January 15, 2025

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for January 15, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending January 12, 2025
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Paperback Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1 Martyr!
Kaveh Akbar, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593685778
A newly sober, orphaned son of Iranian immigrants, guided by the voices of artists, poets, and kings, embarks on a remarkable search for a family secret that leads him to a terminally ill painter living out her final days in the Brooklyn Museum. Electrifying, funny, and wholly original, Martyr! heralds the arrival of an essential new voice in contemporary fiction.
1/2
2 Orbital
Samantha Harvey, Grove Press, $17.00, 9780802163622
Orbital is an eloquent meditation on space and life on our planet through the eyes of six astronauts circling the earth in 24 hours. Winner of the Booker Prize 2024.
2/9
3 Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $21.99, 9780063251984
Kingsolver's brilliant novel enthralls, compels, and captures the heart as it evokes a young hero's unforgettable journey to maturity. A November 2022 Indie Next Pick and a winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
3/20
4 The Frozen River
Ariel Lawhon, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593312070
A gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history.
5/10
5 Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $20.99, 9781649377371
Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from bestselling author Rebecca Yarros.
4/17
6 A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575569
From bestselling author Sarah J. Maas comes a seductive, breathtaking book that blends romance, adventure, and faerie lore into an unforgettable read.
7/122
7 North Woods
Daniel Mason, Random House Trade Paperbacks, $18.00, 9780593597040
When two young lovers abscond from a Puritan colony, little do they know that their humble cabin in the woods will become the home of an extraordinary succession of human and nonhuman characters alike.
8/15
8 Yellowface- Debut
R. F. Kuang, William Morrow Paperbacks, $18.99, 9780063250857
Yellowface grapples with questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation, as well as the terrifying alienation of social media. R. F. Kuang's novel is timely, razor-sharp, and eminently readable.
/1
9 The Berry Pickers
Amanda Peters, Catapult, $17.95, 9781646222384
A four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a mystery that will haunt the survivors, unravel a family, and remain unsolved for nearly fifty years.
6/11
10 The Housemaid
Freida McFadden, Grand Central, $12.99, 9781538742570
An addictive psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist, Freida McFadden's The Housemaid is perfect for fans of Ruth Ware, Lisa Jewell, and Verity.
12/27
11 Wicked
Gregory Maguire, William Morrow Paperbacks, $19.99, 9780062852847
The New York Times bestseller and basis for the Tony Award-winning hit musical, now a major motion picture starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.
9/7
12 Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $19.99, 9781538732182
A post-apocalyptic novel of hope and terror by the bestselling author of Kindred.
/22
13 Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin, Vintage, $19.00, 9780593466490
Two college friends—often in love, but never lovers—become creative partners in a dazzling and intricately imagined world of video game design, where success brings them fame, joy, tragedy, duplicity, and, ultimately, a kind of immortality. It is a love story, but not one you have read before.
10/29
14 None of This Is True- Debut
Lisa Jewell, Atria Books, $18.99, 9781982179014
A scintillating psychological thriller about a woman who finds herself the subject of her own popular true crime podcast.
/1
15 Beg, Borrow, or Steal- Debut
Sarah Adams, Dell, $18.00, 9780593723692
Two feuding second-grade teachers (and neighbors) find themselves teaming up in this new rivals-to-lovers romance set in Rome, Kentucky.
/1
 
     

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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for January 15, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending January 14, 2025
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
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.
3/266
2 The Backyard Bird Chronicles
Amy Tan, Knopf, $35.00, 9780593536131
A gorgeous, witty account of birding, nature, and the beauty around us that hides in plain sight, written and illustrated by the best-selling author of The Joy Luck Club.
2/35
3 On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
Timothy Snyder, Crown, $12.00, 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.
1/97
4 The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
Michael Finkel, Vintage, $18.00, 9781984898456
This is a riveting story of art, crime, love, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost.
4/29
5 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.
5/167
6 Greenlights
Matthew McConaughey, Crown, $20.00, 9780593139158
McConaughey's unconventional memoir is filled with raucous stories, outlaw wisdom, and lessons learned the hard way about living with greater satisfaction.
6/9
7 The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 19172017
Rashid Khalidi, Metropolitan Books, $19.99, 9781250787651
A history of one hundred years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US historian of the Middle East, told through pivotal events and family history.
8/64
8 The Artist's Way: 30th Anniversary Edition
Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $20.00, 9780143129257
A revolutionary program for personal renewal, The Artist's Way will help get you back on track, rediscover your passions, and take the steps you need to change your life.
10/18
9 Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
Patrick Radden Keefe, Vintage, $20.00, 9780307279286
Award-winning New Yorker staff writer Keefe presents a stunning and intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions.
7/50
10 A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose
Eckhart Tolle, Penguin Life, $18.00, 9780452289963
Illuminating, enlightening, and uplifting, A New Earth is a profoundly spiritual manifesto for a better way of life—and for building a better world.
/60
11 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.
13/244
12 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.
9/224
13 Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
Michelle Zauner, Vintage, $17.00, 9781984898951
From the indie rock star of Japanese Breakfast, an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity.
15/87
14 All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me
Patrick Bringley, Simon & Schuster, $18.99, 9781982163310
A fascinating, revelatory portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its treasures by a former New Yorker staffer who spent a decade as a museum guard.
12/5
15 Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America
Heather Cox Richardson, Penguin, $18.00, 9780593652985
A vital and urgent call to action about the precarious state of American democracy, charting its historical challenges and current threats, from one of our era's most important and insightful historians, with a new afterword by the author.
11/12
 
     

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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for January 15, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending January 12, 2025
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1 James
Percival Everett, Doubleday, $28.00, 9780385550369
Percival Everett's new novel is a brilliant, action-packed re-imagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. The #1 Indie Next Pick for April 2024.
1/43
2 The God of the Woods
Liz Moore, Riverhead Books, $30.00, 9780593418918
Moore's multi-threaded story invites readers into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Moore's most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet. The #1 Indie Next Pick for July 2024.
5/28
3 Small Things Like These
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802158741
Keegan's landmark 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.
4/26
4 Intermezzo
Sally Rooney, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $29.00, 9780374602635
An exquisitely moving story about grief, love, and family—but especially love—from the global phenomenon Sally Rooney. An October 2024 Indie Next Pick.
2/16
5 All Fours
Miranda July, Riverhead Books, $29.00, 9780593190265
Miranda July returns with an irreverently sexy, tender, hilarious, and surprising novel about a woman upending her life. A May 2024 Indie Next Pick.
3/35
6 The Women
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Press, $30.00, 9781250178633
The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on the story of all women who put themselves in harm's way to help others.
6/49
7 The Wedding People
Alison Espach, Henry Holt and Co., $28.99, 9781250899576
A propulsive and uncommonly wise novel about one unexpected wedding guest and the surprising people who help her start anew. The #1 Indie Next Pick for August 2024.
7/22
8 Iron Flame
Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374172
She's survived her first year at Basgiath War College for dragon riders...but the danger is just beginning in the electrifying follow-up to Fourth Wing.
10/28
9 Playground
Richard Powers, W. W. Norton & Company, $29.99, 9781324086031
Set in the world's largest ocean, this awe-filled novel explores that last wild place we have yet to colonize in a still-unfolding oceanic game, and interweaves beautiful writing, rich characterization, profound themes of technology and the environment, and a deep exploration of our shared humanity in a way only Richard Powers can. An October 2024 Indie Next Pick.
9/16
10 Tell Me Everything
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $30.00, 9780593446096
From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout comes a hopeful, healing novel about new friendships, old loves, and the very human desire to leave a mark on the world. A September 2024 Indie Next Pick.
11/18
11 All the Colors of the Dark
Chris Whitaker, Crown, $30.00, 9780593798874
A missing person mystery, a serial killer thriller, a love story, a unique twist on each, Chris Whitaker has written a novel about what lurks in the shadows of obsession and the blinding light of hope. A July 2024 Indie Next Pick.
12/15
12 The Stolen Queen- Debut
Fiona Davis, Dutton, $29.00, 9780593474273
An utterly addictive new novel that will transport you from New York City's most glamorous party to the labyrinth streets of Cairo and back.
/1
13 Wind and Truth
Brandon Sanderson, Tor Books, $39.99, 9781250319180
The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc of the bestselling Stormlight Archive—the iconic epic fantasy masterpiece from acclaimed bestselling author Brandon Sanderson.
8/6
14 Remarkably Bright Creatures
Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $29.99, 9780063204157
A charming, witty and compulsively readable exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope that traces a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus. A May 2022 Indie Next Pick.
/77
15 The City and Its Uncertain Walls
Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $35.00, 9780593801970
A love story, a quest, an ode to books and to the libraries that house them, and a parable for these strange post-pandemic times, The City and Its Uncertain Walls is a singular and towering achievement by one of modern literature's most important writers. A December 2024 Indie Next Pick.
13/8
ON THE RISE
17 The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus
Emma Knight, Pamela Dorman Books, $29.00, 9780593830451
A witty, atmospheric, and brilliantly told novel that offers compelling portraits of womanhood, motherhood, and female friendship, along with the irresistible intrigue surrounding an extraordinary British family.
 
 
     

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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for January 15, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending January 12, 2025
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1 The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
Robin Wall Kimmerer, John Burgoyne (Illus.), Scribner, $20.00, 9781668072240
A bold and inspiring vision for how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity, and community, based on the lessons of the natural world. The #1 Indie Next Pick for December 2024.
1/8
2 The Message
Ta-Nehisi Coates, One World, $30.00, 9780593230381
The bestselling author of Between the World and Me travels the world to explore how the stories we tell—and the ones we don't—shape our realities.
2/15
3 Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir
Ina Garten, Crown, $34.00, 9780593799895
In her long-awaited memoir, Ina Garten—aka the Barefoot Contessa—shares her personal story with readers hungry for a seat at her table.
3/15
4 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.
6/130
5 The Creative Act: A Way of Being
Rick Rubin, Penguin Press, $32.00, 9780593652886
From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their creativity, comes a beautifully crafted book many years in the making that offers that same deep wisdom to all of us.
5/103
6 Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering
Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown and Company, $32.00, 9780316575805
Twenty-five years after the publication of his groundbreaking first book, Malcolm Gladwell returns with a brand-new volume that reframes the lessons of The Tipping Point in a startling and revealing light.
4/15
7 The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
Jonathan Haidt, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9780593655030
From bestselling coauthor of The Coddling of the American Mind, an essential investigation into the collapse of youth mental health—and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood.
7/33
8 Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts
Oliver Burkeman, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $27.00, 9780374611996
A liberating, invigorating journey toward a more meaningful life—a journey that begins not with fantasies of the ideal existence but with the reality in which we actually find ourselves.
12/7
9 The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
Hampton Sides, Doubleday, $35.00, 9780385544764
From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook's death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day.
9/23
10 The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About
Mel Robbins, Hay House LLC, $29.99, 9781401971366
If you've ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated with where you are, the problem isn't you. The problem is the power you give to other people. This book puts the power to create a life you love back in your hands.
11/3
11 Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
Yuval Noah Harari, Random House, $35.00, 9780593734223
From the bestselling author of Sapiens comes the groundbreaking story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world.
10/18
12 Beyond Anxiety: Curiosity, Creativity, and Finding Your Life's Purpose- Debut
Martha Beck, The Open Field, $30.00, 9780593656389
From bestselling author Martha Beck, a new path to overcoming anxiety by awakening the creativity within.
/1
13 The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
Erik Larson, Crown, $35.00, 9780385348744
Larson brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War—a slow-burning crisis that finally tore a deeply divided nation in two. A May 2024 Indie Next Pick.
8/37
14 The Little Frog's Guide to Self-Care: Affirmations, Self-Love and Life Lessons According to the Internet's Beloved Mushroom Frog
Maybell Eequay, Summersdale, $11.99, 9781837991013
Globally loved, the little frog is the creation of Maybell Eequay and appears in this charming book of uplifting affirmations and empowering life lessons.
/5
15 The Dog Who Followed the Moon
James Norbury, William Morrow, $25.00, 9780063420717
Featuring stunning artwork from bestselling author and illustrator James Norbury, The Dog Who Followed the Moon is a moving, poignant reflection on love and loss, grief and growth.
13/2
ON THE RISE
16 The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom
Shari Franke, Gallery Books, $29.99, 9781668065396
From eldest daughter Shari Franke, the shocking true story behind the viral 8 Passengers family vlog and the hidden abuse she suffered at the hands of her mother, and how, in the face of unimaginable pain, she found freedom and healing.
 
 
     

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Mass Market



Bestseller List for January 15, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending January 12, 2025
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $10.99, 9780451524935
1/445
2 Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541
3/116
3 Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342
6/178
4 The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365279
2/158
5 Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593640340
5/267
6 The Exchange
John Grisham, Vintage, $10.99, 9780593685600
4/14
7 Simply Lies- Debut
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538750605
/1
8 Rhythm of War
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365309
/4
9 Shattered
James Patterson, James O. Born, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538752968
/4
10 Warbreaker
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9780765360038
/3
 
     

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Early & Middle Grade Readers



Bestseller List for January 15, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending January 12, 2025
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Early & Middle Grade Readers  
1 Impossible Creatures
Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593809860
 
2 The Bletchley Riddle
Ruta Sepetys, Steve Sheinkin, Viking Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593527542
 
3 The Squad: A Graphic Novel
Christina Soontornvat, Joanna Cacao (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338741315
 
4 Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #1
Erin Hunter, Natalie Riess (Illus.), Sara Goetter (Illus.), HarperAlley, $15.99, 9780063203877
 
5 A Copycat Conundrum (The Misfits)- Debut
Lisa Yee, Dan Santat (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780593564226
 
6 The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science
Kate McKinnon, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780316554732
 
7 Super Duper Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon)
Scholastic, $16.99, 9781339028019
 
8 Karma Is a Cat: The True Stories of Meredith Grey, Olivia Benson, and Benjamin Button Swift- Debut
Farrin Jacobs, Katty Huertas (Illus.), Ten Speed Press, $12.99, 9780593837580
 
9 The One and Only Bob
Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), HarperCollins, $10.99, 9780062991324
 
10 The New Girl: A Graphic Novel
Cassandra Calin, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338762457
 
11 Warriors: Changing Skies #1: The Elders' Quest- Debut
Erin Hunter, HarperCollins, $19.99, 9780063357068
 
12 The Eyes and the Impossible
Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781524764203
 
13 Fresh Start: A Graphic Novel- Debut
Gale Galligan, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338045840
 
14 The Last Dragon on Mars
Scott Reintgen, Aladdin, $18.99, 9781665946513
 
15 Drama: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801897
 
 
     

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Young Adult



Bestseller List for January 15, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending January 12, 2025
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Young Adult  
1 Heavenly Tyrant
Xiran Jay Zhao, Tundra Books, $20.99, 9780735269989
 
2 Powerless
Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665954884
 
3 The Last Bookstore on Earth- Debut
Lily Braun-Arnold, Delacorte Press, $19.99, 9780593899489
 
4 Iron Widow
Xiran Jay Zhao, Tundra Books, $11.99, 9780735269958
 
5 Breath of the Dragon: Breathmarked- Debut
Fonda Lee, Shannon Lee, Wednesday Books, $21.00, 9781250902672
 
6 If He Had Been with Me
Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489
 
7 Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen, Anna Bond (Illus.), Puffin Books, $17.00, 9780593622452
 
8 Better Than the Movies
Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534467637
 
9 The Outsiders
S. E. Hinton, Viking Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780142407332
 
10 Nothing Like the Movies
Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665947138
 
11 The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky, MTV Books, $15.99, 9781451696196
 
12 Divine Rivals
Rebecca Ross, Wednesday Books, $18.99, 9781250857439
 
13 Reckless
Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9781665955430
 
14 After Life- Debut
Gayle Forman, Quill Tree Books, $19.99, 9780063346147
 
15 Heir
Sabaa Tahir, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9780593616949
 
 
     

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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for January 15, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending January 12, 2025
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Children's Illustrated  
1 Girls on the Rise- Debut
Amanda Gorman, Loveis Wise (Illus.), Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593624180
 
2 Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780694003617
 
3 The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908
 
4 The Snowy Day
Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780670012701
 
5 The Bakery Dragon
Devin Elle Kurtz, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593710968
 
6 I Am Elphaba (Universal Pictures Wicked) (Little Golden Book)
Mary Man-Kong, Elsa Chang (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593896860
 
7 Knight Owl and Early Bird
Christopher Denise, Christy Ottaviano Books, $18.99, 9780316564526
 
8 Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $21.99, 9780060254926
 
9 I Am Glinda (Universal Pictures Wicked) (Little Golden Book)
Mary Man-Kong, Elsa Chang (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593896884
 
10 Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Bill Martin, Jr., Eric Carle (Illus.), Henry Holt and Co. BYR, $8.99, 9780805047905
 
11 Knight Owl
Christopher Denise, Christy Ottaviano Books, $17.99, 9780316310628
 
12 The Going to Bed Book
Sandra Boynton, Boynton Bookworks, $6.99, 9780671449025
 
13 The Mitten
Jan Brett, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780399231094
 
14 Little Blue Truck
Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $10.99, 9780358451228
 
15 Dragons Love Tacos
Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99,9780803736801
 
 
     

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Children's Series



Bestseller List for January 15, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending January 12, 2025
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.

  Children's Series  
1 Dog Man (hardcover)
Dav Pilkey, Graphix
 
2 Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback)
Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Scholastic
 
3 Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Harry N. Abrams
 
4 The Wild Robot (hardcover and paperback)
Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
 
5 Elephant & Piggie (hardcover)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
 
6 Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
 
7 Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers
 
8 The Bad Guys (paperback)
Aaron Blabey, Scholastic
 
9 Keeper of the Lost Cities (hardcover and paperback)
Shannon Messenger, Aladdin
 
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 January 12, 2025

16 The Boyfriend
Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99, 9781728296227

17 The Vegetarian
Han Kang, Hogarth, $17.00, 9781101906118

18 The Hunter
Tana French, Penguin, $19.00, 9780593493458

19 Hello Beautiful
Ann Napolitano, Dial Press Trade Paperback, $18.99, 9780593243756

20 The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman, Penguin, $18.00, 9781984880987

21 The Midnight Library
Matt Haig, Penguin, $18.00, 9780525559498

22 A Court of Mist and Fury
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575583

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

24 Quicksilver
Callie Hart, Forever, $21.99, 9781538774199

25 Devotions
Mary Oliver, Penguin, $20.00, 9780399563263

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

27 The Reformatory
Tananarive Due, S&S/Saga Press, $19.99, 9781982188351

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

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

30 The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Atria, $17.00, 9781501161933

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

32 I Who Have Never Known Men
Jacqueline Harpman, Transit Books, $16.95, 9781945492600

33 The Best American Short Stories 2024
Lauren Groff, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner Books, $19.99, 9780063275959

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

35 A Court of Wings and Ruin
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575606

36 Butter
Asako Yuzuki, Ecco, $19.99, 9780063236417

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

38 The Poppy War
R. F. Kuang, Harper Voyager, $19.99, 9780062662583

39 The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703

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

41 You Dreamed of Empires
Álvaro Enrigue, Riverhead Books, $18.00, 9780593544808

42 A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $18.00, 9780804172707

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

44 This Is Happiness
Niall Williams, Bloomsbury Publishing, $18.99, 9781635576313

45 One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Harper, $18.99, 9780060883287

46 Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $20.00, 9780593135228

47 One Dark Window
Rachel Gillig, Orbit, $18.99, 9780316312486

48 Piranesi
Susanna Clarke, Bloomsbury Publishing, $17.99, 9781635577808

49 The Great Alone
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $19.00, 9781250229533

50 My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $18.00, 9781609450786

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending January 12, 2025

16 Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir
Dolly Alderton, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780062968791

17 Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
Susan Magsamen, Ivy Ross, Random House Trade Paperbacks, $20.00, 9780593449240

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

19 Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient World
Mary Beard, Liveright, $21.99, 9781324095606

20 The 2025 Old Farmer's Almanac
Old Farmer's Almanac, $10.95, 9781571989932

21 Meditations
Marcus Aurelius, Modern Library, $11.00, 9780812968255

22 Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World
Naomi Klein, Picador, $20.00, 9781250338143

23 Dylan Goes Electric!: Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night That Split the Sixties
Elijah Wald, Dey Street Books, $18.99, 9780062366696

24 Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $21.99, 9780316299220

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

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

27 Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
David Grann, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593470831

28 Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next)
Dean Spade, Verso, $15.95, 9781839762123

29 Whiskey Tender: A Memoir
Deborah Taffa, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780063288522

30 The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2025
Sarah Janssen, World Almanac, $17.99, 9781510780866

31 The Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion, Vintage, $18.00, 9781400078431

32 The Best American Essays 2024
Wesley Morris, Kim Dana Kupperman (Eds.), Mariner Books, $18.99, 9780063351554

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

34 The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson, Vintage, $18.00, 9780375725609

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

36 The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga, Atria Books, $18.99, 9781668065969

37 Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $18.99, 9780060936228

38 The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness
Morgan Housel, Harriman House, $19.99, 9780857197689

39 King: A Life
Jonathan Eig, Picador, $23.00, 9781250335647

40 A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
Timothy Egan, Penguin, $18.00, 9780735225282

41 Healing After Loss
Martha W. Hickman, Morrow, $18.99, 9780380773381

42 Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care
Mariame Kaba, Kelly Hayes, Haymarket Books, $17.95, 9781642598278

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

44 The Myth of Sisyphus
Albert Camus, Vintage, $16.00, 9780525564454

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

46 Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays
Joan Didion, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $18.00, 9780374531386

47 Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents
Lindsay C. Gibson, New Harbinger Publications, $18.95, 9781626251700

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

49 A Philosophy of Walking
Frédéric Gros, John Howe (Transl.), Verso, $19.95, 9781804290446

50 The 48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene, Penguin, $26.00, 9780140280197

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending January 12, 2025

16 The Ministry of Time
Kaliane Bradley, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781668045145

17 The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus
Emma Knight, Pamela Dorman Books, $29.00, 9780593830451

18 The Three Lives of Cate Kay
Kate Fagan, Atria Books, $27.99, 9781668076217

19 The Life Impossible
Matt Haig, Viking, $30.00, 9780593489277

20 Somewhere Beyond the Sea
TJ Klune, Tor Books, $28.99, 9781250881205

21 The Grey Wolf
Louise Penny, Minotaur Books, $30.00, 9781250328137

22 Immortal (Deluxe Limited Edition)
Sue Lynn Tan, Harper Voyager, $32.00, 9780063267619

23 Playworld
Adam Ross, Knopf, $29.00, 9780385351294

24 Creation Lake
Rachel Kushner, Scribner, $29.99, 9781982116521

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

26 Time of the Child
Niall Williams, Bloomsbury Publishing, $28.99, 9781639734207

27 Four Ruined Realms (Deluxe Limited Edition)
Mai Corland, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99, 9781649377500

28 The Mighty Red
Louise Erdrich, Harper, $32.00, 9780063277052

29 Funny Story
Emily Henry, Berkley, $29.00, 9780593441282

30 The Life of Herod the Great
Zora Neale Hurston, Deborah G. Plant, Amistad, $28.99, 9780063161009

31 Blue Sisters
Coco Mellors, Ballantine Books, $30.00, 9780593723760

32 We'll Prescribe You a Cat
Syou Ishida, E.Madison Shimoda (Transl.), Berkley, $25.00, 9780593818749

33 A Sea of Unspoken Things
Adrienne Young, Delacorte Press, $29.00, 9780593598702

34 Good Material
Dolly Alderton, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593801307

35 The Note
Alafair Burke, Knopf, $29.00, 9780593537084

36 All the Water in the World
Eiren Caffall, St. Martin's Press, $29.00, 9781250353528

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

38 Mothers and Sons
Adam Haslett, Little, Brown and Company, $29.00, 9780316574716

39 Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear
Seanan McGuire, Tordotcom, $22.99, 9781250848338

40 The Heart of Winter
Jonathan Evison, Dutton, $28.00, 9780593473542

41 A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers, Tordotcom, $21.99, 9781250236210

42 The Spellshop
Sarah Beth Durst, Bramble, $29.99, 9781250333971

43 We Solve Murders
Richard Osman, Pamela Dorman Books, $30.00, 9780593653227

44 If I Must Die: Poetry and Prose
Refaat Alareer, OR Books, $24.99, 9781682196212

45 The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
James McBride, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780593422946

46 Here One Moment
Liane Moriarty, Crown, $30.00, 9780593798607

47 North Is the Night (Deluxe Limited Edition)
Emily Rath, Erewhon Books, $30.00, 9781645662204

48 Water, Water: Poems
Billy Collins, Random House, $27.00, 9780593731024

49 Table for Two: Fictions
Amor Towles, Viking, $32.00, 9780593296370

50 Sandwich
Catherine Newman, Harper, $26.99, 9780063345164

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending January 12, 2025

16 The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom
Shari Franke, Gallery Books, $29.99, 9781668065396

17 Cher: The Memoir, Part One
Cher, Dey Street Books, $36.00, 9780062863102

18 The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
David Grann, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385534260

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

20 What I Ate in One Year: (And Related Thoughts)
Stanley Tucci, Gallery Books, $35.00, 9781668055687

21 Half Baked Harvest Quick & Cozy
Tieghan Gerard, Clarkson Potter, $32.99, 9780593232576

22 Patriot: A Memoir
Alexei Navalny, Knopf, $35.00, 9780593320969

23 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581

24 Want: Sexual Fantasies by Anonymous
Gillian Anderson, Harry N. Abrams, $28.00, 9781419777295

25 Ottolenghi Comfort: A Cookbook
Yotam Ottolenghi, Ten Speed Press, $37.99, 9780399581779

26 An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s
Doris Kearns Goodwin, Simon & Schuster, $35.00, 9781982108663

27 Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist
Liz Pelly, Atria/One Signal Publishers, $28.99, 9781668083505

28 Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions
John Grisham, Jim McCloskey, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385550444

29 Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Peter Attia, M.D., Bill Gifford, Harmony, $32.00, 9780593236598

30 The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement
Sharon McMahon, Thesis, $32.00, 9780593541678

31 Taylor Swift by the Book: The Literature Behind the Lyrics, from Fairy Tales to Tortured Poets
Rachel Feder, Tiffany Tatreau, Quirk Books, $19.99, 9781683694748

32 Didion and Babitz
Lili Anolik, Scribner, $29.99, 9781668065488

33 Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health
Casey Means, M.D., Calley Means, Avery, $32.00, 9780593712641

34 Ingrained: The Making of a Craftsman
Callum Robinson, Ecco, $30.00, 9780063350830

35 Into the Uncut Grass
Trevor Noah, Sabina Hahn (Illus.), One World, $26.00, 9780593729960

36 The Universe in Verse: 15 Portals to Wonder through Science & Poetry
Maria Popova, Ofra Amit (Illus.), Storey Publishing, LLC, $22.00, 9781635868838

37 On Freedom
Timothy Snyder, Crown, $32.00, 9780593728727

38 Guinness World Records 2025
Guinness World Records, $29.95, 9781913484569

39 A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
Kevin Fedarko, Scribner, $32.50, 9781501183058

40 The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year
Margaret Renkl, Spiegel & Grau, $32.00, 9781954118461

41 The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth
Zoë Schlanger, Harper, $29.99, 9780063073852

42 Melania
Melania Trump, Skyhorse, $40.00, 9781510782693

43 The Crazies: The Cattleman, the Wind Prospector, and a War Out West
Amy Gamerman, Simon & Schuster, $29.99, 9781982158163

44 Matty Matheson: Soups, Salads, Sandwiches
Matty Matheson, Ten Speed Press, $35.00, 9781984862150

45 The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi
Wright Thompson, Penguin Press, $35.00, 9780593299821

46 Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
Adam Higginbotham, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $35.00, 9781982176617

47 Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures
Katherine Rundell, Doubleday, $26.00, 9780385550826

48 Disappointing Affirmations
Dave Tarnowski, Chronicle Books, $14.95, 9781797226668

49 Does This Taste Funny?: Recipes Our Family Loves
Stephen Colbert, Evie McGee Colbert, Celadon Books, $35.00, 9781250859990

50 Lovely One: A Memoir
Ketanji Brown Jackson, Random House, $35.00, 9780593729908

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending January 12, 2025

11 After That Night
Karin Slaughter, William Morrow Paperbacks, $10.99, 9780063157804

12 Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365286

13 Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Spectra, $9.99, 9780553283686

14 Oathbringer
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365293

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

16 Clive Cussler The Corsican Shadow
Dirk Cussler, G.P. Putnam's Sons, $10.99, 9780593544198

17 Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $9.99, 9780440180296

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

19 The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741

20 Upside Down
Danielle Steel, Dell, $9.99, 9780593498392

21 The Well of Ascension
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9781250318572

22 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345391803

23 The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553577129

24 The Great Gatsby
F.Scott Fitzgerald, Pocket, $9.99, 9781982146702

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

26 The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill
Brad Meltzer, Josh Mensch, Flatiron Books, $9.99, 9781250361844

27 It Had to Be You
Mary Higgins Clark, Alafair Burke, Pocket, $10.99, 9781668034668

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

29 Countdown
James Patterson, Brendan DuBois, Little, Brown and Company, $10.99, 9781538723999

30 The Shining
Stephen King, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307743657

31 Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977

32 Children of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441104024

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

34 Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton, Ballantine, $10.99, 9780345538987

35 Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553293357

36 The Silmarillion
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345325815

37 Elantris
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9780765350374

38 The Hero of Ages
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9781250318626

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

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

41 Arcanum Unbounded
Brandon Sanderson, Tor Fantasy, $11.99, 9780765391186

42 Women Who Run With the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345409874

43 The Fellowship of the Ring: The Lord of the Rings: Part One
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780593500484

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

45 Tom Clancy Command and Control
Marc Cameron, Berkley, $10.99, 9780593422861

46 Mistborn: Secret History
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $13.99, 9781250859143

47 Edgedancer
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $13.99, 9781250166548

48 Stormlight Archive MM Boxed Set I, Books 1-3: The Way of Kings, Words of Radiance, Oathbringer
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $37.97, 9781250776631

49 The Fall of Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553288209

50 All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque, Ballantine, $6.99, 9780449213940

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