Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for March 12, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending March 9, 2025
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| Paperback Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
Funny Story Emily Henry, Berkley, $19.00, 9780593441213 Emily Henry's shimmering, joyful novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common. |
1/2 |
| 2 |
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. |
4/10 |
| 3 |
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. |
3/18 |
| 4 |
Deep End Ali Hazelwood, Berkley, $20.00, 9780593550441 A competitive diver and an ace swimmer jump into forbidden waters in this steamy college romance by the bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis. |
2/5 |
| 5 |
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. |
7/30 |
| 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. |
6/25 |
| 7 |
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. |
8/17 |
| 8 |
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. |
5/28 |
| 9 |
The Crash Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99, 9781464227325 A new psychological thriller from bestselling author Freida McFadden! The nightmare she's running from is nothing compared to where she's headed. |
10/6 |
| 10 |
The Unworthy- Debut Agustina Bazterrica, Scribner, $18.99, 9781668051887 A thrilling work of literary horror about a woman cloistered in a secretive, violent religious order, while outside the world has fallen into chaos. A March 2025 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
| 11 |
The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $18.00, 9780525435006 Atwood's funny, unexpected, horrifying, and altogether convincing novel is at once scathing satire, dire warning, and literary tour de force. Now a Hulu series. |
9/95 |
| 12 |
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. |
11/23 |
| 13 |
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. |
13/34 |
| 14 |
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. |
12/130 |
| 15 |
I Who Have Never Known Men- Debut Jacqueline Harpman, Transit Books, $16.95, 9781945492600 Ursula K. LeGuin meets The Road in a post-apocalyptic modern classic of female friendship and intimacy. |
/1 |
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for March 12, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending March 9, 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. |
1/105 |
| 2 |
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder David Grann, Vintage, $21.00, 9780307742490 The Wager is a grand tale of human behavior at the extremes told by David Grann, one of our greatest nonfiction writers. |
2/2 |
| 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. |
3/274 |
| 4 |
The Backyard Bird Chronicles Amy Tan, Knopf, $36.00, 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. |
4/43 |
| 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. |
5/175 |
| 6 |
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. |
6/37 |
| 7 |
Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution Cat Bohannon, Vintage, $20.00, 9780345806208 Eve is not only a sweeping revision of human history, it's an urgent and necessary corrective for a world that has focused primarily on the male body for far too long. |
10/2 |
| 8 |
Poverty, by America Matthew Desmond, Crown, $20.00, 9780593239933 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. |
/20 |
| 9 |
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. |
7/232 |
| 10 |
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. |
13/23 |
| 11 |
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. |
15/58 |
| 12 |
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. |
8/19 |
| 13 |
Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next) Dean Spade, Verso, $15.95, 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. |
11/8 |
| 14 |
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. |
14/17 |
| 15 |
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. |
12/72 |
Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for March 12, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending March 9, 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. |
1/51 |
| 2 |
Dream Count- Debut Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Knopf, $32.00, 9780593802724 A searing, exquisite new novel by the bestselling and award-winning author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists—the story of four women and their loves, longings, and desires. |
/1 |
| 3 |
Wild Dark Shore- Debut Charlotte McConaghy, Flatiron Books, $28.99, 9781250827951 From the bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore. The #1 Indie Next Pick for March 2025. |
/1 |
| 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. |
2/36 |
| 5 |
Onyx Storm (Standard Edition) Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649377159 After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there's no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty. Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it's impossible to know who to trust. |
9/7 |
| 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. |
4/30 |
| 7 |
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. |
5/34 |
| 8 |
Three Days in June Anne Tyler, Knopf, $27.00, 9780593803486 Told with deep sensitivity and a tart sense of humor, full of the joys and heartbreaks of love and marriage and family life, Three Days in June is a triumph, and gives us the perennially bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer at the height of her powers. A February 2025 Indie Next Pick. |
3/4 |
| 9 |
Broken Country- Debut Clare Leslie Hall, Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781668078181 A love triangle unearths dangerous, deadly secrets from the past in this thrilling tale perfect for fans of The Paper Palace and Where the Crawdads Sing. A March 2025 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
| 10 |
Onyx Storm (Deluxe Limited Edition) Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $32.99, 9781649374189 After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there's no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty. Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it's impossible to know who to trust. |
8/7 |
| 11 |
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. |
7/36 |
| 12 |
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. |
13/57 |
| 13 |
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. |
10/43 |
| 14 |
The Dream Hotel- Debut Laila Lalami, Pantheon, $29.00, 9780593317600 A riveting and utterly original novel about one woman's fight for freedom, set in a near future where even dreams are under surveillance. |
/1 |
| 15 |
Swordheart T. Kingfisher, Bramble, $28.99, 9781250400222 The delightful charm of The Princess Bride meets the delicious bodyguard romance of From Blood and Ash in this cozy fantasy romance from bestselling author T. Kingfisher. A March 2025 Indie Next Pick. |
6/2 |
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| 16 |
The River Has Roots Amal El-Mohtar, Tordotcom, $24.99, 9781250341082 An enchanting story of two sisters, heirs to an extraordinary stewardship on the edge of Faerie, and what happens when one of them falls in love with someone from the land beyond. A March 2025 Indie Next Pick. |
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Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for March 12, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending March 9, 2025
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.
| Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About Mel Robbins, Sawyer 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. |
1/11 |
| 2 |
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. |
2/16 |
| 3 |
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This Omar El Akkad, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593804148 From award-winning novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad comes a powerful reckoning with what it means to live in a West that betrays its fundamental values. A March 2025 Indie Next Pick. |
3/2 |
| 4 |
How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith Mariann Edgar Budde, Avery, $28.00, 9780593539217 An inspirational guide to the key junctures in life that, if navigated with faith and discernment, pave the way for us to become our most courageous selves, by the bishop of the famed Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C. |
4/5 |
| 5 |
Raising Hare: A Memoir- Debut Chloe Dalton, Pantheon, $27.00, 9780593701843 A moving and fascinating meditation on freedom, trust, loss, and our relationship with the natural world, explored through the story of one woman's unlikely friendship with a wild hare. A March 2025 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
| 6 |
Memorial Days: A Memoir Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $28.00, 9780593653982 A heartrending and beautiful memoir of sudden loss and a journey towards peace, from the bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Horse. A February 2025 Indie Next Pick. |
5/5 |
| 7 |
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. |
7/111 |
| 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. |
9/138 |
| 9 |
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. |
6/23 |
| 10 |
I'll Have What She's Having Chelsea Handler, The Dial Press, $32.00, 9780593596579 Hilarious and tender stories about Chelsea Handler's path to becoming the woman she always wanted to be. |
8/2 |
| 11 |
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. |
12/41 |
| 12 |
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. |
13/23 |
| 13 |
The Sirens' Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource Chris Hayes, Penguin Press, $32.00, 9780593653111 From the bestselling author and MSNBC and podcast host, a powerful wide-angle reckoning with how the assault from attention capitalism on our minds and our hearts has reordered our politics and the very fabric of our society. |
10/6 |
| 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. |
14/9 |
| 15 |
The Tears of Things: Prophetic Wisdom for an Age of Outrage- Debut Richard Rohr, Convergent Books, $27.00, 9780593735817 The Tears of Things breathes new life into ancient wisdom and paves a path of enlightenment for anyone seeking a compassionate way of living in a hurting world. |
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Mass Market
Bestseller List for March 12, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending March 9, 2025
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| Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
1984 George Orwell, Signet, $10.99, 9780451524935 |
1/453 |
| 2 |
Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 |
2/186 |
| 3 |
The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553577129 |
3/83 |
| 4 |
The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365279 |
8/166 |
| 5 |
Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541 |
4/124 |
| 6 |
The Exchange John Grisham, Vintage, $10.99, 9780593685600 |
9/22 |
| 7 |
Lord of the Flies William Golding, Penguin, $12.00, 9780399501487 |
/82 |
| 8 |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345391803 |
/90 |
| 9 |
Slaughterhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $9.99, 9780440180296 |
5/81 |
| 10 |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593640340 |
/271 |
Early & Middle Grade Readers
Bestseller List for March 12, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending March 9, 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 |
A Song for You and I: A Graphic Novel- Debut K. O'Neill, Random House Graphic, $13.99, 9780593182307 |
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| 3 |
A Wolf Called Fire Rosanne Parry, Mónica Armiño (Illus.), Greenwillow Books, $18.99, 9780063415133 |
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| 4 |
The Lost Library Rebecca Stead, Wendy Mass, Square Fish, $8.99, 9781250838834 |
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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 Squad: A Graphic Novel Christina Soontornvat, Joanna Cacao (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338741315 |
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| 7 |
Super Duper Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook (Pokémon) Scholastic, $16.99, 9781339028019 |
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| 8 |
The One and Only Bob Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780062991324 |
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| 9 |
Besties: Prank War- Debut Kayla Miller, Sarah K. Turner (Illus.), Jeffrey Canino, Clarion Books, $15.99, 9780063285590 |
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| 10 |
Game On! (Cloud Puppy #2)- Debut Kelly Leigh Miller, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781665932158 |
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| 11 |
Max in the Land of Lies: A Tale of World War II Adam Gidwitz, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593112113 |
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| 12 |
Away Megan E. Freeman, Aladdin, $18.99, 9781665959728 |
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| 13 |
Hatchet Gary Paulsen, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $9.99, 9781481486293 |
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| 14 |
Bluey 5-Minute Stories: 6 Stories in 1 Book? Hooray! Penguin Young Readers, $14.99, 9780593521908 |
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| 15 |
The New Girl: A Graphic Novel Cassandra Calin, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338762457 |
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Young Adult
Bestseller List for March 12, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending March 9, 2025
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| Young Adult | ||
| 1 |
Oathbound- Debut Tracy Deonn, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9781665951906 |
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| 2 |
Our Infinite Fates (Deluxe Limited Edition)- Debut Laura Steven, Wednesday Books, $20.00, 9781250333889 |
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| 3 |
Fable for the End of the World (Deluxe Limited Edition)- Debut Ava Reid, HarperCollins, $24.99, 9780063430013 |
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| 4 |
Rebel Witch: The Crimson Moth: Book 2 Kristen Ciccarelli, Wednesday Books, $20.00, 9781250866929 |
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| 5 |
Legendborn (Indies Introduce) Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $13.99, 9781534441613 |
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| 6 |
Powerless Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665954884 |
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| 7 |
Better Than the Movies Lynn Painter, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $12.99, 9781534467637 |
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| 8 |
Heartless Hunter: The Crimson Moth: Book 1 Kristen Ciccarelli, Wednesday Books, $20.00, 9781250866905 |
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| 9 |
Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen, Anna Bond (Illus.), Puffin Books, $17.00, 9780593622452 |
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| 10 |
If He Had Been with Me Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489 |
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| 11 |
Heavenly Tyrant Xiran Jay Zhao, Tundra Books, $20.99, 9780735269989 |
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| 12 |
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky, MTV Books, $15.99, 9781451696196 |
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| 13 |
Nightweaver (Deluxe Limited Edition)- Debut R. M. Gray, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780316583367 |
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| 14 |
They Bloom at Night- Debut Trang Thanh Tran, Bloomsbury YA, $19.99, 9781547611119 |
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| 15 |
Under the Same Stars Libba Bray, Farrar, Straus and Giroux BYR, $24.99, 9780374388942 |
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Children's Illustrated
Bestseller List for March 12, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending March 9, 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 |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
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| 3 |
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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| 4 |
Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $21.99, 9780060254926 |
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| 5 |
The Bakery Dragon Devin Elle Kurtz, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593710968 |
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| 6 |
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Bill Martin, Jr., John Archambault, Lois Ehlert (Illus.), Little Simon, $7.99, 9781442450707 |
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| 7 |
Girls on the Rise Amanda Gorman, Loveis Wise (Illus.), Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593624180 |
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| 8 |
Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Clarion Books, $10.99, 9780358451228 |
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| 9 |
Will the Pigeon Graduate?- Debut Mo Willems, Union Square Kids, $18.99, 9781454960430 |
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| 10 |
Knight Owl Christopher Denise, Christy Ottaviano Books, $17.99, 9780316310628 |
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| 11 |
I Am Glinda (Little Golden Book) Mary Man-Kong, Elsa Chang (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593896884 |
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| 12 |
Mermaids Are the Worst!- Debut Alex Willan, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665962599 |
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| 13 |
Pat the Bunny Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden Books, $9.99, 9780307120007 |
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| 14 |
I Am Elphaba (Little Golden Book) Mary Man-Kong, Elsa Chang (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593896860 |
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| 15 |
Shark Girl Kate Beaton, Roaring Brook Press, $18.99, 9781250184924 |
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Children's Series
Bestseller List for March 12, 2025
Based on sales for the week ending March 9, 2025
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.
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Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix |
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Harry N. Abrams |
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Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback) Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Scholastic |
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The Wild Robot (hardcover and paperback) Peter Brown, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
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I Survived (hardcover and paperback) Lauren Tarshis, Karen De la Vega (Illus.), Scholastic
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Baby-Sitters Club Graphix (hardcover and paperback) Ann M. Martin, Arley Nopra (Illus.), Graphix
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InvestiGators (hardcover) John Patrick Green, Christopher Hastings, Pat Lewis (Illus.), First Second |
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Elephant & Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion |
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| 9 |
Spy School (hardcover and paperback) Stuart Gibbs, Anjan Sarkar (Illus.), Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback) Suzanne Collins, Scholastic Press |
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16 Long Island
Colm Tóibín, Scribner, $18.99, 9781476785127
17 The Berry Pickers
Amanda Peters, Catapult, $17.95, 9781646222384
18 Yellowface
R. F. Kuang, William Morrow Paperbacks, $18.99, 9780063250857
19 The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250080400
20 First-Time Caller
B. K. Borison, Berkley, $19.00, 9780593641194
21 Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury, Simon & Schuster, $17.00, 9781451673319
22 Tea You at the Altar
Rebecca Thorne, Bramble, $19.99, 9781250333254
23 Ward D
Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99, 9781464227271
24 First Lie Wins
Ashley Elston, Penguin, $19.00, 9780593492932
25 Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin, Vintage, $19.00, 9780593466490
26 The Midnight Library
Matt Haig, Penguin, $18.00, 9780525559498
27 The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman, Penguin, $18.00, 9781984880987
28 Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $20.00, 9780593135228
29 None of This Is True
Lisa Jewell, Atria Books, $18.99, 9781982179014
30 Babel
R. F. Kuang, Harper Voyager, $20.00, 9780063021433
31 Good Material
Dolly Alderton, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593686959
32 Quicksilver
Callie Hart, Forever, $21.99, 9781538774199
33 The Vegetarian
Han Kang, Hogarth, $18.00, 9781101906118
34 The Boyfriend
Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99, 9781728296227
35 Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781639730957
36 Wild Side (Deluxe Edition)
Elsie Silver, Bloom Books, $17.99, 9781464220838
37 The Fury
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250758996
38 Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect: A Novel (The Ernest Cunningham Mysteries #2)
Benjamin Stevenson, Mariner Books, $18.99, 9780063279087
39 The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club: A Novel
Helen Simonson, Dial Press Trade Paperback, $18.00, 9781984801333
40 Scythe & Sparrow
Brynne Weaver, Zando - Slowburn, $19.00, 9781638931812
41 Butter
Asako Yuzuki, Ecco, $19.99, 9780063236417
42 A Court of Mist and Fury
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575583
43 Circe
Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316556323
44 Hello Beautiful
Ann Napolitano, Dial Press Trade Paperback, $18.99, 9780593243756
45 The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318
46 The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703
47 One Dark Window
Rachel Gillig, Orbit, $18.99, 9780316312486
48 Wandering Stars
Tommy Orange, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593311448
49 Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
Shane Hawk (Ed.), Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. (Ed.), Vintage, $17.00, 9780593468463
50 I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com
Kimberly Lemming, Berkley, $19.00, 9780593818633
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
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16 A People's History of the United States
Howard Zinn, Harper Perennial Modern Classics, $22.99, 9780062397348
17 Who's Afraid of Gender?
Judith Butler, Picador, $20.00, 9781250371911
18 All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me
Patrick Bringley, Simon & Schuster, $18.99, 9781982163310
19 Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
Michelle Zauner, Vintage, $17.00, 9781984898951
20 How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future
Maria Ressa, Harper Perennial, $19.99, 9780063257528
21 Grief Is for People
Sloane Crosley, Picador, $18.00, 9781250371782
22 On Tyranny Graphic Edition: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
Timothy Snyder, Nora Krug (Illus.), Ten Speed Graphic, $16.99, 9781984859150
23 Love in a F*cked-Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell Together
Dean Spade, Algonquin Books, $19.99, 9781643756462
24 The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310
25 Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Oliver Burkeman, Picador, $19.00, 9781250849359
26 Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $21.99, 9780316299220
27 The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781452174037
28 Sapiens (Tenth Anniversary Edition): A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $27.99, 9780063422001
29 Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
Susan Magsamen, Ivy Ross, Random House Trade Paperbacks, $20.00, 9780593449240
30 Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis
Jonathan Blitzer, Penguin, $21.00, 9781984880826
31 Meditations
Marcus Aurelius, Modern Library, $11.00, 9780812968255
32 3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool
James Kaplan, Penguin Books, $20.00, 9780525561026
33 Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir
Dolly Alderton, Harper Perennial, $18.99, 9780062968791
34 Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
Adam Grant, Penguin, $20.00, 9781984878120
35 Perfect Victims: And the Politics of Appeal
Mohammed El-Kurd, Haymarket Books, $17.95, 9798888903155
36 Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World
Naomi Klein, Picador, $20.00, 9781250338143
37 The Secret History of the Rape Kit: A True Crime Story
Pagan Kennedy, Vintage, $19.00, 9780593314715
38 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
39 How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them
Jason Stanley, Random House Trade Paperbacks, $19.00, 9780525511854
40 Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care
Mariame Kaba, Kelly Hayes, Haymarket Books, $17.95, 9781642598278
41 The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson, Vintage, $18.00, 9780375725609
42 HBR's 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness
Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review Press, $24.95, 9781633694361
43 Burn Book: A Tech Love Story
Kara Swisher, Simon & Schuster, $19.99, 9781982163907
44 A Philosophy of Walking
Frédéric Gros, John Howe (Transl.), Verso, $19.95, 9781804290446
45 Solito: A Memoir
Javier Zamora, Hogarth, $18.00, 9780593498088
46 Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Dr. Anna Lembke, Dutton, $20.00, 9781524746742
47 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
48 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
49 Mornings Without Mii
Mayumi Inaba, FSG Originals, $17.00, 9780374614782
50 The Fire Next Time
James Baldwin, Vintage, $14.00, 9780679744726
Extended Hardcover Fiction
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16 The River Has Roots
Amal El-Mohtar, Tordotcom, $24.99, 9781250341082
17 Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
Grady Hendrix, Berkley, $30.00, 9780593548981
18 Dream State
Eric Puchner, Doubleday, $28.00, 9780385550666
19 The Ragpicker King
Cassandra Clare, Del Rey, $32.00, 9780525620020
20 Intermezzo
Sally Rooney, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $29.00, 9780374602635
21 Isola
Allegra Goodman, The Dial Press, $28.99, 9780593730089
22 We All Live Here
Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $30.00, 9781984879325
23 The Bones Beneath My Skin
TJ Klune, Tor Books, $29.99, 9781250890436
24 Remarkably Bright Creatures
Shelby Van Pelt, Ecco, $29.99, 9780063204157
25 Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales
Heather Fawcett, Del Rey, $29.00, 9780593500224
26 The Nightingale (Deluxe Edition)
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Press, $35.00, 9781250370112
27 Water Moon
Samantha Sotto Yambao, Del Rey, $28.99, 9780593724996
28 Deep Cuts
Holly Brickley, Crown, $28.00, 9780593799086
29 Show Don't Tell: Stories
Curtis Sittenfeld, Random House, $28.00, 9780593446737
30 Battle Mountain
C.J. Box, G.P. Putnam's Sons, $32.00, 9780593851050
31 Kills Well with Others
Deanna Raybourn, Berkley, $29.00, 9780593638514
32 All the Colors of the Dark
Chris Whitaker, Crown, $30.00, 9780593798874
33 We Do Not Part
Han Kang, e. yaewon (Transl.), Paige Aniyah Morris (Transl.), Hogarth, $28.00, 9780593595459
34 Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hanover Square Press, $19.99, 9781335430991
35 The Blanket Cats
Kiyoshi Shigematsu, G.P. Putnam's Sons, $28.00, 9780593852699
36 Victorian Psycho
Virginia Feito, Liveright, $24.99, 9781631498633
37 Beautiful Ugly
Alice Feeney, Flatiron Books, $28.99, 9781250337788
38 A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers, Tordotcom, $21.99, 9781250236210
39 Good Dirt
Charmaine Wilkerson, Ballantine Books, $30.00, 9780593358368
40 Playground
Richard Powers, W. W. Norton & Company, $29.99, 9781324086031
41 Tell Me Everything
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $30.00, 9780593446096
42 The Ministry of Time
Kaliane Bradley, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $29.99, 9781668045145
43 Death of the Author (Deluxe Limited Edition)
Nnedi Okorafor, William Morrow, $30.00, 9780063391147
44 One Good Thing
Georgia Hunter, Pamela Dorman Books, $30.00, 9781984880932
45 Black Woods, Blue Sky
Eowyn Ivey, Random House, $29.00, 9780593231029
46 Dungeon Crawler Carl
Matt Dinniman, Ace, $30.00, 9780593820247
47 Somewhere Beyond the Sea
TJ Klune, Tor Books, $28.99, 9781250881205
48 We'll Prescribe You a Cat
Syou Ishida, E.Madison Shimoda (Transl.), Berkley, $25.00, 9780593818749
49 Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave
Elle Cosimano, Minotaur Books, $28.00, 9781250337344
50 The Queens of Crime
Marie Benedict, St. Martin's Press, $29.00, 9781250280756
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
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16 On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer
Rick Steves, Rick Steves, $30.00, 9781641716437
17 The Harder I Fight the More I Love You: A Memoir
Neko Case, Grand Central Publishing, $30.00, 9781538710500
18 Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live
Susan Morrison, Random House, $36.00, 9780812988871
19 On Freedom
Timothy Snyder, Crown, $32.00, 9780593728727
20 Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America
Russell Shorto, W. W. Norton & Company, $29.99, 9780393881165
21 Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning
Peter Beinart, Knopf, $26.00, 9780593803899
22 The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
Erik Larson, Crown, $35.00, 9780385348744
23 Source Code: My Beginnings
Bill Gates, Knopf, $30.00, 9780593801581
24 Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir
Ina Garten, Crown, $34.00, 9780593799895
25 Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts
Oliver Burkeman, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $27.00, 9780374611996
26 Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
Yuval Noah Harari, Random House, $35.00, 9780593734223
27 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581
28 The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
Hampton Sides, Doubleday, $35.00, 9780385544764
29 Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People
Imani Perry, Ecco, $28.99, 9780062977397
30 CABIN: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman
Patrick Hutchison, St. Martin's Press, $29.00, 9781250285706
31 The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom
Shari Franke, Gallery Books, $29.99, 9781668065396
32 Jane Austen's Bookshelf: A Rare Book Collector's Quest to Find the Women Writers Who Shaped a Legend
Rebecca Romney, S&S/Marysue Rucci Books, $29.99, 9781982190248
33 Saving Five: A Memoir of Hope
Amanda Nguyen, AUWA, $27.00, 9780374615918
34 The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year
Margaret Renkl, Spiegel & Grau, $32.00, 9781954118461
35 The Last Manager: How Earl Weaver Tricked, Tormented, and Reinvented Baseball
John W. Miller, Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, $30.00, 9781668030929
36 You Didn't Hear This From Me: (Mostly) True Notes on Gossip
Kelsey McKinney, Grand Central Publishing, $30.00, 9781538757406
37 Want: Sexual Fantasies by Anonymous
Gillian Anderson, Abrams Press, $28.00, 9781419777295
38 Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World
Anne Applebaum, Doubleday, $27.00, 9780385549936
39 Medieval Cats: Claws, Paws, and Kitties of Yore
Catherine Nappington, Ten Speed Press, $15.99, 9780593837504
40 Make Magic: The Book of Inspiration You Didn't Know You Needed
Brad Meltzer, William Morrow, $14.99, 9780063440715
41 The Dog Who Followed the Moon
James Norbury, William Morrow, $25.00, 9780063420717
42 Patriot: A Memoir
Alexei Navalny, Knopf, $35.00, 9780593320969
43 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
44 Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of AmericanRacism
Eve L. Ewing, One World, $32.00, 9780593243701
45 Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), Simon & Schuster, $40.00, 9781476753836
46 A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
Kevin Fedarko, Scribner, $34.00, 9781501183058
47 Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Peter Attia, M.D., Bill Gifford, Harmony, $32.00, 9780593236598
48 Fearless and Free: A Memoir
Josephine Baker, Tiny Reparations Books, $32.00, 9780593853696
49 Food for Thought: Essays and Ruminations
Alton Brown, Gallery Books, $28.99, 9781668064214
50 Guinness World Records 2025
Guinness World Records, $29.95, 9781913484569
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11 Reacher: Persuader
Lee Child, Dell, $10.99, 9780593984215
12 The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488
13 Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365286
14 Cross Down
James Patterson, Brendan DuBois, Little, Brown and Company, $10.99, 9781538710739
15 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345514400
16 The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $10.99, 9780441478125
17 It Can't Happen Here
Sinclair Lewis, Signet, $10.99, 9780451465641
18 Resurrection Walk
Michael Connelly, Little, Brown and Company, $10.99, 9781538767146
19 Simply Lies
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538750605
20 Dune Messiah
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233
21 The Well of Ascension
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9781250318572
22 The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741
23 Rhythm of War
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365309
24 The Hero of Ages
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9781250318626
25 The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcom X, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345350688
26 Clive Cussler The Corsican Shadow
Dirk Cussler, G.P. Putnam's Sons, $10.99, 9780593544198
27 Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Spectra, $9.99, 9780553283686
28 Oathbringer
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365293
29 Shattered
James Patterson, James O. Born, Grand Central, $10.99, 9781538752968
30 The Shining
Stephen King, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307743657
31 Warbreaker
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9780765360038
32 Siddhartha
Hermann Hesse, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553208849
33 Women Who Run With the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345409874
34 Exiles
Jane Harper, Flatiron Books, $10.99, 9781250378040
35 Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton, Ballantine, $10.99, 9780345538987
36 A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Random House Worlds, $9.99, 9780553593716
37 Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $10.00, 9780553293357
38 And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062073488
39 The Communist Manifesto (Signet Classics)
Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Signet Book, $5.95, 9780451531841
40 The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $11.99, 9780756407919
41 The Fellowship of the Ring: The Lord of the Rings: Part One
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780593500484
42 Arcanum Unbounded
Brandon Sanderson, Tor Fantasy, $11.99, 9780765391186
43 Children of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441104024
44 The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
45 Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $9.99, 9781250773012
46 Thinner
Stephen King, Pocket, $11.99, 9781668084274
47 The Great Gatsby: The Only Authorized Edition
F.Scott Fitzgerald, Pocket, $9.99, 9781982146702
48 Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess
Bobby Fischer, et al., Bantam, $9.99, 9780553263152
49 The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $10.99, 9780063221086
50 Carrie
Stephen King, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307743664