Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for August 23, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending August 20, 2023
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. |
Trust Hernan Diaz, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780593420324 Trust is an unparalleled novel about money, power, intimacy, and perception. A May 2022 Indie Next Pick and a winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. |
1/16 |
| 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. |
2/116 |
| 3. |
The Midnight Library Matt Haig, Penguin, $18.00, 9780525559498 Haig's book is a dazzling novel about all the choices that go into a life well lived. |
3/15 |
| 4. |
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. |
4/49 |
| 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. |
5/90 |
| 6. |
Red, White & Royal Blue Casey McQuiston, St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99, 9781250316776 McQuiston's novel about what happens when America's First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales is a June 2019 Indie Next Pick. |
14/9 |
| 7. |
The Rabbit Hutch- Debut Tess Gunty, Vintage, $17.00, 9780593467879 Gunty's novel is a savagely beautiful and bitingly funny snapshot of contemporary America, a gorgeous and provocative tale of loneliness and longing, entrapment and, ultimately, freedom. Winner of the 2022 National Book Award for Fiction. |
/1 |
| 8. |
The Last Thing He Told Me Laura Dave, S&S/Marysue Rucci Books, $17.99, 9781501171352 Dave's novel is a gripping mystery about a woman who thinks she's found the love of her life—until he disappears. |
6/22 |
| 9. |
The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller, Ecco, $17.99, 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. |
8/155 |
| 10. |
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. |
12/57 |
| 11. |
It Starts with Us Colleen Hoover, Atria, $17.99, 9781668001226 The long-anticipated sequel to Hoover's bestseller It Ends with Us. |
9/34 |
| 12. |
Too Late Colleen Hoover, Grand Central, $18.99, 9781538756591 A suspense novel of obsession and dangerous love. The new, updated edition of Too Late from the bestselling author of Verity. |
7/8 |
| 13. |
Verity Colleen Hoover, Grand Central, $16.99, 9781538724736 A sensational psychological thriller by the bestselling author of It Ends with Us. |
15/63 |
| 14. |
The Silent Patient Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703 A gripping thriller about a woman's act of violence against her husband—and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive. |
/55 |
| 15. |
Love, Theoretically Ali Hazelwood, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593336861 Rival physicists collide in a vortex of academic feuds and fake dating shenanigans in this delightfully STEMinist romcom. A June 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
11/10 |
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for August 23, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending August 20, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.
| Trade Paperback Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
| 1. |
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI David Grann, Vintage, $17.00, 9780307742483 Grann's twisting and haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history. |
1/109 |
| 2. |
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin, Vintage, $25.00, 9780375726262 A deep, fantastic look at the complex physicist and father of the atomic bomb. |
2/9 |
| 3. |
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. |
3/21 |
| 4. |
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. |
4/193 |
| 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. |
5/94 |
| 6. |
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. |
6/151 |
| 7. |
Happy-Go-Lucky David Sedaris, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316392433 David Sedaris once again captures what is most unexpected, hilarious, and poignant about recent upheavals, personal and public, and expresses in precise language both the misanthropy and desire for connection that drive us all. |
7/12 |
| 8. |
Solito: A Memoir Javier Zamora, Hogarth, $18.00, 9780593498088 A young poet tells the unforgettable story of his harrowing migration from El Salvador to the United States at the age of nine in this moving, page-turning memoir. |
8/11 |
| 9. |
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals Oliver Burkeman, Picador, $18.00, 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. |
9/8 |
| 10. |
Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis' Fortress Prison Ben Macintyre, Crown, $18.00, 9780593136355 A moving account of the remarkable POWs whose relentlessly creative attempts to escape a notorious Nazi prison embodied the spirit of resistance against fascism, from the author of The Spy and the Traitor. |
10/3 |
| 11. |
Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence Dr. Anna Lembke, Dutton, $18.00, 9781524746742 Dr. Anna Lembke explores the exciting new scientific discoveries that explain why the relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to pain—and what to do about it. |
11/31 |
| 12. |
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. |
12/65 |
| 13. |
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310 A practical guide to personal freedom, outlining a way of life rooted in traditional Toltec beliefs. |
/205 |
| 14. |
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. |
/31 |
| 15. |
Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir Dolly Alderton, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780062968791 A wildly funny, occasionally heartbreaking memoir about growing up, growing older, and learning to navigate friendships, jobs, loss, and love along the ride. Now streaming on Peacock. |
13/2 |
Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for August 23, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending August 20, 2023
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. |
Tom Lake Ann Patchett, Harper, $30.00, 9780063327528 In this beautiful and moving novel about family, love, and growing up, Ann Patchett once again proves herself one of America's finest writers. An August 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
1/3 |
| 2. |
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store James McBride, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780593422946 Bringing his masterly storytelling skills and his deep faith in humanity to The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, James McBride has written a novel as compassionate as Deacon King Kong and as inventive as The Good Lord Bird. An August 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
3/2 |
| 3. |
Demon Copperhead Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $32.50, 9780063251922 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. |
4/44 |
| 4. |
Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374042 Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from bestselling author Rebecca Yarros. |
2/13 |
| 5. |
The Covenant of Water Abraham Verghese, Grove Press, $32.00, 9780802162175 Verghese's new novel is a stunning and magisterial epic of love, faith, and medicine, set in Kerala, South India, following three generations of a family seeking the answers to a strange secret. A May 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
6/16 |
| 6. |
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. |
5/72 |
| 7. |
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. |
7/58 |
| 8. |
Happy Place Emily Henry, Berkley, $27.00, 9780593441275 Emily Henry's novel about a couple who broke up months ago pretend they're still together for an annual, week-long vacation with their best friends is the #1 Indie Next Pick for May 2023. |
8/17 |
| 9. |
Yellowface R. F. Kuang, Morrow, $30.00, 9780063250833 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. The #1 Indie Next Pick for June 2023. |
10/14 |
| 10. |
Crook Manifesto Colson Whitehead, Doubleday, $29.00, 9780385545150 Crook Manifesto continues Colson Whitehead's Harlem saga in a powerful and hugely-entertaining novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy glory. An August 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
9/5 |
| 11. |
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. |
12/35 |
| 12. |
Hello Beautiful Ann Napolitano, The Dial Press, $28.00, 9780593243732 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. A March 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
11/23 |
| 13. |
The Invisible Hour- Debut Alice Hoffman, Atria Books, $27.99, 9781982175375 An enchanting novel about love, heartbreak, self-discovery, and the enduring magic of books. An August 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
| 14. |
Masters of Death- Debut Olivie Blake, Tor Books, $26.99, 9781250892461 By the bestselling author of The Atlas Six, a story about vampires, ghosts, and death itself. |
/1 |
| 15. |
The Guest Emma Cline, Random House, $28.00, 9780812998627 Taut, propulsive, and impossible to look away from, Emma Cline's The Guest is a spellbinding literary achievement. A June 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
13/14 |
Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for August 23, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending August 20, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.
| Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder David Grann, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385534260 The Wager is a grand tale of human behavior at the extremes told by David Grann, one of our greatest nonfiction writers. A May 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
1/18 |
| 2. |
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. |
2/31 |
| 3. |
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. |
7/54 |
| 4. |
Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity Peter Attia, M.D., Bill Gifford, Harmony, $32.00, 9780593236598 A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challenges the conventional medical thinking on aging and reveals a new approach to preventing chronic disease and extending long-term health. |
4/21 |
| 5. |
The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession Michael Finkel, Knopf, $28.00, 9780525657323 This is a riveting story of art, crime, love, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost. The #1 Indie Next Pick for July 2023. |
3/8 |
| 6. |
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. |
6/77 |
| 7. |
Poverty, by America Matthew Desmond, Crown, $28.00, 9780593239919 Elegantly written and fiercely argued, this compassionate book gives us new ways of thinking about a morally urgent problem. It also helps us imagine solutions. Desmond builds a startlingly original and ambitious case for ending poverty. |
5/22 |
| 8. |
What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds Jennifer Ackerman, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9780593298886 A brilliant scientific investigation into owls—the most elusive of birds—and why they exert such a hold on human imagination. |
11/10 |
| 9. |
Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s B. Dylan Hollis, DK, $32.00, 9780744080049 Friends of baking, are you sick and tired of making the same recipes again and again? Then look no further than this baking blast from the past, as B. Dylan Hollis highlights the most unique tasty treats of yesteryear. |
8/4 |
| 10. |
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. |
9/172 |
| 11. |
Pageboy: A Memoir Elliot Page, Flatiron Books, $29.99, 9781250878359 With this evocative and lyrical memoir, Oscar-nominated star Elliot Page captures the universal human experience of searching for ourselves and our place in this complicated world. |
10/11 |
| 12. |
Blueberries for Sal Cookbook: Sweet Recipes Inspired by the Beloved Children's Classic Robert McCloskey, Clarkson Potter, $14.00, 9780593580400 Enjoy 30 sweet blueberry recipes in this beautifully illustrated official cookbook based on the beloved children's classic Blueberries for Sal. |
12/10 |
| 13. |
The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean Susan Casey, Doubleday, $32.00, 9780385545570 An awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the waves, and the men and women who seek to uncover its secrets. |
13/3 |
| 14. |
A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them Timothy Egan, Viking, $30.00, 9780735225268 Pulitzer and National Book Award-winning author Timothy Egan tells the riveting story of the Klan's rise to power in the 1920s, the cunning con man who drove that rise, and the woman who stopped them. |
14/19 |
| 15. |
The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet Jeff Goodell, Little, Brown, $29.00, 9780316497572 As an award-winning journalist who has been at the forefront of environmental journalism for decades, Goodell's new book may be his most provocative yet, explaining how extreme heat will dramatically change the world as we know it. |
/3 |
Mass Market
Bestseller List for August 23, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending August 20, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593438367 |
2/196 |
| 2. |
1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 |
3/372 |
| 3. |
Good Omens Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977 |
1/118 |
| 4. |
No Plan B Lee Child, Andrew Child, Dell, $9.99, 9781984818577 |
4/7 |
| 5. |
The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365279 |
6/95 |
| 6. |
The Judge's List John Grisham, Vintage, $9.99, 9780593157831 |
5/11 |
| 7. |
Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 |
8/139 |
| 8. |
Billy Summers Stephen King, Pocket, $11.99, 9781668010129 |
9/8 |
| 9. |
Sparring Partners John Grisham, Vintage, $9.99, 9780593470909 |
/4 |
| 10. |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803 |
/73 |
Early & Middle Grade Readers
Bestseller List for August 23, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending August 20, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Early & Middle Grade Readers | ||
| 1. |
The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $19.99, 9781536223361 |
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| 2. |
The One and Only Ruby Katherine Applegate, Harper, $19.99, 9780063080089 |
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| 3. |
From the World of Percy Jackson: The Sun and the Star Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro, Disney Hyperion, $19.99, 9781368081153 |
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| 4. |
School Trip: A Graphic Novel Jerry Craft, Quill Tree Books, $14.99, 9780062885531 |
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| 5. |
The One and Only Bob Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780062991324 |
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| 6. |
Mexikid Pedro Martín, Dial Books, $14.99, 9780593462294 |
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| 7. |
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Judy Blume, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781665921312 |
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| 8. |
Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon) Scholastic, $14.99, 9781338714128 |
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| 9. |
Odder Katherine Applegate, Charles Santoso (Illus.), Feiwel & Friends, $16.99, 9781250147424 |
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| 10. |
Sisters: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801880 |
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| 11. |
Smile: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264 |
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| 12. |
Drama: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801897 |
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| 13. |
Squished: A Graphic Novel Megan Wagner Lloyd, Michelle Mee Nutter (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338568936 |
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| 14. |
Swim Team: A Graphic Novel Johnnie Christmas, HarperAlley, $15.99, 9780063056763 |
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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 August 23, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending August 20, 2023
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| Young Adult | ||
| 1. |
Divine Rivals Rebecca Ross, Wednesday Books, $18.99, 9781250857439 |
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| 2. |
Nimona ND Stevenson, Quill Tree Books, $18.99, 9780062278227 |
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| 3. |
Solitaire Alice Oseman, Scholastic Press, $19.99, 9781338863420 |
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| 4. |
If He Had Been with Me Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489 |
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| 5. |
They Both Die at the End Adam Silvera, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062457806 |
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| 6. |
Hell Followed with Us Andrew Joseph White, Peachtree Teen, $12.99, 9781682635636 |
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| 7. |
Nick and Charlie Alice Oseman, Scholastic Press, $16.99, 9781338885101 |
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| 8. |
We Were Liars E. Lockhart, Ember, $10.99, 9780385741279 |
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| 9. |
Loveless Alice Oseman, Scholastic Press, $18.99, 9781338751932 |
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| 10. |
Better Than the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534467637 |
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| 11. |
Five Survive Holly Jackson, Delacorte Press, $19.99, 9780593374160 |
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| 12. |
The Giver Lois Lowry, Clarion Books, $9.99, 9780544340688 |
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| 13. |
The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich (A Graphic Novel) Deya Muniz, Little, Brown Ink, $17.99, 9780316538725 |
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| 14. |
The Girl from the Sea: A Graphic Novel Molly Knox Ostertag, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338540574 |
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| 15. |
Ace of Spades Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Square Fish, $12.99, 9781250800800 |
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Children's Illustrated
Bestseller List for August 23, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending August 20, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Children's Illustrated | ||
| 1. |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 |
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| 2. |
Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography Wendy Loggia, Elisa Chavarri (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593566718 |
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| 3. |
Bluey: The Pool Penguin Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593385685 |
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| 4. |
Bluey: Camping Penguin Young Readers, $5.99, 9780593519103 |
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| 5. |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
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| 6. |
Bluey: The Beach Penguin Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593226094 |
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| 7. |
Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $19.95, 9780060254926 |
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| 8. |
Bluey: Barky Boats Penguin Young Readers, $5.99, 9780593750469 |
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| 9. |
Blueberries for Sal Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $8.99, 9780140501698 |
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| 10. |
The Crayons Go Back to School Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel Books, $9.99, 9780593621110 |
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| 11. |
Bluey: The Creek Penguin Young Readers, $4.99, 9780593224571 |
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| 12. |
Bluey 5-Minute Stories: 6 Stories in 1 Book? Hooray! Penguin Young Readers, $14.99, 9780593521908 |
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| 13. |
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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| 14. |
Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $8.99, 9780399230035 |
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| 15. |
Pat the Bunny Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden Books, $9.99, 9780307120007 |
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Children's Series
Bestseller List for August 23, 2023
Based on sales for the week ending August 20, 2023
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Children's Series | ||
| 1. |
Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix |
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| 2. |
The Summer I Turned Pretty (hardcover and paperback) Jenny Han, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
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| 3. |
Elephant & Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion |
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| 4. |
Heartstopper (hardcover and paperback) Alice Oseman, Graphix |
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| 5. |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet |
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| 6. |
Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback) Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic |
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| 7. |
The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback) Suzanne Collins, Scholastic |
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| 8. |
The Bad Guys (paperback) Aaron Blabey, Scholastic |
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| 9. |
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (hardcover and paperback) Holly Jackson, Ember |
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| 10. |
I Survived (hardcover and paperback) Lauren Tarshis, Álvaro Sarraseca (Illus.), Scholastic |
Extended Paperback Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 20, 2023
16. A Court of Mist and Fury
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575583
17. Meet Me at the Lake
Carley Fortune, Berkley, $18.00, 9780593438558
18. Circe
Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316556323
19. The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman, Penguin, $18.00, 9781984880987
20. A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $18.00, 9780804172707
21. Icebreaker
Hannah Grace, Atria, $17.99, 9781668026038
22. The Marriage Portrait
Maggie O'Farrell, Vintage, $17.00, 9780593315088
23. Killers of a Certain Age
Deanna Raybourn, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593200704
24. Big Swiss
Jen Beagin, Scribner, $17.00, 9781982153090
25. This Is How You Lose the Time War
Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone, Gallery/Saga Press, $16.99, 9781534430990
26. Book Lovers
Emily Henry, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593334836
27. People We Meet on Vacation
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806758
28. Daisy Jones & The Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $17.00, 9780593598429
29. A Court of Wings and Ruin
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575606
30. The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318
31. Fairy Tale
Stephen King, Scribner, $20.00, 9781668002193
32. The Secret History
Donna Tartt, Vintage, $18.00, 9781400031702
33. Legends & Lattes
Travis Baldree, Tor, $17.99, 9781250886088
34. The Paris Apartment
Lucy Foley, Morrow, $18.99, 9780063003064
35. The House Across the Lake
Riley Sager, Dutton, $18.00, 9780593183212
36. The Priory of the Orange Tree
Samantha Shannon, Bloomsbury Publishing, $20.00, 9781635570304
37. Dreamland
Nicholas Sparks, Dell, $18.00, 9780593449578
38. Summer Sisters
Judy Blume, Bantam, $18.00, 9780385337663
39. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V. E. Schwab, Tor, $19.99, 9780765387578
40. Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781639730957
41. When Women Were Dragons
Kelly Barnhill, Anchor, $17.00, 9780593466575
42. The Whalebone Theatre
Joanna Quinn, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593467152
43. Lessons
Ian McEwan, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593468630
44. Carrie Soto Is Back
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ballantine, $18.00, 9780593158708
45. The Cloisters
Katy Hays, Atria, $17.99, 9781668004418
46. All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $18.99, 9781501173219
47. The Housemaid
Freida McFadden, Grand Central , $12.99, 9781538742570
48. Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
Satoshi Yagisawa, Harper Perennial, $16.99, 9780063278677
49. The Book of Goose
Yiyun Li, Picador, $18.00, 9781250872418
50. House of Earth and Blood
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635577020
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 20, 2023
16. Quietly Hostile: Essays
Samantha Irby, Vintage, $17.00, 9780593315699
17. Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
Merlin Sheldrake, Random House, $18.00, 9780525510321
18. The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
David Graeber, David Wengrow, Picador, $25.00, 9781250858801
19. The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
John Green, Dutton, $18.00, 9780525555247
20. Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them: A Journey to the Edge of Physics
Antonio Padilla, Picador, $20.00, 9781250872821
21. The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir
Paul Newman, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593467718
22. Meditations: A New Translation (Modern Library Classics)
Marcus Aurelius, Modern Library, $11.00, 9780812968255
23. A Philosophy of Walking
Frédéric Gros, John Howe (Transl.), Verso, $19.95, 9781804290446
24. The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781452174037
25. Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole
Susan Cain, Crown, $18.00, 9780451499790
26. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Trevor Noah, One World, $18.00, 9780399588198
27. Educated: A Memoir
Tara Westover, Random House, $18.99, 9780399590528
28. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson, Vintage, $18.00, 9780375725609
29. The Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion, Vintage, $17.00, 9781400078431
30. Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks
Patrick Radden Keefe, Anchor, $18.00, 9780593467732
31. These Precious Days: Essays
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $18.00, 9780063092792
32. Gender Queer: A Memoir
Maia Kobabe, Oni Press, $19.99, 9781549304002
33. 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, $18.00, 9780593139028
34. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $24.99, 9780062316110
35. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness
Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review Press, $24.95, 9781633694361
36. The Soul of an Octopus
Sy Montgomery, Atria, $17.99, 9781451697728
37. The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781797212272
38. The 48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene, Penguin, $26.00, 9780140280197
39. Just Kids: A National Book Award Winner
Patti Smith, Ecco, $18.99, 9780060936228
40. River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile
Candice Millard, Anchor, $18.00, 9780525435648
41. Meditations
Marcus Aurelius, Penguin Classics, $11.00, 9780140449334
42. Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World: Essays
Barry Lopez, Random House Trade Paperbacks, $18.00, 9780593242841
43. How to Relax (Mindfulness Essentials #5)
Thich Nhat Hanh, Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781941529089
44. Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $20.00, 9780374533557
45. Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit
Lyanda Lynn Haupt, Little, Brown Spark, $18.99, 9780316426497
46. bell hooks: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations
bell hooks, Melville House, $18.99, 9781685890797
47. How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question
Michael Schur, Simon & Schuster, $18.99, 9781982159320
48. Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle
Jody Rosen, Crown, $19.00, 9780804141512
49. OMFG, BEES!: Bees Are So Amazing and You're About to Find Out Why
Matt Kracht, Chronicle Books, $15.95, 9781797219905
50. Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays
Joan Didion, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $17.00, 9780374531386
Extended Hardcover Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 20, 2023
16. None of This Is True
Lisa Jewell, Atria Books, $28.00, 9781982179007
17. Somebody's Fool
Richard Russo, Knopf, $29.00, 9780593317891
18. Family Lore
Elizabeth Acevedo, Ecco, $30.00, 9780063207264
19. The Last Ranger
Peter Heller, Knopf, $27.00, 9780593535110
20. Thornhedge
T. Kingfisher, Tor Books, $19.99, 9781250244093
21. The Five-Star Weekend
Elin Hilderbrand, Little, Brown, $30.00, 9780316258777
22. The Collector
Daniel Silva, Harper, $32.00, 9780062834874
23. Horse
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $28.00, 9780399562969
24. Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hanover Square Press, $19.99, 9781335430991
25. Lady Tan's Circle of Women
Lisa See, Scribner, $28.00, 9781982117085
26. The Only One Left
Riley Sager, Dutton, $28.00, 9780593183229
27. Sun House
David James Duncan, Little, Brown, $35.00, 9780316129374
28. Silver Nitrate
Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey, $28.00, 9780593355367
29. Whalefall
Daniel Kraus, MTV Books, $27.99, 9781665918169
30. Shark Heart
Emily Habeck, S&S/ Marysue Rucci Books, $28.00, 9781668006498
31. Small Things Like These
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802158741
32. The Postcard
Anne Berest, Tina Kover (Transl.), Europa Editions, $28.00, 9781609458386
33. The Bee Sting
Paul Murray, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $30.00, 9780374600303
34. Vampires of El Norte
Isabel Cañas, Berkley, $28.00, 9780593436721
35. A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers, Tordotcom, $20.99, 9781250236210
36. Everyone Here Is Lying
Shari Lapena, Pamela Dorman Books, $29.00, 9780593489932
37. Small Mercies
Dennis Lehane, Harper, $30.00, 9780062129482
38. The Wind Knows My Name
Isabel Allende, Ballantine, $28.00, 9780593598108
39. Foster
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802160140
40. Tress of the Emerald Sea
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $29.99, 9781250899651
41. The Little Village of Book Lovers
Nina George, Ballantine , $28.00, 9780593157886
42. The Librarianist
Patrick deWitt, Ecco, $30.00, 9780063085121
43. Immortal Longings
Chloe Gong, Gallery/Saga Press, $28.99, 9781668000229
44. Babel
R. F. Kuang, Harper Voyager, $27.99, 9780063021426
45. Mister Magic
Kiersten White, Del Rey, $28.00, 9780593359266
46. Pineapple Street
Jenny Jackson, Pamela Dorman Books, $28.00, 9780593490693
47. The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $29.99, 9781250899675
48. The First Ladies
Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray, Berkley, $28.00, 9780593440285
49. All the Sinners Bleed
S. A. Cosby, Flatiron Books, $27.99, 9781250831910
50. Light Bringer
Pierce Brown, Del Rey, $30.00, 9780425285978
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending August 20, 2023
16. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck
Mark Manson, Harper, $26.99, 9780062457714
17. The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man
David Von Drehle, Simon & Schuster, $26.00, 9781476773926
18. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), Simon & Schuster, $37.50, 9781476753836
19. Tabula Rasa: Volume 1
John McPhee, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $28.00, 9780374603601
20. You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir
Maggie Smith, Atria/One Signal Publishers, $28.00, 9781982185855
21. No Meat Required: The Cultural History and Culinary Future of Plant-Based Eating
Alicia Kennedy, Beacon Press, $26.95, 9780807069172
22. Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World
Christian Cooper, Random House, $28.00, 9780593242384
23. The Quickening: Creation and Community at the Ends of the Earth
Elizabeth Rush, Milkweed Editions, $30.00, 9781571313966
24. Quantum Supremacy: How the Quantum Computer Revolution Will Change Everything
Michio Kaku, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385548366
25. Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma
Claire Dederer, Knopf, $28.00, 9780525655114
26. On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good
Elise Loehnen, The Dial Press, $28.00, 9780593243039
27. An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Ed Yong, Random House, $30.00, 9780593133231
28. August Wilson: A Life
Patti Hartigan, Simon & Schuster, $32.50, 9781501180668
29. Stay True: A Memoir
Hua Hsu, Doubleday, $26.00, 9780385547772
30. Valiant Women: The Extraordinary American Servicewomen Who Helped Win World War II
Lena S. Andrews, Mariner Books, $32.99, 9780063088337
31. The Language of Trees: A Rewilding of Literature and Landscape
Katie Holten, Tin House Books, $29.95, 9781953534682
32. Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
Brené Brown, Random House, $30.00, 9780399592553
33. Goblin Mode: How to Get Cozy, Embrace Imperfection, and Thrive in the Muck
McKayla Coyle, Quirk Books, $17.99, 9781683693536
34. Congratulations, The Best Is Over!: Essays
R. Eric Thomas, Ballantine Books, $27.00, 9780593496268
35. Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
James Nestor, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780735213616
36. The Hidden Life of Trees
Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books, $24.95, 9781771642484
37. Thin Skin: Essays
Jenn Shapland, Pantheon, $26.00, 9780593317457
38. The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
John Koenig, Simon & Schuster, $21.99, 9781501153648
39. Sweet Enough: A Dessert Cookbook
Alison Roman, Clarkson Potter, $35.00, 9781984826398
40. The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
Gabor Maté, M.D., Daniel Maté, Avery, $30.00, 9780593083888
41. The Story of Art Without Men
Katy Hessel, Norton, $45.00, 9780393881868
42. Spare
Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, Random House, $36.00, 9780593593806
43. Dinner in One: Exceptional & Easy One-Pan Meals
Melissa Clark, Clarkson Potter, $29.99, 9780593233252
44. Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
Susan Magsamen, Ivy Ross, Random House, $30.00, 9780593449233
45. Inciting Joy: Essays
Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $27.00, 9781643753041
46. Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs
Jamie Loftus, Forge Books, $26.99, 9781250847744
47. Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World
Malcolm Harris, Little, Brown, $36.00, 9780316592031
48. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions, $35.00, 9781571311771
49. Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic
Simon Winchester, Harper, $35.00, 9780063142886
50. Jackie: Public, Private, Secret
J.Randy Taraborrelli, St. Martin's Press, $35.00, 9781250276216
Extended Mass Market
Based on sales for the week ending August 20, 2023
11. Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9781250318541
12. Oath of Loyalty
Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills, Pocket, $10.99, 9781982164928
13. Dune Messiah
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233
14. Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553293357
15. Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $8.99, 9780440180296
16. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $12.00, 9780399501487
17. The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
18. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488
19. That Summer
Jennifer Weiner, Pocket, $9.99, 9781668020661
20. The Hotel Nantucket
Elin Hilderbrand, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316258937
21. The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $9.99, 9780307743657
22. American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110
23. Apples Never Fall
Liane Moriarty, Holt Paperbacks, $10.99, 9781250894229
24. Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553283686
25. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741
26. The Color of Magic
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225672
27. The Perfect Assassin
James Patterson, Brian Sitts, Grand Central , $9.99, 9781538721865
28. Tom Clancy Zero Hour
Don Bentley, Berkley, $9.99, 9780593422748
29. The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $10.99, 9780441478125
30. And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062073488
31. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
32. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
33. The Girl Who Survived
Lisa Jackson, Zebra, $9.99, 9781420146363
34. The High Notes
Danielle Steel, Dell, $9.99, 9781984821768
35. Fear No Evil
James Patterson, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538752906
36. The Russian
James Patterson, James O. Born, Grand Central, $9.99, 9781538703588
37. Mistborn: Secret History
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250859143
38. The Challenge
Danielle Steel, Dell, $9.99, 9781984821638
39. The Last House Guest
Megan Miranda, S&S/ Marysue Rucci Books, $10.99, 9781668012796
40. The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch, Spectra, $9.99, 9780553588941
41. Children of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441104024
42. Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345538987
43. Rich Dad Poor Dad
Robert T. Kiyosaki, Plata Publishing, $9.99, 9781612681139
44. Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Sacrifice
Brian Freeman, Putnam, $9.99, 9780593419878
45. Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365286
46. The Guilt Trip
Sandie Jones, Minotaur, $9.99, 9781250890047
47. Oathbringer
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365293
48. Before We Were Yours
Lisa Wingate, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780593599006
49. Not a Happy Family
Shari Lapena, Penguin, $9.99, 9781984880581
50. Foundation and Empire
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553293371