Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestsellers List for May 1, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.
| Paperback Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
Just for the Summer Abby Jimenez, Forever, $17.99, 9781538704431 Abby Jimenez's new witty, slow-burn rom-com is an April 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
2/4 |
| 2 |
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. |
1/85 |
| 3 |
Happy Place Emily Henry, Berkley, $19.00, 9780593441190 Emily Henry's novel about a couple who broke up months ago and pretend they're still together for an annual, week-long vacation with their best friends. |
3/8 |
| 4 |
The Three-Body Problem Cixin Liu, Ken Liu (Transl.), Tor, $18.99, 9780765382030 Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or to fight against the invasion. The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision. |
4/6 |
| 5 |
Bride Ali Hazelwood, Berkley, $19.00, 9780593550403 A dangerous alliance between a Vampyre bride and an Alpha Werewolf becomes a love deep enough to sink your teeth into in this new paranormal romance from the bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis. The #1 Indie Next Pick for February 2024. |
10/12 |
| 6 |
A Court of Mist and Fury Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575583 The seductive and stunning sequel to Sarah J. Maas's spellbinding A Court of Thorns and Roses. |
8/34 |
| 7 |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $18.00, 9780441013593 Herbert's classic masterpiece—a triumph of the imagination—is now a major motion picture. |
5/37 |
| 8 |
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone Benjamin Stevenson, Mariner Books, $18.99, 9780063279032 Knives Out and Clue meet Agatha Christie and The Thursday Murder Club in this fiendishly clever blend of classic and modern murder mystery. |
9/17 |
| 9 |
Horse Geraldine Brooks, Penguin, $19.00, 9780399562976 Based on the remarkable true story of the record-breaking thoroughbred Lexington, Horse is a novel of art and science, love and obsession, and our unfinished reckoning with racism. |
12/15 |
| 10 |
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. |
7/50 |
| 11 |
A Little Life Hanya Yanagihara, Anchor, $18.00, 9780804172707 Yanagihara's astonishing novel about love and friendship in the 21st century was a March 2015 Indie Next Pick and a National Book Award finalist. |
14/53 |
| 12 |
Throne of Glass Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781639730957 Enter the world of Throne of Glass with the first book in the bestselling series by Sarah J. Maas. |
11/15 |
| 13 |
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. |
/93 |
| 14 |
A Court of Wings and Ruin Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635575606 The epic third novel in the bestselling A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas. |
13/17 |
| 15 |
Babel R. F. Kuang, Harper Voyager, $20.00, 9780063021433 Kuang's breathtaking novel grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire. |
/19 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 18 |
Small Mercies Dennis Lehane, Harper Perennial, $19.99, 9780062129499 Set against the hot, tumultuous months when Boston's desegregation of its public schools exploded in violence, Small Mercies is a superb thriller, a brutal depiction of criminality and power, and an unflinching portrait of the dark heart of American racism. It is a mesmerizing and wrenching work that only Dennis Lehane could write. |
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Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestsellers List for May 1, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.
| Paperback Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
The Backyard Bird Chronicles- Debut 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. |
/1 |
| 2 |
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. |
1/27 |
| 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. |
4/229 |
| 4 |
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. |
5/130 |
| 5 |
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI David Grann, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593470831 Grann's twisting and haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history. |
2/29 |
| 6 |
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. |
7/57 |
| 7 |
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. |
3/5 |
| 8 |
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. |
6/187 |
| 9 |
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. |
9/21 |
| 10 |
World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments- Debut Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Fumi Nakamura (Illus.), Milkweed Editions, $20.00, 9781639550562 Beloved author Aimee Nezhukumatathil's celebrated work of nonfiction, now including additional essays and illustrations. |
/1 |
| 11 |
The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times Michelle Obama, Crown, $19.99, 9780593237489 In an inspiring follow-up to her critically acclaimed, bestselling memoir Becoming, former First Lady Michelle Obama shares practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying hopeful and balanced in today's highly uncertain world. |
8/2 |
| 12 |
The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781452174037 Perfect for the anti-aviary or bird fanatic with a sense of humor, this snarky illustrated handbook is equal parts profane, funny, and—let's face it—true. |
/24 |
| 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. |
15/227 |
| 14 |
The Language of Trees: A Rewilding of Literature and Landscape- Debut Katie Holten, Tin House Books, $19.95, 9781959030782 The Language of Trees considers our relationship with literature and landscape, resulting in an astonishing fusion of storytelling and art and a deeply beautiful celebration of trees through the ages. |
/1 |
| 15 |
Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma- Debut Claire Dederer, Vintage, $17.00, 9780525564188 Can we love the work of Hemingway, Polanski, Naipaul, Miles Davis, or Picasso? Should we? A passionate, provocative, blisteringly smart interrogation of how we make and experience art in the age of #MeToo, and of the link between genius and monstrosity. |
/1 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 16 |
A Book of Days Patti Smith, Random House Trade Paperbacks, $20.00, 9780593730386 A deeply moving and brilliantly idiosyncratic visual book of days by the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids and M Train, featuring more than 365 images and reflections that chart Smith's singular aesthetic. |
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Hardcover Fiction
Bestsellers List for May 1, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.
| Hardcover Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
Funny Story- Debut Emily Henry, Berkley, $29.00, 9780593441282 Emily Henry's shimmering, joyful new novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common is a May 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
| 2 |
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. |
1/6 |
| 3 |
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. |
2/12 |
| 4 |
The Familiar Leigh Bardugo, Flatiron Books, $29.99, 9781250884251 From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo comes a spellbinding novel set in the Spanish Golden Age. An April 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
4/3 |
| 5 |
Table for Two: Fictions Amor Towles, Viking, $32.00, 9780593296370 From Amor Towles, a richly detailed and sharply drawn collection of stories, including a novella featuring one of his most beloved characters. An April 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
3/4 |
| 6 |
The Paris Novel- Debut Ruth Reichl, Random House, $29.00, 9780812996302 Ruth Reichl's new novel is a testament to living deliciously, taking chances, and finding your true home. A May 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
/1 |
| 7 |
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. |
5/38 |
| 8 |
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. |
6/58 |
| 9 |
North Woods Daniel Mason, Random House, $28.00, 9780593597033 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. An October 2023 Indie Next List Pick. |
8/27 |
| 10 |
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. |
/40 |
| 11 |
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. |
7/49 |
| 12 |
Wandering Stars Tommy Orange, Knopf, $29.00, 9780593318256 Wandering Stars is a novel about epigenetic and generational trauma that has the force and vision of a modern epic, an exceptionally powerful new book from one of the most exciting writers at work today and soaring confirmation of Tommy Orange's monumental gifts. March 2024's #1 Indie Next Pick. |
11/9 |
| 13 |
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. |
13/79 |
| 14 |
The Hunter Tana French, Viking, $32.00, 9780593493434 Tana French's new novel is a nuanced, atmospheric tale that explores what we'll do for our loved ones, what we'll do for revenge, and what we sacrifice when the two collide. A March 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
9/8 |
| 15 |
The Husbands Holly Gramazio, Doubleday, $29.00, 9780385550611 An exuberant debut novel, The Husbands delights in asking: how do we navigate life, love, and choice in a world of never-ending options? An April 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
14/4 |
Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestsellers List for May 1, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.
| Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder Salman Rushdie, Random House, $28.00, 9780593730249 From internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply personal account of enduring—and surviving—an attempt on his life thirty years after the fatwa that was ordered against him. |
3/2 |
| 2 |
An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s Doris Kearns Goodwin, Simon & Schuster, $35.00, 9781982108663 Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America's most beloved historians, artfully weaves together biography, memoir, and history. She takes you along on the emotional journey she and her husband, Richard (Dick) Goodwin embarked upon in the last years of his life. |
1/2 |
| 3 |
Somehow: Thoughts on Love Anne Lamott, Riverhead Books, $22.00, 9780593714416 Lamott explores the transformative power that love has in our lives: how it surprises us, forces us to confront uncomfortable truths, reminds us of our humanity, and guides us forward. |
2/3 |
| 4 |
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness Jonathan Haidt, Penguin Press, $30.00, 9780593655030 From New York Times 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. |
5/5 |
| 5 |
The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality Amanda Montell, Atria/One Signal Publishers, $28.99, 9781668007976 A delicious blend of cultural criticism and personal narrative that explores our cognitive biases and the power, disadvantages, and highlights of magical thinking. An April 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
6/3 |
| 6 |
The Creative Act: A Way of Being Rick Rubin, Penguin Press, $32.00, 9780593652886 From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their creativity, comes a beautifully crafted book many years in the making that offers that same deep wisdom to all of us. |
7/67 |
| 7 |
The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook Hampton Sides, Doubleday, $35.00, 9780385544764 From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook's death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day. |
4/3 |
| 8 |
There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension Hanif Abdurraqib, Random House, $32.00, 9780593448793 A poignant, personal reflection on basketball, life, and home—from the author of the National Book Award finalist A Little Devil in America. An April 2024 Indie Next Pick. |
8/5 |
| 9 |
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. |
9/54 |
| 10 |
Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent- Debut Judi Dench, Brendan O'Hea, St. Martin's Press, $32.00, 9781250325778 For the very first time, Judi Dench opens up about every Shakespearean role she has played throughout her seven-decade career, from Lady Macbeth and Titania to Ophelia and Cleopatra. |
/1 |
| 11 |
The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading James Patterson, Matt Eversmann, Little, Brown and Company, $28.00, 9780316567534 Step inside The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians and enter a world where you can feed your curiosities, discover new voices, find whatever you want or require. This place has the magic of rainbows and unicorns, but it's also a business. The book business. |
13/3 |
| 12 |
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. |
11/104 |
| 13 |
Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present Fareed Zakaria, W. W. Norton & Company, $29.99, 9780393239232 The CNN host and bestselling author explores the revolutions—past and present—that define the polarized and unstable age in which we live. |
10/5 |
| 14 |
The Work of Art: How Something Comes from Nothing- Debut Adam Moss, Penguin Press, $45.00, 9780593297582 From former editor of New York magazine Adam Moss, a collection of illuminating conversations examining the very personal, rigorous, complex, and elusive work of making art. |
/1 |
| 15 |
The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year Margaret Renkl, Spiegel & Grau, $32.00, 9781954118461 From the bestselling author of Late Migrations comes a luminous book that traces the passing of seasons, personal and natural. A November 2023 Indie Next Pick. |
/25 |
Mass Market
Bestsellers List for May 1, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.
| Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1 |
Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $10.99, 9780593640340 |
1/232 |
| 2 |
Dune Messiah Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098233 |
2/108 |
| 3 |
1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 |
3/408 |
| 4 |
Children of Dune Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441104024 |
4/37 |
| 5 |
The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9780765365279 |
/122 |
| 6 |
Animal Farm George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342 |
/150 |
| 7 |
Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318541 |
8/85 |
| 8 |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345391803 |
/84 |
| 9 |
The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin, Ace, $10.99, 9780441478125 |
/7 |
| 10 |
Hyperion Dan Simmons, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553283686 |
/7 |
Early & Middle Grade Readers
Bestsellers List for May 1, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.
| Early & Middle Grade Readers | ||
| 1 |
The Eyes and the Impossible Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781524764203 |
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| 2 |
Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor Alan Gratz, Scholastic Press, $18.99, 9781338736076 |
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| 3 |
96 Facts About Taylor Swift: Quizzes, Quotes, Questions, and More! Arie Kaplan, Risa Rodil (Illus.), Grosset & Dunlap, $6.99, 9780593750933 |
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| 4 |
Olivetti (Indies Introduce) Allie Millington, Feiwel & Friends, $17.99, 9781250326935 |
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| 5 |
Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All- Debut Chanel Miller, Philomel Books, $17.99, 9780593624524 |
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| 6 |
The Night War Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Dial Books, $17.99, 9780735228566 |
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| 7 |
Ferris Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $18.99, 9781536231052 |
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| 8 |
Tree. Table. Book.- Debut Lois Lowry, Clarion Books, $18.99, 9780063299504 |
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| 9 |
Wings of Fire: A Guide to the Dragon World Tui T. Sutherland, Joy Ang (Illus.), Scholastic Press, $24.99, 9781338634822 |
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| 10 |
Drama: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801897 |
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| 11 |
Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II Adam Gidwitz, Dutton Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780593112083 |
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| 12 |
Smile: A Graphic Novel Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264 |
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| 13 |
The Secret Language of Birds- Debut Lynne Kelly, Delacorte Press, $17.99, 9781524770273 |
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| 14 |
The Moth Keeper: A Graphic Novel K. O'Neill, Random House Graphic, $13.99, 9780593182260 |
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| 15 |
A Rover's Story Jasmine Warga, Balzer + Bray, $9.99, 9780063113930 |
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Young Adult
Bestsellers List for May 1, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.
| Young Adult | ||
| 1 |
The Reappearance of Rachel Price Holly Jackson, Delacorte Press, $20.99, 9780593374207 |
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| 2 |
Divine Rivals Rebecca Ross, Wednesday Books, $18.99, 9781250857439 |
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| 3 |
Powerless Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9781665954884 |
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| 4 |
If He Had Been with Me Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $10.99, 9781728205489 |
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| 5 |
If Only I Had Told Her Laura Nowlin, Sourcebooks Fire, $12.99, 9781728276229 |
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| 6 |
A Tempest of Tea Hafsah Faizal, Farrar, Straus and Giroux BYR, $20.99, 9780374389406 |
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| 7 |
Ruthless Vows Rebecca Ross, Wednesday Books, $20.00, 9781250857453 |
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| 8 |
Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen, Anna Bond (Illus.), Puffin Books, $17.00, 9780593622452 |
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| 9 |
Five Survive Holly Jackson, Ember, $14.99, 9780593374191 |
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| 10 |
Check & Mate Ali Hazelwood, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $14.00, 9780593619919 |
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| 11 |
Where Sleeping Girls Lie Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Feiwel & Friends, $19.99, 9781250800848 |
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| 12 |
Lightlark Alex Aster, Amulet, $12.99, 9781419760877 |
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| 13 |
Legendborn (Indies Introduce) Tracy Deonn, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $13.99, 9781534441613 |
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| 14 |
Song of the Six Realms- Debut Judy I. Lin, Feiwel & Friends, $20.99, 9781250871619 |
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| 15 |
Heartless Hunter Kristen Ciccarelli, Wednesday Books, $20.00, 9781250866905 |
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Children's Illustrated
Bestsellers List for May 1, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2024
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| Children's Illustrated | ||
| 1 |
Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography Wendy Loggia, Elisa Chavarri (Illus.), Golden Books, $5.99, 9780593566718 |
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| 2 |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $10.99, 9780694003617 |
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| 3 |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, World of Eric Carle, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
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| 4 |
Little Blue Truck Feeling Happy Alice Schertle, Clarion Books, $14.99, 9780063342705 |
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| 5 |
Bubbly Beautiful Kitty-Corn Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illus.), Harry N. Abrams, $19.99, 9781419768774 |
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| 6 |
Dragon's First Taco Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $8.99, 9780593533178 |
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| 7 |
Penelope Rex and the Problem with Pets Ryan T. Higgins, Disney Hyperion, $18.99, 9781368089609 |
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| 8 |
Buffalo Fluffalo Bess Kalb, Erin Kraan (Illus.), Random House Studio, $18.99, 9780593564530 |
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| 9 |
Dragons Love Tacos Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial Books, $18.99, 9780803736801 |
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| 10 |
Bluey: Queens Penguin Young Readers, $5.99, 9780593750872 |
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| 11 |
Luigi, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten Michelle Knudsen, Kevin Hawkes (Illus.), Candlewick, $18.99, 9781536219111 |
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| 12 |
Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $21.99, 9780060254926 |
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| 13 |
Oh, the Places You'll Go! Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers, $18.99, 9780679805274 |
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| 14 |
The Truth About the Couch- Debut Adam Rubin, Liniers (Illus.), G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 9780593619131 |
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| 15 |
Bluey: Butterflies Penguin Young Readers, $5.99, 9780593750889 |
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Children's Series
Bestsellers List for May 1, 2024
Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2024
For an independent bookstore store near you, visit IndieBound.org.
| Children's Series | ||
| 1 |
Dog Man (hardcover) Dav Pilkey, Graphix |
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| 2 |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet |
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| 3 |
Elephant & Piggie (hardcover) Mo Willems, Hyperion |
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| 4 |
Wings of Fire (hardcover and paperback) Tui T. Sutherland, Mike Holmes (Illus.), Scholastic |
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| 5 |
Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback) Rick Riordan, Hyperion |
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| 6 |
Who Was/Is...? (paperback) Kirsten Anderson, Gregory Copeland (Illus.), Penguin Workshop |
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| 7 |
I Survived (hardcover and paperback) Lauren Tarshis, Brian Churilla (Illus.), Scholastic |
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| 8 |
Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House Books for Young Readers |
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| 9 |
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Holly Jackson, Ember |
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| 10 |
InvestiGators (hardcover and paperback) John Patrick Green, Christopher Hastings, Pat Lewis (Illus.), First Second |
Extended Paperback Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2024
16 The Housemaid
Freida McFadden, Grand Central, $12.99, 9781538742570
17 Beach Read
Emily Henry, Berkley, $16.00, 9781984806734
18 Small Mercies
Dennis Lehane, Harper Perennial, $19.99, 9780062129499
19 Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
Shane Hawk (Ed.), Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. (Ed.), Vintage, $17.00, 9780593468463
20 Tress of the Emerald Sea
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $19.99, 9781250899668
21 The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Atria, $17.00, 9781501161933
22 Weyward
Emilia Hart, St. Martin's Griffin, $19.00, 9781250842725
23 A Court of Silver Flames
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635577990
24 Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
Heather Fawcett, Del Rey, $18.00, 9780593500156
25 The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $17.99, 9781250301703
26 Chain Gang All-Stars
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Vintage, $18.00, 9780593469316
27 The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $17.99, 9780062060624
28 Book Lovers
Emily Henry, Berkley, $17.00, 9780593334836
29 The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
Shannon Chakraborty, Harper Voyager, $19.99, 9780062963512
30 The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune, Tor, $18.99, 9781250217318
31 House of Earth and Blood
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781635577020
32 Trust
Hernan Diaz, Riverhead Books, $17.00, 9780593420324
33 The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.99, 9781250080400
34 A Letter to the Luminous Deep
Sylvie Cathrall, Orbit, $18.99, 9780316565530
35 Late Bloomer
Mazey Eddings, St. Martin's Griffin, $18.00, 9781250847089
36 Butcher & Blackbird
Brynne Weaver, Zando - Slowburn, $18.00, 9781638931737
37 A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles, Penguin, $18.00, 9780143110439
38 Birnam Wood
Eleanor Catton, Picador, $19.00, 9781250321718
39 Pineapple Street
Jenny Jackson, Penguin, $18.00, 9780593490716
40 Legends & Lattes
Travis Baldree, Tor, $17.99, 9781250886088
41 One Dark Window
Rachel Gillig, Orbit, $18.99, 9780316312486
42 A Court of Frost and Starlight
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $17.00, 9781635575620
43 Circe
Madeline Miller, Back Bay, $18.99, 9780316556323
44 Devotions
Mary Oliver, Penguin, $20.00, 9780399563263
45 Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club
J.Ryan Stradal, Penguin, $18.00, 9781984881090
46 Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir, Ballantine, $20.00, 9780593135228
47 The Assassin's Blade
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $19.00, 9781639731091
48 How to End a Love Story
Yulin Kuang, Avon, $18.99, 9780063310681
49 All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $18.99, 9781668017340
50 The Teacher
Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press, $17.99, 9781728296210
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2024
16 A Book of Days
Patti Smith, Random House , $20.00, 9780593730386
17 The Artist's Way: 30th Anniversary Edition
Julia Cameron, TarcherPerigee, $19.00, 9780143129257
18 Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
Jonathan Kennedy, Crown, $20.00, 9780593240496
19 The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $19.00, 9780593512302
20 Solito: A Memoir
Javier Zamora, Hogarth, $18.00, 9780593498088
21 Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $21.00, 9780593230275
22 Cinema Speculation
Quentin Tarantino, Harper Perennial, $21.00, 9780063112575
23 Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Oliver Burkeman, Picador, $19.00, 9781250849359
24 Meditations: A New Translation (Modern Library Classics)
Marcus Aurelius, Modern Library, $11.00, 9780812968255
25 Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $18.99, 9780060936228
26 An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Ed Yong, Random House, $20.00, 9780593133255
27 Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
Adam Grant, Penguin, $20.00, 9781984878120
28 Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships
Nina Totenberg, Simon & Schuster, $18.99, 9781982188092
29 This Wild and Precious Life: A Journal
Mary Oliver, Clarkson Potter, $16.99, 9780593580288
30 The Book of Delights: Essays
Ross Gay, Algonquin Books, $18.99, 9781643753287
31 The Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion, Vintage, $17.00, 9781400078431
32 The 48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene, Penguin, $26.00, 9780140280197
33 How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures
Sabrina Imbler, Back Bay Books, $19.99, 9780316540506
34 Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
Merlin Sheldrake, Random House, $20.00, 9780525510321
35 The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions
Jonathan Rosen, Penguin Books, $20.00, 9780143132899
36 Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $25.99, 9780062316110
37 The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World
Matt Kracht, Chronicle, $15.95, 9781797212272
38 Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic
Simon Winchester, Harper Perennial, $21.99, 9780063142893
39 The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
Dave Grohl, Dey Street Books, $21.99, 9780063076105
40 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, $19.00, 9780593139028
41 Stay True: A Memoir
Hua Hsu, Anchor, $17.00, 9780593315200
42 Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement
Angela Y. Davis, Haymarket Books, $15.95, 9781608465644
43 The Soul of an Octopus
Sy Montgomery, Atria, $18.99, 9781451697728
44 Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Dr. Anna Lembke, Dutton, $20.00, 9781524746742
45 The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: An Extraordinary New Journey Through History's Greatest Treasures
Bettany Hughes, Vintage, $20.00, 9780593686157
46 Woman, Life, Freedom
Marjane Satrapi, Seven Stories Press, $35.95, 9781644214053
47 Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $22.00, 9780374533557
48 Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Anne Lamott, Vintage, $17.00, 9780385480017
49 Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Oregon State University Press, $18.95, 9780870714993
50 The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $21.00, 9781982117368
Extended Hardcover Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2024
16 Iron Flame
Rebecca Yarros, Entangled: Red Tower Books, $29.99, 9781649374172
17 Martyr!
Kaveh Akbar, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593537619
18 You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World
Ada Limón (Ed.), Milkweed Editions, $25.00, 9781571315687
19 The Cemetery of Untold Stories
Julia Alvarez, Algonquin Books, $28.00, 9781643753843
20 A Fate Inked in Blood
Danielle L. Jensen, Del Rey, $29.99, 9780593599839
21 The Frozen River
Ariel Lawhon, Doubleday, $28.00, 9780385546874
22 Tom Lake
Ann Patchett, Harper, $30.00, 9780063327528
23 How to Solve Your Own Murder
Kristen Perrin, Dutton, $28.00, 9780593474013
24 Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593321201
25 Close to Death
Anthony Horowitz, Harper, $30.00, 9780063305649
26 Expiration Dates
Rebecca Serle, Atria, $27.00, 9781982166823
27 A Calamity of Souls
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $30.00, 9781538765029
28 Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Hanover Square Press, $19.99, 9781335430991
29 I Cheerfully Refuse
Leif Enger, Grove Press, $28.00, 9780802162939
30 A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers, Tordotcom, $20.99, 9781250236210
31 Lessons in Chemistry
Bonnie Garmus, Doubleday, $29.00, 9780385547345
32 Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop
Hwang Bo-reum, Bloomsbury Publishing, $28.99, 9781639732425
33 The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers
Samuel Burr, Doubleday, $29.00, 9780593470091
34 Good Material
Dolly Alderton, Knopf, $28.00, 9780593801307
35 First Lie Wins
Ashley Elston, Pamela Dorman Books, $28.00, 9780593492918
36 Lessons in Chemistry Special Edition
Bonnie Garmus, Doubleday, $40.00, 9780385551151
37 Yellowface
R. F. Kuang, Morrow, $30.00, 9780063250833
38 House of Flame and Shadow
Sarah J. Maas, Bloomsbury Publishing, $32.00, 9781635574104
39 The Kamogawa Food Detectives
Hisashi Kashiwai, Jesse Kirkwood (Transl.), G.P. Putnam's Sons, $25.00, 9780593717714
40 Small Things Like These
Claire Keegan, Grove Press, $20.00, 9780802158741
41 Lost Birds
Anne Hillerman, Harper, $30.00, 9780063344785
42 A Short Walk Through a Wide World
Douglas Westerbeke, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781668026069
43 Until August
Gabriel García Márquez, Anne McLean (Transl.), Knopf, $22.00, 9780593801994
44 The Fury
Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, $28.99, 9781250758989
45 The Book of Love
Kelly Link, Random House, $31.00, 9780812996586
46 The Bee Sting
Paul Murray, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $30.00, 9780374600303
47 Anita de Monte Laughs Last
Xochitl Gonzalez, Flatiron Books, $28.99, 9781250786210
48 Come and Get It
Kiley Reid, Putnam, $29.00, 9780593328200
49 The Book of Doors
Gareth Brown, William Morrow, $30.00, 9780063323988
50 The Titanic Survivors Book Club
Timothy Schaffert, Doubleday, $29.00, 9780385549158
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2024
16 How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
David Brooks, Random House, $30.00, 9780593230060
17 Grief Is for People
Sloane Crosley, MCD, $27.00, 9780374609849
18 Secrets of the Octopus
Sy Montgomery, National Geographic, $30.00, 9781426223723
19 Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
Charles Duhigg, Random House, $30.00, 9780593243916
20 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581
21 I'm Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy, Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781982185824
22 The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Financial Security
Scott Galloway, Portfolio, $32.00, 9780593714027
23 The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters
Susan Page, Simon & Schuster, $30.99, 9781982197926
24 Burn Book: A Tech Love Story
Kara Swisher, Simon & Schuster, $30.00, 9781982163891
25 Disappointing Affirmations
Dave Tarnowski, Chronicle Books, $14.95, 9781797226668
26 Who's Afraid of Gender?
Judith Butler, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $30.00, 9780374608224
27 Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Peter Attia, M.D., Bill Gifford, Harmony, $32.00, 9780593236598
28 The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society
Joseph E. Stiglitz, W. W. Norton & Company, $29.99, 9781324074373
29 The House of Hidden Meanings: A Memoir
RuPaul, Dey Street Books, $29.99, 9780063263901
30 The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
Michael Finkel, Knopf, $28.00, 9780525657323
31 Sociopath: A Memoir
Patric Gagne, Ph.D., Simon & Schuster, $28.99, 9781668003183
32 Reading Genesis
Marilynne Robinson, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $29.00, 9780374299408
33 PlantYou: Scrappy Cooking: 140+ Plant-Based Zero-Waste Recipes That Are Good for You, Your Wallet, and the Planet
Carleigh Bodrug, Hachette Go, $32.00, 9780306832420
34 The Moth Presents: A Point of Beauty: True Stories of Holding On and Letting Go
The Moth (Ed.), Crown, $28.00, 9780593139035
35 Gay Science: The Totally Scientific Examination of LGBTQ+ Culture, Myths, and Stereotypes
Rob Anderson, DK, $25.00, 9780744087352
36 Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
Cal Newport, Portfolio, $30.00, 9780593544853
37 Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism
Stephen Breyer, Simon & Schuster, $32.00, 9781668021538
38 Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), Simon & Schuster, $37.50, 9781476753836
39 The Everything War: Amazon’s Ruthless Quest to Own the World and Remake Corporate Power
Dana Mattioli, Little, Brown and Company, $32.50, 9780316269773
40 The League of Lady Poisoners: Illustrated True Stories of Dangerous Women
Lisa Perrin, Chronicle Books, $24.95, 9781797215884
41 Mostly What God Does: Reflections on Seeking and Finding His Love Everywhere
Savannah Guthrie, Thomas Nelson, $29.99, 9781400341122
42 Native Nations: A Millennium in North America
Kathleen DuVal, Random House, $38.00, 9780525511038
43 There Are Dads Way Worse Than You: Unimpeachable Evidence of Your Excellence as a Father
Glenn Boozan, Priscilla Witte (Illus.), Workman Publishing Company, $15.00, 9781523524334
44 Come Together: The Science (and Art!) of Creating Lasting Sexual Connections
Emily Nagoski, Ph.D., Ballantine Books, $30.00, 9780593500828
45 Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning
Liz Cheney, Little, Brown and Company, $32.50, 9780316572064
46 Nuclear War: A Scenario
Annie Jacobsen, Dutton, $30.00, 9780593476093
47 My Beloved Monster: Masha, the Half-wild Rescue Cat Who Rescued Me
Caleb Carr, Little, Brown and Company, $32.00, 9780316503600
48 A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes
Anthony Bale, W. W. Norton & Company, $29.99, 9781324064572
49 The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City
Kevin Baker, Knopf, $35.00, 9780375421839
50 Briefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real About the End
Alua Arthur, Mariner Books, $28.99, 9780063240032
Extended Mass Market
Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2024
11 God Emperor of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098257
12 American Gods
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062572110
13 Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $9.99, 9780440180296
14 Foundation
Isaac Asimov, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553293357
15 Guards! Guards!
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225757
16 Rhythm of War
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365309
17 Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062836977
18 The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
19 Heretics of Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098264
20 Archangel's Lineage
Nalini Singh, Berkley, $9.99, 9780593550014
21 Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Penguin, $12.00, 9780399501487
22 The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcom X, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345350688
23 The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $9.99, 9780307743657
24 The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $10.99, 9780756404741
25 Carrie
Stephen King, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307743664
26 Warbreaker
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765360038
27 The Fellowship of the Ring: The Lord of the Rings: Part One
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780593500484
28 Chapterhouse: Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780593098271
29 The Slow Regard of Silent Things
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $16.00, 9780756411329
30 The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little, Brown, $9.99, 9780316769488
31 The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch, Spectra, $9.99, 9780553588941
32 The Fall of Hyperion
Dan Simmons, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553288209
33 Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $12.99, 9780765365286
34 The Hero of Ages
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9781250318626
35 Oathbringer
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9780765365293
36 Mistborn: Secret History
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $11.99, 9781250859143
37 Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345538987
38 The Eye of the World
Robert Jordan, Tor, $10.99, 9781250251466
39 A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
40 And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062073488
41 The Well of Ascension
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $10.99, 9781250318572
42 Neverwhere
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $9.99, 9780062476371
43 Bridgerton: Romancing Mister Bridgerton
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063140622
44 Bridgerton: To Sir Phillip, with Love
Julia Quinn, Avon, $9.99, 9780063140639
45 Arcanum Unbounded
Brandon Sanderson, Tor , $10.99, 9780765391186
46 Mort
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062225719
47 Red Dragon
Thomas Harris, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425228227
48 Women Who Run With the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345409874
49 The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
50 The Illustrated Man
Ray Bradbury, Simon & Schuster, $11.99, 9781451678185