Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for January 22, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending January 19, 2025
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| Paperback Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 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. |
1/3 |
| 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. |
2/10 |
| 3 |
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. |
5/18 |
| 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. |
4/11 |
| 5 |
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. |
3/21 |
| 6 |
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. |
12/23 |
| 7 |
Yellowface 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. |
8/2 |
| 8 |
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. |
7/16 |
| 9 |
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. |
6/123 |
| 10 |
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. |
9/12 |
| 11 |
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. |
10/28 |
| 12 |
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. |
13/30 |
| 13 |
None of This Is True 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. |
14/2 |
| 14 |
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. |
11/8 |
| 15 |
Hello Beautiful Ann Napolitano, Dial Press Trade Paperback, $18.99, 9780593243756 An exquisite homage to Louisa May Alcott's timeless classic, Little Women, Hello Beautiful is a profoundly moving portrait of what is possible when we choose to love someone not in spite of who they are, but because of it. |
/8 |
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for January 22, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending January 19, 2025
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| Paperback Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
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. |
3/98 |
| 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. |
2/36 |
| 3 |
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. |
1/267 |
| 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. |
4/30 |
| 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. |
5/168 |
| 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. |
6/10 |
| 7 |
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. |
12/225 |
| 8 |
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. |
9/51 |
| 9 |
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917—2017 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. |
7/65 |
| 10 |
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. |
14/6 |
| 11 |
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. |
10/61 |
| 12 |
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals Oliver Burkeman, Picador, $19.00, 9781250849359 Drawing on the insights of both ancient and contemporary philosophers, psychologists, and spiritual teachers, Oliver Burkeman delivers an entertaining, humorous, practical, and ultimately profound guide to time and time management. |
/17 |
| 13 |
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. |
8/19 |
| 14 |
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. |
13/88 |
| 15 |
Love in a F*cked-Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell Together- Debut Dean Spade, Algonquin Books, $19.99, 9781643756462 In this inspiring self-help handbook, a trans activist dares us to be the change we want to see—both out in the world, and amongst our closest connections. |
/1 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 16 |
The Secret History of the Rape Kit: A True Crime Story Pagan Kennedy, Vintage, $19.00, 9780593314715 Marty Goddard dreamed up a new crime-solving tool—a kit that could help rape survivors fight for justice. This thrilling investigation tells the story of the troubled, heroic woman who kicked off a feminist revolution in forensics, and then vanished into obscurity. |
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Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for January 22, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending January 19, 2025
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| Hardcover Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 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. |
1/44 |
| 2 |
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls- Debut Grady Hendrix, Berkley, $30.00, 9780593548981 Set in Florida in the 1970s, Grady Hendrix's newest novel follows five young women in a home for unwed mothers who find a guide to witchcraft. The #1 Indie Next Pick for January 2025. |
/1 |
| 3 |
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. |
2/29 |
| 4 |
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. |
3/27 |
| 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. |
5/36 |
| 6 |
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. |
7/23 |
| 7 |
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. |
4/17 |
| 8 |
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. |
6/50 |
| 9 |
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. |
8/29 |
| 10 |
Water Moon- Debut Samantha Sotto Yambao, Del Rey, $28.99, 9780593724996 A woman inherits a pawnshop where you can sell your regrets—and then embarks on a magical journey when a charming young physicist wanders into the shop in this dreamlike and enchanting fantasy novel. A January 2025 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
| 11 |
Beautiful Ugly- Debut Alice Feeney, Flatiron Books, $28.99, 9781250337788 Alice Feeney returns with a gripping and deliciously dark thriller about marriage...and revenge. A January 2025 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
| 12 |
Death of the Author (Deluxe Limited Edition)- Debut Nnedi Okorafor, William Morrow, $30.00, 9780063391147 In this exhilarating tale by Nnedi Okorafor, a disabled Nigerian American woman pens a wildly successful Sci-Fi novel, but as her fame rises, she loses control of the narrative—a surprisingly cutting, yet heartfelt drama about art and love, identity and connection, and, ultimately, what makes us human. |
/1 |
| 13 |
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. |
9/17 |
| 14 |
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. |
11/16 |
| 15 |
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 |
Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for January 22, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending January 19, 2025
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| Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 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. |
1/9 |
| 2 |
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. |
10/4 |
| 3 |
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. |
2/16 |
| 4 |
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. |
6/16 |
| 5 |
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. |
3/16 |
| 6 |
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. |
5/104 |
| 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. |
7/34 |
| 8 |
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. |
4/131 |
| 9 |
Aflame: Learning from Silence- Debut Pico Iyer, Riverhead Books, $30.00, 9780593420287 From the bestselling author of The Art of Stillness, a revelatory exploration of the abiding clarity and calm to be found in quiet retreat. |
/1 |
| 10 |
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. |
8/8 |
| 11 |
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. |
9/24 |
| 12 |
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. |
13/38 |
| 13 |
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. |
11/19 |
| 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. |
14/6 |
| 15 |
Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times Katherine May, Riverhead Books, $25.00, 9780593189481 An intimate, revelatory book exploring the ways we can care for and repair ourselves when life knocks us down. The #1 Indie Next Pick for December 2020. |
/14 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 17 |
The JFK Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy—and Why It Failed Brad Meltzer, Josh Mensch, Flatiron Books, $29.99, 9781250790576 A true, little-known story about the first assassination attempt on John F. Kennedy, right before his inauguration. |
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Mass Market
Bestseller List for January 22, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending January 19, 2025
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| Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
1984 George Orwell, Signet, $10.99, 9780451524935 |
1/446 |
| 2 |
Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 |
3/179 |
| 3 |
The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365279 |
4/159 |
| 4 |
The Exchange John Grisham, Vintage, $10.99, 9780593685600 |
6/15 |
| 5 |
Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541 |
2/117 |
| 6 |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593640340 |
5/268 |
| 7 |
Simply Lies David Baldacci, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538750605 |
7/2 |
| 8 |
Clive Cussler The Corsican Shadow- Debut Dirk Cussler, G.P. Putnam's Sons, $10.99, 9780593544198 |
/1 |
| 9 |
The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553577129 |
/76 |
| 10 |
The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $10.99, 9780441478125 |
/13 |
Early & Middle Grade Readers
Bestseller List for January 22, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending January 19, 2025
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| Early & Middle Grade Readers | ||
| 1 |
Impossible Creatures Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593809860 |
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| 2 |
The Squad: A Graphic Novel Christina Soontornvat, Joanna Cacao (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338741315 |
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| 3 |
The Bletchley Riddle Ruta Sepetys, Steve Sheinkin, Viking Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593527542 |
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| 4 |
Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #1 Erin Hunter, Natalie Riess (Illus.), Sara Goetter (Illus.), HarperAlley, $15.99, 9780063203877 |
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| 5 |
The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science Kate McKinnon, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9780316554732 |
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| 6 |
The New Girl: A Graphic Novel Cassandra Calin, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338762457 |
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| 7 |
The One and Only Bob Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), HarperCollins, $10.99, 9780062991324 |
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| 8 |
Super Duper Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon) Scholastic, $16.99, 9781339028019 |
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| 9 |
The Eyes and the Impossible Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781524764203 |
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| 10 |
Fresh Start: A Graphic Novel Gale Galligan, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338045840 |
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| 11 |
Charlotte's Web E. B. White, HarperCollins, $10.99, 9780064400558 |
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| 12 |
Scholastic Year in Sports 2025 James Buckley, Scholastic, $14.99, 9781546131571 |
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| 13 |
Smile: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264 |
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| 14 |
Drama: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801897 |
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| 15 |
Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293 |
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Young Adult
Bestseller List for January 22, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending January 19, 2025
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| Young Adult | ||
| 1 |
Heavenly Tyrant Xiran Jay Zhao, Tundra Books, $20.99, 9780735269989 |
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| 2 |
Powerless Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665954884 |
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| 3 |
Better Than the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534467637 |
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| 4 |
The Last Bookstore on Earth Lily Braun-Arnold, Delacorte Press, $19.99, 9780593899489 |
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| 5 |
The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780375842207 |
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| 6 |
Iron Widow Xiran Jay Zhao, Tundra Books, $11.99, 9780735269958 |
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| 7 |
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky, MTV Books, $15.99, 9781451696196 |
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| 8 |
Nothing Like the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665947138 |
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| 9 |
Reckless Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9781665955430 |
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| 10 |
If He Had Been with Me Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489 |
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| 11 |
If Only I Had Told Her Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $12.99, 9781728276229 |
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| 12 |
Dating and Dragons Kristy Boyce, Delacorte Romance, $12.99, 9780593899205 |
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| 13 |
Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen, Anna Bond (Illus.), Puffin Books, $17.00, 9780593622452 |
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| 14 |
Legendborn (Indies Introduce) Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $13.99, 9781534441613 |
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| 15 |
The Outsiders S. E. Hinton, Viking Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780142407332 |
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Children's Illustrated
Bestseller List for January 22, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending January 19, 2025
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| Children's Illustrated | ||
| 1 |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780694003617 |
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| 2 |
Girls on the Rise Amanda Gorman, Loveis Wise (Illus.), Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593624180 |
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| 3 |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
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| 4 |
I Am Elphaba (Universal Pictures Wicked) (Little Golden Book) Mary Man-Kong, Elsa Chang (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593896860 |
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| 5 |
Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $21.99, 9780060254926 |
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| 6 |
The Snowy Day Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780670012701 |
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| 7 |
I Am Glinda (Universal Pictures Wicked) (Little Golden Book) Mary Man-Kong, Elsa Chang (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593896884 |
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| 8 |
Knight Owl and Early Bird Christopher Denise, Christy Ottaviano Books, $18.99, 9780316564526 |
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| 9 |
The Bakery Dragon Devin Elle Kurtz, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593710968 |
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| 10 |
Knight Owl Christopher Denise, Christy Ottaviano Books, $17.99, 9780316310628 |
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| 11 |
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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| 12 |
The Mitten Jan Brett, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780399231094 |
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| 13 |
Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99, 9780803736801 |
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| 14 |
Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780399230035 |
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| 15 |
Dragon's First Taco Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $8.99, 9780593533178 |
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Children's Series
Bestseller List for January 22, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending January 19, 2025
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| Children's Series | ||
| 1 |
Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix |
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| 2 |
Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback) Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Scholastic |
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| 3 |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Harry N. Abrams |
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| 4 |
The Wild Robot (hardcover and paperback) Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
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| 5 |
Elephant & Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion |
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| 6 |
Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback) Rick Riordan, Hyperion |
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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 |
The Bad Guys (paperback) Aaron Blabey, Scholastic |
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| 9 |
I Survived (hardcover and paperback) Lauren Tarshis, Dave Shephard (Illus.), Scholastic |
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InvestiGators (hardcover) John Patrick Green, First Second |
Extended Paperback Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending January 19, 2025
16 The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250080400
17 The Hunter
Tana French, Penguin, $19.00, 9780593493458
18 The Vegetarian
Han Kang, Hogarth, $17.00, 9781101906118
19 The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman, Penguin, $18.00, 9781984880987
20 The Midnight Library
Matt Haig, Penguin, $18.00, 9780525559498
21 The Boyfriend
Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99, 9781728296227
22 The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318
23 You Dreamed of Empires
Álvaro Enrigue, Riverhead Books, $18.00, 9780593544808
24 Beg, Borrow, or Steal
Sarah Adams, Dell, $18.00, 9780593723692
25 Babel
R. F. Kuang, Harper Voyager, $20.00, 9780063021433
26 A Court of Mist and Fury
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575583
27 Quicksilver
Callie Hart, Forever, $21.99, 9781538774199
28 Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $20.00, 9780593135228
29 I Who Have Never Known Men
Jacqueline Harpman, Transit Books, $16.95, 9781945492600
30 Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781639730957
31 Circe
Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316556323
32 The Best American Short Stories 2024
Lauren Groff, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner Books, $19.99, 9780063275959
33 Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
Shane Hawk (Ed.), Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. (Ed.), Vintage, $17.00, 9780593468463
34 Devotions
Mary Oliver, Penguin, $20.00, 9780399563263
35 Butter
Asako Yuzuki, Ecco, $19.99, 9780063236417
36 A Court of Wings and Ruin
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575606
37 The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Atria, $17.00, 9781501161933
38 The Reformatory
Tananarive Due, S&S/Saga Press, $19.99, 9781982188351
39 Normal People
Sally Rooney, Crown, $17.00, 9781984822185
40 The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $17.99, 9780062060624
41 The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703
42 The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $18.00, 9780525435006
43 The Secret History
Donna Tartt, Vintage, $18.00, 9781400031702
44 This Is Happiness
Niall Williams, Bloomsbury Publishing, $18.99, 9781635576313
45 Annihilation (10th Anniversary Edition)
Jeff VanderMeer, Picador, $18.00, 9781250824042
46 Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury, Simon & Schuster, $17.00, 9781451673319
47 The House in the Pines
Ana Reyes, Dutton, $18.00, 9780593186732
48 This Is How You Lose the Time War
Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone, Gallery/Saga Press, $16.99, 9781534430990
49 A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $18.00, 9780804172707
50 Piranesi
Susanna Clarke, Bloomsbury Publishing, $17.99, 9781635577808
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending January 19, 2025
16 The Secret History of the Rape Kit: A True Crime Story
Pagan Kennedy, Vintage, $19.00, 9780593314715
17 The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310
18 Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir
Dolly Alderton, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780062968791
19 King: A Life
Jonathan Eig, Picador, $23.00, 9781250335647
20 Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World
Naomi Klein, Picador, $20.00, 9781250338143
21 Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America
Heather Cox Richardson, Penguin, $18.00, 9780593652985
22 Dylan Goes Electric!: Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night That Split the Sixties
Elijah Wald, Dey Street Books, $18.99, 9780062366696
23 Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
Susan Magsamen, Ivy Ross, Random House Trade Paperbacks, $20.00, 9780593449240
24 The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781452174037
25 Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next)
Dean Spade, Verso, $15.95, 9781839762123
26 Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $21.99, 9780316299220
27 Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient World
Mary Beard, Liveright, $21.99, 9781324095606
28 Meditations
Marcus Aurelius, Modern Library, $11.00, 9780812968255
29 The 2025 Old Farmer's Almanac
Old Farmer's Almanac, $10.95, 9781571989932
30 Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $25.99, 9780062316110
31 The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness
Morgan Housel, Harriman House, $19.99, 9780857197689
32 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
33 Solito: A Memoir
Javier Zamora, Hogarth, $18.00, 9780593498088
34 Poverty, by America
Matthew Desmond, Crown, $20.00, 9780593239933
35 A People's History of the United States
Howard Zinn, Harper Perennial Modern Classics, $22.99, 9780062397348
36 The Book of Delights: Essays
Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $18.99, 9781643753287
37 Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Dr. Anna Lembke, Dutton, $20.00, 9781524746742
38 Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $18.99, 9780060936228
39 A Philosophy of Walking
Frédéric Gros, John Howe (Transl.), Verso, $19.95, 9781804290446
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 The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson, Vintage, $18.00, 9780375725609
42 Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, a Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor
Mark Harmon, Leon Carroll, Jr., Harper Select, $19.99, 9781400337040
43 Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
David Grann, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593470831
44 World Travel: An Irreverent Guide
Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever, Ecco, $22.00, 9780062802767
45 The Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion, Vintage, $18.00, 9781400078431
46 The Best American Essays 2024
Wesley Morris, Kim Dana Kupperman (Eds.), Mariner Books, $18.99, 9780063351554
47 The Myth of Sisyphus
Albert Camus, Vintage, $16.00, 9780525564454
48 Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays
Joan Didion, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $18.00, 9780374531386
49 Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl, Beacon Press, $16.00, 9780807014271
50 The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness
Robert Waldinger, Marc Schulz , Simon & Schuster, $19.99, 9781982166700
Extended Hardcover Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending January 19, 2025
16 Tell Me Everything
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $30.00, 9780593446096
17 The Stolen Queen
Fiona Davis, Dutton, $29.00, 9780593474273
18 The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus
Emma Knight, Pamela Dorman Books, $29.00, 9780593830451
19 The City and Its Uncertain Walls
Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $35.00, 9780593801970
20 The Three Lives of Cate Kay
Kate Fagan, Atria Books, $27.99, 9781668076217
21 Wind and Truth
Brandon Sanderson, Tor Books, $39.99, 9781250319180
22 The Life Impossible
Matt Haig, Viking, $30.00, 9780593489277
23 The Ministry of Time
Kaliane Bradley, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781668045145
24 Presumed Guilty
Scott Turow, Grand Central Publishing, $30.00, 9781538706367
25 The Grey Wolf
Louise Penny, Minotaur Books, $30.00, 9781250328137
26 Time of the Child
Niall Williams, Bloomsbury Publishing, $28.99, 9781639734207
27 Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hanover Square Press, $19.99, 9781335430991
28 We'll Prescribe You a Cat
Syou Ishida, E.Madison Shimoda (Transl.), Berkley, $25.00, 9780593818749
29 Somewhere Beyond the Sea
TJ Klune, Tor Books, $28.99, 9781250881205
30 A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers, Tordotcom, $21.99, 9781250236210
31 Creation Lake
Rachel Kushner, Scribner, $29.99, 9781982116521
32 The Favorites
Layne Fargo, Random House, $28.00, 9780593732045
33 Good Girl
Aria Aber, Hogarth, $29.00, 9780593731116
34 We Solve Murders
Richard Osman, Pamela Dorman Books, $30.00, 9780593653227
35 Playworld
Adam Ross, Knopf, $29.00, 9780385351294
36 More or Less Maddy
Lisa Genova, Gallery/Scout Press, $28.99, 9781668026168
37 The Heart of Winter
Jonathan Evison, Dutton, $28.00, 9780593473542
38 Blue Sisters
Coco Mellors, Ballantine Books, $30.00, 9780593723760
39 Water, Water: Poems
Billy Collins, Random House, $27.00, 9780593731024
40 The Mighty Red
Louise Erdrich, Harper, $32.00, 9780063277052
41 Immortal (Deluxe Limited Edition)
Sue Lynn Tan, Harper Voyager, $32.00, 9780063267619
42 Funny Story
Emily Henry, Berkley, $29.00, 9780593441282
43 The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
James McBride, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780593422946
44 If I Must Die: Poetry and Prose
Refaat Alareer, OR Books, $24.99, 9781682196212
45 The Life of Herod the Great
Zora Neale Hurston, Deborah G. Plant, Amistad, $28.99, 9780063161009
46 The Note
Alafair Burke, Knopf, $29.00, 9780593537084
47 Dungeon Crawler Carl
Matt Dinniman, Ace, $30.00, 9780593820247
48 Foster
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802160140
49 The Spellshop
Sarah Beth Durst, Bramble, $29.99, 9781250333971
50 Good Material
Dolly Alderton, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593801307
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending January 19, 2025
16 The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
David Grann, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385534260
17 The JFK Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy—and Why It Failed
Brad Meltzer, Josh Mensch, Flatiron Books, $29.99, 9781250790576
18 Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old: Thoughts on Aging as a Woman
Brooke Shields, Flatiron Books, $29.99, 9781250346940
19 Half Baked Harvest Quick & Cozy
Tieghan Gerard, Clarkson Potter, $32.99, 9780593232576
20 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581
21 The Dog Who Followed the Moon
James Norbury, William Morrow, $25.00, 9780063420717
22 Want: Sexual Fantasies by Anonymous
Gillian Anderson, Harry N. Abrams, $28.00, 9781419777295
23 What I Ate in One Year: (And Related Thoughts)
Stanley Tucci, Gallery Books, $35.00, 9781668055687
24 Cher: The Memoir, Part One
Cher, Dey Street Books, $36.00, 9780062863102
25 Beyond Anxiety: Curiosity, Creativity, and Finding Your Life's Purpose
Martha Beck, The Open Field, $30.00, 9780593656389
26 The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year
Margaret Renkl, Spiegel & Grau, $32.00, 9781954118461
27 Didion and Babitz
Lili Anolik, Scribner, $29.99, 9781668065488
28 Patriot: A Memoir
Alexei Navalny, Knopf, $35.00, 9780593320969
29 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
30 Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Peter Attia, M.D., Bill Gifford, Harmony, $32.00, 9780593236598
31 The Power Pause: How to Plan a Career Break After Kids--and Come Back Stronger Than Ever
Neha Ruch, G.P. Putnam's Sons, $30.00, 9780593716182
32 On Freedom
Timothy Snyder, Crown, $32.00, 9780593728727
33 Melania
Melania Trump, Skyhorse, $40.00, 9781510782693
34 A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
Kevin Fedarko, Scribner, $32.50, 9781501183058
35 Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions
John Grisham, Jim McCloskey, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385550444
36 Easy Weeknight Dinners: 100 Fast, Flavor-Packed Meals for Busy People Who Still Want Something Good to Eat
Emily Weinstein, New York Times Cooking, Ten Speed Press, $35.00, 9780593836323
37 CABIN: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman
Patrick Hutchison, St. Martin's Press, $29.00, 9781250285706
38 An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s
Doris Kearns Goodwin, Simon & Schuster, $35.00, 9781982108663
39 Matty Matheson: Soups, Salads, Sandwiches
Matty Matheson, Ten Speed Press, $35.00, 9781984862150
40 The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi
Wright Thompson, Penguin Press, $35.00, 9780593299821
41 Ottolenghi Comfort: A Cookbook
Yotam Ottolenghi, Ten Speed Press, $37.99, 9780399581779
42 The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth
Zoë Schlanger, Harper, $29.99, 9780063073852
43 Ingrained: The Making of a Craftsman
Callum Robinson, Ecco, $30.00, 9780063350830
44 Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health
Casey Means, M.D., Calley Means, Avery, $32.00, 9780593712641
45 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
46 Guinness World Records 2025
Guinness World Records, $29.95, 9781913484569
47 Save Our Souls: The True Story of a Castaway Family, Treachery, and Murder
Matthew Pearl, Harper, $30.00, 9780063338067
48 The Crazies: The Cattleman, the Wind Prospector, and a War Out West
Amy Gamerman, Simon & Schuster, $29.99, 9781982158163
49 Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life
Agnes Callard, W. W. Norton & Company, $35.00, 9781631498466
50 There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
Hanif Abdurraqib, Random House, $32.00, 9780593448793
Extended Mass Market
Based on sales for the week ending January 19, 2025
11 Dune Messiah
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233
12 Upside Down
Danielle Steel, Dell, $9.99, 9780593498392
13 Shattered
James Patterson, James O. Born, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538752968
14 Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365286
15 The Well of Ascension
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9781250318572
16 Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $9.99, 9780440180296
17 The Shining
Stephen King, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307743657
18 Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton, Ballantine, $10.99, 9780345538987
19 The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488
20 Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $12.00, 9780399501487
21 The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741
22 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345391803
23 Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Spectra, $9.99, 9780553283686
24 Oathbringer
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365293
25 It Had to Be You
Mary Higgins Clark, Alafair Burke, Pocket, $10.99, 9781668034668
26 Rhythm of War
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365309
27 After That Night
Karin Slaughter, William Morrow Paperbacks, $10.99, 9780063157804
28 The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill
Brad Meltzer, Josh Mensch, Flatiron Books, $9.99, 9781250361844
29 The Fellowship of the Ring: The Lord of the Rings: Part One
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780593500484
30 Women Who Run With the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345409874
31 Countdown
James Patterson, Brendan DuBois, Little, Brown and Company, $10.99, 9781538723999
32 Interview with the Vampire
Anne Rice, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345337665
33 The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcom X, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345350688
34 Warbreaker
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9780765360038
35 The Hero of Ages
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9781250318626
36 Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977
37 Mort
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225719
38 Elantris
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9780765350374
39 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345514400
40 The Silmarillion
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345325815
41 Othello
William Shakespeare, Simon & Schuster, $6.99, 9780743477550
42 God Emperor of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098257
43 A Sand County Almanac
Aldo Leopold, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345345059
44 And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062073488
45 The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
46 A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
47 Siddhartha
Hermann Hesse, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553208849
48 Children of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441104024
49 The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $10.99, 9780063221086
50 Arcanum Unbounded
Brandon Sanderson, Tor , $11.99, 9780765391186