Rankings reflect sales for the week ended Aug. 23, 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. 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: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
2. ON WINGS OF BLOOD, by Briar Boleyn. (MIRA) A dragon rider named Medra Pendragon is captured by vampires and placed inside the dangerous Bloodwing Academy.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
New on the list at No. 3: an anthology of stories rooted in Stephen King’s famous novel “The Stand.” (Gallery Books)
3. THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT, edited by Christopher Golden and Brian Keene. (Gallery) A short story anthology based on Stephen King’s 1978 novel “The Stand.”
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
4. PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION, by Emily Henry. (Berkley) Opposites Poppy and Alex meet to vacation together one more time in hopes of saving their relationship. Deluxe edition.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
5. ATMOSPHERE, by Taylor Jenkins Reid. (Ballantine) In the summer of 1980, Joan Goodwin begins training with a group of candidates for NASA’s space shuttle program.
LAST WEEK: 3
WEEKS ON LIST: 12
6. MY FRIENDS, by Fredrik Backman. (Atria) A young woman looks into the story behind a painting that was made 25 years ago and a small group of teens depicted in it; translated by Neil Smith.
LAST WEEK: 4
WEEKS ON LIST: 16
7. THE DRAGON WAKES WITH THUNDER, by K.X. Song. (Ace) The second book in the Dragon Spirit duology. The sea dragon Qinglong comes to collect what he thinks he is owed by the woman warrior Hai Meilin.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
8. 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: 5
WEEKS ON LIST: 31
9. HEMLOCK & SILVER, by T. Kingfisher. (Tor) In this reimagining of “Snow White,” a healer is summoned by a king to use her unconventional methods to save his daughter.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
10. BROKEN COUNTRY, by Clare Leslie Hall. (Simon & Schuster) Beth must confront her past when the man she loved as a teenager returns to the village with his son.
LAST WEEK: 11
WEEKS ON LIST: 22
11. THE PUMPKIN SPICE CAFÉ, by Laurie Gilmore. (HarperCollins) Jeanie takes over her aunt’s cafe in Dream Harbor and encounters a local farmer.
LAST WEEK: 8
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
12. THE WEDDING PEOPLE, by Alison Espach. (Holt) A woman who is down on her luck forms an unexpected bond with the bride at a wedding in Rhode Island.
LAST WEEK: 12
WEEKS ON LIST: 38
13. BURY OUR BONES IN THE MIDNIGHT SOIL, by V.E. Schwab. (Tor) Stories set in Santo Domingo de la Calzada in 1532, London in 1827 and Boston in 2019 explore hunger, love and rage.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 6
14. FOR RICHER FOR POORER, by Danielle Steel. (Delacorte) As pressures mount, Eugenia Ward, a fashion designer and mother of five adult children, meets a successful real estate developer.
LAST WEEK: 1
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
15. NOT QUITE DEAD YET, by Holly Jackson. (Bantam) With only a week left to live after a violent attack on Halloween, Jet Mason is determined to solve her own murder.
LAST WEEK: 6
WEEKS ON LIST: 5
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NONFICTION
1. 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: 1
WEEKS ON LIST: 74
2. ON POWER, by Mark R. Levin. (Threshold Editions) The Fox News host considers various facets of power and its effect on history.
LAST WEEK: 4
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
3. THE IDAHO FOUR, by James Patterson and Vicky Ward. (Little, Brown) Investigations into the murders of four University of Idaho students on Nov. 13, 2022.
LAST WEEK: 6
WEEKS ON LIST: 6
4. EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS, by John Green. (Crash Course) The author of “The Anthropocene Reviewed” chronicles the fight against the deadly infectious disease tuberculosis.
LAST WEEK: 7
WEEKS ON LIST: 23
5. BLACK AF HISTORY, by Michael Harriot. (Dey Street) A columnist at TheGrio.com articulates moments in American history that put the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans at the center.
LAST WEEK: 8
WEEKS ON LIST: 13
6. ABUNDANCE, by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson. (Avid Reader) A New York Times opinion columnist and a staff writer at The Atlantic evaluate obstacles to American progress.
LAST WEEK: 10
WEEKS ON LIST: 23
7. COMING UP SHORT, by Robert B. Reich. (Knopf) An economist who served in three presidential administrations gives his perspective on his generation’s impact on democracy, society and the economy.
LAST WEEK: 15
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
8. OUTLIVE, by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford. (Harmony) A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.
LAST WEEK: 9
WEEKS ON LIST: 114
9. CUDI, by Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi. (Simon & Schuster) The Grammy Award-winning artist describes obstacles he encountered during his career.
LAST WEEK: 2
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
10. WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR, by Paul Kalanithi. (Random House) A memoir by a physician who received a diagnosis of Stage IV lung cancer at the age of 36.
LAST WEEK: 14
WEEKS ON LIST: 73
11. BALDWIN, by Nicholas Boggs. (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) A biography examining the personal relationships that affected the life and work of James Baldwin, the writer and civil rights activist.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
12. THE SERVICEBERRY, by Robin Wall Kimmerer. (Scribner) The author of “Braiding Sweetgrass” illuminates how the gift economy in the natural world works and draws lessons for our economy; with illustrations by John Burgoyne.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 29
13. THE FORT BRAGG CARTEL, by Seth Harp. (Viking) An Iraq war veteran and investigative reporter delves into unsolved murders connected to drug trafficking at the special operations base.
LAST WEEK: 5
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
14. THE LAST LINE OF DEFENSE, by Eric Schmitt. (Broadside) The Republican senator from Missouri puts forward his strategies for defeating liberals in court.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
15. DISNEY ADULTS, by AJ Wolfe. (Gallery) An exploration of the subculture of loyal adult fans of the Disney films, merchandise and theme parks.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
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