Rankings reflect sales for the week ended Nov. 29, which were reported on a confidential basis by vendors offering a wide range of general interest titles. Every week, thousands of diverse selling locations report their actual sales on hundreds of thousands of individual titles. The panel of reporting retailers is comprehensive and reflects sales in stores of all sizes and demographics across the United States.
An asterisk (*) indicates that a book’s sales were barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A (b) indicates that some bookstores reported receiving bulk orders.
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FICTION
1. BRIMSTONE, by Callie Hart. (Forever) The second book in the Fae & Alchemy series. To save those close to them, Saeris and Fisher face a new set of dangers.
LAST WEEK: 1
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
2. THE WIDOW, by John Grisham. (Doubleday) When Simon Latch, a lawyer in rural Virginia, is accused of murder, he goes in search of the real killer.
LAST WEEK: 5
WEEKS ON LIST: 6
3. ALCHEMISED, by SenLinYu. (Del Rey) After the war, an imprisoned alchemist is sent to a necromancer to recover her lost memories.
LAST WEEK: 10
WEEKS ON LIST: 10
4. THE SECRET OF SECRETS, by Dan Brown. (Doubleday) As he searches for the missing noetic scientist he has been seeing, Robert Langdon discovers something about a secret project.
LAST WEEK: 6
WEEKS ON LIST: 12
5. GONE BEFORE GOODBYE, by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben. (Grand Central) When a mysterious man disappears, the former combat surgeon giving him medical assistance goes on the lam.
LAST WEEK: 15
WEEKS ON LIST: 7
Amber V. Nicole’s first Gods & Monsters book joins the list at No. 6. (Courtesy/Kensington Books)
6. THE BOOK OF AZRAEL, by Amber V. Nicole. (Kensington) As dangers intensify, an alliance between enemies might be the only thing that can save a world and various realms; the first Gods & Monsters book.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
7. THE INTRUDER, by Freida McFadden. (Poisoned Pen) During a rough storm, Casey puts herself in danger when she lets a girl, who is covered in blood, into her cabin.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 7
8. QUICKSILVER, by Callie Hart. (Forever) Saeris is transported to a dangerous land of ice and snow, where she must contend with a Fae warrior who has suspect agendas.
LAST WEEK: 3
WEEKS ON LIST: 8
9. RETURN OF THE SPIDER, by James Patterson. (Little, Brown) The 34th book in the Alex Cross series. An enemy’s murder book suggests Cross may have made rookie mistakes years ago.
LAST WEEK: 4
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
10. THE CORRESPONDENT, by Virginia Evans. (Crown) Letters from someone she used to know push Sybil Van Antwerp toward revisiting her past and finding a way to forgive.
LAST WEEK: 12
WEEKS ON LIST: 5
11. EXIT STRATEGY, by Lee Child and Andrew Child. (Bantam) The 30th book in the Jack Reacher series. Reacher’s interest is piqued when he finds a handwritten note in his pocket.
LAST WEEK: 9
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
12. ONYX STORM, by Rebecca Yarros. (Red Tower) The third book in the Empyrean series. As enemies gain traction, Violet Sorrengail goes beyond the Aretian wards in search of allies.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 39
13. MONA’S EYES, by Thomas Schlesser. (Europa) A 10-year-old who may lose her sight permanently is bolstered by her grandfather’s quest to bring beauty into her life; translated by Hildegarde Serle.
LAST WEEK: 14
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
14. THE SEVEN RINGS, by Nora Roberts. (St. Martin’s) The third book in the Lost Bride Trilogy. Sonya fights across two realms to take possession of a haunted manor.
LAST WEEK: 2
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
15. NASH FALLS, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central) A successful businessman’s life is turned upside down when he is recruited by the FBI to stop a large money laundering scheme.
LAST WEEK: 7
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
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NONFICTION
1. HOW TO TEST NEGATIVE FOR STUPID, by John Kennedy. (Broadside) The Republican senator from Louisiana shares stories about politics in Washington, D.C., and in his home state.
LAST WEEK: 1
WEEKS ON LIST: 8
2. 1929, by Andrew Ross Sorkin. (Viking) The New York Times journalist and CNBC host looks at the fight between Washington and Wall Street that fueled a historic crash of the stock market.
LAST WEEK: 4
WEEKS ON LIST: 7
3. THE LOOK, by Michelle Obama with Meredith Koop. (Crown) A celebration of the former first lady’s evolution in style, featuring more than 200 photographs.
LAST WEEK: 3
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
4. NOBODY’S GIRL, by Virginia Roberts Giuffre. (Knopf) The late activist and advocate for sex-trafficking survivors describes her time with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
LAST WEEK: 2
WEEKS ON LIST: 6
5. THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns. (Knopf) A companion to the PBS series that delves into various facets of the war and the founding of a new form of government.
LAST WEEK: 6
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
6. POEMS & PRAYERS, by Matthew McConaughey. (Crown) The actor and author of “Greenlights” explores elements of belief and reason that make up our lives.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 9
7. 107 DAYS, by Kamala Harris. (Simon & Schuster) The former vice president recounts her abbreviated campaign to become president in 2024.
LAST WEEK: 11
WEEKS ON LIST: 10
8. THE GREATEST SENTENCE EVER WRITTEN, by Walter Isaacson. (Simon & Schuster) The historian and biographer examines the concepts of a statement found in the Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
LAST WEEK: 5
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
9. HEART LIFE MUSIC, by Kenny Chesney with Holly Gleason. (Morrow) The country musician recounts events and encounters that shaped his life and career.
LAST WEEK: 12
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
10. THE GALES OF NOVEMBER, by John U. Bacon. (Liveright) An account of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, an American Great Lakes freighter, 50 years ago.
LAST WEEK: 13
WEEKS ON LIST: 5
11. THE ANXIOUS GENERATION, by Jonathan Haidt. (Penguin Press) A co-author of “The Coddling of the American Mind” looks at the effects of a phone-based life on children’s mental health.
LAST WEEK: 9
WEEKS ON LIST: 84
12. SIMPLY MORE, by Cynthia Erivo. (Flatiron) The performer and producer shares insights into how she overcame obstacles to complete real and metaphorical marathons.
LAST WEEK: 7
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
13. TO RESCUE THE AMERICAN SPIRIT, by Bret Baier with Catherine Whitney. (Mariner) The Fox News Channel’s chief political anchor chronicles the life and times of Theodore Roosevelt.
LAST WEEK: 14
WEEKS ON LIST: 6
14. OUTLIVE, by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford. (Harmony) A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.
LAST WEEK: 15
WEEKS ON LIST: 121
15. 100 RULES FOR LIVING TO 100, by Dick Van Dyke with Tal McThenia. (Grand Central) The iconic entertainer reflects on how his positive attitude shaped his life and career.
LAST WEEK: 10
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
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