December 22, 2021

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for December 22, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending December 19, 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
1. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $18.00, 9780593438374
Herbert's classic masterpiece—a triumph of the imagination—is now a major motion picture.
1/24
2. 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.
2/68
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.
6/88
4. 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.
4/133
5. 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.
3/29
6. 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.
5/19
7. 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.
7/33
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.
9/49
9. 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.
10/24
10. A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Penguin, $18.00, 9780143110439
Towles' transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel.
13/91
11. 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.
8/31
12. The Searcher
Tana French, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735224674
A former Chicago police officer retreats to a bucolic Irish village and starts to realize that even small towns shelter dangerous secrets.
11/7
13. The Anomaly
Hervé Le Tellier, Other Press, $16.99, 9781635421699
An international phenomenon, this dizzying, whip-smart novel blends crime, fantasy, sci-fi, and thriller as it plumbs the mysteries surrounding a Paris—New York flight.
12/3
14. 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.
14/37
15. 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.
/81


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for December 22, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending December 19, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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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.
1/106
2. 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.
2/36
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.
4/15
4. All About Love: New Visions
bell hooks, Morrow, $15.99, 9780060959470
All About Love is a revelation about what causes a polarized society and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering.
/7
5. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., Penguin, $19.00, 9780143127741
van der Kolk transforms our understanding of trauma and offers a bold new paradigm for healing.
3/64
6. 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.
5/17
7. 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.
7/174
8. 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.
8/12
9. Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Shelf Love: Recipes to Unlock the Secrets of Your Pantry, Fridge, and Freezer
Noor Murad, Yotam Ottolenghi, Clarkson Potter, $32.00, 9780593234365
85+ irresistible recipes for flexible, everyday home cooking that unlock the secrets of your pantry, fridge, and freezer.
9/7
10. 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.
6/46
11. The New York Times Cooking No-Recipe Recipes
Sam Sifton, Ten Speed Press, $28.00, 9781984858474
The debut cookbook from the popular New York Times website features 100 vividly photographed no-recipe recipes to make weeknight cooking more inspired and delicious.
10/12
12. On Tyranny Graphic Edition: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
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.
11/11
13. 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.
12/154
14. How to Forage for Mushrooms without Dying: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Identifying 29 Wild, Edible Mushrooms- Debut
Frank Hyman, Storey Publishing, $16.95, 9781635863321
With Frank Hyman's expert advice and easy-to-follow guidelines, readers will be confident in identifying which mushrooms they can safely eat and which ones they should definitely avoid.
/1
15. 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.
/61


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for December 22, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending December 19, 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. Call Us What We Carry: Poems
Amanda Gorman, Viking, $24.99, 9780593465066
The breakout poetry collection by bestselling author and presidential inaugural poet, Amanda Gorman.
1/2
2. The Lincoln Highway
Amor Towles, Viking, $30.00, 9780735222359
Towles' stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s America is an October 2021 Indie Next Pick.
2/11
3. 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.
3/12
4. 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.
7/14
5. Wish You Were Here
Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $28.99, 9781984818416
A deeply moving novel about the resilience of the human spirit in a moment of crisis. A December 2021 Indie Next Pick.
4/3
6. The Sentence
Louise Erdrich, Harper, $28.99, 9780062671127
This new novel begins on All Souls' Day 2019 and ends on All Souls' Day 2020. Its mystery and proliferating ghost stories during this one year propel a narrative as rich, emotional, and profound as anything Louise Erdrich has written.
8/6
7. State of Terror
Louise Penny, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Simon & Schuster/St. Martin's Press, $30.00, 9781982173678
A unique and utterly compelling international thriller co-written by Hillary Rodham Clinton, the 67th Secretary of State, and multiple award-winning author, Louise Penny.
5/10
8. Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone
Diana Gabaldon, Delacorte Press, $36.00, 9781101885680
Diana Gabaldon returns with the newest novel in the epic Outlander series.
6/4
9. The Stranger in the Lifeboat
Mitch Albom, Harper, $23.99, 9780062888341
A fast-paced, compelling novel that makes you ponder your deepest beliefs.
12/7
10. 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.
11/59
11. 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.
13/13
12. Crossroads
Jonathan Franzen, FSG, $30.00, 9780374181178
Franzen's new novel is the story of a Midwestern family at a pivotal moment of moral crisis.
14/11
13. Oh William!
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $27.00, 9780812989434
Pulitzer Prize-winner Elizabeth Strout explores the mysteries of marriage and the secrets we keep, as a former couple reckons with where they've come from—and what they've left behind. A November 2021 Indie Next Pick.
9/9
14. The Judge's List
John Grisham, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385546027
Investigator Lacy Stoltz follows the trail of a serial killer, and closes in on a shocking suspect.
15/9
15. Small Things Like These
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802158741
Keegan's landmark new novel is a tale of one man's courage and a remarkable portrait of love and family. The #1 Indie Next Pick for December 2021.
10/2


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for December 22, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending December 19, 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. Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
Brené Brown, Random House, $30.00, 9780399592553
Brown takes us on a journey through 87 of the emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human.
1/3
2. The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times Magazine, One World, $38.00, 9780593230572
This is a book that speaks directly to our current moment, contextualizing the systems of race and caste within which we operate today. It reveals long-glossed-over truths around our nation's founding and construction—and the way that the legacy of slavery did not end with emancipation, but continues to shape contemporary American life.
2/5
3. The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
Dave Grohl, Dey Street Books, $29.99, 9780063076099
A candid and insightful memoir by the popular member of Nirvana and the Foo Fighters.
4/11
4. These Precious Days: Essays
Ann Patchett, Harper, $26.99, 9780063092785
Ann Patchett reflects on home, family, friendships, and writing in this deeply personal collection of essays. A December 2021 Indie Next Pick.
3/4
5. The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
David Graeber, David Wengrow, FSG, $35.00, 9780374157357
The Dawn of Everything fundamentally transforms our understanding of the human past and offers a path toward imagining new forms of freedom and new ways of organizing society.
8/6
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.
5/94
7. A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries (2003-2020)
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.
9/11
8. Taste: My Life Through Food
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.
7/11
9. The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times
Jane Goodall, Douglas Abrams, Gail Hudson, Celadon Books, $28.00, 9781250784094
A rare and intimate look not only at the nature of hope, but also into the heart and mind of a woman who revolutionized how we view the world around us and has spent a lifetime fighting for our future.
10/9
10. Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside
Nick Offerman, Dutton, $28.00, 9781101984697
A humorous and rousing set of literal and figurative sojourns as well as a mission statement about comprehending, protecting, and truly experiencing the outdoors.
6/10
11. Renegades: Born in the USA
Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen, Crown, $50.00, 9780593236314
A candid, revealing, and entertaining dialogue between President Barack Obama and legendary musician Bruce Springsteen that explores everything from their origin stories and career-defining moments to our country's polarized politics and the growing distance between the American Dream and the American reality.
11/8
12. 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.
12/35
13. 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.
14/14
14. Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide
Cecily Wong, Dylan Thuras, Workman, $42.50, 9781523502196
Created by the ever-curious minds behind Atlas Obscura, this breathtaking guide transforms our sense of what people around the world eat and drink.
/5
15. The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present
Paul McCartney, Liveright, $100.00, 9781631492563
A work of unparalleled candor and splendorous beauty, The Lyrics celebrates the creative life and the musical genius of Paul McCartney through 154 of his most meaningful songs.
13/7


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for December 22, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending December 19, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593438367
1/109
2. Dune Messiah
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233
2/51
3. The Eye of the World
Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251466
3/15
4. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
6/285
5. Children of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441104024
4/16
6. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741
7/95
7. Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553293357
5/24
8. Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977
10/69
9. American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110
/39
10. The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9780765365279
8/27


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Early & Middle Grade Readers



Bestseller List for December 22, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending December 19, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Early & Middle Grade Readers  
1. The Christmas Pig
J.K. Rowling, Jim Field (Illus.), Scholastic, $24.99, 9781338790238
 
2. Stuntboy, in the Meantime
Jason Reynolds, Raúl the Third (Illus.), Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, $13.99, 9781534418165
 
3. The Beatryce Prophecy
Kate DiCamillo, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Candlewick, $19.99, 9781536213614
 
4. Daughter of the Deep
Rick Riordan, Disney-Hyperion, $19.99, 9781368077927
 
5. Pony
R.J. Palacio, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780553508116
 
6. Out of My Heart
Sharon M. Draper, Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, $18.99, 9781665902168
 
7. Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Life
Professor Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan, DK Children, $19.99, 9780744039436
 
8. Friends Forever
Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), First Second, $12.99, 9781250317568
 
9. Willodeen
Katherine Applegate, Feiwel & Friends, $16.99, 9781250147400
 
10. Skunk and Badger
Amy Timberlake, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Algonquin Young Readers, $18.95, 9781643750057
 
11. The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities: New Stories About Mythic Heroes
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
 
12. Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright!: An Animal Poem for Each Day of the Year- Debut
Fiona Waters (Ed.), Britta Teckentrup (Illus.), Nosy Crow, $40.00, 9781536217186
 
13. Kaleidoscope
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $19.99, 9781338777246
 
14. Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales
Soman Chainani, Julia Iredale (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780062652638
 
15. A Wolf Called Wander
Rosanne Parry, Greenwillow Books, $7.99, 9780062895943
 


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Young Adult



Bestseller List for December 22, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending December 19, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Young Adult  
1. Firekeeper's Daughter
Angeline Boulley, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $18.99, 9781250766564
 
2. They Both Die at the End
Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062457806
 
3. Hatchet
Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293
 
4. You'll Be the Death of Me
Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $19.99, 9780593175866
 
5. One of Us Is Lying
Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99, 9781524714680
 
6. Iron Widow
Xiran Jay Zhao, Penguin Teen, $17.99, 9780735269934
 
7. Last Night at the Telegraph Club
Malinda Lo, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780525555254
 
8. Gilded
Marissa Meyer, Feiwel & Friends, $19.99, 9781250618849
 
9. The Girl from the Sea: A Graphic Novel
Molly Knox Ostertag, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338540574
 
10. We Were Liars
E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279
 
11. All of Us Villains
Amanda Foody, Christine Lynn Herman, Tor Teen, $18.99, 9781250789259
 
12. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780385754729
 
13. A Snake Falls to Earth
Darcie Little Badger, Levine Querido, $18.99, 9781646140923
 
14. These Violent Delights
Chloe Gong, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $19.99, 9781534457690
 
15. Legendborn (An Indies Introduce Title)
Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $19.99, 9781534441606
 


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for December 22, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending December 19, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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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
 
2. Jan Brett's The Nutcracker
Jan Brett, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593109823
 
3. How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593434383
 
4. The Polar Express
Chris Van Allsburg, HMH Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780544580145
 
5. The Snowy Day
Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780670012701
 
6. Woodland Dance!
Sandra Boynton, Workman, $7.95, 9781523514687
 
7. The 1619 Project: Born on the Water
Nikole Hannah-Jones, Renée Watson, Nikkolas Smith (Illus.), Kokila, $18.99, 9780593307359
 
8. Aaron Slater, Illustrator
Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illus.), Abrams, $18.99, 9781419753961
 
9. It Fell from the Sky
Terry Fan, Eric Fan, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9781534457621
 
10. Amos McGee Misses the Bus
Philip C. Stead, Erin E. Stead (Illus.), Roaring Brook Press, $18.99, 9781250213228
 
11. Construction Site: Merry and Bright
Sherri Duskey Rinker, AG Ford (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $12.99, 9781797204291
 
12. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
 
13. The Crayons' Christmas
Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Penguin Workshop, $19.99, 9780525515746
 
14. The Smart Cookie
Jory John, Pete Oswald (Illus.), Harper, $18.99, 9780063045408
 
15. The Littlest Yak- Debut
Lu Fraser, Kate Hindley (Illus.), Peachtree Publishing, $16.99, 9781682632826
 


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for December 22, 2021
Based on sales for the week ending December 19, 2021
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Children's Series  
1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
 
2. Cat Kid Comic Club (hardcover)
Dav Pilkey, Graphix
 
3. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
 
4. Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback)
Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic
 
5. Elephant and Piggie (hardcover)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
 
6. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers
 
7. The Bad Guys (paperback)
Aaron Blabey, Scholastic
 
8. Dog Man (hardcover)
Dav Pilkey, Graphix
 
9. I Survived (paperback)
Lauren Tarshis, Scholastic
 
10. The Princess in Black (hardcover and paperback)
Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Candlewick
 


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Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 19, 2021

16. It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501110368

17. When We Cease to Understand the World
Benjamín Labatut, New York Review Books, $17.95, 9781681375663

18. People We Meet on Vacation
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806758

19. Piranesi
Susanna Clarke, Bloomsbury Publishing, $17.00, 9781635577808

20. The Love Hypothesis
Ali Hazelwood, Berkley, $16.00, 9780593336823

21. The Best American Short Stories 2021
Jesmyn Ward, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner Books, $16.99, 9781328485397

22. Leave the World Behind
Rumaan Alam, Ecco, $16.99, 9780062667649

23. Normal People
Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $17.00, 9781984822185

24. The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703

25. The Guest List
Lucy Foley, Morrow, $16.99, 9780062868947

26. Mexican Gothic
Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $17.00, 9780525620808

27. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong, Penguin, $17.00, 9780525562047

28. Perestroika in Paris
Jane Smiley, Anchor, $16.00, 9780525436096

29. Devotions
Mary Oliver, Penguin, $20.00, 9780399563263

30. The Once and Future Witches
Alix E. Harrow, Redhook, $17.99, 9780316422017

31. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $16.99, 9780062315007

32. The Christmas Bookshop
Jenny Colgan, Morrow, $16.99, 9780063141674

33. A Thousand Ships
Natalie Haynes, Harper Perennial, $16.99, 9780063065406

34. Station Eleven
Emily St. John Mandel, Vintage, $16.95, 9780804172448

35. The Rose Code
Kate Quinn, Morrow, $17.99, 9780062943477

36. Lucky
Marissa Stapley, Simon & Schuster, $17.00, 9781668002452

37. A Deadly Education
Naomi Novik, Del Rey, $17.00, 9780593128503

38. The Ministry for the Future
Kim Stanley Robinson, Orbit, $17.99, 9780316300148

39. Still Life
Louise Penny, St. Martin's, $17.99, 9780312541538

40. The Every
Dave Eggers, Vintage, $17.95, 9780593315347

41. Detransition, Baby
Torrey Peters, One World, $18.00, 9780593133385

42. The Lying Life of Adults
Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $18.00, 9781609457150

43. A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $18.00, 9781635575569

44. Lore Olympus: Volume One
Rachel Smythe, Del Rey, $19.99, 9780593356074

45. Moonflower Murders
Anthony Horowitz, Harper Perennial, $17.00, 9780062955463

46. Snow
John Banville, Hanover Square Press, $16.99, 9781335629036

47. The Witch's Heart
Genevieve Gornichec, Ace, $17.00, 9780593101193

48. Daisy Jones & The Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $17.00, 9781524798642

49. Verity
Colleen Hoover, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538724736

50. Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538732182

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 19, 2021

16. Is This Anything?
Jerry Seinfeld, Simon & Schuster, $18.00, 9781982112721

17. Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
Anthony Bourdain, Ecco, $16.99, 9780060899226

18. Holidays on Ice
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $12.99, 9780316078917

19. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2022
Sarah Janssen, World Almanac, $17.99, 9781510766532

20. Sapiens: A Graphic History: The Birth of Humankind (Vol. 1)
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $25.99, 9780063051331

21. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Trevor Noah, One World, $18.00, 9780399588198

22. How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735224155

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

24. Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
Patrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $16.95, 9780307279286

25. The Soul of an Octopus
Sy Montgomery, Atria, $16.99, 9781451697728

26. First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
Thomas E. Ricks, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780062997463

27. How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy
Jenny Odell, Melville House, $17.99, 9781612198552

28. The Best American Food Writing 2021
Gabrielle Hamilton (Ed.), Mariner Books, $16.99, 9780358525684

29. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
Timothy Snyder, Crown, $9.99, 9780804190114

30. An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Beacon Press, $16.00, 9780807057834

31. Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
Lulu Miller, Simon & Schuster, $17.00, 9781501160349

32. Badass Habits: Cultivate the Confidence, Boundaries, and Know-How to Upgrade Your Life
Jen Sincero, Penguin Life, $17.00, 9781984877451

33. Woolgathering
Patti Smith, New Directions, $14.95, 9780811231251

34. No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality
Michael J. Fox, Flatiron Books, $17.99, 9781250265630

35. The Best American Travel Writing 2021
Padma Lakshmi, Jason Wilson (Eds.), Mariner Books, $16.99, 9780358361312

36. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson, Vintage, $16.00, 9780375725609

37. Humankind: A Hopeful History
Rutger Bregman, Little, Brown, $18.99, 9780316418522

38. The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A Memoir of Friendship, Loyalty, and War
John "Chick" Donohue, J.T. Molloy, Morrow, $17.99, 9780062995476

39. Vesper Flights
Helen Macdonald, Grove Press, $17.00, 9780802158673

40. Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive
Stephanie Land, Legacy Lit, $17.99, 9780316505093

41. The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2021
Ed Yong, Jaime Green (Eds.), Mariner Books, $16.99, 9780358400066

42. Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl
Jonathan C. Slaght, Picador, $18.00, 9781250798718

43. Becoming
Michelle Obama, Crown, $18.99, 9781524763145

44. Little Pieces of Hope: Happy-Making Things in a Difficult World
Todd Doughty, Josie Portillo (Illus.), Penguin Life, $16.00, 9780143136569

45. All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Katharine K. Wilkinson (Eds.), One World, $18.00, 9780593237083

46. The Best American Essays 2021
Kathryn Schulz, Robert Atwan (Eds.), Mariner Books, $16.99, 9780358381754

47. Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath
Heather Clark, Vintage, $20.00, 9780307951267

48. Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving
Mo Rocca, Simon & Schuster, $20.00, 9781501197635

49. The Boys in the Boat
Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $18.00, 9780143125471

50. The Warmth of Other Suns
Isabel Wilkerson, Vintage, $17.95, 9780679763888

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 19, 2021

16. Beautiful World, Where Are You
Sally Rooney, FSG, $28.00, 9780374602604

17. Klara and the Sun
Kazuo Ishiguro, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593318171

18. Matrix
Lauren Groff, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9781594634499

19. The Hill We Climb
Amanda Gorman, Viking, $15.99, 9780593465271

20. Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $28.99, 9780593135204

21. Silverview
John le Carré, Viking, $28.00, 9780593490594

22. Our Country Friends
Gary Shteyngart, Random House, $28.00, 9781984855121

23. Never
Ken Follett, Viking, $36.00, 9780593300015

24. The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Harper, $28.99, 9780062942937

25. Apples Never Fall
Liane Moriarty, Holt, $28.99, 9781250220257

26. Five Tuesdays in Winter
Lily King, Grove Press, $27.00, 9780802158765

27. The Last Thing He Told Me
Laura Dave, Simon & Schuster, $27.00, 9781501171345

28. The Dark Hours
Michael Connelly, Little, Brown, $29.00, 9780316485647

29. Termination Shock
Neal Stephenson, Morrow, $35.00, 9780063028050

30. The Personal Librarian
Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray, Berkley, $27.00, 9780593101537

31. An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed
Helene Tursten, Soho Crime, $14.99, 9781641291675

32. The Four Winds
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's, $28.99, 9781250178602

33. Hell of a Book
Jason Mott, Dutton, $27.00, 9780593330968

34. The Wish
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $28.00, 9781538728628

35. The Madness of Crowds
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $28.99, 9781250145260

36. Intimacies
Katie Kitamura, Riverhead Books, $26.00, 9780399576164

37. Still Life
Sarah Winman, Putnam, $27.00, 9780593330753

38. The Magician
Colm Tóibín, Scribner, $28.00, 9781476785080

39. Billy Summers
Stephen King, Scribner, $30.00, 9781982173616

40. The Man Who Died Twice
Richard Osman, Pamela Dorman Books, $26.00, 9781984880994

41. Poison for Breakfast
Lemony Snicket, Liveright, $17.95, 9781324090625

42. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V.E. Schwab, Tor, $26.99, 9780765387561

43. Malibu Rising
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $28.00, 9781524798659

44. The Promise
Damon Galgut, Europa Editions, $25.00, 9781609456580

45. Great Circle
Maggie Shipstead, Knopf, $28.95, 9780525656975

46. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, Special Edition
V.E. Schwab, Tor , $29.99, 9781250830746

47. The Postmistress of Paris
Meg Waite Clayton, Harper, $27.99, 9780062946980

48. Better Off Dead
Lee Child, Andrew Child, Delacorte Press, $28.99, 9781984818508

49. The Cat Who Saved Books
Sosuke Natsukawa, HarperVia, $24.99, 9780063095724

50. Mercy
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $29.00, 9781538719725

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 19, 2021

16. Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty
Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe, Harper, $30.00, 9780062964618

17. Get Untamed: The Journal (How to Quit Pleasing and Start Living)
Glennon Doyle, Clarkson Potter, $19.99, 9780593235652

18. World Travel: An Irreverent Guide
Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $35.00, 9780062802798

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

20. On Animals
Susan Orlean, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $28.00, 9781982181536

21. Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
Suzanne Simard, Knopf, $28.95, 9780525656098

22. Untamed
Glennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28.00, 9781984801258

23. North American Maps for Curious Minds: 100 New Ways to See the Continent
Matthew Bucklan, Victor Cizek, Jack Dunnington (Illus.), The Experiment, $19.95, 9781615197484

24. Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy
Nathaniel Philbrick, Viking, $30.00, 9780525562177

25. This Is Your Mind on Plants
Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $28.00, 9780593296905

26. Will
Will Smith, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9781984877925

27. All About Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business
Mel Brooks, Ballantine, $29.99, 9780593159118

28. Guinness World Records 2022
Guinness World Records, $28.95, 9781913484101

29. The Korean Vegan Cookbook: Reflections and Recipes from Omma's Kitchen
Joanne Lee Molinaro, Avery, $35.00, 9780593084274

30. Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
Patrick Radden Keefe, Doubleday, $32.50, 9780385545686

31. Orwell's Roses
Rebecca Solnit, Viking, $28.00, 9780593083369

32. Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
James Nestor, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780735213616

33. Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography
Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $29.99, 9780062909107

34. All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake
Tiya Miles, Random House, $28.00, 9781984854995

35. The Comfort Book
Matt Haig, Penguin Life, $22.00, 9780143136668

36. The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family
Ron Howard, Clint Howard, Morrow, $28.99, 9780063065246

37. How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
Clint Smith, Little, Brown, $29.00, 9780316492935

38. Going There
Katie Couric, Little, Brown, $30.00, 9780316535861

39. The Beatles: Get Back
The Beatles, Callaway Arts & Entertainment, $60.00, 9780935112962

40. The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
John Green, Dutton, $28.00, 9780525555216

41. The President and the Freedom Fighter: Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Their Battle to Save America's Soul
Brian Kilmeade, Sentinel, $28.00, 9780525540571

42. Wintering
Katherine May, Riverhead Books, $24.00, 9780593189481

43. The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown, $27.00, 9780316296618

44. Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: The Story of Schitt's Creek
Daniel Levy, Eugene Levy, Black Dog & Leventhal, $40.00, 9780762499502

45. Greenlights
Matthew McConaughey, Crown, $30.00, 9780593139134

46. The Weekday Vegetarians: 100 Recipes and a Real-Life Plan for Eating Less Meat
Jenny Rosenstrach, Clarkson Potter, $32.50, 9780593138748

47. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Deluxe (Yellow) Edition
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $24.99, 9780063142787

48. The Midwest Survival Guide: How We Talk, Love, Work, Drink, and Eat . . . Everything with Ranch
Charlie Berens, William Morrow, $26.99, 9780063074958

49. Music Is History
Questlove, Abrams Image, $29.99, 9781419751431

50. There and Back: Photographs from the Edge
Jimmy Chin, Ten Speed Press, $50.00, 9781984859501

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending December 18, 2021

11. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Quentin Tarantino, Harper Perennial, $9.99, 9780063112520

12. Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342

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

14. God Emperor of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098257

15. The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $9.99, 9780441478125

16. Outlander
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99, 9780553393699

17. The Dispossessed
Ursula K. Le Guin, Harper Voyager, $8.99, 9780061054884

18. Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $7.99, 9780440180296

19. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $11.00, 9780399501487

20. Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9781250318541

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

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

23. Women Who Run With the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345409874

24. The Great Hunt
Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251480

25. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835

26. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary
Merriam-Webster, $8.50, 9780877795964

27. The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553588941

28. Stargazer
Anne Hillerman, Harper, $9.99, 9780062908346

29. The Color of Magic
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225672

30. The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $8.99, 9780307743657

31. Heretics of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098264

32. A Wizard of Earthsea
Ursula K. Le Guin, Clarion Books, $8.99, 9780547773742

33. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345514400

34. The Last Wish
Andrzej Sapkowski, Orbit, $8.99, 9780316495967

35. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716

36. Chapterhouse: Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098271

37. Rich Dad Poor Dad
Robert T. Kiyosaki, Plata Publishing, $8.99, 9781612680194

38. Interview with the Vampire
Anne Rice, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345337665

39. The Dragon Reborn
Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251497

40. Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553283686

41. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.99, 9781250773012

42. Still Life
Louise Penny, St. Martin's, $9.99, 9781250068736

43. Bridgerton: The Duke and I
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063078697

44. The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756407919

45. And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $8.99, 9780062073488

46. The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcom X, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345350688

47. The Lord of the Rings:The Fellowship of the Ring
J.R.R. Tolkien, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345339706

48. Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess
Bobby Fischer, et al., Bantam, $8.99, 9780553263152

49. The Princess Bride
William Goldman, Mariner, $10.99, 9780156035217

50. The Shadow Rising
Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251923

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