Rankings reflect sales for the week ended Aug. 30, 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. KATABASIS, by R.F. Kuang. (Harper Voyager) A pair of rival graduate students descend into the underworld to save their late professor and secure his recommendation.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
2. THE COLOR OF DEATH, by Trey Gowdy with Christopher Greyson. (Fox News) After a tragedy strikes his family, an assistant district attorney investigates the murder of a young woman. (Gowdy is a former prosecutor and Republican congressman from South Carolina.)
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
R.F. Kuang’s novel joins the list at No. 1. (Harper Voyager)
3. 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: 1
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
4. 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: 5
WEEKS ON LIST: 13
5. 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: 6
WEEKS ON LIST: 17
6. 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: 10
WEEKS ON LIST: 23
7. 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: 8
WEEKS ON LIST: 32
8. 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: 11
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
9. 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: 2
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
10. NEVER FLINCH, by Stephen King. (Scribner) Holly Gibney does double duty by helping head off acts of retribution and protecting a women’s rights activist.
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WEEKS ON LIST: 13
11. GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL LIFE, by Emily Henry. (Berkley) A writer looking for her big break competes against a Pulitzer winner to tell the story of an octogenarian with a storied past.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 17
12. FORGET ME NOT, by Stacy Willingham. (Minotaur) An investigative journalist returns to South Carolina, where she comes across a diary that appears to have details related to unsolved crimes.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
13. 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: 39
14. DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL, by Matt Dinniman. (Ace) A Coast Guard vet named Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, are trapped in a fantasy dungeon.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
15. JAMES, by Percival Everett. (Doubleday) A reimagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” shines a different light on Mark Twain’s classic, revealing new facets of Jim.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 52
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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: 75
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: 2
WEEKS ON LIST: 5
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: 3
WEEKS ON LIST: 7
4. BREAKNECK, by Dan Wang. (Norton) An examination of rapid growth and political repression in China and how it compares to the United States.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
5. 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: 4
WEEKS ON LIST: 24
6. BLACK AF HISTORY, by Michael Harriot. (Dey Street) A columnist at TheGrio.com articulates moments in American history that put at the center the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans.
LAST WEEK: 5
WEEKS ON LIST: 14
7. 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: 6
WEEKS ON LIST: 24
8. OUTLIVE, by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford. (Harmony) A look at recent scientific research on aging and longevity.
LAST WEEK: 8
WEEKS ON LIST: 115
9. 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: 10
WEEKS ON LIST: 74
10. MARK TWAIN, by Ron Chernow. (Penguin Press) The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer portrays the life and career of the literary celebrity and political pundit.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 13
11. THE TEARS OF THINGS, by Richard Rohr. (Convergent) The author of “The Universal Christ” explicates the writings of Jewish prophets and reflects on modern life.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 5
12. 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: 7
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
13. 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: 12
WEEKS ON LIST: 30
14. A MARRIAGE AT SEA, by Sophie Elmhirst. (Riverhead) In 1972, an incident with a breaching whale turns a couple’s dream of sailing on a boat into a monthslong struggle for survival on a raft.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 5
15. ONE DAY, EVERYONE WILL HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AGAINST THIS, by Omar El Akkad. (Knopf) In his nonfiction debut, El Akkad looks at how the West responds to mass suffering.
LAST WEEK: —
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
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