2024: The O. Henry Prize Winners Amor Towles (Ed.), Jenny Minton Quigley (Ed.), Vintage, $19.00, 9780593470619 Continuing a century-long tradition of cutting-edge literary excellence, this year's edition contains twenty prizewinning stories chosen from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year. |
13/3 |
| 12 |
My Brilliant Friend Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17.00, 9781609455064 Through the lives of two women, Ferrante tells the story of a neighborhood, a city, and a country as it is transformed in ways that, in turn, also transform the relationship between the women. |
8/15 |
| 13 |
Holly Stephen King, Scribner, $19.99, 9781668014943 Holly Gibney, one of Stephen King's most compelling and ingeniously resourceful characters, returns in this thrilling novel to solve the gruesome truth behind multiple disappearances in a midwestern town. |
11/4 |
| 14 |
The Fraud Zadie Smith, Penguin, $19.00, 9780525558989 From acclaimed and bestselling novelist Zadie Smith, a kaleidoscopic work of historical fiction set against the legal trial that divided Victorian England, about who gets to tell their story—and who gets to be believed. |
9/2 |
| 15 |
The House in the Cerulean Sea TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318 Klune's novel is an enchanting love story, masterfully told, about the profound experience of discovering an unlikely family in an unexpected place. |
/80 |
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for October 2, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending September 29, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.
| Paperback Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
| 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. |
1/20 |
| 2 |
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. |
2/14 |
| 3 |
The Truths We Hold Kamala Harris, Penguin, $20.00, 9780525560739 Vice President Harris looks at the core truths that unite us, and the long struggle to discern what those truths are and how best to act upon them. |
3/32 |
| 4 |
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. |
4/251 |
| 5 |
All About Love: New Visions bell hooks, Morrow, $16.99, 9780060959470 All About Love is a revelation about what causes a polarized society and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering. |
5/152 |
| 6 |
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. |
7/49 |
| 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. |
6/209 |
| 8 |
Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe, Harper Paperbacks, $19.99, 9780062964663 The story of the Astors is a quintessentially American story—of ambition, invention, destruction, and reinvention. |
12/2 |
| 9 |
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. |
9/5 |
| 10 |
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. |
8/3 |
| 11 |
Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell Sy Montgomery, Matt Patterson (Illus.), Mariner Books, $21.99, 9780063394230 Hopeful and optimistic, Of Time and Turtles is an antidote to the instability of our frenzied world. |
13/2 |
| 12 |
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. |
11/79 |
| 13 |
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. |
/49 |
| 14 |
Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon Michael Lewis, W. W. Norton & Company, $19.99, 9781324105817 From the bestselling author of The Big Short and Flash Boys, the story of FTX's spectacular collapse and the enigmatic founder at its center. |
10/5 |
| 15 |
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. |
15/37 |
Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for October 2, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending September 29, 2024
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| Hardcover Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
Intermezzo- Debut 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. |
/1 |
| 2 |
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. |
3/3 |
| 3 |
Playground- Debut 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. |
/1 |
| 4 |
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. |
1/3 |
| 5 |
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. |
4/4 |
| 6 |
We Solve Murders Richard Osman, Pamela Dorman Books, $30.00, 9780593653227 From the bestselling author of The Thursday Murder Club series—a brand new mystery, an iconic new detective duo, and a thrilling new murder to solve. |
2/2 |
| 7 |
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. |
5/28 |
| 8 |
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. |
7/13 |
| 9 |
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. |
8/34 |
| 10 |
The Empusium- Debut Olga Tokarczuk, Antonia Lloyd-Jones (Transl.), Riverhead Books, $30.00, 9780593712948 The Nobelist's latest masterwork, set in a sanitarium on the eve of World War I, probes the horrors that lie beneath our most hallowed ideas. An October 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
| 11 |
Here One Moment Liane Moriarty, Crown, $30.00, 9780593798607 A brilliantly constructed tale that looks at free will and destiny, grief and love, and the endless struggle to maintain certainty and control in an uncertain world. |
9/3 |
| 12 |
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. |
11/20 |
| 13 |
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. |
6/4 |
| 14 |
Counting Miracles- Debut Nicholas Sparks, Random House, $30.00, 9780593449592 An emotional, powerful novel about wondering if we can change—or even make our peace with—the path we've taken. |
/1 |
| 15 |
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. |
10/9 |
Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for October 2, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending September 29, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.
| Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
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. |
1/3 |
| 2 |
The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement- Debut Sharon McMahon, Thesis, $32.00, 9780593541678 From America's favorite government teacher, a heartfelt, inspiring portrait of twelve ordinary Americans whose courage formed the character of our country. |
/1 |
| 3 |
Something Lost, Something Gained: Reflections on Life, Love, and Liberty Hillary Rodham Clinton, Simon & Schuster, $29.99, 9781668017234 Hillary Clinton offers her candid views on life and love, politics, liberty, democracy, the threats we face, and the future within our reach. |
3/2 |
| 4 |
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. |
2/2 |
| 5 |
The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi- Debut Wright Thompson, Penguin Press, $35.00, 9780593299821 A shocking and revelatory account of the murder of Emmett Till, laying bare the global forces that converged on the Mississippi Delta in the long lead-up to the crime, and how the truth was hidden for so long. An October 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
| 6 |
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. |
4/22 |
| 7 |
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness Jonathan Haidt, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9780593655030 From the 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. |
7/27 |
| 8 |
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. |
8/89 |
| 9 |
Does This Taste Funny?: Recipes Our Family Loves Stephen Colbert, Evie McGee Colbert, Celadon Books, $35.00, 9781250859990 Stephen and Evie Colbert invite you to pull up a chair as they share their favorite recipes from family and friends and offer a glimpse of food and fun in their South Carolina home. |
13/2 |
| 10 |
Lovely One: A Memoir Ketanji Brown Jackson, Random House, $35.00, 9780593729908 Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to ever be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, chronicles her life story and her extraordinary path to becoming a jurist on America's highest court in this inspiring, intimate memoir. |
5/4 |
| 11 |
The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir Kelly Bishop, Gallery Books, $28.99, 9781668023778 A candid and captivating memoir from award-winning and beloved actress Kelly Bishop, spanning her six decades in show business from A Chorus Line, Dirty Dancing, Gilmore Girls, and much more. |
6/2 |
| 12 |
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. |
11/126 |
| 13 |
Want: Sexual Fantasies by Anonymous Gillian Anderson, Harry N. Abrams, $28.00, 9781419777295 From the star of Sex Education and The X-Files comes a groundbreaking and provocative exploration of the sex lives and desires of real women today. |
12/2 |
| 14 |
What If We Get It Right?: Visions of Climate Futures Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, One World, $34.00, 9780593229361 Sometimes the bravest thing we can do while facing an existential crisis is imagine life on the other side. This provocative and joyous book maps an inspiring landscape of possible climate futures. |
9/2 |
| 15 |
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. |
15/76 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 16 |
Kingmaker: Pamela Harriman's Astonishing Life of Power, Seduction, and Intrigue Sonia Purnell, Viking, $35.00, 9780593297803 From bestselling author Sonia Purnell, an electrifying re-examination of one of the 20th century's greatest unsung power players, Pamela Harriman. |
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Mass Market
Bestseller List for October 2, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending September 29, 2024
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| Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 |
1/430 |
| 2 |
The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365279 |
7/143 |
| 3 |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593640340 |
4/254 |
| 4 |
The Secret Lee Child, Andrew Child, Dell, $10.99, 9781984818614 |
5/14 |
| 5 |
Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541 |
8/101 |
| 6 |
Invisible Girl Lisa Jewell, Pocket, $10.99, 9781668033593 |
9/4 |
| 7 |
Code Red- Debut Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills, Pocket, $10.99, 9781982165000 |
/1 |
| 8 |
Slaughterhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $9.99, 9780440180296 |
/73 |
| 9 |
The Long Walk Stephen King, Pocket, $11.99, 9781668052013 |
3/5 |
| 10 |
Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 |
2/167 |
Early & Middle Grade Readers
Bestseller List for October 2, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending September 29, 2024
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| Early & Middle Grade Readers |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
| 1 |
Impossible Creatures Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593809860 |
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| 2 |
Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #1 Erin Hunter, Natalie Riess (Illus.), Sara Goetter (Illus.), HarperAlley, $15.99, 9780063203877 |
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| 3 |
Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet- Debut Geo Rutherford, Abrams Books for Young Readers, $24.99, 9781419770531 |
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| 4 |
When We Flew Away: A Novel of Anne Frank Before the Diary Alice Hoffman, Scholastic Press, $19.99, 9781338856941 |
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| 5 |
The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $19.99, 9781536223361 |
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| 6 |
The Sherlock Society James Ponti, Aladdin, $18.99, 9781665932530 |
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| 7 |
The New Girl: A Graphic Novel Cassandra Calin, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338762457 |
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| 8 |
Super Duper Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon) Scholastic, $16.99, 9781339028019 |
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| 9 |
Spy School Entrance Exam: A Spy School Book of Devious Word Searches, Clever Crosswords, Sly Sudoku, and Other Top Secret Puzzles!- Debut Stuart Gibbs, Jeff Chen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $10.99, 9781665951364 |
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| 10 |
Out of My Dreams Sharon M. Draper, Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, $18.99, 9781665949545 |
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| 11 |
The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel Christopher Lincoln, Dial Books, $13.99, 9780593617663 |
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| 12 |
The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien (A Graphic Novel)- Debut John Hendrix, Abrams Fanfare, $24.99, 9781419746345 |
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| 13 |
Mouse and His Dog Katherine Applegate, Gennifer Choldenko, Wallace West (Illus.), Feiwel & Friends, $17.99, 9781250345004 |
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| 14 |
Dogtown Katherine Applegate, Gennifer Choldenko, Wallace West (Illus.), Square Fish, $8.99, 9781250811622 |
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| 15 |
Smile: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264 |
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Young Adult
Bestseller List for October 2, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending September 29, 2024
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| Young Adult | ||
| 1 |
When the World Tips Over- Debut Jandy Nelson, Dial Books, $21.99, 9780525429098 |
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| 2 |
Powerless Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665954884 |
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| 3 |
Immortal Dark (Deluxe Limited Edition) Tigest Girma, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780316570381 |
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| 4 |
The Thirteenth Child- Debut Erin A. Craig, Delacorte Press, $20.99, 9780593482582 |
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| 5 |
If He Had Been with Me Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489 |
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| 6 |
Compound Fracture Andrew Joseph White, Peachtree Teen, $19.99, 9781682636121 |
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| 7 |
The Outsiders S. E. Hinton, Viking Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780142407332 |
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| 8 |
Reckless Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9781665955430 |
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| 9 |
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky, MTV Books, $15.99, 9781451696196 |
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| 10 |
If Only I Had Told Her Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $12.99, 9781728276229 |
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| 11 |
Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen, Anna Bond (Illus.), Puffin Books, $17.00, 9780593622452 |
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| 12 |
Better Than the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534467637 |
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| 13 |
Flamboyants: The Queer Harlem Renaissance I Wish I'd Known- Debut George M. Johnson, Charly Palmer (Illus.), Farrar, Straus and Giroux BYR, $18.99, 9780374391249 |
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| 14 |
The Reappearance of Rachel Price Holly Jackson, Delacorte Press, $20.99, 9780593374207 |
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| 15 |
Celestial Monsters Aiden Thomas, Feiwel & Friends, $19.99, 9781250822086 |
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Children's Illustrated
Bestseller List for October 2, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending September 29, 2024
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| Children's Illustrated | ||
| 1 |
Room on the Broom Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illus.), Dial Books, $9.99, 9780593110409 |
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| 2 |
Construction Site: Garbage Crew to the Rescue!- Debut Sherri Duskey Rinker, AG Ford (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $18.99, 9781797226552 |
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| 3 |
The Most Boring Book Ever- Debut Brandon Sanderson, Kazu Kibuishi (Illus.), Roaring Brook Press, $19.99, 9781250843661 |
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| 4 |
Bluey's Halloween Mix-and-Match Penguin Young Readers, $9.99, 9780593752838 |
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| 5 |
Room on the Broom Special Edition Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illus.), Dial Books, $8.99, 9780593859926 |
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| 6 |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780694003617 |
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| 7 |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
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| 8 |
Little Blue Truck's Halloween Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $13.99, 9780544772533 |
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| 9 |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Creepy-Crawly Halloween Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $12.99, 9780593751084 |
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| 10 |
How Do Dinosaurs Say Trick or Treat? Jane Yolen, Mark Teague (Illus.), Scholastic Press, $18.99, 9781338891980 |
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| 11 |
5 More Sleeps 'til Halloween Jimmy Fallon, Rich Deas (Illus.), Feiwel & Friends, $19.99, 9781250857798 |
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| 12 |
Little Witch Cat: Finger Puppet Book Emily Dove (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $7.99, 9781797228105 |
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| 13 |
Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $21.99, 9780060254926 |
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| 14 |
Ms. Rachel and the Special Surprise: Encouraging Speech and Learning Through Play and Music- Debut Ms. Rachel, Monique Dong (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593811252 |
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| 15 |
Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography Wendy Loggia, Elisa Chavarri (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593566718 |
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Children's Series
Bestseller List for October 2, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending September 29, 2024
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| Children's Series | ||
| 1 |
Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback) Rick Riordan, Hyperion New in Series: Wrath of the Triple Goddess (9781368107631) |
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| 2 |
The Wild Robot (hardcover and paperback) Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
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| 3 |
Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix |
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| 4 |
Spy School (hardcover and paperback) Stuart Gibbs, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers New in Series: Spy School Goes Wild (9781665934770 |
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| 5 |
I Survived (hardcover and paperback) Lauren Tarshis, Dave Shephard (Illus.), Scholastic |
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| 6 |
Elephant & Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion |
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| 7 |
Baby-Sitters Club Graphix (hardcover and paperback) Ann M. Martin, Ellen T. Crenshaw (Illus.), Scholastic |
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| 8 |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet |
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| 9 |
The Princess in Black (hardcover and paperback) Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Candlewick |
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| 10 |
InvestiGators (hardcover) John Patrick Green, Christopher Hastings, Pat Lewis (Illus.), First Second |
Extended Paperback Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending September 29, 2024
16 Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
Shane Hawk (Ed.), Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. (Ed.), Vintage, $17.00, 9780593468463
17 The Pumpkin Spice Café
Laurie Gilmore, One More Chapter, $18.99, 9780008610678
18 The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250080400
19 A Court of Mist and Fury
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575583
20 Daydream
Hannah Grace, Atria, $19.99, 9781668026250
21 Just for the Summer
Abby Jimenez, Forever, $17.99, 9781538704431
22 Normal People
Sally Rooney, Crown, $17.00, 9781984822185
23 The Pairing
Casey McQuiston, St. Martin's Griffin, $20.00, 9781250862747
24 The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Atria, $17.00, 9781501161933
25 A Bit Much: Poems
Lyndsay Rush, St. Martin's Griffin, $18.00, 9781250323460
26 A Court of Wings and Ruin
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575606
27 Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781639730957
28 Circe
Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316556323
29 The Exchange
John Grisham, Vintage, $10.99, 9780593685600
30 A Court of Silver Flames
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635577990
31 Happy Place
Emily Henry, Berkley, $19.00, 9780593441190
32 Let Us Descend
Jesmyn Ward, Scribner, $17.99, 9781982104504
33 A Court of Frost and Starlight
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $17.00, 9781635575620
34 The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society
C. M. Waggoner, Ace, $19.00, 9781984805881
35 The Secret History
Donna Tartt, Vintage, $18.00, 9781400031702
36 Babel
R. F. Kuang, Harper Voyager, $20.00, 9780063021433
37 Devotions
Mary Oliver, Penguin, $20.00, 9780399563263
38 The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $17.99, 9780062060624
39 Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $20.00, 9780593135228
40 Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
Heather Fawcett, Del Rey, $18.00, 9780593500156
41 The Exchange
John Grisham, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593685280
42 The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703
43 The House Across the Lake
Riley Sager, Dutton, $18.00, 9780593183212
44 A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $18.00, 9780804172707
45 The Overstory
Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95, 9780393356687
46 Horse
Geraldine Brooks, Penguin, $19.00, 9780399562976
47 It Starts with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $17.99, 9781668001226
48 The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $17.99, 9780062315007
49 The Last Devil to Die
Richard Osman, Penguin, $18.00, 9780593299449
50 Slow Horses (Deluxe Edition)
Mick Herron, Soho Crime, $18.95, 9781641292979
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending September 29, 2024
16 Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $21.99, 9780316299220
17 Solito: A Memoir
Javier Zamora, Hogarth, $18.00, 9780593498088
18 How to Listen (Mindfulness Essentials #11)
Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.), Parallax Press, $9.95, 9780984627110
19 Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir
Dolly Alderton, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780062968791
20 The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310
21 Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, a Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor
Mark Harmon, Leon Carroll, Harper Select, $19.99, 9781400337040
22 Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
Adam Grant, Penguin, $20.00, 9781984878120
23 What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds
Jennifer Ackerman, Penguin, $19.00, 9780593298909
24 Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
Patrick Radden Keefe, Vintage, $20.00, 9780307279286
25 Recognizing the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative
Isabella Hammad, Grove Press, Black Cat, $18.00, 9780802163929
26 The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781452174037
27 Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $25.99, 9780062316110
28 The Artist's Way: 30th Anniversary Edition
Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $20.00, 9780143129257
29 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
30 The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
Robert A. Caro, Vintage, $27.00, 9780394720241
31 Gender Queer: A Memoir
Maia Kobabe, Oni Press, $24.99, 9781549304002
32 Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Oliver Burkeman, Picador, $19.00, 9781250849359
33 Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $18.99, 9780060936228
34 Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere
Maria Bamford, Gallery Books, $18.99, 9781982168575
35 Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir
Matthew Perry, Flatiron Books, $18.99, 9781250866455
36 Loving Corrections
adrienne maree brown, AK Press, $18.00, 9781849355544
37 I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki: Conversations with My Psychiatrist
Baek Sehee, Anton Hur (Transl.), Bloomsbury Publishing, $17.99, 9781639732043
38 The Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion, Vintage, $18.00, 9781400078431
39 The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness
Morgan Housel, Harriman House, $19.99, 9780857197689
40 The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson, Vintage, $18.00, 9780375725609
41 A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy
Nathan Thrall, Metropolitan Books, $18.99, 9781250854964
42 HBR's 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness
Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review Press, $24.95, 9781633694361
43 The 48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene, Penguin, $26.00, 9780140280197
44 Poverty, by America
Matthew Desmond, Crown, $20.00, 9780593239933
45 Meditations: A New Translation (Modern Library Classics)
Marcus Aurelius, Modern Library, $11.00, 9780812968255
46 World Travel: An Irreverent Guide
Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $22.00, 9780062802767
47 The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA
Liza Mundy, Crown, $22.00, 9780593238196
48 An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Ed Yong, Random House, $20.00, 9780593133255
49 On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
Timothy Snyder, Crown, $12.00, 9780804190114
50 Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Dr. Anna Lembke, Dutton, $20.00, 9781524746742
Extended Hardcover Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending September 29, 2024
16 All the Colors of the Dark
Chris Whitaker, Crown, $30.00, 9780593798874
17 The Night We Lost Him
Laura Dave, S&S/Marysue Rucci Books, $28.99, 9781668002933
18 By Any Other Name
Jodi Picoult, Ballantine Books, $30.00, 9780593497210
19 Blue Sisters
Coco Mellors, Ballantine Books, $30.00, 9780593723760
20 Remarkably Bright Creatures
Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $29.99, 9780063204157
21 Entitlement
Rumaan Alam, Riverhead Books, $30.00, 9780593718469
22 Death at the Sign of the Rook
Kate Atkinson, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385547994
23 The House in the Cerulean Sea (Special Edition)
TJ Klune, Tor Books, $28.99, 9781250357243
24 Colored Television
Danzy Senna, Riverhead Books, $29.00, 9780593544372
25 The Ministry of Time
Kaliane Bradley, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781668045145
26 Sandwich
Catherine Newman, Harper, $26.99, 9780063345164
27 Small Things Like These
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802158741
28 Iron Flame
Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374172
29 The Spellshop
Sarah Beth Durst, Bramble, $29.99, 9781250333971
30 The Games Gods Play (Deluxe Limited Edition)
Abigail Owen, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99, 9781649376565
31 We'll Prescribe You a Cat
Syou Ishida, E.Madison Shimoda (Transl.), Berkley, $25.00, 9780593818749
32 Buried Deep and Other Stories
Naomi Novik, Del Rey, $30.00, 9780593600351
33 Martyr!
Kaveh Akbar, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593537619
34 Table for Two: Fictions
Amor Towles, Viking, $32.00, 9780593296370
35 The Frozen River
Ariel Lawhon, Doubleday, $28.00, 9780385546874
36 The Full Moon Coffee Shop
Mai Mochizuki, Jesse Kirkwood (Transl.), Ballantine Books, $23.00, 9780593726822
37 North Woods
Daniel Mason, Random House, $29.00, 9780593597033
38 Rejection: Fiction
Tony Tulathimutte, William Morrow, $28.00, 9780063337879
39 There Are Rivers in the Sky
Elif Shafak, Knopf, $30.00, 9780593801710
40 Fear the Flames
Olivia Rose Darling, Delacorte Press, $28.99, 9780593873892
41 The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
James McBride, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780593422946
42 Funny Story
Emily Henry, Berkley, $29.00, 9780593441282
43 Long Island Compromise
Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Random House, $30.00, 9780593133491
44 A Grave in the Woods
Martin Walker, Knopf, $29.00, 9780593536629
45 I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom
Jason Pargin, St. Martin's Press, $30.00, 9781250285959
46 Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hanover Square Press, $19.99, 9781335430991
47 A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers, Tordotcom, $21.99, 9781250236210
48 A Sunny Place for Shady People: Stories
Mariana Enriquez, Hogarth, $28.00, 9780593733257
49 The Bright Sword
Lev Grossman, Viking, $35.00, 9780735224049
50 The Briar Club
Kate Quinn, William Morrow, $28.99, 9780063244740
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending September 29, 2024
16 Kingmaker: Pamela Harriman's Astonishing Life of Power, Seduction, and Intrigue
Sonia Purnell, Viking, $35.00, 9780593297803
17 The Art of Power: My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House
Nancy Pelosi, Simon & Schuster, $30.00, 9781668048047
18 Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump Squandered His Father's Fortune and Created the Illusion of Success
Russ Buettner, Susanne Craig, Penguin Press, $35.00, 9780593298640
19 An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s
Doris Kearns Goodwin, Simon & Schuster, $35.00, 9781982108663
20 The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore
Evan Friss, Viking, $30.00, 9780593299920
21 Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health
Casey Means, M.D., Calley Means, Avery, $32.00, 9780593712641
22 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
23 I Heard There Was a Secret Chord: Music as Medicine
Daniel J. Levitin, W. W. Norton & Company, $32.50, 9781324036180
24 Why We Love Football: A History in 100 Moments
Joe Posnanski, Dutton, $30.00, 9780593475522
25 Pass the Plate: 100 Delicious, Highly Shareable, Everyday Recipes: A Cookbook
Carolina Gelen, Clarkson Potter, $35.00, 9780593581872
26 Guinness World Records 2025
Guinness World Records, $29.95, 9781913484569
27 The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year
Margaret Renkl, Spiegel & Grau, $32.00, 9781954118461
28 Confronting the Presidents: No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, St. Martin's Press, $35.00, 9781250346414
29 Connie: A Memoir
Connie Chung, Grand Central Publishing, $32.50, 9781538766989
30 Targeted: Beirut: The 1983 Marine Barracks Bombing and the Untold Origin Story of the War on Terror
Jack Carr, James M. Scott, Atria/Emily Bestler Books, $30.99, 9781668024355
31 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581
32 Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World
Anne Applebaum, Doubleday, $27.00, 9780385549936
33 Ornithography: An Illustrated Guide to Bird Lore & Symbolism (Hidden Languages #2)
Jessica Roux, Andrews McMeel Publishing, $21.99, 9781524888770
34 Who Could Ever Love You: A Family Memoir
Mary L. Trump, PhD, St. Martin's Press, $29.00, 9781250278470
35 Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Peter Attia, M.D., Bill Gifford, Harmony, $32.00, 9780593236598
36 On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything
Nate Silver, Penguin Press, $35.00, 9781594204128
37 That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America
Amanda Jones, Bloomsbury Publishing, $29.99, 9781639733538
38 A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
Kevin Fedarko, Scribner, $32.50, 9781501183058
39 Good Lookin' Cookin': A Year of Meals - A Lifetime of Family, Friends, and Food [A Cookbook]
Dolly Parton, Rachel Parton George, Ten Speed Press, $35.00, 9781984863164
40 The Siege: A Six-Day Hostage Crisis and the Daring Special-Forces Operation That Shocked the World
Ben Macintyre, Crown, $32.00, 9780593728093
41 Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II
Elyse Graham, Ecco, $30.00, 9780063280847
42 Atlas Obscura: Wild Life: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Living Wonders
Cara Giaimo, et al., Workman Publishing Company, $40.00, 9781523514410
43 The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth
Zoë Schlanger, Harper, $29.99, 9780063073852
44 The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
Hampton Sides, Doubleday, $35.00, 9780385544764
45 On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service
Anthony Fauci, M.D., Viking, $36.00, 9780593657478
46 What's Next: A Backstage Pass to The West Wing, Its Cast and Crew, and Its Enduring Legacy of Service
Melissa Fitzgerald, Mary McCormack, Dutton, $35.00, 9780593184547
47 The Bean Book: 100 Recipes for Cooking with All Kinds of Beans, from the Rancho Gordo Kitchen
Steve Sando, Ten Speed Press, $35.00, 9781984860002
48 There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
Hanif Abdurraqib, Random House, $32.00, 9780593448793
49 Men Have Called Her Crazy: A Memoir
Anna Marie Tendler, Simon & Schuster, $29.99, 9781668032343
50 Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs
Luis Elizondo, William Morrow, $29.99, 9780063235564
Extended Mass Market
Based on sales for the week ending September 29, 2024
11 Camino Island
John Grisham, Vintage, $10.99, 9781524797157
12 The Shining
Stephen King, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307743657
13 23 1/2 Lies
James Patterson, Grand Central Publishing, $10.99, 9781538752692
14 The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
15 The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488
16 And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062073488
17 'Salem's Lot
Stephen King, Anchor, $10.99, 9780307743671
18 Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $12.00, 9780399501487
19 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345391803
20 All the Dangerous Things
Stacy Willingham, Minotaur Books, $9.99, 9781250344090
21 Dune Messiah
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233
22 A Game of Thrones
George R. R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
23 The Well of Ascension
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318572
24 The Lost Metal
Brandon Sanderson, Tor , $10.99, 9780765391216
25 Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Spectra, $9.99, 9780553283686
26 The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $10.99, 9780441478125
27 The House of Wolves
James Patterson, Mike Lupica, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538710791
28 Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton, Ballantine, $10.99, 9780345538987
29 The Silmarillion
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345325815
30 Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365286
31 The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741
32 Interview with the Vampire
Anne Rice, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345337665
33 Fairy Tale
Stephen King, Pocket, $11.99, 9781668052679
34 Rhythm of War
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365309
35 Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977
36 The Hero of Ages
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9781250318626
37 God Emperor of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098257
38 Long Shadows
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538719831
39 Carrie
Stephen King, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307743664
40 The Fellowship of the Ring: The Lord of the Rings: Part One
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780593500484
41 Oathbringer
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365293
42 The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
43 The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcom X, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345350688
44 The Summer Place
Jennifer Weiner, Pocket, $10.99, 9781668033661
45 Warbreaker
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765360038
46 The Ball at Versailles
Danielle Steel, Dell, $9.99, 9780593498361
47 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345514400
48 Fire & Blood
George R. R. Martin, Bantam, $10.00, 9780593598016
49 Children of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441104024
50 A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry, Vintage, $8.95, 9780679755333