Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for August 9, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending August 6, 2023
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. |
Trust Hernan Diaz, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780593420324 Trust is an unparalleled novel about money, power, intimacy, and perception. A May 2022 Indie Next Pick and a winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. |
1/14 |
| 2. |
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. |
3/13 |
| 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. |
4/47 |
| 4. |
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. |
2/114 |
| 5. |
It Ends with Us Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501110368 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. |
5/88 |
| 6. |
Too Late Colleen Hoover, Grand Central, $18.99, 9781538756591 A psychological suspense novel of obsession and dangerous love. The new, updated edition of Too Late from the bestselling author of Verity. |
9/6 |
| 7. |
The Last Thing He Told Me Laura Dave, S&S/Marysue Rucci Books, $17.99, 9781501171352 Dave's novel is a gripping mystery about a woman who thinks she's found the love of her life—until he disappears. |
10/20 |
| 8. |
Beach Read Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806734 Henry's novel about a romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut is a June 2020 Indie Next Pick. |
8/55 |
| 9. |
It Starts with Us Colleen Hoover, Atria, $17.99, 9781668001226 The long-anticipated sequel to Hoover's bestseller It Ends with Us. |
11/32 |
| 10. |
The Marriage Portrait Maggie O'Farrell, Vintage, $17.00, 9780593315088 O'Farrell's novel is an unforgettable fictional portrait of the captivating young duchess Lucrezia de' Medici as she makes her way in a troubled court. |
7/4 |
| 11. |
Verity Colleen Hoover, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538724736 A sensational psychological thriller by the bestselling author of It Ends with Us. |
14/61 |
| 12. |
Love, Theoretically Ali Hazelwood, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593336861 Rival physicists collide in a vortex of academic feuds and fake dating shenanigans in this delightfully STEMinist romcom. A June 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
6/8 |
| 13. |
The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller, Ecco, $17.99, 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. |
12/153 |
| 14. |
Meet Me at the Lake Carley Fortune, Berkley, $18.00, 9780593438558 A random connection sends two strangers on a daylong adventure where they make a promise one keeps and the other breaks, with life-changing effects. A May 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
13/14 |
| 15. |
A Little Life Hanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $18.00, 9780804172707 Yanagihara's astonishing novel about love and friendship in the 21st century was a March 2015 Indie Next Pick and a National Book Award finalist. |
15/24 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 17. |
Big Swiss Jen Beagin, Scribner, $17.00, 9781982153090 A brilliantly original and funny novel about a sex therapist's transcriptionist who falls in love with a client while listening to her sessions. |
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Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for August 9, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending August 6, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Trade Paperback Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin, Vintage, $25.00, 9780375726262 A deep, fantastic look at the complex physicist and father of the atomic bomb. |
2/7 |
| 2. |
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. |
1/107 |
| 3. |
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. |
3/19 |
| 4. |
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $20.00, 9781571313560 Drawing on her life as an Indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices. |
4/191 |
| 5. |
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. |
7/149 |
| 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. |
5/92 |
| 7. |
Happy-Go-Lucky David Sedaris, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316392433 David Sedaris once again captures what is most unexpected, hilarious, and poignant about recent upheavals, personal and public, and expresses in precise language both the misanthropy and desire for connection that drive us all. |
6/10 |
| 8. |
Solito: A Memoir Javier Zamora, Hogarth, $18.00, 9780593498088 A young poet tells the unforgettable story of his harrowing migration from El Salvador to the United States at the age of nine in this moving, page-turning memoir. |
8/9 |
| 9. |
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals Oliver Burkeman, Picador, $18.00, 9781250849359 Drawing on the insights of both ancient and contemporary philosophers, psychologists, and spiritual teachers, Oliver Burkeman delivers an entertaining, humorous, practical, and ultimately profound guide to time and time management. |
9/6 |
| 10. |
Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence Dr. Anna Lembke, Dutton, $18.00, 9781524746742 Dr. Anna Lembke explores the exciting new scientific discoveries that explain why the relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to pain—and what to do about it. |
14/29 |
| 11. |
Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis' Fortress Prison- Debut Ben Macintyre, Crown, $18.00, 9780593136355 A moving account of the remarkable POWs whose relentlessly creative attempts to escape a notorious Nazi prison embodied the spirit of resistance against fascism, from the author of The Spy and the Traitor. |
/1 |
| 12. |
The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity David Graeber, David Wengrow, Picador, $25.00, 9781250858801 The Dawn of Everything fundamentally transforms our understanding of the human past and offers a path toward imagining new forms of freedom and new ways of organizing society. |
13/18 |
| 13. |
A Philosophy of Walking Frédéric Gros, John Howe (Transl.), Verso, $19.95, 9781804290446 Brilliant and erudite, A Philosophy of Walking is an entertaining and insightful manifesto for putting one foot in front of the other. |
11/4 |
| 14. |
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. |
10/63 |
| 15. |
Quietly Hostile: Essays Samantha Irby, Vintage, $17.00, 9780593315699 In her hilarious new essay collection, Samantha Irby invites us to share in the gory particulars of her real life, all that festers behind the glitter and glam. |
12/12 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 18. |
Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them: A Journey to the Edge of Physics Antonio Padilla, Picador, $20.00, 9781250872821 A fun, dazzling exploration of the strange numbers that illuminate the ultimate nature of reality. |
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Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for August 9, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending August 6, 2023
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. |
Tom Lake- Debut Ann Patchett, Harper, $30.00, 9780063327528 In this beautiful and moving novel about family, love, and growing up, Ann Patchett once again proves herself one of America's finest writers. An August 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
| 2. |
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. |
1/11 |
| 3. |
Demon Copperhead Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $32.50, 9780063251922 Kingsolver's brilliant novel enthralls, compels, and captures the heart as it evokes a young hero's unforgettable journey to maturity. A November 2022 Indie Next Pick and a winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. |
2/42 |
| 4. |
Lessons in Chemistry Bonnie Garmus, Doubleday, $29.00, 9780385547345 Funny, shrewdly observant, and studded with a dazzling cast of supporting characters, Lessons in Chemistry is as original and vibrant as its protagonist. An April 2022 Indie Next Pick. |
4/70 |
| 5. |
The Covenant of Water Abraham Verghese, Grove Press, $32.00, 9780802162175 Verghese's new novel is a stunning and magisterial epic of love, faith, and medicine, set in Kerala, South India, following three generations of a family seeking the answers to a strange secret. A May 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
3/14 |
| 6. |
Crook Manifesto Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $29.00, 9780385545150 Crook Manifesto continues Colson Whitehead's Harlem saga in a powerful and hugely-entertaining novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy glory. An August 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
5/3 |
| 7. |
Happy Place Emily Henry, Berkley, $27.00, 9780593441275 Emily Henry's novel about a couple who broke up months ago pretend they're still together for an annual, week-long vacation with their best friends is the #1 Indie Next Pick for May 2023. |
6/15 |
| 8. |
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Gabrielle Zevin, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593321201 The exhilarating new novel by the bestselling author of The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry is the #1 Indie Next Pick for July 2022. |
7/56 |
| 9. |
Yellowface R. F. Kuang, Morrow, $30.00, 9780063250833 Yellowface grapples with questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation, as well as the terrifying alienation of social media. R. F. Kuang's novel is timely, razor-sharp, and eminently readable. The #1 Indie Next Pick for June 2023. |
8/12 |
| 10. |
The Guest Emma Cline, Random House, $28.00, 9780812998627 Taut, propulsive, and impossible to look away from, Emma Cline's The Guest is a spellbinding literary achievement. A June 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
15/12 |
| 11. |
Somebody's Fool Richard Russo, Knopf, $29.00, 9780593317891 Infused with all the wry humor and shrewd observations that Russo is known for, Somebody's Fool is another classic from a modern master. |
9/2 |
| 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. |
11/33 |
| 13. |
Hello Beautiful Ann Napolitano, The Dial Press, $28.00, 9780593243732 An exquisite homage to Louisa May Alcott's timeless classic, Little Women, Hello Beautiful is a profoundly moving portrait of what is possible when we choose to love someone not in spite of who they are, but because of it. A March 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
10/21 |
| 14. |
Family Lore- Debut Elizabeth Acevedo, Ecco, $30.00, 9780063207264 From the bestselling, National Book Award-winning author Elizabeth Acevedo comes her first novel for adults, the story of one Dominican American family told through the voices of its women as they await a gathering that will forever change their lives. An August 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
| 15. |
The Last Ranger- Debut Peter Heller, Knopf, $27.00, 9780593535110 Populated by a cast of extraordinary characters and bursting with humor and grace, Peter Heller masterfully unveils a portrait of the American west where our very human impulses play out amidst the stunning beauty of the natural world. An August 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for August 9, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending August 6, 2023
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. |
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. |
1/16 |
| 2. |
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. |
2/29 |
| 3. |
The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession Michael Finkel, Knopf, $28.00, 9780525657323 This is a riveting story of art, crime, love, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost. The #1 Indie Next Pick for July 2023. |
4/6 |
| 4. |
I'm Glad My Mom Died Jennette McCurdy, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781982185824 A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor—including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother—and how she retook control of her life. |
6/52 |
| 5. |
Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity Peter Attia, M.D., Bill Gifford, Harmony, $32.00, 9780593236598 A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challenges the conventional medical thinking on aging and reveals a new approach to preventing chronic disease and extending long-term health. |
7/19 |
| 6. |
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. |
8/75 |
| 7. |
Poverty, by America Matthew Desmond, Crown, $28.00, 9780593239919 Elegantly written and fiercely argued, this compassionate book gives us new ways of thinking about a morally urgent problem. It also helps us imagine solutions. Desmond builds a startlingly original and ambitious case for ending poverty. |
5/20 |
| 8. |
Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s B. Dylan Hollis, Alpha, $32.00, 9780744080049 Friends of baking, are you sick and tired of making the same recipes again and again? Then look no further than this baking blast from the past, as B. Dylan Hollis highlights the most unique tasty treats of yesteryear. |
3/2 |
| 9. |
What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds Jennifer Ackerman, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9780593298886 A brilliant scientific investigation into owls—the most elusive of birds—and why they exert such a hold on human imagination. |
12/8 |
| 10. |
Pageboy: A Memoir Elliot Page, Flatiron Books, $29.99, 9781250878359 With this evocative and lyrical memoir, Oscar-nominated star Elliot Page captures the universal human experience of searching for ourselves and our place in this complicated world. |
9/9 |
| 11. |
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. |
10/170 |
| 12. |
The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean- Debut Susan Casey, Doubleday, $32.00, 9780385545570 An awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the waves, and the men and women who seek to uncover its secrets. |
/1 |
| 13. |
Blueberries for Sal Cookbook: Sweet Recipes Inspired by the Beloved Children's Classic Robert McCloskey, Clarkson Potter, $14.00, 9780593580400 Enjoy 30 sweet blueberry recipes in this beautifully illustrated official cookbook based on the beloved children's classic Blueberries for Sal. |
11/8 |
| 14. |
The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet Jeff Goodell, Little, Brown, $29.00, 9780316497572 As an award-winning journalist who has been at the forefront of environmental journalism for decades, Goodell's new book may be his most provocative yet, explaining how extreme heat will dramatically change the world as we know it. |
/2 |
| 15. |
You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir Maggie Smith, Atria/One Signal Publishers, $28.00, 9781982185855 The bestselling poet and author of Keep Moving offers a lush and heartrending memoir exploring coming of age in your middle age. |
14/16 |
Mass Market
Bestseller List for August 9, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending August 6, 2023
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| Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 |
1/370 |
| 2. |
Good Omens Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977 |
8/116 |
| 3. |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593438367 |
3/194 |
| 4. |
No Plan B Lee Child, Andrew Child, Dell, $9.99, 9781984818577 |
2/5 |
| 5. |
Sparring Partners John Grisham, Vintage, $9.99, 9780593470909 |
/3 |
| 6. |
Billy Summers Stephen King, Pocket, $11.99, 9781668010129 |
5/6 |
| 7. |
Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 |
6/137 |
| 8. |
Oath of Loyalty Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills, Pocket, $10.99, 9781982164928 |
4/2 |
| 9. |
Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9781250318541 |
/67 |
| 10. |
The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129 |
/65 |
Early & Middle Grade Readers
Bestseller List for August 9, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending August 6, 2023
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| Early & Middle Grade Readers | ||
| 1. |
The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $19.99, 9781536223361 |
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| 2. |
From the World of Percy Jackson: The Sun and the Star Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro, Disney Hyperion, $19.99, 9781368081153 |
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| 3. |
The One and Only Ruby Katherine Applegate, Harper, $19.99, 9780063080089 |
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| 4. |
Squished: A Graphic Novel Megan Wagner Lloyd, Michelle Mee Nutter (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338568936 |
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| 5. |
Mexikid- Debut Pedro Martín, Dial Books, $14.99, 9780593462294 |
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| 6. |
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Judy Blume, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781665921312 |
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| 7. |
Odder Katherine Applegate, Charles Santoso (Illus.), Feiwel & Friends, $16.99, 9781250147424 |
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| 8. |
The One and Only Bob Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780062991324 |
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| 9. |
School Trip: A Graphic Novel Jerry Craft, Quill Tree Books, $14.99, 9780062885531 |
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| 10. |
Smile: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264 |
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| 11. |
The Moth Keeper: A Graphic Novel K. O'Neill, Random House Graphic, $13.99, 9780593182260 |
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| 12. |
Scarlet & Violet Handbook (Pokémon)- Debut Scholastic, $11.99, 9781338871371 |
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| 13. |
Misfit Mansion Kay Davault, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9781665903073 |
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| 14. |
Drama: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801897 |
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| 15. |
Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon) Scholastic, $14.99, 9781338714128 |
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Young Adult
Bestseller List for August 9, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending August 6, 2023
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| Young Adult | ||
| 1. |
If He Had Been with Me Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489 |
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| 2. |
Nimona ND Stevenson, Quill Tree Books, $18.99, 9780062278227 |
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| 3. |
Divine Rivals Rebecca Ross, Wednesday Books, $18.99, 9781250857439 |
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| 4. |
They Both Die at the End Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062457806 |
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| 5. |
We Were Liars E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279 |
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| 6. |
Hell Followed with Us Andrew Joseph White, Peachtree Teen, $12.99, 9781682635636 |
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| 7. |
Girl in Pieces Kathleen Glasgow, Ember, $10.99, 9781101934746 |
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| 8. |
Solitaire Alice Oseman, Scholastic Press, $19.99, 9781338863420 |
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| 9. |
The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich (A Graphic Novel) Deya Muniz, Little, Brown Ink, $17.99, 9780316538725 |
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| 10. |
Legendborn (An Indies Introduce Title) Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $13.99, 9781534441613 |
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| 11. |
Better Than the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534467637 |
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| 12. |
Five Survive Holly Jackson, Delacorte Press, $19.99, 9780593374160 |
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| 13. |
Nick and Charlie Alice Oseman, Scholastic Press, $16.99, 9781338885101 |
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| 14. |
Warrior Girl Unearthed Angeline Boulley, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $19.99, 9781250766588 |
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| 15. |
Ace of Spades Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Square Fish, $12.99, 9781250800800 |
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Children's Illustrated
Bestseller List for August 9, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending August 6, 2023
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| Children's Illustrated | ||
| 1. |
Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography Wendy Loggia, Elisa Chavarri (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593566718 |
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| 2. |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 |
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| 3. |
Bluey: The Pool Penguin Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593385685 |
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| 4. |
Bluey: Camping Penguin Young Readers, $5.99, 9780593519103 |
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| 5. |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
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| 6. |
Bluey: The Beach Penguin Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593226094 |
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| 7. |
Blueberries for Sal Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $8.99, 9780140501698 |
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| 8. |
Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $19.95, 9780060254926 |
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| 9. |
The Crayons Go Back to School- Debut Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel Books, $9.99, 9780593621110 |
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| 10. |
Bluey: Barky Boats- Debut Penguin Young Readers, $5.99, 9780593750469 |
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| 11. |
Bluey: The Creek Penguin Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593224571 |
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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 5-Minute Stories: 6 Stories in 1 Book? Hooray! Penguin Young Readers, $14.99, 9780593521908 |
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| 14. |
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Bill Martin, Jr., Eric Carle (Illus.), Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $8.99, 9780805047905 |
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| 15. |
Knight Owl Christopher Denise, Christy Ottaviano Books, $17.99, 9780316310628 |
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Children's Series
Bestseller List for August 9, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending August 6, 2023
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. |
The Summer I Turned Pretty (hardcover and paperback) Jenny Han, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
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| 3. |
The Bad Guys (paperback) Aaron Blabey, Scholastic |
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| 4. |
Elephant & Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion |
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| 5. |
Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback) Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic |
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| 6. |
One of Us Is Lying (hardcover and paperback) Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press |
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| 7. |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet |
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| 8. |
The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback) Suzanne Collins, Scholastic |
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| 9. |
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (hardcover and paperback) Holly Jackson, Ember |
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| 10. |
I Survived (hardcover and paperback) Lauren Tarshis, Álvaro Sarraseca (Illus.), Scholastic |
Extended Paperback Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 6, 2023
16. The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703
17. Big Swiss
Jen Beagin, Scribner, $17.00, 9781982153090
18. People We Meet on Vacation
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806758
19. A Court of Mist and Fury
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575583
20. Circe
Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316556323
21. This Is How You Lose the Time War
Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone, Gallery/Saga Press, $16.99, 9781534430990
22. Summer Sisters
Judy Blume, Bantam, $18.00, 9780385337663
23. Icebreaker
Hannah Grace, Atria, $17.99, 9781668026038
24. The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman, Penguin, $18.00, 9781984880987
25. Book Lovers
Emily Henry, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593334836
26. Fairy Tale
Stephen King, Scribner, $20.00, 9781668002193
27. The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318
28. The Paris Apartment
Lucy Foley, Morrow, $18.99, 9780063003064
29. The Whalebone Theatre
Joanna Quinn, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593467152
30. Carrie Soto Is Back
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $18.00, 9780593158708
31. The House Across the Lake
Riley Sager, Dutton, $18.00, 9780593183212
32. Legends & Lattes
Travis Baldree, Tor, $17.99, 9781250886088
33. The Secret History
Donna Tartt, Vintage, $18.00, 9781400031702
34. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V. E. Schwab, Tor, $19.99, 9780765387578
35. Red, White & Royal Blue
Casey McQuiston, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250316776
36. Daisy Jones & The Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $17.00, 9780593598429
37. Lessons
Ian McEwan, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593468630
38. When Women Were Dragons
Kelly Barnhill, Anchor, $17.00, 9780593466575
39. A Court of Wings and Ruin
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575606
40. The Maid
Nita Prose, Ballantine, $18.00, 9780593356173
41. The Cloisters
Katy Hays, Atria, $17.99, 9781668004418
42. Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781639730957
43. Every Summer After
Carley Fortune, Berkley, $16.00, 9780593438534
44. The Mountain in the Sea
Ray Nayler, Picador, $18.00, 9781250872272
45. Malibu Rising
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $18.00, 9781524798673
46. Cloud Cuckoo Land
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $20.00, 9781982168445
47. The Priory of the Orange Tree
Samantha Shannon, Bloomsbury Publishing, $20.00, 9781635570304
48. The Housemaid
Freida McFadden, Grand Central Publishing, $12.99, 9781538742570
49. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $17.99, 9780062315007
50. Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538732182
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 6, 2023
16. The Book of Delights: Essays
Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $17.99, 9781643753287
17. Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir
Dolly Alderton, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780062968791
18. Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them: A Journey to the Edge of Physics
Antonio Padilla, Picador, $20.00, 9781250872821
19. The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
John Green, Dutton, $18.00, 9780525555247
20. Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
Merlin Sheldrake, Random House, $18.00, 9780525510321
21. Meditations: A New Translation (Modern Library Classics)
Marcus Aurelius, Modern Library, $11.00, 9780812968255
22. The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir
Paul Newman, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593467718
23. The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781452174037
24. The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310
25. How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth
The Moth, Meg Bowles, Catherine Burns, Jenifer Hixson, Sarah Austin Jenness, Kate Tellers, Crown, $18.00, 9780593139028
26. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson, Vintage, $18.00, 9780375725609
27. Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole
Susan Cain, Crown, $18.00, 9780451499790
28. Educated: A Memoir
Tara Westover, Random House, $18.99, 9780399590528
29. These Precious Days: Essays
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $18.00, 9780063092792
30. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99, 9780062316110
31. The Soul of an Octopus
Sy Montgomery, Atria, $17.99, 9781451697728
32. Like a Rolling Stone: A Memoir
Jann S. Wenner, Back Bay Books, $19.99, 9780316415293
33. How to Love (Mindfulness Essentials #3)
Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.), Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781937006884
34. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Trevor Noah, One World, $18.00, 9780399588198
35. Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks
Patrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $18.00, 9780593467732
36. Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $20.00, 9780593230275
37. OMFG, BEES!: Bees Are So Amazing and You're About to Find Out Why
Matt Kracht, Chronicle Books, $15.95, 9781797219905
38. Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $20.00, 9780374533557
39. The 48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene, Penguin, $26.00, 9780140280197
40. The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781797212272
41. Gender Queer: A Memoir
Maia Kobabe, Oni Press, $19.99, 9781549304002
42. France: An Adventure History
Graham Robb, Norton, $21.95, 9781324064695
43. How to Focus (Mindfulness Essentials #9)
Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.), Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781952692178
44. bell hooks: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations
bell hooks, Melville House, $18.99, 9781685890797
45. What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma
Stephanie Foo, Ballantine, $18.00, 9780593238127
46. Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find--and Keep--Love
Amir Levine, Rachel Heller, TarcherPerigee, $17.00, 9781585429134
47. River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile
Candice Millard, Anchor, $18.00, 9780525435648
48. Fen, Bog and Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis
Annie Proulx, Scribner, $17.99, 9781982173364
49. HBR's 0 Must Reads on High Performance
Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review Press, $24.95, 9781647823467
50. Falling Back in Love with Being Human: Letters to Lost Souls
Kai Cheng Thom, Dial Press, $17.00, 9780593594988
Extended Hardcover Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 6, 2023
16. The Collector
Daniel Silva, Harper, $32.00, 9780062834874
17. The Five-Star Weekend
Elin Hilderbrand, Little, Brown, $30.00, 9780316258777
18. Horse
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $28.00, 9780399562969
19. The Only One Left
Riley Sager, Dutton, $28.00, 9780593183229
20. Silver Nitrate
Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $28.00, 9780593355367
21. Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hanover Square Press, $19.99, 9781335430991
22. Lady Tan's Circle of Women
Lisa See, Scribner, $28.00, 9781982117085
23. The First Ladies
Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray, Berkley, $28.00, 9780593440285
24. The Wind Knows My Name
Isabel Allende, Ballantine, $28.00, 9780593598108
25. Light Bringer
Pierce Brown, Del Rey, $30.00, 9780425285978
26. The Little Village of Book Lovers
Nina George, Ballantine, $28.00, 9780593157886
27. Small Things Like These
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802158741
28. The Bookbinder
Pip Williams, Ballantine , $28.00, 9780593600443
29. A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers, Tordotcom, $20.99, 9781250236210
30. The Librarianist
Patrick deWitt, Ecco, $30.00, 9780063085121
31. Everyone Here Is Lying
Shari Lapena, Pamela Dorman Books, $29.00, 9780593489932
32. Romantic Comedy
Curtis Sittenfeld, Random House, $28.00, 9780399590948
33. Immortal Longings
Chloe Gong, Gallery/Saga Press, $28.99, 9781668000229
34. Small Mercies
Dennis Lehane, Harper, $30.00, 9780062129482
35. Babel
R. F. Kuang, Harper Voyager, $27.99, 9780063021426
36. Zero Days
Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $29.99, 9781982155292
37. The Postcard
Anne Berest, Tina Kover (Transl.), Europa Editions, $28.00, 9781609458386
38. Foster
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802160140
39. Pineapple Street
Jenny Jackson, Pamela Dorman Books, $28.00, 9780593490693
40. All the Sinners Bleed
S. A. Cosby, Flatiron Books, $27.99, 9781250831910
41. Tress of the Emerald Sea
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $29.99, 9781250899651
42. The Weaver and the Witch Queen
Genevieve Gornichec, Ace, $27.00, 9780593438244
43. The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $29.99, 9781250899675
44. I Have Some Questions for You
Rebecca Makkai, Viking, $28.00, 9780593490143
45. I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home
Lorrie Moore, Knopf, $27.00, 9780307594143
46. The Quiet Tenant
Clémence Michallon, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593534649
47. In the Lives of Puppets
TJ Klune, Tor, $28.99, 9781250217448
48. Ripe
Sarah Rose Etter, Scribner, $25.00, 9781668011638
49. Camp Damascus
Chuck Tingle, Tor Nightfire, $25.99, 9781250874627
50. Good Night, Irene
Luis Alberto Urrea, Little, Brown, $29.00, 9780316265850
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 6, 2023
16. A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
Timothy Egan, Viking, $30.00, 9780735225268
17. The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man
David Von Drehle, Simon & Schuster, $26.00, 9781476773926
18. Tabula Rasa: Volume 1
John McPhee, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $28.00, 9780374603601
19. Stay True: A Memoir
Hua Hsu, Doubleday, $26.00, 9780385547772
20. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck
Mark Manson, Harper, $26.99, 9780062457714
21. On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good
Elise Loehnen, The Dial Press, $28.00, 9780593243039
22. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), Simon & Schuster, $37.50, 9781476753836
23. Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World
Christian Cooper, Random House, $28.00, 9780593242384
24. Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs
Jamie Loftus, Forge Books, $26.99, 9781250847744
25. Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma
Claire Dederer, Knopf, $28.00, 9780525655114
26. King: A Life
Jonathan Eig, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $35.00, 9780374279295
27. Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
Brené Brown, Random House, $30.00, 9780399592553
28. The Language of Trees: A Rewilding of Literature and Landscape
Katie Holten, Tin House Books, $29.95, 9781953534682
29. Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
BTS, Myeongseok Kang, Anton Hur (Transl.), Slin Jung (Transl.), Clare Richards (Transl.), Flatiron Books, $45.00, 9781250326751
30. An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Ed Yong, Random House, $30.00, 9780593133231
31. Random Acts of Medicine: The Hidden Forces That Sway Doctors, Impact Patients, and Shape Our Health
Anupam B. Jena, Christopher Worsham, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385548816
32. The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
Gabor Maté, M.D., Daniel Maté, Avery, $30.00, 9780593083888
33. Blowback: A Warning to Save Democracy from the Next Trump
Miles Taylor, Atria Books, $30.00, 9781668015988
34. Goblin Mode: How to Get Cozy, Embrace Imperfection, and Thrive in the Muck
McKayla Coyle, Quirk Books, $17.99, 9781683693536
35. Spare
Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, Random House, $36.00, 9780593593806
36. National Dish: Around the World in Search of Food, History, and the Meaning of Home
Anya von Bremzen, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9780735223165
37. Sweet Enough: A Dessert Cookbook
Alison Roman, Clarkson Potter, $35.00, 9781984826398
38. The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
John Koenig, Simon & Schuster, $21.99, 9781501153648
39. Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age
Katherine May, Riverhead Books, $26.00, 9780593329993
40. Dinner in One: Exceptional & Easy One-Pan Meals
Melissa Clark, Clarkson Potter, $29.99, 9780593233252
41. Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto
Tricia Hersey, Little, Brown Spark, $27.00, 9780316365215
42. The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times
Michelle Obama, Crown, $32.50, 9780593237465
43. Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World
Malcolm Harris, Little, Brown, $36.00, 9780316592031
44. Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
Susan Magsamen, Ivy Ross, Random House, $30.00, 9780593449233
45. White House by the Sea: A Century of the Kennedys at Hyannis Port
Kate Storey, Scribner, $30.00, 9781982159184
46. Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
James Nestor, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780735213616
47. How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures
Sabrina Imbler, Little, Brown, $27.00, 9780316540537
48. How to Read a Tree: Clues and Patterns from Bark to Leaves (Natural Navigation)
Tristan Gooley, The Experiment, $24.95, 9781615199433
49. Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You: A Memoir
Lucinda Williams, Crown, $28.99, 9780593136492
50. The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $32.50, 9781982117351
Extended Mass Market
Based on sales for the week ending August 6, 2023
11. The Judge's List
John Grisham, Vintage, $9.99, 9780593157831
12. The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365279
13. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $12.00, 9780399501487
14. American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110
15. Dune Messiah
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233
16. The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $9.99, 9780307743657
17. Apples Never Fall
Liane Moriarty, Holt Paperbacks, $10.99, 9781250894229
18. Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $8.99, 9780440180296
19. That Summer
Jennifer Weiner, Pocket, $9.99, 9781668020661
20. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741
21. The Hotel Nantucket
Elin Hilderbrand, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316258937
22. The High Notes
Danielle Steel, Dell, $9.99, 9781984821768
23. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803
24. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488
25. The Girl Who Survived
Lisa Jackson, Zebra, $9.99, 9781420146363
26. Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553293357
27. Tom Clancy Zero Hour
Don Bentley, Berkley, $9.99, 9780593422748
28. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
29. And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062073488
30. The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $10.99, 9780441478125
31. Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553283686
32. The Last House Guest
Megan Miranda, S&S/ Marysue Rucci Books, $10.99, 9781668012796
33. Children of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441104024
34. The Perfect Assassin
James Patterson, Brian Sitts, Grand Central , $9.99, 9781538721865
35. Fear No Evil
James Patterson, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538752906
36. Not a Happy Family
Shari Lapena, Penguin, $9.99, 9781984880581
37. The Russian
James Patterson, James O. Born, Grand Central, $9.99, 9781538703588
38. The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch, Spectra, $9.99, 9780553588941
39. The Color of Magic
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225672
40. Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365286
41. A World of Curiosities
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $9.99, 9781250888358
42. The Challenge
Danielle Steel, Dell, $9.99, 9781984821638
43. Distant Thunder
Stuart Woods, Putnam, $9.99, 9780593540053
44. Rising Tiger
Brad Thor, Pocket, $10.99, 9781982182168
45. Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Sacrifice
Brian Freeman, Putnam, $9.99, 9780593419878
46. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345514400
47. Before We Were Yours
Lisa Wingate, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780593599006
48. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
49. The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756407919
50. The Fellowship of the Ring: The Lord of the Rings: Part One
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780593500484