Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for October 13, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending October 10, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Trade Paperback Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller, Ecco, $16.99, 9780062060624 Miller's monumental debut novel is an action-packed adventure and epic love story that brilliantly re-imagines Homer's enduring masterwork, The Iliad. |
1/58 |
| 2. |
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. |
2/19 |
| 3. |
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. |
7/78 |
| 4. |
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. |
5/21 |
| 5. |
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. |
6/123 |
| 6. |
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. |
3/14 |
| 7. |
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. |
10/9 |
| 8. |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $18.00, 9780441013593 Herbert's classic masterpiece—a triumph of the imagination—is soon to be a major motion picture. |
15/14 |
| 9. |
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. |
4/39 |
| 10. |
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. |
8/22 |
| 11. |
Piranesi Susanna Clarke, Bloomsbury Publishing, $17.00, 9781635577808 An intoxicating, hypnotic novel by the bestselling author of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. |
11/2 |
| 12. |
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. |
9/23 |
| 13. |
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. |
/16 |
| 14. |
All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $18.00, 9781501173219 Doerr's beautiful novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France during World War II. |
/79 |
| 15. |
The Once and Future Witches Alix E. Harrow, Redhook, $17.99, 9780316422017 In the late 1800s, three sisters use witchcraft to change the course of history in Harrow's powerful novel of magic and the suffragette movement. |
14/2 |
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for October 13, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending October 10, 2021
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| Trade Paperback Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
| 1. |
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $18.00, 9781571313560 Drawing on her life as an Indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices. |
1/96 |
| 2. |
On Tyranny Graphic Edition: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century- Debut Timothy Snyder, Nora Krug (Illus.), Ten Speed Press, $16.99, 9781984859150 A graphic edition of historian Timothy Snyder's bestselling book of lessons for surviving and resisting America's arc toward authoritarianism, featuring the visual storytelling talents of renowned illustrator Nora Krug. |
/1 |
| 3. |
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. |
2/54 |
| 4. |
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. |
3/2 |
| 5. |
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. |
4/5 |
| 6. |
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. |
5/26 |
| 7. |
The Old Farmer's Almanac 2022 Old Farmer's Almanac, $9.95, 9781571988935 The annual almanac of weather, astrology, calendars, gardening tips, home remedies, and more all presented in the inimitably useful and humorous way it has done since 1792. |
6/7 |
| 8. |
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century Timothy Snyder, Crown, $9.99, 9780804190114 Today, our political order faces new threats, not unlike the totalitarianism of the 20th century. We are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism, or communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience. |
/82 |
| 9. |
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310 A practical guide to personal freedom, outlining a way of life rooted in traditional Toltec beliefs. |
8/144 |
| 10. |
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. |
9/165 |
| 11. |
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. |
7/37 |
| 12. |
Why Fish Don't Exist Lulu Miller, S&S, $17.00, 9781501160349 Part biography, part memoir, part scientific adventure, Why Fish Don't Exist is a wondrous fable about how to persevere in a world where chaos will always prevail. |
14/17 |
| 13. |
Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation Paul Hawken, Penguin, $25.00, 9780143136972 Hawken offers a visionary new approach to climate change, one that weaves justice, climate, biodiversity, equity, and human dignity into a seamless tapestry of action, policy, and transformation that can end the climate crisis in one generation. |
10/3 |
| 14. |
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. |
12/86 |
| 15. |
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly Anthony Bourdain, Ecco, $16.99, 9780060899226 In Kitchen Confidential, Bourdain tells the wild-but-true tales of his life in the culinary trade. |
/47 |
Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for October 13, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending October 10, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Hardcover Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
| 1. |
The Lincoln Highway- Debut Amor Towles, Viking, $30.00, 9780735222359 Towles' stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s America is an October 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
| 2. |
Cloud Cuckoo Land Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $30.00, 9781982168438 A beautiful and redemptive novel about stewardship—of the book, of the Earth, of the human heart. The #1 Indie Next Pick for October 2021. |
1/2 |
| 3. |
Crossroads- Debut Jonathan Franzen, FSG, $30.00, 9780374181178 Franzen's new novel is the story of a Midwestern family at a pivotal moment of moral crisis. |
/1 |
| 4. |
Bewilderment Richard Powers, Norton, $27.95, 9780393881141 The heartrending new novel by the bestselling author of The Overstory is an October 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
3/3 |
| 5. |
Harlem Shuffle Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385545136 A gloriously entertaining novel of heists, shakedowns, and rip-offs set in Harlem in the 1960s. A September 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
2/4 |
| 6. |
Beautiful World, Where Are You Sally Rooney, FSG, $28.00, 9780374602604 Rooney's excellent new novel is a September 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
4/5 |
| 7. |
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. |
7/5 |
| 8. |
Apples Never Fall Liane Moriarty, Holt, $28.99, 9781250220257 Moriarty's new novel looks at marriage, siblings, and how the people we love the most can hurt us the deepest. |
6/4 |
| 9. |
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. |
8/49 |
| 10. |
Under the Whispering Door TJ Klune, Tor, $26.99, 9781250217349 Klune's hilarious, haunting, and kind new novel is an October 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
9/3 |
| 11. |
The Every- Debut Dave Eggers, McSweeney's , $28.00, 9781952119361 Studded with unforgettable characters and lacerating set pieces, The Every blends satire and terror, while keeping the reader in breathless suspense. |
/1 |
| 12. |
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. |
11/7 |
| 13. |
The Last Graduate Naomi Novik, Del Rey, $28.00, 9780593128862 Novik's stunning sequel to A Deadly Education is an October 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
5/2 |
| 14. |
The Man Who Died Twice Richard Osman, Pamela Dorman Books, $26.00, 9781984880994 Osman is back with everyone's favorite mystery-solving quartet, and the second installment of The Thursday Murder Club series. An October 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
10/2 |
| 15. |
An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed- Debut Helene Tursten, Soho Crime, $14.99, 9781641291675 Don't let her age fool you. Maud may be nearly ninety, but if you cross her, this elderly lady is more sinister than sweet. An October 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for October 13, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending October 10, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
| 1. |
Peril Bob Woodward, Robert Costa, S&S, $30.00, 9781982182915 Woodward and Costa describe how the transition from President Donald J. Trump to President Joseph R. Biden Jr. stands as one of the most dangerous periods in American history. |
1/3 |
| 2. |
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music- Debut Dave Grohl, Dey Street Books, $29.99, 9780063076099 A candid and insightful memoir by the popular member of Nirvana and the Foo Fighters. |
/1 |
| 3. |
Taste: My Life Through Food- Debut Stanley Tucci, Gallery Books, $28.00, 9781982168018 From award-winning actor and food obsessive Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and charming memoir of life in and out of the kitchen. |
/1 |
| 4. |
A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries (2003-2020)- Debut David Sedaris, Little, Brown, $32.00, 9780316558792 There's no right way to keep a diary, but if there's an entertaining way, David Sedaris seems to have mastered it. |
/1 |
| 5. |
Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe, Harper, $30.00, 9780062964618 Anderson Cooper teams with bestselling historian and novelist Katherine Howe to chronicle the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty—his mother's family, the Vanderbilts. |
2/3 |
| 6. |
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. |
4/84 |
| 7. |
Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law Mary Roach, Norton, $26.95, 9781324001935 Roach's irresistible investigation into the unpredictable world where wildlife and humans meet. |
3/4 |
| 8. |
There Is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century- Debut Fiona Hill, Mariner Books, $30.00, 9780358574316 In this powerful memoir, foreign policy expert Fiona Hill shares what she has learned, and shows why expanding opportunity is the only long-term hope for our democracy. |
/1 |
| 9. |
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. |
5/25 |
| 10. |
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $32.00, 9780593230251 Beautifully written, original, and revealing, Caste is an eye-opening story of people and history, and a reexamination of what lies under the surface of ordinary lives and of American life today. |
/61 |
| 11. |
Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $29.99, 9780062909107 A testament to the life of a remarkable man in the words of the people who shared his world. |
7/2 |
| 12. |
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. |
8/23 |
| 13. |
A Confederacy of Dumptys: Portraits of American Scoundrels in Verse- Debut John Lithgow, Chronicle Prism, $22.95, 9781797209470 Skipping through time, and delivered with classic Lithgow wit and style, A Confederacy of Dumptys is an exuberant reminder of how not to repeat history. |
/1 |
| 14. |
No Cure for Being Human: (And Other Truths I Need to Hear) Kate Bowler, Random House, $27.00, 9780593230770 In Bowler's new book, she shows that life is beautiful and terrible, full of hope and despair and everything in between—and there's no cure for being human. |
6/2 |
| 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. |
9/82 |
Mass Market
Bestseller List for October 13, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending October 10, 2021
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| Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780441172719 |
1/99 |
| 2. |
1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 |
2/275 |
| 3. |
Dune Messiah Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233 |
4/41 |
| 4. |
Foundation Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553293357 |
3/14 |
| 5. |
Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 |
8/59 |
| 6. |
Good Omens Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977 |
10/60 |
| 7. |
American Gods Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110 |
/38 |
| 8. |
Children of Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441104024 |
/6 |
| 9. |
The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9780765365279 |
/24 |
| 10. |
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Quentin Tarantino, Harper Perennial, $9.99, 9780063112520 |
5/15 |
Early & Middle Grade Readers
Bestseller List for October 13, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending October 10, 2021
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| Early & Middle Grade Readers | ||
| 1. |
The Beatryce Prophecy Kate DiCamillo, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Candlewick, $19.99, 9781536213614 |
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| 2. |
Pony R.J. Palacio, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780553508116 |
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| 3. |
Friends Forever Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), First Second, $12.99, 9781250317568 |
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| 4. |
Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $14.99, 9781419756979 |
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| 5. |
Cat Kid Comic Club Dav Pilkey, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338712766 |
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| 6. |
Hooky Míriam Bonastre Tur, Etch/Clarion Books, $12.99, 9780358468295 |
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| 7. |
Willodeen Katherine Applegate, Feiwel & Friends, $16.99, 9781250147400 |
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| 8. |
Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales Soman Chainani, Julia Iredale (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780062652638 |
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| 9. |
Kaleidoscope Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $19.99, 9781338777246 |
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| 10. |
The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities: New Stories About Mythic Heroes- Debut Roshani Chokshi, J.C. Cervantes, Yoon Ha Lee, Carlos Hernandez, Kwame Mbalia, Rebecca Roanhorse, Tehlor Kay Mejia, Sarwat Chadda, Graci Kim, Rick Riordan, Rick Riordan Presents, $17.99, 9781368070836 |
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| 11. |
Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $14.99, 9781419749094 |
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| 12. |
Egg Marks the Spot Amy Timberlake, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Algonquin Young Readers, $18.95, 9781643750064 |
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| 13. |
Garlic and the Vampire Bree Paulsen, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062995087 |
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| 14. |
The Awakening Storm: A Graphic Novel (City of Dragons #1) Jaimal Yogis, Vivian Truong (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338660425 |
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| 15. |
Guts Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500 |
Young Adult
Bestseller List for October 13, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending October 10, 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. |
Iron Widow Xiran Jay Zhao, Penguin Teen, $17.99, 9780735269934 |
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| 3. |
One of Us Is Lying Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99, 9781524714680 |
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| 4. |
We Were Liars E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279 |
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| 5. |
The Girl from the Sea Molly Knox Ostertag, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338540574 |
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| 6. |
Vespertine- Debut Margaret Rogerson, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $18.99, 9781534477117 |
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| 7. |
Firekeeper's Daughter Angeline Boulley, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $18.99, 9781250766564 |
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| 8. |
Once Upon a Broken Heart Stephanie Garber, Flatiron Books, $19.99, 9781250268396 |
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| 9. |
Beasts of Prey Ayana Gray, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593405680 |
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| 10. |
Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293 |
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| 11. |
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780316453691 |
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| 12. |
The Hate U Give Angie Thomas, Balzer + Bray, $18.99, 9780062871350 |
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| 13. |
The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780385754729 |
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| 14. |
Squad- Debut Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Lisa Sterle (Illus.), Greenwillow Books, $14.99, 9780062943149 |
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| 15. |
These Violent Delights Chloe Gong, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $19.99, 9781534457690 |
Children's Illustrated
Bestseller List for October 13, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending October 10, 2021
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| Children's Illustrated | ||
| 1. |
Change Sings: A Children's Anthem Amanda Gorman, Loren Long (Illus.), Viking Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593203224 |
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| 2. |
Room on the Broom Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illus.), Dial Books, $8.99, 9780593110409 |
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| 3. |
Little Blue Truck's Halloween Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers, $13.99, 9780544772533 |
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| 4. |
Woodland Dance! Sandra Boynton, Workman, $7.95, 9781523514687 |
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| 5. |
The Bad Seed Presents: The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky Jory John, Pete Oswald (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780062954541 |
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| 6. |
Boo! Baa, La La La! Sandra Boynton, Little Simon, $5.99, 9781534452831 |
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| 7. |
It Fell from the Sky Terry Fan, Eric Fan, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9781534457621 |
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| 8. |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 |
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| 9. |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
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| 10. |
What Do You Say, Little Blue Truck? Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $14.99, 9780358561958 |
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| 11. |
Where Do Diggers Trick-or-Treat? Brianna Caplan Sayres, Christian Slade (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780593310175 |
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| 12. |
Hardly Haunted- Debut Jessie Sima, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9781534441705 |
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| 13. |
We Are Water Protectors Carole Lindstrom, Michaela Goade (Illus.), Roaring Brook Press, $17.99, 9781250203557 |
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| 14. |
Ten Spooky Pumpkins Gris Grimly, Orchard Books, $17.99, 9781338112443 |
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| 15. |
Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035 |
Children's Series
Bestseller List for October 13, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending October 10, 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. |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet |
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| 4. |
Elephant and Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion |
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| 5. |
Baby-Sitters Club Graphix (hardcover and paperback) Ann M. Martin, Chan Chau (Illus.), Graphix |
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| 6. |
Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback) J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books |
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| 7. |
I Survived (paperback) Lauren Tarshis, Scholastic |
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| 8. |
Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers |
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| 9. |
The Bad Guys (paperback) Aaron Blabey, Scholastic |
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| 10. |
Spy School (hardcover and paperback) Stuart Gibbs, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
Extended Paperback Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending October 10, 2021
16. The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703
17. Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens, Putnam, $18.00, 9780735219106
18. Payback's a Witch
Lana Harper, Berkley, $16.00, 9780593336069
19. Normal People
Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $17.00, 9781984822185
20. The Guest List
Lucy Foley, Morrow, $16.99, 9780062868947
21. It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501110368
22. A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Penguin, $18.00, 9780143110439
23. A Deadly Education
Naomi Novik, Del Rey, $17.00, 9780593128503
24. The Lying Life of Adults
Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $18.00, 9781609457150
25. Detransition, Baby
Torrey Peters, One World, $18.00, 9780593133385
26. The Book of Two Ways
Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $17.00, 9781984818379
27. The Ex Hex
Erin Sterling, Avon, $15.99, 9780063027473
28. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong, Penguin, $17.00, 9780525562047
29. The Love Hypothesis
Ali Hazelwood, Berkley, $16.00, 9780593336823
30. The Best Short Stories 2021: The O. Henry Prize Winners
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Ed.), Anchor, $16.95, 9780593311257
31. Snow
John Banville, Hanover Square Press, $16.99, 9781335629036
32. Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538732182
33. Daisy Jones & The Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $17.00, 9781524798642
34. Fresh Water for Flowers
Valérie Perrin, Europa Editions, $16.95, 9781609456764
35. Magic Lessons
Alice Hoffman, S&S, $17.00, 9781982108854
36. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $16.99, 9780062315007
37. One Last Stop
Casey McQuiston, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250244499
38. The Cold Millions
Jess Walter, Harper Perennial, $17.00, 9780062868091
39. The Dutch House
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $17.00, 9780062963680
40. Still Life
Louise Penny, St. Martin's, $17.99, 9780312541538
41. This Tender Land
William Kent Krueger, Atria, $17.00, 9781476749303
42. Beach Read
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806734
43. Gideon the Ninth
Tamsyn Muir, Tordotcom, $17.99, 9781250313188
44. Conversations with Friends
Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $17.00, 9780451499066
45. The Rose Code
Kate Quinn, Morrow, $17.99, 9780062943477
46. A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $18.00, 9781635575569
47. Plain Bad Heroines
Emily M. Danforth, Sara Lautman (Illus.), Morrow , $17.99, 9780062942869
48. The Nickel Boys
Colson Whitehead, Anchor, $15.95, 9780345804341
49. The City We Became
N.K. Jemisin, Orbit, $17.99, 9780316509886
50. The Fifth Season
N.K. Jemisin, Orbit, $17.99, 9780316229296
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending October 10, 2021
16. Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life
Emily Nagoski, Ph.D., S&S, $18.00, 9781982165314
17. The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive
Lucy Adlington, Harper, $17.99, 9780063030930
18. All About Love: New Visions
bell hooks, Morrow, $15.99, 9780060959470
19. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
Robin DiAngelo, Beacon Press, $16.00, 9780807047415
20. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Trevor Noah, One World, $18.00, 9780399588198
21. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
Richard Rothstein, Liveright, $17.95, 9781631494536
22. Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
Mikki Kendall, Penguin, $16.00, 9780525560562
23. My Own Words
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, S&S, $18.00, 9781501145254
24. Greedy: Notes from a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much
Jen Winston, Atria , $18.00, 9781982179175
25. My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies
Resmaa Menakem, Central Recovery Press, $17.95, 9781942094470
26. How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735224155
27. An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Beacon Press, $16.00, 9780807057834
28. How to Forage for Mushrooms Without Dying: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Identifying 29 Wild, Edible Mushrooms
Frank Hyman, Storey Publishing, $16.95, 9781635863321
29. The Artist's Way
Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $17.00, 9780143129257
30. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson, Vintage, $16.00, 9780375725609
31. The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A Memoir of Friendship, Loyalty, and War
John "Chick" Donohue, J.T. Molloy, Morrow, $17.99, 9780062995476
32. 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
33. All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Katharine K. Wilkinson (Eds.), One World, $18.00, 9780593237083
34. Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
Patrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $16.95, 9780307279286
35. Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
Bryan Stevenson, One World, $17.00, 9780593133934
36. The Price of the Ticket: Collected Nonfiction: 1948-1985
James Baldwin, Beacon Press, $24.95, 9780807006566
37. The New York Times Cooking No-Recipe Recipes
Sam Sifton, Ten Speed Press, $28.00, 9781984858474
38. In the Dream House: A Memoir
Carmen Maria Machado, Graywolf Press, $16.00, 9781644450383
39. Consumed: The Need for Collective Change: Colonialism, Climate Change, and Consumerism
Aja Barber, Balance, $17.99, 9781538709849
40. The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters
Priya Parker, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9781594634932
41. Healing After Loss
Martha W. Hickman, Morrow, $15.99, 9780380773381
42. The Fire Next Time
James Baldwin, Vintage, $13.95, 9780679744726
43. The Warmth of Other Suns
Isabel Wilkerson, Vintage, $17.95, 9780679763888
44. A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
Sonia Purnell, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735225312
45. The Soul of an Octopus
Sy Montgomery, Atria, $16.99, 9781451697728
46. This Time Next Year We'll Be Laughing
Jacqueline Winspear, Soho Press, $16.95, 9781641292948
47. Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Oregon State University Press, $18.95, 9780870714993
48. Having and Being Had
Eula Biss, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780525537465
49. How to Love
Thich Nhat Hanh, Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781937006884
50. How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy
Jenny Odell, Melville House, $17.99, 9781612198552
Extended Hardcover Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending October 10, 2021
16. The Last Thing He Told Me
Laura Dave, S&S, $27.00, 9781501171345
17. The Book of Form and Emptiness
Ruth Ozeki, Viking, $30.00, 9780399563645
18. A Spindle Splintered
Alix E. Harrow, Tordotcom, $17.99, 9781250765352
19. The Wish
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $28.00, 9781538728628
20. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V.E. Schwab, Tor, $26.99, 9780765387561
21. The Paper Palace
Miranda Cowley Heller, Riverhead Books, $27.00, 9780593329825
22. The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Harper, $28.99, 9780062942937
23. The Hill We Climb
Amanda Gorman, Viking, $15.99, 9780593465271
24. A Slow Fire Burning
Paula Hawkins, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780735211230
25. The Vanishing Half
Brit Bennett, Riverhead Books, $27.00, 9780525536291
26. Poison for Breakfast
Lemony Snicket, Liveright, $17.95, 9781324090625
27. April in Spain
John Banville, Hanover Square Press, $27.99, 9781335471406
28. Klara and the Sun
Kazuo Ishiguro, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593318171
29. The Final Girl Support Group
Grady Hendrix, Berkley, $26.00, 9780593201237
30. The Last House on Needless Street
Catriona Ward, Tor Nightfire, $27.99, 9781250812629
31. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, Special Edition
V.E. Schwab, Tor, $29.99, 9781250830746
32. Billy Summers
Stephen King, Scribner, $30.00, 9781982173616
33. The Magician
Colm Tóibín, Scribner, $28.00, 9781476785080
34. Three Sisters
Heather Morris, St. Martin's Press, $28.99, 9781250276896
35. Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $28.99, 9780593135204
36. Malibu Rising
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $28.00, 9781524798659
37. The Personal Librarian
Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray, Berkley, $27.00, 9780593101537
38. The Death of Jane Lawrence
Caitlin Starling, St. Martin's Press, $27.99, 9781250272584
39. The Morning Star
Karl Ove Knausgaard, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9780399563423
40. We Are Not Like Them
Christine Pride, Jo Piazza, Atria, $27.00, 9781982181031
41. I Love You but I've Chosen Darkness
Claire Vaye Watkins, Riverhead Books, $27.00, 9780593330210
42. Fight Night
Miriam Toews, Bloomsbury Publishing, $24.00, 9781635578171
43. Lightning Strike
William Kent Krueger, Atria Books, $27.00, 9781982128685
44. The Four Winds
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's, $28.99, 9781250178602
45. The Searcher
Tana French, Viking, $27.00, 9780735224650
46. My Monticello
Jocelyn Nicole Johnson, Holt, $26.99, 9781250807151
47. The Guide
Peter Heller, Knopf, $27.00, 9780525657767
48. Once There Were Wolves
Charlotte McConaghy, Flatiron Books, $27.99, 9781250244147
49. Light From Uncommon Stars
Ryka Aoki, Tor Books, $25.99, 9781250789068
50. Daughter of the Morning Star
Craig Johnson, Viking, $28.00, 9780593297254
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending October 10, 2021
16. Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village
Maureen Johnson, Jay Cooper, Ten Speed Press, $16.99, 9781984859624
17. I'll Take Your Questions Now: What I Saw at the Trump White House
Stephanie Grisham, Harper, $28.99, 9780063142930
18. This Is Your Mind on Plants
Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $28.00, 9780593296905
19. Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters
Steven Pinker, Viking, $32.00, 9780525561996
20. Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy
Nathaniel Philbrick, Viking, $30.00, 9780525562177
21. Guinness World Records 2022
Guinness World Records, $28.95, 9781913484101
22. Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays
Phoebe Robinson, Tiny Reparations Books, $27.00, 9780593184905
23. In the Weeds: Around the World and Behind the Scenes with Anthony Bourdain
Tom Vitale, Hachette Books, $30.00, 9780306924095
24. Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
James Nestor, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780735213616
25. Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom
Derecka Purnell, Astra House, $28.00, 9781662600517
26. Where Do We Go from Here?: How Tomorrow's Prophecies Foreshadow Today's Problems
David Jeremiah, Thomas Nelson, $26.99, 9780785224198
27. World Travel: An Irreverent Guide
Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $35.00, 9780062802798
28. Poet Warrior: A Memoir
Joy Harjo, Norton, $25.00, 9780393248524
29. The Speckled Beauty: A Dog and His People
Rick Bragg, Knopf, $26.00, 9780525658818
30. Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution
Mike Duncan, PublicAffairs, $30.00, 9781541730335
31. Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement
Tarana Burke, Flatiron Books: An Oprah Book, $28.99, 9781250621733
32. On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint
Maggie Nelson, Graywolf Press, $27.00, 9781644450628
33. The Baseball 100
Joe Posnanski, Avid Reader Press/S&S, $40.00, 9781982180584
34. Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet
Thich Nhat Hanh, HarperOne, $27.99, 9780062954794
35. Modern Comfort Food
Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35.00, 9780804187060
36. Unrequited Infatuations: A Memoir
Stevie Van Zandt, Hachette Books, $31.00, 9780306925429
37. Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres
Kelefa Sanneh, Penguin Press, $28.00, 9780525559597
38. The Cause: The American Revolution and its Discontents, 1773-1783
Joseph J. Ellis, Liveright, $30.00, 9781631498985
39. The Hidden Life of Trees
Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95, 9781771642484
40. The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
John Green, Dutton, $28.00, 9780525555216
41. American Marxism
Mark R. Levin, Threshold Editions, $28.00, 9781501135972
42. Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City
Andrea Elliott, Random House, $30.00, 9780812986945
43. How to Be an Antiracist
Ibram X. Kendi, One World, $27.00, 9780525509288
44. The Premonition: A Pandemic Story
Michael Lewis, Norton, $30.00, 9780393881554
45. Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism
Amanda Montell, Harper Wave, $27.99, 9780062993151
46. The Comfort Book
Matt Haig, Penguin Life, $22.00, 9780143136668
47. The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
Erik Larson, Crown, $32.00, 9780385348713
48. The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century
Amia Srinivasan, FSG, $28.00, 9780374248529
49. Greenlights
Matthew McConaughey, Crown, $30.00, 9780593139134
50. Beautiful Country: A Memoir
Qian Julie Wang, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385547215
Extended Mass Market
Based on sales for the week ending October 10, 2021
11. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $11.00, 9780399501487
12. The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $8.99, 9780307743657
13. Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $7.99, 9780440180296
14. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488
15. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345514400
16. The Eye of the World
Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251466
17. The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
18. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803
19. Bridgerton: The Duke and I
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063078697
20. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741
21. Bridgerton: The Viscount Who Loved Me
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063139503
22. Women Who Run With the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345409874
23. 'Salem's Lot
Stephen King, Anchor, $8.99, 9780307743671
24. Foundation and Empire
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553293371
25. The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756407919
26. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
27. Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9781250318541
28. The Dispossessed
Ursula K. Le Guin, Harper Voyager, $8.99, 9780061054884
29. The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcom X, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345350688
30. Fire & Blood
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780593357538
31. A Time for Mercy
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780593157817
32. Carrie
Stephen King, Anchor , $7.99, 9780307743664
33. The Color of Magic
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225672
34. The Lord of the Rings:The Fellowship of the Ring
J.R.R. Tolkien, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345339706
35. Second Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553293364
36. And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $8.99, 9780062073488
37. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
38. The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $9.99, 9780441478125
39. Still Life
Louise Penny, St. Martin's, $7.99, 9781250068736
40. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary
Merriam-Webster, $8.50, 9780877795964
41. The Martian Chronicles
Ray Bradbury, S&S, $8.99, 9781451678192
42. Neuromancer
William Gibson, Ace, $8.99, 9780441569595
43. The Last Wish
Andrzej Sapkowski, Orbit, $8.99, 9780316495967
44. The Slow Regard of Silent Things
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756411329
45. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
J.R.R. Tolkien, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345339737
46. The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553588941
47. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ken Kesey, Signet, $9.99, 9780451163967
48. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
J.R.R.Tolkien, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345339713
49. Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553283686
50. A Wizard of Earthsea
Ursula K. Le Guin, Clarion, $8.99, 9780547773742