Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for October 20, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending October 17, 2021
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| Trade Paperback Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid, Washington Square Press, $17.00, 9781501161933 Reid's novel is a mesmerizing journey through the splendor of old Hollywood into the harsh realities of the present day. |
2/20 |
| 2. |
The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99, 9780062060624 Miller's monumental debut novel is an action-packed adventure and epic love story that brilliantly re-imagines Homer's enduring masterwork, The Iliad. |
1/59 |
| 3. |
Anxious People Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $17.00, 9781501160844 An ingeniously constructed novel about the enduring power of friendship, forgiveness, and hope—the things that save us, even in the most anxious times. |
6/15 |
| 4. |
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. |
9/40 |
| 5. |
Circe Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316556323 The masterful follow-up to The Song of Achilles is a triumph of storytelling, an intoxicating epic of family rivalry, palace intrigue, love and loss, as well as a celebration of indomitable female strength in a man's world. |
3/79 |
| 6. |
The Overstory Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95, 9780393356687 National Book Award-winner Powers delivers a sweeping, impassioned novel of activism and resistance that is also a stunning evocation of—and paean to—the natural world. |
5/124 |
| 7. |
Hamnet Maggie O'Farrell, Vintage, $16.95, 9781984898876 O'Farrell's novel is a luminous portrait of a marriage, a shattering evocation of a family ravaged by grief and loss, and a tender re-imagining of a boy whose life has been all but forgotten. |
4/22 |
| 8. |
The Thursday Murder Club Richard Osman, Penguin, $17.00, 9781984880987 In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves the Thursday Murder Club. |
7/10 |
| 9. |
People We Meet on Vacation Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806758 Henry's sparkling new novel will leave you with the warm, hazy afterglow usually reserved for the best vacations. A May 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
10/23 |
| 10. |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $18.00, 9780441013593 Herbert's classic masterpiece—a triumph of the imagination—is soon to be a major motion picture. |
8/15 |
| 11. |
Mexican Gothic Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $17.00, 9780525620808 A re-imagining of the classic gothic suspense novel, Mexican Gothic is a story about an isolated mansion in 1950s Mexico—and the brave socialite drawn to its treacherous secrets. |
13/17 |
| 12. |
The Once and Future Witches Alix E. Harrow, Redhook, $17.99, 9780316422017 In the late 1800s, three sisters use witchcraft to change the course of history in Harrow's powerful novel of magic and the suffragette movement. |
15/3 |
| 13. |
Piranesi Susanna Clarke, Bloomsbury Publishing, $17.00, 9781635577808 An intoxicating, hypnotic novel by the bestselling author of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. |
11/3 |
| 14. |
The Night Watchman Louise Erdrich, Harper Perennial, $18.00, 9780062671196 Erdrich's novel is based on the extraordinary life of her grandfather who worked as a night watchman and carried the fight against Native dispossession from rural North Dakota all the way to Washington, D.C. |
12/24 |
| 15. |
Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Putnam, $18.00, 9780735219106 Where the Crawdads Sing is at once an exquisite ode to the natural world, a heartbreaking coming-of-age story, and a surprising tale of possible murder. |
/28 |
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for October 20, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending October 17, 2021
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| Trade Paperback Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
| 1. |
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18.00, 9781571313560 Drawing on her life as an Indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices. |
1/97 |
| 2. |
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. |
3/55 |
| 3. |
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. |
4/3 |
| 4. |
On Tyranny Graphic Edition: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century Timothy Snyder, Nora Krug (Illus.), Ten Speed Press, $16.99, 9781984859150 A graphic edition of historian Timothy Snyder's bestselling book of lessons for surviving and resisting America's arc toward authoritarianism, featuring the visual storytelling talents of renowned illustrator Nora Krug. |
2/2 |
| 5. |
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures Merlin Sheldrake, Random House, $18.00, 9780525510321 In Entangled Life, biologist Merlin Sheldrake shows us the world from a fungal point of view, providing an exhilarating change of perspective. |
6/27 |
| 6. |
The Best of Me David Sedaris, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316242400 The Best of Me spans a career spent watching and learning and laughing—quite often at himself—and invites readers deep into the world of one of the most brilliant and original writers of our time. |
5/6 |
| 7. |
The Old Farmer's Almanac 2022 Old Farmer's Almanac, $9.95, 9781571988935 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. |
7/8 |
| 8. |
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2021- Debut Ed Yong, Jaime Green (Eds.), Mariner Books, $16.99, 9780358400066 Bestselling author and renowned science journalist Ed Yong compiles the best science and nature writing of the year. |
/1 |
| 9. |
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century Timothy Snyder, Crown, $9.99, 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. |
8/83 |
| 10. |
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99, 9780062316110 A groundbreaking narrative of humanity's creation and evolution that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be human. |
10/166 |
| 11. |
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. |
9/145 |
| 12. |
The Body: A Guide for Occupants Bill Bryson, Anchor, $17.00, 9780804172721 Bryson takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. As addictive as it is comprehensive, this is Bryson at his very best, a must-read owner's manual for everybody. |
11/38 |
| 13. |
Why Fish Don't Exist Lulu Miller, S&S, $17.00, 9781501160349 Part biography, part memoir, part scientific adventure, Why Fish Don't Exist is a wondrous fable about how to persevere in a world where chaos will always prevail. |
12/18 |
| 14. |
All About Love: New Visions bell hooks, Morrow, $15.99, 9780060959470 All About Love is a revelation about what causes a polarized society and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering. |
/3 |
| 15. |
The Best American Essays 2021- Debut Kathryn Schulz, Robert Atwan (Eds.), Mariner Books, $16.99, 9780358381754 A collection of the year's best essays, selected by award-winning journalist and New Yorker staff writer Kathryn Schulz. |
/1 |
Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for October 20, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending October 17, 2021
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| Hardcover Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
The Lincoln Highway Amor Towles, Viking, $30.00, 9780735222359 Towles' stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s America is an October 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
1/2 |
| 2. |
State of Terror- Debut Louise Penny, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Simon & Schuster/St. Martin's Press, $30.00, 9781982173678 A unique and utterly compelling international thriller co-written by Hillary Rodham Clinton, the 67th Secretary of State, and multiple award-winning author, Louise Penny. |
/1 |
| 3. |
Cloud Cuckoo Land Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $30.00, 9781982168438 A beautiful and redemptive novel about stewardship—of the book, of the Earth, of the human heart. The #1 Indie Next Pick for October 2021. |
2/3 |
| 4. |
Crossroads Jonathan Franzen, FSG, $30.00, 9780374181178 Franzen's new novel is the story of a Midwestern family at a pivotal moment of moral crisis. |
3/2 |
| 5. |
Harlem Shuffle Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385545136 A gloriously entertaining novel of heists, shakedowns, and rip-offs set in Harlem in the 1960s. A September 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
5/5 |
| 6. |
Silverview- Debut John le Carré, Viking, $28.00, 9780593490594 In his last completed novel, John le Carré turns his focus to the world that occupied his writing for the past sixty years—the secret world itself. |
/1 |
| 7. |
Beautiful World, Where Are You Sally Rooney, FSG, $28.00, 9780374602604 Rooney's excellent new novel is a September 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
6/6 |
| 8. |
Bewilderment Richard Powers, Norton, $27.95, 9780393881141 The heartrending new novel by the bestselling author of The Overstory is an October 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
4/4 |
| 9. |
The Midnight Library Matt Haig, Viking, $26.00, 9780525559474 Haig's latest is a dazzling novel about all the choices that go into a life well lived. |
9/50 |
| 10. |
Apples Never Fall Liane Moriarty, Holt, $28.99, 9781250220257 Moriarty's new novel looks at marriage, siblings, and how the people we love the most can hurt us the deepest. |
8/5 |
| 11. |
Matrix Lauren Groff, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9781594634499 The exhilarating new novel by the bestselling author of Fates and Furies is the #1 Indie Next Pick for September 2021. |
7/6 |
| 12. |
The Book of Magic- Debut Alice Hoffman, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781982151485 Hoffman brings us the conclusion of the Practical Magic series in a spellbinding and enchanting novel brimming with lyric beauty and vivid characters. An October 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
| 13. |
Under the Whispering Door TJ Klune, Tor, $26.99, 9781250217349 Klune's hilarious, haunting, and kind new novel is an October 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
10/4 |
| 14. |
The Madness of Crowds Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99, 9781250145260 Chief Inspector Armand Gamache returns to Three Pines in Louise Penny's latest spellbinding novel. |
12/8 |
| 15. |
The Every Dave Eggers, McSweeney's, $28.00, 9781952119361 Studded with unforgettable characters and lacerating set pieces, The Every blends satire and terror, while keeping the reader in breathless suspense. |
11/2 |
Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for October 20, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending October 17, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
Taste: My Life Through Food Stanley Tucci, Gallery Books, $28.00, 9781982168018 From award-winning actor and food obsessive Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and charming memoir of life in and out of the kitchen. |
3/2 |
| 2. |
Peril Bob Woodward, Robert Costa, Simon & Schuster, $30.00, 9781982182915 Woodward and Costa describe how the transition from President Donald J. Trump to President Joseph R. Biden Jr. stands as one of the most dangerous periods in American history. |
1/4 |
| 3. |
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music Dave Grohl, Dey Street Books, $29.99, 9780063076099 A candid and insightful memoir by the popular member of Nirvana and the Foo Fighters. |
2/2 |
| 4. |
A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries (2003-2020) David Sedaris, Little, Brown, $32.00, 9780316558792 There's no right way to keep a diary, but if there's an entertaining way, David Sedaris seems to have mastered it. |
4/2 |
| 5. |
Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could- Debut Adam Schiff, Random House, $30.00, 9780593231524 A vital inside account by the congressman who led the first impeachment of Donald J. Trump. |
/1 |
| 6. |
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581 Radiant with Mackesy's warmth and gentle wit, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse blends hand-written narrative with dozens of drawings. |
6/85 |
| 7. |
Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside- Debut Nick Offerman, Dutton, $28.00, 9781101984697 A humorous and rousing set of literal and figurative sojourns as well as a mission statement about comprehending, protecting, and truly experiencing the outdoors. |
/1 |
| 8. |
Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe, Harper, $30.00, 9780062964618 Anderson Cooper teams with bestselling historian and novelist Katherine Howe to chronicle the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty—his mother's family, the Vanderbilts. |
5/4 |
| 9. |
There Is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century Fiona Hill, Mariner Books, $30.00, 9780358574316 In this powerful memoir, foreign policy expert Fiona Hill shares what she has learned, and shows why expanding opportunity is the only long-term hope for our democracy. |
8/2 |
| 10. |
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir Michelle Zauner, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525657743 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. A May 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
9/26 |
| 11. |
Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law Mary Roach, Norton, $26.95, 9781324001935 Roach's irresistible investigation into the unpredictable world where wildlife and humans meet. |
7/5 |
| 12. |
The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family- Debut Ron Howard, Clint Howard, Morrow, $28.99, 9780063065246 The journey of a tight four-person family unit that held fast in an unforgiving business and of two brothers who survived "child-actor syndrome" to become fulfilled adults. |
/1 |
| 13. |
Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide- Debut Cecily Wong, Dylan Thuras, Workman, $42.50, 9781523502196 Created by the ever-curious minds behind Atlas Obscura, this breathtaking guide transforms our sense of what people around the world eat and drink. |
/1 |
| 14. |
Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest Suzanne Simard, Knopf, $28.95, 9780525656098 Simard brings us into the intimate world of trees to illuminate fascinating and vital truths—that trees are not simply the source of timber or pulp, but are a complicated, interdependent circle of life. |
12/24 |
| 15. |
On Animals- Debut Susan Orlean, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $28.00, 9781982181536 Equal parts delightful and profound, enriched by Orlean's stylish prose and precise research, these stories celebrate the meaningful cross-species connections that grace our collective existence. |
/1 |
Mass Market
Bestseller List for October 20, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending October 17, 2021
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| Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593438367 |
1/100 |
| 2. |
1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 |
2/276 |
| 3. |
Foundation Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553293357 |
4/15 |
| 4. |
Dune Messiah Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233 |
3/42 |
| 5. |
Children of Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441104024 |
8/7 |
| 6. |
Lord of the Flies William Golding, Penguin, $11.00, 9780399501487 |
/48 |
| 7. |
Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 |
5/60 |
| 8. |
Good Omens Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977 |
6/61 |
| 9. |
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Quentin Tarantino, Harper Perennial, $9.99, 9780063112520 |
10/16 |
| 10. |
The Shining Stephen King, Anchor, $8.99, 9780307743657 |
/15 |
Early & Middle Grade Readers
Bestseller List for October 20, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending October 17, 2021
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| Early & Middle Grade Readers | ||
| 1. |
The Beatryce Prophecy Kate DiCamillo, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Candlewick, $19.99, 9781536213614 |
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| 2. |
Friends Forever Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), First Second, $12.99, 9781250317568 |
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| 3. |
Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $14.99, 9781419756979 |
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| 4. |
Pony R.J. Palacio, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780553508116 |
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| 5. |
The Christmas Pig- Debut J.K. Rowling, Jim Field (Illus.), Scholastic, $24.99, 9781338790238 |
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| 6. |
Cat Kid Comic Club Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338712766 |
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| 7. |
Willodeen Katherine Applegate, Feiwel & Friends, $16.99, 9781250147400 |
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| 8. |
Garlic and the Vampire Bree Paulsen, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062995087 |
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| 9. |
Hooky Míriam Bonastre Tur, Etch/Clarion Books, $12.99, 9780358468295 |
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| 10. |
The Awakening Storm: A Graphic Novel (City of Dragons #1) Jaimal Yogis, Vivian Truong (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338660425 |
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| 11. |
The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities: New Stories About Mythic Heroes Roshani Chokshi, J.C. Cervantes, Yoon Ha Lee, Carlos Hernandez, Kwame Mbalia, Rebecca Roanhorse, Tehlor Kay Mejia, Sarwat Chadda, Graci Kim, Rick Riordan, Rick Riordan Presents, $17.99, 9781368070836 |
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| 12. |
Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales Soman Chainani, Julia Iredale (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780062652638 |
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| 13. |
Kaleidoscope Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $19.99, 9781338777246 |
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| 14. |
Smile Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264 |
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| 15. |
Egg Marks the Spot Amy Timberlake, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Algonquin Young Readers, $18.95, 9781643750064 |
Young Adult
Bestseller List for October 20, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending October 17, 2021
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| Young Adult | ||
| 1. |
They Both Die at the End Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062457806 |
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| 2. |
Iron Widow Xiran Jay Zhao, Penguin Teen, $17.99, 9780735269934 |
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| 3. |
Firekeeper's Daughter Angeline Boulley, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $18.99, 9781250766564 |
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| 4. |
Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293 |
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| 5. |
One of Us Is Lying Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99, 9781524714680 |
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| 6. |
We Were Liars E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279 |
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| 7. |
Once Upon a Broken Heart Stephanie Garber, Flatiron Books, $19.99, 9781250268396 |
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| 8. |
Beasts of Prey Ayana Gray, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593405680 |
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| 9. |
The Girl from the Sea Molly Knox Ostertag, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338540574 |
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| 10. |
Squad Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Lisa Sterle (Illus.), Greenwillow Books, $14.99, 9780062943149 |
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| 11. |
These Violent Delights Chloe Gong, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $19.99, 9781534457690 |
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| 12. |
Vespertine Margaret Rogerson, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $18.99, 9781534477117 |
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| 13. |
The Giver Lois Lowry, HMH Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780544340688 |
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| 14. |
The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780385754729 |
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| 15. |
Cemetery Boys (An Indies Introduce Title) Aiden Thomas, Swoon Reads, $17.99, 9781250250469 |
Children's Illustrated
Bestseller List for October 20, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending October 17, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Children's Illustrated | ||
| 1. |
Change Sings: A Children's Anthem Amanda Gorman, Loren Long (Illus.), Viking Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593203224 |
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| 2. |
Room on the Broom Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illus.), Dial Books, $8.99, 9780593110409 |
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| 3. |
Woodland Dance! Sandra Boynton, Workman, $7.95, 9781523514687 |
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| 4. |
Little Blue Truck's Halloween Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $13.99, 9780544772533 |
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| 5. |
Boo! Baa, La La La! Sandra Boynton, Little Simon, $5.99, 9781534452831 |
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| 6. |
It Fell from the Sky Terry Fan, Eric Fan, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9781534457621 |
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| 7. |
The Bad Seed Presents: The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky Jory John, Pete Oswald (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780062954541 |
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| 8. |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 |
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| 9. |
Construction Site: Road Crew, Coming Through!- Debut Sherri Duskey Rinker, AG Ford (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $17.99, 9781797204727 |
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| 10. |
We Are Water Protectors Carole Lindstrom, Michaela Goade (Illus.), Roaring Brook Press, $17.99, 9781250203557 |
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| 11. |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
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| 12. |
What Do You Say, Little Blue Truck? Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $14.99, 9780358561958 |
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| 13. |
Where Do Diggers Trick-or-Treat? Brianna Caplan Sayres, Christian Slade (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780593310175 |
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| 14. |
Norman Didn't Do It!: (Yes, He Did) Ryan T. Higgins, Disney-Hyperion, $17.99, 9781368026239 |
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| 15. |
Hardly Haunted Jessie Sima, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9781534441705 |
Children's Series
Bestseller List for October 20, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending October 17, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Children's Series | ||
| 1. |
Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix |
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| 2. |
Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback) Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic |
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| 3. |
Elephant and Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion |
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| 4. |
I Survived (paperback) Lauren Tarshis, Scholastic |
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| 5. |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet |
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| 6. |
Baby-Sitters Club Graphix (hardcover and paperback) Ann M. Martin, Chan Chau (Illus.), Graphix |
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| 7. |
Magic Tree House (hardcover) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers |
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| 8. |
Aristotle and Dante (hardcover and paperback) Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers New in Series: Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World (9781534496194) |
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| 9. |
The Bad Guys (paperback) Aaron Blabey, Scholastic |
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| 10. |
Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback) J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books |
Extended Paperback Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending October 17, 2021
16. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $18.00, 9781501173219
17. Normal People
Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $17.00, 9781984822185
18. The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703
19. Payback's a Witch
Lana Harper, Berkley, $16.00, 9780593336069
20. The Best American Short Stories 2021
Jesmyn Ward, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner Books, $16.99, 9781328485397
21. The Guest List
Lucy Foley, Morrow, $16.99, 9780062868947
22. It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501110368
23. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong, Penguin, $17.00, 9780525562047
24. A Deadly Education
Naomi Novik, Del Rey, $17.00, 9780593128503
25. The Love Hypothesis
Ali Hazelwood, Berkley, $16.00, 9780593336823
26. Snow
John Banville, Hanover Square Press, $16.99, 9781335629036
27. Still Life
Louise Penny, St. Martin's, $17.99, 9780312541538
28. A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Penguin, $18.00, 9780143110439
29. Magic Lessons
Alice Hoffman, S&S, $17.00, 9781982108854
30. The Lying Life of Adults
Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $18.00, 9781609457150
31. Detransition, Baby
Torrey Peters, One World, $18.00, 9780593133385
32. The Book of Two Ways
Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $17.00, 9781984818379
33. The Ex Hex
Erin Sterling, Avon, $15.99, 9780063027473
34. Conversations with Friends
Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $17.00, 9780451499066
35. Beach Read
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806734
36. Plain Bad Heroines
Emily M. Danforth, Sara Lautman (Illus.), William Morrow Paperbacks, $17.99, 9780062942869
37. The Best Short Stories 2021: The O. Henry Prize Winners
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Ed.), Anchor, $16.95, 9780593311257
38. Daisy Jones & The Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $17.00, 9781524798642
39. The Rose Code
Kate Quinn, Morrow, $17.99, 9780062943477
40. A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $18.00, 9781635575569
41. Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538732182
42. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021
Veronica Roth, John Joseph Adams (Eds.), Mariner Books, $16.99, 9780358469964
43. Paradise
Abdulrazak Gurnah, New Press, $22.95, 9781565841635
44. Fresh Water for Flowers
Valérie Perrin, Europa Editions, $16.95, 9781609456764
45. Rules of Civility
Amor Towles, Penguin, $18.00, 9780143121169
46. Red, White & Royal Blue
Casey McQuiston, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250316776
47. Devotions
Mary Oliver, Penguin, $20.00, 9780399563263
48. One Last Stop
Casey McQuiston, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250244499
49. Such a Fun Age
Kiley Reid, Putnam, $17.00, 9780525541912
50. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $16.99, 9780062315007
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending October 17, 2021
16. Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation
Paul Hawken, Penguin, $25.00, 9780143136972
17. Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
Mikki Kendall, Penguin, $16.00, 9780525560562
18. How to Forage for Mushrooms without Dying: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Identifying 29 Wild, Edible Mushrooms
Frank Hyman, Storey Publishing, $16.95, 9781635863321
19. An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Beacon Press, $16.00, 9780807057834
20. Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life
Emily Nagoski, Ph.D., S&S, $18.00, 9781982165314
21. The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive
Lucy Adlington, Harper, $17.99, 9780063030930
22. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Trevor Noah, One World, $18.00, 9780399588198
23. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
David Grann, Vintage, $17.00, 9780307742483
24. The Best American Travel Writing 2021
Padma Lakshmi, Jason Wilson (Eds.), Mariner Books, $16.99, 9780358361312
25. How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy
Jenny Odell, Melville House, $17.99, 9781612198552
26. Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
Anthony Bourdain, Ecco, $16.99, 9780060899226
27. Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
Patrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $16.95, 9780307279286
28. Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive
Stephanie Land, Legacy Lit, $17.99, 9780316505093
29. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson, Vintage, $16.00, 9780375725609
30. The Best American Food Writing 2021
Gabrielle Hamilton, Silvia Killingsworth (Eds.), Mariner Books, $16.99, 9780358525684
31. Little Pieces of Hope: Happy-Making Things in a Difficult World
Todd Doughty, Josie Portillo (Illus.), Penguin Life, $16.00, 9780143136569
32. Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Oregon State University Press, $18.95, 9780870714993
33. Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family
Robert Kolker, Anchor, $17.00, 9780525562641
34. All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Katharine K. Wilkinson (Eds.), One World, $18.00, 9780593237083
35. The Soul of an Octopus
Sy Montgomery, Atria, $16.99, 9781451697728
36. The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A Memoir of Friendship, Loyalty, and War
John "Chick" Donohue, J.T. Molloy, Morrow, $17.99, 9780062995476
37. In the Dream House: A Memoir
Carmen Maria Machado, Graywolf Press, $16.00, 9781644450383
38. Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning
Cathy Park Hong, One World, $18.00, 9781984820389
39. How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735224155
40. My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies
Resmaa Menakem, Central Recovery Press, $17.95, 9781942094470
41. The New York Times Cooking No-Recipe Recipes
Sam Sifton, Ten Speed Press, $28.00, 9781984858474
42. The Sisters of Auschwitz: The True Story of Two Jewish Sisters' Resistance in the Heart of Nazi Territory
Roxane van Iperen, Harper, $17.99, 9780063097629
43. Greedy: Notes from a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much
Jen Winston, Atria Books, $18.00, 9781982179175
44. We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence
Becky Cooper, Grand Central , $17.99, 9781538746851
45. All That the Rain Promises and More
David Arora, Ten Speed Press, $17.99, 9780898153880
46. Having and Being Had
Eula Biss, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780525537465
47. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
Richard Rothstein, Liveright, $17.95, 9781631494536
48. The Artist's Way
Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $17.00, 9780143129257
49. Burnout
Emily Nagoski, Ballantine, $17.00, 9781984818324
50. This Time Next Year We'll Be Laughing
Jacqueline Winspear, Soho Press, $16.95, 9781641292948
Extended Hardcover Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending October 17, 2021
16. The Last Graduate
Naomi Novik, Del Rey, $28.00, 9780593128862
17. An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed
Helene Tursten, Soho Crime, $14.99, 9781641291675
18. The Book of Form and Emptiness
Ruth Ozeki, Viking, $30.00, 9780399563645
19. The Man Who Died Twice
Richard Osman, Pamela Dorman Books, $26.00, 9781984880994
20. The Wish
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $28.00, 9781538728628
21. The Hill We Climb
Amanda Gorman, Viking, $15.99, 9780593465271
22. Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $28.99, 9780593135204
23. The Last Thing He Told Me
Laura Dave, S&S, $27.00, 9781501171345
24. A Slow Fire Burning
Paula Hawkins, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780735211230
25. Poison for Breakfast
Lemony Snicket, Liveright, $17.95, 9781324090625
26. Klara and the Sun
Kazuo Ishiguro, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593318171
27. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, Special Edition
V.E. Schwab, Tor , $29.99, 9781250830746
28. The Paper Palace
Miranda Cowley Heller, Riverhead Books, $27.00, 9780593329825
29. April in Spain
John Banville, Hanover Square Press, $27.99, 9781335471406
30. The Final Girl Support Group
Grady Hendrix, Berkley, $26.00, 9780593201237
31. The Magician
Colm Toibin, Scribner, $28.00, 9781476785080
32. Billy Summers
Stephen King, Scribner, $30.00, 9781982173616
33. The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Harper, $28.99, 9780062942937
34. The Last House on Needless Street
Catriona Ward, Tor Nightfire, $27.99, 9781250812629
35. Three Sisters
Heather Morris, St. Martin's, $28.99, 9781250276896
36. Lightning Strike
William Kent Krueger, Atria Books, $27.00, 9781982128685
37. The Vanishing Half
Brit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $27.00, 9780525536291
38. A Spindle Splintered
Alix E. Harrow, Tordotcom, $17.99, 9781250765352
39. My Heart Is a Chainsaw
Stephen Graham Jones, Gallery/Saga Press, $26.99, 9781982137632
40. The Guide
Peter Heller, Knopf, $27.00, 9780525657767
41. The Morning Star
Karl Ove Knausgaard, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9780399563423
42. The Personal Librarian
Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray, Berkley, $27.00, 9780593101537
43. Malibu Rising
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $28.00, 9781524798659
44. The Brides of Maracoor
Gregory Maguire, Morrow, $28.99, 9780063093966
45. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V.E. Schwab, Tor, $26.99, 9780765387561
46. The Four Winds
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's, $28.99, 9781250178602
47. I Love You but I've Chosen Darkness
Claire Vaye Watkins, Riverhead Books, $27.00, 9780593330210
48. Tales from the Cafe
Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hanover Square Press, $19.99, 9781335630988
49. Great Circle
Maggie Shipstead, Knopf, $28.95, 9780525656975
50. My Monticello
Jocelyn Nicole Johnson, Holt, $26.99, 9781250807151
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending October 17, 2021
16. Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography
Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $29.99, 9780062909107
17. The Korean Vegan Cookbook: Reflections and Recipes from Omma's Kitchen
Joanne Lee Molinaro, Avery, $35.00, 9780593084274
18. No Cure for Being Human: (And Other Truths I Need to Hear)
Kate Bowler, Random House, $27.00, 9780593230770
19. A Confederacy of Dumptys: Portraits of American Scoundrels in Verse
John Lithgow, Chronicle Prism, $22.95, 9781797209470
20. Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement
Tarana Burke, Flatiron Books: An Oprah Book, $28.99, 9781250621733
21. To Rescue the Republic: Ulysses S. Grant, the Fragile Union, and the Crisis of 1876
Bret Baier, Catherine Whitney, Custom House, $28.99, 9780063039544
22. Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy
Nathaniel Philbrick, Viking, $30.00, 9780525562177
23. This Is Your Mind on Plants
Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $28.00, 9780593296905
24. Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters
Steven Pinker, Viking, $32.00, 9780525561996
25. Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village
Maureen Johnson, Jay Cooper, Ten Speed Press, $16.99, 9781984859624
26. Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet
Thich Nhat Hanh, HarperOne, $27.99, 9780062954794
27. The Cause: The American Revolution and its Discontents, 1773-1783
Joseph J. Ellis, Liveright, $30.00, 9781631498985
28. Guinness World Records 2022
Guinness World Records, $28.95, 9781913484101
29. World Travel: An Irreverent Guide
Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $35.00, 9780062802798
30. Untamed
Glennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28.00, 9781984801258
31. The Night the Lights Went Out: A Memoir of Life After Brain Damage
Drew Magary, Harmony, $27.00, 9780593232712
32. Poet Warrior: A Memoir
Joy Harjo, Norton, $25.00, 9780393248524
33. Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays
Phoebe Robinson, Tiny Reparations Books, $27.00, 9780593184905
34. Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
James Nestor, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780735213616
35. It's Better to Be Feared: The New England Patriots Dynasty and the Pursuit of Greatness
Seth Wickersham, Liveright, $30.00, 9781631498237
36. Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City
Andrea Elliott, Random House, $30.00, 9780812986945
37. I'll Take Your Questions Now: What I Saw at the Trump White House
Stephanie Grisham, Harper, $28.99, 9780063142930
38. The Speckled Beauty: A Dog and His People
Rick Bragg, Knopf, $26.00, 9780525658818
39. Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution
Mike Duncan, PublicAffairs, $30.00, 9781541730335
40. On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint
Maggie Nelson, Graywolf Press, $27.00, 9781644450628
41. Capote's Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era
Laurence Leamer, Putnam, $28.00, 9780593328088
42. Unrequited Infatuations: A Memoir
Stevie Van Zandt, Hachette Books, $31.00, 9780306925429
43. Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $32.00, 9780593230251
44. The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
John Green, Dutton, $28.00, 9780525555216
45. The Loneliest Americans
Jay Caspian Kang, Crown, $27.00, 9780525576228
46. The Comfort Book
Matt Haig, Penguin Life, $22.00, 9780143136668
47. In the Weeds: Around the World and Behind the Scenes with Anthony Bourdain
Tom Vitale, Hachette Books, $30.00, 9780306924095
48. American Marxism
Mark R. Levin, Threshold Editions, $28.00, 9781501135972
49. The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown, $27.00, 9780316296618
50. The Premonition: A Pandemic Story
Michael Lewis, Norton, $30.00, 9780393881554
Extended Mass Market
Based on sales for the week ending October 16, 2021
11. American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110
12. The Eye of the World
Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251466
13. The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9780765365279
14. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741
15. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803
16. The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $9.99, 9780441478125
17. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488
18. Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9781250318541
19. The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756407919
20. Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $7.99, 9780440180296
21. Foundation and Empire
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553293371
22. The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
23. Women Who Run With the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345409874
24. Carrie
Stephen King, Anchor, $7.99, 9780307743664
25. Bridgerton: The Duke and I
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063078697
26. Still Life
Louise Penny, St. Martin's, $7.99, 9781250068736
27. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345514400
28. The Sentinel
Lee Child, Andrew Child, Dell, $9.99, 9781984818485
29. The Dispossessed
Ursula K. Le Guin, Harper Voyager, $8.99, 9780061054884
30. And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $8.99, 9780062073488
31. The Martian Chronicles
Ray Bradbury, S&S, $8.99, 9781451678192
32. The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley Jackson, Penguin, $8.99, 9780143134770
33. God Emperor of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098257
34. Outlander
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99, 9780553393699
35. Neuromancer
William Gibson, Ace, $8.99, 9780441569595
36. Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365286
37. Second Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553293364
38. Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345538987
39. The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcom X, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345350688
40. Mythology
Edith Hamilton, Grand Central, $10.00, 9780446574754
41. The Great Hunt
Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251480
42. The Color of Magic
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225672
43. Macbeth
William Shakespeare, S&S, $6.99, 9780743477109
44. The Institute
Stephen King, Pocket, $10.99, 9781982110574
45. Fire & Blood
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780593357538
46. 'Salem's Lot
Stephen King, Anchor , $8.99, 9780307743671
47. The Dragon Reborn
Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251497
48. A Time for Mercy
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780593157817
49. The Stand
Stephen King, Anchor, $10.99, 9780593313886
50. A Wizard of Earthsea
Ursula K. Le Guin, Clarion Books, $8.99, 9780547773742