Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for November 20, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending November 17, 2024
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| Paperback Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
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. |
1/12 |
| 2 |
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. |
2/2 |
| 3 |
Orbital- Debut 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. |
/1 |
| 4 |
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. |
3/3 |
| 5 |
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. |
5/7 |
| 6 |
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. |
4/9 |
| 7 |
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. |
6/114 |
| 8 |
The Vegetarian Han Kang, Hogarth, $17.00, 9781101906118 Kang's beautiful and unsettling novel is the winner of the 2016 Man Booker International Prize. |
7/11 |
| 9 |
The Boyfriend Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99, 9781728296227 A novel about obsession and crimes of passion. She's looking for the perfect man. He's looking for the perfect victim... |
9/7 |
| 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. |
11/23 |
| 11 |
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. |
8/21 |
| 12 |
The Best American Short Stories 2024 Lauren Groff, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner Books, $19.99, 9780063275959 A collection of the year's best short stories, selected by celebrated bestselling author Lauren Groff, and series editor Heidi Pitlor. |
13/4 |
| 13 |
The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $15.95, 9780525435006 Atwood's funny, unexpected, horrifying, and altogether convincing novel is at once scathing satire, dire warning, and literary tour de force. |
15/88 |
| 14 |
Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology Shane Hawk (Ed.), Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. (Ed.), Vintage, $17.00, 9780593468463 These wholly original and shiver-inducing tales introduce readers to ghosts, curses, hauntings, monstrous creatures, complex family legacies, desperate deeds, and chilling acts of revenge. |
14/23 |
| 15 |
The Thursday Murder Club Richard Osman, Penguin, $18.00, 9781984880987 In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves the Thursday Murder Club. |
/104 |
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for November 20, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending November 17, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.
| 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. |
3/89 |
| 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. |
4/27 |
| 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. |
2/258 |
| 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. |
1/21 |
| 5 |
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. |
5/4 |
| 6 |
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. |
6/159 |
| 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. |
8/216 |
| 8 |
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. |
7/56 |
| 9 |
Greenlights- Debut 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. |
/1 |
| 10 |
The 2025 Old Farmer's Almanac Old Farmer's Almanac, $10.95, 9781571989932 The annual almanac of weather, astrology, calendars, gardening tips, home remedies, and more all presented in the inimitably useful and humorous way it has done since 1792. |
10/12 |
| 11 |
Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World Naomi Klein, Picador, $20.00, 9781250338143 Naomi Klein's reckoning with her famous double, and with what doppelgangers have to tell us about our world. |
9/10 |
| 12 |
Hillbilly Elegy J. D. Vance, Harper, $18.99, 9780062300553 Vance's account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a probing look at the struggles of America's white working class. |
11/43 |
| 13 |
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. |
/42 |
| 14 |
Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next)- Debut Dean Spade, Verso, $14.95, 9781839762123 Writing for those new to activism as well as those who have been in social movements for a long time, Dean Spade draws on years of organizing to offer a radical vision of community mobilization, social transformation, compassionate activism, and solidarity. |
/1 |
| 15 |
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2024 Bill McKibben, Jaime Green (Eds.), Mariner Books, $18.99, 9780063333994 Award-winning environmentalist, author, and journalist Bill McKibben and series editor Jaime Green select twenty science and nature essays that represent the best examples of the form published in the previous year. |
/3 |
Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for November 20, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending November 17, 2024
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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. |
3/35 |
| 2 |
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. |
2/8 |
| 3 |
The Grey Wolf Louise Penny, Minotaur Books, $30.00, 9781250328137 The 19th mystery in Louise Penny's bestselling Armand Gamache series. |
1/3 |
| 4 |
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. |
4/20 |
| 5 |
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. |
5/10 |
| 6 |
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. |
12/18 |
| 7 |
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. |
6/8 |
| 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. |
8/41 |
| 9 |
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. |
11/27 |
| 10 |
The Life Impossible Matt Haig, Viking, $30.00, 9780593489277 Matt Haig's new novel is filled with wonder and wild adventure, this is a story of hope and the life-changing power of a new beginning. A September 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
7/11 |
| 11 |
Somewhere Beyond the Sea TJ Klune, Tor Books, $28.99, 9781250881205 The hugely anticipated sequel to TJ Klune's The House in the Cerulean Sea, one of the best-loved and bestselling fantasy novels of the past decade. A September 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
10/10 |
| 12 |
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. |
14/14 |
| 13 |
The Blue Hour Paula Hawkins, Mariner Books, $30.00, 9780063396524 The new novel by Paula Hawkins is a stylish and immersive story of ambition, legacy, and betrayal. A November 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
9/3 |
| 14 |
The Mighty Red Louise Erdrich, Harper, $32.00, 9780063277052 In this stunning novel, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author Louise Erdrich tells a story of love, natural forces, spiritual yearnings, and the tragic impact of uncontrollable circumstances on ordinary people's lives. An October 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
13/7 |
| 15 |
Creation Lake Rachel Kushner, Scribner, $29.99, 9781982116521 From Rachel Kushner comes a new novel about a seductive and cunning American woman who infiltrates an anarchist collective in France—a propulsive page-turner of glittering insights and dark humor. The #1 Indie Next Pick for September 2024. |
/8 |
Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for November 20, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending November 17, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.
| Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
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. |
1/7 |
| 2 |
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. |
3/7 |
| 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. |
2/7 |
| 4 |
Patriot: A Memoir Alexei Navalny, Knopf, $35.00, 9780593320969 The powerful and moving memoir of a fearless political opposition leader who paid the ultimate price for his beliefs. |
4/4 |
| 5 |
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. |
5/10 |
| 6 |
What I Ate in One Year: (And Related Thoughts) Stanley Tucci, Gallery Books, $35.00, 9781668055687 Stanley Tucci's new book is a funny, poignant, heartfelt, and deeply satisfying serving of memories and meals and an irresistible celebration of the profound role that food plays in all our lives. |
6/5 |
| 7 |
What the Chicken Knows: A New Appreciation of the World's Most Familiar Bird Sy Montgomery, Atria Books, $22.99, 9781668047361 A charming and eye-opening exploration of the special relationship between humans and chickens from Sy Montgomery. A November 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
7/2 |
| 8 |
Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions John Grisham, Jim McCloskey, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385550444 John Grisham and Centurion Ministries Founder Jim McCloskey share ten harrowing true stories of wrongful convictions. |
9/5 |
| 9 |
Didion and Babitz- Debut Lili Anolik, Scribner, $29.99, 9781668065488 Joan Didion is revealed at last in this outrageously provocative and profoundly moving new work on the mutual attractions—and mutual antagonisms—of Didion and her fellow literary titan, Eve Babitz. A November 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
| 10 |
On Freedom Timothy Snyder, Crown, $32.00, 9780593728727 A brilliant exploration of freedom—what it is, how it's been misunderstood, and why it's our only chance for survival—by the acclaimed Yale historian and bestselling author of On Tyranny. |
10/5 |
| 11 |
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. |
11/96 |
| 12 |
Into the Uncut Grass Trevor Noah, Sabina Hahn (Illus.), One World, $26.00, 9780593729960 In the tradition of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse comes a gorgeously illustrated fable about a young child's journey into the world beyond the shadow of home, a magical landscape where he discovers the secrets of sharing, connection, and finding peace with the people we love. |
/5 |
| 13 |
Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures- Debut Katherine Rundell, Doubleday, $26.00, 9780385550826 In this brilliant and passionately persuasive book, Katherine Rundell takes us on a globe-spanning tour of the world's most awe-inspiring animals currently facing extinction. A November 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
| 14 |
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. |
13/29 |
| 15 |
Melania Melania Trump, Skyhorse, $40.00, 9781510782693 A memoir that offers a glimpse into the life of Melania Trump. |
12/2 |
Mass Market
Bestseller List for November 20, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending November 17, 2024
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| Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 |
1/437 |
| 2 |
Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 |
4/170 |
| 3 |
The Exchange John Grisham, Vintage, $10.99, 9780593685600 |
2/6 |
| 4 |
The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129 |
/71 |
| 5 |
Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541 |
5/108 |
| 6 |
The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365279 |
3/150 |
| 7 |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593640340 |
6/260 |
| 8 |
The House Across the Lake Riley Sager, Dutton, $10.99, 9780593853092 |
7/5 |
| 9 |
The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488 |
10/332 |
| 10 |
Never Too Late Danielle Steel, Dell, $9.99, 9780593498422 |
9/3 |
Early & Middle Grade Readers
Bestseller List for November 20, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending November 17, 2024
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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 Bletchley Riddle Ruta Sepetys, Steve Sheinkin, Viking Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593527542 |
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| 3 |
The Squad: A Graphic Novel- Debut Christina Soontornvat, Joanna Cacao (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338741315 |
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| 4 |
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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| 5 |
Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #1 Erin Hunter, Natalie Riess (Illus.), Sara Goetter (Illus.), HarperAlley, $15.99, 9780063203877 |
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| 6 |
The New Girl: A Graphic Novel Cassandra Calin, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338762457 |
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| 7 |
The Sherlock Society James Ponti, Aladdin, $18.99, 9781665932530 |
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| 8 |
Super Duper Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pok�mon) , Scholastic, $16.99, 9781339028019 |
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| 9 |
Stella & Marigold Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $15.99, 9781797219707 |
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| 10 |
The Hotel Balzaar Kate DiCamillo, Júlia Sardà (Illus.), Candlewick, $17.99, 9781536223316 |
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| 11 |
The Eyes and the Impossible Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781524764203 |
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| 12 |
The Last Dragon on Mars Scott Reintgen, Aladdin, $18.99, 9781665946513 |
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| 13 |
Smile: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264 |
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| 14 |
Mouse and His Dog Katherine Applegate, Gennifer Choldenko, Wallace West (Illus.), Feiwel & Friends, $17.99, 9781250345004 |
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| 15 |
Charlotte's Web E. B. White, Harper, $10.99, 9780064400558 |
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Young Adult
Bestseller List for November 20, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending November 17, 2024
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| Young Adult | ||
| 1 |
A Study in Drowning (Collector's Deluxe Limited Edition) Ava Reid, HarperCollins, $21.99, 9780063419414 |
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| 2 |
Nothing Like the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665947138 |
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| 3 |
Where the Library Hides Isabel Ibañez, Wednesday Books, $20.00, 9781250822994 |
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| 4 |
Heir Sabaa Tahir, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9780593616949 |
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| 5 |
Powerless Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665954884 |
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| 6 |
Better Than the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534467637 |
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| 7 |
If He Had Been with Me Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489 |
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| 8 |
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky, MTV Books, $15.99, 9781451696196 |
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| 9 |
The Giver Lois Lowry, Clarion Books, $11.99, 9780544340688 |
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| 10 |
Compound Fracture Andrew Joseph White, Peachtree Teen, $19.99, 9781682636121 |
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| 11 |
The Thirteenth Child Erin A. Craig, Delacorte Press, $20.99, 9780593482582 |
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| 12 |
The Outsiders S. E. Hinton, Viking Books for Young Readers, $14.99, 9780142407332 |
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| 13 |
Reckless Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9781665955430 |
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| 14 |
Legendborn (Indies Introduce) Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $13.99, 9781534441613 |
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| 15 |
The Grandest Game Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780316481014 |
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Children's Illustrated
Bestseller List for November 20, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending November 17, 2024
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| Children's Illustrated | ||
| 1 |
Knight Owl and Early Bird Christopher Denise, Christy Ottaviano Books, $18.99, 9780316564526 |
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| 2 |
Construction Site: A Thankful Night Sherri Duskey Rinker, Helen Morgan (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $12.99, 9781797226729 |
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| 3 |
Santa's First Christmas Mac Barnett, Sydney Smith (Illus.), Viking Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593524978 |
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| 4 |
How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? Mac Barnett, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Candlewick, $18.99, 9781536223767 |
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| 5 |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780694003617 |
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| 6 |
The Crayons Give Thanks Drew Daywalt (Illus.), Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel Books, $9.99, 9780593690574 |
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| 7 |
The Bakery Dragon Devin Elle Kurtz, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593710968 |
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| 8 |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593434383 |
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| 9 |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
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| 10 |
Construction Site: Garbage Crew to the Rescue! Sherri Duskey Rinker, AG Ford (Illus.), Chronicle Books, $18.99, 9781797226552 |
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| 11 |
The Snowy Day Ezra Jack Keats, Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780670012701 |
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| 12 |
Chicka Chicka Ho Ho Ho William Boniface, Julien Chung (Illus.), Beach Lane Books, $18.99, 9781665954761 |
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| 13 |
The Mitten Jan Brett, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9780399231094 |
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| 14 |
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh! Mo Willems, Union Square Kids, $18.99, 9781454952770 |
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| 15 |
Knight Owl Christopher Denise, Christy Ottaviano Books, $17.99, 9780316310628 |
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Children's Series
Bestseller List for November 20, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending November 17, 2024
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| Children's Series | ||
| 1 |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Harry N. Abrams |
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| 2 |
The Wild Robot (hardcover and paperback) Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
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| 3 |
Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix |
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| 4 |
Elephant & Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion |
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| 5 |
Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback) Rick Riordan, Miramax |
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| 6 |
The Bad Guys (paperback) Aaron Blabey, Scholastic New in Series: The Bad Guys in One Last Thing (9781546111801) |
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| 7 |
Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback) Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic |
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| 8 |
I Survived (hardcover and paperback) Lauren Tarshis, Scholastic |
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| 9 |
The Lightlark Saga (hardcover and paperback) Alex Aster, Harry N. Abrams New in Series: Skyshade (9781419773785) |
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| 10 |
InvestiGators (hardcover) John Patrick Green, First Second |
Extended Paperback Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending November 17, 2024
16 The Christmas Tree Farm
Laurie Gilmore, One More Chapter, $18.99, 9780008610746
17 The Pumpkin Spice Café
Laurie Gilmore, One More Chapter, $18.99, 9780008610678
18 The Midnight Library
Matt Haig, Penguin, $18.00, 9780525559498
19 The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250080400
20 Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler, Grand Central, $19.99, 9781538732182
21 The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318
22 The Teller of Small Fortunes
Julie Leong, Ace, $19.00, 9780593815915
23 The Bee Sting
Paul Murray, Picador, $20.00, 9781250338259
24 Lost and Lassoed
Lyla Sage, Dial Press Trade Paperback, $17.99, 9780593732458
25 Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781639730957
26 Absolution
Alice McDermott, Picador, $19.00, 9781250337993
27 Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $20.00, 9780593135228
28 The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Atria, $17.00, 9781501161933
29 Babel
R. F. Kuang, Harper Voyager, $20.00, 9780063021433
30 It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover, Atria, $16.99, 9781668055960
31 A Court of Mist and Fury
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575583
32 Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury, Simon & Schuster, $17.00, 9781451673319
33 The Best Short Stories 2024: The O. Henry Prize Winners
Amor Towles (Ed.), Jenny Minton Quigley (Ed.), Vintage, $19.00, 9780593470619
34 Blackouts
Justin Torres, Picador, $20.00, 9781250338068
35 The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $17.99, 9780062060624
36 My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17.00, 9781609455064
37 The Cinnamon Bun Book Store
Laurie Gilmore, One More Chapter, $18.99, 9780008641580
38 Holly
Stephen King, Scribner, $19.99, 9781668014943
39 The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2024
Hugh Howey, John Joseph Adams (Eds.), Mariner Books, $18.99, 9780063315785
40 Devotions
Mary Oliver, Penguin, $20.00, 9780399563263
41 The Secret History
Donna Tartt, Vintage, $18.00, 9781400031702
42 The Heiress
Rachel Hawkins, St. Martin's Griffin, $18.00, 9781250834706
43 I Who Have Never Known Men
Jacqueline Harpman, Transit Books, $16.95, 9781945492600
44 A Court of Wings and Ruin
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575606
45 Circe
Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316556323
46 Antarctica
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $18.00, 9780802163745
47 The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703
48 One Dark Window
Rachel Gillig, Orbit, $18.99, 9780316312486
49 A Court of Frost and Starlight
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $17.00, 9781635575620
50 Normal People
Sally Rooney, Crown, $17.00, 9781984822185
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending November 17, 2024
16 The Best American Essays 2024
Wesley Morris, Kim Dana Kupperman (Eds.), Mariner Books, $18.99, 9780063351554
17 The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781452174037
18 Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $21.99, 9780316299220
19 The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310
20 Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Oliver Burkeman, Picador, $19.00, 9781250849359
21 Surviving Autocracy
Masha Gessen, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780593332245
22 Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care
Mariame Kaba, Kelly Hayes, Haymarket Books, $17.95, 9781642598278
23 How to Listen (Mindfulness Essentials #11)
Thich Nhat Hanh, Jason DeAntonis (Illus.), Parallax Press, $9.95, 9780984627110
24 Life's Short, Talk Fast: Fifteen Writers on Why We Can't Stop Watching Gilmore Girls
Ann Hood (Ed.), W. W. Norton & Company, $17.99, 9781324079453
25 Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $21.00, 9780593230275
26 Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
David Grann, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593470831
27 Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
Michelle Zauner, Vintage, $17.00, 9781984898951
28 Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $25.99, 9780062316110
29 Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir
Dolly Alderton, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780062968791
30 All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me
Patrick Bringley, Simon & Schuster, $18.99, 9781982163310
31 On Tyranny Graphic Edition: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
Timothy Snyder, Nora Krug (Illus.), Ten Speed Graphic, $16.99, 9781984859150
32 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
33 Meditations: A New Translation (Modern Library Classics)
Marcus Aurelius, Modern Library, $11.00, 9780812968255
34 Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell
Sy Montgomery, Matt Patterson (Illus.), Mariner Books, $21.99, 9780063394230
35 Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement
Angela Y. Davis, Haymarket Books, $15.95, 9781608465644
36 Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $18.99, 9780060936228
37 Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune
Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe, Harper, $19.99, 9780062964663
38 What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds
Jennifer Ackerman, Penguin, $19.00, 9780593298909
39 Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
Michael Lewis, W. W. Norton & Company, $19.99, 9781324105817
40 Inciting Joy: Essays
Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $19.99, 9781643753959
41 When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
Pema Chodron, Shambhala, $18.95, 9781611803433
42 Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
Mikki Kendall, Penguin, $16.00, 9780525560562
43 The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson, Vintage, $18.00, 9780375725609
44 A Philosophy of Walking
Frédéric Gros, John Howe (Transl.), Verso, $19.95, 9781804290446
45 The Best American Food and Travel Writing 2024
Padma Lakshmi, Jaya Saxena (Eds.), Mariner Books, $18.99, 9780063370647
46 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
47 Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl, Beacon Press, $16.00, 9780807014271
48 Gender Queer: A Memoir
Maia Kobabe, Oni Press, $24.99, 9781549304002
49 The Truths We Hold
Kamala Harris, Penguin, $20.00, 9780525560739
50 On Civil Disobedience
Hannah Arendt, Henry David Thoreau, Library of America, $12.50, 9781598537918
Extended Hardcover Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending November 17, 2024
16 We Solve Murders
Richard Osman, Pamela Dorman Books, $30.00, 9780593653227
17 All the Colors of the Dark
Chris Whitaker, Crown, $30.00, 9780593798874
18 Remarkably Bright Creatures
Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $29.99, 9780063204157
19 We'll Prescribe You a Cat
Syou Ishida, E.Madison Shimoda (Transl.), Berkley, $25.00, 9780593818749
20 The Wood at Midwinter
Susanna Clarke, Bloomsbury Publishing, $16.99, 9781639734481
21 Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hanover Square Press, $19.99, 9781335430991
22 To Die For
David Baldacci, Grand Central Publishing, $30.00, 9781538757901
23 Before We Forget Kindness
Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hanover Square Press, $21.99, 9781335915283
24 Absolution
Jeff VanderMeer, MCD, $30.00, 9780374616595
25 The Mistletoe Mystery: A Maid Novella
Nita Prose, Ballantine Books, $22.00, 9780593875445
26 Here One Moment
Liane Moriarty, Crown, $30.00, 9780593798607
27 The Waiting
Michael Connelly, Little, Brown and Company, $30.00, 9780316563796
28 Martyr!
Kaveh Akbar, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593537619
29 In Too Deep
Lee Child, Andrew Child, Delacorte Press, $30.00, 9780593725801
30 The Courting of Bristol Keats (Limited Stenciled Edge Edition)
Mary E. Pearson, Flatiron Books, $32.99, 9781250331977
31 Blue Sisters
Coco Mellors, Ballantine Books, $30.00, 9780593723760
32 Lazarus Man
Richard Price, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $29.00, 9780374168155
33 The Ministry of Time
Kaliane Bradley, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781668045145
34 Legends & Lattes (Deluxe Edition)
Travis Baldree, Tor Books, $29.99, 9781250342782
35 The Empusium
Olga Tokarczuk, Antonia Lloyd-Jones (Transl.), Riverhead Books, $30.00, 9780593712948
36 By Any Other Name
Jodi Picoult, Ballantine Books, $30.00, 9780593497210
37 The Book of Bill
Alex Hirsch, Hyperion Avenue, $26.99, 9781368092203
38 A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers, Tordotcom, $21.99, 9781250236210
39 Iron Flame
Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374172
40 The Spellshop
Sarah Beth Durst, Bramble, $29.99, 9781250333971
41 Forest of Noise: Poems
Mosab Abu Toha, Knopf, $22.00, 9780593803974
42 Norse Mythology: The Illustrated Edition
Neil Gaiman, Levi Pinfold (Illus.), W. W. Norton & Company, $35.00, 9781324086505
43 Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret
Benjamin Stevenson, Mariner Books, $19.99, 9780063412866
44 The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
James McBride, Riverhead Books, $28.00, 9780593422946
45 Table for Two: Fictions
Amor Towles, Viking, $32.00, 9780593296370
46 The Night We Lost Him
Laura Dave, S&S/Marysue Rucci Books, $28.99, 9781668002933
47 The Full Moon Coffee Shop
Mai Mochizuki, Jesse Kirkwood (Transl.), Ballantine Books, $23.00, 9780593726822
48 Karla's Choice: A John le Carré Novel
Nick Harkaway, Viking, $30.00, 9780593833490
49 Counting Miracles
Nicholas Sparks, Random House, $30.00, 9780593449592
50 There Are Rivers in the Sky
Elif Shafak, Knopf, $30.00, 9780593801710
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending November 17, 2024
16 War
Bob Woodward, Simon & Schuster, $32.00, 9781668052273
17 Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts
Oliver Burkeman, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $27.00, 9780374611996
18 Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music
Rob Sheffield, Dey Street Books, $27.99, 9780063351318
19 The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
Jonathan Haidt, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9780593655030
20 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
21 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
22 Brothers
Alex Van Halen, Harper, $32.00, 9780063265707
23 Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
James Clear, Avery, $27.00, 9780735211292
24 The Name of This Band Is R.E.M.: A Biography
Peter Ames Carlin, Doubleday, $32.00, 9780385546942
25 Ottolenghi Comfort: A Cookbook
Yotam Ottolenghi, Ten Speed Press, $37.99, 9780399581779
26 Matty Matheson: Soups, Salads, Sandwiches
Matty Matheson, Ten Speed Press, $35.00, 9781984862150
27 Every Valley: The Desperate Lives and Troubled Times That Made Handel's Messiah
Charles King, Doubleday, $32.00, 9780385548267
28 Guinness World Records 2025
Guinness World Records, $29.95, 9781913484569
29 Martha: The Cookbook: 100 Favorite Recipes, with Lessons and Stories from My Kitchen
Martha Stewart, Clarkson Potter, $40.00, 9780593139202
30 The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
David Grann, Doubleday, $30.00, 9780385534260
31 The Dog Who Followed the Moon
James Norbury, William Morrow, $25.00, 9780063420717
32 Want: Sexual Fantasies by Anonymous
Gillian Anderson, Abrams Press, $28.00, 9781419777295
33 Democracy in Retrograde: How to Make Changes Big and Small in Our Country and in Our Lives
Sami Sage, Emily Amick, Gallery Books, $28.99, 9781668053485
34 Taylor Swift Style: Fashion Through the Eras
Sarah Chapelle, St. Martin's Griffin, $35.00, 9781250906151
35 The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year
Margaret Renkl, Spiegel & Grau, $32.00, 9781954118461
36 From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir
Lisa Marie Presley, Riley Keough, Random House, $32.00, 9780593733875
37 Lifeform
Jenny Slate, Little, Brown and Company, $29.00, 9780316263931
38 Does This Taste Funny?: Recipes Our Family Loves
Stephen Colbert, Evie McGee Colbert, Celadon Books, $35.00, 9781250859990
39 The Universe in Verse: 15 Portals to Wonder through Science & Poetry
Maria Popova, Ofra Amit (Illus.), Storey Publishing, LLC, $22.00, 9781635868838
40 Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World
Anne Applebaum, Doubleday, $27.00, 9780385549936
41 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581
42 The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir
Kelly Bishop, Gallery Books, $28.99, 9781668023778
43 Sonny Boy: A Memoir
Al Pacino, Penguin Press, $35.00, 9780593655115
44 Why We Love Football: A History in 100 Moments
Joe Posnanski, Dutton, $30.00, 9780593475522
45 A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
Kevin Fedarko, Scribner, $32.50, 9781501183058
46 The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore
Evan Friss, Viking, $30.00, 9780593299920
47 The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi
Wright Thompson, Penguin Press, $35.00, 9780593299821
48 Justine Cooks: A Cookbook: Recipes (Mostly Plants) for Finding Your Way in the Kitchen
Justine Doiron, Clarkson Potter, $35.00, 9780593582305
49 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
50 The Ultimate Hidden Truth of the World . . .: Essays
David Graeber, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $32.00, 9780374610227
Extended Mass Market
Based on sales for the week ending November 17, 2024
11 Shattered
James Patterson, James O. Born, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538752968
12 Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $12.00, 9780399501487
13 Code Red
Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills, Pocket, $10.99, 9781982165000
14 The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $10.99, 9780441478125
15 Chasing the Boogeyman
Richard Chizmar, Pocket, $10.99, 9781668062692
16 Camino Island
John Grisham, Vintage, $10.99, 9781524797157
17 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345391803
18 The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741
19 Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365286
20 The Villa
Rachel Hawkins, St. Martin's Paperbacks, $9.99, 9781250344106
21 And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062073488
22 Rhythm of War
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365309
23 Dune Messiah
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233
24 The Shining
Stephen King, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307743657
25 23 1/2 Lies
James Patterson, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538752692
26 Interview with the Vampire
Anne Rice, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345337665
27 Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $9.99, 9780440180296
28 Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Spectra, $9.99, 9780553283686
29 The Well of Ascension
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9781250318572
30 Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977
31 Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553293357
32 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345514400
33 The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
34 The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcom X, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345350688
35 Women Who Run With the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345409874
36 Oathbringer
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365293
37 A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
38 Carrie
Stephen King, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307743664
39 The Long Walk
Stephen King, Pocket, $11.99, 9781668052013
40 The Communist Manifesto
Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Signet, $5.95, 9780451531841
41 The Silmarillion
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345325815
42 Fairy Tale
Stephen King, Pocket, $11.99, 9781668052679
43 The Secret
Lee Child, Andrew Child, Dell, $10.99, 9781984818614
44 The Fellowship of the Ring: The Lord of the Rings: Part One
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780593500484
45 American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110
46 Still Life
Louise Penny, St. Martin's, $10.99, 9781250068736
47 Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton, Ballantine, $10.99, 9780345538987
48 All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque, Ballantine, $6.99, 9780449213940
49 Edgedancer
Brandon Sanderson, Tor , $13.99, 9781250166548
50 Outlander
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99, 9780553393699