Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for August 21, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending August 18, 2024
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| Paperback Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
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. |
2/110 |
| 2 |
The Pairing Casey McQuiston, St. Martin's Griffin, $20.00, 9781250862747 In Casey McQuiston's latest romantic comedy, two bisexual exes accidentally book the same European food and wine tour and challenge each other to a hookup competition to prove they're over each other—except they're definitely not. An August 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
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. |
3/101 |
| 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. |
4/8 |
| 5 |
Just for the Summer Abby Jimenez, Forever, $17.99, 9781538704431 Abby Jimenez's new witty, slow-burn rom-com is an April 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
6/20 |
| 6 |
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. |
7/10 |
| 7 |
It Starts with Us Colleen Hoover, Atria, $17.99, 9781668001226 The long-anticipated sequel to Hoover's bestseller It Ends with Us. |
15/37 |
| 8 |
Happy Place Emily Henry, Berkley, $19.00, 9780593441190 Emily Henry's novel about a couple who broke up months ago and pretend they're still together for an annual, week-long vacation with their best friends. |
8/24 |
| 9 |
A Court of Mist and Fury Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575583 The seductive and stunning sequel to Sarah J. Maas's spellbinding A Court of Thorns and Roses. |
10/50 |
| 10 |
Apprentice to the Villain Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $19.99, 9781649377173 The second book in Hannah Nicole Maehrer's Assistant and the Villain series. |
5/2 |
| 11 |
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid, Atria, $17.00, 9781501161933 Reid's novel is a mesmerizing journey through the splendor of old Hollywood into the harsh realities of the present day. |
9/166 |
| 12 |
The Last Devil to Die- Debut Richard Osman, Penguin, $18.00, 9780593299449 A mystery is afoot in the fourth book in the Thursday Murder Club series from bestselling author Richard Osman. |
/1 |
| 13 |
Bright Young Women- Debut Jessica Knoll, S&S/Marysue Rucci Books, $18.99, 9781501153235 A masterful thriller by the bestselling author of Luckiest Girl Alive. |
/1 |
| 14 |
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. |
11/66 |
| 15 |
Throne of Glass Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781639730957 Enter the world of Throne of Glass with the first book in the bestselling series by Sarah J. Maas. |
13/27 |
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for August 21, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending August 18, 2024
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| Paperback Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession Michael Finkel, Vintage, $18.00, 9781984898456 This is a riveting story of art, crime, love, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost. |
1/8 |
| 2 |
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. |
3/31 |
| 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. |
5/26 |
| 4 |
The Backyard Bird Chronicles Amy Tan, Knopf, $35.00, 9780593536131 A gorgeous, witty account of birding, nature, and the beauty around us that hides in plain sight, written and illustrated by the best-selling author of The Joy Luck Club. |
2/14 |
| 5 |
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. |
4/245 |
| 6 |
All About Love: New Visions bell hooks, Morrow, $16.99, 9780060959470 All About Love is a revelation about what causes a polarized society and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering. |
7/146 |
| 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. |
6/203 |
| 8 |
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. |
8/43 |
| 9 |
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. |
10/73 |
| 10 |
Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir Dolly Alderton, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780062968791 A wildly funny, occasionally heartbreaking memoir about growing up, growing older, and learning to navigate friendships, jobs, loss, and love along the ride. Now streaming on Peacock. |
11/37 |
| 11 |
The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA Liza Mundy, Crown, $22.00, 9780593238196 Mundy's fascinating history of three generations at the CIA and about the women who fought to become operatives, transformed spycraft, and tracked down Osama bin Laden. |
14/2 |
| 12 |
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. |
9/45 |
| 13 |
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $21.99, 9780316299220 Gladwell offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers—and why they often go wrong. |
/85 |
| 14 |
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki: Conversations with My Psychiatrist- Debut Baek Sehee, Anton Hur (Transl.), Bloomsbury Publishing, $17.99, 9781639732043 Recording her dialogues with her psychiatrist and expanding on each session with her own reflective micro-essays, Baek begins to disentangle the harmful behaviors that keep her locked in a cycle of self-abuse. Part memoir, part self-help book, I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki is a book to keep close and to reach for in times of darkness. |
/1 |
| 15 |
What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds Jennifer Ackerman, Penguin, $19.00, 9780593298909 A brilliant scientific investigation into owls—the most elusive of birds—and why they exert such a hold on human imagination. |
13/11 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 18 |
A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy Nathan Thrall, Metropolitan Books, $18.99, 9781250854964 In A Day in the Life of Abed Salama Nathan Thrall—hailed for his "severe allergy to conventional wisdom" (Time)—offers an indelibly human portrait of the struggle over Israel/Palestine and a new understanding of the tragic history and reality of one of the most contested places on earth. Winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. |
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Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for August 21, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending August 18, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.
| Hardcover Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
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. |
1/7 |
| 2 |
The Women Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Press, $30.00, 9781250178633 The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on the story of all women who put themselves in harm's way to help others. |
2/28 |
| 3 |
James Percival Everett, Doubleday, $28.00, 9780385550369 Percival Everett's new novel is a brilliant, action-packed re-imagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. The #1 Indie Next Pick for April 2024. |
3/22 |
| 4 |
Sandwich Catherine Newman, Harper, $26.99, 9780063345164 A moving, hilarious story of a family summer vacation full of secrets, lunch, and learning to let go. A July 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
4/9 |
| 5 |
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. |
6/3 |
| 6 |
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. |
5/14 |
| 7 |
All the Colors of the Dark Chris Whitaker, Crown, $30.00, 9780593798874 A missing person mystery, a serial killer thriller, a love story, a unique twist on each, Chris Whitaker has written a novel about what lurks in the shadows of obsession and the blinding light of hope. A July 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
8/8 |
| 8 |
Funny Story Emily Henry, Berkley, $29.00, 9780593441282 Emily Henry's shimmering, joyful new novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common is a May 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
7/17 |
| 9 |
The Ministry of Time Kaliane Bradley, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781668045145 A time travel romance, a spy thriller, a workplace comedy, and an ingenious exploration of the nature of power and the potential for love to change it all: Welcome to The Ministry of Time, the exhilarating debut novel by Kaliane Bradley. The #1 Indie Next Pick for May 2024. |
15/15 |
| 10 |
Burn- Debut Peter Heller, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593801628 From the bestselling author of The Dog Stars, a novel about two men—friends since boyhood—who emerge from the woods of rural Maine to a dystopian country racked by bewildering violence. An August 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
| 11 |
Lady Macbeth- Debut Ava Reid, Del Rey, $28.99, 9780593722565 From New York Times bestselling author Ava Reid comes a reimagining of Lady Macbeth, Shakespeare's most famous villainess, giving her a voice, a past, and a power that transforms the story men have written for her. An August 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
| 12 |
Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $29.99, 9780063204157 A charming, witty and compulsively readable exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope that traces a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus. A May 2022 Indie Next Pick. |
10/72 |
| 13 |
Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374042 Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from bestselling author Rebecca Yarros. |
/58 |
| 14 |
Long Island Compromise Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Random House, $30.00, 9780593133491 An exhilarating novel about one American family, the dark moment that shatters their suburban paradise, and the wild legacy of trauma and inheritance, from the New York Times bestselling author of Fleishman Is in Trouble. |
13/6 |
| 15 |
The Spellshop Sarah Beth Durst, Bramble, $29.99, 9781250333971 Like a Hallmark rom-com full of mythical creatures and fueled by cinnamon rolls and magic, The Spellshop will heal your heart and feed your soul. A July 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
/2 |
Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for August 21, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending August 18, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.
| Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
The Art of Power: My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Simon & Schuster, $30.00, 9781668048047 The woman who has been lauded by her opposition as "the most powerful Speaker" ever shows us why she is not afraid of a good fight. The Art of Power is about the fighting spirit that has always animated her, and the historic legacy that spirit has produced. |
1/2 |
| 2 |
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. |
2/16 |
| 3 |
Men Have Called Her Crazy: A Memoir- Debut Anna Marie Tendler, Simon & Schuster, $29.99, 9781668032343 A powerful memoir that reckons with mental health as well as the insidious ways men impact the lives of women. |
/1 |
| 4 |
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness Jonathan Haidt, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9780593655030 From New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Coddling of the American Mind, an essential investigation into the collapse of youth mental health—and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood. |
3/21 |
| 5 |
On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything- Debut Nate Silver, Penguin Press, $35.00, 9781594204128 From the bestselling author of The Signal and the Noise, the definitive guide to our era of risk—and the players raising the stakes. |
/1 |
| 6 |
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. |
6/83 |
| 7 |
The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore Evan Friss, Viking, $30.00, 9780593299920 The Bookshop is a love letter to bookstores, a charming chronicle for anyone who cherishes these sanctuaries of literature, and essential reading to understand how these vital institutions have shaped American life—and why we still need them. |
5/2 |
| 8 |
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. |
7/70 |
| 9 |
Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World Anne Applebaum, Doubleday, $27.00, 9780385549936 From Pulitzer-prize winning, bestselling author, Anne Applebaum, an alarming account of how autocracies work together to undermine the democratic world, and how we should organize to defeat them. |
4/4 |
| 10 |
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. |
8/120 |
| 11 |
An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s Doris Kearns Goodwin, Simon & Schuster, $35.00, 9781982108663 Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America's most beloved historians, artfully weaves together biography, memoir, and history. She takes you along on the emotional journey she and her husband, Richard (Dick) Goodwin embarked upon in the last years of his life. |
11/18 |
| 12 |
Shameless: Republicans' Deliberate Dysfunction and the Battle to Preserve Democracy- Debut Brian Tyler Cohen, Harper, $27.99, 9780063392885 During this all-hands-on-deck moment in our history, Shameless is essential reading for those seeking to understand our dire situation, and a rallying cry for those fighting to preserve democracy. |
/1 |
| 13 |
A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon Kevin Fedarko, Scribner, $32.50, 9781501183058 From the author of the beloved bestseller The Emerald Mile, a rollicking and poignant account of the epic misadventure of a 750-mile odyssey, on foot, through the heart of America's most magnificent national park and the grandest wilderness on earth. |
10/11 |
| 14 |
On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service Anthony Fauci, M.D., Viking, $36.00, 9780593657478 The memoir by the doctor who became a beacon of hope for millions through the COVID pandemic, and whose six-decade career in high-level public service put him in the room with seven presidents. |
9/9 |
| 15 |
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. |
13/196 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 19 |
What to Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking Caroline Chambers, Union Square & Co., $35.00, 9781454952718 Perfect for beginners and those seeking easy cookbooks for simple meals, What to Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking is the ultimate "I don't want to cook" cookbook. |
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Mass Market
Bestseller List for August 21, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending August 18, 2024
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| Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 |
1/424 |
| 2 |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593640340 |
5/248 |
| 3 |
Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 |
6/161 |
| 4 |
The Secret Lee Child, Andrew Child, Dell, $10.99, 9781984818614 |
3/8 |
| 5 |
Dune Messiah Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233 |
9/123 |
| 6 |
Fairy Tale Stephen King, Pocket, $11.99, 9781668052679 |
7/8 |
| 7 |
Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541 |
10/95 |
| 8 |
The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365279 |
4/137 |
| 9 |
Long Shadows- Debut David Baldacci, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538719831 |
/1 |
| 10 |
Tom Clancy Weapons Grade Don Bentley, Berkley, $10.99, 9780593422830 |
/5 |
Early & Middle Grade Readers
Bestseller List for August 21, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending August 18, 2024
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| Early & Middle Grade Readers | ||
| 1 |
Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #1 Erin Hunter, Natalie Riess (Illus.), Sara Goetter (Illus.), HarperAlley, $15.99, 9780063203877 |
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| 2 |
Super Duper Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon) Scholastic, $16.99, 9781339028019 |
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| 3 |
The New Girl: A Graphic Novel Cassandra Calin, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338762457 |
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| 4 |
The One and Only Family Katherine Applegate, Harper, $19.99, 9780063221123 |
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| 5 |
Unico: Awakening (Volume 1): An Original Manga Tezuka Osamu, Samuel Sattin, Gurihiru (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781339036335 |
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| 6 |
The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel Christopher Lincoln, Dial Books, $13.99, 9780593617663 |
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| 7 |
Swim School: A Bluey Storybook Penguin Young Readers, $5.99, 9780593752791 |
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| 8 |
Mini Bluey: A Bluey Storybook Penguin Young Readers, $5.99, 9780593752814 |
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| 9 |
The Eyes and the Impossible Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781524764203 |
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| 10 |
Smile: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264 |
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| 11 |
Orris and Timble: The Beginning Kate DiCamillo, Carmen Mok (Illus.), Candlewick, $16.99, 9781536222791 |
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| 12 |
The Epic Guide to Dragon Masters Tracey West, Matt Loveridge (Illus.), Scholastic, $11.99, 9781339023458 |
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| 13 |
Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293 |
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| 14 |
Guts: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500 |
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| 15 |
Drama: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801897 |
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Young Adult
Bestseller List for August 21, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending August 18, 2024
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| Young Adult | ||
| 1 |
Powerless Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665954884 |
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| 2 |
The Grandest Game Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780316481014 |
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| 3 |
Reckless Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9781665955430 |
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| 4 |
If He Had Been with Me Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489 |
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| 5 |
The Reappearance of Rachel Price Holly Jackson, Delacorte Press, $20.99, 9780593374207 |
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| 6 |
Such Charming Liars Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $20.99, 9780593485057 |
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| 7 |
If Only I Had Told Her Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $12.99, 9781728276229 |
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| 8 |
Five Survive Holly Jackson, Ember, $14.99, 9780593374191 |
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| 9 |
Better Than the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534467637 |
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| 10 |
Ash's Cabin- Debut Jen Wang, First Second, $17.99, 9781250754066 |
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| 11 |
Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen, Anna Bond (Illus.), Puffin Books, $17.00, 9780593622452 |
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| 12 |
The Outsiders S. E. Hinton, Viking Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9780142407332 |
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| 13 |
Divine Rivals Rebecca Ross, Wednesday Books, $18.99, 9781250857439 |
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| 14 |
Lightlark Alex Aster, Amulet, $12.99, 9781419760877 |
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| 15 |
Kisses, Codes, and Conspiracies- Debut Abigail Hing Wen, Feiwel & Friends, $19.99, 9781250883230 |
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Children's Illustrated
Bestseller List for August 21, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending August 18, 2024
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| Children's Illustrated | ||
| 1 |
The Yellow Bus Loren Long, Roaring Brook Press, $19.99, 9781250903136 |
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| 2 |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780694003617 |
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| 3 |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
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| 4 |
Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography Wendy Loggia, Elisa Chavarri (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593566718 |
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| 5 |
Hey! Look at You! Sandra Boynton, Boynton Bookworks, $9.99, 9781665953160 |
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| 6 |
Millie Fleur's Poison Garden Christy Mandin, Orchard Books, $18.99, 9781339023274 |
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| 7 |
Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $21.99, 9780060254926 |
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| 8 |
Blueberries for Sal Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $8.99, 9780140501698 |
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| 9 |
Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99, 9780803736801 |
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| 10 |
The Dictionary Story Oliver Jeffers, Sam Winston, Candlewick, $18.99, 9781536235500 |
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| 11 |
Dragon's First Taco Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $8.99, 9780593533178 |
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| 12 |
Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780399230035 |
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| 13 |
Bluey: The Pool Penguin Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593385685 |
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| 14 |
Tiny Jenny: Little Fairy, Big Trouble- Debut Briony May Smith, Anne Schwartz Books, $18.99, 9780593650479 |
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| 15 |
Make Way for Ducklings Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $10.99, 9780140564341 |
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Children's Series
Bestseller List for August 21, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending August 18, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.
| Children's Series | ||
| 1 |
Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix |
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| 2 |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet |
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| 3 |
Wild Robot (hardcover and paperback) Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
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| 4 |
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (hardcover and paperback) Holly Jackson, Ember |
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| 5 |
Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback) Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Scholastic |
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| 6 |
Elephant & Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion |
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| 7 |
Who Was/Is...? (paperback) Kirsten Anderson, Gregory Copeland (Illus.), Penguin Workshop |
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| 8 |
Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers |
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| 9 |
Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback) Rick Riordan, Hyperion |
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| 10 |
I Survived (hardcover and paperback) Lauren Tarshis, Brian Churilla (Illus.), Scholastic |
Extended Paperback Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 18, 2024
16 The Housemaid Is Watching
Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99, 9781464221132
17 Not in Love
Ali Hazelwood, Berkley, $19.00, 9780593550427
18 The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250080400
19 A Court of Wings and Ruin
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575606
20 The Exchange
John Grisham, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593685280
21 A Novel Love Story
Ashley Poston, Berkley, $19.00, 9780593640975
22 The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703
23 The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman, Penguin, $18.00, 9781984880987
24 Lady Tan's Circle of Women
Lisa See, Scribner, $18.99, 9781982117092
25 Beach Read
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806734
26 Circe
Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316556323
27 The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $17.99, 9780062060624
28 Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
Shane Hawk (Ed.), Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. (Ed.), Vintage, $17.00, 9780593468463
29 A Court of Frost and Starlight
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $17.00, 9781635575620
30 The Housemaid's Secret
Freida McFadden, Mobius, $12.99, 9780349132617
31 A Court of Silver Flames
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635577990
32 Trust
Hernan Diaz, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780593420324
33 Babel
R. F. Kuang, Harper Voyager, $20.00, 9780063021433
34 The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $17.99, 9780062315007
35 Butcher & Blackbird
Brynne Weaver, Zando - Slowburn, $18.00, 9781638931737
36 A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $18.00, 9780804172707
37 The Perfect Son
Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99, 9781464227295
38 This Summer Will Be Different
Carley Fortune, Berkley, $19.00, 9780593638880
39 The Secret History
Donna Tartt, Vintage, $18.00, 9781400031702
40 Book Lovers
Emily Henry, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593334836
41 People We Meet on Vacation
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806758
42 My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17.00, 9781609455064
43 Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $20.00, 9780593135228
44 Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $19.99, 9781538732182
45 The Iliad
Homer, Emily Wilson (Transl.), W. W. Norton & Company, $19.99, 9781324076148
46 The Perfect Couple
Elin Hilderbrand, Back Bay Books, $19.99, 9780316581370
47 The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318
48 Verity
Colleen Hoover, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538724736
49 Can't Spell Treason Without Tea
Rebecca Thorne, Bramble, $19.99, 9781250333292
50 Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
Benjamin Stevenson, Mariner Books, $18.99, 9780063279032
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 18, 2024
16 World Travel: An Irreverent Guide
Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $22.00, 9780062802767
17 Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir
Matthew Perry, Flatiron Books, $18.99, 9781250866455
18 A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy
Nathan Thrall, Metropolitan Books, $18.99, 9781250854964
19 The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310
20 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
21 Poverty, by America
Matthew Desmond, Crown, $20.00, 9780593239933
22 Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
Adam Grant, Penguin, $20.00, 9781984878120
23 How to Say Babylon: A Memoir
Safiya Sinclair, 37 Ink, $18.99, 9781982132347
24 The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781452174037
25 The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson, Vintage, $18.00, 9780375725609
26 Meditations: A New Translation (Modern Library Classics)
Marcus Aurelius, Modern Library, $11.00, 9780812968255
27 Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
Patrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $20.00, 9780307279286
28 The Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion, Vintage, $17.00, 9781400078431
29 You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir
Maggie Smith, Atria/One Signal Publishers, $19.99, 9781982185862
30 The 48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene, Penguin, $26.00, 9780140280197
31 Kitchen Confidential Annotated Edition: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
Anthony Bourdain, Ecco, $24.00, 9780063376502
32 Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $25.99, 9780062316110
33 The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $19.00, 9780593512302
34 Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Dr. Anna Lembke, Dutton, $20.00, 9781524746742
35 Educated: A Memoir
Tara Westover, Random House, $18.99, 9780399590528
36 Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation
Tiya Miles, W. W. Norton & Company, $12.00, 9781324076155
37 The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga, Atria Books, $18.99, 9781668065969
38 The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions
Jonathan Rosen, Penguin Books, $20.00, 9780143132899
39 Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $18.99, 9780060936228
40 The Artist's Way: 30th Anniversary Edition
Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $20.00, 9780143129257
41 Solito: A Memoir
Javier Zamora, Hogarth, $18.00, 9780593498088
42 An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Ed Yong, Random House, $20.00, 9780593133255
43 Fire Weather: On the Front Lines of a Burning World
John Vaillant, Vintage, $20.00, 9780525434245
44 A Promised Land
Barack Obama, Crown, $25.00, 9781524763176
45 HBR's 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness
Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review Press, $24.95, 9781633694361
46 World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments
Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Fumi Nakamura (Illus.), Milkweed Editions, $20.00, 9781639550562
47 Stay True: A Memoir
Hua Hsu, Vintage, $17.00, 9780593315200
48 A Philosophy of Walking
Frédéric Gros, John Howe (Transl.), Verso, $19.95, 9781804290446
49 The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $18.99, 9780743247542
50 The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness
Morgan Housel, Harriman House, $19.99, 9780857197689
Extended Hardcover Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 18, 2024
16 A Sorceress Comes to Call
T. Kingfisher, Tor Books, $27.99, 9781250244079
17 Slow Dance
Rainbow Rowell, William Morrow, $28.00, 9780063380196
18 The Bright Sword
Lev Grossman, Viking, $35.00, 9780735224049
19 The Mercy of Gods
James S.A. Corey, Orbit, $30.00, 9780316525572
20 The Book of Elsewhere
Keanu Reeves, China Miéville, Del Rey, $30.00, 9780593446591
21 Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $32.50, 9780063251922
22 North Woods
Daniel Mason, Random House, $28.00, 9780593597033
23 Table for Two: Fictions
Amor Towles, Viking, $32.00, 9780593296370
24 The Midnight Feast
Lucy Foley, William Morrow, $30.00, 9780063003101
25 Iron Flame
Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374172
26 Martyr!
Kaveh Akbar, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593537619
27 The Cliffs
J. Courtney Sullivan, Knopf, $29.00, 9780593319154
28 The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
James McBride, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780593422946
29 Swan Song
Elin Hilderbrand, Little, Brown and Company, $30.00, 9780316258876
30 The Book of Bill
Alex Hirsch, Hyperion Avenue, $26.99, 9781368092203
31 The Black Bird Oracle
Deborah Harkness, Ballantine Books, $32.00, 9780593724774
32 You Like It Darker: Stories
Stephen King, Scribner, $30.00, 9781668037713
33 Long Island
Colm Tóibín, Scribner, $28.00, 9781476785110
34 The Briar Club
Kate Quinn, William Morrow, $28.99, 9780063244740
35 Bear
Julia Phillips, Hogarth, $28.00, 9780525520436
36 Small Things Like These
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802158741
37 The Seventh Veil of Salome
Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $28.99, 9780593600269
38 Eruption
Michael Crichton, James Patterson, Little, Brown and Company, $32.00, 9780316565073
39 The Frozen River
Ariel Lawhon, Doubleday, $28.00, 9780385546874
40 The Lion Women of Tehran
Marjan Kamali, Gallery Books, $28.99, 9781668036587
41 Worst Case Scenario
T. J. Newman, Little, Brown and Company, $30.00, 9780316576796
42 Mina's Matchbox
Yoko Ogawa, Pantheon, $28.00, 9780593316085
43 A Death in Cornwall
Daniel Silva, Harper, $32.00, 9780063384200
44 Same As It Ever Was
Claire Lombardo, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385549554
45 The Coven: Special Edition
Harper L. Woods, Bramble, $29.99, 9781250346742
46 Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hanover Square Press, $19.99, 9781335430991
47 The Paris Novel
Ruth Reichl, Random House, $29.00, 9780812996302
48 Born of Blood and Ash
Jennifer L. Armentrout, Blue Box Press, $31.99, 9781957568782
49 Lessons in Chemistry
Bonnie Garmus, Doubleday, $29.00, 9780385547345
50 I Was A Teenage Slasher
Stephen Graham Jones, S&S/Saga Press, $29.99, 9781668022245
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 18, 2024
16 The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
Hampton Sides, Doubleday, $35.00, 9780385544764
17 Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Peter Attia, M.D., Bill Gifford, Harmony, $32.00, 9780593236598
18 The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth
Zoë Schlanger, Harper, $29.99, 9780063073852
19 What to Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking
Caroline Chambers, Union Square & Co., $35.00, 9781454952718
20 The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir
Griffin Dunne, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9780593652824
21 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
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 True Gretch: What I've Learned About Life, Leadership, and Everything in Between
Gretchen Whitmer, Simon & Schuster, $26.99, 9781668072318
24 The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
Amanda Montell, Atria/One Signal Publishers, $28.99, 9781668007976
25 In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife
Sebastian Junger, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781668050835
26 Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
Charles Duhigg, Random House, $30.00, 9780593243916
27 There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
Hanif Abdurraqib, Random House, $32.00, 9780593448793
28 How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
David Brooks, Random House, $30.00, 9780593230060
29 The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year
Margaret Renkl, Spiegel & Grau, $32.00, 9781954118461
30 Blueberries for Sal Cookbook: Sweet Recipes Inspired by the Beloved Children's Classic
Robert McCloskey, Clarkson Potter, $14.99, 9780593580400
31 Somehow: Thoughts on Love
Anne Lamott, Riverhead Books, $22.00, 9780593714416
32 Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve
Drew Afualo, AUWA, $28.00, 9780374614058
33 When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s
John Ganz, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $30.00, 9780374605445
34 I'm Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781982185824
35 Love & Whiskey: The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest
Fawn Weaver, Melcher Media Inc, $28.00, 9781595911346
36 Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), Simon & Schuster, $37.50, 9781476753836
37 Disappointing Affirmations
Dave Tarnowski, Chronicle Books, $14.95, 9781797226668
38 Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
Adam Higginbotham, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $35.00, 9781982176617
39 All in the Family: The Trumps and How We Got This Way
Fred C. Trump III, Gallery Books, $30.00, 9781668072172
40 Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
Kathleen Hanna, Ecco, $29.99, 9780062825230
41 Keeping the Faith: God, Democracy, and the Trial That Riveted a Nation
Brenda Wineapple, Random House, $38.00, 9780593229927
42 When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion
Julie Satow, Doubleday, $32.50, 9780385548755
43 Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
Steve Benen, Mariner Books, $32.50, 9780063393677
44 The Horse: A Galloping History of Humanity
Timothy C. Winegard, Dutton, $35.00, 9780593186084
45 What It Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World
Prentis Hemphill, Random House, $29.00, 9780593596838
46 Nuclear War: A Scenario
Annie Jacobsen, Dutton, $30.00, 9780593476093
47 The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis
George Stephanopoulos, Lisa Dickey, Grand Central, $35.00, 9781538740767
48 The League of Lady Poisoners: Illustrated True Stories of Dangerous Women
Lisa Perrin, Chronicle Books, $24.95, 9781797215884
49 Peaceful Kitchen: More than 100 Cozy Plant-Based Recipes to Comfort the Body and Nourish the Soul
Catherine Perez, HarperOne, $35.00, 9780063322578
50 Just Add Water: My Swimming Life
Katie Ledecky, Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781668060209
Extended Mass Market
Based on sales for the week ending August 18, 2024
11 Camino Island
John Grisham, Vintage, $10.99, 9781524797157
12 A Game of Thrones
George R. R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
13 The Summer Place
Jennifer Weiner, Pocket, $10.99, 9781668033661
14 Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $12.00, 9780399501487
15 Fire & Blood
George R. R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780593598016
16 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345391803
17 Second Act
Danielle Steel, Dell, $9.99, 9781984821973
18 The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488
19 The 6:20 Man
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538719862
20 Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977
21 Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $9.99, 9780440180296
22 The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
23 The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741
24 The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $10.99, 9780441478125
25 The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $9.99, 9780307743657
26 Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365286
27 Children of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441104024
28 The Collector
Daniel Silva, Harper, $10.99, 9780062835116
29 Lost Souls
Lisa Jackson, Zebra, $9.99, 9781420155952
30 The Five-Star Weekend
Elin Hilderbrand, Little, Brown and Company, $10.99, 9780316259286
31 Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $9.99, 9781250773012
32 The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
33 American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110
34 The Fellowship of the Ring: The Lord of the Rings: Part One
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780593500484
35 Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Spectra, $9.99, 9780553283686
36 And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062073488
37 Women Who Run With the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345409874
38 Hamlet
William Shakespeare, Simon & Schuster, $6.99, 9780743477123
39 Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare, Simon & Schuster, $6.99, 9780743477116
40 Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553293357
41 The Great Gatsby
F.Scott Fitzgerald, Pocket, $9.99, 9781982146702
42 Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345538987
43 The Well of Ascension
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318572
44 The Hero of Ages
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9781250318626
45 Siddhartha
Hermann Hesse, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553208849
46 The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch, Spectra, $9.99, 9780553588941
47 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345514400
48 A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry, Vintage, $8.95, 9780679755333
49 Carrie
Stephen King, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307743664
50 Mort
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225719