January 31, 2024

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestsellers List for January 31, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending January 28, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Paperback Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1 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.
1/72
2 Horse
Geraldine Brooks, Penguin, $19.00, 9780399562976
Based on the remarkable true story of the record-breaking thoroughbred Lexington, Horse is a novel of art and science, love and obsession, and our unfinished reckoning with racism.
6/2
3 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.
3/21
4 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.
5/39
5 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.
8/41
6 Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
Benjamin Stevenson, Mariner Books, $18.99, 9780063279032
Knives Out and Clue meet Agatha Christie and The Thursday Murder Club in this fiendishly clever blend of classic and modern murder mystery.
7/4
7 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.
4/38
8 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.
2/139
9 A Court of Wings and Ruin
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575606
The epic third novel in the bestselling A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas.
9/4
10 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.
11/73
11 Chain Gang All-Stars- Debut
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593469316
Two top women gladiators fight for their freedom within a depraved private prison system not so far-removed from America's own in this explosive debut novel from the bestselling author of Friday Black.
/1
12 The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman, Penguin, $18.00, 9781984880987
In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves the Thursday Murder Club.
10/88
13 All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $18.99, 9781668017340
Doerr's beautiful novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France during World War II.
12/15
14 House of Earth and Blood
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635577020
Sarah J. Maas's Crescent City series begins with House of Earth and Blood, which follows the story of half-Fae and half-human Bryce Quinlan as she seeks revenge in a contemporary fantasy world of magic, danger, and searing romance.
/2
15 A Court of Silver Flames
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635577990
Sarah J. Maas's sexy, richly imagined A Court of Thorns and Roses series continues with the journey of Feyre's fiery sister, Nesta.
14/5
 
     

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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestsellers List for January 31, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending January 28, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1 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.
1/16
2 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
Brown tells the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Now a major motion picture.
2/145
3 The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 19172017
Rashid Khalidi, Picador, $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.
3/14
4 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.
4/117
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.
5/216
6 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.
7/174
7 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.
6/44
8 Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
Adam Grant, Penguin, $20.00, 9781984878120
Grant examines the critical art of rethinking: learning to question your opinions and open other people's minds, which can position you for excellence at work and wisdom in life.
8/5
9 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.
9/8
10 Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $20.00, 9780593230275
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.
13/17
11 Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom
Ilyon Woo, Simon & Schuster, $19.99, 9781501191060
With three epic journeys compressed into one monumental bid for freedom, Master Slave Husband Wife is an American love story—one that would challenge the nation's core precepts of life, liberty, and justice for all--one that challenges us even now.
10/2
12 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.
11/214
13 An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Ed Yong, Random House, $20.00, 9780593133255
Every kind of animal, including humans, is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of our immense world. In An Immense World, science journalist Ed Yong helps us to experience the skeins of scent, waves of electromagnetism, and pulses of pressure that other animals perceive.
14/22
14 Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Holt Paperbacks, $18.99, 9781250861511
Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson shines new light on the crucial fault lines of our time—war, politics, religion, truth, beauty, gender, and race--in a way that stimulates a deeper sense of unity for us all.
12/2
15 The Artist's Way: 30th Anniversary Edition
Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $19.00, 9780143129257
A revolutionary program for personal renewal, The Artist's Way will help get you back on track, rediscover your passions, and take the steps you need to change your life.
/7
 
     

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Hardcover Fiction

 



Bestsellers List for January 31, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending January 28, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1 The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
James McBride, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780593422946
Bringing his masterly storytelling skills and his deep faith in humanity to The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, James McBride has written a novel as compassionate as Deacon King Kong and as inventive as The Good Lord Bird. An August 2023 Indie Next Pick.
1/25
2 Martyr!- Debut
Kaveh Akbar, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593537619
A newly sober, orphaned son of Iranian immigrants, guided by the voices of artists, poets, and kings, embarks on a remarkable search for a family secret that leads him to a terminally ill painter living out her final days in the Brooklyn Museum. Electrifying, funny, and wholly original, Martyr! heralds the arrival of an essential new voice in contemporary fiction. A February 2024 Indie Next Pick.
/1
3 Iron Flame
Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374172
She's survived her first year at Basgiath War College for dragon riders...but the danger is just beginning in the electrifying follow-up to Fourth Wing.
2/12
4 The Fury
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $28.99, 9781250758989
By the bestselling author of The Silent Patient, a masterfully paced thriller about a reclusive ex-movie star and her famous friends whose spontaneous trip to a private Greek island is upended by a murder. The #1 Indie Next Pick for January 2024.
4/2
5 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.
3/36
6 North Woods
Daniel Mason, Random House, $28.00, 9780593597033
When two young lovers abscond from a Puritan colony, little do they know that their humble cabin in the woods will become the home of an extraordinary succession of human and nonhuman characters alike. An October 2023 Indie Next List Pick.
5/14
7 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.
7/67
8 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.
9/45
9 Tom Lake
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.
6/26
10 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.
8/95
11 Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593321201
The exhilarating novel by the bestselling author of The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry is the #1 Indie Next Pick for July 2022.
10/79
12 The Bee Sting
Paul Murray, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $30.00, 9780374600303
Murray's novel is an irresistibly funny, wise, and thought-provoking tour de force about family, fortune, and the struggle to be a good person when the world is falling apart. Shortlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize.
12/4
13 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.
13/39
14 First Lie Wins
Ashley Elston, Pamela Dorman Books, $28.00, 9780593492918
Evie Porter has everything a nice, Southern girl could want: a perfect, doting boyfriend, a house with a white picket fence and a garden, a fancy group of friends. The only catch: Evie Porter doesn't exist. A January 2024 Indie Next Pick.
15/3
15 The Frozen River
Ariel Lawhon, Doubleday, $28.00, 9780385546874
The Frozen River is a gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history.
/2
 
     

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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestsellers List for January 31, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending January 28, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
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.
1/41
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.
2/54
3 How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
David Brooks, Random House, $30.00, 9780593230060
A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper connections at home, at work, and throughout our lives.
5/14
4 Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning
Liz Cheney, Little, Brown and Company, $32.50, 9780316572064
A gripping first-hand account of the January 6th, 2021, insurrection from inside the halls of Congress, from origins to aftermath—by the House Republican leader who dared to stand up to it.
3/8
5 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.
4/91
6 The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism
Tim Alberta, Harper, $35.00, 9780063226883
Tim Alberta's timely, rigorously reported, and deeply personal examination of the divisions that threaten to destroy the American evangelical movement.
11/3
7 The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year
Margaret Renkl, Spiegel & Grau, $32.00, 9781954118461
From the bestselling author of Late Migrations comes a luminous book that traces the passing of seasons, personal and natural. A November 2023 Indie Next Pick.
6/14
8 Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day!: Daily Meditations for the Ups, Downs & In-Betweens- Debut
Kate Bowler, Convergent Books, $26.00, 9780593727676
Witty, honest, and wise spiritual reflections that invite readers to embrace the bad, not just the good—from bestselling author Kate Bowler.
/1
9 Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
Adam Grant, Viking, $32.00, 9780593653142
This book reveals how anyone can rise to achieve greater things. The true measure of your potential is not the height of the peak you've reached, but how far you've climbed to get there.
14/14
10 Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism
Rachel Maddow, Crown, $32.00, 9780593444511
Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful of committed public servants and brave private citizens thwarted far-right plotters trying to steer our nation toward an alliance with the Nazis.
10/15
11 Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America
Heather Cox Richardson, Viking, $30.00, 9780593652961
Many books tell us what has happened over the last five years. Democracy Awakening explains how we got to this perilous point, what our history really tells us about ourselves, and what the future of democracy can be.
7/18
12 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.
13/185
13 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.
12/34
14 5 Ingredients Mediterranean: Simple Incredible Food- Debut
Jamie Oliver, Flatiron Books, $39.99, 9781250319852
With over 125 utterly delicious, easy-to-follow recipes, it's all about making everyday cooking super-exciting, with minimal fuss—all while transporting you to sunnier climes.
/1
15 One in a Millennial: On Friendship, Feelings, Fangirls, and Fitting In- Debut
Kate Kennedy, St. Martin's Press, $30.00, 9781250285126
An exploration of pop culture, nostalgia, the millennial zeitgeist, and the life lessons learned (for better and for worse) from coming of age as a member of a much-maligned generation.
/1
 
     

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Mass Market



Bestseller List for January 31, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending January 28, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1 Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593438367
3/219
2 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
1/395
3 The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365279
5/111
4 The Boys from Biloxi
John Grisham, Vintage, $10.99, 9780593470916
2/23
5 Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977
/134
6 Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541
/75
7 Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $9.99, 9780440180296
/68
8 The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741
/139
9 No Plan B
Lee Child, Andrew Child, Dell, $9.99, 9781984818577
/25
10 Just After Sunset: Stories
Stephen King, Pocket, $10.99, 9781668018101
8/9
 
     

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Early & Middle Grade Readers



Bestsellers List for January 31, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending January 28, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Early & Middle Grade Readers  
1 The Eyes and the Impossible
Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781524764203
 
2 Mexikid
Pedro Martín, Dial Books, $14.99, 9780593462294
 
3 Wings of Fire: A Guide to the Dragon World
Tui T. Sutherland, Joy Ang (Illus.), Scholastic Press, $24.99, 9781338634822
 
4 96 Facts About Taylor Swift: Quizzes, Quotes, Questions, and More!
Arie Kaplan, Risa Rodil (Illus.), Grosset & Dunlap, $6.99, 9780593750933
 
5 The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $19.99, 9781536223361
 
6 The Eyes and the Impossible: (Deluxe Wood-Bound Edition)
Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (Illus.), McSweeney's, $28.00, 9781952119453
 
7 The Misfits #1: A Royal Conundrum
Lisa Yee, Dan Santat (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9781984830296
 
8 From the World of Percy Jackson: The Sun and the Star
Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro, Disney Hyperion, $19.99, 9781368081153
 
9 The Lost Library
Rebecca Stead, Wendy Mass, Feiwel & Friends, $17.99, 9781250838810
 
10 Wonka
Roald Dahl, Sibéal Pounder (Adapt.), Simon Farnaby, Paul King , Viking Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780593528686
 
11 Barracoon: Adapted for Young Readers- Debut
Zora Neale Hurston, Jazzmen Lee-Johnson (Illus.), Ibram X. Kendi (Adapt.), Amistad Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780063098336
 
12 Hatchet
Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293
 
13 Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon)
Scholastic, $14.99, 9781338714128
 
14 Cat on the Run in Cat of Death!
Aaron Blabey, Scholastic, $7.99, 9781338831825
 
15 Charlotte's Web
E. B. White, Harper, $10.99, 9780064400558
 
 
     

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Young Adult



Bestsellers List for January 31, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending January 28, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Young Adult  
1 Divine Rivals
Rebecca Ross, Wednesday Books, $18.99, 9781250857439
 
2 Ruthless Vows
Rebecca Ross, Wednesday Books, $20.00, 9781250857453
 
3 Powerless
Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665954884
 
4 Check & Mate
Ali Hazelwood, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $14.00, 9780593619919
 
5 If He Had Been with Me
Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489
 
6 Gwen & Art Are Not in Love
Lex Croucher, Wednesday Books, $20.00, 9781250847218
 
7 Lunar New Year Love Story
Gene Luen Yang, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), First Second, $17.99, 9781250908261
 
8 So Let Them Burn
Kamilah Cole, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780316534635
 
9 Better Than the Movies
Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534467637
 
10 Lightlark
Alex Aster, Amulet, $12.99, 9781419760877
 
11 Iron Widow
Xiran Jay Zhao, Tundra Books, $11.99, 9780735269958
 
12 Nightbane
Alex Aster, Amulet, $19.99, 9781419760907
 
13 The Collectors: Stories- Debut
A.S. King (Ed.), M. T. Anderson, E. E. Charlton-Trujillo, David Levithan, Cory McCarthy, Anna-Marie McLemore, G. Neri, Jason Reynolds, Randy Ribay, Jenny Torres Sanchez, 
Dutton Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593620281
 
14 A Fragile Enchantment
Allison Saft, Wednesday Books, $20.00, 9781250892836
 
15 Girl in Pieces
Kathleen Glasgow, Ember, $10.99, 9781101934746
 
 
     

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Children's Illustrated



Bestsellers List for January 31, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending January 28, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Children's Illustrated  
1 Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography
Wendy Loggia, Elisa Chavarri (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593566718
 
2 Buffalo Fluffalo
Bess Kalb, Erin Kraan (Illus.), Random House Studio, $18.99, 9780593564530
 
3 Ooo, Baby Baby!: A Little Book of Love
Sandra Boynton, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $7.99, 9780316514934
 
4 Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780694003617
 
5 Big- Debut
Vashti Harrison, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780316353229
 
6 Little Blue Truck's Valentine
Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $13.99, 9780358272441
 
7 The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908
 
8 The Snowy Day
Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780670012701
 
9 Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $21.99, 9780060254926
 
10 Love from Bluey
Suzy Brumm, Penguin Young Readers, $9.99, 9780593658444
 
11 Dragon's First Taco
Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $8.99, 9780593533178
 
12 The Big Cheese
Jory John, Pete Oswald (Illus.), Harper, $19.99, 9780063329508
 
13 Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Bill Martin, Jr., Eric Carle (Illus.), Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $8.99, 9780805047905
 
14 Dr. Seuss's Who Loves You?- Debut
Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780593648360
 
15 Little Blue Truck
Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $10.99, 9780358451228
 
 
     


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Children's Series



Bestsellers List for January 31, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending January 28, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Children's Series  
1 Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
 
2 Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
 
3 Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback)
Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic
 
4 Elephant & Piggie (hardcover)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
 
5 Heartstopper (hardcover and paperback)
Alice Oseman, Graphix
 
6 Dog Man (hardcover)
Dav Pilkey, Graphix
 
7 The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
 
8 Baby-Sitters Club Graphix (hardcover and paperback)
Ann M. Martin, Arley Nopra (Illus.), Scholastic
 
9 Cat Kid Comic Club (hardcover)
Dav Pilkey, Graphix
 
10 Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers
 


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Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending January 28, 2024

16 Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781639730957

17 Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
Shane Hawk (Ed.), Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. (Ed.), Vintage, $17.00, 9780593468463

18 A Court of Frost and Starlight
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $17.00, 9781635575620

19 Babel
R. F. Kuang, Harper Voyager, $20.00, 9780063021433

20 The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $17.99, 9780062060624

21 Icebreaker
Hannah Grace, Atria, $17.99, 9781668026038

22 House of Sky and Breath
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781639731756

23 Pedro Páramo
Juan Rulfo, Grove Press, $17.00, 9780802160935

24 It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501110368

25 This Other Eden
Paul Harding, Norton, $17.99, 9781324074526

26 Circe
Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316556323

27 The House in the Pines
Ana Reyes, Dutton, $18.00, 9780593186732

28 Legends & Lattes
Travis Baldree, Tor, $17.99, 9781250886088

29 Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
Heather Fawcett, Del Rey, $18.00, 9780593500156

30 The Maid
Nita Prose, Ballantine, $18.00, 9780593356173

31 The Housemaid
Freida McFadden, Grand Central, $12.99, 9781538742570

32 The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318

33 Bookshops & Bonedust
Travis Baldree, Tor, $17.99, 9781250886101

34 The Last Thing He Told Me
Laura Dave, S&S/Marysue Rucci Books, $17.99, 9781501171352

35 Big Swiss
Jen Beagin, Scribner, $17.00, 9781982153090

36 This Is How You Lose the Time War
Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone, Gallery/Saga Press, $16.99, 9781534430990

37 All Good People Here
Ashley Flowers, Bantam, $18.00, 9780593496497

38 How to Sell a Haunted House
Grady Hendrix, Berkley, $18.00, 9780593201275

39 Mad Honey
Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan, Ballantine, $18.00, 9781984818409

40 The Assassin's Blade
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781639731091

41 The Paris Apartment
Lucy Foley, Morrow, $18.99, 9780063003064

42 The Secret History
Donna Tartt, Vintage, $18.00, 9781400031702

43 The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250080400

44 The Three-Body Problem
Cixin Liu, Tor, $18.99, 9780765382030

45 Erasure
Percival Everett, Graywolf Press, $17.00, 9781555975999

46 Crown of Midnight
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781639730971

47 The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $17.99, 9780062315007

48 The House Across the Lake
Riley Sager, Dutton, $18.00, 9780593183212

49 What Moves the Dead
T. Kingfisher, Tor Nightfire, $14.99, 9781250830814

50 Really Good, Actually
Monica Heisey, William Morrow Paperbacks, $18.99, 9780063235427

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending January 28, 2024

16 Solito: A Memoir
Javier Zamora, Hogarth, $18.00, 9780593498088

17 The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
Robert A. Caro, Vintage, $27.00, 9780394720241

18 The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $21.00, 9781982117368

19 The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
Dave Grohl, Dey Street Books, $21.99, 9780063076105

20 Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316299220

21 Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Oliver Burkeman, Picador, $19.00, 9781250849359

22 American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin, Vintage, $25.00, 9780375726262

23 Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Dr. Anna Lembke, Dutton, $20.00, 9781524746742

24 Stay True: A Memoir
Hua Hsu, Anchor, $17.00, 9780593315200

25 The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill
Brad Meltzer, Josh Mensch, Flatiron Books, $19.99, 9781250777287

26 Meditations: A New Translation (Modern Library Classics)
Marcus Aurelius, Modern Library, $11.00, 9780812968255

27 The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness
Morgan Housel, Harriman House, $19.99, 9780857197689

28 Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life
Emily Nagoski, Ph.D., Simon & Schuster, $22.00, 9781982165314

29 Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O'Connell's Urgent Mission to Bring Healing to Homeless People
Tracy Kidder, Random House Trade Paperbacks, $22.00, 9781984801456

30 The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781452174037

31 Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D'
Michael Cecchi-Azzolina, St. Martin's Griffin, $20.00, 9781250325747

32 Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond Productivity Culture
Jenny Odell, Random House Trade Paperbacks, $20.00, 9780593242728

33 How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures
Sabrina Imbler, Back Bay Books, $19.99, 9780316540506

34 The 2024 Old Farmer's Almanac
Old Farmer's Almanac, $9.95, 9781571989529

35 Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth
Natalie Haynes, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780063314672

36 How to Smile (Mindfulness Essentials #10)
Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.), Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781952692437

37 Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
Merlin Sheldrake, Random House, $18.99, 9780525510321

38 Novelist as a Vocation
Haruki Murakami, Vintage, $17.00, 9781101974537

39 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, $19.00, 9780593139028

40 How to Love (Mindfulness Essentials #3)
Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.), Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781937006884

41 The Book of Delights: Essays
Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $18.99, 9781643753287

42 Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $25.99, 9780062316110

43 The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present
Paul McCartney, Liveright, $30.00, 9781324094098

44 Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl, Beacon Press, $16.00, 9780807014271

45 Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Oregon State University Press, $18.95, 9780870714993

46 The Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion, Vintage, $17.00, 9781400078431

47 Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life
Dacher Keltner, Penguin Books, $18.00, 9781984879707

48 The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters
Priya Parker, Riverhead Books, $18.00, 9781594634932

49 HBR's 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness
Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review Press, $24.95, 9781633694361

50 The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
David Graeber, David Wengrow, Picador, $25.00, 9781250858801

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending January 28, 2024

16 Prophet Song
Paul Lynch, Atlantic Monthly Press, $26.00, 9780802163011

17 Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands
Heather Fawcett, Del Rey, $28.00, 9780593500194

18 Yellowface
R. F. Kuang, Morrow, $30.00, 9780063250833

19 Gothikana
RuNyx, Bramble, $29.99, 9781250334206

20 Small Things Like These
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802158741

21 Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hanover Square Press, $19.99, 9781335430991

22 Fourth Wing (Special Edition)
Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99, 9781649376169

23 The Fraud
Zadie Smith, Penguin Press, $29.00, 9780525558965

24 Hello Beautiful
Ann Napolitano, The Dial Press, $28.00, 9780593243732

25 The Little Liar
Mitch Albom, Harper, $26.99, 9780062406651

26 Sanctuary of the Shadow
Aurora Ascher, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374110

27 So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802160850

28 The Waters
Bonnie Jo Campbell, Norton, $30.00, 9780393248432

29 The Atlas Complex
Olivie Blake, Tor Books, $28.99, 9781250855138

30 The Exchange
John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385548953

31 The Heiress
Rachel Hawkins, St. Martin's Press, $29.00, 9781250280039

32 What You Are Looking for Is in the Library
Michiko Aoyama, Hanover Square Press, $21.99, 9781335005625

33 A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers, Tordotcom, $20.99, 9781250236210

34 Happy Place
Emily Henry, Berkley, $27.00, 9780593441275

35 Let Us Descend
Jesmyn Ward, Scribner, $28.00, 9781982104498

36 Faebound
Saara El-Arifi, Del Rey, $28.99, 9780593723005

37 Foster
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802160140

38 Blackouts
Justin Torres, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $30.00, 9780374293574

39 The Bullet Swallower
Elizabeth Gonzalez James, Simon & Schuster, $26.99, 9781668009321

40 The Iliad
Homer, Emily Watson (Transl.), Norton, $39.95, 9781324001805

41 The Serpent & the Wings of Night
Carissa Broadbent, Bramble, $29.99, 9781250343178

42 None of This Is True
Lisa Jewell, Atria Books, $28.00, 9781982179007

43 The Narrow Road Between Desires
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $26.00, 9780756419172

44 Absolution
Alice McDermott, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $28.00, 9780374610487

45 Family Family
Laurie Frankel, Henry Holt and Co., $28.99, 9781250236807

46 The Berry Pickers
Amanda Peters, Catapult, $27.00, 9781646221950

47 Wellness
Nathan Hill, Knopf, $30.00, 9780593536117

48 You Dreamed of Empires
Álvaro Enrigue, Natasha Wimmer (Transl.), Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780593544792

49 Holmes, Marple & Poe
James Patterson, Brian Sitts, Little, Brown and Company, $30.00, 9780316405195

50 The Mystery Guest
Nita Prose, Ballantine Books, $29.00, 9780593356180

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending January 28, 2024

16 Black Liturgies: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations for Staying Human
Cole Arthur Riley, Convergent Books, $22.00, 9780593593646

17 Poverty, by America
Matthew Desmond, Crown, $28.00, 9780593239919

18 Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution
Cat Bohannon, Knopf, $35.00, 9780385350549

19 Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum
Antonia Hylton, Legacy Lit, $30.00, 9781538723692

20 Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir
Matthew Perry, Flatiron Books, $29.99, 9781250866448

21 The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
Michael Finkel, Knopf, $28.00, 9780525657323

22 The Woman in Me
Britney Spears, Gallery Books, $32.99, 9781668009048

23 Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials
Marion Gibson, Scribner, $28.00, 9781668002421

24 Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks
Crystal Wilkinson, Clarkson Potter, $30.00, 9780593236512

25 I'm Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781982185824

26 Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
Michael Lewis, Norton, $30.00, 9781324074335

27 Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
Katherine May, Riverhead Books, $25.00, 9780593189481

28 Elon Musk
Walter Isaacson, Simon & Schuster, $35.00, 9781982181284

29 Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine
Uché Blackstock, M.D., Viking, $28.00, 9780593491287

30 Zero at the Bone: Fifty Entries Against Despair
Christian Wiman, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $30.00, 9780374603458

31 Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments
Joe Posnanski, Dutton, $29.00, 9780593472675

32 Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook
Sohla El-Waylly, Knopf, $45.00, 9780593320464

33 A Hitch in Time: Reflections Ready for Reconsideration
Christopher Hitchens, Twelve, $30.00, 9781538757659

34 Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture
Kyle Chayka, Doubleday, $28.00, 9780385548281

35 1000 Words: A Writer's Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round
Jami Attenberg, S&S/Simon Element, $24.99, 9781668023600

36 The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History
Ned Blackhawk, Yale University Press, $35.00, 9780300244052

37 The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World
Sharon Brous, Avery, $29.00, 9780593543313

38 Our Hidden Conversations: What Americans Really Think About Race and Identity
Michele Norris, Simon & Schuster, $35.00, 9781982154394

39 Guinness World Records 2024
Guinness World Records, $29.95, 9781913484378

40 Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World
Naomi Klein, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $30.00, 9780374610326

41 What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds
Jennifer Ackerman, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9780593298886

42 Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier
Arthur C. Brooks, Oprah Winfrey, Portfolio, $30.00, 9780593545409

43 Emotional Intelligence Habits
Travis Bradberry, Talentsmart, $36.95, 9780974719375

44 Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters
Brian Klaas, Scribner, $30.00, 9781668006528

45 Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell
Sy Montgomery, Matt Patterson (Illus.), Mariner Books, $28.99, 9780358458180

46 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

47 Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), Simon & Schuster, $37.50, 9781476753836

48 A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?
Kelly Weinersmith, Zach Weinersmith, Penguin Press, $32.00, 9781984881724

49 Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune
Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe, Harper, $32.99, 9780062964700

50 World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music
Jeff Tweedy, Dutton, $26.00, 9780593472521

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending January 28, 2024

11 Dream Town
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538719763

12 Tom Clancy Red Winter
Marc Cameron, Berkley, $10.99, 9780593422779

13 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803

14 The Wedding Planner
Danielle Steel, Dell, $9.99, 9781984821799

15 Reacher: Bad Luck and Trouble
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780593725498

16 The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $10.99, 9780441478125

17 Dune Messiah
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233

18 Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine
Janet Evanovich, Pocket, $10.99, 9781668003060

19 A Haunting in Venice
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $9.99, 9780063342972

20 The Judge's List
John Grisham, Vintage, $9.99, 9780593157831

21 Billy Summers
Stephen King, Pocket, $11.99, 9781668010129

22 Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553283686

23 Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342

24 The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch, Spectra, $9.99, 9780553588941

25 Worthy Opponents
Danielle Steel, Dell, $9.99, 9781984821829

26 The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $9.99, 9780307743657

27 Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553293357

28 The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $10.99, 9780063221086

29 The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129

30 Girl, Forgotten
Karin Slaughter, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062859044

31 The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488

32 Escape
James Patterson, David Ellis, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538752913

33 American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110

34 The Wish
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538728635

35 Oathbringer
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365293

36 Guards! Guards!
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225757

37 Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $12.00, 9780399501487

38 A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry, Vintage, $8.95, 9780679755333

39 The Martian Chronicles
Ray Bradbury, Simon & Schuster, $9.99, 9781451678192

40 22 Seconds
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, Grand Central , $10.99, 9781538753156

41 The Color of Magic
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225672

42 And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062073488

43 The Maidens
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $10.99, 9781250326669

44 3 Days to Live
James Patterson, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538752678

45 The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756407919

46 Hello, Darkness
Sandra Brown, Pocket, $10.99, 9781668026564

47 Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare, Simon & Schuster, $9.99, 9781451621709

48 Neverwhere
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062476371

49 The Well of Ascension
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318572

50 Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345538987

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