Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for September 29, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending September 26, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Trade Paperback Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
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. |
1/56 |
| 2. |
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. |
2/76 |
| 3. |
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. |
3/17 |
| 4. |
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. |
5/12 |
| 5. |
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. |
4/20 |
| 6. |
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. |
8/37 |
| 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. |
7/19 |
| 8. |
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. |
6/21 |
| 9. |
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. |
9/26 |
| 10. |
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. |
10/15 |
| 11. |
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. |
15/7 |
| 12. |
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. |
13/121 |
| 13. |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $18.00, 9780441013593 Herbert's classic masterpiece—a triumph of the imagination—is soon to be a major motion picture. |
12/12 |
| 14. |
The Silent Patient Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703 A gripping psychological thriller about a woman's act of violence against her husband—and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive. |
14/21 |
| 15. |
The Guest List Lucy Foley, Morrow, $16.99, 9780062868947 A wedding celebration turns dark and deadly in this deliciously wicked and atmospheric thriller by the bestselling author of The Hunting Party. |
11/8 |
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for September 29, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending September 26, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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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. |
1/94 |
| 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. |
2/52 |
| 3. |
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. |
3/3 |
| 4. |
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. |
7/24 |
| 5. |
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. |
6/163 |
| 6. |
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. |
4/35 |
| 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. |
5/5 |
| 8. |
Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation- Debut Paul Hawken, Penguin , $25.00, 9780143136972 Hawken offers a visionary new approach to climate change, one that weaves justice, climate, biodiversity, equity, and human dignity into a seamless tapestry of action, policy, and transformation that can end the climate crisis in one generation. |
/1 |
| 9. |
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. |
8/142 |
| 10. |
All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Katharine K. Wilkinson (Eds.), One World, $18.00, 9780593237083 Provocative and illuminating essays from women at the forefront of the climate movement who are harnessing truth, courage, and solutions to lead humanity forward. |
12/10 |
| 11. |
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot Mikki Kendall, Penguin, $16.00, 9780525560562 A potent and electrifying critique of today's feminist movement announcing a fresh new voice in Black feminism. |
9/31 |
| 12. |
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI David Grann, Vintage, $17.00, 9780307742483 Grann's twisting and haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history. |
13/84 |
| 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. |
/15 |
| 14. |
The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive Lucy Adlington, Harper, $17.99, 9780063030930 A powerful chronicle of the women who used their sewing skills to survive the Holocaust, stitching beautiful clothes at a fashion workshop created within one of the most notorious WWII death camps. |
11/2 |
| 15. |
The Price of the Ticket: Collected Nonfiction: 1948-1985- Debut James Baldwin, Beacon Press, $24.95, 9780807006566 An essential compendium of James Baldwin's most powerful nonfiction work, calling on us "to end the racial nightmare, and achieve our country". |
/1 |
Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for September 29, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending September 26, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Hardcover Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
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. |
1/2 |
| 2. |
Beautiful World, Where Are You Sally Rooney, FSG, $28.00, 9780374602604 Rooney's excellent new novel is a September 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
2/3 |
| 3. |
Bewilderment- Debut Richard Powers, Norton, $27.95, 9780393881141 The heartrending new novel by the bestselling author of The Overstory is an October 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
| 4. |
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. |
3/2 |
| 5. |
Under the Whispering Door- Debut TJ Klune, Tor, $26.99, 9781250217349 Klune's hilarious, haunting, and kind new novel is an October 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
| 6. |
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. |
4/3 |
| 7. |
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. |
6/47 |
| 8. |
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. |
5/5 |
| 9. |
The Book of Form and Emptiness- Debut Ruth Ozeki, Viking, $30.00, 9780399563645 Ozeki's bold, wise, poignant, playful, humane, and heartbreaking new novel is an October 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
| 10. |
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Harper, $28.99, 9780062942937 Jeffers' brilliant fiction debut is an intimate yet sweeping novel that chronicles the journey of one American family from the centuries of the colonial slave trade through the Civil War to our own tumultuous time. A September 2021 Indie Next Pick and an Oprah's Book Club Novel. |
7/5 |
| 11. |
The Magician Colm Tóibín, Scribner, $28.00, 9781476785080 A dazzling, epic family saga set across a half-century spanning World War I, the rise of Hitler, World War II, and the Cold War. |
9/3 |
| 12. |
The Paper Palace Miranda Cowley Heller, Riverhead Books, $27.00, 9780593329825 In the course of a single day on Cape Cod, one woman must make a life-changing decision that has been brewing for decades. A July 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
10/12 |
| 13. |
A Slow Fire Burning Paula Hawkins, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780735211230 Hawkins new novel is a gripping, twisting story of deceit, murder, and revenge. A September 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
8/4 |
| 14. |
The Hill We Climb Amanda Gorman, Viking, $15.99, 9780593465271 Amanda Gorman's powerful and historic poem, read at President Joe Biden's inauguration, now available as a collectible gift edition. |
/23 |
| 15. |
The Last Thing He Told Me Laura Dave, S&S, $27.00, 9781501171345 A gripping mystery about a woman who thinks she's found the love of her life—until he disappears. A May 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
11/21 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 19. |
Daughter of the Morning Star Craig Johnson, Viking, $28.00, 9780593297254 The new novel in Johnson's bestselling Longmire series places the good sheriff in a one-on-one with the deadliest adversary he has ever faced in both this world |
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Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for September 29, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending September 26, 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. |
Peril- Debut Bob Woodward, Robert Costa, S&S, $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 |
| 2. |
Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty- Debut 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. |
/1 |
| 3. |
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. |
1/2 |
| 4. |
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. |
2/82 |
| 5. |
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. |
3/23 |
| 6. |
Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy Nathaniel Philbrick, Viking, $30.00, 9780525562177 Nathaniel Philbrick looks at George Washington's unique contribution to the forging of America by retracing his journey as a new president through all thirteen former colonies, which were now an unsure nation. |
7/2 |
| 7. |
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. |
5/21 |
| 8. |
Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement Tarana Burke, Flatiron Books: An Oprah Book, $28.99, 9781250621733 Burke's powerful memoir about her journey to saying two simple yet infinitely powerful words—me too—and how she brought empathy back to an entire generation in one of the largest cultural events in American history. |
4/2 |
| 9. |
World Travel: An Irreverent Guide Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $35.00, 9780062802798 A guide to some of the world's most fascinating places, as seen and experienced by writer, television host, and relentlessly curious traveler Anthony Bourdain. |
12/23 |
| 10. |
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $32.00, 9780593230251 Beautifully written, original, and revealing, Caste is an eye-opening story of people and history, and a reexamination of what lies under the surface of ordinary lives and of American life today. |
9/60 |
| 11. |
This Is Your Mind on Plants Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $28.00, 9780593296905 A radical challenge to how we think about drugs, and an exploration into the powerful human attraction to psychoactive plants—and the equally powerful taboos. |
6/12 |
| 12. |
On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint Maggie Nelson, Graywolf Press, $27.00, 9781644450628 Drawing on a vast range of material, from critical theory to pop culture to the intimacies and plain exchanges of daily life, Maggie Nelson explores how we might think, experience, or talk about freedom in ways responsive to the conditions of our day. |
10/3 |
| 13. |
Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village Maureen Johnson, Jay Cooper, Ten Speed Press, $16.99, 9781984859624 Considering a trip to a quaint English village? You'll think twice after learning about the countless murderous possibilities lurking behind the bucolic façades, thanks to this illustrated guide from bestselling author Maureen Johnson and illustrator Jay Cooper. |
8/2 |
| 14. |
Poet Warrior: A Memoir Joy Harjo, Norton, $25.00, 9780393248524 Three-term poet laureate Joy Harjo offers a vivid, lyrical, and inspiring call for love and justice in this contemplation of her trailblazing life. |
11/3 |
| 15. |
The Speckled Beauty: A Dog and His People- Debut Rick Bragg, Knopf, $26.00, 9780525658818 Bragg captures the extraordinary, sustaining devotion between two damaged creatures who need each other to heal. |
/1 |
Mass Market
Bestseller List for September 29, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending September 26, 2021
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| Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780441172719 |
1/97 |
| 2. |
1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 |
2/273 |
| 3. |
Dune Messiah Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233 |
6/39 |
| 4. |
Foundation Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553293357 |
/12 |
| 5. |
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Quentin Tarantino, Harper Perennial, $9.99, 9780063112520 |
4/13 |
| 6. |
Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 |
5/57 |
| 7. |
The Eye of the World Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251466 |
3/6 |
| 8. |
The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9780765365279 |
/23 |
| 9. |
Lord of the Flies William Golding, Penguin, $11.00, 9780399501487 |
7/47 |
| 10. |
Children of Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441104024 |
9/5 |
Early & Middle Grade Readers
Bestseller List for September 29, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending September 26, 2021
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| Early & Middle Grade Readers | ||
| 1. |
Friends Forever Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), First Second, $12.99, 9781250317568 |
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| 2. |
Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $14.99, 9781419756979 |
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| 3. |
Kaleidoscope- Debut Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $19.99, 9781338777246 |
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| 4. |
Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales- Debut Soman Chainani, Julia Iredale (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780062652638 |
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| 5. |
Willodeen Katherine Applegate, Feiwel & Friends, $16.99, 9781250147400 |
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| 6. |
Hooky Míriam Bonastre Tur, Etch/Clarion Books, $12.99, 9780358468295 |
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| 7. |
Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon) Scholastic, Scholastic, $14.99, 9781338714128 |
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| 8. |
The Awakening Storm (City of Dragons, #1)- Debut Jaimal Yogis, Vivian Truong (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338660425 |
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| 9. |
Cat Kid Comic Club Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338712766 |
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| 10. |
Drama Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545326995 |
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| 11. |
Ghosts Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540629 |
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| 12. |
Ground Zero Alan Gratz, Scholastic Press, $17.99, 9781338245752 |
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| 13. |
Smile Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264 |
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| 14. |
A Wolf Called Wander Rosanne Parry, Greenwillow Books, $7.99, 9780062895943 |
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| 15. |
Guts Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500 |
Young Adult
Bestseller List for September 29, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending September 26, 2021
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| Young Adult | ||
| 1. |
Iron Widow- Debut Xiran Jay Zhao, Penguin Teen, $17.99, 9780735269934 |
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| 2. |
They Both Die at the End Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062457806 |
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| 3. |
Firekeeper's Daughter Angeline Boulley, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $18.99, 9781250766564 |
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| 4. |
The Girl from the Sea Molly Knox Ostertag, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338540574 |
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| 5. |
We Were Liars E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279 |
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| 6. |
One of Us Is Lying Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99, 9781524714680 |
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| 7. |
White Smoke Tiffany D. Jackson, Katherine Tegen Books, $18.99, 9780063029095 |
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| 8. |
The Hate U Give Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062871350 |
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| 9. |
Defy the Night Brigid Kemmerer, Bloomsbury YA, $18.99, 9781547604661 |
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| 10. |
Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293 |
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| 11. |
The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780385754729 |
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| 12. |
These Violent Delights Chloe Gong, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $19.99, 9781534457690 |
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| 13. |
Cemetery Boys (An Indies Introduce Title) Aiden Thomas, Swoon Reads, $17.99, 9781250250469 |
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| 14. |
The Giver Lois Lowry, HMH Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780544340688 |
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| 15. |
All These Bodies- Debut Kendare Blake, Quill Tree Books, $18.99, 9780062977168 |
Children's Illustrated
Bestseller List for September 29, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending September 26, 2021
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| Children's Illustrated | ||
| 1. |
Change Sings: A Children's Anthem- Debut 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. |
Little Blue Truck's Halloween Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $13.99, 9780544772533 |
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| 4. |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 |
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| 5. |
Boo! Baa, La La La! Sandra Boynton, Little Simon, $5.99, 9781534452831 |
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| 6. |
The Bad Seed Presents: The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky Jory John, Pete Oswald (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780062954541 |
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| 7. |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
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| 8. |
Little Witch Hazel: A Year in the Forest- Debut Phoebe Wahl, Tundra Books, $19.99, 9780735264892 |
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| 9. |
Norman Didn't Do It!: (Yes, He Did) Ryan T. Higgins, Disney-Hyperion, $17.99, 9781368026239 |
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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. |
Pete the Cat's Groovy Imagination James Dean, Kimberly Dean, Harper, $18.99, 9780062974105 |
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| 12. |
Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035 |
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| 13. |
Bear Is a Bear Jonathan Stutzman, Dan Santat (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062880512 |
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| 14. |
Ten Spooky Pumpkins- Debut Gris Grimly, Orchard Books, $17.99, 9781338112443 |
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| 15. |
Where Do Diggers Trick-or-Treat? Brianna Caplan Sayres, Christian Slade (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780593310175 |
Children's Series
Bestseller List for September 29, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending September 26, 2021
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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 New in Series: An Elephant & Piggie Biggie! Volume 4 (9781368071123) |
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| 4. |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet |
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| 5. |
Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback) J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books |
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| 6. |
Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers |
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| 7. |
Baby-Sitters Club Graphix (hardcover and paperback) Ann M. Martin, Chan Chau (Illus.), Scholastic |
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| 8. |
The Last Kids on Earth (hardcover and paperback) Max Brallier, Douglas Holgate (Illus.), Jay Cooper (Illus.), Viking Books for Young Readers |
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| 9. |
I Survived (paperback) Lauren Tarshis, Scholastic |
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| 10. |
The Bad Guys (paperback) Aaron Blabey, Scholastic |
Extended Paperback Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending September 26, 2021
16. The Book of Two Ways
Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $17.00, 9781984818379
17. Normal People
Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $17.00, 9781984822185
18. It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501110368
19. The Best Short Stories 2021: The O. Henry Prize Winners
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Ed.), Anchor, $16.95, 9780593311257
20. Snow
John Banville, Hanover Square Press, $16.99, 9781335629036
21. The Lying Life of Adults
Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $18.00, 9781609457150
22. The Dutch House
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $17.00, 9780062963680
23. Beach Read
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806734
24. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong, Penguin, $17.00, 9780525562047
25. Magic Lessons
Alice Hoffman, S&S, $17.00, 9781982108854
26. Daisy Jones & The Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $17.00, 9781524798642
27. The Rose Code
Kate Quinn, Morrow, $17.99, 9780062943477
28. A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $18.00, 9781635575569
29. Harrow the Ninth
Tamsyn Muir, Tordotcom, $19.99, 9781250313218
30. Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538732182
31. Still Life
Louise Penny, St. Martin's, $17.99, 9780312541538
32. Conversations with Friends
Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $17.00, 9780451499066
33. One Last Stop
Casey McQuiston, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250244499
34. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $18.00, 9781501173219
35. Transcendent Kingdom
Yaa Gyasi, Vintage, $16.00, 9781984899767
36. Red, White & Royal Blue
Casey McQuiston, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250316776
37. A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Penguin, $18.00, 9780143110439
38. The City We Became
N.K. Jemisin, Orbit, $17.99, 9780316509886
39. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $16.99, 9780062315007
40. Migrations
Charlotte McConaghy, Flatiron Books, $16.99, 9781250204035
41. The Nickel Boys
Colson Whitehead, Anchor, $15.95, 9780345804341
42. A Deadly Education
Naomi Novik, Del Rey , $17.00, 9780593128503
43. Such a Fun Age
Kiley Reid, Putnam, $17.00, 9780525541912
44. The Last Chance Library
Freya Sampson, Berkley , $16.00, 9780593201381
45. My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Ottessa Moshfegh, Penguin, $16.00, 9780525522133
46. The Giver of Stars
Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $17.00, 9780399562495
47. The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead, Anchor, $16.95, 9780345804327
48. This Tender Land
William Kent Krueger, Atria, $17.00, 9781476749303
49. All the Devils Are Here
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $17.99, 9781250145246
50. Devotions
Mary Oliver, Penguin, $20.00, 9780399563263
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending September 26, 2021
16. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Trevor Noah, One World, $18.00, 9780399588198
17. How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735224155
18. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
Richard Rothstein, Liveright, $17.95, 9781631494536
19. Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
Anthony Bourdain, Ecco, $16.99, 9780060899226
20. All About Love: New Visions
bell hooks, Morrow, $15.99, 9780060959470
21. How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy
Jenny Odell, Melville House, $17.99, 9781612198552
22. Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life
Emily Nagoski, S&S, $18.00, 9781982165314
23. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson, Vintage, $16.00, 9780375725609
24. 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
25. An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Beacon Press, $16.00, 9780807057834
26. Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning
Cathy Park Hong, One World, $18.00, 9781984820389
27. Meditations: A New Translation (Modern Library Classics)
Marcus Aurelius, Modern Library, $11.00, 9780812968255
28. The Artist's Way
Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $17.00, 9780143129257
29. A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
Sonia Purnell, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735225312
30. In the Dream House: A Memoir
Carmen Maria Machado, Graywolf Press, $16.00, 9781644450383
31. Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation
Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Liveright, $18.95, 9781631499050
32. Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
Patrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $16.95, 9780307279286
33. Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
Atul Gawande, Picador, $17.00, 9781250076229
34. Agent Sonya: The Spy Next Door
Ben Macintyre, Crown, $18.00, 9780593136324
35. The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
Brene Brown, Hazelden, $16.95, 9781592858491
36. My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies
Resmaa Menakem, Central Recovery Press, $17.95, 9781942094470
37. Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century
Jessica Bruder, Norton, $16.95, 9780393356311
38. The Undocumented Americans
Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, One World, $17.00, 9780399592706
39. The New York Times Cooking No-Recipe Recipes
Sam Sifton, Ten Speed Press, $28.00, 9781984858474
40. Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion
Jia Tolentino, Random House, $18.00, 9780525510567
41. Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl, Beacon Press, $15.00, 9780807014271
42. Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $18.00, 9780374533557
43. Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family
Robert Kolker, Anchor, $17.00, 9780525562641
44. Diet for a Small Planet (Revised and Updated)
Frances Moore Lappé, Ballantine, $18.00, 9780593357774
45. Burnout
Emily Nagoski, Ballantine, $17.00, 9781984818324
46. Having and Being Had
Eula Biss, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780525537465
47. She Come By It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs
Sarah Smarsh, Scribner, $16.00, 9781982157296
48. We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence
Becky Cooper, Grand Central , $17.99, 9781538746851
49. The Socrates Express: In Search of Life Lessons from Dead Philosophers
Eric Weiner, Avid Reader Press/S&S, $18.00, 9781501129025
50. The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love
Sonya Renee Taylor, Berrett-Koehler, $18.95, 9781523090990
Extended Hardcover Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending September 26, 2021
16. Poison for Breakfast
Lemony Snicket, Liveright, $17.95, 9781324090625
17. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V.E. Schwab, Tor, $26.99, 9780765387561
18. Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $28.99, 9780593135204
19. Daughter of the Morning Star
Craig Johnson, Viking, $28.00, 9780593297254
20. Klara and the Sun
Kazuo Ishiguro, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593318171
21. Billy Summers
Stephen King, Scribner, $30.00, 9781982173616
22. Malibu Rising
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $28.00, 9781524798659
23. The Guide
Peter Heller, Knopf, $27.00, 9780525657767
24. The Personal Librarian
Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray, Berkley, $27.00, 9780593101537
25. The Final Girl Support Group
Grady Hendrix, Berkley, $26.00, 9780593201237
26. Lightning Strike
William Kent Krueger, Atria Books, $27.00, 9781982128685
27. Great Circle
Maggie Shipstead, Knopf, $28.95, 9780525656975
28. The Vanishing Half
Brit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $27.00, 9780525536291
29. The Four Winds
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's, $28.99, 9781250178602
30. Once There Were Wolves
Charlotte McConaghy, Flatiron Books, $27.99, 9781250244147
31. When Ghosts Come Home
Wiley Cash, Morrow, $28.99, 9780062312662
32. The Maidens
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $27.99, 9781250304452
33. Velvet Was the Night
Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $28.00, 9780593356821
34. Enemy at the Gates
Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills, Atria/Emily Bestler Books, $28.99, 9781982164881
35. My Heart Is a Chainsaw
Stephen Graham Jones, Gallery/Saga Press, $26.99, 9781982137632
36. The Plot
Jean Hanff Korelitz, Celadon Books, $28.00, 9781250790767
37. The Night She Disappeared
Lisa Jewell, Atria, $28.00, 9781982137366
38. The Great Glorious Goddamn of It All
Josh Ritter, Hanover Square Press, $27.99, 9781335522535
39. The Heron's Cry
Ann Cleeves, Minotaur, $27.99, 9781250204479
40. Afterparties: Stories
Anthony Veasna So, Ecco, $27.99, 9780063049901
41. Empire of the Vampire
Jay Kristoff, Bon Orthwick (Illus.), St. Martin's, $29.99, 9781250245281
42. The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina
Zoraida Córdova, Atria, $27.00, 9781982102548
43. The Lost Apothecary
Sarah Penner, Park Row, $27.99, 9780778311010
44. Harrow
Joy Williams, Knopf, $26.00, 9780525657569
45. Damnation Spring
Ash Davidson, Scribner, $28.00, 9781982144401
46. The Sweetness of Water
Nathan Harris, Little, Brown, $28.00, 9780316461276
47. The Women of Troy
Pat Barker, Doubleday, $28.00, 9780385546690
48. Sooley
John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385547680
49. Slewfoot
Brom, Tor Nightfire, $29.99, 9781250622006
50. Intimacies
Katie Kitamura, Riverhead Books, $26.00, 9780399576164
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending September 26, 2021
16. The Premonition: A Pandemic Story
Michael Lewis, Norton, $30.00, 9780393881554
17. Beautiful Country: A Memoir
Qian Julie Wang, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385547215
18. Untamed
Glennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28.00, 9781984801258
19. The Comfort Book
Matt Haig, Penguin Life, $22.00, 9780143136668
20. The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown, $27.00, 9780316296618
21. Guinness World Records 2022
Guinness World Records, $28.95, 9781913484101
22. Wildland: The Making of America's Fury
Evan Osnos, FSG, $30.00, 9780374286675
23. The Cause: The American Revolution and its Discontents, 1773-1783
Joseph J. Ellis, Liveright, $30.00, 9781631498985
24. Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution
Mike Duncan, PublicAffairs, $30.00, 9781541730335
25. The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century
Amia Srinivasan, FSG, $28.00, 9780374248529
26. The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
John Green, Dutton, $28.00, 9780525555216
27. Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark
Cassandra Peterson, Hachette Books, $29.00, 9780306874352
28. The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35.00, 9781982115852
29. American Marxism
Mark R. Levin, Threshold Editions, $28.00, 9781501135972
30. Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
James Nestor, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780735213616
31. The Weekday Vegetarians: 100 Recipes and a Real-Life Plan for Eating Less Meat
Jenny Rosenstrach, Clarkson Potter, $32.50, 9780593138748
32. Uncontrolled Spread: Why COVID-19 Crushed Us and How We Can Defeat the Next Pandemic
Scott Gottlieb, Harper, $28.99, 9780063080010
33. Greenlights
Matthew McConaughey, Crown, $30.00, 9780593139134
34. The Reckoning: Our Nation's Trauma and Finding a Way to Heal
Mary L. Trump, St. Martin's, $28.99, 9781250278456
35. American Happiness and Discontents: The Unruly Torrent, 2008-2020
George F. Will, Hachette Books, $32.00, 9780306924415
36. Fox and I
Catherine Raven, Spiegel & Grau, $28.00, 9781954118003
37. Graceland, at Last: Notes on Hope and Heartache from the American South
Margaret Renkl, Milkweed Editions, $26.00, 9781571311849
38. The Heroine with 1001 Faces
Maria Tatar, Liveright, $30.00, 9781631498817
39. Pastoral Song: A Farmer's Journey
James Rebanks, Custom House, $28.99, 9780063073272
40. All In: An Autobiography
Billie Jean King, Johnette Howard, Maryanne Vollers, Knopf, $30.00, 9781101947333
41. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Deluxe (Yellow) Edition
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $24.99, 9780063142787
42. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
James Clear, Avery, $27.00, 9780735211292
43. How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
Clint Smith, Little, Brown, $29.00, 9780316492935
44. Subpar Parks: America's Most Extraordinary National Parks and Their Least Impressed Visitors
Amber Share, Plume, $22.00, 9780593185544
45. Countdown bin Laden: The Untold Story of the 247-Day Hunt to Bring the Mastermind of 9/11 to Justice
Chris Wallace, Avid Reader Press/S&S, $30.00, 9781982176525
46. What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
Oprah Winfrey, Bruce D. Perry, Flatiron Books: An Oprah Book, $28.99, 9781250223180
47. The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War
Craig Whitlock, The Washington Post, S&S, $30.00, 9781982159009
48. Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
Adam Grant, Viking, $28.00, 9781984878106
49. Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism
Amanda Montell, Harper Wave, $27.99, 9780062993151
50. The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
Heather McGhee, One World, $28.00, 9780525509561
Extended Mass Market
Based on sales for the week ending September 26, 2021
11. Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977
12. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488
13. American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110
14. The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $8.99, 9780307743657
15. Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9781250318541
16. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741
17. Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $7.99, 9780440180296
18. Carrie
Stephen King, Anchor, $7.99, 9780307743664
19. Fire & Blood
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780593357538
20. God Emperor of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098257
21. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803
22. Foundation and Empire
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553293371
23. The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
24. The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $9.99, 9780441478125
25. Still Life
Louise Penny, St. Martin's, $7.99, 9781250068736
26. Red Mars
Kim Stanley Robinson, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553560732
27. The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553588941
28. Women Who Run With the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345409874
29. A Time for Mercy
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780593157817
30. Neverwhere
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062476371
31. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345514400
32. Bridgerton: The Duke and I
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063078697
33. Outlander
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99, 9780553393699
34. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
35. The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcom X, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345350688
36. The Color of Magic
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225672
37. A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry, Vintage, $7.95, 9780679755333
38. The Dispossessed
Ursula K. Le Guin, Harper Voyager, $8.99, 9780061054884
39. 'Salem's Lot
Stephen King, Anchor , $8.99, 9780307743671
40. The Well of Ascension
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318572
41. Macbeth
William Shakespeare, S&S, $6.99, 9780743477109
42. And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $8.99, 9780062073488
43. The Institute
Stephen King, Pocket, $10.99, 9781982110574
44. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
45. The Lord of the Rings:The Fellowship of the Ring
J.R.R. Tolkien, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345339706
46. The Sentinel
Lee Child, Andrew Child, Dell, $9.99, 9781984818485
47. Oathbringer
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365293
48. Camino Winds
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780593157770
49. The Silmarillion
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345325815
50. Open Season
C.J. Box, Putnam, $9.99, 9780399576607