Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for August 31, 2022
Based on sales for the week ending August 28, 2022
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. |
Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Putnam, $18.00, 9780593540480 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. |
1/70 |
| 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. |
2/65 |
| 3. |
Love on the Brain- Debut Ali Hazelwood, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593336847 From the bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis comes a new STEMinist rom-com in which a scientist is forced to work on a project with her nemesis—with explosive results. The #1 Indie Next Pick for September 2022. |
/1 |
| 4. |
Verity Colleen Hoover, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538724736 A sensational psychological thriller by the bestselling author of It Ends with Us. |
3/29 |
| 5. |
It Ends with Us Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501110368 In Hoover's honest, evocative, and tender novel, a workaholic with a too-good-to-be-true romance can't stop thinking about her first love. |
5/40 |
| 6. |
Book Lovers Emily Henry, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593334836 An insightful, delightful new novel by the bestselling author of Beach Read and People We Meet on Vacation. The #1 Indie Next Pick for May 2022. |
4/17 |
| 7. |
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. |
7/124 |
| 8. |
Ugly Love Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781476753188 Hoover's novel is a heart-wrenching love story that proves attraction at first sight can be messy. |
6/13 |
| 9. |
November 9 Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501110344 An unforgettable love story between a writer and his unexpected muse. |
9/5 |
| 10. |
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. |
11/104 |
| 11. |
People We Meet on Vacation Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806758 A sparkling novel that will leave you with the warm, hazy afterglow usually reserved for the best vacations. A May 2021 Indie Next Pick. |
8/64 |
| 12. |
Beach Read Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806734 Henry's novel about a romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut is a June 2020 Indie Next Pick. |
10/43 |
| 13. |
Malibu Rising Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $18.00, 9781524798673 Four famous siblings throw an epic party to celebrate the end of the summer. But over the course of twenty-four hours, their lives will change forever. |
12/15 |
| 14. |
Every Summer After Carley Fortune, Berkley, $16.00, 9780593438534 A big, sweeping nostalgic novel of love and the people and choices that mark us forever. |
13/7 |
| 15. |
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. |
14/28 |
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for August 31, 2022
Based on sales for the week ending August 28, 2022
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Trade Paperback Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $20.00, 9781571313560 Drawing on her life as an Indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices. |
1/142 |
| 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. |
2/100 |
| 3. |
All About Love: New Visions bell hooks, Morrow, $16.99, 9780060959470 All About Love is a revelation about what causes a polarized society and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering. |
3/43 |
| 4. |
Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest Suzanne Simard, Vintage, $17.00, 9780525565994 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. |
5/10 |
| 5. |
This Is Your Mind on Plants Michael Pollan, Penguin, $18.00, 9780593296929 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. |
4/6 |
| 6. |
How to Focus (Mindfulness Essentials #9) Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.), Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781952692178 Written with characteristic simplicity and kindness, these wise meditations teach us that by practicing mindfulness in daily life, we are cultivating the power of concentration and fostering the conditions that bring insight, liberating us from misperceptions and misunderstanding. |
8/6 |
| 7. |
The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316296816 Gladwell weaves together the stories of a Dutch genius and his homemade computer, a band of brothers in central Alabama, a British psychopath, and pyromaniacal chemists at Harvard to examine one of the greatest moral challenges in modern American history. |
11/12 |
| 8. |
Fox and I: An Uncommon Friendship Catherine Raven, Spiegel & Grau, $18.00, 9781954118119 A timely tale of solitude and belonging as well as a timeless story of one woman whose immersion in the natural world will change the way we view our surroundings—each tree, weed, flower, stone, or fox. |
7/9 |
| 9. |
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. |
9/47 |
| 10. |
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. |
13/173 |
| 11. |
Educated: A Memoir (An Indies Introduce Title) Tara Westover, Random House, $18.99, 9780399590528 Westover's unforgettable memoir about growing up, being kept out of school, leaving her survivalist family, and going on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University. |
6/29 |
| 12. |
The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz Erik Larson, Crown, $20.00, 9780385348737 Larson's fresh and compelling portrait of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz. |
10/28 |
| 13. |
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. |
12/71 |
| 14. |
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America Erik Larson, Vintage, $18.00, 9780375725609 As the subtitle says, "murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America." |
/225 |
| 15. |
Do the Work!: An Antiracist Activity Book W. Kamau Bell, Kate Schatz, Workman, $22.95, 9781523514281 Revelatory and thought-provoking, this highly illustrated, highly informative interactive workbook gives readers a unique, hands-on understanding of systemic racism—and how we can dismantle it. |
15/5 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 16. |
The Book of Delights: Essays Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $17.99, 9781643753287 Gay's spirited collection of essays reminds us of the purpose and pleasure of praising, extolling, and celebrating ordinary wonders. |
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Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for August 31, 2022
Based on sales for the week ending August 28, 2022
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Hardcover Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Gabrielle Zevin, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593321201 The exhilarating new novel by the bestselling author of The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry is the #1 Indie Next Pick for July 2022. |
1/8 |
| 2. |
Lessons in Chemistry Bonnie Garmus, Doubleday, $29.00, 9780385547345 Funny, shrewdly observant, and studded with a dazzling cast of supporting characters, Lessons in Chemistry is as original and vibrant as its protagonist. An April 2022 Indie Next Pick. |
3/21 |
| 3. |
Babel- Debut R. F. Kuang, Harper Voyager, $27.99, 9780063021426 Kuang's breathtaking new novel grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire. A September 2022 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
| 4. |
Horse Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $28.00, 9780399562969 Based on the remarkable true story of the record-breaking thoroughbred Lexington, Horse is a novel of art and science, love and obsession, and our unfinished reckoning with racism. A June 2022 Indie Next Pick. |
2/11 |
| 5. |
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. |
7/95 |
| 6. |
Sea of Tranquility Emily St. John Mandel, Knopf, $25.00, 9780593321447 Emily St. John Mandel returns with a novel of art, time, love, and plague—unfurling a story of humanity across centuries and space. The #1 Indie Next Pick for April 2022. |
5/21 |
| 7. |
All Good People Here Ashley Flowers, Bantam, $28.00, 9780593496473 A journalist uncovers her hometown's dark secrets when she becomes obsessed with the unsolved murder of her childhood neighbor. |
6/2 |
| 8. |
The Last White Man Mohsin Hamid, Riverhead Books, $26.00, 9780593538814 The new novel by the bestselling author of Exit West is a story of love, loss, and rediscovery in a time of unsettling change. An August 2022 Indie Next Pick. |
4/4 |
| 9. |
Fox Creek- Debut William Kent Krueger, Atria , $28.00, 9781982128715 Cork O'Connor is in a race against time to save his wife, a mysterious stranger, and an Ojibwe healer from bloodthirsty mercenaries. A September 2022 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
| 10. |
Mercury Pictures Presents Anthony Marra, Hogarth, $28.99, 9780451495204 Marra's novel is an epic tale of a brilliant woman who must reinvent herself to survive, moving from Mussolini's Italy to 1940s Los Angeles. An August 2022 Indie Next Pick. |
8/4 |
| 11. |
Wrong Place Wrong Time Gillian McAllister, Morrow, $28.99, 9780063252349 A compulsively twisty psychological thriller about a mother who witnesses her teenage son stab a man and then seizes on an unconventional way to try to save him. |
14/2 |
| 12. |
Afterlives- Debut Abdulrazak Gurnah, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780593541883 From the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature, a sweeping, multi-generational saga of displacement, loss, and love, set against the brutal colonization of east Africa. |
/1 |
| 13. |
The It Girl Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press, $28.99, 9781982155261 An unputdownable mystery following a woman on the search for answers a decade after her friend's murder. A July 2022 Indie Next Pick. |
9/7 |
| 14. |
The Paris Apartment Lucy Foley, Morrow, $28.99, 9780063003057 Foley's new novel is a mystery set in a Paris apartment building in which every resident has something to hide. A March 2022 Indie Next Pick. |
11/27 |
| 15. |
The Many Daughters of Afong Moy Jamie Ford, Atria, $28.00, 9781982158217 The bestselling author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet returns with a powerful exploration of the love that binds one family across the generations. The #1 Indie Next Pick for August 2022. |
10/4 |
Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for August 31, 2022
Based on sales for the week ending August 28, 2022
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
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. |
1/71 |
| 2. |
Happy-Go-Lucky David Sedaris, Little, Brown, $29.00, 9780316392457 David Sedaris returns with his first new collection of personal essays since the bestseller Calypso. |
2/13 |
| 3. |
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones James Clear, Avery, $27.00, 9780735211292 James Clear reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. |
3/35 |
| 4. |
Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe David Maraniss, Simon & Schuster, $32.50, 9781476748412 A riveting new biography of America's greatest all-around athlete by the bestselling author of When Pride Still Mattered. |
4/3 |
| 5. |
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. |
6/39 |
| 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. |
5/130 |
| 7. |
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us Ed Yong, Random House, $30.00, 9780593133231 Every kind of animal, including humans, is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of our immense world. In An Immense World, science journalist Ed Yong helps us to experience the skeins of scent, waves of electromagnetism, and pulses of pressure that other animals perceive. |
7/10 |
| 8. |
Life on the Mississippi: An Epic American Adventure Rinker Buck, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $32.50, 9781501106378 An epic, enchanting blend of history and adventure in which Buck builds a wooden flatboat from the grand "flatboat era" of the 1800s and sails it down the Mississippi River, illuminating the forgotten past of America's first western frontier. |
8/3 |
| 9. |
A Place in the World: Finding the Meaning of Home- Debut Frances Mayes, Crown, $27.00, 9780593443330 Written in Mayes's signature intimate style, A Place in the World captures the adventure of moving on while seeking comfort in the cornerstone closest to all of us--home. |
/1 |
| 10. |
Dirtbag, Massachusetts: A Confessional Isaac Fitzgerald, Bloomsbury Publishing, $27.00, 9781635573978 Fitzgerald's gritty and clear-eyed, loud-hearted and beautiful memoir-in-essays is an August 2022 Indie Next Pick. |
9/6 |
| 11. |
I'm Glad My Mom Died Jennette McCurdy, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781982185824 A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor—including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother—and how she retook control of her life. |
14/3 |
| 12. |
River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile Candice Millard, Doubleday, $32.50, 9780385543101 Millard's new book tells the harrowing story of one of the great feats of exploration of all time and its complicated legacy. |
10/15 |
| 13. |
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. |
11/41 |
| 14. |
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. |
15/34 |
| 15. |
Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks Patrick Radden Keefe, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385548519 From the bestselling author of Empire of Pain and Say Nothing, twelve enthralling true stories of skulduggery and intrigue. |
12/8 |
Mass Market
Bestseller List for August 31, 2022
Based on sales for the week ending August 28, 2022
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| Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593438367 |
2/145 |
| 2. |
1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 |
1/321 |
| 3. |
Fire & Blood- Debut George R. R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780593598016 |
/1 |
| 4. |
Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 |
6/92 |
| 5. |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803 |
10/42 |
| 6. |
Heartbreaker- Debut Sarah MacLean, Avon, $8.99, 9780063056787 |
/1 |
| 7. |
Lord of the Flies William Golding, Penguin, $11.00, 9780399501487 |
9/62 |
| 8. |
Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens, Putnam, $9.99, 9780593540350 |
3/6 |
| 9. |
A Game of Thrones George R. R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716 |
/248 |
| 10. |
Dune Messiah Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233 |
4/87 |
Early & Middle Grade Readers
Bestseller List for August 31, 2022
Based on sales for the week ending August 28, 2022
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Early & Middle Grade Readers | ||
| 1. |
The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza Mac Barnett, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Katherine Tegen Books, $15.99, 9780063084087 |
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| 2. |
The One and Only Bob Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780062991324 |
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| 3. |
Ride On Faith Erin Hicks, First Second, $14.99, 9781250772824 |
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| 4. |
Swim Team Johnnie Christmas, HarperAlley, $12.99, 9780063056763 |
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| 5. |
Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon) Scholastic, $14.99, 9781338714128 |
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| 6. |
Invisible: A Graphic Novel Christina Diaz Gonzalez, Gabriela Epstein (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338194548 |
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| 7. |
Smile: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264 |
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| 8. |
Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293 |
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| 9. |
Ghosts: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Scholastic, $12.99, 9781338801903 |
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| 10. |
Drama: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Scholastic, $12.99, 9781338801897 |
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| 11. |
The Phantom Tollbooth Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer (Illus.), Yearling, $7.99, 9780394820378 |
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| 12. |
Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories Jeff Kinney, Abrams, $14.99, 9781419756979 |
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| 13. |
New Kid Jerry Craft, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062691194 |
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| 14. |
Sisters: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Scholastic, $12.99, 9781338801880 |
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| 15. |
Guts: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500 |
Young Adult
Bestseller List for August 31, 2022
Based on sales for the week ending August 28, 2022
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| Young Adult | ||
| 1. |
Lightlark- Debut Alex Aster, Amulet, $19.99, 9781419760860 |
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| 2. |
We Were Liars E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279 |
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| 3. |
The Girl from the Sea: A Graphic Novel Molly Knox Ostertag, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338540574 |
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| 4. |
They Both Die at the End Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062457806 |
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| 5. |
One of Us Is Lying Karen M. McManus, Delacorte Press, $17.99, 9781524714680 |
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| 6. |
I Kissed Shara Wheeler Casey McQuiston, Wednesday Books, $19.99, 9781250244451 |
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| 7. |
Long Live the Pumpkin Queen: Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Shea Ernshaw, Disney Press, $18.99, 9781368069601 |
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| 8. |
Family of Liars E. Lockhart, Delacorte Press, $19.99, 9780593485859 |
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| 9. |
Iron Widow Xiran Jay Zhao, Penguin Teen Canada, $17.99, 9780735269934 |
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| 10. |
The Giver Lois Lowry, Clarion Books, $9.99, 9780544340688 |
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| 11. |
Firekeeper's Daughter Angeline Boulley, Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $18.99, 9781250766564 |
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| 12. |
Hell Followed with Us Andrew Joseph White, Peachtree Teen, $18.99, 9781682633243 |
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| 13. |
Legendborn (An Indies Introduce Title) Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $13.99, 9781534441613 |
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| 14. |
The Honeys Ryan La Sala, PUSH, $18.99, 9781338745313 |
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| 15. |
The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf, $14.99, 9780375842207 |
Children's Illustrated
Bestseller List for August 31, 2022
Based on sales for the week ending August 28, 2022
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| Children's Illustrated | ||
| 1. |
Creepy Crayon!- Debut Aaron Reynolds, Peter Brown (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9781534465886 |
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| 2. |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
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| 3. |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 |
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| 4. |
We Don't Eat Our Classmates Ryan T. Higgins, Disney/Hyperion, $17.99, 9781368003551 |
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| 5. |
Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $19.95, 9780060254926 |
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| 6. |
Bluey: The Pool Penguin Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593385685 |
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| 7. |
Llama Llama Back to School Anna Dewdney, JT Morrow (Illus.), Reed Duncan, Viking Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593352441 |
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| 8. |
Room on the Broom Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illus.), Dial, $8.99, 9780593110409 |
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| 9. |
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Bill Martin, Jr., Eric Carle (Illus.), Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $8.99, 9780805047905 |
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| 10. |
Bluey: Camping Penguin Young Readers, $5.99, 9780593519103 |
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| 11. |
Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial, $18.99, 9780803736801 |
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| 12. |
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Bill Martin, Jr., John Archambault, Lois Ehlert (Illus.), Little Simon, $7.99, 9781442450707 |
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| 13. |
Time for School, Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $18.99, 9780358412243 |
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| 14. |
The Pigeon HAS to Go to School! Mo Willems, Hyperion Books for Children, $16.99, 9781368046459 |
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| 15. |
Knight Owl Christopher Denise, Christy Ottaviano Books, $17.99, 9780316310628 |
Children's Series
Bestseller List for August 31, 2022
Based on sales for the week ending August 28, 2022
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| Children's Series | ||
| 1. |
Heartstopper (hardcover and paperback) Alice Oseman, Graphix |
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| 2. |
Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback) Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic |
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| 3. |
The Bad Guys (paperback) Aaron Blabey, Scholastic |
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| 4. |
The Summer I Turned Pretty (hardcover and paperback) Jenny Han, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
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| 5. |
Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix |
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| 6. |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet |
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| 7. |
Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers |
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| 8. |
Elephant and Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion |
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| 9. |
Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback) J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books |
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| 10. |
Cat Kid Comic Club (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix |
Extended Paperback Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 28, 2022
16. The Personal Librarian
Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593101544
17. Harlem Shuffle
Colson Whitehead, Anchor, $17.00, 9780525567271
18. Klara and the Sun
Kazuo Ishiguro, Vintage, $16.95, 9780593311295
19. Daisy Jones & The Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $17.00, 9781524798642
20. The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman, Penguin, $17.00, 9781984880987
21. The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318
22. A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $18.00, 9781635575569
23. Beautiful World, Where Are You
Sally Rooney, Picador, $18.00, 9781250859044
24. The Love Hypothesis
Ali Hazelwood, Berkley, $16.00, 9780593336823
25. The Paper Palace
Miranda Cowley Heller, Riverhead Books, $18.00, 9780593329832
26. Reminders of Him
Colleen Hoover, Montlake, $15.95, 9781542025607
27. All Your Perfects
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781501193323
28. The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
Sangu Mandanna, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593439357
29. Normal People
Sally Rooney, Hogarth, $17.00, 9781984822185
30. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong, Penguin, $17.00, 9780525562047
31. Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538732182
32. Apples Never Fall
Liane Moriarty, Holt Paperbacks, $17.99, 9781250220271
33. The Man Who Died Twice
Richard Osman, Penguin, $17.00, 9781984881014
34. The Secret History
Donna Tartt, Vintage, $18.00, 9781400031702
35. The Dictionary of Lost Words
Pip Williams, Ballantine, $17.00, 9781984820747
36. My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Ottessa Moshfegh, Penguin, $17.00, 9780525522133
37. The Priory of the Orange Tree
Samantha Shannon, Bloomsbury Publishing, $20.00, 9781635570304
38. The Idiot
Elif Batuman, Penguin, $17.00, 9780143111061
39. Night of the Living Rez
Morgan Talty, Tin House Books, $16.95, 9781953534187
40. Pachinko
Min Jin Lee, Grand Central, $18.99, 9781455563920
41. Intimacies
Katie Kitamura, Riverhead Books, $16.00, 9780399576171
42. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $18.99, 9781501173219
43. Small Town, Big Magic
Hazel Beck, Graydon House, $16.99, 9781525804717
44. The Satanic Verses
Salman Rushdie, Random House, $19.00, 9780812976717
45. Anxious People
Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, $17.00, 9781501160844
46. The Dead Romantics
Ashley Poston, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593336489
47. A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Penguin, $18.00, 9780143110439
48. The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95, 9780525435006
49. The Plot
Jean Hanff Korelitz, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250790750
50. Oh William!
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $18.00, 9780812989441
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 28, 2022
16. The Book of Delights: Essays
Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $17.99, 9781643753287
17. Maus I: A Survivor's Tale
Art Spiegelman, Pantheon, $16.95, 9780394747231
18. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99, 9780062316110
19. Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted
Suleika Jaouad, Random House, $18.00, 9780399588600
20. 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, $18.99, 9781984856036
21. The Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion, Vintage, $17.00, 9781400078431
22. Pastoral Song: A Farmer's Journey
James Rebanks, Mariner Books, $18.99, 9780063073241
23. Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
Bryan Stevenson, One World, $17.00, 9780593133934
24. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Trevor Noah, One World, $18.00, 9780399588198
25. Cuba: An American History
Ada Ferrer, Scribner, $20.00, 9781501154560
26. Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
Lulu Miller, Simon & Schuster, $17.99, 9781501160349
27. The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America
Elizabeth Letts, Ballantine, $18.00, 9780525619345
28. The Artist's Way
Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $17.00, 9780143129257
29. Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life
Emily Nagoski, Ph.D, Simon & Schuster, $18.99, 9781982165314
30. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
David Grann, Vintage, $17.00, 9780307742483
31. Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could
Adam Schiff, Random House, $20.00, 9780593231531
32. The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781452174037
33. Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find--and Keep-- Love
Amir Levine, Rachel Heller, TarcherPerigee, $17.00, 9781585429134
34. Poet Warrior: A Memoir
Joy Harjo, Norton, $16.95, 9781324022015
35. All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days: The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the German Resistance to Hitler
Rebecca Donner, Back Bay Books, $18.99, 9780316561709
36. Meditations: A New Translation (Modern Library Classics)
Marcus Aurelius, Modern Library, $11.00, 9780812968255
37. Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City
Andrea Elliott, Random House, $20.00, 9780812986952
38. 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
39. How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy
Jenny Odell, Melville House, $17.99, 9781612198552
40. Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays
Joan Didion, FSG, $17.00, 9780374531386
41. Eat a Peach: A Memoir
David Chang, Gabe Ulla, Clarkson Potter, $17.99, 9781524759230
42. The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World
Matt Kracht, Chronicle Books, $15.95, 9781797212272
43. The Soul of an Octopus
Sy Montgomery, Atria, $16.99, 9781451697728
44. In the Dream House: A Memoir
Carmen Maria Machado, Graywolf Press, $16.00, 9781644450383
45. How to Love (Mindfulness Essentials #3)
Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.), Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781937006884
46. The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science
Sam Kean, Back Bay , $18.99, 9780316496513
47. The Body: A Guide for Occupants
Bill Bryson, Anchor, $17.00, 9780804172721
48. How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735224155
49. Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
Anthony Bourdain, Ecco, $16.99, 9780060899226
50. Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
Patrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $18.00, 9780307279286
Extended Hardcover Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 27, 2022
16. Lapvona
Ottessa Moshfegh, Penguin Press, $27.00, 9780593300268
17. Portrait of an Unknown Woman
Daniel Silva, Harper, $29.99, 9780062834850
18. The Hotel Nantucket
Elin Hilderbrand, Little, Brown, $29.00, 9780316258678
19. The Daughter of Doctor Moreau
Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $28.00, 9780593355336
20. Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hanover Square Press, $19.99, 9781335430991
21. Fellowship Point
Alice Elliott Dark, Scribner/Marysue Rucci Books, $28.99, 9781982131814
22. The Book Eaters
Sunyi Dean, Tor, $26.99, 9781250810182
23. A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers, Tordotcom, $20.99, 9781250236210
24. Elizabeth Finch
Julian Barnes, Knopf, $26.00, 9780593535431
25. When Women Were Dragons
Kelly Barnhill, Doubleday, $28.00, 9780385548229
26. The Lincoln Highway
Amor Towles, Viking, $30.00, 9780735222359
27. This Time Tomorrow
Emma Straub, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780525539001
28. The 6:20 Man
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $29.00, 9781538719848
29. Cloud Cuckoo Land
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $30.00, 9781982168438
30. Haven
Emma Donoghue, Little, Brown, $28.00, 9780316413930
31. Remarkably Bright Creatures
Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $27.99, 9780063204157
32. Sparring Partners
John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385549325
33. The Candy House
Jennifer Egan, Scribner, $28.00, 9781476716763
34. Heat 2
Michael Mann, Meg Gardiner, Morrow, $28.99, 9780062653314
35. Nightcrawling
Leila Mottley, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593318935
36. Soul Taken
Patricia Briggs, Ace, $28.00, 9780440001614
37. A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
Becky Chambers, Tordotcom, $21.99, 9781250236234
38. Girl, Forgotten
Karin Slaughter, Morrow, $28.99, 9780062858115
39. One Italian Summer
Rebecca Serle, Atria, $27.00, 9781982166793
40. Upgrade
Blake Crouch, Ballantine, $28.00, 9780593157534
41. The Last Thing He Told Me
Laura Dave, Simon & Schuster, $27.00, 9781501171345
42. The House Across the Lake
Riley Sager, Dutton, $27.00, 9780593183199
43. Either/Or
Elif Batuman, Penguin Press, $27.00, 9780525557593
44. Just Like Home
Sarah Gailey, Tor, $26.99, 9781250174727
45. The Family Remains
Lisa Jewell, Atria, $28.00, 9781982178895
46. Trust
Hernan Diaz, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780593420317
47. Properties of Thirst
Marianne Wiggins, Simon & Schuster, $28.00, 9781416571261
48. Ordinary Monsters
J.M. Miro, Flatiron Books, $28.99, 9781250833662
49. Time Is a Mother
Ocean Vuong, Penguin Press, $24.00, 9780593300237
50. Babysitter
Joyce Carol Oates, Knopf, $30.00, 9780593535172
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 28, 2022
16. Taste: My Life Through Food
Stanley Tucci, Gallery Books, $28.00, 9781982168018
17. Finding Me: A Memoir
Viola Davis, HarperOne, $28.99, 9780063037328
18. Untamed
Glennon Doyle, The Dial Press, $28.00, 9781984801258
19. Half Baked Harvest Every Day: Recipes for Balanced, Flexible, Feel-Good Meals
Tieghan Gerard, Clarkson Potter, $29.99, 9780593232552
20. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck
Mark Manson, Harper, $26.99, 9780062457714
21. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), Simon & Schuster, $37.50, 9781476753836
22. The High Sierra: A Love Story
Kim Stanley Robinson, Little, Brown, $40.00, 9780316593014
23. The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale
Art Spiegelman, Pantheon, $35.00, 9780679406419
24. What We Owe the Future
William MacAskill, Basic Books, $32.00, 9781541618626
25. Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
James Nestor, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780735213616
26. Why We Did It: A Travelogue from the Republican Road to Hell
Tim Miller, Harper, $26.99, 9780063161474
27. The Destructionists: The Twenty-Five Year Crack-Up of the Republican Party
Dana Milbank, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385548137
28. The Wok: Recipes and Techniques
J. Kenji López-Alt, Norton, $50.00, 9780393541212
29. Breaking History: A White House Memoir
Jared Kushner, Broadside Books, $35.00, 9780063221482
30. Scenes from My Life: A Memoir
Michael K. Williams, Jon Sternfeld, Crown, $28.99, 9780593240373
31. Gender Queer: A Memoir Deluxe Edition
Maia Kobabe, Oni Press, $24.99, 9781637150726
32. The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
Dave Grohl, Dey Street Books, $29.99, 9780063076099
33. Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
Adam Grant, Viking, $28.00, 9781984878106
34. The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
John Koenig, Simon & Schuster, $19.99, 9781501153648
35. The Hidden Life of Trees
Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95, 9781771642484
36. Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole
Susan Cain, Crown, $28.00, 9780451499783
37. France: An Adventure History
Graham Robb, Norton, $32.50, 9781324002567
38. Big Panda and Tiny Dragon
James Norbury, Mandala Publishing, $19.99, 9781647225124
39. Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers
Mary Rodgers, Jesse Green, FSG, $35.00, 9780374298623
40. The Nineties: A Book
Chuck Klosterman, Penguin Press, $28.00, 9780735217959
41. The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
John Green, Dutton, $28.00, 9780525556534
42. If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity
Justin Gregg, Little, Brown, $29.00, 9780316388061
43. Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Oliver Burkeman, FSG, $28.00, 9780374159122
44. Agent Josephine: American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy
Damien Lewis, PublicAffairs, $32.00, 9781541700666
45. Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
Patrick Radden Keefe, Doubleday, $32.50, 9780385545686
46. Existential Physics: A Scientist's Guide to Life's Biggest Questions
Sabine Hossenfelder, Viking, $28.00, 9781984879455
47. Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism
Amanda Montell, Harper Wave, $28.99, 9780062993151
48. How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth
The Moth, Meg Bowles, Catherine Burns, Jenifer Hixson, Sarah Austin Jenness, Kate Tellers, Crown, $28.00, 9780593139004
49. These Precious Days: Essays
Ann Patchett, Harper, $26.99, 9780063092785
50. BAKE: My Best Ever Recipes for the Classics
Paul Hollywood, Bloomsbury Publishing, $40.00, 9781635579291
Extended Mass Market
Based on sales for the week ending August 28, 2022
11. American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110
12. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488
13. Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $7.99, 9780440180296
14. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741
15. Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9781250318541
16. The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9780765365279
17. The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $9.99, 9780307743657
18. The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
19. Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977
20. Ruby Fever
Ilona Andrews, Avon, $9.99, 9780062878397
21. Women Who Run With the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345409874
22. Children of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441104024
23. Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553283686
24. Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553293357
25. The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756407919
26. The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $9.99, 9780441478125
27. The Color of Magic
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225672
28. And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $8.99, 9780062073488
29. The Dispossessed
Ursula K. Le Guin, Harper Voyager, $8.99, 9780061054884
30. Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365286
31. A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry, Vintage, $8.95, 9780679755333
32. The Guest List
Lucy Foley, Morrow, $9.99, 9780063215382
33. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345514400
34. The Silmarillion
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345325815
35. Rhythm of War
Brandon Sanderson, Tor Fantasy, $10.99, 9780765365309
36. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
37. Bridgerton: The Duke and I
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063078697
38. Better Off Dead
Lee Child, Andrew Child, Dell, $9.99, 9781984818539
39. God Emperor of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098257
40. Rich Dad Poor Dad
Robert T. Kiyosaki, Plata Publishing, $8.99, 9781612680194
41. Carrie
Stephen King, Anchor, $8.99, 9780307743664
42. The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553588941
43. Bridgerton: An Offer From a Gentleman
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063139510
44. The Well of Ascension
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318572
45. Outlander
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99, 9780553393699
46. The Slow Regard of Silent Things
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756411329
47. To Catch a Raven: Women Who Dare
Beverly Jenkins, Avon, $8.99, 9780062861740
48. A Wizard of Earthsea
Ursula K. Le Guin, Clarion Books, $8.99, 9780547773742
49. The Fellowship of the Ring: The Lord of the Rings: Part One
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780593500484
50. Mythology
Edith Hamilton, Grand Central, $10.00, 9780446574754