Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for September 22, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending September 19, 2021
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| Trade Paperback Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99, 9780062060624 Miller's monumental debut novel is an action-packed adventure and epic love story that brilliantly re-imagines Homer's enduring masterwork, The Iliad. |
1/55 |
| 2. |
Circe Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316556323 The masterful follow-up to The Song of Achilles is a triumph of storytelling, an intoxicating epic of family rivalry, palace intrigue, love and loss, as well as a celebration of indomitable female strength in a man's world. |
3/75 |
| 3. |
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid, Washington Square Press, $17.00, 9781501161933 Reid's novel is a mesmerizing journey through the splendor of old Hollywood into the harsh realities of the present day. |
2/16 |
| 4. |
People We Meet on Vacation Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806758 Henry's sparkling new novel will leave you with the warm, hazy afterglow usually reserved for the best vacations. A May 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
4/19 |
| 5. |
Anxious People Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $17.00, 9781501160844 An ingeniously constructed novel about the enduring power of friendship, forgiveness, and hope—the things that save us, even in the most anxious times. |
5/11 |
| 6. |
The Night Watchman Louise Erdrich, Harper Perennial, $18.00, 9780062671196 Erdrich's novel is based on the extraordinary life of her grandfather who worked as a night watchman and carried the fight against Native dispossession from rural North Dakota all the way to Washington, D.C. |
7/20 |
| 7. |
Hamnet Maggie O'Farrell, Vintage, $16.95, 9781984898876 O'Farrell's novel is a luminous portrait of a marriage, a shattering evocation of a family ravaged by grief and loss, and a tender re-imagining of a boy whose life has been all but forgotten. |
6/18 |
| 8. |
The House in the Cerulean Sea TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318 Klune's novel is an enchanting love story, masterfully told, about the profound experience of discovering an unlikely family in an unexpected place. |
8/36 |
| 9. |
Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Putnam, $18.00, 9780735219106 Where the Crawdads Sing is at once an exquisite ode to the natural world, a heartbreaking coming-of-age story, and a surprising tale of possible murder. |
10/25 |
| 10. |
Mexican Gothic Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $17.00, 9780525620808 A re-imagining of the classic gothic suspense novel, Mexican Gothic is a story about an isolated mansion in 1950s Mexico—and the brave socialite drawn to its treacherous secrets. |
11/14 |
| 11. |
The Guest List Lucy Foley, Morrow, $16.99, 9780062868947 A wedding celebration turns dark and deadly in this deliciously wicked and atmospheric thriller by the bestselling author of The Hunting Party. |
13/7 |
| 12. |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $18.00, 9780441013593 Herbert's classic masterpiece—a triumph of the imagination—is soon to be a major motion picture. |
12/11 |
| 13. |
The Overstory Richard Powers, Norton, $18.95, 9780393356687 National Book Award-winner Powers delivers a sweeping, impassioned novel of activism and resistance that is also a stunning evocation of—and paean to—the natural world. |
/120 |
| 14. |
The Silent Patient Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703 A gripping psychological thriller about a woman's act of violence against her husband—and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive. |
9/20 |
| 15. |
The Thursday Murder Club Richard Osman, Penguin, $17.00, 9781984880987 In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves the Thursday Murder Club. |
15/6 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 18. |
The Book of Two Ways Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $17.00, 9781984818379 Picoult's riveting novel about the choices that alter the course of our lives. |
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Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for September 22, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending September 19, 2021
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| Trade Paperback Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18.00, 9781571313560 Drawing on her life as an Indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices. |
1/93 |
| 2. |
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin, $19.00, 9780143127741 van der Kolk transforms our understanding of trauma and offers a bold new paradigm for healing. |
2/51 |
| 3. |
The Best of Me David Sedaris, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316242400 The Best of Me spans a career spent watching and learning and laughing--quite often at himself--and invites readers deep into the world of one of the most brilliant and original writers of our time. |
3/2 |
| 4. |
The Body: A Guide for Occupants Bill Bryson, Anchor, $17.00, 9780804172721 Bryson takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. As addictive as it is comprehensive, this is Bryson at his very best, a must-read owner's manual for everybody. |
5/34 |
| 5. |
The Old Farmer's Almanac 2022 Old Farmer's Almanac, $9.95, 9781571988935 The annual almanac of weather, astrology, calendars, gardening tips, home remedies, and more all presented in the inimitably useful and humorous way it has done since 1792. |
6/4 |
| 6. |
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99, 9780062316110 A groundbreaking narrative of humanity's creation and evolution that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be human. |
7/162 |
| 7. |
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures Merlin Sheldrake, Random House, $18.00, 9780525510321 In Entangled Life, biologist Merlin Sheldrake shows us the world from a fungal point of view, providing an exhilarating change of perspective. |
4/23 |
| 8. |
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310 A practical guide to personal freedom, outlining a way of life rooted in traditional Toltec beliefs. |
9/141 |
| 9. |
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot Mikki Kendall, Penguin, $16.00, 9780525560562 A potent and electrifying critique of today's feminist movement announcing a fresh new voice in Black feminism. |
11/30 |
| 10. |
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Trevor Noah, One World, $18.00, 9780399588198 Noah's compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime coming-of-age memoir is set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed. |
10/118 |
| 11. |
The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive- Debut Lucy Adlington, Harper, $17.99, 9780063030930 A powerful chronicle of the women who used their sewing skills to survive the Holocaust, stitching beautiful clothes at a fashion workshop created within one of the most notorious WWII death camps. |
/1 |
| 12. |
All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Katharine K. Wilkinson (Eds.), One World, $18.00, 9780593237083 Provocative and illuminating essays from women at the forefront of the climate movement who are harnessing truth, courage, and solutions to lead humanity forward. |
8/9 |
| 13. |
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. |
12/83 |
| 14. |
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland Patrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $16.95, 9780307279286 Award-winning New Yorker staff writer Keefe presents a stunning and intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions. |
/41 |
| 15. |
Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning Cathy Park Hong, One World, $18.00, 9781984820389 A radically honest work of art, Minor Feelings forms a portrait of one Asian American psyche—and of a writer's search to both uncover and speak the truth. |
/21 |
Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for September 22, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending September 19, 2021
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| Hardcover Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
Harlem Shuffle- Debut Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385545136 A gloriously entertaining novel of heists, shakedowns, and rip-offs set in Harlem in the 1960s. A September 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
| 2. |
Beautiful World, Where Are You Sally Rooney, FSG, $28.00, 9780374602604 Rooney's excellent new novel is a September 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
1/2 |
| 3. |
Apples Never Fall- Debut Liane Moriarty, Holt, $28.99, 9781250220257 Moriarty's new novel looks at marriage, siblings, and how the people we love the most can hurt us the deepest. |
/1 |
| 4. |
Matrix Lauren Groff, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9781594634499 The exhilarating new novel by the bestselling author of Fates and Furies is the #1 Indie Next Pick for September 2021. |
2/2 |
| 5. |
The Madness of Crowds Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99, 9781250145260 Chief Inspector Armand Gamache returns to Three Pines in Louise Penny's latest spellbinding novel. |
3/4 |
| 6. |
The Midnight Library Matt Haig, Viking, $26.00, 9780525559474 Haig's latest is a dazzling novel about all the choices that go into a life well lived. |
4/46 |
| 7. |
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Harper, $28.99, 9780062942937 Jeffers' brilliant fiction debut is an intimate yet sweeping novel that chronicles the journey of one American family from the centuries of the colonial slave trade through the Civil War to our own tumultuous time. A September 2021 Indie Next Pick and an Oprah's Book Club Novel. |
11/4 |
| 8. |
A Slow Fire Burning Paula Hawkins, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780735211230 Hawkins new novel is a gripping, twisting story of deceit, murder, and revenge. A September 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
5/3 |
| 9. |
The Magician Colm Tóibín, Scribner, $28.00, 9781476785080 A dazzling, epic family saga set across a half-century spanning World War I, the rise of Hitler, World War II, and the Cold War. |
6/2 |
| 10. |
The Paper Palace Miranda Cowley Heller, Riverhead Books, $27.00, 9780593329825 In the course of a single day on Cape Cod, one woman must make a life-changing decision that has been brewing for decades. A July 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
7/11 |
| 11. |
The Last Thing He Told Me Laura Dave, S&S, $27.00, 9781501171345 A gripping mystery about a woman who thinks she's found the love of her life--until he disappears. A May 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
15/20 |
| 12. |
Klara and the Sun Kazuo Ishiguro, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593318171 Ishiguro's new novel offers a look at our changing world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator, and one that explores the fundamental question: What does it mean to love? A March 2021 Indie Next List Pick. |
10/29 |
| 13. |
Project Hail Mary Andy Weir, Ballantine, $28.99, 9780593135204 In Weir's latest, a lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster. A May 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
13/20 |
| 14. |
Billy Summers Stephen King, Scribner, $30.00, 9781982173616 King's new novel is about love, luck, fate, and a complex hero with one last shot at redemption. |
9/7 |
| 15. |
Poison for Breakfast Lemony Snicket, Liveright, $17.95, 9781324090625 A new stand-alone adventure by Lemony Snicket, one of the twenty-first century's most beloved authors. |
8/3 |
Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for September 22, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending September 19, 2021
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| Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law- Debut Mary Roach, Norton, $26.95, 9781324001935 Roach's irresistible investigation into the unpredictable world where wildlife and humans meet. |
/1 |
| 2. |
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. |
1/81 |
| 3. |
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir Michelle Zauner, Knopf, $26.95, 9780525657743 From the indie rock star of Japanese Breakfast, an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity. A May 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
2/22 |
| 4. |
Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement- Debut Tarana Burke, Flatiron Books: An Oprah Book, $28.99, 9781250621733 Burke's powerful memoir about her journey to saying two simple yet infinitely powerful words—me too—and how she brought empathy back to an entire generation in one of the largest cultural events in American history. |
/1 |
| 5. |
Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest Suzanne Simard, Knopf, $28.95, 9780525656098 Simard brings us into the intimate world of trees to illuminate fascinating and vital truths—that trees are not simply the source of timber or pulp, but are a complicated, interdependent circle of life. |
7/20 |
| 6. |
This Is Your Mind on Plants Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $28.00, 9780593296905 A radical challenge to how we think about drugs, and an exploration into the powerful human attraction to psychoactive plants—and the equally powerful taboos. |
4/11 |
| 7. |
Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy- Debut Nathaniel Philbrick, Viking, $30.00, 9780525562177 Nathaniel Philbrick looks at George Washington's unique contribution to the forging of America by retracing his journey as a new president through all thirteen former colonies, which were now an unsure nation. |
/1 |
| 8. |
Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village- Debut Maureen Johnson, Jay Cooper, Ten Speed Press, $16.99, 9781984859624 Considering a trip to a quaint English village? You'll think twice after learning about the countless murderous possibilities lurking behind the bucolic façades, thanks to this illustrated guide from bestselling author Maureen Johnson and illustrator Jay Cooper. |
/1 |
| 9. |
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $32.00, 9780593230251 Beautifully written, original, and revealing, Caste is an eye-opening story of people and history, and a reexamination of what lies under the surface of ordinary lives and of American life today. |
10/59 |
| 10. |
On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint Maggie Nelson, Graywolf Press, $27.00, 9781644450628 Drawing on a vast range of material, from critical theory to pop culture to the intimacies and plain exchanges of daily life, Maggie Nelson explores how we might think, experience, or talk about freedom in ways responsive to the conditions of our day. |
3/2 |
| 11. |
Poet Warrior: A Memoir Joy Harjo, Norton, $25.00, 9780393248524 Three-term poet laureate Joy Harjo offers a vivid, lyrical, and inspiring call for love and justice in this contemplation of her trailblazing life. |
5/2 |
| 12. |
World Travel: An Irreverent Guide Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $35.00, 9780062802798 A guide to some of the world's most fascinating places, as seen and experienced by writer, television host, and relentlessly curious traveler Anthony Bourdain. |
8/22 |
| 13. |
Wildland: The Making of America's Fury- Debut Evan Osnos, FSG, $30.00, 9780374286675 Following the lives of everyday Americans in three cities and across two decades, Osnos illuminates the country in a startling light, revealing how we lost the moral confidence to see ourselves as larger than the sum of our parts. |
/1 |
| 14. |
Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution Mike Duncan, PublicAffairs, $30.00, 9781541730335 From the bestselling author of The Storm Before the Storm comes the thrilling story of the Marquis de Lafayette's lifelong quest to defend the principles of liberty and equality. |
6/4 |
| 15. |
Untamed Glennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28.00, 9781984801258 In Doyle's most revealing and powerful memoir yet, she explores the joy and peace we discover when we stop striving to meet the expectations of the world, and start trusting the voice deep within us. |
11/80 |
Mass Market
Bestseller List for September 22, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending September 19, 2021
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| Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780441172719 |
1/96 |
| 2. |
1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 |
2/272 |
| 3. |
The Eye of the World Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251466 |
5/5 |
| 4. |
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Quentin Tarantino, Harper Perennial, $9.99, 9780063112520 |
4/12 |
| 5. |
Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 |
6/56 |
| 6. |
Dune Messiah Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233 |
3/38 |
| 7. |
Lord of the Flies William Golding, Penguin, $11.00, 9780399501487 |
10/46 |
| 8. |
The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741 |
7/87 |
| 9. |
Children of Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441104024 |
/4 |
| 10. |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803 |
/30 |
Early & Middle Grade Readers
Bestseller List for September 22, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending September 19, 2021
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| Early & Middle Grade Readers | ||
| 1. |
Friends Forever Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), First Second, $12.99, 9781250317568 |
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| 2. |
Willodeen Katherine Applegate, Feiwel & Friends, $16.99, 9781250147400 |
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| 3. |
Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $14.99, 9781419756979 |
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| 4. |
Hooky Míriam Bonastre Tur, Etch/Clarion Books, $12.99, 9780358468295 |
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| 5. |
Cat Kid Comic Club Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338712766 |
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| 6. |
Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon) Scholastic, Scholastic, $14.99, 9781338714128 |
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| 7. |
Ground Zero Alan Gratz, Scholastic, $17.99, 9781338245752 |
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| 8. |
Drama Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545326995 |
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| 9. |
Sisters Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540605 |
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| 10. |
Guts Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500 |
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| 11. |
Ghosts Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540629 |
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| 12. |
When Stars Are Scattered Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, Dial Books, $12.99, 9780525553908 |
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| 13. |
Allergic Megan Wagner Lloyd, Michelle Mee Nutter (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338568905 |
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| 14. |
The One and Only Bob Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $18.99, 9780062991317 |
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| 15. |
Fast Pitch Nic Stone, Crown Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9781984893017 |
Young Adult
Bestseller List for September 22, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending September 19, 2021
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| Young Adult | ||
| 1. |
They Both Die at the End Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062457806 |
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| 2. |
We Were Liars E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279 |
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| 3. |
Firekeeper's Daughter Angeline Boulley, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $18.99, 9781250766564 |
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| 4. |
Defy the Night- Debut Brigid Kemmerer, Bloomsbury YA, $18.99, 9781547604661 |
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| 5. |
One of Us Is Lying Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99, 9781524714680 |
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| 6. |
White Smoke- Debut Tiffany D. Jackson, Katherine Tegen Books, $18.99, 9780063029095 |
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| 7. |
The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780385754729 |
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| 8. |
The Giver Lois Lowry, HMH Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780544340688 |
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| 9. |
Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293 |
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| 10. |
The Hate U Give Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062871350 |
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| 11. |
Cemetery Boys (An Indies Introduce Title) Aiden Thomas, Swoon Reads, $17.99, 9781250250469 |
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| 12. |
Ace of Spades Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Feiwel & Friends, $18.99, 9781250800817 |
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| 13. |
These Violent Delights Chloe Gong, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $19.99, 9781534457690 |
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| 14. |
The Witch Haven Sasha Peyton Smith, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781534454385 |
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| 15. |
Dark and Shallow Lies- Debut Ginny Myers Sain, Razorbill, $17.99, 9780593403969 |
Children's Illustrated
Bestseller List for September 22, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending September 19, 2021
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| Children's Illustrated | ||
| 1. |
Room on the Broom Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illus.), Dial Books, $8.99, 9780593110409 |
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| 2. |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 |
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| 3. |
The Bad Seed Presents: The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky Jory John, Pete Oswald (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780062954541 |
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| 4. |
Little Blue Truck's Halloween Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $13.99, 9780544772533 |
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| 5. |
Norman Didn't Do It!: (Yes, He Did) Ryan T. Higgins, Disney-Hyperion, $17.99, 9781368026239 |
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| 6. |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
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| 7. |
Boo! Baa, La La La! Sandra Boynton, Little Simon, $5.99, 9781534452831 |
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| 8. |
I Am Courage: A Book of Resilience Susan Verde, Peter H. Reynolds (Illus.), Abrams, $14.99, 9781419746468 |
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| 9. |
Pete the Cat's Groovy Imagination James Dean, Kimberly Dean, Harper, $18.99, 9780062974105 |
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| 10. |
We Are Water Protectors Carole Lindstrom, Michaela Goade (Illus.), Roaring Brook Press, $17.99, 9781250203557 |
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| 11. |
Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $18.99, 9780803736801 |
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| 12. |
Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035 |
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| 13. |
Bear Is a Bear- Debut Jonathan Stutzman, Dan Santat (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062880512 |
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| 14. |
Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $8.99, 9780358451228 |
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| 15. |
Where Do Diggers Trick-or-Treat?- Debut Brianna Caplan Sayres, Christian Slade (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780593310175 |
Children's Series
Bestseller List for September 22, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending September 19, 2021
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| Children's Series | ||
| 1. |
Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix |
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| 2. |
Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback) Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic |
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| 3. |
Baby-Sitters Club Graphix (hardcover and paperback) Ann M. Martin, Chan Chau (Illus.), Scholastic |
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| 4. |
Elephant and Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion |
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| 5. |
I Survived (paperback) Lauren Tarshis, Scholastic |
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| 6. |
Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers |
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| 7. |
Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback) J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books |
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| 8. |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet |
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| 9. |
Spy School (hardcover and paperback) Stuart Gibbs, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
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| 10. |
The Last Kids on Earth (hardcover and paperback) Max Brallier, Douglas Holgate (Illus.), Viking Books for Young Readers New in Series: The Last Kids on Earth and the Doomsday Race (9781984835376) |
Extended Paperback Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending September 19, 2021
16. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong, Penguin, $17.00, 9780525562047
17. Normal People
Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $17.00, 9781984822185
18. The Book of Two Ways
Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $17.00, 9781984818379
19. Beach Read
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806734
20. Snow
John Banville, Hanover Square Press, $16.99, 9781335629036
21. The Best Short Stories 2021: The O. Henry Prize Winners
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Ed.), Anchor, $16.95, 9780593311257
22. The Love Hypothesis
Ali Hazelwood, Berkley, $16.00, 9780593336823
23. It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501110368
24. The Rose Code
Kate Quinn, Morrow, $17.99, 9780062943477
25. Daisy Jones & The Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $17.00, 9781524798642
26. The Dutch House
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $17.00, 9780062963680
27. The City We Became
N.K. Jemisin, Orbit, $17.99, 9780316509886
28. Magic Lessons
Alice Hoffman, S&S, $17.00, 9781982108854
29. The Nickel Boys
Colson Whitehead, Anchor, $15.95, 9780345804341
30. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $16.99, 9780062315007
31. Red, White & Royal Blue
Casey McQuiston, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250316776
32. Migrations
Charlotte McConaghy, Flatiron Books, $16.99, 9781250204035
33. Transcendent Kingdom
Yaa Gyasi, Vintage, $16.00, 9781984899767
34. One Last Stop
Casey McQuiston, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250244499
35. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $18.00, 9781501173219
36. Still Life
Louise Penny, St. Martin's, $17.99, 9780312541538
37. All the Devils Are Here
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $17.99, 9781250145246
38. Such a Fun Age
Kiley Reid, Putnam, $17.00, 9780525541912
39. The Last Chance Library
Freya Sampson, Berkley , $16.00, 9780593201381
40. Conversations with Friends
Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $17.00, 9780451499066
41. What Are You Going Through
Sigrid Nunez, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780593191422
42. A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $18.00, 9781635575569
43. The Fifth Season
N.K. Jemisin, Orbit, $17.99, 9780316229296
44. The Giver of Stars
Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $17.00, 9780399562495
45. A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Penguin, $18.00, 9780143110439
46. This Tender Land
William Kent Krueger, Atria, $17.00, 9781476749303
47. The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead, Anchor, $16.95, 9780345804327
48. Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538732182
49. A Lot Like Adiós
Alexis Daria, Avon, $15.99, 9780062959966
50. My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Ottessa Moshfegh, Penguin, $16.00, 9780525522133
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending September 19, 2021
16. How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735224155
17. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
Richard Rothstein, Liveright, $17.95, 9781631494536
18. Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
Anthony Bourdain, Ecco, $16.99, 9780060899226
19. The Sisters of Auschwitz: The True Story of Two Jewish Sisters' Resistance in the Heart of Nazi Territory
Roxane van Iperen, Harper, $17.99, 9780063097629
20. All About Love: New Visions
bell hooks, Morrow, $15.99, 9780060959470
21. The Fire Next Time
James Baldwin, Vintage, $13.95, 9780679744726
22. The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781452174037
23. Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family
Robert Kolker, Anchor, $17.00, 9780525562641
24. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson, Vintage, $16.00, 9780375725609
25. Agent Sonya: The Spy Next Door
Ben Macintyre, Crown, $18.00, 9780593136324
26. Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $18.00, 9780374533557
27. Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life
Emily Nagoski, Ph.D. , S&S, $18.00, 9781982165314
28. My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies
Resmaa Menakem, Central Recovery Press, $17.95, 9781942094470
29. How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy
Jenny Odell, Melville House, $17.99, 9781612198552
30. In the Dream House: A Memoir
Carmen Maria Machado, Graywolf Press, $16.00, 9781644450383
31. The New York Times Cooking No-Recipe Recipes
Sam Sifton, Ten Speed Press, $28.00, 9781984858474
32. His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope
Jon Meacham, Random House, $18.99, 9781984855046
33. An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Beacon Press, $16.00, 9780807057834
34. Vesper Flights
Helen Macdonald, Grove Press, $17.00, 9780802158673
35. The Warmth of Other Suns
Isabel Wilkerson, Vintage, $17.95, 9780679763888
36. Why Fish Don't Exist
Lulu Miller, S&S, $17.00, 9781501160349
37. The Soul of an Octopus
Sy Montgomery, Atria, $16.99, 9781451697728
38. Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
Bryan Stevenson, One World, $17.00, 9780593133934
39. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
Robin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16.00, 9780807047415
40. The Bird Way: A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think
Jennifer Ackerman, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735223035
41. The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love
Sonya Renee Taylor, Berrett-Koehler, $18.95, 9781523090990
42. The Undocumented Americans
Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, One World, $17.00, 9780399592706
43. Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds
Adrienne Maree Brown, AK Press, $16.00, 9781849352604
44. See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love
Valarie Kaur, One World, $18.00, 9780525509110
45. Becoming
Michelle Obama, Crown, $18.99, 9781524763145
46. Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally
Emily Ladau, Ten Speed Press, $16.00, 9781984858979
47. Having and Being Had
Eula Biss, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780525537465
48. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
Timothy Snyder, Crown, $9.99, 9780804190114
49. Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century
Jessica Bruder, Norton, $16.95, 9780393356311
50. The Tyranny of Merit: Can We Find the Common Good?
Michael J. Sandel, Picador, $18.00, 9781250800060
Extended Hardcover Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending September 19, 2021
16. The Hill We Climb
Amanda Gorman, Viking, $15.99, 9780593465271
17. Lightning Strike
William Kent Krueger, Atria, $27.00, 9781982128685
18. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V.E. Schwab, Tor, $26.99, 9780765387561
19. The Guide
Peter Heller, Knopf, $27.00, 9780525657767
20. Malibu Rising
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $28.00, 9781524798659
21. The Final Girl Support Group
Grady Hendrix, Berkley, $26.00, 9780593201237
22. The Personal Librarian
Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray, Berkley, $27.00, 9780593101537
23. Great Circle
Maggie Shipstead, Knopf, $28.95, 9780525656975
24. The Vanishing Half
Brit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $27.00, 9780525536291
25. Empire of the Vampire
Jay Kristoff, Bon Orthwick (Illus.), St. Martin's , $29.99, 9781250245281
26. The Maidens
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $27.99, 9781250304452
27. The Heron's Cry
Ann Cleeves, Minotaur, $27.99, 9781250204479
28. The Four Winds
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's, $28.99, 9781250178602
29. Harrow
Joy Williams, Knopf , $26.00, 9780525657569
30. My Heart Is a Chainsaw
Stephen Graham Jones, Gallery/Saga Press, $26.99, 9781982137632
31. Once There Were Wolves
Charlotte McConaghy, Flatiron Books, $27.99, 9781250244147
32. The Night She Disappeared
Lisa Jewell, Atria, $28.00, 9781982137366
33. The Plot
Jean Hanff Korelitz, Celadon Books, $28.00, 9781250790767
34. Enemy at the Gates
Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills, Atria/Emily Bestler Books, $28.99, 9781982164881
35. Velvet Was the Night
Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $28.00, 9780593356821
36. The Great Glorious Goddamn of It All
Josh Ritter, Hanover Square Press, $27.99, 9781335522535
37. The Wisdom of Crowds
Joe Abercrombie, Orbit, $30.00, 9780316187244
38. Damnation Spring
Ash Davidson, Scribner, $28.00, 9781982144401
39. The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina
Zoraida Córdova, Atria, $27.00, 9781982102548
40. When Sorrows Come
Seanan McGuire, DAW, $27.00, 9780756415099
41. The Women of Troy
Pat Barker, Doubleday, $28.00, 9780385546690
42. Afterparties: Stories
Anthony Veasna So, Ecco, $27.99, 9780063049901
43. L.A. Weather
María Amparo Escandón, Flatiron Books, $27.99, 9781250802569
44. The Other Black Girl
Zakiya Dalila Harris, Atria, $27.00, 9781982160135
45. The Sweetness of Water
Nathan Harris, Little, Brown, $28.00, 9780316461276
46. Slewfoot
Brom, Tor Nightfire, $29.99, 9781250622006
47. While Justice Sleeps
Stacey Abrams, Doubleday, $28.00, 9780385546577
48. Mrs. March
Virginia Feito, Liveright, $26.00, 9781631498619
49. The Cellist
Daniel Silva, Harper, $28.99, 9780062834867
50. We Were Never Here
Andrea Bartz, Ballantine, $27.00, 9781984820464
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending September 19, 2021
16. Beautiful Country: A Memoir
Qian Julie Wang, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385547215
17. The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
John Green, Dutton, $28.00, 9780525555216
18. The Premonition: A Pandemic Story
Michael Lewis, Norton, $30.00, 9780393881554
19. Countdown bin Laden: The Untold Story of the 247-Day Hunt to Bring the Mastermind of 9/11 to Justice
Chris Wallace, Avid Reader Press/S&S, $30.00, 9781982176525
20. The Comfort Book
Matt Haig, Penguin Life, $22.00, 9780143136668
21. American Marxism
Mark R. Levin, Threshold Editions, $28.00, 9781501135972
22. The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown, $27.00, 9780316296618
23. Guinness World Records 2022
Guinness World Records, $28.95, 9781913484101
24. All In: An Autobiography
Billie Jean King, Johnette Howard, Maryanne Vollers, Knopf, $30.00, 9781101947333
25. Greenlights
Matthew McConaughey, Crown, $30.00, 9780593139134
26. The Weekday Vegetarians: 100 Recipes and a Real-Life Plan for Eating Less Meat
Jenny Rosenstrach, Clarkson Potter, $32.50, 9780593138748
27. Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
James Nestor, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780735213616
28. Graceland, at Last: Notes on Hope and Heartache from the American South
Margaret Renkl, Milkweed Editions, $26.00, 9781571311849
29. The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
Erik Larson, Crown, $32.00, 9780385348713
30. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
James Clear, Avery, $27.00, 9780735211292
31. The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War
Craig Whitlock, The Washington Post, S&S, $30.00, 9781982159009
32. The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35.00, 9781982115852
33. The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
Heather McGhee, One World, $28.00, 9780525509561
34. You Got Anything Stronger?: Stories
Gabrielle Union, Dey Street Books, $27.99, 9780062979933
35. Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism
Amanda Montell, Harper Wave, $27.99, 9780062993151
36. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $35.00, 9781571311771
37. How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
Clint Smith, Little, Brown, $29.00, 9780316492935
38. The Reckoning: Our Nation's Trauma and Finding a Way to Heal
Mary L. Trump, St. Martin's, $28.99, 9781250278456
39. What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
Oprah Winfrey, Bruce D. Perry, Flatiron Books: An Oprah Book, $28.99, 9781250223180
40. Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment
Daniel Kahneman, et al., Little, Brown Spark, $32.00, 9780316451406
41. Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump
Spencer Ackerman, Viking, $30.00, 9781984879776
42. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), S&S, $35.00, 9781476753836
43. A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
George Saunders, Random House, $28.00, 9781984856029
44. Fox and I
Catherine Raven, Spiegel & Grau, $28.00, 9781954118003
45. Joshua Weissman: An Unapologetic Cookbook
Joshua Weissman, Alpha Books, $30.00, 9781615649983
46. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck
Mark Manson, Harper, $26.99, 9780062457714
47. American Happiness and Discontents: The Unruly Torrent, 2008-2020
George F. Will, Hachette Books, $32.00, 9780306924415
48. I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year
Carol Leonnig, Philip Rucker, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9780593298947
49. Three Girls from Bronzeville: A Uniquely American Memoir of Race, Fate, and Sisterhood
Dawn Turner, S&S, $26.99, 9781982107703
50. Letters to a Young Poet: A New Translation and Commentary
Rainer Maria Rilke, Shambhala, $14.95, 9781611806861
Extended Mass Market
Based on sales for the week ending September 19, 2021
11. The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9780765365279
12. The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $8.99, 9780307743657
13. Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553293357
14. Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977
15. The Great Hunt
Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251480
16. American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110
17. The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
18. Women Who Run With the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345409874
19. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488
20. The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $9.99, 9780441478125
21. Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $7.99, 9780440180296
22. Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9781250318541
23. The Dispossessed
Ursula K. Le Guin, Harper Voyager, $8.99, 9780061054884
24. A Time for Mercy
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780593157817
25. 'Salem's Lot
Stephen King, Anchor Books, $8.99, 9780307743671
26. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345514400
27. The Color of Magic
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225672
28. Bridgerton: The Duke and I
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063078697
29. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
30. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
31. Outlander
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99, 9780553393699
32. The Lord of the Rings:The Fellowship of the Ring
J.R.R. Tolkien, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345339706
33. A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry, Vintage, $7.95, 9780679755333
34. The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756407919
35. The Sentinel
Lee Child, Andrew Child, Dell, $9.99, 9781984818485
36. Macbeth
William Shakespeare, S&S, $6.99, 9780743477109
37. God Emperor of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098257
38. Neuromancer
William Gibson, Ace, $8.99, 9780441569595
39. The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcom X, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345350688
40. Still Life
Louise Penny, St. Martin's, $7.99, 9781250068736
41. Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553283686
42. Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345538987
43. Siddhartha
Hermann Hesse, Bantam, $5.99, 9780553208849
44. Heretics of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098264
45. Fire & Blood
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780593357538
46. The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553588941
47. Bridgerton: The Viscount Who Loved Me
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063139503
48. The Dragon Reborn
Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251497
49. The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062984630
50. Oathbringer
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365293